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May 2023
Peas are a funny vegetable: small, round, tasty—and not without controversy. Oddly enough, it seems that people either love peas or hate them.

March 2023
Every year for the past 20 years, I have been creating a produce display on the main stage of Merrill Hall at the Ecological Farming Conference in Pacific Grove, CA, using organic produce from the growers and distributors who attend.

February 2023
I was rummaging through my pantry cupboards the other day and realized I had stocked up on way too many types of dry beans!

January 2021
Do you buy fresh herbs for special recipes at certain times of the year? ¼ cup of Melissa’s Organic Cilantro needed here, 2 tablespoons of organic sage needed there? 

May 2020
If you are like most Americans, your shopping patterns have changed drastically in the past several weeks. More people are buying fresh produce to stay healthy and for good reason...

July 2017
July is a month of celebration, there’s the MLB All Star game, it’s National "Doghouse Repairs" Month, and National Ice Cream Month.

May 2014
I have a fruit bowl dance with my daughter at home. I walk by the fruit bowl each morning and take out the pear or orange that is ready to eat, so I can slow down the ripening process...

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.

May 2012
Do you know now? Ok I’m talking about parsley the bunch of herbs that most of us walk by in the produce department and more often than not leave on our plates after dinner at a restaurant.