The Co-op Current: December/January 2013-14

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VOL. 11- ISSUE 10 LOCALLY GROWN • COMMUNITY OWNED • SINCE 1982

DEC 2013 - JAN 2014

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GRATE NEW YEAR

from the Family to Yours

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Mission & Vision Statement Our Mission

We are dedicated to serving and connecting our community through a thriving natural foods cooperative business.

Our Vision

To foster and nourish health of the individual, community and planet by offering: ■ High quality natural, organic and

local foods and other environmentally sound products ■ A comfortable, affordable place

to shop and share knowledge

■ Education and training to help

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people make informed choices towards well being

Manager Message ...........................................................3

■ A sustainable and economical

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model which invests in the local and cooperative communities

7 Cooperative Principles 1. Voluntary and open membership 2. Democratic member control 3. Member economic participation 4. Autonomy and independence 5. Education, training, and information 6. Cooperation among cooperatives 7. Concern for the community “The cooperative business model, with its roots in democracy, is a solution to many of the world’s issues: social conflict, poverty, human rights and environmental issues”

Around The Co-op ......................................................... 4-5 Co-op Scoops ............................................................... 6-7 Joyous Food Noel ......................................................... 8-9 Look For Local ...............................................................10 Book Review ..................................................................12 Staff Spotlight ................................................................13 Co-op Events ............................................................. 14-15 Wild Card Coupon ...........................................Back Cover

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THE CO-OP CURRENT Published bi-monthly by Tidal Creek Co-op Managing Editor Katie Wright

General Manager Craig Harris

Editor Rebecca Warfield

Marketing Manager Katie Wright

Graphic Design and Layout Sue Cothran

Co-op Kitchen Manager Deb Lovan

Contributors Craig Harris, Deb Lovan, Andrea Houlihan, Bethany Delaney, Kathyrn Waple, Anthony Garguilo, Katie Wright, Amy Howkins, Ryanna Battiste, Matthew Croft

Perishable Manager Mack Fleming

Board of Directors Joe Kertesz, Anthony Garguilo, Kathryn Waple, Matt Collogan, Ryanna Battiste, Michelle Britt, Evan Folds, Justin Murphy, Danielle Richardet.

Human Resources Manager Vicki Baty

Front End Manager Kathryn Waple Wellness Manager Andrea Houlihan Finance Manager Amy Fleming

MANAGER MESSAGE

Board Note

Craig Harris

General Manager

New Year, New Outlook

MAILBAG Why not have the Tidal Creek Annual Picnic here at Tidal Creek? Save some gas.

Thanks for the suggestion and you raise a good point. We have held the annual picnic at the store in the past and had very poor attendance. Since we moved the event to Jones Family Farm, we’ve had a tremendous turn out with the added bonus of supporting a local farm! Next year, we can try to coordinate some car pool options for attendees to cut down on the gas used.

I found Tidal Creek through the Happy Cow app. I had a wonderful vegan lunch, delicious fresh juice, coffee to go, & a vegan coconut/mango cupcake to die for, plus goodies for the road. What a treat!! I wish we had a co-op like Tidal Creek here in Charleston!! - Darlene Comments or Suggestions? Submit them at the Customer Service Desk or email us at mail@tidalcreek.coop.

Best employees, best selection, not overwhelming, convenient, the list goes on... We shop at Tidal Creek at least once a day! - Camber

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When asked to write a piece for our newsletter about New Year’s resolutions and goals, I struggled as I thought about how to best approach this. What do the words truly mean? Synonyms for the former include: determination, steadfastness, tenacity, and perseverance.

Synonyms for goals include references to sports and objectives, aims, and ends.

I have skepticism about the fruitfulness of both words when it comes to starting a new year. People make and attempt to keep these New Year’s proclamations for reasons of betterment. Yet I read countless articles, hear personal anecdotes, and overhear conversations discussing un-kept resolutions and goals.

This makes me sad. Are people saying they lack in these stellar qualities? I believe no. I think an important word is missing: vision. It is difficult to see one’s self as different than they currently are.

Whether it is eating habits, using less plastic, being more involved locally, being kinder, or even taking initiative to clean the house more, if you are not doing it currently, it is often difficult to see yourself in those new capacities.

