BYOB Program is Big Success
We are thrilled to report that the first month of our Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) program was a whopping success. We saved hundreds of paper bags and are set to donate over $600 to our first-ever Charity of the Month: the North Shore INN. And it is all because of YOU!...
Hemp History Week, June 5-11
Hemp has long been a darling of the environmentally conscious consumer. What many people DON'T know is that hemp contains no significant amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and as such, it's impossible to get high from it. Despite this reality (and hemp's many...
It’s Time to Visit Your Local Farmer’s Market
If you're already a Farmer's Market devotee (like we are!), then you know that markets are a great place to get the freshest local produce, dairy, breads and other artisanal items (and the perfect spot to spend a few quiet hours on a summer Saturday). Supporting small...
Coming This Month: Two Exciting Events from Slow Food North Shore
We love that there are local organizations so closely aligned to our mission. One such group is Slow Food North Shore, one of two Long Island chapters of the nonprofit group Slow Food USA, headed up by chef, food activist, and our good friend Bhavani Jaroff of...
Self Care for the Women You Love
Kicking off on Mother's Day (May 14), the 18th annual Women's Health Week is led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. The goal? To empower women to make their health a priority, and to encourage women to take steps to engage in...
It’s All About MOM!
May is all about the WOMEN. Women's Health Week kicks off on May 14th, which is (not coincidentally!) also Mother's Day. What a great time to show the moms in your life how much you care. At Rising Tide, our whole mission is to nourish our community with the products...
Rising Tide Grateful Card Program Launches May 15
Our GRATEFUL CARD PROGRAM is Here! On May 15, 2017, Rising Tide Market will launch our brand-new Grateful Card Program, featuring: Exclusive, members-only discounts on some of our HOTTEST items (look for the blue tags!). We'll be discounting approximately 130 products...
World Fair Trade Day is May 13
Here in the first world we take our bananas, chocolate and coffee (oh yes, especially our coffee!) for granted. But many people in other countries are not so lucky. Each day, tens of thousands of people in various Asian, African and South American countries—men, women...
RECIPES for a Festive Cinco de Mayo
Margaritas, nachos, sombreros...here in the U.S. we make a big party out of this May holiday most of us know very little about. Contrary to what a lot of us think, Cinco de Mayo does NOT celebrate Mexico's independence from Spain, but instead, Mexico's unlikely...
COMING SOON: Compostable Cups & Straws (that also look great!)
We're excited we'll soon be carrying the latest in eco-entertaining products from Preserve: compostable Cups and Straws. These single-use products—ideal for picnics, birthday parties and special occasions of all kinds—are made from plants and return to the soil when...
Starting Earth Day, Rising Tide Goes B.Y.O.B
This Earth Day (April 22), we're launching a green initiative that'll be a game changer (and a no-brainer!) for us and our customers. In order to reduce the number of paper bags we're using (and the trees we're destroying in the process), we're committing 100% to a...
RECIPES: A Vegan Passover
The egg-heavy holiday of Passover (not to mention that pesky lamb shank!) is an opportunity for Vegans to get creative. If you're also avoiding rice, beans and corn, you have to improvise even more, but that shouldn't stop you from having a deliciously festive...
This Year, Hack Your Easter Basket
To gift an Easter basket to someone who loves you is one of the holiday's simple pleasures. And it doesn't need to be stacked with all kinds of avoidables—high fructose corn syrup, food dye, sugar, sugar, sugar—to be something special. We've got everything you need to...
Spring is in Bloom!
If Mother's Day (May 14) is the best time to start planting outdoors, then April is when you lay the groundwork for all the growing that'll happen in May. We've got everything you need to get started. Organic Seeds: Rising Tide is proud to carry Certified Organic,...
NEW: Organic Beef from Bartels Farms
The new star of our Meat department is the Certified Organic Beef from Bartels Farms. Raised on ranches in seven western states on a 100% organic diet, all Bartels beef is raised WITHOUT ANY: GMOs herbicides or pesticides artificial hormones or antibiotics Plus,...
New Wellness Manager to Serve You Better
Please help us welcome Jennifer Musgrove to the Rising Tide staff! A Nutritional Consultant and Supplement Buyer for over 15 years, Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable about holistic wellness, and passionate about sharing what she knows with our customers. Jennifer is...
RECIPES: Take the Food Dye Out of Saint Paddy’s Day
As St. Paddy's Day approaches, you might be thinking about how you can get festive, bright green foods on your table (and in the kids' lunchboxes, etc.) without toxic food dyes (linked to hyperactivity, allergic reactions and tumor growth—and banned in Europe). Here...
A Bit ‘O Irish Cheese
With all those well-fed cows and sheep roaming the Irish countryside, it’s no surprise that tangy artisanal cheeses are a staple of the Irish diet. Kerrygold cheese is made in Ireland from grass-fed, pasture-raised cows, each one with proprietary Irish flavors—perfect...