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Healthy Urban Living June 2022 Features

Straight Talk About Stress

Understanding the causes and symptoms of stress are the first steps towards healing.

By Dr. Rhiannon Clauss

Co-op Book Review This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo

By Ben Goldberg

Demystifying Dried Beans

Healthy, economical, and easy to cook: try dried beans!

By Ruth Ann Smalley

Seeding Curiosity, Confidence, and Community Through Urban Gardening with Children What can be grown in a children’s community garden? Lots and lots of vegetables–but, even more importantly, sustaining connections to people and the planet. Two experienced urban gardeners share the joys of their work with kids.

By Susan Petrie

Community Voices

Local Everywhere, hosted by longtime Honest Weight member-owner Cynthia Pooler.

By Deanna Beyer

Happenings at the Co-op

What’s Fresh

Honest Weight steps up as major partner in upcoming Juneteenth celebrations.

Parchment Baking Company

Producer Profile

By Pat Sahr

What’s Fresh?

By Deanna Beyer

Honest to Goodness

By Deanna Beyer

Co-op Basics

Co-op 101

By Lucia Hulsether

Herbs and Essential Oils for Urban Wellness

Recipe Corner

By Melanie Pores

Cover Illustration: Jeffrey Wright-Sedam Illustrations: Jane Welch ISSN 2473-6155 (print) • ISSN 2473-6163 (online) The Coop Scoop is for informational purposes only, and not intended as medical or health advice. Always consult your physician or other qualified healthcare provider. The views of our guest writers do not necessarily reflect those of Honest Weight, and we do not take responsibility for them.

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Rebecca Angel has been a part of Honest Weight for years, and Coop Scoopiseighteen Managing Editor of the Coop Editors When not atScoop. the co-op, Rebecca is a teacher, musician, and writer, currently working on a memoir about her experience with Cushing’s syndrome. www.RebeccaAngel.com Deanna Beyer is the Education & Engagement Coordinator at Honest Weight. A long-time teacher Rebecca Angel and practitioner of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, she focuses on helping to make these practices accessible to people in all kinds of situations. You can reach her at deannab@honestweight.coop Carol Reid, our Assistant Editor, is a retired cataloger at the New York State Library, where she Carol Reidworked for over 35 years. She wrote a 10-year blog called “Typo of the Day for Librarians” and has been a Co-op member since the 1980s. Ruth Ann Smalley PhD, is our Content Editor. An educator and writer, with a 4-digit Co-op member number from the early 90s, Ruth Ann offers wellness, writing, Ruth Ann Smalley and creativity coaching through her practice at www.vibrant-energies.com or www.ruthannsmalley.com. Mathew Bradley is our Layout Editor. He has been the Lead Designer at Honest Weight since the new store. Outside the co-op, he enjoys writing music with his band, tending to his Deanna Beyer garden, and training his English Cocker Spaniel, Cricket, for field work.

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If you’re new to Honest Weight, you might be wondering what makes us different from any other grocery store. There are lots of things, but probably the biggest is that we’reBy a Lucia community-owned co-op!

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ave you ever wondered how to maintain a healthy, organic diet while on a budget? Eating well should not be a luxury; quality and affordability can go hand-in-hand. At Honest Weight, we strive to make nourishing, sustainable products accessible and affordable to all who walk through our doors. Our Co+op Basics program is part of how we accomplish this goal. If you’re looking for ways to save, just look for the purple label. It’s posted throughout the store on everyday Salad, Hot Bar, products and pantry staples–from seasonal produce to and Cafe sustainable meat, from are grass-fed dairy to organic cookwithwellness essentials to seasonal ing spices,Back, from personal preparedafoods made right here in our kitchen. New Option! Our main supplier for Co+op Basics is Field Day, a company After committed to seemed the same what has like values forever,astheHonest Honest Weight Food Co-op. Their products are third partyboth certiWeight Kitchen is excited to have re-opened the Barstandard and& HHot Bar, including including no daily soup fied for a SSalad rigorous of quality artifiofferings. in other preservatives. big news: they have also cial flavors, colors, AndAlso or unnecessary launched the products brand-neware, Build-Your-Own Burger As diverse as these they have at least one& Bar, available from 11amwhat to -7pm thing in Fries common: they arefrom priced below youdailyeach would day. Take it from those of us who’ve been lucky pay for similar products at a conventional grocery store. enough to sample them, (including meat, vegetarian, Especially combine Basics other and when vegan you options), this isCo+op a MUST TRY with for all! After savings opportunities–like days, rotating sales grabbing your food,discount you are welcome to enjoy your and specials, member-owner discounts–you mightor meal and in our newly reopenedre-opened Café space, just discover Honest sunny Weight is with one lots of the most out onthat our beautiful, patio of comfortbudget-friendly places around. able seating. The Co+op Basics program is currently being updated to help all our shoppers eat well on a budget. Check our Glass Recycling blog for more details coming soon!