If you visit our website and click the ABOUT section, two sub-headings are listed: Our Mission & Our Vision. I firmly believe this language has helped keep our commitment of quality and support to our owners, shoppers, and community.

Last January, we had to really envision how we could better our Co-op and how we could achieve that mission. By clearly seeing where we wanted to be in 2013, Tidal Creek made great accomplishments throughout the year. With this language, we made improvements, thought outside of the box, and worked towards the betterment of Tidal Creek Co-op.

I sincerely believe looking at 2014 in terms of what you want to achieve can be made possible through envisioning the positive changes you wish to make or enact. Truly see yourself eating healthy dinners daily, saying no when the cashier asks if you want a plastic bag, smiling as you look at your shiny clean house, and feeling pure joy as you extend a kind gesture. Envision your mission and keep making great strides throughout 2014.—

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AROUND THE CO-OP has such a mild climate that this is actually one of the best seasons for local produce. Greens, squash, sweet potatoes, and broccoli are just a few of the veggies available. Many of them even taste better after they have been kissed by the first frost! There are no pests to contend with, so even our local farmers have a bit of an easier time getting their produce to market. So keep up the holiday spirit and enjoy the local, fresh greens all through the winter!

PRODUCE NEWS

Mack Flemming Produce Manager

Happy Holidays from the Tidal Creek meat and produce department!

While the biggest food holiday of the year may be behind us, December and January are great times to try out that new recipe or experiment with learning how to cook a new variety (or any variety!) of winter squash. Skip the canned pumpkin and go right for baking your own pumpkin pie using our delicious sugar pie pumpkins. We

GROCERY NEWS Giving Thanks

The Grocery Department would like to thank our customers for all their input on product selections and highlight a few of these new items. In our Frozen dept we are now carrying Angelic Bread that is made of sprouted non-GMO grains and tastes delicious. In our refrigerated area we have brought in Go Veggie vegan Cream Cheese and Califia Almond Milk. In the packaged

also have recipes cards available right in the produce department with a rotating assortment of tasty, seasonal recipes, many with local ingredients to wet your appetite.

Don’t think just because it is winter time that there is a lack of local produceon the contrary! The Wilmington area

The Produce Team is committed to providing the healthiest, local, naturally farmed, and organically grown products for our owners, customers, and the community. We make purchasing from local growers and small farms a priority. We bring in the highest quality produce possible.

area we want to shout about some super tasty Castelvetrano olives and bell peppers and caramelized onions from Jeff ’s Naturals.

Please keep on sharing your thoughts and suggestions and have a great New Year.

The Grocery Team is committed to providing the healthiest products for you, your family, pets and our planet. We make purchasing from local growers, producers and small farms a main priority of our daily business. Our Bulk department offers a wide assortment of organic and Fair Trade products as well as providing unique herbs and spices, at affordable prices. Quality beer and wine selections are available from small vineyards and microbreweries with several organic and low sulfite options available. We work to ensure that our products are free of hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, sweeteners, preservatives and flavors.

We provide you with meats and dairy products

that are free of hormones and antibiotics. We will purchase GMO-free products whenever possible.

We purchase items from companies with ethics and standards similar to the Co-op’s.

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AROUND THE CO-OP WELLNESS NEWS

Andrea Houlihan Wellness Manager

Tidal Creek has inspired gift ideas for the season!

A Klean Kanteen is a thoughtful gift that reduces single-use plastic and paper. They’re designed to last a lifetime, and we have a full line of colorful steel bottles, cups and tumblers, food canisters, and baby bottles.

Customize your unique gift with Klean Kanteen accessories! Glass Dharma straws are the perfect stocking stuffer—they’re beautiful, and they are a unique and unexpected gift.

Everything tastes better through a glass straw!

Cuppow is the original canning jar drinking lid for all ages! They’re BPA & Phthalate Free,

and they’re made in the USA. Indigo Wild’s Zum Holiday collection never fails to delight; this year is no exception. Zum soaps make the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer—just a little something extra to ensure your gift smells better than all the rest! Fancy girls love the non-toxic, hypoallergenic kid-friendly nail polish from Piggy Paint. We have all the trimmings too-- she’ll love feeling like a big girl! We’re especially excited about the kid gift kits from Glob Paints. Made in California from fruits; veggies; flowers; and spices, they’re watercolors that are both safe and smell great!

