Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market

Saturday April 2nd, 8-12noon
Community Yard Sale
Start your spring cleaning or find a hidden treasure at this community yard sale on the Tidal Creek lawn. Please park in the UNCW / Old Cinema 6 parking lot. Seller space is FREE; seller is responsible for all set-up, break-down, and sales. No need to register.
For questions please call [...]

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Notary Service for Co-op Owners
Tidal Creek Store Manager and Notary Public, Allison Callahan, is now offering notary service at $2 per document for current Co-op owners.  Appointments may be scheduled by contacting Ali at 910.799.2667 ext 218 or ali@tidalcreek.coop.  All fee proceeds will be donated to Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, carolinafarmstewards.org.
New Recycling Bins
Tidal Creek is [...]

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by Justin Murphy
“Ordinary, regular people are the ones that make the biggest differences in the world every single day”
Meet Danielle Richardet. She is a wife, a mother of three, and like many of you, an owner at Tidal Creek.  Lately, she has been receiving some extra attention for a film collaboration, inspired by her blog, [...]

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Jones Family Farm
Jones Family Farm is located just outside of Burgaw, North Carolina, 25 miles north of Wilmington.  The family includes Jeremiah, JoAnn and their five, young daughters.  Their farm encompasses an area of seventy-four acres.   In 2001 the Jones Family purchased this land from their relatives.  Recently, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture [...]

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Q:  Can we carry a biodegradable trash bag, like Biobag kitchen trash bags?  The Seventh Generation bag is recycled but not biodegradable.
A:   We will work room in for this.  Thanks!
Q:  Could you find out if the reusable Co-op shopping bags can be recycled?
A:  Our purple and green reusable Co-op bags are 100% non-woven polypropylene (plastic [...]

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Green Goddess Essentials (GGE Organics)
The more you learn about Green Goddess, Allie Leatherwood’s products, the more you’ll love them. At Tidal Creek, we carry Allie’s line of lotions, salves, and bath salts. She has been making these products, mainly for herself and her family, for the past 13 years; only last year did she [...]

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Book Review by JoAnn Fogler

The Frugal Foodie Cookbook; Waste-Not Recipes for the Wise Cook
by Lara Starr with Lynette Shirk
Lara Starr offers advice on easy, affordable cooking on TV, radio, and websites, as well as in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States and Canada. She is also the author of The Party Girl Cookbook.   [...]

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February 1st brought the culmination of Tidal Creek’s Patronage Dividend Program. Dividends were distributed to anyone who was a member between July of 2009 and June of 2010 and made purchases in the store of over $500 in total.  I find it very exciting to receive something back for my purchases and Tidal Creek was [...]

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Silver Spoon Apiaries
With the changing of the seasons, many people fall prey to airborne pollen attacks. Modern medicine offers an array of cures for seasonal allergies, but with these antihistamines come side effects, including dry nasal cavities and drowsiness, to name a few. This is what induces people to fall back on more natural remedies [...]

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Spring has finally arrived! The warmer weather has us all peeking our heads out and beginning to enjoy the sunshine.
The Board and the ownership would like to extend our heart-felt appreciation to outgoing Board member Tanner Postma. Tanner has served on our Board of Directors since 2002 and as our President for many years.  He [...]

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