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District has launched an ambitious Glass Recycling Pilot Project here at the Co-op, to ensure that the glass is truly being recycled rather than heading to the landfill. To make it successful, we need your help! Instead of throwing clear glass in your single stream bin at home, bring it to the Co-op.

Just follow these simple steps: • Locate the collection bins near our bike lockers • Only place clear, clean glass in the bins • Make sure to remove both the lids and little plastic rings (labels are ok)

Seasonal Local Produce

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What could be fresher than all of your favorite produce arriving daily from local farms? (could we include a couple of relevant farm names here?It’s growing season and we’ve got farm-fresh fruits and veggies from all over the area. So, whether you’re looking for nNon-GMO sweet corn, crisp cucumbers, or super juicy, tiny strawberries, we’ve got you covered! Be sure to check out all the beautiful new arrivals next time you’re here.

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Straight Talk About Stress By Dr. Rhiannon Clauss

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When you’re in fear you take all the available energy of your body and use it for fight or flight purposes. You shut down growth and you shut down the immune system.

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– Bruce Lipton

As a neurologically based chiropractor, I see patients come in every day with symptoms ranging from aches and pains to digestive troubles, sensory-processing disorders, weak immune systems, fertility challenges, and more. Over the past 11 years in practice, the common thread that I see in each patient is stress in the nervous system. A healthy nervous system can adapt and react to stress appropriately, while a struggling nervous system due to subluxations does not adapt appropriately to these stresses. There are three types of stress that our bodies have to adapt and react to every single day.

Trauma Physical stress can be something as instant as a car accident or a slip-and-fall or can accumulate over time like with repetitive motions such as overdoing it in the garden or sitting at a desk for eight hours. Not all physical stresses have to be negative things. For example, learning to walk, learning to ride a bike, and even the birth process are physical stresses that children experience as they grow up.

3. The amygdala sends signals to the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland to activate the stress response, better known as “fight or flight.” This response activates the cardiovascular system and suppresses your immune and digestive systems.

Toxins Chemical stress is something people are becoming more aware of too, as evidenced by the demand for more whole, organic food options. Other sources of chemical stress are prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational drugs, alcohol, tobacco, pollen, vaccinations, personal hygiene products, and cleaning products in our homes. While it’s impossible to avoid all stress, it’s helpful to understand the body’s stress response and learn how to prepare our body to adapt to stress as ideally as possible to maintain an optimally functioning nervous system. This is because your nervous system controls every organ, system, tissue, and cell in your body!

5. The final stage is coping. There are negative and positive coping mechanisms. Negative coping mechanisms include consuming drugs or alcohol, constantly checking your phone, and mindlessly scrolling through social media, to name a few. Some positive coping mechanisms are meditation, focused breathing, and moving your body by going for a walk or doing some gentle yoga.

The Stress Response 1. A trigger, either externally or internally, occurs. For example, you’re carrying your little one on your hip all day (physical), you’re stuck in traffic making you late to work (mental/emotional), or you slide into a bed freshly made with sheets washed with fabric softener (chemical).

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Thoughts Emotional or mental stress is what comes to mind for most people when they think about stress. Financial troubles, stress with your significant other or your family of origin, the stress of raising children or caring for a loved one, even traffic, all cause a stress response in our body.