A gift within a gift, ChicoBag’s compact and reusable bags make great gifts and an eye-catching alternative to wrapping paper!

YouTube videos show you how it’s done. Filling an African Market Basket is another great alternative that will surely make a colorful impact! You can fill the basket with candles;

The Tidal Creek Wellness Department is committed to providing its customers with superior quality supplements and body care products. We select goods from companies who, like Tidal Creek, have policies in place to control the use of unsafe ingredients and ensure that products and processing have the least amount of negative environmental impact. The Wellness staff strives to have reliable information available about the benefits and effectiveness of our products.

Maybe you are attending a potluck and want to pick something up here at Tidal Creek. There is no reason to make the season more hectic for yourself than it already is. I hope that you have enjoyed eating with us this year and that we can continue to assist you through the rest of the holiday season and into the next New Year.

CO-OP KITCHEN NEWS Deb Lovan

Co-op Kitchen Manager

Here we are, right in the peak of holiday season.

If you were one of the many who we helped with Thanksgiving fare, I hope you enjoyed our food. We appreciate that you included us in your meal.

Our bakery forged through a record number of pumpkin pies this Thanksgiving.

We have all taken deep breaths and are ready to help you with your baking needs through the remaining holidays. Handmade organic pumpkin and pecan pies will still be available through the New Year. We will also be featuring our carrot cake, fruit cake, and other seasonal specialties.

This year we will be focusing on cookies.

We always have individually wrapped cookies on hand that make great stocking stuffers or gifts for Santa. We will also be offering customized cookie assortments and raw cookie dough throughout the season. So whether you need a small box to take to party or want to roll some homemade sugar cookies out with the family, we will be able to help you out.

essential oils; locally-made beauty products; and Good Paper, handmade, fair trade and eco-friendly cards. We hope you’ll start your holiday shopping locally at Tidal Creek!

The kitchen will be here preparing all the standards, so please call on us to ease some of the holiday tension. Remember we are here for lunch and dinner when you are out there in the shopping blitz. One of the best kept secrets is that Tidal Creek deli offers sandwich trays, boxed lunches, cheese trays, and salad trays.

Keep us in mind when you are having guests over and want something light and healthy.

The Co-op Kitchen Team is committed to providing the healthiest products for ourselves and our planet. We avoid the use of any products with high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils.

Organic products are central to our department and we weigh carefully the choice between them and conventional products when availability or financial concerns cause us to make this choice.

Developing relationships with local food producers and companies that share the Co-op’s vision is also of central importance to us. We understand that our effort to bring well-prepared, fresh foods to our customers contributes to a larger ecological and cultural mission.

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Tidal Creek Partners with Down East Connect to Bring You More Local Produce & Products!

Tidal Creek is now a drop-off location for Down East Connect – a local nonprofit that connects small, local farmers with consumers, restaurants, and retailers through a unique twist on the traditional Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) system. Unlike the traditional CSA, Down East Connect allows customers to purchase a variety of goods on a weekly basis. The orders are due on a certain day and are available for pickup once a week. The consumer is not obligated to purchase every week and can purchase any amount during a given week.

Most of the produce and goods offered through Down East Connect come from the Columbus County area. Down East Connect decided to focus on that county based on the low economic well-being of that region. While many producers

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come from Columbus County Down East Connect offers products from over 35 farmers, bakers, beekeepers, hog farmers, beef farmers, foodie enthusiasts, and kitchen crafters. Visit their website at www.farmersfreshmarket.org/downeast/, and sign up to pick up your next order at Tidal Creek!

Customer Survey

Tidal Creek Co-op is always looking for ways to improve and meet the needs of our customers and owners. This year we are partnering with researchers at UNCW’s Cameron School of Business to better understand how we can delight our customers and grow the co-op in the coming year. Receiving your great feedback will help us serve you better. Look for surveys in your email inbox in early January and earn a $5 Owner Reward certificate for taking the survey and sharing your thoughts.

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Make a Difference this Holiday Season & in the New Year!

Round Up at the Register

Looking for a simple way to make a big difference in our community? Next time you make a purchase at the co-op, round up your total to the nearest dollar or any donation amount of your choosing through our REAL CHANGE program. The REAL CHANGE donation program is an easy way for shoppers to support worthy causes and organizations throughout the year.

