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The Golden Organics Monthly Newsletter August 2010
Spotlight on New Products
We now have ORGANIC Teff! This tiny seed is the national grain of Ethiopia and very nutritious, with a high-lysine/complete protein profile. It can be eaten by gluten-intolerant people and ranges in color from dark brown to blonde; our teff is blonde and grown in the US. It’s hard to find organic teff in grocery stores so we’re thrilled to have it in. We’re selling it in 5- and 25-lb.
Kaniwa (aka canahua, etc.)is a pigweed related to quinoa; it’s grown high in the Bolivian Andes and has lots of protein (15-19%) and fiber. It’s light brown and it’s tiny like teff, but it tastes like quinoa. Unlike quinoa, it’s free of bitter saponins so doesn’t have to be washed before cooking. Our organic kaniwa is available in 5- and 25-lb.
Also just in: Crystallized Ginger, Powdered Ginger and Powdered Nutmeg, all certified-organic. And although not new, strictly speaking, for the first time we have a good supply of Mexican organic chia.
Coming this Month . . .
Organic coconut oil, virgin and refined
Organic sesame oil, virgin and toasted
Organic puffed quinoa
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Summer 2010 Market Update
Grains
Wheat prices are way down, rye, barley, buckwheat are all slowly moving back towards normalcy, oats have dropped dramatically in the last nine months, quinoa prices appear stable.
Seeds
Sunflower seeds have been gradually climbing, sesame is down somewhat, flax prices are starting to fall, upcoming new crop is starting to push prices down, pumpkin seeds are going up slowly.
Nuts
Almonds are slowly firming up after a year of record US supply, but they should stay good value. Spanish and
Uzbeki are raw options if you don't like the compulsory pasteurization of the US crop. Pistachios are up dramatically, walnuts and pecans are also up.
Dried Fruit
Apricots took a big jump up recently on news of a poor Turkish supply, raisins are up.
Sweeteners
Sugar: High demand from soda manufacturers has pushed prices up 15% recently; agave costs are stable.
Beans and Lentils
Lentils: better supplies means better buys are coming, mung and aduki are very short right now so prices will be high for the next few months, organic supply of US colored beans (pinto, kidney, black etc.) is still limited so prices are firm, and despite a decent supply of both US and Turkish garbanzos, costs are still above average. Ask for a quote on splits if you're grinding or pureeing.
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Why & How to Start a Buying Club
Why:
Save money by purchasing in 1-55 lb packages; save the earth by minimizing packaging and buying organic; save your social life by getting together with people you like.
How:
1) Ask us to email you a pricelist.
2) Talk to your friends, neighbors, co-workers and relatives, especially the ones who like to cook, bake and hike (the hikers will like our trail mixes). Put together an order and call it in to us (after that you can fax or email it if you like).
4) Give us 24 hours to pull your order, then come pick it up. We don’t have a minimum order for pickups. If picking up isn’t an option, order enough to put on a pallet (which can hold about 2000 lbs but you’re not obligated to buy that much) and we’ll ship it to you; it’s way cheaper for you than UPS-ing individual bags/boxes. You can pay with cash, check, Visa or Mastercard (we’ll need payment beforehand if you’re not picking up).
5) Have a scale, scoops and bags handy at your “Dividing up the Goodies” party. |
