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Did You Hear?… A PROVISIONS of the Month Club is available!

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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FREE SHIPPING FOR EACH CLUB

Visit our website for even more info at http://www.provisionsshop.com/product/a-provisions-of-the-month-club

provisions of the Month Club is a wonderful way to say Thank You to a loved one month after month… Or a great way for you to enjoy a Monthly Box of delicious goodies. The provisions of the Month Club is the perfect gift for any Olive Oil, Chocolate, and Gourmet Salt lover! We’ll deliver or ship a new selection of organic, locally made products every month and you can send a FREE gift message with your order. Our Monthly Clubs are certainly unique and welcomed gifts, but also provide a great way for you to get to know provisions wide variety of locally made organic products. Plus, they’re delivered right to your door without the worry of shipping or delivery costs!

Each month provisions will take the guess work out of what to order when it comes to… EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CHOCOLATE, VINEGAR, GOURMET SALT, AND MORE!

On the 1st Day of each Month we will ship to you a Hand-Selected Box of essential goodies. We’ll keep track of what we send to you each month and we’ll make sure you don’t receive the same products each time. We will charge your Credit Card on the 1st day of each Month, so if you decide to stop your Membership at any time, just call or e-mail us and we’ll stop it or put it on hold if you’re away.

Here’s a taste of what you can expect each Month…

STONEHOUSE CALIFORNIA
Extra Virgin Olive Oils
Imported Balsamic Vinegars
Napa Valley Red Wine Vinegar

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MAST BROTHERS
Artisan Chocolate Bars – Brooklyn
Mast Brothers Chocolate

TAZA
Organic Fair Trade Chocolate Bars – Sommerville
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THEO
Organic Fair Trade Chocolate Bars – Seattle


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CHOCALIVE
Gluten & Sugar Free Truffles
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SALT WORKS
Artisan Salts
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SPICE PAKS

BETH’S FARM JAM
Award-Winning Organic Jams
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ONCE AND AGAIN
Organic Peanut Butter – crunchy and creamy
Organic Peanut Butter with Omega-3
Almond Butter

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HONEY
Once and Again Honey

GRANOLA
Early Bird Granola
Upstate Harvest Granola

 

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Trust the experts! Here at provisions , we can put together a package filled with the most delicious gourmet locally made goodies… you won’t be sorry you joined!

OIL & VINEGAR CLUB $40 / Month
Extra Virgin Olive Oils & Vinegars Club


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MINI CLUB $55 / Month
Olive Oils, Vinegars, Chocolate, Salts & Spice Paks

DELUXE CLUB $75 / Month
Olive Oils, Vinegars, Chocolate, Salts, Spice Paks, Jam, Peanut Butter, Honey, Maple Syrup & other seasonal goodies…


Includes FREE shipping or delivery EVERY MONTH!

 

Visit our website for even more info at http://www.provisionsshop.com/product/a-provisions-of-the-month-club

OR CALL US

provisions is involved in the DOWNTOWN FOOD TOUR!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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provisions was mentioned in “The Broadsheet Daily” for their participation in “Downtown Eats,” presented by the Alliance for Downtown New York.

CLICK HERE to read their article and to find out more information on the “Downtown Eats” food tour.

This time, we focused on our gluten free chocolate “Choc Alive! and how things that are good for you can also taste REALLY good. It is the only chocolate that we carry that does not have sugar, which is important to many of our peeps who are trying to avoid sugar, but don’t want to sacrifice the quality of taste in the process.  Choc Alive! mentions on their website that “Combining truly healthy, organic ingredients with careful, hand-crafted preparation, ChocAlive! products are ground- breaking, decadent and unparalleled in this increasingly health-conscious society.”

Here is a sampling of the ingredients used in their chocolate truffles sold here at provisions


  • Raw Organic Ecuadorian Cacao (fair trade) – our cacao beans have a deep and intense chocolate flavor sure to please any and all chocolate lovers!
  • Raw Organic Coconut Butter - a melt in your mouth satisfying whole food consisting of coconut oil and coconut meat and brimming with dietary fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals.
  • Raw Organic Agave Nectarcoming straight from the Mexican agave plant, this beautiful rich golden nectar adds a decadent sweetness with a low glycemic index!
  • Raw Organic Datesthese luscious, sun-dried gems add fiber, sweetness, nutrients and texture “naturally!”

VARIETIES WE CARRY HERE AT provisions INCLUDE:

Pistachio, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Crunch, Chocolate Chip Mint, Coconut, and Almond.

CLICK HERE to place an order for CHOC ALIVE! TRUFFLES.

Foodie COLIN COWIE GIVES RAVE REVIEWS TO CHOC ALIVE!

These tours are great for offering insight on the history of downtown, the oldest section of Manhattan, and recent developments that have made this area one of the most up and coming neighborhoods in the city! provisions is proud to be part of this food tour and is pleased to carry raw, vegan, gluten-free, organic that chocolate truffles that contain no refine sugars made by Choc Alive!

Its Best Locally Grown. Don’t Let People Tell You That You’re Locally Thrown.

Thursday, November 19th, 2009


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Ever come across one of those people who think about food a lot more than they should? I know you know the kind: they have many different kinds of olive oils in their kitchen cupboards, need to wait for their red wine to breathe before drinking it, and get perturbed when their macaroni isn’t aldente enough. While in the midst of eating lunch, this person is already having a conversation about what they should have for dinner… ever meet that kind of person? Okay, I’ll admit it- I am guilty as charged for being that gal. I have been called a “food snob” before and I am not ashamed to admit it. What is more shameful is that many of us, myself for a long time included, don’t actually think about WHERE our food is coming from and what is being put into it. Sure, a lot of us think about food in terms of how many calories a product contains and how many grams of carbs and fats are in a serving, but what’s missing is what the true concern should be… The fact that in the last 30 years we have been ingesting trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, genetically altered crops, and livestock pumped with hormones that are fed slaughter house waste, makes us human guinea pigs to the food industry. This is seriously disturbing.

One example of why Provisions sells local products is because given the impossibility of identifying the pesticides used and the route taken to grow and transport, say, a banana from Central America to our local supermarket, foods grown locally make a lot of sense for those who want more control over what they put into their bodies. “Local food is often safer, too,” says the Center for a New American Dream (CNAD). Even when it’s not organic, small farms tend to be less aggressive than large factory farms about dousing their wares with chemicals.” Whether it’s the farmer who brings local peaches to market or the chef who makes local jam, knowing part of the story about your food is such a powerful part of enjoying a meal…

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