Donations can be made on an ongoing basis, during your transactions at the register. Tidal Creek’s REAL CHANGE donation program is focused on organizations that share your commitment to a healthy local community.

This Holiday season and in the New Year, we invite you to donate your extra change to the following groups:

Feast Down East / September 2013 - January 2014

Feast Down East helps small and limited resource farmers gain access to markets such as restaurants, grocers, schools, and hospitals. They are dedicated to creating an economicallyviable, regional food system that benefits farmers, businesses, food services, and consumers in Southeastern North Carolina.

Cape Fear River Watch / February 2014 - June 2014

Cape Fear River Watch is a grass-roots, environmental nonprofit that works to protect and improve the water quality of the Lower Cape Fear River Basin through education, advocacy, and action.

Your change will help these wonderful local organizations create REAL CHANGE in our community. Thank you for your donations!

Ownership Can Be So Rewarding!

In September we launched our Owner Rewards Program and are excited to see so many rewards certificates being used for purchases at the Co-op. The program is a free perk of ownership and is designed to give our loyal owners acknowledgement and appreciation for their continued support and investment in the co-op. Receive one point for every dollar you spend (excluding tax). For every 400 points earned, a rewards certificate worth $5 will be issued to you via email! Rewards certificates have a 30 day expiration, so make sure to swing by the co-op this Holiday season to enjoy your rewards.

Accrual of rewards points is directly associated with your Tidal Creek owner number, which can be found on your owner card or on the bottom of your Co-op store receipt. All you need to do to begin enjoying your rewards is ensure that the email address you want your rewards certificate sent to is the same email address we have on file – just ask a cashier next time you are at the co-op.

Please visit www.tidalcreekrewards.com to set-up your rewards account; find out details about the program; and view, track, and print your rewards. Thank you for all you do to support the co-op. www.tidalcreek.coop 7

Joyous Food Noel Get rid of the guilt and deprivation this holiday season

BY Ryanna Battiste GRUB

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degree mornings may seem incongruous with palm trees, but there’s a certain joy that comes with wrapping up in a scarf and donning some boots.

Of course, there’s also joy in knowing that the mercury could rise to the 70s any day now, and we won’t be covered in icy white stuff for the next 5 (or 6 or 7) months.

But what about Food Joy? For many of us, December means Food Guilt and January means Deprivation. The holiday season is upon us, friends: that stressful, January: Real Foods Challenge hectic, fattening, darkest time of the year.

No deprivation! Eat nourishing, Real At GRUB we’re challenging ourselves Foods, and transform your body and to a Joyous Food Noel, and you can too. your life.

Living in deprivation makes us hungry, February: Sugar-Free Challenge sad and angry. Maybe you can’t eat things Kick the white stuff, and experience a you’ve loved in the past, maybe you can’t healthier, happier you! afford ingredients you think would make your dinner divine, but you don’t have to March: Gluten-Free Challenge stop your train of thought there.

One simple omission, unlimited benefits Go ahead and bring that gluten-free and bounty. dish to the family potluck, if no one likes April: Gut-Health Challenge it, more for you! Make grassfed Swedish Heal your GI tract, and unlock your whole Meatballs a little smaller than last year to stretch the meat further, no one will notice. body’s full health potential.

Eating well Find your foods when you’re “Yes!” list, and Go ahead and bring that gluten-free NOT at a holiday enJOY it! dish to the family potluck, if no one party, or when That includes likes it, more for you! you’re recovering deciding to eat from the holiday foods you don’t season, isn’t easy either.

Try these GRUB usually eat, or that don’t serve your body meal-planning tips so the “junk” can in the best way, and enJOYing those too. remain a “party treat”: Feeling guilty and not allowing yourself to 1. When you have time to make a enjoy what you’re eating is another act of nourishing meal, especially a soup or stew, deprivation that you simply don’t deserve. make double the amount, and freeze a And if all that enJOYing has knocked batch for a hectic day’s dinner. you too far off track, join GRUB for a 2. Keep a bag of nuts in your bag or Joyful New Year with Challenges that offer car for a balanced snack during errandinspiration for your nourished life:

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running, and avoid the exhausting crash of an energy bar or muffin (added bonus: you’ll actually be hungry for dinner!)

