WELLNESS TOP 3: Supplemental Support for Vegetarians and Vegans
This time of year there's always a lot of talk about changing our diets for the better (healthier, cleaner, etc.) In particular, for both health and environmental reasons, more and more Americans are making the move toward a plant-based diet. There are some simple...
RECIPES: Cooking with Legumes, Nuts and Seeds
Some of the best sources of plant-based protein are also some of the most versatile when it comes to cooking delicious, healthy food. If you're looking to move more toward a plant-based diet, nuts, seeds and legumes will surely be your friends....and for good reason!...
What a Charitable Year: We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here at Rising Tide we're excited for another year of giving to the amazing charities right here in our own neighborhood. Year Two of our Charity of the Month program gave us the chance to meet a whole bunch of new people doing heroic work in this...
Rounding Up for the Holidays
It’s the giving season, and this year we're asking our customers to support the neediest in our community by helping provide for basic needs such as food and hygiene. For every purchase you make, we will give you the option of rounding up to the nearest dollar. All...
WELLNESS TOP 3: Be Zen for the Holidays
Stress this time of year is as ubiquitous as tinsel, cranberries and shelf elves. Whether it's anxiety about your growing to-do list, worrying about the money you're spending on gifts and festivities, or stress about time spent with family members that always,...
FEATURED PRODUCT: Tasty New Items from The Piggery
Early last month, we had the great pleasure of paying a visit to The Piggery butcher shop in Ithaca, NY. What we saw there was incredibly inspiring: Piggery owners and staff doing what they love and doing it with ingenuity and passion, raising some of the happiest...
LOCAL FLAVOR: Coastal Craft Kombucha
Like all good things, Coastal Craft Kombucha’s humble beginnings were driven by a passion for creativity and a love for food and health. Rachel Rappa (along with co-owner Daryn Stoger) founded Coastal Craft after falling in love with the health benefits of kombucha...
RECIPES: Not (Only) Your Grandmother’s Latke
Hanukkah's best-known food—the beloved potato latke (a.k.a. fried potato pancake)—is also a relatively recent addition to the festival-of-light festivities. Potatoes actually became part of the recipe in the mid-19th century, replacing pancakes made of cheese (usually...
CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Island Harvest Weekend Backpack Feeding Program
Founded in 1992, Island Harvest is Long Island’s largest hunger-relief organization, and plays a vital role in countering the sharply rising problem of hunger right here on the Island. Through its Kids Weekend Backpack Feeding Program, founded in 2006, Island Harvest...
RECIPES: How to Make an Amazing Vegan Thanksgiving
Vegans often get the short end of the Thanksgiving stick. Their hosts may forget that chicken stock and eggs aren’t vegan, and they're almost always left without dessert, save some fruit. This year, if we have our say, no vegan will be left behind! Follow a few simple...
FEATURED PRODUCT: Rising Tide’s Own Pumpkin Pie
If you've tried it, you might be wondering...what makes Rising Tide Pumpkin Pie so incredibly delicious? Three important things, according to Rising Tide's own Chef John. The uber sweet taste of condensed milk in most pumpkin pies is swapped out for the clean, fresh...
Rising Tide Presents Exciting New Juice Program
We're so excited to introduce our customers to our new and improved Organic Juice Bar! The reason for the reboot is simple: to provide you with the absolute best quality juices and juice products you'll find anywhere. Customize your own organic juice by choosing from...
LOCAL FLAVOR: Tierra Farm
Tierra Farm is a certified-organic manufacturer and distributor of nuts and dried fruits, located right here in New York State, 20 miles south of Albany. If you’ve enjoyed many of the nuts and dried fruits in our Bulk department then you already know…their products...
CHARITY OF THE MONTH: The North Shore Sheltering Program
The holiday season is a time of sharing and gathering and giving thanks for all of our blessings. It is also the perfect time for us to support the amazing efforts of the North Shore Sheltering Program (for the second year in a row!) as our November Charity of the...
WELLNESS TOP 3: Ditch Digestive Blues This Thanksgiving
Try as we may to exercise self-control, Thanksgiving can be a day of excess for many. It's hard to resist when we see some of our favorite foods only once a year! Do the best you can (don't arrive starving, focus on healthy veggie dishes, take a walk before dessert),...
It’s Non-GMO Month at Rising Tide: Take the Non-GMO Challenge!
This month we celebrate our right to make the kinds of non-GMO choices that influence retailers and food manufacturers, and ultimately, our food supply. Non-GMO month at Rising Tide allows us to showcase our favorite Non-GMO Project Verified companies and the products...
LOCAL FLAVOR: Bread Alone
If you've tried Bread Alone's whole wheat sourdough bread (or any of their other breads we carry, for that matter!), you know they're doing something exceptional at this Upstate NY bread company. Made using old-fashioned methods, their breads contain little more...
CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Harbor Day Care Playground
Our neighbor across the street (soon to be our adjacent neighbor when the exciting new location of Rising Tide is opened), Harbor Child Care serves children ages 12 weeks-12 years in a nurturing, safe, stimulating environment. Every child in their early childhood and...