One of my favorite sayings is “Waste not, Want not”. Getting the most bang for the buck out of my basket is one way I do that. I also find it kind of fun to find new ways to use every part of my basket.
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Getting Your Kids (And Yourself) to Eat More Vegetables!
I look in to those bright beautiful blue eyes and I want nothing more than for this perfect child to grow up healthy, strong and with more opportunities than I could have ever dreamed of. I want him to have a life of carefree nights filled with laughter and all […]
Z.O.M.B.I.E. Veggies
Recently it seems that Zombies have made a real “comeback”. Television programs, movie, books, and even cellphone companies have gotten on the Zombie bandwagon. So it seems only natural that Bountiful Baskets should resurrect a few veggies.
Using Pinterest to Organize Your Recipes
For a long time I avoided the Pinterest craze because I just didn’t get it. But as I have taken the plunge I find it an amazingly useful tool for grabbing recipes and tips off the web without saving them onto my computer! The result is an easily accessible virtual […]
Southwest Avocado Ranch Salad
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves -Thoreau I didn’t realize how much I needed a creative outlet until I started writing this blog. I had a personal blog that I used post to on a very regular basis, but for a time I lost my voice. […]
Valentine Stickers for You!
Looking for a fun AND healthy valentine? We’ve got you covered! Download these fun valentine stickers and put on the fruit of your choice. There are 48 1-inch stickers. 18 apple versions, 18 orange versions, and 12 banana versions (see the sample above!). You can print them on a sticker […]
Conventional Weekly Roundup
Kale
Waste Not, Want Not
Picking up baskets from Bountiful Baskets pretty much guarantees that you will be doing loads of chopping and prepping of all sorts of produce. After all of your chopping, peeling and trimming you will accumulate mountains of scraps. Rather than filling up your trash can with the scraps, there are […]
Potential Mango Recall
We have been informed that Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled a limited number of Daniella brand mangoes due to the presence of Salmonella. One of Bountiful Baskets vendors supplied us with some Daniella mangoes last weekend (8/25) that were included in the Conventional Basket at two sites only; Vancouver, […]
Why Volunteer?
Bountiful Baskets is a Co-op, short for Co-operative, which “…is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit.[1]” (Source, Wikipedia.com) Basically, everyone needs to participate for the Co-op to work and for it to continue. If you volunteer on a regular basis, […]