Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market

What you’ll need:
* baking soda
* distilled white vinegar
* essential oils
* lemon
* olive oil
* plant-based liquid soap
* (ex. Dr.Bronners)
Floor Cleaner
1/8 cup plant-based liquid soap
1/8 cup distilled white vinegar
1 gallon water
10 drops essential oil (scent of your choice)
Mix all ingredients in a bucket and mop as usual.
Helpful Hint: For ceramic and stone floors, eliminate soap (which leaves [...]

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We are happy to inform you that we have worked out an arrangement with UNCW for overflow customer parking. Additional Tidal Creek customer parking is available in the UNCW lot facing the Co-op, with teal lines. The passes are available to those customers who shop multiple times a week and don’t mind crossing the [...]

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by April Marlow
Kerala Curry is a local line of authentic Indian foods and sauces prepared in small batches that Tidal Creek carries not only in the deli but also on our grocery shelves. The dishes are from the gourmet kitchen of Ann Varkey and are her own personal recipes.
The history of Kerala Curry dates right [...]

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How many times do you get all the way through the checkout line only to realize that you forgot to bring their reusable bags? Here are several hints to help remember next time:
* Buy a bag that is beautiful or brightly colored – you’re more likely to remember a bag if [...]

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Spring Savings Coupon Book!
Spring is right around the corner and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than with good food!
That’s why we’re proud to offer our 2008 Spring Co-op Advantage coupon book. It’s full of big savings on your favorite brands, like Seeds of Change, Biokleen, Equal Exchange and Organic Valley, with a [...]

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Q: A tasting of coffee selections would be welcomed.
A: Great idea! Look for tastings of our coffee varieties offered at the coffee bar.
Q: Baby Spring Mix is almost always bad. Can we get spring mix instead. We had it B-4.
A: We have had a lot of quality issues with the new brand of salad mixes. [...]

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FRONT END CHATTERBOX
The Cashiers and Customer Service Staff of Tidal Creek hear everything you, the shopper, has to say about our products. It was brainstormed that the Front End Team would like to vocalize these comments, and so this column was born. Our mission is simply for us to hear what products you [...]

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Tidal Creek Co-op’s ends statement includes a goal “Concern for the Environment: The Co-op will promote conservation of resources and wise stewardship of the planet’s natural systems in its operations and product selections. We will encourage the use of alternate transportation and renewable energy whenever possible.” We work to accomplish this piece of our [...]

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By Raven Bruno, Coordinator SENCFS
Food impacts many aspects of human life. Most people do not realize that the systems associated with food commodities are related to their personal lives. Local environments, economies, policies and socialization are all areas in which food systems have a vast impact. This is being compromised as farms are quickly becoming [...]

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Overall Best Tasting:
Dana Tart
Overall Best Looking:
Cassidy Mintz
Best Tasting Dessert:
Stephen Raeburn
Best Looking Dessert:
Dana Tart
Best Tasting Appetizer /
Side Item: Deborah Flora
Best Looking Appetizer /
Side Item: Cassidy Mintz
Best Tasting Vegan Dish: Deborah Flora
Best Looking Vegan Dish: Suzanne Thatcher
Best Entrée: Dana Tart (Perfect Score!)
Our Judges for the Sweet Potato Cook off:
Andrea Houlihan, Customer Service Cashier
Amy Fleming, Finance Manager and
Mack [...]

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