2. The sensory part of your nervous system sends information that there is a stressful trigger to your brain, specifically the amygdala, to process a response to this stress trigger.

4. You become aware of the symptoms of the stress response: increased heart rate, anxiety, upset stomach, body aches, etc.

Increasing your body’s ability to adapt to stress The most important thing to consider when trying to increase your body’s ability to cope with stress is maintaining a healthy nervous system. Your brain is communicating with every single cell of your body every second of every day. The way it does this is through signals sent along nerves via the spinal cord. Maintaining the health of our spine is crucial to maintaining our brain’s ability to communicate with our body effectively. The spine is also integral in maintaining the health of our brain. In fact, 90% of the stimulation and nutrition to the brain is generated by movement of the spine! (Dr. Roger Sperry, Nobel Prize winner, 1981) Dr. Rhiannon is a chiropractor, specializing in neurologically based healthcare for families, including pregnancy and pediatrics. She serves patients at Capital District Family Chiropractic in Albany, New York.

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Seeding Curiosity, Confidence, and Community Through Urban Gardening with Children By Susan Petrie

onest Weight has been delighted to be able to play a supportive role in several local children’s gardens (now part of the Albany Kids Garden Network). We last featured the Vegetable Project in our May/June 2018 Coop Scoop, and the Friendship Garden in September/October of 2018. We asked Susan Petrie to check in with the major forces behind these gardens—Bill Stoneman and Susan Fowler—for their reflections. And as their interviews clearly show, urban children’s gardens encourage the growth of so much more than plant life.

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His ed amazing volunteers, built partoverwhelmed by the choices, as many we putof on a plate, sometimes idea has grown from digging in the nerships with teachers, and won them arefrom on special diets, too! moments after an indignant, “No, dirt at Myers back in 2009 to a gratifying support the comI’m not going to put that in my full-fledged, tax-exempt, non-profit munity. mouth.” gardening program. Over more than How does WeightHaving a hand in growing Since September 2021, Honest we’ve things—tomatoes, peppers, a decade, he has taught and shared brought hands-on soilthe and seedcommunity? support local cucumbers, and much more—is with thousands of Albany activities to Most aboutco-ops 1,000 devote students significant part time of it. Seeing friends eat vegechildren—especially those with from Albany schools. In March and resources to educational tables is part of it too. great needs—the fun and rewarding alone, 500 kids turned 500 plastic What is a community-owned programming, community developI have spent 12 years as an aspects of growing vegetables they milk jugs into miniature greenco-op? It’s a grocery store owned by its every-day can eat. outreach initiatives. We substitute teacher at houses and ment, startedand cool-weather members, usually the people who shop Albany High. It works fine for donate 5% of our net profits to local here. These are the people who cooperasome students. Others are thornot-for-profit organizations,oughly run free disengaged. Hands-on tively manage and control the business. 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Everyone is lines and tion and recycling of nutrients is area? You can find co-ops everywelcome: anyone can shop at the co-op. If important. But really, I think we theiryoulearning. where! In addition to Honest Weight, decide to become a member, you’ll can do more to motivate today’s purchase a “share” of the co-op, become there are several others students you can by encouraging a sense eligible for lots of additional discounts on check out: Niskayuna Consumers of purpose—such as caring for the products, and have voting rights on that will soon belong to Co-op, Chatham Real Foodplanet Market decisions them—than telling them to sit Honest Weight is that happyaffect to be athe partstore. of manyHonest local garden projects. are a member of Cooperative Co-op, We Mohawk Harvest Weight member-owners can choose to group of gardens that created still in their chairs and look up at the newly formed Kids Garden Network – an informal Market, and Cambridge Food Co-op. learning opportunities the Cityserve of Albany. the board will ever do. invest their timeforatkids theinstore, on The Co-op provides donations of money and/or plants to each unique garden in the network: To learn more about the Vegetaone of our committees, or work with a The Vegetable Project's Middle School and Albany High School • The Friendship Gardenhas ble While every co-op its Project own or to volunteer, visit program, ingardens orderat Myers to receive a bigger of the Delaware Community School • Giffen Memorial Elementary School • AVillage Inc.'s Innovation Block their website. 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How does the garden bring people together? Beyond all the excitement the kids have, it works like a pretty wonderful network. You can see the influence it has had on the neighborhood and the school. People whose property touches the garden have also started their own gardens. It brings together master gardeners from the area. It attracts just incredible volunteers, students from Albany Med, local Boy Scouts, and parents. The kids pick flowers and make bouquets for area businesses. It’s a center for Earth Day activities. Local authors and chefs come in to do weekend events. Sometimes we have open houses. The fundraiser I did last year through social media raised $3000. I’ve also run art contests, silent auctions, and Have you pop-ups. We connect with the dreamed ga rdening other after-school of or with the initiatives, having too, and work Ve g e t a battending l e P r o j e c t , Mo a ntessori Magnet, ASH, and Giffin. It’s clothing swap, pretty but powerful when students can never from twenty years ago, some of pullreturn. You my earlyquite gardeners, it together? can see the true connection that a garden can create between so many different Well,people your over wishtime.

