Volunteering at the Co-op
Volunteers are the energy behind thriving co-ops, and there has never been a better time to get involved. Through our Volunteer Program, you can make a real impact in exciting […]
What if you DO live to be 90?
Guest Editorial from Food Shed Co-op Owner-Member Mary Bartnik January 2026 What if you DO live to be 90? What might the quality of your daily life look like? […]
Let’s make the Food Shed Forever
Being a business owner, adjunct college instructor, and a “from-the-beginning” board member of the Food Shed requires looking at both the big picture and the details of an endeavor. Recently, […]
Waste not want not: a small contribution to sustainability
Today I was working on a post about sustainability. I got a little overwhelmed with the enormity of our problem even as I recognized how many smart, capable people are […]
The Value of Cooperation
I have learned many things from the experience of owning a cafe, but my most important lesson is that putting good and wholesome food on a table is by nature […]
The LOVE Diet
If I get my way, the Food Shed Co-op will offer the healthiest diet in the world, the LOVE* Diet. The LOVE* Diet is . . . Locally sourced. Little […]
The Hazards of Seed Oils in the American Diet
By Scott Brix – 2024 My journey into this realm of nutritional research began in 2022, driven by my own struggles with chronic health issues that mainstream medicine failed to […]
No More Survival of the Fittest
As an evolutionary human ecologist, I am painfully aware how far human society falls short of achieving its evolutionary potential. Much of this failure results from a broad misunderstanding of […]
Is our tendency to “dietary shrinkage” trying to tell us something?
Do you believe that intuition is a valuable tool for anticipating events? I do! And I think that sometimes intuition works beyond our personal lives. Before you start to think […]
Food with Meaning
When I first started in the food business with the intention of making all my food “from scratch,” from whole produce (which I was told couldn’t be done), someone told […]