Orange Shirt Day: Unveiling the History of Residential Indian Boarding Schools
September 30th is both Orange Shirt Day & National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, which promotes the awareness of U.S. Indian Boarding Schools by wearing orange on this day. The day was born in Canada, when a residential school survivor told the story of wearing...
Adapting My Great-Grandmother’s Recipes for the Co-op’s Holiday Meal
Adapting my Great-Grandmother’s Recipes for the Co-op’s Holiday Meal Reflections by Marketing Specialist Christine Ciganovich Each July, at the peak of summer, the Marketing Team begins planning the Holiday Meal. The Co-op has hosted the Holiday Meal, a...
The Farm Bill of 2023
The current 2018 Farm Bill is expiring on September 30th and members of Congress in the House and Senate are continuing to develop their drafts for its renewal as the government works to avoid a shutdown. The Farm Bill sets policy for agriculture, forest health, food...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 Staff Recipes
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated each year from September 15th through October 15th, Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the cultures, histories, achievements and contributions of Hispanic Americans. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the...
An Ode to Honey Bees
An Ode to Bees on National Honey bee Day Close to 3/4 of the world’s flowering plants rely on pollinators, and a big chunk of that is the humble honey bee. It’s difficult to fully grasp the vast and delicate balance that our ecosystem rests upon and the...
Maui Wildfire Relief Efforts
Support Relief Efforts in Maui Like many around the world, we have been devastated by the loss of life and land caused by a recent wildfire in Maui. When these tragedies occur, it is natural to want to lend support to relief efforts that are helping victims. However,...
Plastic Free July 2023 Recap at the Davis Food Co-op
With the end of Plastic Free July, we wanted to give a quick recap of how it impacted the Davis Food Co-op As you can see in the charts below: We reduced the number of plastic products carried at the Co-op by 2.2% in the month of July, compared to the month of June....
National Farmer’s Market Week 2023
National Farmers Market Week is an annual celebration that takes place across the United States to honor and promote the importance of farmers markets in local communities. This week-long event typically occurs in early to mid-August and is a time to recognize the...
Ujamaa Farmer Collective – DFC’s 2023 Apple-a-Day Recipient
Each year, the Co-op donates $0.10 for every pound of apples sold over the course of a year through our “Apple-a-Day” program. With 61,959 lbs of apples sold from July 2022 – June 2023, we were left with $6,196 to donate to a local organization. For this year’s...