Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market

Name:
Stephen Katulak
Position at Tidal Creek:
Produce Asst/ Local Produce Buyer
How long have you been with the Co-op? & what brought you here?
I just began my third year employed at the Co-op.
What are some of your interest outside of working?
A few of my interests include: hatching giant silk moths, listening to shortwave radio, microscopic photography, fermenting [...]

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Hi there!
My name is Sarah Bryant and I am the owner and founder of Sarah’s Simples dehydrated produce. We are a family-owned and operated business located in Rocky Point, North Carolina.
Sarah’s Simples was formed out of a medical necessity to reduce my exposure to toxins and processed sugars. It was very difficult to find a [...]

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Book Review by JoAnn L. Fogler

The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones; A Holistic Approach, by Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D.
Dr. Colbin is a pioneer nutritionist who has written many books on healthy eating, including The Book of Whole Meals, The Natural Gourmet, and Food and Healing.  Her latest book, The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones [...]

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Download the Non-GMO Shopping Guide
Brought to you by the Non-GMO Project
Working together to protect safe and healthy non-GMO choices
What are GMOs?
GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This relatively new science allows DNA from one species to be injected [...]

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Let us simplify your holiday meal

This year, your co-op kitchen will once again offer delicious ready-to-heat-and-eat Thanksgiving dishes to help make holiday meal preparation a breeze.
This year, we are offering single-serving complete meals and a pre-portioned meal that includes all the side dishes needed to feed a party of up to six people [...]

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It’s turkey time! Deadline to order is Tuesday October 12th and pickup of turkeys must be made by Wednesday November 24th 1pm. Size choices range from 8 pounds to 20 pounds. Prices are as follows: Organic Turkey $4.49/lb, Natural Turkey $3.29/lb, and all natural 7.5/lb spiral cut hams are $6.35/lb. Plainville Farms is also offering [...]

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In October 2010, cooperative members worldwide will join together to celebrate Co-op Month 2010 and this year’s theme: Local. Trusted. Serving you. Do you remember why you chose membership with Tidal Creek Co-op?  It may be among many reasons shared by 130 million people who have also chosen cooperatives, but it most likely has something [...]

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By Global Partnership for Afghanistan writer
“A major challenge for the future in Afghanistan is to ensure that, as sustainable agriculture is developed and  enhanced, the mistakes made in first world countries are not made here,” says Debrah Lovan, a well-known Chef and Kitchen Manager of the Tidal Creek Cooperative, from Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. The [...]

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Fall is just around the corner, and those of us in the produce department are looking forward to the comfort food that comes with the cooler season.  Local greens are making a comeback.  We are looking forward to lettuces, kales and collards along with beets, daikon and squashes in the coming months. New crop apples [...]

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Next time you’re at the Co-op, we hope you’ll check out the new items in our Wellness bulk area! Je M’Appelle supplies us with bulk organic cocoa butter that is truly luxurious – and it smells good enough to eat! Love your Vermont Soap Organics’ Lemongrass Zen room spray? Well, we’ve added a gallon to [...]

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