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February 2011 Issue
RISINGTIMESA publication of Rising Tide Community Market,
Damariscotta Maine
Specialty meats of a highquality, naturally raised and from
a reliable distributor are available to us at Rising Tide.
Place
your special order now for a
special Valentine’s Day dinner,
or for a unique dinner party; but
really, who...
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1 February 2011 Issue RISINGTIMESA publication of Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta Maine Specialty meats of a highquality, naturally raised and from a reliable distributor are available to us at Rising Tide. Place your special order now for a special Valentine’s Day dinner, or for a unique dinner party; but really, who needs an excuse to eat well? Over the Christmas holiday we took orders for venison, pheasant, goose and rib roasts along with the standard fare. We had great feed-back from you, our customers and are excited to be able to be able to offer these specialty meats year round! If you are thinking about something other than turkey or ham (and we have great options for that as well) ask us in grocery about options and availability. Whether you need duck for a romantic dinner for two or elk for a large family gathering, we can help you create a memorable meal! The Meat Department will also be offering a very special Strip Loin “Sweetheart Steak” for Valentine s Day.
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RISINGTIMESA publication of Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta, Maine
Dec 2010
Rising Tide
will have turkeys and ham
available for your Holiday
Dinners.
The turkeys are
born and raised right here in
Maine!
Greenly Poultry Farm is located in New Sharon, and
they raise free range birds,
and feed them non-GMO &
antibiotic-free...
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1 RISINGTIMESA publication of Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta, Maine Dec 2010 Rising Tide will have turkeys and ham available for your Holiday Dinners. The turkeys are born and raised right here in Maine! Greenly Poultry Farm is located in New Sharon, and they raise free range birds, and feed them non-GMO & antibiotic-free feed. They process the birds right there on the farm too! These birds will be $3. 29/lb. Pagett Farm in Palermo also raises free range turkeys, and they use an “All Organic Practices Program,” and the birds are processed at a USDA inspected processing facility. These turkeys will be $4. 99/lb. In addition to turkeys, we will also be stocking ham from Wee Bit Farm of Orland, ME, and North Country Smokehouse in New Hampshire which is a member of the Free Farmed Program. Tis the Season for Eating! Rising Times is Going Digital In an effort to save paper the Rising Times will no longer be printed and mailed out to the Co-op Member/Owners. Instead you wi
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RISING TIMESa publication of RisingTide Community Market
A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0
H o w M u c h L o c a l F o o d C a n y o u E a t
August 15th - September 15th
Rising Tide is challenging you to see how much local food
you can work into your meals.
eat local, america !
Get out your seasonal recipes, make
reservations at...
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RISING TIMESa publication of RisingTide Community Market A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 0 H o w M u c h L o c a l F o o d C a n y o u E a t August 15th - September 15th Rising Tide is challenging you to see how much local food you can work into your meals. eat local, america ! Get out your seasonal recipes, make reservations at restaurant that serves local fare, and take the canning jars out of storage. Peak harvest season is here, and Rising Tide is stocked with the freshest, highest quality local products available to help you enjoy a summer of delicious seasonal foods. Along with co-ops across the country, Rising Tide is hosting “Eat Local, America!” this summer, inviting area residents to focus on eating more local foods from August 15th to September 15th. Join the Rising Tide community and help us celebrate foods grown and produced in Maine. Eat Local,America! is a great way to engage with food growers and producers in the region and to learn about the bounty of foods
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RISING TIMESThe Newsletter of Rising Tide Community Market
J U N E / J U L Y N E W S L E T T E R 2 0 1 0
E x e r c i s e y o u r C o o p e r a t i v e v o t e ! ! !
It is that time of year again, time for YOU, the member/
owners of Rising Tide to vote on your Board of Directors.
This is one of your most important responsibilities as...
