by Jessica Jones-Hughes, Registered Dietitian and Equal Exchange Banana Coordinator At Equal Exchange, we are thrilled to be opening up a new supply chain, for organic cashews grown by small-scale farmers in El Salvador. Delicious, sustainably grown, revolutionary for the … Continue reading
from Suzanne Bardsley, BriarPatch cheese staff and Certified Cheesemonger On February 8th, my husband Mike and I drove down to Redwood Hill Farm in Sebastopol in order to see where the milk for their cheese, yogurt, and kefir comes from. … Continue reading
by Kristin Otto Spring is here, and I don’t know about you, but I’m just itching get out there and play in the garden. And in fact, April is a great time of year to get some cool-season veggies planted. … Continue reading
Volunteer profile: meet Mo Tebbe Mo Tebbe, a terrific BriarPatch volunteer, recently answered some questions about what it means to help out at the store. She said that her main motivation for volunteering stems from the sustainability of quality, local … Continue reading
by Alan Weisberg, Board President For this month’s column, Stephanie Mandel, The Vine’s editor, asked me if I would remind BriarPatch owners that there is a board election coming up, and urge them to vote. She was planning coverage of … Continue reading
by Chris Maher, General Manager The BriarPatch Board and Management have been continuing our research and discussion regarding the remarkable growth of our cooperative. Much of the focus of this work is on measuring the positive impact of our cooperatively … Continue reading
Occupation: retired Education: Mathematics degree; Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Business Experience: Finance Board/Community Leadership Experience: BriarPatch Board Treasurer; Board member Sierra Watch Year joined BriarPatch: 2008 Endorsements: Debbie Plass, Peter Van Zant, Jeff Gold, Malaika Bishop, Bob O’Brian … Continue reading
Occupation: retired Education: UC Berkeley, BA in History; Stanford University, PhD in Education Business Experience: education consultant, self-employed 20 years; educational consultant for UC Berkeley 10 years; teacher Board/Community Leadership Experience: 9 years on BriarPatch Board, currently serving as President … Continue reading
Alana Lucia Occupation: homemaker Education: Humboldt State University, Sierra College; fields of study: Environmental Sciences, BA in Spanish Education Business Experience: Accounts Payable Manager, 5 years; Customer Service Manager, 5 years. After moving to Nevada County, I was employed by … Continue reading
by Ilene Cristdahl, N.D., LAc Did you know that one out of four people in America are either diabetic or pre-diabetic? Unfortunately, this disease doesn’t arouse the immediate attention it deserves, because it can simmer quietly for years, all the … Continue reading