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Help Melissa Fryar Restore Her Sight For nearly 30 years, Melissa Fryar has supported our community through her work in the Health and Body Department at French Broad Food Co-op and through decades of herbal teaching across our region. Melissa is facing fast-growing cataracts and has two upcoming surgeries. Funds raised will help cover surgical […]
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A Month of LOVE, by Melissa Fryar Happy February! As we dig out of our snowstorms, I am thinking of the season…we are in between the winter solstice and spring equinox. For me, it is the hardest month. I grow weary of the limited light, the heavy foods, the lack of time outside. Don’t get
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Welcome 2026! by Melissa Fryar, HBC Manager Happy New Year! I must say that I am super happy to usher out 2025 and have hope for a better year ahead. The past several years have been a lot. I’ve been contemplating what I would love to experience in 2026, and the short answer is… ease!
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DIY Body Scrub with Essential Oils By: Aura Cacia Your skin is your body’s first line of defense against a host of tough customers—sun exposure, pollution, hot days and freezing cold temps. It’s important to take good care of your skin so it can take good care of you. Why not pamper your skin
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Herbal Remedies & DIY Gifts for Winter by Melissa Fryar, HBC Manager The final month of the year and all of the busy that comes with it is here. Unfortunately, what also comes seems to be colds and flu. I wanted to share a bit of my favorite foods and herbal blends for boosting immunity,
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Winter Recipes and Frugal Food Tips November 2025 Update from Melissa Fryar, HBC Manager Normally, I like to check in every month and let y’all know what’s happening in HBC and co-op land, but October got away from me. Like many, I found myself in squirrel mode: stocking the pantry with fall and winter essentials,
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September Goings-On in HBC Happy almost fall! Every year I forget how fast the season change rolls in. One day, I see a fallen or red leaf, and then it seems that—BAM!—it is here. Cooler days and evenings, the last flowers blooming, the tomato harvest winding down. Fall is such a magical time here—the brilliant
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Recipes, Remedies, and Reflections for August August is always a bit wistful for me—still summer, but tugging toward fall with school returning to session and my mind turning toward harvest and the light fading more and more each day. It is a time of abundance for many of us, with the stone fruit season in
HBC Bookshelf Here’s just a taste of what’s on our shelves — we’ve got even more great reads in-store! From herbal know-how to ancestral healing traditions, this collection highlights the many ways people have used plants, spirit, and story for health and resilience. Swing by the co+op and see what calls to you — whether