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Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · 19d

Oppy Takes Control of Dole’s Non-Tropical Fruit Sales

A quiet power shift tightening that decides what fruit gets sold, where, and for how much.

Another Food Giant Merger Will Leave Everyone Else Squeezed

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Sep 23

Performance Food and US Foods are exploring a merger. Wall Street calls it “efficiency.” In reality, consolidation squeezes farmers, restaurants, and consumers—and makes our food system fragile.

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From SpartanNash to US Foods, consolidation is accelerating—squeezing farmers, raising prices, and leaving our food system more fragile than ever.

Canning Corn: Under Pressure

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Sep 17

Corn season is short. Winter is long.
Our newest Resistance Pantry guide is live: Canning Corn—Under Pressure.

🌽 Step-by-step instructions
💪 Why you need a pressure canner
🛠 And why it belongs in your Resistance Pantry
#PunkRockProduce #TheResistancePantry

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Corn season doesn’t last long, but it’s abundant while it’s here.

What Happened to Safeway?

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Sep 15

Safeway is shutting down another 12 stores this fall. The real story goes back to 1986, when a leveraged buyout turned a community anchor into a corporate shell.

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Another 12 stores will shutter this fall. But Safeway’s decline didn’t start yesterday — it began with a leveraged buyout nearly 40 years ago.

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Sep 9

Vermont Corn, Cavatelli, and a Creamy Punk Rock Twist

Vermont Corn & Cavatelli with Creamy Corn Sauce

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Resistance Pantry: How To Can Tomatoes Like You Give a Damn

Welcome to The Resistance Pantry, where we don’t hoard—we prepare

They want to regulate your stove because they can’t meter your woodpile.

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Aug 30

When the state wants to dictate the specs of your stove but won’t cap the runaway price of propane, that’s not about “efficiency.” That’s about control.

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The Last Fuel They Can’t Control

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Oregon is cracking down on agri-tourism—and it’s the small farms that pay the price.
Food education? Events? On-farm dining? All under threat.
We wrote a letter to the Governor. All you have to do is sign it.
#AgriTourism #OregonFarms #LocalFood #HandsOffOurFarms #FoodSovereignty #PunkRockProduce

⚠️ Sweet Lies: The Real Cost of Coca-Cola’s Cane Sugar Comeback

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 21

Trump claims Coca-Cola is ditching corn syrup for cane sugar—but who really pays the price? We dig into how corporate pivots like this impact American farmers, processors, and consumers alike.

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Behind the Bottle: Who Pays When Image Matters More Than Impact?

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 18

If anyone can walk me through canceling my #paramount+ subscription that would be great just spent too much time getting nowhere. Think I will just alert my CC company? #stephencolbert

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 15

🥫 When Tomatoes Become Tariffs

What the Collapse of the Mexican Tomato Deal Means for All of Us

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 14

Packed Date: The Secret Time stamp You’re Never Told.

Think your fruit is fresh? Think again. What defines Fresh?

Strawberry Fields Forever? Nah—Just Freeze ‘Em Right

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jul 2

Learn how to freeze strawberries the right way—no mush, no waste. Just local, ripe fruit locked in at its peak so you can taste real summer in February.

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Your local strawberries taste better because they are. Here’s how to lock in peak-season flavor so you’re not stuck with sad, sour imports come winter.

#supportsmallfarms

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Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Fresh NY strawberries, raspberries, and cherries at a Thruway rest stop? Don’t mind if I do. Picked up these beauties from a local farm stand right off the highway—Grey Mouse Farm and friends, reppi...

How To Freeze Blackberries Without the Freezer Burn Blues

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 18

Blackberries grow wild and bite back. Nothing more punk than foraging your own—but snagging them from a local farm? That’s pretty rock ’n’ roll too.

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Whether you brave the brambles or buy from the farm, freezing blackberries is a move your future self will thank you for

UNFI Got Hacked. What Now

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 17

UNFI got hacked.
Deliveries stopped.
Grocers scrambled.
The media says panic. We say prepare.
This isn’t a glitch. It’s a warning.
Time to decentralize, go local, and get serious about food resilience.
#PunkRockProduce #UNFI #Cyberattack #LocalFood #FoodSecurity
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⚠️ The Dust Is Still Settling—But the Lessons Are Clear

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Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 17

Welcome to Punk Rock Produce

We’re not here to sugarcoat the food system.

How To Freeze Blueberries for Maximum Freshness (And Minimum Regret)

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 16

Learn how to freeze blueberries like a rebel—no mush, no waste, just peak-season flavor ready to riot through the winter.

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Freezing blueberries isn’t just tossing them in a bag and hoping for the best.

Fresh Fruits & Veggies Day

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 16

Fresh Fruits & Veggies Day
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🍓 What Are We Really Celebrating?

Farmstand Vibes, Food Waste Lies

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Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 15

Farmstand-style stores sell the illusion of freshness—even in the dead of winter. But fake freshness leads to food waste, consumer guilt, and lost trust. Here’s how to fix it
#punkrockproduce #farmstands #foodsystem #localfarms #supportlocal #DIYyourfoodchain #Foodwaste

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When “Fresh” Becomes Fake

How To Freeze Blueberries for Maximum Freshness (And Minimum Regret)

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 13

Blueberry season’s peaking and we’re not wasting it. Here’s how to freeze local berries like a punk—no mush, no mystery, just real food preserved for the hard months ahead.
Support your farmers now, eat better later.
#ColdStorageforHotTimes is live.
#foodresilience

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Freezing blueberries isn’t just tossing them in a bag and hoping for the best.

Welcome to Punk Rock Produce

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Jun 12

Welcome to Punk Rock Produce
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We’re not here to sugarcoat the food system.

Punk Rock Produce @punkrockproduce.bsky.social · Apr 30

That was amazing