We have been offering these very useful for many years. I am always taken by how simple yet complicated this design for this item. The plastic bag dryer works as it is suppose to and should give customers many years of satisfaction.

We offer these for $18.00 plus GST.

- Posted Thursday, March 311st, 2011

Daiya has just released a new non-cheese product – Pepperjack flavour.

Pepperjack Style Shreds have a deliciously smooth flavour with a spicy kick, plus
they’re free of dairy, lactose, casein, soy, gluten and cholesterol. Enjoy Pepperjack Style Shreds on quesadillas, enchiladas, nachos, fajitas, or any of your favourite meals.

- Posted March 2th, 2011

I was very pleased to introduce this very excellent product to the Edmonton vegan/vegetarian consumer but it looks like I can’t get more product for some time (I haven’t been able to get new stock for a couple of months so far).

I am going to visit this supplier when I am down in Vancouver in April for a trade show and will try to arrange something that will work for all of us.

Many people really enjoyed these products and I would really like to get them back into the store.

- Posted March 23rd, 2011

Today is the first day of spring.

I am feeling bouyed that spring will bring a paradigm shift for more people and our society. We need a shift to happen for a healthier future.

Yesterday I was in the parking lot talking with a customer and I noticed the moon rising on the eastern horizon. I remarked how large and bright it was. I was unaware that there was something special happening with the moon this weekend. It will be closer to our planet this weekend than it has been for 20 years. Try to make time to take in the celestial display this evening  and celebrate the arrival of SPRING!

- Sunday, March 20th, 2011

The other week I was in Safeway and decided to gather pricing for the organic items they carried and then I compared it to the prices in Earth’s General Store. You can see this blog here.

Many people have remarked about our lower prices (especially bulk) when compared to Planet Organic so earlier this week (I have not been to their store since last fall) I went and spent some time (an hour or so) walking around their store and recording prices.

Anyway. I wrote down quite an extensive list and I produced a spreadsheet of their prices as of Tuesday, March 15^th, 2011. I just finished entering in our prices.

As with the Safeway price comparison we certainly have the best prices on organic herbs and spices, coffee (Fair Trade Certified and Certified Organic – and our coffee is roasted fresh right here at our store), and bulk grains and beans.

My son Timothy is now 16 and a half years old and I suspect he will be wanting to move into his own place in a few years or so. To give him some idea of the costs of living on your own and to prepare him we created a list of products that he figured that he would use during a normal week. This list included toilet paper, dish washing liquid, fresh fruit, pasta, breakfast cereal, cheese, bread, peanut butter, pasta sauce, etc. He did not include any meat in his list nor did he add it when we were at the store.

Last Wednesday evening we went over to Safeway at Bonnie Doon to do a store tour and to price out his list. We did product comparisons of by unit weight or volume to see whether he was getting value for his money.

I choose Safeway since it was close to our home and he and his friends would likely use it when they are purchasing their food when they have their own place. I would hope that he would choose to support the farmer’s market and organic stores but that will be his choice when he comes to that point.

Tofurky products - 20% OFF SALE!

Stock up on: Tofurky Vegan Pizzas, Tofurky Slices, Tofurky Sausages and Tofurky Tempeh – all 20% OFF.

AND – TOFURKY Roasts and Gravy packs are 35% off – this means they are only $10.00 and $3.89 respectively.

Great way to end Meat Out Month and stocking up for Easter!

- Posted Friday, March 11, 2011

In support of the Israel Apartheid Week (March 14^th – 19^th) Earth's General Store will be donating $5 for every bottle of Zatoun Olive Oil to the local Palestine Solidarity Network.

So come on down to the store, purchase a bottle of this very good olive oil and help support this group and, my wish, a peaceful resolution to this situation.

- Posted Thursday, March 3rd, 2011