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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day by supporting Indigenous authors! Cliff Taylor is a local poet, writer and storyteller, and a member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. He’s a passionate speaker and writer about the Native experience, and the author of the books, “The Memory of Souls” and “The Native W

At 11:30 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 8, Becky Graham of Harvest Moon Design plans to tell us how to put a garden to sleep for the winter, when to cut back perennials and grasses, and about her favorite seasonal plants. She also plans to share flower seeds from the co-op garden and lead a tour for those w

Co-ops are a powerful way to build food security, community resilience and economic empowerment. As a co-op, we love supporting other cooperatively owned enterprises — it’s one of our cooperative principles! Look for the Co-op Trade mark to find brands cooperatively owned by their workers, farmers o

If you’re looking for a colorful, attention-grabbing dish, serve this stuffed squash sprinkled with pomegranate arils (seeds) and mint. To create this dish, you’ll bake the squash halves until just soft enough to remove from the shells, then chop the flesh and mix with sautéed onions, apples and dat

There’s only one week left of our Back-to-School Fuel BOGO sale, so come stock up while supplies last! We have buy-one-get-one-free deals on a variety of items – from almond butter and crackers to sparkling water, granola and more. Check out the Co+op Deals flyer at astoria.coop/deals/co

The co-op is open normal hours for Labor Day, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy our Labor Day Weekend sales! On Friday and Saturday only, purchase any melon and get three ears of corn for FREE! Our meat sale lasts all weekend long, from Friday through Monday. Get a two-pack of in-house seasoned burger patties

Cauliflower is on sale at the co-op for just $1.99/lb. and local green beans from Glory B Farm is on sale for $3.99/lb. Try both ingredients in this recipe for simple vegetable curry. This fragrant, flavorful curry takes just 25 minutes to make. Ingredients 1 cup canned coconut milk 4 teaspoons curr

Sorbet is a refreshing, light alternative to ice cream, but it is so much more. Try it layered in parfaits, floated in berry sangria, or on top of another berry desserts, such as Fruit-Topped Bread Pudding or Berry Cobbler. In this version, using agave syrup means that you can skip the traditional s

FLASH SALE! 6 oz. organic raspberries are only $1.99 each while supplies last. They’re regularly 5.99, so this is a great opportunity to save on these sweet seasonal treats. Find links to raspberry recipes at grocery.coop/fresh-from-the-source/raspberries