Yearly Archives: 2017

October Produce Parable

By |2017-10-27T15:15:50-05:00October 27th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , |

By Adam Calder, Produce Manager Have you tried the local apples this fall? If you haven’t yet, you should soon, as you may just move candy from its starring role in Halloween celebrations and move Iowa apples into that center stage spot. The apple crop this year is of excellent quality and variety. If you [...]

Milton Creamery Cheese Ball

By |2017-10-19T11:21:34-05:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , |

Accompanied by homemade crostini or an assortment of crackers along with veggies and a selection of olives, a cheese ball is great for any party and travels well too. Prairie Breeze is a delicious cheddar cheese with notes of parmesan. While this recipe includes it as a shredded cheese, it will take any cheese plate [...]

Jahnaya’s Paleo Energy Bites

By |2017-10-12T15:35:43-05:00October 12th, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , |

Recipe by Jahnaya Rebarcak, DC, CFMP • 1 c almond butter (thicker the better) • ¾ c toasted unsweetened coconut flakes • ¼ c cacao • 1 Tbsp grass fed beef collagen powder • 1/2 tsp sea salt • 3 Tbsp raw honey • 2 Tbsp chia seeds • 2 Tbsp ground flax seeds • [...]

Pear and Blue Cheese Flatbread

By |2017-09-29T10:04:12-05:00September 29th, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , |

Maytag is a blue cheese produced by Maytag Dairy Farms from the milk of prize-winning herd of Holstein cattle. In 1938, Iowa State University developed a new process for making blue cheese from homogenized cow's milk instead of the traditional sheep's milk.  The farm located outside Newton, Iowa has been making this handcrafted cheese since [...]

October Co-op Nickel Recipient

By |2017-10-30T15:45:38-05:00September 28th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

November 2017 Recipient: Food at First The Food At First program (in Ames, Iowa) currently consists of two parts: a free meal program and a perishable food pantry. Free Meals The free meal program serves seven meals per week and is open to anyone who is hungry, no questions asked. Most are evening meals and [...]

Cheese Fest! A Week Long Celebration of Cheese!

By |2017-10-13T14:55:18-05:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: , |

Join us Monday, October 16 through Saturday, October 21, 2017 for Cheese Fest - a week long celebration of cheese! Each day we will have different cheese samples with pairings in our Cheese Department. Save 10% on the featured cheeses everyday and save 10% on ALL CHEESES on Saturday, October 21.  Samples and Demos: [...]

Ham and Snowfields Stromboli

By |2017-09-22T10:50:00-05:00September 21st, 2017|Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , |

Sometimes the ingredients in a recipe take the finished product to a new level.  Typically a Stromboli uses mozzarella cheese. Substituting Saxon Creamery's distinct Snowfields cheese makes a flavorful, memorable appetizer or light lunch. Saxon Homestead Farm focuses on growing lush grass pastures for their cows to graze. A variety of grasses and legumes in [...]

Board Highlights – August 16 Meeting

By |2017-09-21T11:21:00-05:00September 21st, 2017|Categories: Blog|Tags: |

A slate of candidates for the upcoming board election was approved by the Board.  With three candidates for three open seats, there will not be a contested election for seats on the 2018 Board of Directors.  Instead, members will be asked to approve the slate of candidates approved by the Board during the Annual Meeting [...]

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