3. Cook up a big batch of protein (ie: brown 2 lbs of grassfed beef, or tempeh, or cook a huge pot of quinoa). Use it as a component for different meals with various veggie and spice themes, and enjoy quick, nourishing meals all week long.

Maple Pecan Snack Can’t eat nuts? Try substituting roasted chickpeas or pumpkin seeds for pecans.

INGREDIENTS 1 lb pecans 2 Tb coconut oil 2 Tb maple syrup ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp sea salt DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 325.

2. Combine all ingredients in a roasting pan.

3. Bake for about 15 minutes, stirring half-way through.

Herbal Allies for the Holidays

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s you prepare for holiday gatherings, remember to take care of yourself so that you can truly enjoy this special time with family and friends. Simple routines including exercise or daily meditation go a long way. You can also get much-needed support from herbal allies.

Increased stress can send your adrenal glands into overdrive. The adaptogenic herb Eleutherococcus (Siberian Ginseng) will give you an energy boost and help your adrenals weather the storm. Take 60 drops of tincture or ¼ teaspoon of solid extract in the first half of the day.

You can also handle stress better if you nourish your nervous system. Combine equal parts Orange peel, Chamomile, Lemon Balm and Oat (dried milky oat seeds). Brew 2 teaspoons per cup, and remember to cover it so those volatile oils don’t escape! This tea is also perfect for

Use orange peel in tea as a nervous system nourishment or as an essential oil for holiday aromatherapy

children’s tummy aches or travel stress.

Scents set the mood for holiday celebrations. I love Orange peel (Citrus aurantium) essential oil for holiday aromatherapy. The warming aroma eases anxiety and reminds us of holidays past.

I hope that these herbal allies keep you

going strong all the way through New Year’s Day. By the way, pop two capsules of Milk Thistle before you uncork the champagne on New Year’s Eve. You’ll thank me on January 1st. Love and light from my family to yours! — Amy Hawkins, ND

We Believe every child is special.

We Believe in treating the whole child by addressing their physical, emotional, social and environmental needs.

We Believe in addressing the root cause of illness.

We Believe the integrative approach, combining western medicine & evidence-based complementary healing modalities with an emphasis on functional medicine, as the best way to heal & prevent illness.

We Believe in a parent’s right to vaccine education and informed consent.

We Believe in partnering with parents, to create a living legacy of vibrant health for future generations.

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LOOK FOR LOCAL

BY Matthew Croft Local Grocery Buyer

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idal Creek Co-op has always supported local growers and producers. We want you to have the opportunity to get to know more about the local products we carry and the people who make them. These are the folks who help our community grow, and we hope you will support them by enjoying their products. Just look for the local shelf tags throughout the store!

Add Organic Grass Fed Beef Roasts to Your Holiday Spread Great for both holiday party buffets and dining-table carvings, local organic grass fed beef roasts are now available locally from Marshallberg Farm!

Whether you choose a slowcooked, tender chuck roast garnished with cranberries and seasonal tubers, a luau style beef brisket in terriyaki marinade and festive pineapple, or a balsamicglazed London Broil with rosemary and thyme, your guests are sure to be excited and pleased to see grass fed beef on your holiday menu.

Holiday Chuck Roast with Cranberries Grass fed beef chuck roast Butter or olive oil Rosemary Salt & pepper Seasonal small artisan potatoes

( may add Beets, Turnips and Rutabagas)

3 cups burgundy Worcestershire sauce (to taste) 1 bag cranberries Fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS Thaw roast if frozen. Tenderize both sides with Jaccard tenderizer or sharp knife. Sprinkle Worcestershire

sauce on both sides. Rub butter or olive oil on both sides. Season with a little salt, pepper, rosemary and herbs of your choice. Place in roast pan and pour half of the burgundy onto the roast. Add potatoes and half of the cranberries around the roast. Cover pan and cook in oven at 350 for a couple hours or until tender. Garnish with leftover raw cranberries, bright green parsley and a sprig of fresh rosemary.

(Email marshallbergfarm@gmail.com for more recipes)

A large selection of roasts, ground beef, steaks, stew meat, and artisan all-beef nitrate-free hot dogs are also available for purchase. Next delivery date to Wimington will be December 7. For more information, call (252)418-0033 or visit www. marshallbergfarm.com.

