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January 2024
I start the year looking back to look forward. This past year my colleague Sam Vandegrift and I traveled far and wide, teaching a workshop called Bringing Joy to Work.

January 2023
Eating lots of really good produce and making that the delicious primary source of my calories is my diet tactic during this month of resolutions when so many of us try to change our relationship with food.

December 2022
Can you believe it? The 12th month has rolled around which means whether you celebrate quietly or in grandiose fashion, you are most likely looking for something to make for the holidays that is special enough for the occasion yet healthy and tasty as well.

September 2020
I’m working in Williamstown, Massachusetts as an Interim General Manager to help get a store get ready for their new General Manager, who will start in October. 

July 2020
If you’re anything like me, you may have put on a little weight while staying at home during the pandemic. In my case, the main culprit was lots of good home cooking...

April 2016
There is a lot of hoopla around Kale these days. It seems as if everyone is talking about it or trying the latest Kale recipe. And yet long before Kale was King, Swiss Chard reigned supreme.

July 2015
In the produce department it’s ok to linger… heck it’s almost expected. Why? Because produce is a department of senses and seasons which is probably what makes it so special to so many of Melissa’s produce customers.

April 2013
The first step in building such a practice around your house is to choose a produce department that focuses on quality organic produce and who buys from Melissa’s.

March 2012
When I was a produce manager, customers would often ask me, “what’s the best bunch of greens to eat to get the most calcium?”