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HowNowGreenCow.org Launches July 26th in Honor of Nebraska Local Foods Awareness Week

Nebraska will celebrate Local Foods Awareness Week July 25th through July 31st, as consumption of local foods:

- reduces our carbon footprint by decreasing the miles our food must travel from farm to plate,

- improves the nutritional value of our diet through freshly picked fruits and vegetables, and

- increases support of our local economy.

In honor of this celebration, the website How Now Green Cow will launch July 26th to educate the residents of Lincoln, Nebraska and surrounding areas on how to use local resources to “live green and save green.”

Judy a la Carte: Recipes for the Holidays

By Judy Gilliard, “Judy a la carte”

The holidays are perfect occasions to visit friends and family and show them how much you love them. During this time of gift giving, there is nothing as nice as giving a gift from your kitchen. Especially when that gift tastes great and falls within the guidelines of good health!

You can create baskets filled with homemade pumpkin muffins, brownies and Peanut butter Bars wrapped in cloth holiday napkins or kitchen towels.  Alternatively, you can take an individual pumpkin cake baked in festive Bundt pans, and place it on a red paper plate. Wrap it with plastic wrap, tie it up with a cheerful ribbon and it‘s ready to be given to that special someone. 

Open Harvest's Grand Opening October 16th

By Sarah F. Sullivan

After three years of attempting to expand their premises, on October 16th at 9 a.m., co-op grocery Open Harvest will hold its Grand Opening to showcase its bigger and better store. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Chris Beutler, patrons and enthusiasts will be able to enjoy various giveaways and sales that will last for four weeks following the Grand Opening.

From its modest beginnings in 1975 in a tiny space at 27th and Randolph to its current location in South Street Plaza, Open Harvest has long seen the need for more space.