Well, the holiday season is upon us, and we are ready!
We have loads of seasonal produce, including apples, pears, and squash, and this week we even have persimmons! They look like an apple-tomato and taste like an apricot! Originating in China, they have since become the “national fruit” of Japan, and are now grown throughout the world — this week, ours come from Happy Dirt in Durham, NC! They’re crisp and juicy, so they’re good for eating raw as well as for baking — see our Persimmon Pudding Cake recipe on our Recipes page! All ingredients are available for you at the co-op!
We have everything you need for your other holiday baking projects, too, including both gluten-free and local organic flour and other grains, ethically-sourced pure vanilla extract, plant-based food coloring, a wide range of sweeteners, including local honey and bulk maple syrup, organic sugar, molasses, date syrup, chocolate, and cocoa powder, loads of bulk organic nuts and dried fruits, and a full range of bulk spices! Come on in and stock up!
And remember that we have a request sheet, so you can ask us to stock what you’d like — we’ll do our very best to get it for you!
Happy holiday season, everyone, and go, Co-op!