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Home / Feature 3

Feature 3

December 10, 2019

VT Fermented Food Fair – January 18th

Fermented Food Fair 2020

Join us in Brattleboro, VT on January 18th, 11am – 3pm for a celebration of fermented food! Winter is the time to appreciate all the ways we preserve food. From kombucha to kimchi, salsa to sriracha, pickles to preserves – if it’s in a jar, can or bottle you’ll find it there! This tastebud-tingling event is free and open to the public. Come to the River Garden to learn about and purchase a wide array of fermented, pickled and preserved food!

Hosted by Strolling of the Heifers and sponsored by Real Pickles

  • PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY!
  • 12-12:30: Probiotic Beet Shots by Leda Scheintaub of Dosa Kitchen
  • 1-1:30: Introduction to Vegetable Fermentation with Real Pickles
  • 2-2:30: Fermented Foods and the Gut Microbiome presented by Ana Maria Moise

June 20, 2019

100% Solar Powered!

Aerial view of solar array

We made new investments in renewable energy this year! In the fall, we installed a solar hot water system on the south side of our building with help from Spartan Solar based here in Greenfield. We saw instant reductions in our natural gas usage, and we look forward to the system providing all of our hot water in the summer. We hired our worker co-op neighbors PV Squared to install a 31 kW photovoltaic system on our flat roof. The array is made up of 2,000 square feet of panels and the generated power is shared between the two businesses, Real Pickles and PV Squared. Along with our original 17 kW array installed in 2011, Real Pickles will be once again 100% solar powered!

November 1, 2018

Real Pickles Partners with UMass Scientists to Study Facility Microbiome

AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Amherst food scientists have mapped and characterized microbial populations at Real Pickles’ facility and report that its microbiome was distinct between production and fermentation areas and that the raw vegetables themselves – cabbages destined for sauerkraut – were the main source of fermentation-related microbes in production areas rather than handling or other environmental sources.  Read More

February 5, 2018

New Small Batch Line!

Real Pickles Small Batch 2018

Our first-annual Small Batch Line is just that: small batches of fermented vegetables! We’ve teamed up with our local farmers to bring you three delicious, fresh and seasonal recipes for 2018:  Spicy Carrot Escabeche, Shallot and Herb Kraut, and Hakurei Turnip with Dulse. Be sure to try them soon, as they won’t last long! Read More

December 21, 2017

Sustainable Business of the Year!

We are excited to announce that Real Pickles has been named the 2017 Western Massachusetts Sustainable Small Business of the Year by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts! This award is presented to leading local independent businesses in Western and Eastern Massachusetts who are helping to build economies that are local, green and fair. We are proud to be recognized for doing work that is so central to our mission of helping to build a more sustainable food system! Read More

February 1, 2017

New Label Design!

Side by side comparison of the old Real Pickles Label an the new label

We are so excited to announce that starting this month our jars are sporting a brand new label design! As we begin our 17th year, we celebrate our deep commitment to the values on which Real Pickles was founded. We think our new labels reflect the mission that drives us every day to build a better food system. With our transition to a worker co-op four years ago, we ensured that our mission would be protected for the long term – that our business would continue its work in support of healthy food, a resilient regional food system, and vibrant local and democratic economies for many years to come. With three new worker owners this year, our mission is going strong! So look out for our rainbow of new labels at your local store, and let’s all continue to work together to help build a better food system! #PackedWithAMission

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Instagram post 2197489521246290884_1431849163 Environmental sustainability and a resilient community are at the core of Real Pickles’ mission. This year we added a whole new solar array to our roof, making us 100% solar! We also added an organization to our year-end donations that is working to promote community resilience, food sovereignty, economic equity, and climate stability by uniting frontline communities into a formidable force for climate justice. The Climate Justice Alliance provides resources to the people who are most impacted by the climate crisis. We are so inspired by their important work and hope you will consider supporting them too! Visit them and learn more at @cjaourpower or at climatejusticealliance.org .
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#JustTransition #climatejustice #giving #resilience #foodsovereignty #realpickles #organic #solarpowered #raw #packedwithamission #workerowned #cooperative 📷photo by @jerrymonkman
Instagram post 2196050559948489215_1431849163 As part of the Real Pickles commitment to support a regional, organic food system, we purchase all of our vegetables, fresh herbs and spices from organic family farms in the Northeast. With gifting season upon us, why not treat someone you love with a gift that gives back to these family farms? Real Pickles gift certificates are available in custom dollar amounts or for our 4-jar sampler with or without a Real Pickles T-shirt! Follow the link in our profile to purchase yours at our webstore.
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#realpickles #northeastgrown #organic #familyfarms #regionalfoodsystem #raw #lactofermented #fermentation #packedwithamission #giftcertificate #kraut #pickles #gifts 
T-shirts printed by @onewayscreenprinting
Instagram post 2193003097016771704_1431849163 As part of our year-end tradition of giving, we would like to recognize the Northeast Organic Farming Association, which does essential work strengthening the organic food system in this region. 
A donation to NOFA supports advocacy and education for sustainable organic food and farming initiatives; they are a strong voice for the health of our soil, food, communities, and planet. 
NOFA also holds a special place in our heart as Real Pickles’ founder, Dan Rosenberg, was inspired to begin making fermented pickles in 1999 after he attended a workshop at the NOFA summer conference. Please consider putting NOFA on your list of charitable donations this season!
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#organic #organicfarming #organicfoodsystem #advocacy #sustainability #giving #realpickles #lactofermentation #dillpickles #coop #workerowned #packedwithamission #giveback
Instagram post 2190945023607215224_1431849163 In honor of Giving Tuesday and the season of year-end donations, we’d like to highlight some of the organizations that we are supporting. We hope that you’ll consider them in your charitable donations too!
For over 25 years, CISA - Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture, has been supporting Western MA farm and food businesses through the #bealocalhero campaign, technical assistance, and networking programs connecting farmers, producers, and buyers throughout the region. We are deeply thankful for all they have done to increase awareness for the importance of local food. Real Pickles would not be where we are without CISA. 
Please consider giving to @cisa_localhero this season! .
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#givingtuesday #localhero #cisa #farming #bealocalherobuylocallygrown #supportyourlocalfarmer #realpickles #sustainability #westernma #eatlocal #charitablegiving #donations #fermentation #fermentedfoods #beets #fermentedbeets #organic #raw #packedwithamission 
photo by @valleylightworks
Instagram post 2180700581873006926_1431849163 Attention Real Pickles friends! We have a super special, super small batch offering for your Thanksgiving table! Whole head cauliflower, naturally fermented with chiles and lots of garlic, packed in a bed of sauerkraut! Only available for pickup at Real Pickles now through Wednesday, November 27th between the hours of 9am -4pm, Monday through Friday. Very limited supply! $15 each. DM with any questions. .
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#realpickles #fermentation #cauliflower #sauerkraut #lactofermentation #smallbatch #packedwithamission
Instagram post 2177815806229282519_1431849163 If you are out and about in Northampton today, stop by @rivervalleycoop and say hi to Real Pickles worker-owner Greg! He will be offering samples of Nettle Kraut and Hakurai Turnips from 2pm-5pm! .
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#realpickles #organic #raw #vegan #northeastgrown #packedwithamission #fermentation #nettlekraut #nettles #hakuraiturnips #workerowned #sauerkraut #lactofermentation

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