There’s a lot of new excitement at Wheatberry these days . . .

Decadent Brownies made with Taza Chocolate and topped with Taza Chocolate-Covered Nibs.  Why is Taza so incredible?  They buy their chocolate directly from the growers, then stone-grind it right in Somerville, MA.  Perhaps most delicious is what they don’t add – no corn syrup, no soy lecithin, no junk fillers.  So this really tastes like chocolate – deep, earthy tones like coffee or wine.  Yum!

Wonderful new books from local publishing house Storey Books – including the cheesemaking book we use to make our cafe cream cheese, The Locavore Way by a CSA member, and our favorite gardening book ever.  Gardening, canning, cheesemaking, oh my!

The Pioneer Valley’s first truly local ice cream – Maple Valley Ice Cream, churned with rGBH-free milk right on their Hadley dairy  farm, and in a bunch of delicious flavors, including Maple Nut, and local Strawberry.  (I must tell you it’s very dangerous having a freezer stocked with this!  Ahem.)

We’re crafting a wonderful summer special sandwich, featuring soy sauce glazed turnips fresh from our garden, local organic spinach, and Berkshire Blue Cheese.

And I finished a big batch of bandanas for our staff, with aprons and another big project still in the works.

Well, there’s a taste of the summer fun at Wheatberry - hope to see you soon!  (Did I mention the crazy yummy brownies and ice cream?  I just realized I haven’t eaten them together yet . . .)