Our newest cheese, Sartori’s BellaVitano, is a local cheese, but it traces its heritage all the way back to Asiago, Italy. We’ve carried Sartori’s award-winning SarVecchio parmesan and asiago cheeses for quite some time now. During a recent demo, Sartori’s Jack Anderson sampled these two familiar (but extraordinary!) cheeses.

Just in time for spring cleaning! These mops, brooms, dusters and buckets are made from recycled materials in the USA. And they are economical! The pole is designed to work with all of the eclipse heads and the microfiber cloths are washable for repeated use.

Ring in the new year with a gift for your favorite locavore! Linden Hills Natural Home has Simple, Good and Tasty’s “Local Food Lover Card.” It’s just $29, and provides a wealth of discounts (both one-time and ongoing) at a great group of local food establishments—including Linden Hills Co-op. In March, our Local Food Lovers exclusive offer is $1 off locally-made SheCooks baking mixes. For more on this great new program, visit the Simple, Good and Tasty website!

We’re proud to bring you more delicious all-natural baking mixes from another great local company. SheCooks Baking Mixes are made in St. Paul by Shelagh Mullens from organic, stone ground, whole grain flours, all natural ingredients and no trans-fats. Delicious cornbread, pancakes, popovers and fruit breads are just as easy as pie!

Get a dollar off any SheCooks mixes in March with your Simple Good and Tasty Local Food Lovers card, too.

Meg Lunos came in a little while ago with her new (and BLUE) pottery. Besides her lovely, functional bowls and mugs, she brought us some beautiful European style butter bells (you put the butter in a little well in the lid and water in the bottom half—it keeps your room-temperature butter sealed away from the air and fresh).

We’ll admit—we’re biased towards Meg Lunos’s graphically sophisticated and highly functional mugs, bowls and trays. Before Meg started Meghan Elizabeth Pottery, she once worked at Linden Hills Co-op as part of our customer service team!

With their sustainable bamboo dish cloths and towels and their unique microfiber cloths with built-in scrubber, this Minneapolis company offers a great green cleaning experience.

At long last Luminarc storage glasses and bowls have returned! These 14oz and 21oz glasses, and 9” bowls with safe plastic lids are microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe. They work great for storing nut butters and beans in your cupboard, leftovers in your fridge, jams and sauces in your freezer or anything else you need to keep on hand!

Since 1992, Happle’s Gourmet Pies have been bringing smiles to faces all over the midwest. Starting now, you can get the perfectly spiced, flaky-crusted goodness of a Happle’s organic pie right here at Linden Hills Co-op! Family owned and operated in Williamsburg, Iowa, Happles makes their pies with loving care.

All the ingredients are certified organic, trans-fat free, dairy-free and VEGAN. No animal products are used in the pie, and the crust is made from organic spelt flour. Delish!

Yet another great Minnesota made product, Uncle Pete’s Sweet and Spicy Mustard comes from just north of St. Cloud, and yes, there really was an Uncle Pete! This unique Polish style mustard is his secret recipe, handed down from father to son, and now available at Linden Hills Co-op to enhance your summer grilling and entertaining.

We like it with Prairie Breeze cheese, but you should also check Uncle Pete’s website for recipes and serving ideas.

We’re very proud to introduce The Awesome Family’s locally-made Total Skin Care Lotion to your customers. Made with just three ingredients right here in Minneapolis (aloe vera, jojoba, and tea tree oil), this lotion is an amazing skin soother. Shake it up and smooth on after bathing, shaving or sunning. The mild scent of tea tree is quite lovely, and there are absolutely no “unnatural” ingredients!

Joey and his family are truly awesome—and so is their lotion.