Movie nights in the park have become a popular summer activity in several towns and cities across our region. We have some tips and ideas for packing healthy but tasty snacks for your movie night or should we say MOOO-vie night under the stars. Of course, while these tips and snack ideas are great for …
We’re celebrating Mother’s Day, and there are plenty of dairy farm moms who not only care for their families, but work the farm as well. It’s hard work – being a mom and a farmer – but they love their jobs and their families! Darlene Reynolds of Crosswinds Dairy & Daughters Farm in Alburgh, VT …
Dairy farmers are an ingenious bunch, and this Earth Day, we salute their efforts to care for our planet. It turns out, every day is Earth Day on a dairy farm! Tending to their herds, cultivating their fields, busy with every day chores large and small, dairy farmers understand that being environmentally responsible makes good …
The dairy case used to be so simple: whole, 2%, 1% skim and lactose-free milk. Now there’s all that, plus almond, rice, soy, coconut and more. With so many options available in the dairy case nowadays, how do you evaluate your choices and make the best-informed decision for you and your family? Though cow’s milk …
Have you ever wandered down the aisle of your local grocery store and come across products proudly displaying the phrase “Member-Owned”? Have you heard the word “co-operative” and wondered what, exactly, makes a “co-op” different from other types of businesses? Co-operatives or, “co-ops” have a long and rich history as business and organizations world-wide, and …
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate our loved ones with chocolate, candy and cheesy cards, but it also falls in the middle of American Heart Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease. In America, heart disease remains the number one cause of death and nearly one in three people have high blood …