It’s seed starting time in East Tennessee!!!

Whether you are
just starting out as a garden newbie or you are a certified, seasoned,
two-green-thumb pro, Three Rivers Market has exceptional organic and
heirloom seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange.

Check out the UT Institute of Agriculture 2019 Tennessee Home Vegetable Garden Calendar to get frost dates, seeds start times, and general gardening tips and tricks. https://extension.tennessee.edu/publicat…/Documents/W436.pdf

Three Rivers Market held our first Guacamole Bowl this past weekend.
We challenged our Produce and Deli departments to put their guacamole
head-to-head to see which was the customer’s favorite. Customers sampled
Deli’s Guacamole Dip and Produce’s Fiesta Guacamole and customers voted
by purchasing their favorite.

Co-op customers purchased over
100 lbs of guacamole this past weekend and the winning title belongs to
the DELI’S GUACAMOLE DIP! Whichever one was your favorite, you can find
both in the store for purchase in our grab-and-go cooler or in the
produce department.

As
we enter the second week of February don’t forget to round up your
change at the registers for this month’s Nourishing Change organization,
the Shora Foundation.
Throughout February, your donations will provide healthy food options
for children in East Knoxville. Our goal is for donations to support a
community garden and supply weekly backpack meals.

Last month our customers donated $6,457.31 for Smokey’s Pantry: A FISH Hospitality Pantry at UTK! These donations will help provide food to the hungry in UT’s campus community. Thank you for your continued generosity!

A new year, a new board! Thank you to all co-owners who participated in the 2018 election for Three Rivers Market Board of Directors.

Congratulations to our newest Directors–Amanda Womac, Elizabeth Gentry, and Joy Wilson–who were seated at the December board meeting. We are lucky to have Three Rivers Market co-owners who are willing to volunteer their time towards stewardship of the cooperative. The Board is elected by Three Rivers Market co-owners to serve and represent the best interests of the cooperative and all co-owners collectively.       

Three Rivers Market Board of Directors recognizes departing directors for their service and work while on the board. Sincere thanks to Amy Brooks, departing Vice Chair; Gabrielle Boudreau, departing Member Linkage Committee chair; and Crista Cuccaro, departing Election Committee chair!        

Three Rivers Market Board also elected its new officers for 2019 during the December meeting! The … Read More »

Three Rivers Market is committed to green business practices. As part of our recycling program, we also donate cardboard trays to Young Williams Animal Center who uses them for pet bedding & litter boxes!

Kristen loads up her car a few times a week with these trays which means that cardboard gets another use and our furry friends get a place to rest their head and a clean box.

Learn more about the co-op’s green initiatives here.