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BOOK REVIEW

Thinking Outside the Pill

The pros and cons of medication use

BY JoAnn L. Fogler

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rug Muggers; Which Medications Are Robbing Your Body of Essential Nutrients and Natural Ways to Restore Them. By Suzy Cohen, RPh Suzy Cohen is a best-selling author, syndicated columnist (sometimes in the Star News), and speaker. She has been a licensed pharmacist for more than 22 years and has experience in hospitals, retail, and a consultant pharmacy practice. Cohen has a

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great newsletter column called pricey prescription.

“Dear Pharmacist” and prides Suzy Cohen takes up each herself on thinking “outside mineral and vitamin and the pill”. tells just how they affect the This is a deviation from body and what drugs they my usual reviews. It is not a steal from your body and cookbook nor is it a how to how you can prevent this book per se. It is a reference loss. For instance, calcium book that reviews not only is one that most of us take prescription drugs, but daily. Did you know that OTC drugs, vitamins, and calcium helps make your minerals. This invaluable tool DRUG MUGGERS: Which muscles work properly? It is available at TIDAL CREEK Medications are Robbing is needed for bones and NATURAL FOODS, and if teeth, but did you know that Your Body of Essential they run out, they will order it is also good for healthy Nutrients and Natural Ways to Restore Them one for you. blood pressure? Cohen gives

By Suzy Cohen, RPh This author reminds “Put this on your plate” tips the reader that “I am not for calcium: turnip greens, a doctor” and “this is just a book.” spinach, kale, blackstrap molasses and However, much research has gone into this many others. The list of muggers is much volume. References in the back of this welltoo long for this review, but here are a referenced book as well as in the text give few: tagamet, nexium, zantac, etc. Cohen the reader confidence in the selection of suggests, calcium carbonate is harder drugs. Cohen states the purpose in writing to digest and seems to create more acid this book is for you, the reader, to learn how in the stomach after it leaves. Calcium to stay safe when taking medications and citrate and calcium gluconate are ideal over the counter drugs. forms of supplemental calcium, according If you only have a few minutes, there to this authority. is punch list in which you can look up One of the many vitamins that this your medication or OTC drug. The author takes up in her book is Vitamin book is divided into three parts: general D. Cohen states, “Once ingested, vitamin information, nutrients that drugs can D turns into a powerful hormone that steal (or mug) from your body, and how targets more than 2,000 genes in the to purchase top-quality supplements. human body.” You may remember that A drug mugger is a drug that steals you get vitamin D by being out in the nutrients from your system or prevents sunshine daily (maybe about 30 minutes). the absorption of nutrients. Any Some of the drug muggers of vitamin D particular drug could be causing more are acid blockers, antacids, blood pressure diseases. If you run low on even one vital drugs, and cholesterol drugs. Great foods nutrient, you can experience a veritable that contain the vitamin are salmon, cascade of uncomfortable side effects. tuna, sardines, egg yolks, and fortified Then, according to this expert, you will cereals. Did you know that the time to likely be diagnosed with a new disease, take vitamin D is with breakfast food? for which you will be handed yet another Taking vitamin D in the morning puts

the supplement in sync with your body’s natural biorhythm. It is all ready to begin the day with the morning sunshine.

This book is a marvelous reference source. We all take medications and/ or over the counter drugs. It is good to know how to be safe when using them.

Doctors don’t always tell or know about the safety of many of the drugs or OTC medications so it is very good that we have both books and the internet to help us. The advice given in this book may be valuable to you. Drug Muggers gives the reader vital information that can be used when needed. The amount of information that you can get from all the research in the book and the many references at the end of this book is amazing. This book (bears repeating) can be found, of course, at TIDAL CREEK NATURAL FOODS. Here are some books that I would suggest for holiday giving. These are books that I have reviewed and have valuable information for all of us who want to lead healthy and happy lives.

Happy Holidays!

1. Apple Cider Vinegar

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Bethany Delaney Outreach Coordinator How long have you worked at the Co-op?

4 years!

What is the best part of your job?

and community. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by delicious, healthy food every day and my co-workers are the coolest!!

In the four years I have worked at Tidal Creek, my job has changed and grown in so many ways. I like that no two days at the Co-op are ever the same. It keeps life interesting and I am never bored! I love working for a local, community-owned business with a mission and values that I personally believe very strongly in: health & nutrition, sustainability, education,

This book is written by the Bragg people that really put this product on the market. It is amazing what you can do with ACV.

