Networking Event At St. Peter’s Village (Earth-Centered Business Community And Organic Food Tasting)

We cordially invite you to join us

Thursday, May 19, 2016
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Culture Den
3451 St. Peters Rd
St. Peter’s Village, PA 19470
(between the bakery and the inn)

Come network with us and learn about our vision for an earth-centered business community and enjoy some organic tastings from local sources.

The event is presented by the Natural Life Business Partnership and will feature short presentation by our hosts and Certified Healing Foods Specialists Kevin Spyker and Jessica Annunziata of Culture Den, followed by networking and merriment!

All those that attend receive a FREE pass to our member only discussion group on May 23^rd, “What’s Working, What Isn’t, and Why Not”

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Can’t make that night?  No worries, this is our launch season and we are hosting free events throughout the summer all over the tri-State area.  If you’d like to host an event yourself and highlight your business learn more here.

The Natural Life Business Partnership is a national member-based professional development organization for the earth-centered business community. We represent our members as a unified voice and foster professionalism and growth while providing valuable business support, local networking opportunities and a collaborative professional community.   All programming,  development workshops, networking opportunities, master mind groups, discussion clubs, business tools and resources are included in your professional membership.  Our mission is to help you succeed!

Membership is the best investment you can make in yourself!

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iCreate Café Draws People To Pottstown With Healthy, Plant-Based Meals

Pottstown, PA – “Vegiterranean” might not be an official word in the dictionary but it’s the word iCreate Café owner Ashraf Khalil uses to describe his dishes that are a combination of vegetarian and Mediterranean food.

The café at 130 King St. may seem like just another building from the outside but once customers walk in, they are greeted with a variety of colors, comfortable couches and plenty of seating. The small café does a lot with a little including also being a computer training center. But in recent years, it’s been the vegetarian fare that keeps people coming back.

Khalil, or Ash as most customers know him, said Mediterranean fare uses a lot of legumes such as chickpeas, fava beans and lentils. As a native of Syria, he grew up on dishes that included more plant-based foods than meat. He said there were very little animal sources in meals, partly because it’s very expensive to buy overseas.

“That’s one of the reasons we love hummus. We grew up eating it back in Syria, not knowing it has all this protein but because it’s cheap and affordable,” he said during a recent cooking demonstration at the café.

Read more:

http://www.pottsmerc.com/lifestyle/20150323/icreate-cafxe9-draws-people-to-pottstown-with-healthy-plant-based-meals

Good Eatz Green Cafe Closes Doors

From Facebook:

I am very sorry to say that The Good Eatz Green Cafe is no longer in business.  After many years and many attempts, we are closed.  I am blessed to have shared this experience with so many wonderful people.  From great co-workers to loyal customers, it has been a pleasure.  Unfortunately at the end of the day, only so much can be done to rectify the finances. With the economy and sales, the end has come.  I am looking forward to write a new chapter in my book of life.  The equipment and recipes are available for someone with a similar vision or looking to set up a cafe or restaurant of their own liking.Please let me know as there is a lot of varied equipment and I’d love to see it being used to share the joy of food and hospitality to others as I did.  And thank you all for an amazing journey..Rick Allebach

Whole Foods Market Coming To Lancaster

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Whole Foods Market is on its way to Lancaster County.

But shoppers who have been waiting a long time to read a sentence like that could have to wait three more years before they actually walk through the doors of the natural and organic food grocer.

Whole Foods Market announced Thursday that it has signed a lease for a 40,000-square-foot store in the Shoppes at Belmont, a mixed-use development planned at the corner of Fruitville Pike and Route 30.

“The people in and around Lancaster have been asking for a Whole Foods Market for some time now — and we’re excited to make it a reality,” Scott Allshouse, Whole Foods Market Mid-Atlantic regional president, said in a press release.

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/whole-foods-market-coming-to-lancaster/article_ecfe3a06-65c4-11e4-b17e-0017a43b2370.html

Customers Welcome Return Of Downtown’s Market Square Farmers Market

English: Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Downtown resident Janie Robinson and her friend Donna Farmer, of Westwood, stop by the Market Square Farmers Market almost every Thursday to see “the honey man” after their morning silver sneakers class at the PNC YMCA.

For years, the friends have looked forward to the weekly summer market showcasing local vendors. For Ms. Robinson, the market is walking distance from her home on Stanwix Street. “The honey man’s” wildflower honey, Ms. Farmer says, is one of the best treatments for the nasal allergies that plague her during the spring and summer.

“We come here all the time, and will drop by to see him,” Ms. Farmer said today. “(The honey) is so fresh and good, straight from the beehive.”

Produced by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the farmers market runs every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct. 30. About 30 local vendors offer a variety of goods, selling everything from produce and pierogies to vegetarian dog treats.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/05/22/Customers-welcome-return-of-Market-Square-Farmers-Market/stories/201405220311#ixzz32YhKESyx

New Mexican War Streets Grocer Connects With Pittsburgh North Side Neighborhood

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Rob Collins believes he has the formula to reanimate a piece of lost history in the Mexican War Streets.

Collins is owner of the Allegheny City Market, a corner grocer that opened in Pittsburgh’s North Side last month in space formerly occupied by Doug’s Market.

Doug’s went out of business in January because of years of declining sales. Collins, however, envisions a more successful outcome.

“There’s no reason this place shouldn’t be a gold mine,” Collins said recently from behind the counter of his Arch Street shop. “It started off really slow, but it’s picking up. The last two days have been really busy.”

Collins, 46, of Manchester has worked in the grocery business for more than two decades. In 2010, he opened Bryant Street Market in Highland Park, which, he said, “is crushing it.”

Read more: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/5891864-74/collins-market-streets#ixzz2yp4GTuDA
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Fresh, Local Food Making A Comeback At Central Market York

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Central Market York was designed to fit the crop cycle of local farmers.

One day they’d harvest, and the next day they’d display their fresh produce for market patrons, hungry for the local items.

Over the years, Central Market York added other vendors, and the fresh produce was no longer the main attraction.

But now, more people are asking for the farmers who once defined the market with fresh and local food, said Cindy Steele, COO of Central Market York.

Read more: http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_25447848/fresh-local-food-making-comeback-at-central-market

Farm Aid Sets The Stage In Central Pennsyvlania

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For just over a quarter-century, Farm Aid has used pop music to try to help fix some of the problems in American agriculture: the disappearance of family farms, the corporatization of food, and the widening gap between producers and consumers.

The nonprofit organization will bring its annual fundraising concert to Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22, to once again share its message in a very public way. Performers will include founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, as well as Dave Matthews, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Kenny Chesney, Jack Johnson, Pegi Young & the Survivors, and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.

The show came to Pittsburgh in 2002, and organizers say they are excited to be bringing it back to Pennsylvania.

“We looked at Hershey before,” said Carolyn Mugar, Farm Aid’s executive director. “It’s right in the middle of some the best farm country in the region, and the size is perfect. We’re going to change out all the concessions to be homegrown and regional, and it is really going to feel like the venue is ours that day.”

Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/735399_Farm-Aid-sets-the-stage-in-central-Pennsyvlania.html#ixzz26jwvan7p