Earth Day 50th Anniversary This month marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day came about thanks to Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson with teach-ins on college campuses, raising awareness of environmental issues like oil spills and air pollution. In the subsequent 50 years, Earth Day has spawned the Environmental Protection Agency and…
If you shop in the Wedge’s Produce department, you’ve probably talked to Assistant Manager Mark Williams about what’s good and in season. Or you may have seen one of his videos on Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op’s Facebook page spotlighting the season’s best produce, wearing an amazing handsewn outfit. Mark always has great recommendations, so… Read More →
Our floral buyer Jaime’s plant guide for your home About the Expert Jaime has been the floral buyer and plant sale manager at the Wedge for seven years. She attended the Institute of Floristry at Koehler and Dramn in 2016. In her spare time, she operates a wedding floral business with her best friend. She… Read More →
We make finding quality products easy Wedge Community Co-ops is driven by a vision of a more sustainable and equitable food system. This means that we evaluate all of the environmental, agricultural, health, and social justice challenges that surround our food system—and we identify and curate the best, most sustainable, and most inclusive selection of…
the co-op difference to defining local What does local really mean? How can shoppers decipher between “local” at the co-ops versus other retail stores that are all touting “local” and “organic” at lower prices?
We’ve recently completed the official product standards for our new consolidated co-op. Here’s a peek at our process of bringing you the best. For over four decades, Linden Hills and the Wedge Community Co-op have been connecting people to local growers, suppliers, farmers and those who produce with health, sustainability, ethics and community in mind.… Read More →
Since the positive vote for consolidation between the Wedge Community Co-op and Linden Hills Co-op in the fall of 2016, the two co-ops have been working together on a collaborative implementation plan. Eight committees were developed in the December to focus on specific elements of the business. Each committee is comprised of Wedge and Linden… Read More →
When she’s not gardening, thrift-store bargain-hunting, or camping with her husband and their dog Clementine, Lori Cyrus-Satter is the head, heart, and the brains behind the Wedge’s newly expanded Cheese department. We sat her down and asked some of the most burning questions we had for our favorite cheese connoisseur in chief. Q: How does… Read More →
In January, U.S. government officials released the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), a set of national nutrition standards that guide food labeling, school lunch menus and public nutrition programs. The guidelines, which are revised every five years, are based on evolving nutrition science, and serve as the government’s official advice on how we… Read More →
