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Our bacon buyer, Carolyn, shared this recipe. She notes, “You can add any type of veggie you wish to this, just saute along with the peppers and onions. Broccoli and mushrooms are great candidates. Or you can omit the Italian herbs and add a can of chopped chili peppers and chopped cilantro for a southwestern…
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This April brings a happy confluence of the pastries our bakers make each spring! We’ll have these items arriving in stores this month: Passover pastries are available March 31 through April 30: Chocolate roulade Sacher torte Chocolate-covered coconut macaroons Easter pastries are available April 7 to 21: Hot cross buns Biddies (chocolate or vanilla) Strawberry…
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Last year, we hosted a training for our staff about local, pasture-raised pork. One of the speakers was Sarah Blacklin of NC Choices, an initiative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). NC Choices educates producers, consumers, and everyone in between about pasture-based pork; assists meat processors and other intermediaries in the supply chain;…
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Ataulfo, Honey, Champagne, Manila… What’s in a name? In the case of these names, they all belong to our most beloved MANGO.
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In a recent Facebook giveaway, we asked people to enter by sharing their favorite smoothie recipe. We got some great replies.
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In late February 2017, we drove out to Wild Hare Farm in Cedar Grove to visit Mark Thomas and Leah Cook, the farmers who grow many of the cut flowers sold in our stores. Leah pointed out the crates of tulip plants that, in a few weeks, would be producing flowers for us. Well, Tulipalooza…
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We’re helping our friends at Seal the Seasons sell 4000 bags of frozen fruit! A distributor kicked them out of their storage space without much warning, so we bought the fruit and are selling it at a huge discount. We’ve got frozen peaches, strawberries, mixed berries, and Carolina Blend (peach and berry), all from our…
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Emily in our marketing office shared that this is her new favorite smoothie recipe, inspired by Seal the Seasons’s frozen peaches. She always assumed a peach smoothie needed some berries, until she made one with straight peaches.
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The first day of spring is next week. Be prepared when the warm weather arrives—stock up on cleaners!
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