Author: Lakewinds
10 Deli Hacks for Easy Summer Meals
Every day, the deli team is chopping, mixing, sautéing, and baking. Mincing, tossing, whisking, and roasting. So you get to enjoy scratch-made dishes of the highest, freshest quality — and use some of them to assemble easy summer meals, too. The delicious food the deli team makes can be used in a number of ways … Continued
New at the Co-op, May 2021
It’s never a bad time to find something new to love! Here are just a few of the new items you’ll find on shelves in May. No matter what new item catches your eye, rest assured that it meets our strict product standards. For example, our grocery and wellness departments both have extensive lists of … Continued
More Than Ever, Where Our Food Comes From Matters
When the COVID-19 pandemic was in full force last summer, it created unexpected challenges across the economy, but especially for local food growers and makers. They faced reduced markets as a result of restaurants, schools, corporate campuses, and other buyers being closed. That’s why Lakewinds joined other food-minded organizations and created “Local Food is Essential,” … Continued
New at the Co-op, April 2021
As if you needed additional reasons to visit the co-op, we’ve got some amazing new items to check out! Our dedicated team of purchasers is always looking for delicious & sustainable new foods and eco-friendly home items to help make your co-op lifestyle more attainable. Meat & Seafood Sablefish filets Also known as black cod, … Continued
8 Eco-friendly Living Tips From the Co-op
In the spring, as Earth Day approaches, it’s the perfect time to think of ways you can help improve the health of the planet. And the co-op team can help, sharing some favorite tips and tricks that help you have a positive impact. Reduce plastic waste | Ellie, MOD at Chanhassen Look for reusable … Continued
Refresh Your Morning & Evening Routine
Springtime is the perfect time to look at your morning and evening practices to assess what’s working (or not). With winter in the rearview mirror, revisit those routines that help you stay happy, centered, and healthy — while you support local and sustainable companies. Morning Routine Eco Lips Brown Sugar Lip Scrub If you wake … Continued
Sowing a Sustainable Future
A Check-in with the 2020 Lakewinds Organic Field Fund Recipients The Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF) is our co-op’s grant program designed to help local sustainable and organic farmers achieve their on-farm goals – with over $500,000 awarded since 2011. In 2020 alone, Lakewinds provided more than $109,000 in LOFF grants to 15 … Continued
New at the Co-op, March 2021
Every month there are new things to try at the co-op. From delicious treats for every diet, to creative toys & games, everything that we sell has been thoroughly vetted and is free from harmful additives, toxic ingredients, and artificial coloring. Grocery Organic BioRevolution coffee blend from Equal Exchange For every pound of this fair … Continued
Kernza: A Perennial Revolution
Kernza® perennial grain is an environmentally friendly, soil-enriching, carbon-capturing perennial wheatgrass with the potential to change agriculture. Farmers growing Kernza are excited about how growing this grain instead of traditional annual wheat can change their land and business for the better. Luke Peterson of A-Frame Farm is a veteran grower who is already seeing changes … Continued