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Partners for Change, local business and how GreenStar works with our local community.

the family behind West Haven Farm

August 2026 Positive Change Recipient – INHS

A Note from GreenStar: INHS was selected by GreenStar members to be among our 2026 Partners for Change. Round Up...
James Larouins and Demitri in GreenStar's refrigerated aisle.

You Gotta Try This! Demitri’s Greek White Bean Dip

Located in the Village of Cayuga Heights is The Heights Restaurant, owned by James and Heidi Larounis. If you’ve ever...
Lemon bar topped with shredded coconut on a white plate

You Gotta Try This! Loving Farms Lemony Sunshine Bar

Regular Ithaca area visitors, Debbie and Craig Branker-Livermore became permanent residents just two weeks prior to the start of the...

The Cooperative Path from Farm to Store

Blake Johnson's education and professional background is in Information Systems, but his passion became agriculture. "I was introduced to a...

July 2026 Product Donation Drive – Second Wind Cottages

A Note from GreenStar: GreenStar worked with Cornell students in the Moral Psychology in Action class to help reinvigorate Second...
El Pequeno Horno Chicken Empanada and Tres Leches Cake

You Gotta Try This! El Pequeno Horno Chicken Empanada

Rubi Rojas is the local entrepreneur operating El Pequeno Horno, or "The Little Oven," which produces the flaky-crust and savory...
Dr. Adrienne Bitar and Dr. Jennifer Han

The Queens of Calcium in Ithaca, Local Spotlight: Seen Nutrition

The month of May is dedicated to Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, making this issue of GreenLeaf Quarterly a fitting...
West Haven Farm Owners, Carlos Aguilera and Lorena Mendoza

Growing Starter Plants from West Haven farm

Published in Spring 2023 GreenLeaf Quarterly Newsletter West Haven Farm, a 10+ acre farm located on the land of EcoVillage...
Local Farms Support the Entire Community

Local Farms Support the Entire Community

by Pamela Coleman, GreenStar Member Published in Winter 2023 GreenLeaf Quarterly Newsletter Pamela is fascinated, and sometimes appalled, by the...

Local Farms Make Meals Meaningful

by Janine Comrie, GreenStar Member Published in Winter 2023 GreenLeaf Quarterly Newsletter Janine is a graduate student in the Division...
Fresh and Festive 2022

Fresh and Festive at the Co-op

GreenStar Food Co+op presents a Fresh and Festive guide for the holidays! The guide contains information on this year's ready-to-heat...
Wide Awake Bakery Bread

Wide Awake Bakery – Sustainable and Socially Responsible Bread

By David Durrett - a current intern at GreenStar Food Co+op, David Durrett is a lifelong resident of Ithaca as...