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Saturday, May 21st, 10am-2pm, Honest Weight will host a sweet swap of gently loved clothing, open to everyone. Join us for some wardrobe renewal and positive social exchange: prune your apparel overgrowth, while finding fresh new additions, for free! Check out the Fresh News in this issue for details, and learn how to get a store coupon for participating.

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The Friendship Garden is located on a former vacant lot on Hurlbut Ave. in Albany. With love, generosity, and time, a patch of neglected land has transformed into a beloved community garden sanctuary that is used by students, teachers, neighbors, local church pari shioners, and master gardeners. Susan Fowler (Miss Flower!), a former 2nd grade teacher who retired from Delaware Community School several years ago, saw potential on a plot of unused land.

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This is Your Brain on Food

By Uma Naidoo, MD

t would be difficult to find anyone more qualified to write a book about the food-gut-brain connection and its implications for mental health than the Harvard-trained, board-certified nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo. Dr. Naidoo is the director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and the director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy. She serves on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She is a trained professional chef who teaches at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. No ivory tower anchorite, Dr. Naidoo is a practicing clinician and a chef committed to making research-tested dietary and nutritional information understandable and useful for the common person. Her book includes meal plans and recipes, and she has produced a video series on diet and brain health. Dr. Naidoo is also a cancer survivor. Naidoo’s book is well-written, well-structured, and accessible. It is organized in a way that allows the reader to easily glean information about specific mental health conditions. After setting the broader scientific context regarding the food-gut-brain connection, she focuses each chapter on a different mental health issue, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, dementia and brain fog, OCD, insomnia and fatigue, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and libido problems. These include both research studies pertaining to the targeted condition and case studies from Naidoo’s own clinical practice. She discusses how eating patterns, specific foods, additives (e.g., artificial sweeteners), and food types (e.g., fried and processed foods) worsen or help the targeted condition. There are helpful “cheat sheets” that summarize which foods help (Foods to Embrace) and which ones worsen (Foods to Avoid) each condition. Naidoo also explains the dangers of rampant systemic inflammation fueled by certain foods and how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues. The final chapter, “Cooking and Eating for Your Brain,” provides summaries, tips for healthy eating and food prep, menus, and recipes. Yes! Naidoo’s book offers both depth and practicality for anyone interested in both learning and applying therapeutic nutritional information. There is nothing too weird, far out, or radical in this book, and Naidoo’s recommendations are ones that almost anyone can benefit from. She clearly states that nutrition is only one important aspect of treatment for serious mental illness—along with medication and psychotherapy—but cautions that “until we solve nutritional problems, no amount of medication and psychotherapy is going to stem the tide of mental issues in our society.” Naidoo also makes many recommendations that are consistent with the well-researched and effective Mediterranean Diet, with its emphasis on healthy whole foods, vegetables and fruits, good fats, and whole grains. At the same time, she doesn’t shy away from well-founded criticisms of, for example, the typical Western diet that is dependent on meat, sugar, and highly processed fast foods. She even asserts that “psychiatric diagnoses have no statistical validity, and the conditions have no biomarkers of specific diseases. ‘Diagnoses’ are simply lists of symptoms.” Adding, wisely: “We need to examine the whole person and their lifestyle in order to better treat them.” She sums up by saying: “The problem is bigger than psychiatry, extending to medicine as a whole.” Feed your brain. Read this book. Ben Goldberg gardens (though not always well) and eats (though not always wisely) in Albany.

