Don’t be fooled: organic’s still king of nutrition as far as we’re concerned. Why? Because labels don’t tell you everything, and as it stands, in this food industry, the subject of “non-GMOs” has been hitting the airwaves like a ton of bricks (for the most part, positive bricks) thinking that they’re a great alternative to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: organic produce
Free Lunches and Miracles
We’ve all heard it a million times: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. It’s a maxim that diet conscious folks and processed food giants alike have been trying to disprove — or at least circumvent — for decades. Some of the biggest commercial experiments in having your cake and eating it too have… Read more »
Well-Traveled Produce
When I made plans to go camping last weekend, I also planned to skip my Friday organic produce box delivery — because who wants a fridge full of fresh produce when you’re a hundred miles away, floating on a blow-up raft and lazily admiring your lakeside campsite? I logged in to my account and was… Read more »
Keepin’ It Fresh
I stopped by the new Golden Gate Organics office on 50th Ave in Oaktown the other day to check out the new digs and catch up with Corey, and after a fun visit he sent me home with an armload of grocery products to try. I’ll be… Read more »
Greens, Eggs, and Ham
When I was a kid, poached eggs on toast was a favorite breakfast that I only got when Dad took over cooking duties because Mom was sick or had slept unusually late. His entire morning culinary repertoire consisted of either poached eggs or French toast, and when… Read more »
Take Time to Stop and Smell the Coffee
Here in the US, most people treat coffee as a commodity. We drink it on the go, whether quickly making it ourselves in the morning before rushing out the door, travel mug in hand, or hitting Starbucks or Peet’s to… Read more »
March Against Madness
Many of us know intuitively that genetically modified foods are unsafe to eat and that they are harmful to the environment and other living beings, but there could be a much bigger concern: they may actually threaten the stability of the world’s food supply. Most Americans don’t realize that they probably eat GM foods every… Read more »
Love It or Leaf It, Kale Is on the Menu
I went out for lunch with my folks today, and my dad ordered a raw kale salad with pomegranate seeds, apple and feta. Just a few nights ago, a friend served me kale that she marinated for an hour in lemon juice and olive oil. A couple weeks back, I got to be the guinea… Read more »
How to Save Limp Lettuce and Keep Celery Snappy
Ask three different people how to keep fruits and veggies fresh when you can’t use them right away and you’re likely to get five different answers. Everybody has their own methods for managing produce, and – truth be told – some of us get downright defensive when other folks suggest that their way might be… Read more »
Blogs, Beets, Bonuses and Balsamic
Hey there everyone! I want to start out by introducing myself and telling you a little bit about what’s going on at Golden Gate Organics. My name is Tamara Thompson, and Corey has brought me on to make sure that we have plenty of new and interesting things for you to read about here. I’ll… Read more »