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RISING TIMESThe Newsletter of Rising Tide Community Market J U N E / J U L Y N E W S L E T T E R 2 0 1 0 E x e r c i s e y o u r C o o p e r a t i v e v o t e ! ! ! It is that time of year again, time for YOU, the member/ owners of Rising Tide to vote on your Board of Directors. This is one of your most important responsibilities as a member/owner of your cooperative. Please take the time to read the bios in this issue, and VOTE. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS ising Tide is pleased to announce that beginning in July, we will be starting a great new Donation Program. Dubbed Co-ops for Community Day, each month a local nonprofit community organization will receive a donation of 1% of our sales from each Wednesday of that month. They will also have the opportunity to have a table out in front of the store on those days as well to raise interest in their organization. The most exciting part, YOU, Rising Tide’s Member/Owners will be the ones choosing who those groups will be. Included w
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FOR
LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 9 NO.
1 FEBRUARY 2010
Managers’ Message
Happy belated New Year! What a difference a year makes.
At the
end of 2008 we reflected on our 30th
anniversary and the planned
relocation to our current space.
Now as we reflect back on 2009 we
are truly amazed at the work and effort put forth by...
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FOR LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 9 NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2010 Managers’ Message Happy belated New Year! What a difference a year makes. At the end of 2008 we reflected on our 30th anniversary and the planned relocation to our current space. Now as we reflect back on 2009 we are truly amazed at the work and effort put forth by our management team, staff, the board, our member/owners and the community at large. While the relocation project was herculean at times, it was really just the first step on our path forward to our next 30 years. We can barely remember anything that happened in the old store but we are happy not to be paying $4000 per month in rent to an out of state landlord as we now build equity in our property and pay interest to Damariscotta Bank and Trust that will be reinvested into our community. As for the day to day in the new store, we have been quite pleased with the initial responses from customers (see survey results below) as well as the financial results
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FOR
LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 8 NO.
4 NOVEMBER 2009
Managers’ Message
Well, we are settling nicely into the new store and are excited to
approach our first holiday season in our new space.
We navigated
the summer season quite well, all things considered, with a lot of
hard work from our staff.
We appreciate...
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FOR LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 8 NO. 4 NOVEMBER 2009 Managers’ Message Well, we are settling nicely into the new store and are excited to approach our first holiday season in our new space. We navigated the summer season quite well, all things considered, with a lot of hard work from our staff. We appreciate everyone’s support and feedback in making the new store the best it can be. Please continue to use the suggestion box to give us your comments. We are working hard at improving several areas, most notably the bulk department. Over the next few months our goal is to make sure we have the bulk products our member/owners have requested. The bulk liquid department took the hardest hit in the move, and we are listening to your feedback. Watch for changes in that area. Sales continue to be strong in the new store, averaging an increase of 35% over the same period last year. We also just crossed an important milestone: for a rolling 12 month period, we exceeded the
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FOR
LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 8 NO.
3 SEPTEMBER 2009
Managers’ Message
Wow.
We write this to you from our new space, something that
we knew would happen but that we still find hard to believe is
real.
This past month has been such a truly amazing time for
Rising Tide’s staff and membership, as well as for this...
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FOR LOCALLY GROWN, SHOP LOCALLY OWNED VOLUME 8 NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2009 Managers’ Message Wow. We write this to you from our new space, something that we knew would happen but that we still find hard to believe is real. This past month has been such a truly amazing time for Rising Tide’s staff and membership, as well as for this community at large. This building, a fixture in the Damariscotta landscape since the 1940’s, has been given a new life as a strong (pun intended, of course) community-centered business. The number of people involved in making it happen successfully is dumbfounding. To our amazing and dedicated staff; to those who made an extra $10 equity payment; to those who paid their equity in full (or beyond); to those who made donations, to those who made loans and loan guarantees; to the volunteers who helped pack boxes, unpack boxes, clean the old store, donated their professional services…really, it’s an amazing number of wonderful people! And that doesn’t even include
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