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For press inquiries, please email info@realpickles.com or call (413) 774-2600.

  • Real Pickles is doing real fine, marks 20 years in business in Greenfield | Masslive (January 31, 2022)
  • Worker-owned pickles company celebrates 20 years | WWLP (December 13, 2021)
  • Kind of a big dill: Real Pickles celebrating 20th anniversary | Greenfield Recorder (December 23, 2021)
  • Transforming vegetables via fermentation | Greenfield Recorder (September 9, 2021)
  • Slow Living Summit 2020 – Panel: Cooperative Ownership | Strolling of the Heifers: YouTube (July, 6 2020)
  • Real Pickles Garners Two Awards | Greenfield Recorder (January 24, 2020)
  • Four local food producers capture national awards | Greenfield Recorder (January 17, 2019)
  • Minimum wage will rise to $12 an hour in Massachusetts on Jan. 1 | Mass Live (December 24, 2019)
  • Of the Earth: Fermenting visions of a long life | Greenfield Recorder (November 27, 2018)
  • Pickle Power: Can fermented food fight off colds? | Daily Hampshire Gazette (October 9, 2018)
  • UMass scientists partner with Real Pickles | Greenfield Recorder (September 27th, 2018)
  • Profile: Real Pickles | Slow Money Blog: Connecting local food entrepreneurs with investors (August 24, 2018)
  • Can This Small Town Lead America in Fighting the Opioid Crisis? | OZY (April 18, 2018)
  • How the Coop Grows Sustainable Businesses | Park Slope Food Coop Linewaiters' Gazette (March 29, 2018)
  • A Mission Driven Pickling Company Reached Their Direct Public Offering Goal in Less Than Two Months, This is Where They Are Now | Cutting Edge Captial Blog (March 15, 2018)
  • Getting on the Ballot: What we’ll be Voting on in 2018 | Valley Advocate (January 2, 2018)
  • Winners of 2017 Massachusetts Sustainable Business of the Year Awards | MassLive (November 29, 2017)
  • Real Pickles | To Market Magazine (Sept 23, 2017)
  • Real Pickles DPO: How Employees Raised Half a Million Dollars to Buy a Business | Medium (July 13, 2017)
  • The Many Faces of Employee Ownership | B the Change Magazine (Mar 31, 2017)
  • Pickles to the People: Creating a Community Around Fermentation | Edible Pioneer Valley (October 8, 2016)
  • Grown Locally: CISA: Real Pickles & Artifact Cider | Connecting Point  (February 17, 2016)
  • Local Pickle Maker Real Pickles Wins National Award | Greenfield Recorder  (January 24, 2016)
  • Real Pickles Lauded by Jobs Board | Greenfield Recorder (December 2, 2015)
  • Boston Fermentation Festival Brings the Funk | Craving Boston  (October 18, 2015)
  • Case Study Business Conversion: Real Pickles | Project Equity (April 2015)
  • Some Choose To Keep Their Cash In Their Neighborhood | New England Public Radio  (July 17, 2014)
  • Our First Year as a Co-op | USDA Rural Cooperatives Magazine  (July/August 2014 - page 30)
  • How to Go Public Without a Stock Exchange | Bloomberg Businessweek  (June 5, 2014)
  • When Workers Become Owners: Real Pickles charts an unconventional course | The Valley Advocate  (May 14, 2014)
  • The Passion of Pickling | WNPR (February 11, 2014)
  • Gone Sour: A Greenfield business keeps up with demand | Many Hands  (Fall 2013 - page 44)
  • Seeking Capital, Some Companies Turn to ‘Do-It-Yourself I.P.O.’s | The New York Times  (August 1, 2013)
  • Green Hero of the Month: July Heroes – Growing in Community | The Recorder  (July 10, 2013)
  • A ‘Real Pickle’ for workers | USDA: Rural Cooperatives  (July/August 2013)
  • The Power of Co-ops | Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont  (Summer 2013)
  • Business etc: Real Pickles now worker owned | The Republican  (May 20, 2013)
  • The Care and Feeding of Small Business | The New York Times  (May 13, 2013)
  • Real Pickles in Greenfield offering coop shares | The Republican  (March 5, 2013)
  • Greenfield MA Pickling Company Goes Co-op | New England Public Radio News  (March 4, 2013)
  • New England Farmers Union: A Fermentation Celebration | Farming, The Journal of Northeast Agriculture  (March 2013)
  • Real Pickles Seeks Real Paradigm Shift | Montague Reporter  (February 28, 2013)
  • Area food businesses change ownership recipe | The Recorder (February 27, 2013)
  • Annual Co-op Show | WHMP: The Bill Newman Show 10.26  (October 26, 2012 - RP at minute 28)
  • How to preserve your own vegetables | Boston Globe  (August 8, 2012)
  • Locavores turn to fermenting to preserve their veggies | Boston Globe (August 8, 2012)
  • Perfect Pickles | Cape Cod and Islands NPR Station: The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay  (July 12, 2012)
  • The Artisanal Irony: The Mass-Produced Hand-Crafted Food Dilemma | Village Voice/SF Weekly (June 27, 2012 - RP on page 4)
  • An active interest in all kinds of pickles | The Recorder/Associated Press  (June 11, 2012)
  • Pickles = Good Food! | The Recorder (Feb 22, 2012)
  • Greenfield’s Real Pickles gets year off to real good start with ‘Good Food Award | The Republican  (Jan 25, 2012)
  • Real Pickles wins 2nd Good Food Award | The Recorder (Jan 17, 2012)
  • 1st Annual Peck Slip Pickle Festival | The Pickle Club  (Nov 28, 2011 - RP around minute 4)
  • New solar panels allows Greenfield’s Real Pickles to go green, save green | The Republican (May 30, 2011)
  • Real Pickles, Solar Style | The Recorder (Oct 21, 2011)
  • Late Breaking Pickle News | Valley Advocate (Feb 10, 2011)
  • Processing for Local Agriculture Case Study Series: Real Pickles | CISA (Feb 7, 2011)
  • Greenfield pickles win as ‘good food’ | The Republican (Jan 24, 2011)
  • Real Pickles receives national Good Food award | Hampshire Gazette (Jan 13, 2011)
  • Art in the Jar | Valley Advocate (Apr 15, 2010)
  • Real Pickles Expands | WFCR (Nov 2, 2009)
  • Pickle maker thinks organic | The Republican (Jul 12, 2009)
  • In a Real Pickle, and Loving It | The Boston Globe (Jan 11, 2006)

