Mark your calendars, folks: March 23rd is National Chip and Dip Day! A much overlooked holiday, we think it’s an important one – especially if you have Sunflower Kitchen Hummus in the fridge. If you’ve had Sunflower Kitchen Hummus, you’ll know how true a statement that is. If you haven’t, well, WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?!? […]
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Getting your hands dirty is the best way to say, “Look, ma, no more snow!” Once again this year, we’re bringing in spring with Urban Harvest seeds. A Toronto-based company, Urban Harvest has been greenifying thumbs in the city for 20 years now. Thanks to their 100% certified organic seeds, you can make eating organic so […]
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This week, I made my own version of a key lime pie inspired pudding. Why, you ask? Okay, maybe you didn’t. But the origins of this kitchen experiment deserve retelling. Last month, I was telling Eric about a recipe I’d created for a quinoa bowl. “A what?” “A quinoa bowl.” “Key wobble?” “No, a quinoa […]
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Everybody loves coconut! Okay, not everybody. My dad, who likes ALL food, can’t STAND the stuff. But just about everybody else has gone coco-nutty. 5 years ago, we had one maybe 2 varieties of coconut oil on the shelf. Now we have a dedicated coconut oil shelf AND a floor display. Moreover, we’ve got coconut butter […]
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If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, you may have heard about our newest product from Le Petit Mas. You may know them better as garlic scapes, but Le Petit Mas one of the first to grow them. In 1989, when they began farming them in Quebec, there was no standardized term, so […]
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It’s cold out there. We’re all shuffling along the ice, tensing our muscles, hoping we stay upright. Chances are, we’re going to experience more-than-usual aches and pains. But, whether joint pain is new to you, or if you’ve been suffering for a long time, we’ve got some tips for you! Reduce Inflammation Inflammation and pain […]
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Once upon a time, in Merry Olde England, there lived 4 brothers. Well, it wasn’t such a merry time in England, because the black plague was running rampant. But still there lived four brothers. They may not have been brothers. There may not have been four. But they were perfumers. Or spice traders. Or apothecaries. […]
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Last summer, a fellow bulk-store-who-shall-remain-nameless announced that you could now bring reusable containers to fill with bulk products. A few of our customers reached out to request that we do the same. The thing is . . . we’ve been allowing our customers to bring reusable containers since we first opened! Since more and more […]
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Researchers published a study this week stating that two-thirds of the groceries they analyzed contained added sugars. Many of these products, the CBC reports, are foods commonly consumed by babies and children. With health-conscious parents now scouring ingredient lists, we thought it would be a good time to help demystify some other scary-sounding ingredients you may […]
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Every year, the health food powers that be put out a list of the top health food trends for the year. Last year was the “Year of the Pulse”. This year, fermented foods are topping all the lists. What are fermented foods? Fermentation occurs when a yeast or bacteria converts sugar into acid, gas, or […]
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