I like the idea of a co-op much more..........my niece-in-law belongs to one in Baltimore, and I don't know exactly how it works, she pays $x yearly, in return she gets x amount of farm fresh produce depending on what's in season, they deal directly with the farmers...........................much cheaper according to her.......................I buy very little supermarket produce in the cold months, just basic stuff............in the growing months, we go to Gades and the local farm stores, I freeze and can as much of that as possible, our experience has been the Schenenctady Greenmarket though a good idea just isn't cost effective for us....
For a ONE TIME $5, you can buy into the Niskayuna Co-Op .. and get great produce, meats (that they can't keep on the shelf it's so fresh its almost still walking) ... and great weekly specials!
For a ONE TIME $5, you can buy into the Niskayuna Co-Op .. and get great produce, meats (that they can't keep on the shelf it's so fresh its almost still walking) ... and great weekly specials!
Even if you only go for ONE sale .. you've covered the cost of ownership ... helluva bargain as far as I'm concerned!
niece - in-laws is a little different in that it's strictly produce, and they do deal directly with the farmers..............cheaper too if you help sow and reap .....she's a non-carnivore so it works well for her, the principle's pretty much the same though.............are you saying if I'm looking for a steak at the Nisky co-op I need to bring the twelve gauge and a sharp knife......
Co-Op's are different everywhere. Some are members only, some offer members discounts, others offer a check every year from the "profit" as a return on the original investment. Some Co-ops are no more than a name. Most that I'm aware of, offer fresh, local produce from area farmers. If you want bison, organic eggs, organic butter milk and cream, fair trade coffee etc, your best bet is from a local farmer or the Co-Op he serves.
The Mohawk Harvest Co-op in Gloversville is open to all shoppers, but owned by the cooperative members. Each member pays an initial fee to join. The Honest Weight Co-op in Albany has been in business for over 30 years. They donate 5% of their net profits per year to local non-profit organizations.
(For all the Conservatives on the board... you should probably steer clear of the Co-Op brand... Cooperatives are of course "S O C I A L I S T!" )
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Co-Op's are different everywhere. Some are members only, some offer members discounts, others offer a check every year from the "profit" as a return on the original investment. Some Co-ops are no more than a name. Most that I'm aware of, offer fresh, local produce from area farmers. If you want bison, organic eggs, organic butter milk and cream, fair trade coffee etc, your best bet is from a local farmer or the Co-Op he serves.
The Mohawk Harvest Co-op in Gloversville is open to all shoppers, but owned by the cooperative members. Each member pays an initial fee to join. The Honest Weight Co-op in Albany has been in business for over 30 years. They donate 5% of their net profits per year to local non-profit organizations.
(For all the Conservatives on the board... you should probably steer clear of the Co-Op brand... Cooperatives are of course "S O C I A L I S T!" )
you'd probably be a pleasant fellow to talk to if you weren't so wrapped up in ideology, that not a thread goes by without you trying to interject it into the conversation.........that goes for the other side also
When, IF, we go out and get steak for dinner, I tell the waitress I want it SO rare that a good vet can bring it back to life ...
Carnivore? Ya, just a bit
My aunt loved her steak bloody rare. She'd tell the waitress... "Just skip it across a hot grill and bring it to me.
On the subject of "local grown"... When you buy your ground beef from a supermarket, you will get parts of over 200 cows in a pound of meat. The risk of contamination by even one diseased piece of mean is greater the more animals are mixed in the batch.
I'm not much of a fan of venison or elk, but I now seldom eat ground beef. I buy Bison for most of my ground beef recipes. Grumpy's Buffalo Farm, Richmondville NY. http://www.grumpybuffalofarm.com/
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
LOCALLY RAISED bison and grass-fed beef are so much better than the "god-knows-what-it-is-injected-with-pink-slime" meat that is sold in the supermarkets. Keep serving sizes to a healthy 4 oz portion and one can still enjoy a good steak or burger -- medium well done -- preferably on a charcoal grill.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
Any reasonable and intelligent person would understand that greenmarkets promote LOCAL growers and producers AND encourage people to buy and eat healthy food. This is a great use of taxpayer money because it supports SMALLLOCAL farmers and producers. New York State needs to invest monies in support of its once great Agricultural Industry. I am hoping that next year 10 times more money is budgeted for this program so that MANY MORE greenmarkets can be established across the state.
Oh, you are worried about the loss of local businesses?
You are not concerned about the loss of owner occupied homes while you cheer for increasing taxes on financially struggling homeowners to provide charity for for-profit businesses?
Tell us how business can exist in the city when all the people leave?
Such a BIG (in more ways than one) HYPOCRITE !!!!!!!!!!! You have stated on these boards your opposition to giving tax money to Catholic schools--which are non-profit entities--which then prohibits parents from choosing education for their children (which in turn causes good schools to close and people to lose their jobs, e.g. St John's) , but then you post here that you support giving tax money to a for-profit business.
You post here that it's ok to give tax money to this green market because it has healthy foods, but DV, you are SUCH A FOOL. You are THE BIGGEST SUPPORTER for taking tax money from financially struggling homeowners in order to give the tax money to for-profit bakeries with the unhealthy sweets and fattening foods, and to for-profit gin mills for alcohol, and so the guys can guzzle down the beer -- is your beer gut healthy? And to for-profit theater with all their popcorn served with real butter, the candy, hot dogs, pizza -- that's all real healthy, right?
So now, DV, explain your support for making people lose their homes in order to give money to wealthy for-profit businesses serving unhealthy foods.
Of course, here goes the ignoring it because he opened his mouth and put his foot in it.
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Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
LOCALLY RAISED bison and grass-fed beef are so much better than the "god-knows-what-it-is-injected-with-pink-slime" meat that is sold in the supermarkets. Keep serving sizes to a healthy 4 oz portion and one can still enjoy a good steak or burger -- medium well done -- preferably on a charcoal grill.
Like all the places you have been seen pigging out on with overloaded plate and going back for seconds? If you ate like you describe in the quote you wouldn't look like you do
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Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The same local farmers sell their produce to the local supermarkets and folks can buy them cheaper at the markets then at the green market. FACT!!
Been there......done it! k?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The same local farmers sell their produce to the local supermarkets and folks can buy them cheaper at the markets then at the green market. FACT!!
Been there......done it! k?
You seem to be a cheap shill for a greedy corporation that wants to unilaterally control the food buying choices of the Greater Capital District.
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