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Winter Harvest Guide
7th November
Winter Harvest Guide: Here are 6 Seasonal Produce and Where They Come From
Winter may seem like a quieter time for fresh produce, but there’s still plenty of seasonal goodness available to brighten your table. At Three Rivers Co-Op, we’re thrilled to feature local and organic produce that’s at its best between now and the end of the year. Here’s a guide to what’s in season and how to use it for delicious, comforting winter meals.
1. Winter Squash (Butternut, Acorn, Delicata) – Sustainable Harvest Farm
2. Sweet Potatoes – Spencer Mtn. Produce
3. Delicata Squash – Blessed Creek Farm
4. Kale and Other Winter Greens – Hines Valley Farm
5. Eggplants – Vuck Farm
6. Leeks and Onions – Spencer Mtn. Produce
Make the most of winter produce by experimenting with these delicious recipes from our friends at the Co-Op:
Red Lentil Stew with Kale
Roasted Root Vegetables with … Read More »
Why Supporting Your Local Co-op Matters
7th November
Why Supporting Your Local Co-op Matters
At Three Rivers Market, we believe that every dollar you spend at our co-op creates a ripple
effect that benefits our entire community. By choosing to shop local, you’re not just buying
groceries—you’re making a conscious decision to support local farmers, promote environmental
sustainability, and strengthen the bonds within our community. In this blog, we’ll explore why
shopping at a local co-op like Three Rivers Market matters and how your choices make a real
difference.
1. Supporting Local Farmers
One of the most significant impacts of shopping at a local co-op is the support it provides to
local farmers. Three Rivers Market is proud to partner with farms like Spencer Mountain
Mennonite Farms and Sustainable Harvest Farm, two local producers who are deeply
committed to providing fresh, high-quality, and sustainably grown produce.
By purchasing from these local farms, you’re not just getting delicious and fresh food—you’re
ensuring … Read More »
Spencer Mountain Mennonite Farms
20th September
Spencer Mountain Mennonite Farms is one of our largest local producers at Three Rivers Market. This hard working group produces a variety of vegetables: potatoes, summer & winter squashes, peppers, eggplants, onions, tomatoes, herbs & more.
We even have a selection of their Kuntry Kitchen jams and jellies to spread on your favorite biscuits or toast.
Come in to check out our produce department and aisle 4 to support local growers and producers!
Wendell Berry on Local Economy
14th August
Below are quotations from an excerpt from an essay by Wendell Berry published by Orion magazine in 2009. It is posted here with permission from Counterpoint Press.
The Idea of a Local Economy
‘The idea of a local economy rests upon only two principles: neighborhood and subsistence…”
BY WENDELL BERRY
Published in the Winter 2001 issue of Orion magazine
A TOTAL ECONOMY is one in which everything—“life forms,” for instance,—or the “right to pollute” is “private property” and has a price and is for sale. In a total economy significant and sometimes critical choices that once belonged to individuals or communities become the property of corporations. A total economy, operating internationally, necessarily shrinks the powers of state and national governments, not only because those governments have signed over significant powers to an international bureaucracy or because political leaders become the paid hacks of the corporations but also because political … Read More »
