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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...
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...
September - National Family Meals Month

September is National Family Meals Month

Let GreenStar Food Co+op be your mealtime ally for National Family Meals Month. Do you strive to eat more meals...
GreenStar won Finger Lakes Favorites 2022

Voted Finger Lakes Favorite Grocery Store – 2022

GreenStar Food Co+op has been named both Finger Lakes Favorite Grocery Store and Favorite Place to Buy Meat for the...
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...
Eve's Cidery

Eve’s Cidery

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

East Hill Creamery

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

Rolling Acres Farm

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

GreenStar Sponsoring “Outta the Muck” Public Screening

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