Ingredients :

• • 4 medium carrots, sliced
  • 2 large onions, halved and sliced
  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up, skin removed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 tablespoon Better Than Bouillon Chicken paste mixed with 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Hot cooked couscous, quinoa or rice.

Directions:

Place carrots and onions in a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken with salt; add to slow cooker. Top with apricots and raisins. In a small bowl, whisk broth, tomato paste, flour, lemon juice, garlic and seasonings until blended; add to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 6-7 hours. Serve with hot cooked couscous or quinoa.

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• If you have recently travelled from out of country, we ask that you self quarantine and stay away for at least 14 days following your return to ensure you are not sick.

• We have taken steps to increase the frequency of our already stringent sanitizing procedures. All commonly touched surfaces including pin pads, door handles, lightswitches, taps and more will be cleaned regularly.

• Hand sanitizer as well as a hand washing sink are now available to customers along with gloves.

• It saddens me to do so, but all customer provided refillable food containers are banned until further notice. Please use the bags provided.

• Bulk scoop bins are only to be accessed by staff who will be washing their hands and wearing gloves prior to accessing bulk bins. Many items currently available in scoop bins will soon be pre-packed. No scoops or utensils will be available to the public. Gravity dispensing bins remain operational and are sanitized frequently.

• Bulk cleaning products including dish soap, laundry detergent, shampoo and more are still available. Customer provided containers will be wiped down with a sanitizing wash before being filled by staff. Please ask for assistance.

• There will be no in store sampling at this time. All open store testers will be removed and only available upon request. This includes all essential oil testers.

• All scheduled seminars, workshops and promotional days have been postponed. Refunds will be made available and every effort is being made to reschedule these events. Stay tuned for details.

• The store tricycle and other communal toys will be put away and unavailable for the time being

• Staff will be practicing social distancing and attempting to maintain a minimum 1.5 metre distance from customers and each other, we ask that you do the same.

How Can We Help? 

We understand that these are new and trying times that may be causing added stress and anxiety to your already busy life. Ask us how we may be able to help. Two of the areas that the natural health industry really shine in is coping with stress and immune boosters, both of which are very useful right now. Ask our educated staff about what stress coping products may be useful for your family. We can also help keep your immunity in tip top shape in the unfortunate event that you do have to fight off this virus.

Are you elderly or immune compromised? We do have limited availability for at home delivery in the Carleton Place area. If this service would be of benefit to you or your family please contact the store to arrange.

Many of the items we sell in our bulk bins are available to you in bulk sizes and pricing. If you would like to stock up on pantry staples such as oats, rice, flour or more ask us about bulk buying.

If there is any other way we are able to help you get though this time please ask. It is in times of crisis that community will make us stronger.
We are your community health food store.

Stay safe and take care of each other – from a distance!

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Connections is a community-based project whose goal is to support families in the healthy growth and development of young children through cooperative efforts involving families, services, and communities. This is accomplished by:

• Operating several community programs: Birth Companion, Good Food for a Healthy Baby, Home Visiting and Parent & Children’s Groups.
• Helping parents improve their capacity to raise healthy children.
• Increasing the participation of vulnerable families in the community.
• Promoting partnerships and collaboration among service providers to improve access and quality of service to vulnerable families.

We at The Granary, like at Connections, believe in the right of all people to have conditions and resources for good health, including peace, shelter, education, food, income, access to health care, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, equity and social inclusion. We would like to help them achieve their goals and missions.

For more information on Connections or to access their programs please visit www.connectionprogram.ca

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We currently encourage customers to bring their own containers for items such as honey, spices, bulk grains and more. We offer products such as reusable water bottles, stainless steel containers, glass straws and alternatives to plastic wrap. We also provide paper or plant based bags instead of plastic. But we can do more.

At this time I am unable to immediately implement all the great ideas we have, therefore I am asking you for your help to prioritize our steps. Please take our short survey here on plastic reduction.