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ince 1978, the Co-op has been my “go-to place” for healthy ingredients and free DIY workshops. In a workshop there on healthy skin, hair, cleaning, and household products presented by Latrell DeWitt, I learned that geranium essential oil has hormone-balancing qualities and that it possesses a light floral scent that can substitute for rose oil; frankincense is an AMAZING scar healer; lavender is calming and great for soothing burns; and so much more! As a city dweller for 40+ years, I cultivate an herb garden containing lavender, lemon balm, mints, chamomile, and other herbs. I’d like to “bring a garden” to you, even if you are unable to access green space, by sharing some of my favorite DIY recipes to enhance urban living.

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Sweet Slumber Rollerball Blend Fill 10 mL glass rollerball bottle with carrier oil (almond, grapeseed, or jojoba oil, etc.), add 10-15 drops of combination of following essential oils:

Citrus: bergamot, neroli, sweet orange (~3-5 drops) Floral: lavender, jasmine, chamomile (~5 drops) Woody/grounding: lavender, vetiver, cedarwood, sandalwood, frankincense (~3-4 drops) For example: 5 drops bergamot 4 drops sandalwood 3 drops each neroli & frankincense Gently towel dry, climb into bed, practice gentle yoga poses & stretches, apply rollerball blend to back of ears, extending down sides of neck along vagus nerve; on back of neck, along shoulders, on pulse points of wrists, on temples and on area between eyebrows, referred to as the “third eye.” You can also use your blend as a pillow spray: to a 4-ounce spray bottle with witch hazel or distilled water, add 10-15 drops of essential oil. Sleep in a cool, dark room and block out noise if possible.

Please note the Vegan Gluten-Free Sweet Spice Oatmeal Cookies by Melanie Pores in our May 2022 issue actually calls for 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. We apologize for the mistake.

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Fresh News! Melanie’s Favorite Herbal Hair Rinse 1. Make hair rinse with an herb bundle of dried herbs/ flower petals (available in Bulk Department) soaked in red wine vinegar with essential oils. 2. Place 2 TBS each of the following in a piece of cheesecloth, tie up and place in the bottom of a 1-quart mason jar: nettle, rosemary, calendula, chamomile, lavender, peppermint, hibiscus, rose petals.

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The Honest Weight community was saddened to hear of the tragedy in a grocery store in Buffalo, NY. We are heartbroken by the senseless violence against the Black community in Buffalo, in an attack by a racist domestic terrorist that took the lives of 10 people and wounded 3 more. To most people across the country & world, Buffalo might as well be Albany. We extend solidarity and empathy to the staff and shoppers of Tops Market on Jefferson and the Black community nationwide who have continually bore the brunt of race based hatred since this country's inception.

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Demystifying Dried Beans By Ruth Ann Smalley

f you are looking for ways to save money on a nutritious plant-based protein while reducing packaging waste, look no further than good old dried beans. Because beans are nitrogen-fixing for the soil, you’ll also be promoting a crop that adds value to the land as part of a farming rotation. Our local bulk options help you support New York farmers while you decrease your food miles. According to FINYS (Farm to Institution New York State), the state grows 34,000 acres, mainly in central and western NY. More recently, the Hudson Valley Farm Hub has been exploring dried bean production in the Hurley area. It is great to know we have a local supply of food with such a super profile—high in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Many of our shoppers already rely on dried beans as a staple with a great shelf life, so we’re thrilled to have expanded our bulk offerings (see our May 2022 Producer Profile). But if you didn’t grow up in a household where it was common to make beans from scratch, you simply may never have ventured it. Yes, it is handy to be able to grab a recipe-ready can off the shelf. But with a little planning, you can build dried beans into your menu easily. I like to keep a cooked batch ready in the fridge, because their versatility means the possibilities are endless. They have definitely made lunch time easier while working from home! Here’s my no-frills, slow cooker method. Obviously, you can change things according to your needs. I use pinto beans, but it works with similar-sized beans such as Cranberry or Jacob’s Cattle.

