Subscribe to Our Blog FeedSeriously, you won’t find a much more dead-heat battle of rhetoric in the USDA organic industry than in here, because the arguments are based on many factors: environment, literal definitions, science, We’re bordering on legal here when the idea of simple produce really shouldn’t be! It’s all about nutrition and the body, our Earth and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: produce report
Did You Know That Beets Beat Out Cancer?
In all fairness, if someone already has cancer, we concede this important fact: beets won’t get rid of it. One thing’s for sure, though: beets will certainly prevent the onset of cancer! But that’s not all: the benefits of beets go far above the threat against cancer, and we’ll get to cancer in just a moment…. Read more »
You Won’t Believe What Beets Can Do for Your Body
Sure, it’s a given that beets have that richness we all love regarding nutrients and even fiber (or maybe you didn’t know that). Yes, they’re good for you. But just how good are beets for you? Sometimes breaking down the benefits really does help you see the light on what beets can do for your body…. Read more »
Top 8 California Organic Farms to Check Out Right Now
Honestly thinking of California almost begs the word organic. It’s the final frontier for organic foods, fresh ingredients coming straight from the Earth over here in Nor-Cal, and you can’t beat the seasonal produce here, from avocados to zucchini and everything in between. But the question remains: Where Do We Find the Best California… 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 »
What Do You Know About the Price of Eggs?
If you’ve been to a grocery store lately, it’s hard not to notice that pretty much everything is more expensive than it was just a year ago. It used to be that $20 was enough to buy a few fruits and veggies plus daily staples like milk, eggs and bread. But clearly that was back… 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 »
A Sippy Cup for Grown Ups
We talked about juicing last time, so I thought I’d see about the new apple juice that Corey keeps talking about. Bernie’s Best Organic Apple Cider has been available in the GGO boxes for a few weeks now, so I ordered two bottles this past week to see what all the fuss is about. Honestly,… Read more »
Produce report and a ‘Thank You’!
Greetings! What a great looking spread of veggies and fruit this morning from the farms! Not to mention all the drivers are all out on their delivery routes ahead of schedule this morning. It was a good morning unpacking the cases of produce, opening up those boxes, and smelling those delicious sunkist oranges at 5:06 am…. Read more »
First Produce Report of the New Year!
Hey campers! Overall the boxes looked fantastic this morning. One of the highlights were the Bacon Avocados- these things must’ve weighed over 1/2 lb each, they were huge! Chard- Word from the farm is the cows partied a little too much on New Year’s eve and ate all the Chard that we were supposed to… Read more »
