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Backpacking Dehydrator Recipes
Backpacking Dehydrator Recipes Just in case you missed our Dehydrator Backpacking Patio Class. Here is what we covered! HERE is a printable pdf of the handout and...
Fiery Ginger Farm
Fiery Ginger Farm West Sacramento Urban Farm The Farmers Fiery Ginger Farm is a West Sacramento Urban Farm. Shayne, from Stockton, and Hope, from Michigan, both worked in farms or gardens and teaching in grade schools. They are both graduates of the California Farm...
Plastic Free July on a Budget
Good news: Plastic Free July isn’t about being perfect, it’s about trying your best to make small changes that will benefit all of us! Whether you’ve decided to go plastic free for the rest of the month, or just for tomorrow, take the Plastic Free July pledge and join...
Pride was a Riot: A Short History of Queer Political Activism
In honor of Pride Month and in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ and QTPOC community members, the Davis Food Co-op has donated $500 to the Sacramento Gender Health Center, a QTPOC-led nonprofit working to end systematic oppression and pathologization of transgender people...
Flying V Farm, New to the DFC
Welcome to the Co-op, Flying V! Flying V Farm is a new Davis Food Co-op vendor, thanks to the help of Kitchen Table Advisors. Flying V is a certified organic worker-owned farm in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, just 60 miles from the Co-op. They work together to...
Celebrating Juneteenth
On the evening of December 31st, 1862, Black Americans gathered in homes, churches, and community spaces awaiting the New Year which would bring with it the freedom outlined in the Emancipation Proclamation. Black Americans, enslaved and free, called that night...
Cooking Oils 101
Welcome to Cooking Oils 101! Use the information in this blog to take your culinary knowledge up a notch. There are a lot of oils out there. Let us help you learn which to use when! You can find all of these oils at the Co-op on a regular basis. You can also watch...
What to Grill this Weekend (Fruit!)
Two of our favorite summer happenings are in full swing: summer fruits and outdoor eating! In the excitement of these converging warm-weather staples, let’s celebrate by smashing the two together. The result? Sweet, sticky, deeply caramelized dishes that are at...
Racism and Bigotry in Davis
For many of us, Davis is an idyllic California community. We’re tightknit. We compost and recycle and use renewable energy. We have 37 parks, 65 play areas, 33 tennis courts, and an extensive system of greenbelts. We love live music and local beer. We have food...