Attention/exhaustion
This summer I’ve been re-reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, and…
Author: Cathy
Fast forward
Two weeks ago, the first week of the COVID-19 ramp-down of so many of the systems that keep our modern…
Taking stock
How are you celebrating the new year and new decade? At our food co-op we really know how to have…
Everyone’s market?
I just finished grading the final papers from a big introductory class on food systems, in which I’ve been trying…
Walking the democracy talk
Even here in the bluest of states, there were splotches of red in the 2016 election, and our store is…
Revisiting “Grocery Story”
Back in May, our food co-op hosted author Jon Steinman who was on the first leg of a very long…
How to (not) talk about price
Back when I was just starting to volunteer at my local co-op, I made a short video showcasing locally-sourced products…
Selling convenience, not food
At our food co-op, we’re trying to do something that sounds rational but is actually pretty crazy: keep a small…
Accidentally I’m a grocer
When I finished up my academic year on the eastern side of Massachusetts this spring and settled in to work…
Living history and reenactment
My interest in commemorative behavior really started with my deep puzzlement about military reenactors, specifically those who depicted the American…
