Rising Tide Coop, Damariscotta ME

Member/Owner Appreciation Week

Christine Stout — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:21:25 +0000

Saturday, December 1st through Saturday, December 8th

Member/Owners of Rising Tide receive
10% off
one shopping trip during the week*
and enjoy samples and demos all week long!
All Member/Owners were mailed a coupon to take advantage of this great Member/Owner benefit. If you did not receive your coupon in the mail, please see a cashier.

*Member/Owners must be current on equity investments to receive this Owner benefit. Discount my be used with manufacturer coupons, but does not apply to sale items and cannot be used with other discounts (senior discounts, case discounts, etc). One discount per Rising Tide Member/Owner during the week of 12/1-12/8 only.

Discount Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Tickets Available!

Maggi — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:59:34 +0000

Discover stunning ornamental gardens and exceptional natural beauty, waterfalls, and incomparable stonework and sculpture. Miles of trails allow you to experience waterfront and woodlands that are quintessentially Maine. The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is one midcoast attraction you don’t want to miss.

Be sure to stop by Rising Tide Community Market to pick up your discounted tickets!

Adult tickets are $9 (normally $12); and Child passes are $4 (normally $9) (under 3 is free).

Tulips in the Burpee Kitchen Garden. Photo by Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

New Extended Hours! Starting May 1st, we will be open until 8pm every day!

Christine Stout — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:08:46 +0000

In an effort to reach out to more of our wonderful customers and Member-Owners…we are extending our hours. We will now be open from 8 am until 8 pm every day of the week.

To celebrate our new hours, we are offering $8 off your purchase of $50 or more between the hours of 7 pm and 8 pm. This offer is valid from May 27th through June 10, 2012 – keep an eye out for the coupon at the register or next week here on the RT website!

Member/Owner Appreciation Week May 2012

Christine Stout — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:58:09 +0000

Sunday, May 20th through Saturday, May 26th

Rising Tide Member/Owners* receive 10% off one ENTIRE** shopping trip.
*Must be current on equity investment to receive this Owner benefit
**One discount per RT Member/Owner during the week of 05/20/12-05/26/12.

During the week of May 20th be sure to come by the store and check out all the wonderful samplings and demos we will have available.

Sunday, May 20th from 11:00-2:00
Virginia and peter Vogel, who own and operate the Spirit Farm in Halifax Vermont, will be on site with their tasty granola. It is featured at Rising Tide and many other similar locations around New England. Back Roads Granola  

Tuesday, May 22nd
Tropical Maine

Tuesday, May 22nd from 11:00-2:00
Carolyn Kelley from Herbal Energeticsin NH will be sharing her special salts, chocolate, and teas with customers. She will also demo applications of these products along with others.  

Wednesday, May 23rd from 3:00-4:30
Rising Tide Kid’s Taste Testing, Apples & Cheeses

Wednesday, May 23rd from 11:00-2:00
Sharon Cloud of Cloudworks (NH) will be presenting her Green Gold healing salve to customers—a product she originally formulated 30 years ago for the original Burt’s Bees company here in Maine. She will also demo two fragrant spritzers for home, linens, and body during her visit at Rising Tide.

  Thursday, May 24th from 11:00-2:00
Katheryn Langelier, Owner of Herbal Revolution will be sharing her facial care products, selected tinctures (made with grape alcohol) and her lovely medicinal teas with customers.

  Thursday, May 24th from 12:00-2:00
Abundant Bakery

  Thursday, May 24th from 4:00-6:00
Chris Mathieson, Product Specialist at New Chapter (Vermont), will be available to consult with customers about the founding principles of the New Chapter supplement company and consult with customers interested in the various remedial properties of their vitamins, minerals and herbal formulas.

  Friday, May 25th from 11:00-2:00
Sarah Caton of Topline will be demonstrating two new Weleda facial care lines on Friday between 11 and 2. The Almond line is for sensitive skin and the Pomegranate line is formulated for those over 40 concerned about the effects of aging on facial skin. Staff and customers are welcome to try out the various products that Sarah will feature on Friday. Both lines are now available at Rising Tide.

Friday, May 25th from 3:30-6:00
Rosario’s Pizza & Pesto

Friday, May 25th
Bella Vista Olive Oil

Friday, May 25th from 4:00-6:00
Wine Tasting with Devenish

   Saturday, May 26th from 11:00-3:00
Purely Maine BBQ
Stone Fox Ice Cream  
Caldwell Beef  
Wee Bit    

Saturday, May 26th from 3:00-6:00
Join us on Saturday as we round our our Member/Owner Appreciation week by tasting Maine local beers. We will be sampling:

Maine Beer Company- Peeper Ale

Bull Jagger- Big Claw Pilsner and Baltic Porter

Rising Tide- Daymark

Peak Organic-Local Series

Sheepscot Valley Brewing Company- Stout

2012 Elections

Christine Stout — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:42:27 +0000

Member/Owners:

Now is your chance to vote on:

Board of Directors candidates
Proposed By-Law Revisions
Non-Profits to receive Co-ops for Community funds

1 ballot was sent to each Member/Owner household. If you did not receive one or if you need a spare, there are extras next to the ballot box by the registers, or download one here (you only need to print out page 2).
Ballots are due by May 15th, 2012.

FEDCO Seed Orders are HERE!

Christine Stout — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:58:21 +0000

If you ordered seeds with us from FEDCO, they are HERE!!! Come by and pick yours up today!

Growing supplies and tubers are NOT in yet.

Co-ops for Community Nomination Time!

Christine Stout — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:19:33 +0000

Stop by the Co-op to nominate your favorite non profit to be on the ballot for Co-ops for Community Day. Rising Tide Member/Owners will be voting on the recipients in the upcoming Board Election. The top 20 nominations with be placed on the ballot. Elected winners will each receive 1% of Rising Tide’s sales from each Wednesday of an entire month.

MOFGA, October recipient of Co-ops for Community Day

Member/Owner Survey Raffle Winners

Christine Stout — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:30 +0000

Stella Lydon

Abby Manahan

Stephanie Hale

Ellen Whalley

Erin Flewelling

Thanks to everyone for participating!

Member/Owner Appreciation Week

Christine Stout — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:02:05 +0000

Valentine’s Wine & Chocolate Tasting

Christine Stout — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:53:30 +0000

Friday, Febuary 10th 3-6pm

Looking for something different to give your sweetheart this year? Stop by the Co-op Friday, February 10th and try some delicious locally made chocolates from Safe Harbor Confections in Waldoboro and Lake Champlain Chocolates from Burlington, Vermont. Rising Tide has a wide variety of gift ideas this year from Fair Trade birdhouses and animals, to organic chocolates and goodies. Pair your sweet truffles with the perfect Valentine wine during the tasting as well.