Local Food

Farm Microloan

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Your co-op launched a farm microloan program aimed at getting more local products to market. The co-op recognizes one of its niches is providing local food, including that produced from small farms in our coastal region. As we prepare to open a bigger store later this year, we’ve been seeking

Fresh Eggs from Backwater Farm

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By Emily Renne Vollmer Photos by Trav Williams, Broken Banjo Photography A soft clucking from high up in the hay bales reveals a hen nestled on a clutch of eggs. Farmer Bruce Craven mentions in a patiently exasperated tone that some in the flock know that they can fly, and this is one of those hens

Josephson’s Smokehouse

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Local Producer Profile By Emily Vollmer Photos by: Trav Williams, Broken Banjo Photography A gentle billow of smoke, sweet with the rich aroma of salmon, escapes the smokehouse door as we peek inside. A century ago, in 1917, Mike Josephson’s grandfather, Anton Josephson, tried his hand at smoking fi

Farm Profile: Glory B Farm

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Farmer Tom Zimmerman has been selling to the Co-op since the 1970’s when the Co-op was new and Tom was new to farming. As a 13 year old boy in 1976, Zimmerman moved with his family from Gearhart to the farm they own today in Gray’s River, Washington. When he was finishing up his studies at Clatsop C

Spring Farm to Fork Dinner

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Tickets on sale now for Astoria Co-op Grocery and Columbia Memorial Hospital’s event The freshest local food of the season will highlight an upcoming spring farm to fork dinner. Astoria Co-op Grocery, Columbia Memorial Hospital’s Nutritional Department, and Chef Marco Davis are joining forces again

Defining “Local”

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By Zetty Nemlowill Astoria Co-op Grocery Marketing Director If you’ve ever had food directly out of a garden, you know the flavor beats any conventional grocery produce, correct? The food we source from nearby farmers is just as good, if not better than food from your own garden. Big grocery stores