FEATURED PRODUCT: High Mowing Seeds
We're thrilled to introduce you to High Mowing Organic Seeds, our valued source for organic seeds since 2015. What began with just 28 varieties in1996 in founder Tom Stearns’ backyard has since grown exponentially—a one-man operation now a thriving business making...
LOCAL FLAVOR: Marion Gardens
With gardening season fast approaching, we're excited to bring in our amazing selection of organic plants from Marion Gardens, located right here on Long Island's North Fork. We spoke to Chris Gaipa, who, along with his father Walter, is responsible for the day-to-day...
RECIPES: Spring Veggies Are Here
There are lots of reasons to anxiously await the coming of spring. For us there's no better reason than the bounty of gorgeous fruits and veggies Mother Nature bestows on us at this time of year. Delicate ramps, tender and vibrant asparagus, seemingly impenetrable...
EARTH DAY INITIATIVES: Rising Tide Joins Climate Collaborative
Last Earth Day we made big news when we launched our BYOB—Bring Your Own Bag—initiative, wherein we began to charge customers $.10 for every paper bag we used, and donate those monies to a different local charity each month. The goal? To cut our use of paper bags in...
CHARITY OF THE MONTH: Community Solidarity
We are pleased to introduce you to our March Charity of the Month: Community Solidarity. Community Solidarity is America’s largest all-vegetarian hunger relief food program. Each week, Community Solidarity assists thousands of families by sharing free nutritious...
Jen’s Top 3: Allergy Prevention (Stop Seasonal Allergies Before They Start)
As we write this, we're in the midst of our fourth nor’easter in so many weeks. It certainly doesn’t FEEL like spring, does it? But cold as it is, this is the BEST time to begin an anti-allergy protocol that should allow you to skate through allergy season unscathed...
FEATURED PRODUCT: Essential Baking Company
We’ve had great breads in the store before, but that doesn't stem the excitement we feel at bringing our customers hand-crafted artisanal breads and scones—baked fresh daily—from Essential Baking Company. All Essential Baking Co. breads are made using traditional...
LOCAL FLAVOR: MUD Coconut Mousse
In 2013, Miriam Wietniewska and Sam Friedman fell in love. But they were often at odds over dessert. Sam loved sugary desserts like cookies, cakes and ice cream. Miriam would look at the ingredients and cringe – sugar, high fructose corn syrup, polysorbate 80,...
RECIPES: What to Make in Your Instant Pot
You have a slow cooker; do you really need an Instant Pot? The answer is...maybe. Depending on how you plan to use it, and for what. We are Instant Pot newbies, but have already had great success with a few dishes. What Instant Pots do REALLY well: Make legumes: They...
CHARITY OF THE MONTH: City of Glen Cove Youth Bureau
We are pleased to introduce you to our March Charity of the Month: Glen Cove Youth Bureau. Since 1981, the Bureau has been dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming environment to allow all youth, all families, and the entire community to achieve its potential. Each...
Tilling the Earth
Organic farming is the solution to nutrient-rich soil For over 10,000 years, humans have depended on soil. Today, soil depends on us. Due to agricultural processes like higher volume tillage and the use of pesticides and fertilizers, the health of our soil is...
LOCAL FLAVOR: Kalypso Yogurt
If the cute terracotta pots in the Rising Tide dairy section have caught your eye, you are not alone! These little pots belong to local yogurt manufacturer Kalypso Yogurt. Armed with a Mediterranean heritage, a desire to spread a planet-friendly consciousness and a...
FEATURED PRODUCT: Aromatherapy Diffusers
**Make GREAT Valentine's Day Gifts!** Diffusing fragrant, high-quality oils makes any room smell amazing. Essential oil devotees may also diffuse their favorite oil or combo of oils with the hopes of alleviating stress or anxiety, depression and insomnia. Using an...
RECIPES: Valentine’s Day Desserts…No Refined Sugar!
If you've been trying to cut down on added sugars (yet you have a serious sweet tooth, like us!), you might wonder how you'll get through Valentine's Day. There are chocolates, and restaurant desserts, and the artificially colored-and-flavored-and high fructose corn...
Not So Sweet: The Truth About Sugar and Heart Disease
For years, the news on heart disease was all about saturated fat. Now, thanks in part to a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the focus has shifted off fat and onto another culprit: sugar. (As a side note, a recent...
Jen’s Top 3: Heart Health
February is Heart Month! Maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle is paramount when it comes to preventing heart disease. There is also a handful of well-studied supplements that may decrease your risk even further. We probed the natural medicine-loving mind of our...
Unpacking a Year of Giving
As we dive into a new year, we'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who made it possible for Rising Tide to donate more than $7,000 to local charities in 2017. --The launch of our Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB)/Charity of the Month program was an unmitigated...
Sip Soup for Weight Loss
January is National Soup Month! When it's cold outside, we tend to gravitate toward warm, comforting foods like pasta, stews, and the star of the show this month: soup! Low-calorie, high-fiber soups—especially those packed with vegetables and/or beans—are super...