12/16/11:

E-Newsletter Content:

1. 10% off for Member Appreciation Day - 12/16/11 to 12/31/11!
2. 20% off all Nutrition and Natural Healthcare Books!
3. Christmas Gift Baskets
4. New Products and Sale Items
5. Free Stuff!
6. Christmas and New Year's Store Hours
7. The Winter Market
8. Raw Brownie Recipe
9. Jokes

1. 10% Off Member Appreciation: 12/16 to 12/31/11

2. 20% Off All Nutrition & Natural Healthcare Books!!!

3. Christmas Gift Baskets Are Now Available!

4. New Products and Sale Items for December

Check out our Facebook page for our full list of New Products and Sale Items for December!

5. FREE STUFF!!!

As an additional appreciation for our members and our non-member shoppers, stop by on Thursday, 12/22/11 (the day of we are expecting a HUGE book and DVD order to arrive) for a free gift from the Co-op!

Our grocery department has requested new product samples from vendors. We will be receiving 35-40 cases of free products to be used as gifts for our shoppers on Thursday, 12/22/11, while supplies last!!!

We open at 9:00 AM!!!

6. Christmas and New Year's Hours

We will be open 9-5 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve!

We will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day!

7. The Winter Market

Stop by to check out "The Winter Market" in The Meadow (next door to The Co-op), this Sunday, 12/18/11! The Winter Market features local foods and handcrafted goods. Dates for the Winter Market are every other Sunday except Christmas Day and New Year's Day: 12/18, 1/8, 1/22, 2/5, 2/19, 3/4, 3/19. Our outdoor Summer Farmer's Market will resume on the first Sunday in May (the 6th), 10 AM to 2 PM.

Here's a list of some of the products you'll see and the vendors you can meet at The Winter Market:

For questions, or if you'd like to be part of The Winter Market, contact Talley at the store (302-368-5894), or send and e-mail to marketmaster@newarknaturalfoods.com.

See The Co-op's Online Calendar of Events for additional store events.

8. Raw Brownie Recipe!

Raw Brownies with Chocolate Icing

• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup medjool dates, pitted
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder (raw, if that’s how you roll)
• 1 avocado
• 3 TBS raw leatherwood honey or agave nectar
• 2 TBS cocoa powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• dash salt
• dash cinnamon

Combine walnuts, dates, and the 1/3 cup of cocoa powder in a food processor and process until the mixture, according to the original recipe, “looks like potting soil”. Pat this into an 20cm x 20cm (8inch x 8inch) pan. With a blender or handmixer or food processor, blend the avocado, honey or agave, second lot of cocoa, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon until smooth. Spread the icing over the brownie base, then put in the freezer for about an hour to set. No matter how long the brownies stay in the freezer, they never become rock-hard!

Source: www.wayfaringchocolate.com.

9. Christmas Jokes

• What did the dog breeder get when she crossed an Irish Setter with a Pointer at Christmas time?
  A "pointsetter"!
• Where do mistletoe go to become famous?"Holly" wood!
• Christmas thought: STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backwards!
• Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho!
• What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Answer: Frostbite!
• What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Answer: Claustrophobic!
• Why was Santa's little helper depressed? Because he had low Elf Esteem!
• More jokes...