2. Coconut Oil Miracle

This is the truth about the oil that all of us may use. It will give you hints galore on its uses.

3. Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetics

This is a vegan approach to this disease that affects millions of people.

4. Apple Cookbook

Yes, it is apple season with many yummy kinds available. These recipes will make your holiday sing with joy.

5. 12 Best Foods Cookbook

Many foods that many of us already eat with more ways to fix them.

6. Drug Muggers

What a marvelous reference for the person who loves to have things right at their fingertips.

TIDAL CREEK NATURAL FOODS have these books and the products they sell. This holiday give information that will last all year.

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Upcoming Events DECEMBER - JANUARY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH 10 AM

Naturally Sweet Pantry with GRUB Savor how delicious a life without processed sugar can be! Take the first couple steps toward a naturally sweet pantry with us as we discuss, debate, and sample some of our favorite natural sweeteners, and how to shop, store and cook with these fabulously sweet sweets!

Suggested $10 donation. Register at thisisgrub.com or by calling 910.632.0464

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 6 PM

‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’ of a Healthy Digestive System with Pat Delair Great health, vitality, graceful aging, and a clear and peaceful mind are all directly related to a healthy digestive system. Join Pat Delair, Hippocrates Health Educator and owner of Conscious Integration, as she discusses the importance of having a healthy digestive system and the tools you can use to keep it running smoothly. Sponsored and presented by Pat Delair, Conscious Integration. Seats are limited; please register to reserve your spot. Stop by Customer Service or call 910.799.2667.

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We love our owners at Tidal Creek. Join us for our Owner Appreciation Weekend of December 7th & 8th!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH Owner Appreciation Weekend Active owners receive a 10% discount on the day of your choosing this Owner Appreciation Weekend. Discounted pricing applies to all items in stock on the shelf. We love our owners at Tidal Creek Co-op! Not an owner? Talk to any one of the co-op’s employees to find out how you can become one today!!

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Guitar Lessons since 2000 Therapeutic Drumming

Live Music 910-520-7792

p e r r y s g u i t a r .c o m

Massage Therapy

Deborah Flora, lmbt NC License #491 14 December 2013 - January 2014

910.762.9073

Upcoming Events DECEMBER - JANUARY HOLIDAY STORE HOURS: Monday, December 24th Closing Early at 5PM Tuesday, December 25th Tidal Creek will be closed Monday, December 31st Closing Early at 5PM Tuesday, January 1st 2014 Tidal Creek will be closed

THURSDAY, JAN. 23RD, 6 PM Medicine Cabinet Makeover Join Pat Delair, Hippocrates Health Educator and owner of Conscious Integration, for this FREE lecture. Make over your medicine cabinet with Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils straight from Mother Nature! Stop by Customer Service or call 910.799.2667.

MONDAY, JAN. 27TH, 6 PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, 6 PM

Tidal Creek Co-op Board of Directors Meeting All owners are welcome to attend monthly meetings held in the Co-op Café.

SATURDAY, JAN. 18TH 10 AM

Dairy-Free Pantry with GRUB Dairy-free can be delicious! Let’s talk about hidden sources of dairy, essentials for the dairy free kitchen, and how to get creamy yumminess back onto your plate. Suggested $10 donation. Register at thisisgrub.com or by calling 910.632.0464

Tidal Creek Co-op Board of Directors Meeting All owners are welcome to attend monthly meetings held in the Co-op Café.

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, FEB. 1ST 5-7 PM FeBREWary Beer Tasting

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DEC/JAN WILDCARD COUPON

5329 Oleander Drive Wilmington, NC 28403

PRESORTED STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID

This coupon is good for a

5%

PERMIT NO. 109 FAYETTEVILLE, NC

OWNER DISCOUNT

any day Dec. 1, 2013 – Jan. 30, 2014 Coupon must be presented at time of transaction.

Limit 1 per Owner. Owners may receive a maximum of 25% off subtotal of purchases.

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Tidal Creek Co-op

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5329 Oleander Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 799-2667 tidalcreek@tidalcreek.coop

16 December 2013 - January 2014

OPEN: Monday-Sunday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

www.tidalcreek.coop