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!

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.

Do you want to start eating healthier food? Fresh, locally-grown organic produce is the place to start and the co-op is the perfect place to find dark leafy greens like this beautiful organic kale grown by Hines Valley Farm in Loudon County.

Need an easy jumping-off point? Try this Kale Chip recipe from Co-op Stronger Together.

Announcing how we’ll be Nourishing Change in our
community in the next 6 months!

In January, we will be collecting change to give
food to the hungry

Objective: To raise
$6,000 to provide free groceries to 400 people in need.Partner: Smokey’s Pantry
– A FISH Hospitality Pantry on the UT Campus

Smokey’s Pantry provides
easily accessible food assistance to anyone in the UT Knoxville Campus
community low on food and low on funds to purchase food in a way that respects
each person’s dignity.

In February, we will be collecting change to provide
healthy food options for children

Objective: To raise
$6,000 to develop a community garden in East Knoxville and provide weekly
backpack meals.Partner: Shora
Foundation

Shora Foundation
provides academic support and life skills resources to children in East
Knoxville during out of school times when their access to food is limited.

In March, we will be collecting change to find homes
for abandoned animals

Objective: To raise
$6,000 … Read More »