WINTER 2010:

A Sampler of recent suggestions of general interest ... and our answers:

question Do the new resin bag break down in landfills any better than the oil-based bags? Are they accepted in bag recycling programs?

questionNo, they don’t break down better or faster. In any landfill you need air and light. You can use them 10-20 times and they can be recycled. They are accepted in bag recycling programs.

question The cashiers only ask ‘Do you want paper or plastic?’-could they ask, “Do you have your own bags?”

question YWe do encourage our cashiers to ask this question, but we can do better!

question Can we look into not using plastic containers for nuts?

question The nuts and other snacks were put in containers for sanitation reasons. We used to have paper bags, but too much theft was going on, so had three options, now it’s down to two options: plastic or clear bags. We lasted as long as we could with people putting the wrong codes on products.

questionWhere do I go to sign up for the farmer’s vegetables I saw distributed during the summer outside Harvest?

question That beautiful local organic direct-from-the-farm produce comes from Red Fire Farm. You can sign up for the 2009 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) by going to their website.
We host Red Fire Farm for three distributions - Wednesday and Friday in Cambridge, and Wednesday in Jamaica Plain.
For other organic farm CSA’s, go to the Northeast Organic Farmers website.

question Thank you, thank you, thank you for stocking Cheryl Ann’s Challah! It’s like eating…I have no idea what to compare it to. Thank you.

question You are welcome! It’s a very popular bread. We are glad you like it.

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