1) Salt Lamp - Evolution Salt Co. 2) felt peacock ornament - silk road 3) hand-crafted kids hat & gloves - Andes Gifts 4) Body Lotion - Una Biologicals 5) Handwoven African Winged Basket - Alaffia Authentic. 6) Reusable Beeswax Food Wrap - Abeego 7) Chocolate - Nathan Mller 8) House plants & [...]
By Kate Safin, Marketing & Member Services Manager For several decades, the eco-minded consumer in the United States enjoyed access to reasonable and reliable recycling options. In the early 1990s, most recycling was sorted at home and dropped off at a local recycling or waste management center or picked up curbside. Then in the early [...]
The 2018 Pittsburgh Urban Farm Tour took place Saturday, September 8th. The annual event is organized by the East End Food Co-op (EEFC), Pittsburgh Food Policy Council (PFPC), and Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) to promote urban agriculture as a viable means for food production, build connections between consumers and farmers, and support [...]
Shop the Bulk Department. There are hundreds of items that come without the extra packaging, plus you can shop with your own containers (or reuse the ones we provide). Choose products that come in reusable glass containers like milk and our on-tap kombucha. Put produce in reusable mesh bags or recyclable/compostable paper bags. You [...]
Changes in the global supply and demand for recyclable goods is changing, which can make knowing what to recycle and how to recycle it pretty challenging. Fortunately, in Pittsburgh we have many organizations that can help you properly dispose of your hard-to-recycle goods. Know of something that should be on the list? Leave a [...]
Co-op Café Vegan Lemon Pound Cake Our vegan lemon pound cake! I don’t live locally anymore so it’s a treat when I can get it. - Andrea Steel Cup Coffee Roasters Cold Brew I really like Steel Cup cold brew coffee. It’s the best cold brew I’ve ever tried! It’s [...]
lo·ca·vore ˈlōkəˌvôr/ Noun; a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home. Eating local food has a host of benefits: it’s fresher than products shipped across the county (or world!), more nutritious, has a lower chance of contamination, and uses far less [...]
Whether you already eat mostly plants or are looking to embrace a plant-based diet, here are some tasty recipes to inspire you! We start with a recipe for a cheese substitute (giving up cheese is often reported as the most challenging part of a plant-based diet). Recipe author, Co-op Member, and Certified Health Coach Carson [...]
Here’s a basic lemonade recipe and two sophisticated (but super easy) lemonade recipes that are perfect for a summer get–together or relaxing by the pool! After you’ve got the basic lemonade recipe down, the real fun begins! You can make almost any variation of lemonade you’d like. Yields 4 Cups: Basic Lemonade Start by making [...]
The delegation included people from all aspects of the supply chain. When is the last time you thought about bananas (beyond adding them to your shopping list and marking them off once you put them in your basket)? Have you ever considered how they get here or how they are grown? This [...]