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March is Equal Exchange Banana Month
For the last ten years, Equal Exchange has dedicated the month of March to raising awareness about the small farmer banana supply...
Iroquois White Corn Project Brings a Staple Back to Life
By Lauren Jimerson, Iroquois White Corn Project Manager Iroquois White Corn is an ancient heirloom corn that was once a...
GreenStar Community Partnership: Local High School Student Explores a Future Career in Our Central Kitchen
Every Tuesday afternoon, Dakota Ryerson makes her way down the hill from Lehman Alternative Community School to the GreenStar Central...
Alaffia Shea Butter Co-op
Article By: Co+op, stronger together When Olowo-n’djo Tchala was a child in Togo, West Africa, he would work alongside his mother...
You Can Always Count on Cabbage
Today, February 17, is a very special day. It's National Cabbage Day! At GreenStar we have 2 great reasons to...
Love Your Local Lip Balm
Living in Ithaca you probably have the common winter annoyance of dry, cracked, chapped lips. The solution to the problem is...
Grab a Juice to Go, Made Fresh Daily!
Juice it up! There’s no longer any need to wait for GreenStar’s organic, fresh-pressed juices. Four vitamin- and mineral-packed varieties...
How about a “Super Bowl” Meal?
The second biggest American food holiday is fast approaching. It's not Valentine's Day. Think football. Typical Super Bowl party foods include...
Support the Ithaca Rescue Mission at Our Registers
During the month of February, GreenStar shoppers can “round up” their grocery totals, by any amount, to donate funds to...
Producer Highlight-Once Again Nut Butter
Once Again Nut Butter: Supporting Cooperative Economic Development By: Co+op, stronger together Since 1995, Once Again Nut Butter has been helping...
Buying Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons and More from GreenStar Supports Migrant Health
You may have noticed the large display of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, lemons and more in the foyer of our West...