August 2008 eco newsletter

Owners Update

The road to wellness can sometimes seem daunting. In addition to eating right—which has so many interpretations—there are a myriad of decisions that confront us every day regarding the most favorable way to approach and maintain good health. For example, what, if any, supplements and vitamins should you take? What type of exercise suits you physically and personally? Should you consult a conventional or alternative health professional for health concerns? What's the best way to manage stress? There are many choices, so best to keep it simple. Explore your choices with an open mind; eat good food, eat regularly and carefully; move; breathe and above all, find a way to love yourself. Jody & Joe Nolan

Free Gallon of Milk and buy-one-get-one canvas bags -
Spend $75 and get a gallon of milk for free. And buy one canvas bag and get one free - no additional purchase needed. Both good through the end of August

General Manager Update

Our remodel should be done! We have added 24 feet of refrigerated produce cases, allowing us to expand our homemade salads, and debuting our new salad bar. We will also be expanding our baby food selection and adding organic baby clothing. Thanks to everyone for asking questions and responding to our new website. We have been getting a lot of great feedback. See you in the aisles! Ron

Department Updates

Produce

We are receiving produce from local growers on a regular basis, everything from broccoli to onions and garlic. For those who haven't been to the store in awhile, we have expanded the selection of fruits and vegetables in our recent remodel so stop by to see what's new. Starting in August, we will be offering an organic self serve salad bar @ $7.99/lb. Open Mon-Sat, 10–6 and Sun, 10-4. Enjoy! Mark

Holistics

The entire Alaffia line will be on sale during the month of August. Alaffia makes sustainable skin care products from handcrafted shea butter and other indigenous ingredients. This outstanding company is truly fair trade by providing fair wages and prices to African farmers and donating 10% of proceeds to Community Enhancement Projects in Africa and around the world. Sadie

Customer Service

Save 10% on your purchases by ordering cases at the Customer Service
Desk. Most items arrive within 3 days and we can keep your name and order on file for those that have repeated case orders. My staff and I are always happy to serve you. April

Grocery

We are in the season of change! Expect many new items, especially in juice and pet food. New products include Adina Coolers, Bossa Nova Juice, Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt, and several new GF items from Glutino, Castor and Pollux Pet Food. Also new is organic frosting from Jungle products, best we've every tasted! We appreciate your patience and patronage and as always, thank you for all your new product suggestions. Christian

Meat and Seafood

We invite you to stop by and see some of the new items we are making—honey mustard marinated chicken, Cajun breaded chicken & pork cutlets, and the new steak burgers. Feel free to take copies of the different recipes that we've written. Christine

Cafe

The most exciting news is that we now offer a salad bar - full of all-organic produce. Add it to your plate of hot selections for lunch, or take home a salad for dinner! If you have ideas or suggestions for items to include, please contact anyone in our produce department.

Workshops & Classes

We have a great slate of classes over the next 60 days! Betsy and John Hicks return, along with programs on natural dentistry, nutrition, eating for one (a great new monthly gathering for singles who love healthy food), a North Indian cooking class, qigong, tai chi, thermography, chinese medicine and much, much more. Find a complete program list on our web site.

Friday Fish Dinners and Entertainment

We would like to start, this fall, having a Friday night Fish Dinner, and along with that great food, offer some accoustic guitarists/singers. More on that in September, but for now we are looking for talented performers who might be willing to entertain. If you are such a person, or know of someone, please either hit respond to this email or email April with that information. Turn on JavaScript!

Recipe of the Month

California Waldorf Salad

Serves 4-6

This lively version of Waldorf salad combines the traditional ingredients with fresh organic baby spinach and a zesty lime dressing. It makes a lovely addition to a late summer picnic.

Dressing:

1/3 cup organic non-fat plain yogurt or sour cream
1/3 cup organic mayonnaise
1 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons curry powder

Salad:

1/2 cup organic celery, thinly sliced
1/2 cup organic raisins
1/2 cup organic grapes, halved
1 organic apple, diced
1/2 cup organic pecans or walnuts, toasted
5 cups organic baby spinach

Combine the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk to blend.
In a larger bowl, combine the celery, raisins, grapes, apple and nuts. Add about 2 tablespoons of the dressing to this mixture.
Place the spinach in a salad bowl, add the celery, fruits and nuts and some of the dressing, then toss to combine. Add more dressing sparingly if needed.

Can you guess this picture?

Last months mystery picture was Kombucha, and specifically the grape flavor. Kombucha is the Western name for sweetened, fermented tea which is thought to have numerous health benefits. The recorded history of this drink dates back to the Qin Dynasty in China (around 250 BC). Congratulations and 2 free lunches go to Alan V. and Rania D. for their correct guesses.

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