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Basic Slow Cooker Pinto Beans: You’ll have a b etter bean experience if you soak them. Before bed, put 1 part beans to 3 parts water in your slow cooker, letting them soak overnight. Dried beans expand to more than double, and keep well in the fridge or freezer. There’s something to be said for making and storing a large batch, but in a typical week, I make a cup for two people. That gives me options for refried beans, burrito bowls, bean dip, soup, etc. In the morning, leave the beans in the soak water (add water if they have plumped up more than expected). I add a small chopped onion for flavor. Salt is generally not advised, as it may toughen the beans. Set your cooker on high for 4 hours. Depending on your particular appliance and the type or age of the beans, they may not need the whole time. You may even be able to turn them down to l ow a f t e r t h e f i r s t 2 h o u r s (especially if they seem to be splitting but aren’t tasting fully cooked or are mealy). It’s hard to mess up a mess of beans! And they’re so inexpensive, you won’t feel terrible if you have to compost them. Experiment and see what works for you and your schedule—cook them on low for the whole day if you are out of the house, for example. Once cooked, it's easy to add spices like cumin, garlic, onion powder, and cayenne, according to your tastes.

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n Ayurveda, the 5000year- old “science of life,”, the emerging heat and humidity of the early summer can be challenging, especially to individuals with a Beyer By Deanna “Pitta” constitution like myself, who tend to overheat and dehydrateIntroducing… easily. Local Everywhere, a greatand new radio and podcast collaboraAs the temperature tion with longtime Honest Weight member-owner Cynthia humidity in theshort-format, surround- easy to listen to interviews, Pooler.rise In these ing environment, themembers body isof the Honest Weight commuCynthia chats with nity about their thoughts also experiencesing a surgeoninholistic living, the work they’re doing in the community, temperature andwider beginsning to and of course, what they love about their favorite food co-op! accumulate moisture First up was GreginternalSheldon, International Project Director ly. People of allRose constitutions of Eden’s Foundation in and Project Manager at Albany Victory Gardens. Albany native has a lot of great insight this season need to This be mindful about getting involved on the local level with organizations of fluid intake and electrolyte serving the community. He talks about working with Honest balance. Weight throughout the years and why he feels so lucky to be To athis I thought you part end, of the store’s community. In the second interview of the series, Ruth Ann Smalley might enjoy here is a healthy notes how so many new ways blended fruit recipe, that you of living and doing open up when you join the co-op community. She also points to the can either enjoy asand a yummy vast knowledge expertise of staff that is available to drinkshoppers. or easilyIf you pourdon’t it into knowan Ruth Ann from her years in the Wellness you might recognize one of her books, ice pop tray Department, and place in your Sheila Says keep We’re you Weird, a must-read for families implementfreezer to help hydrating environmentally friendly initiatives on the homefront. ed. It’s healthy, and delicious Shea is an educator, author, and writer who offers wellness, way writing, to attend to your body's and creativity coaching through her practice at www.ruthansmalley.com longtime member-owner, she is thirst, as soon as it arises, Aand also the Content Editor of the to restore your body’s electro-Coop Scoop Magazine. No stranger to the world of interviews, Pooler is the host of lyte balance. Focus on Albany, a program of Grand Street Community Arts I hope you will enjoy that airs on WCAA-LP 107.3my FM, the Capital Region’s communityrecipe radio station. simple for a date sweetened fruit smoothie.

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1. Pour coconut water/ or coconut milk, and unsweetened almond milk, filling a high-speed blender to the 2 1/2 cup mark for 2 quarts of smoothie. Add the greens. 2. Start blending on low and, as greens start to break down, increase to medium speed until completely broken down and smooth, approximately 45-60 seconds. 3. Add in soaked dates and cooling summer fruit. 4. Add ground flaxseed, protein powder, and cardamom, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. 5. Add 1 to 2 Tbsp healthy fat. Blend until smooth.

