This Week's Staff Picks

Pro tip! At a lot of places, staff recommendations are just the old stuff the store needs to move. Our picks are chosen with care by people who want to make you happy. This week, try a multivitamin we love, a great snack with just a touch of sweetness, a new beer everyone is talking about, a dog food highly recommended by Lucy the basset hound (thanks, Lucy!), and more

As always, thanks to our mighty Co-op food nerds for their expertise. Want to show 'em a little love? Try something new, reach out and tell us what you think. Lucy will be checking email frequently and would love to hear from you.

Updated 4/25/24

Wild Harvest
Dog Food

We appreciate the nice folks at Wild Harvest because they make a wide variety of high-quality products for home and family, all sourced from carefully selected ingredients you can feel good about. The dog food is no exception, with simple and wholesome ingredients, and no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives ever.

Recommended by Cindy Balzotti in the Lebanon Produce and Floral Departments. Thanks, Cindy!

WHAT CINDY SAYS:
"My Bassett Hound Lucy absolutely loves this food! It's Lucy's staff pick because she is the one who likes it."

Available At
Hanover, Lebanon & White River Jct.—Grocery Dept.

Natural Factors
Whole Earth & Sea Women's Multivitmin

Our Health and Beauty Departments have long been a source of great products and trustworthy information, and customers come from all over to see what's new. We love that our friends at Natural Factors make multis that are vegetarian and gluten free, with a high-quality blend of nutrients, enzymes, antioxidants, and herbal extracts. There's a lot of hyperbolic claims and low-quality products in the supplement industry, so we appreciate companies that care about our bodies, the source and purity of the products, and being good stewards of the Earth.

Recommended by Nina Petrochko in the Hanover Health and Beauty Department. Thanks, Nina!

WHAT NINA SAYS:
"I had been taking this product for years before working here, and noticed we didn't carry it so I suggested we bring it in. It's my favorite because I feel the difference in energy from this multi, plus all of the whole foods that go into it are from the company's biodynamic farm in Canada!"

Available At
Hanover & Lebanon—Health & Beauty Dept.

Tru Fru
Hyper Dried Bananas in Dark Chocolate

Two cool tidbits you may not know: 1. Bananas float in water. (Depending on the density, but let's not get too technical.) 2. Our pals at Tru Fru insist that if you eat these little wonders you'll float too, just possibly away to nirvana. We couldn't agree more. If you're going to talk about something as exotic-sounding as bananas being "hyper-dried fresh in dark chocolate," you'd better be able to deliver. These delicious treats do just that, made with love in small batches for an incredibly loyal following.

Recommended by Sandy Cleveland, Lebanon Customer Relations Manager.

WHAT SANDY SAYS:
"They make a great snack with just right amount of sweetness."

Available At
All Locations—Grocery Dept.

Shara Vineyards
Lynx

Established in 2012, SHARA Vineyards is a small vineyard and artisan winery located in Concord, New Hampshire. Lynx is a naturally fermented wine using only Marquette grapes, which thrive in New Hampshire's sandy and rocky soil. The grapes produce an earthier expression of Marquette, with a little less acidity. Named after a local bobcat that likes to slink along the rows in search of prey.

Made with the Earth, lots of hands, and lots of loving care and commitment to quality, as well as respect for the planet and the people who have inhabited it.

Available At
Hanover & Lebanon

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