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A vegan or plant based diet is nothing new, but it is gaining in popularity, and that is not without reason.

A plant based diet appeals to my inner environmentalist. I believe we all need to step up and make some personal changes for the betterment and survival of the planet. From the worrying predictions about global warming to the destruction of animal and plant habitats by deforestation and the impact of plastic waste in the oceans, the problems facing our one and only earth are vast and varied. Switching to plant based foods more often can be a small way to make a positive difference. Some of the environmental benefits of a plant based diet include:

1. Lower Carbon Emissions – Livestock contribute to the amount of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide – all gases that contribute heavily to climate change, emitted in to the atmosphere. Add in transportation and the fuel used to grow feed for livestock, and the carbon emissions increase more.
2. Habitat Protection – Livestock require space. Almost a third of the earth’s arable land is used for animal agriculture, contributing to deforestation and desertification. Both phenomena contribute to the extinction of whole species of animals.
3. Water Preservation – Animal agriculture requires huge amounts of water and contributes to water pollution and erosion.  It takes 100 to 200 times more water to raise a pound of beef than it does to raise a pound of plant foods. Water pollution from agriculture is the leading cause of ocean dead zones, areas polluted to such a degree that marine life can not survive.

There is also a strong health based reason for eating a plant based diet. When done properly, all of your required vitamins and nutritants can be obtained.  A vegan diet has been known to reduce inflammation and pain, improve digestion and help obtain a level of health that improves appearance and performance.

A complete vegan diet can be and is achieved and enjoyed my many. For others ,making plant based options more often is enough. Personally I have been a vegetarian most of my life but have never sustained a vegan diet but I do not prescribe to any strict diet or dietary group.  I do, instead, try to incorporate the best of many healthy dietary lifestyles into my own food practices whether it be paleo, gluten free or vegan. I try to eat good fats and whole foods. I reduce simple sugars and carbohydrates. I include complete, plant based protein sources more often and most of all I strive for life balance.

The options for vegans, or those wishing to include more plant based products in their life, has increased and improved dramatically in recent years. I encourage you to stop by during our Vegan Days Event May 10-12 to try some delicious plant based fare!

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To make Spring Sesame Noodles

1 lb  trimmed & chopped  asparagus (could also use snow peas, green beans, fiddleheads or any other green crisp veggie)

8 oz (225 g) soba or udon noodles or brown rice fettuccine or spiralized zucchini or…

1 cup tahini

1/4 cup  packed cilantro (leaves and stems) or flat-leaf parsley leaves

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup white (shiro) miso paste

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tsp  ground cumin

1/4 tsp  cayenne pepper, or to taste

1 cup water

1/4 cup sesame seeds (white and/or black), toasted

Bring salted water to a boil, add asparagus. Cook 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon or small mesh sieve, transfer asparagus to colander. Rinse with cold water.

Using same water in pot, return to boil. Add noodles. Cook as per package instructions. Drain; rinse under cold running water to stop cooking.

In large mixing bowl, combine asparagus and noodles.

In blender or food processor, combine tahini, cilantro or parsley, lemon juice, miso, garlic, cumin, cayenne and water. Process until smooth. (Makes about 2-1/2 cups) Pour  sauce as you’d like over asparagus mixture. Refrigerate remaining sauce for another use for up to 1 week.

Sprinkle noodles with sesame seeds. Enjoy hot or cold

Makes 4 servings.

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Contest is open to all age of majority residents in Ontario. Entires must be received by 12:00 noon on February 10, 2018. Winner will be announced on Facebook February 11, 2018. Prize must be picked up in-store at 107 Bridge St. Carleton Place Ontario.

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This is a great event to stock up on all your chocolate needs for the holidays.  Gifts, stocking stuffers and baking chocolate – Great deals to be had on everything chocolate.

This year we will even be sampling chocolate fish oil and protein!

See you there.

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