Interested in participating? 6. Serve immediately Email Cynthia at: or pour in an ice pop tray and freeze.

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Ocean’s Halo Broths There’s no need for takeout when you’ve got these delicious kelp-based broths. Just add a few simple ingredients and you’ve got homemade ramen, miso, tortilla, or Tom Kha Gai soup. You can find these meal-makers in Aisle 2.

Mi Nina Pico de Gallo Tortillas These crispy 100% non-GMO wh i t e c o r n t o r t i l l a s m ay already be on your favorites list, but Tortilleria Mi Nina has come up with yet another reason to love their chips – Pico de Gallo! Made from masa (corn dough) that is cooked and volcanic-stoneground daily by artisans, these zesty chips are about as authentic as you can get! In the chip/snack aisle.

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Theo Chocolate LEMON What do you do when life keeps handing you lemons? Our friends at Theo Chocolate make MORE chocolate! They blended their organic & fair-trade milk chocolate with flavor notes of roasted nuts and caramel—a perfect balance to the tartness of lemon essential oil. The result is like eating a yummy ray of sunshine!

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San-J Korean BBQ This new San-J blend is bursting with sweet and savory flavors that help you create authentic Korean BBQ in your slow or pressure cooker. Certified organic, gluten-free, non-GMO, and free from high fructose corn syrup, this sauce will put a smile on every face at your table including yours. Upper shelf Aisle 1.

References and Resources With great information comes great resources. Please check out these links to find out more from our Coop Scoop articles.

Honest To Goodness By Deanna Beyer

African American Cultural Center: https://www.aacccr.org/ Stuff the Bus https://foodbankofhudsonvalley.org/stuff-the-bus/ Juneteenth Event: https://www.albany.com/event/juneteenth-celebration-33865/ African American Cultural Center https://www.aacccr.org/

Straight Talk About Stress By Dr. Rhiannon Clauss

https://www.cdfchiro.com/ Information on Dr. Roger Sperry: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1981/sperry/facts/

Producer Profiles: Parchment Baking Company By Pat Sahr

https://www.parchmentbaking.com/

Seeding Curiosity, Confidence, and Community Through Urban Gardening with Children By Susan Petrie

Albany Kids Garden Network: https://www.facebook.com/Albanykidsgardens/ The Vegetable Project: https://vegetableproject.org/ The Friendship Garden of Delaware Community: https://www.facebook.com/The-Friendship-Garden-of-the-Delaware-Community-241747035847476/

BOOK REVIEW: This is Your Brain on Food, by Uma Naidoo, MD By Ben Goldberg

https://book.umanaidoomd.com/

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Using Herbs and Essential Oils to Support and Enhance Urban Living By Melanie Pores

Essential Oil Use Chart & Guides: https://www.savvyhomemade.com/essential-oil-use-chart/ Essential Oil Recipes: https://oneessentialcommunity.com/ Wyndmere Naturals A-Z Guide of Essential Oils: https://wyndmerenaturals.com/pages/essential-oil-descriptions

What’s Fresh By Deanna Beyer

Ocean’s Halo Broths: https://oceanshalo.com/products/seaweed-broths/ Pico de gallo Tortillas: https://www.mininatortilla.com/pico-de-gallo Theo Chocolate: https://theochocolate.com San-J Korean BBQ: https://san-j.com/product/korean-bbq/

Demystifying Dried Beans By Ruth Ann Smalley

New York Food Guide: Dried Beans

Community Voices By Deanna Beyer

Email Cynthia at: LocalEverywhere@aol.com The Eden’s Rose Foundation: http://edensrose.org/ Ruth Ann Smalley: www.ruthansmalley.com Ruth Ann Smalley talks about Honest Weight: https://youtu.be/OK4XuOhkRTQ Greg Sheldon talks about Albany Victory Gardens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduqzPumOdc&t=380s

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