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Downtown Grocery News 5/13/2007
Hello Downtown Grocery Shopper,
Spring has arrived and Blaine and his farm helpers are busy preparing the fields and greenhouse at Moonshadow Farm, while the grocery team is busy in the store stocking the fresh-local produce arriving from the farm and our other farmer friends plus we've being stocking many other new items that have arrived in the past couple of weeks:
New Salad Greens, Local and Organic:
- Red and Green Leaf Lettuce
- Spinach
- Mustard Greens
- Baby Sorrel with a nice lemony taste
- Watercress
- Arugula
- Turnips
- Asparagus
- Salad Green Mix called a Braising Mix includes Red Russian Kale, Swiss Rainbow Chard, and Arugula. A braising mix from Moonshadow Farm includes Red Russian Kale, Swiss Rainbow Chard, Arugula and Spinach. Braising means a quick moist heat cooking. "Braise" greens in a pan with a little water to soften texture or eat right out of bag!
More New Produce Items:
- Rhubarb
- Golden Delicious Apples
- Bee Pollen, Local and Organic from MoonShadow Farm. Bee Pollen is rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes and amino acids. It is also a source of antioxidants and contains the essence of every plant located in the fields and forests at Moonshadow Farm. Add a teaspoon a day into an energy drink.
Featured Produce this Week:
- Wild Morel Mushrooms, yes, it's true, they've arrived!
- Wild Leeks, also called Ramps: a spicy addition to salad & eat the green leaves too!
New Dry Goods:
- Mary's Gone Crackers that taste great with a slice of cheese
- Boomi Bars: Fruit and Nut or Perfect Pumpkin
- Brown Rice Corn Syrup for your baking needs
- Newman'O's Hint 'O Mint sandwich cookies: an Oreo but with mint flavoring
- Kettle Brand Chips: Spicy Thai - it's ginger with attitude
- Microwave Popcorn, no oil added, 3 bags to a box, by Garden of Eatin'
- Clif Builder's 20g Protein Bar: Cocoa Dipped Double Decker Crisp Bar
New Dairy Items:
- Whole Milk Vanilla Truffle Yogurt by Stoneyfield
- Fat Free Chocolate Undeground Yogurt by Stoneyfield
- Creamy Coffee Cream Top Yogurt by Brown Cow
- Vanilla Bean Yogurt with Vanilla on the bottom by Brown Cow
- Summer Fruits Yogurt with Whole Grain on the botton by Brown Cow
- 32 oz French Vanilla Yogurt by Stoneyfield
- 32 oz Plan Yogurt by Brown Cow
New Meats from Country Fresh, Weston, WI:
- Bacon
- Smoked Chicken Breasts ready for dinner tonight
- Sliced Smoked Chicken Breast ready for your brwon-bag lunch
- Smoked Turkey Breasts
- Germanwurst
- Classic Weiners
- Smoked Polish Sausage
New Meats from Good Earth Farms, Milladore, WI:
- Ground Beef, Local-Organic, in one pound packs
- Ground Chuck, Local-Organic, in one pound packs
- Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts, Local-Organic
New Health and Beauty Care Products:
- Arniflora Anrica Gel "A Natural Topical Pain Reliever" that relieves Pain, Swelling, Stiffness and Bruising. A new item recommended by our ballet dancing friends!
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Spring 2007 "Crop" Rotations (Crop = Art)
This past Friday we held a "Crop" Rotation Party --- Crops meaning art where we replaced painting (or crops) that had been hanging in our store/gallery since July with paintings created by 6th, 7th and 8th graders at John Muir Middle School. Their theme was "Fruits, Vegetables and Grains" and Kim Sample teaches a once-a-week art class from February through April ending in this exhibition on the walls of Downtown Grocery! Chris Mosse, our weekday cook, donated materials and Downtown Grocery donated wall space, and this past Friday we held a party for the eleven young artists and their parents and friends. We served cookies and punch, and we'll feature their paintings for several months.
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Downtown Grocery featured on News Channel 7, May 3rd:
"How Dangerous are Those Exotic Foods?" was a three-part report by Todd Hicks with video of Blaine inside the greenhouse and Kevin inside the store about sourcing food within a 150 mile radius to reduce transport costs, increase freshness, and maximize nutrition:
View two of the three reports at this link
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Downtown Grocery featured in the Daily Herald, April 17th:
The article, "Downtown grocery puts local first", was featured in the Special Section called "Progress" to showcase businesses (either historic such as Ruder Ware or start-ups like our store) that contribute to Wausau's future in innovative ways:
Read the Wausau Daily Herald article
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Special Events for Downtown Grocery
This past month we participated in several special events.
- Wausau Half-Marathon: We provided a tasty Spicy Indian Dahl soup for the runners after the race inside the Wausau Center Mall.
- Wausau Health & Fitness 10 Year Party: We provided samples of many healthy and tasteful foods for the party to celebrate 10 Years in Business for Wausau Health & Fitness.
- Grebe's Cooking Classes: This past week, we were the featured cooks for a cooking class titled, "Organic Delights: tasty vegetarian cooking with local and organic ingredients."
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Exhibitour, Friday, May 18th, Paul & Suzanna, Guitar & Violin 6-8 PM:
The River District will again hold Exhibitour "a gallery a go-go" in Downtown Wausau! This gallery night is spread over multiple locations, such as Van Dalfsen's and St Claire's Menswear, with art, food and beverages at each venue. Downtown Grocery will feature the acoustic music of Paul and Suzanna Gilk and offer samples of food made in our kitchen.This will be the fifth Exhibitour since 2005 and the number of people that participate recall historic photos where Third Street was filled with people every Friday Evening!
Click to the official Exhibitour website.
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Eat well, eat local, and see you soon!
The Team at Downtown Grocery.com
--- An old-fashioned neighborhood grocery store
.....featuring local & organic items and a self-serve deli!
Open Daily --- M-Sa 8-8 . Su 11-5
Store (715) 848-9800 . Blaine 675-6588 . Kevin 432-6952
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