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Hey NYC! Looking for a delicious, nutrient rich, p Hey NYC! Looking for a delicious, nutrient rich, plant-based meal, where the restaurant’s motto is “Let Food Be The Medicine”? Look no further! Le Botaniste has 4 locations throughout the city and they are serving up scrumptious, colorful dishes with Real Pickles ferments! Check them out!

Posted @withregram • @le_botaniste 6 days before spring ☀️

Some colors to sublimate your day 🌈
Our Botanical salad is waiting for you 🥗

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Looking for a simple way to add vibrant color and Looking for a simple way to add vibrant color and more nutrient-rich foods to your diet? Get inspired by the delicious, organic, and gut-healthy creations at @nourishnoho and show us what you make! Of course, if you are anywhere near Nourish Wellness Cafe in Northampton you must check them out!
#fermentedfoods #ferment

Posted @withregram • @nourishnoho Wishing you a Super Saturday! 🥕 

I added our lemon-beet hummus, butternut mash, and pumpkin seeds to this super bowl. It’s my favorite combination and I’d be lying if I didn’t say, I eat this bowl at least 6 days a week!! If you’re looking for something new to try, I highly recommend!
There is still time to register for the NOFA/VT Wi There is still time to register for the NOFA/VT Winter Conference! "Our Annual Winter Conference is all about commencting, inspiring, networking, and deepening the roots that sustain the movement for a thriving agriCULTURE."

Posted @withregram • @nofavermont We're pleased to present NOFA-VT's 41st Annual Winter Conference, February 18 & 19, 2023.

Each year, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, earth tenders, land managers, educators, students, policy-makers, and activists to participate in our vibrant community event by sharing ideas, resources, and skills.

The hybrid conference will take place at the Davis Center at the University of Vermont in Burlington with the option to join the keynote and many conference workshops online.

Check out the conference offerings and register at the link in our bio!
Fermented foods make delicious, nutrient-rich snac Fermented foods make delicious, nutrient-rich snacks and bring a little vibrant color to these cold January days! Make a quick and easy treat by adding a healthy serving of your favorite Real Pickles ferment to avocado and your favorite toasted bread.
Garnish with sprouts, radish and sesame seeds like these beauties, or finish as you wish! #realpickles #packedwithamission #lactofermentation #avocadotoast #superbowlsnacks #organic #raw #pickles #kraut #recipeideas 

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Bread by @riseabove_413
On the shortest and darkest day of the year, may y On the shortest and darkest day of the year, may you be cozy and warm with ferments aplenty, and may the light of the Winter Solstice shine on you! 

#wintersolstice #RealPickles #ferments #organic #kraut #sauerkraut #northeastgrown #fermentedandraw
Still looking for that perfect gift? How about som Still looking for that perfect gift?
How about something that supports regional organic farms, creates meaningful jobs in our community, and is super delicious?! Consider a few jars of Real Pickles ferments or a super cozy organic cotton tee! Check out the store locator on our website to find the Northeast store closest to you, or order a 4 jar sampler, some colorful merch, or a Real Pickles gift certificate on our webstore!
Link in profile. 

#RealPickles #PackedWithAMission
#FermentedAndRaw #organic #giftgiving #shoplocal #supportregionalfarms

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