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An Earth Day Special on Chocolate: Fair trade vs. Big Chocolate and WTF is Dubai Chocolate?
We’ve come a long way from grabbing whatever major name brand chocolate happened to be on the grocery store shelf. Usually, it comes in the form of Nestle and Hershey products. One of my favorites growing up was the Almond Joy. That sweet milk chocolate wrapped around fluffy coconut and the subtle almond lump that… — read more
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The Return of the Third Place: Salad Design
When I try to describe to people what exactly is going on in the old yellow cottage on First Street, they look perplexed, yet still intrigued. What was once In the Country boutique and more recently Alma’s Kids outpost, the cottage had been emptied out yet again. Upon passing by the yellow cottage recently, I… — read more
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Exhaling into February
The longest month is behind us: January. What lingers, though, is everything it carried with it. I know most of us are still reeling from the tragedies that unfolded and the ones that continue to hover in our peripheral vision. I’ve found myself exhaling hard most mornings, making peace with the state of things while… — read more







