A worker-owned cooperative developing new crops that are suited for sustainable regenerative farming and agroforestry from the native foods of California and the western US. Winner 2024 National Science Foundation SBIR. https://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lkw5s7znkk2tFresh off the steamer: Acorn Honey Steam Buns! YUM https://eatacorn.com/recipes/acorn-honey-steam-bun21 Mar 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkw5s7znkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lkrnied4x22tWe're often asked why we’re working with wild plants instead of already domesticated plants, like every other agricultural research company in the world is. Answer: genetic diversity can help save our failing food system: https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/native-plants-can-save-our-food-system20 Mar 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkrnied4x22thttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lkojoabr4c2zThis is why we're a cooperative. @en.mondragon.coop https://headwatersblog.substack.com/p/lessons-from-the-worlds-largest-cooperative?source=queue18 Mar 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkojoabr4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lkm22ntbvk2aHappy St. Patrick's Day! Fun fact: the Celtic Tree of Life (Crann Bethadh) is an oak tree, representing strength, resilience, and the hope. The Celts revered this tree; The name of Celtic priests, Druids, derives in part from the root “dru” which means oak.17 Mar 2025 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkm22ntbvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lkk2477ov22lThere are a lot of overhyped "super foods" out there, but #Acorn is the real deal. Check out this great breakdown of the nutritional content and more, from our Chief Science officer: https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/better-health-with-acorn-flour #NativeFoods #Sustainability #Nutrition17 Mar 2025 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkk2477ov22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lk7g4nr2nc2y"Why an acorn factory?" So many reasons. Mostly because we should, and because we can. https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/in-defense-of-acorn-part-ii12 Mar 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7g4nr2nc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3ljszvj6mgs23If you or anyone you know owns oak or redwood forest, and wants to make passive income by preserving that forest, please give us a holler! With the assault on public land, we're ramping up our efforts to help private landowners preserve theirs. www.manzanitacooperative.com/carbon-credits07 Mar 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljszvj6mgs23https://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lj43wk6jd22rAcorn polenta slaps. That is all. https://eatacorn.com/recipes/acorn-polenta26 Feb 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj43wk6jd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lipicv56ps2oWant to try acorn flour? Wondering why Americans don't eat acorn anymore? Want to make THE BEST cookies ever? Get the skinny on acorn - and how you can help bring this native food back to the mainstream - in this short article. https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/its-time-to-eat-acorn-again21 Feb 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipicv56ps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lhttwrfsyk2lThese are seriously the best chocolate chip cookies we've ever tasted - made with 50% acorn flour. https://eatacorn.com/recipes/acorn-chocolate-chip-cookies10 Feb 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhttwrfsyk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lgtka5vqxs2eGreat piece from @wired.com on how invasive grasses are fueling our wildfires, echoing the piece our CMO wrote a few weeks ago: https://www.wired.com/story/how-invasive-plants-are-fueling-californias-wildfire-crisis/28 Jan 2025 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtka5vqxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lgbw5zinwk2gThe "How did we get here?" question on the LA Fires needs to consider the invasive plant species, which are teaching us critical rebuilding/replanting lessons. Our LA Native CMO explores this: https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/fire-resilience-through-native-plants21 Jan 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbw5zinwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lg2mrlue6s2uPeople are sometimes confused about how oaks can thrive with no irrigation in a climate where almond orchards are dying. The answer is simple - look at the roots! Not only that, they build rich deep topsoil and support more than 6,000 other species. #NativePlants #Sustainability #EatAcorn19 Jan 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg2mrlue6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lfv3g3bx5c2iThere's a huge amount of misinformation on social media about the #LAFires, but the causes are actually well documented. Our CMO (who grew up in a neighborhood that burned) weighs in: https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/fire-resilience-through-native-plants16 Jan 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfv3g3bx5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lfuuw6e5lc2iCalifornia's Oak forests sequester ~80 tons of #carbon per acre while supporting massive #biodiversity. Preserving - and replanting - them is one of the most powerful things we can do to fight #climatechange. Our new white paper goes into detail. https://www.manzanitacooperative.com/musings/oak-forests-and-carbon-white-paper16 Jan 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuuw6e5lc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3leuikfjhd22yThis is a HUGE issue for companies like ours. Fake meat companies have raked in a ton of money, but it is very hard to raise if you're doing anything truly innovative or unique. We're going to make it happen anyway, but with so much at stake there need to be better funding mechanisms in place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jan 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuikfjhd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3leuigaviok2yPutting together our annual email newsletter today. Mailchimp's "Social" bar only lets you select from the sites they already have icons for and they don't have bluesky yet, so we put the link here on the Twitter icon instead. So in case you're wondering, yes that was deliberate.03 Jan 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuigaviok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3les3vftefs2vManzanita is just one of many "garage scale" companies working on solutions that can help the world adapt to a changing climate. Small investments now can make all the difference. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3les3vftefs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3lengcezxvc27The brand new winter issue of 'Edible Mendocino & Lake Counties' magazine is hot off the press and on news stands throughout both counties. The cover article is about our work to bring native Californian foods to the mainstream! You can read it online on their website: www.ediblemendocino.com01 Jan 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lengcezxvc27https://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3ldhaa4cp622oPeople ask why we're a #cooperative, and the answer is simple: it's better for the workers, it's better for local economies, and it's just better business.16 Dec 2024 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhaa4cp622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3ldef2dvdfk26A great infographic on Cooperatives and their impact.15 Dec 2024 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldef2dvdfk26https://bsky.app/profile/manzanitacoop.bsky.social/post/3ldeewcsexs26Very cool! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2024 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:flrg4tzcvjk7kh3ofiqpm2mt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldeewcsexs26