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December Giving at the Co-op

June 20, 2022December 20, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

This season of giving, the Astoria Co-op will be taking a portion of the money you spend at the store in December, and donating it to local causes. Coming up on Sunday December 22, we will donate 10% of everything you spend to Clatsop Community Action’s Regional Food Bank. A quarter of residents in

Owner Spotlight with Marni Postlewait

June 20, 2022December 11, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

Q: What is your food philosophy (what do you enjoy eating and feel is healthy)? A: In our house we focus on “real food”. To us this means food that is as fresh and local as possible, mostly organically-grown or raised in a way that nature intended, homemade and minimally processed. This means I pr

Food Friday with Merianne Myers

June 20, 2022October 17, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

Co-op Owner Merianne Myers (who was also a dedicated board member for years) served up some of her delicious original recipes on November 22, 2013 at the Co-op. Shoppers got to taste her Onion Marmalade with Bacon. Here’s the recipe:

The Art of Selling Groceries

June 20, 2022July 19, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

You may have noticed the beautiful changing chalk art adoring our endcaps in the front of the store. Various artists from around the community have been lending their talents, creating graphical interpretations of the current theme for the products on sale. Miki Souza designed the above “sal

Making Peace with Peas

June 20, 2022April 22, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

By Allie Evans, Co-op Board Member, Astoria Mom, & Naturopathic Physician As parents, of course we want to feed our children the most nourishing health foods out there. We go through great efforts to buy healthy ingredients, and sometimes successfully, sometimes unsuccessfully prepare them into

Co-op in the Community: Astoria High School Vice Principal Makes Fresh Fruit Part of His Curriculum

June 20, 2022March 5, 2013 by Zetty Nemlowill

Being sent to the principal’s office might not be so bad if you were offered a piece of fresh fruit. Astoria High School Vice Principal, Chad Madsen, has a bowl of organic apples and pears from the Co-op in his office. This is only his first year as vice principal, but already kids know this is wher

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