Plenty! and Harvest Moon Customers
Growing Community One Neighbor at a Time
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Together, we do make a difference. During October – December of 2019, Harvest Moon customers donated $96.40 to the Plenty! change jar at the register. The store matched this amount, and together we donated the following items to Plenty!:
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1 case of Ranchero Chili Beans, Organic
1 case of Refried Beans, Organic
1 case of Kidney Beans, Organic
1 case of Black Beans, Organic
1 case of Whole Kernel Corn, Organic
1 case of Sweet Peas, Organic
1 case of Cut Green Beans, Organic
1 Case of Tuna
25# Brown Basmati Rice, Organic
25# Rolled Oats, Organic
50# of Organic Long Grain Brown Rice
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This was one of our best donations period ever!!! Your generosity is tremendously appreciated at Plenty! and by the hundreds of families who are helped by this organization each year. Plenty! is a homegrown non-profit organization whose mission is to help feed its neighbors in Floyd County.
They operate a number of programs and could always use a little help if you’re looking for someplace worthwhile to donate a few of your precious hours. Their programs include:
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●Food Bank – offering fresh produce, meats, dairy, breads
●Food Pick Ups – Trips to Food Lion, Bimbo Bread, Feeding America for donated food used in Plenty’s various programs.
●Community Lunch – Everyone welcome! Help cook, help serve, or just come and help eat!
●On-Site Farm for Education & Growing Food
●Portable Produce – Food deliveries for shut-ins and Folks who have a difficult time with mobility.
●Pre-School Produce – Introducing kids to delicious vegetables and healthy eating
●School Gardens – Spark the joy of in growing a garden
●Snow Day Soup – A little extra warm food delivered on cold, snowy days when the kids are home from school
●On-Going Educational Classes
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If each of us acts thoughtfully on a local level, we can and will have an impact beyond our own front door. We can find ways to use less, waste Iess and still enjoy the pleasures in life. We can recycle, compost, stop using one-time throw away products and still find pleasures in life. We can begin to think and act differently about our vehicle usage and still find pleasures in life. I urge you to join in this call to environmental action. Start where you are with what you have, but start today.
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If you’d like to see how you might be able to help, please contact Kerry or Rachel at Plenty! They’d love to talk with you!
Plenty@swva.net
540-745-3898
192 Elephant Curve Rd., Floyd, VA 24091
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NEW Environmentally Friendly Shampoo & Conditioner Bars
Environmentally Conscious Product Spotlight
The Harvest Moon is excited to tell you about a new environmentally conscious product we have added to the store’s toiletry line up. HiBAR is a company that specializes in shampoo and conditioner bars. Yes, you heard that right, shampoo and conditioner BARS.
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No more plastic bottles, no more plastic lids, no more frustration with which numbered plastics can be recycled. HiBAR products are made with no plastic packaging whatsoever.
We are carrying the HiBAR variety shown to the right and would be willing to offer additional varieties based on customer interest.
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HiBAR was started a couple of years ago by four friends and fellow optimists (Nora, Jay, Ward and Dion) who got talking one night and realized they’d all been working separately on the same project: getting rid of plastic in the bathroom.
So they officially banded together to re-engineer how people wash and care for their hair. After a lot of trial and error, working with a team of hair care professionals, HiBAR was born. Solid shampoos and conditioners that skip the need for plastic packaging. No plastic. Just beautiful hair. Huzzah!
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HiBAR feels and smells lovely, cares for your hair as well as a bottled salon product, and it’s free of chemical nasties.
MADE WITHOUT
• 100% plastic free
• No sulfates, parabens, phthalates, or silicones
• Not tested on animals
• Gluten free
• Contains no palm oil
EARTH FRIENDLY FEATURES
• Helps reduce reliance on single-use plastic shampoo bottles which cannot be commercially recycled!
• This shampoo bar lasts as long, or longer, than a 16oz bottle when stored properly
PACKAGING
• Product packaged in fully recyclable box with compostable paper inner packaging
• Ships plastic free in recycled content and recyclable shipping packaging
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These shampoo bars may fit in the palm of your hand but they have a lot to offer, giving you up to 80 washes!
How to use shampoo bars:
– Rub between hands to create lather, or directly onto hair.
– Massage into your hair and scalp.
– When you’re happily lathered and massaged, rinse clean.
– Store your shampoo bar away from water and enjoy your marvelous clean hair.
These solid conditioners will leave your hair soft, shiny and tangle-free. Moisturizing cocoa butter, softening coconut oil and volumizing sea salt are just some of the ingredients you’ll find in these hair-caring bars.
How to use solid conditioners:
– After you shampoo and rinse, apply to wet hair.
– Massage through and then rinse clean.
– Store that solid conditioner away from water and enjoy your gleaming hair.
Please be sure to let us know how you like the HiBAR product!
www.hellohibar.com/
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Harvest Moon Employee Spotlight: Rachel Henson
Home Grown in Floyd!
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Rachel is a home-grown girl from Floyd County. She began working for the Harvest Moon in the stockroom receiving orders and has since also tackled working as a cashier. Rachel is both dedicated and hardworking, and the store and its customers are fortunate to have her.
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Rachel has two favorite companions, her dog, Charles (pronounced Chalzzz) and her ferret, Loki. Chalzzz, described best as a scruffy terrier mix, gets to spend a lot of time with Rachel out of doors hiking, fishing, and hanging out along the rapids behind their home. He loves greeting visitors by jumping into their cars to say hi, and, then politely exiting the car to return to the house. Loki, as his Norse mythological namesake implies, enjoys all things mischievous. He is a master in the art of cage break outs only to visit all of the nearby trash cans leaving a trail of tissues and dental floss in his wake.
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One of Rachel’s favorite hobbies is photography. Rachel began taking pictures when she was 12 years old, with flowers, animals, landscapes, and anything ‘dark and moody’ being her most coveted photographic subjects. When she is not taking pictures, you can find Rachel painting, mostly landscapes and ‘random, weird things’ as she describes her work.
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Speaking of random, in preparation for writing our employee articles, I always ask the employee for any random facts they can share with you the reader. I usually receive comments like: My first child weighed 12 lbs. 14oz, and I had a natural birth, or I am the proud owner of 15 indoor cats who all share my 300 sq. ft. tiny house, or even better yet, I travelled cross country when I was 17 on roller skates eating nothing but dill pickles and almonds, organic of course. You get the idea. But not Rachel. She decided to be different. Her random fact: The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. What?
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland? I had never heard this before, so being the literalist I am, I obviously had to do some fact checking. Well, come to find out, the national animal of Scotland really is the unicorn.’ The national animal of a country is supposed to represent the values that are important to that nation.
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Scotland’s culture is full of superstitions, myths, and legends, and it is for these reasons that the Scots chose a unicorn as their national animal. What a great random fact. The best to date I would say!
Statue in Aberdeen, Scotland
Image by Eleonora Pavlovska from Pixabay
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Rachel is the baby of her family with 3 older sisters. She is also the proud Aunt of Linnea and Julian whom she loves to hang out with any chance she gets. Throwing rocks in the river is one their favorite pastimes when together.
Rachel can often be found with her best friend Ashley tie dyeing anything they can get their hands on, hiking and binge watching Grey’s Anatomy. Her favorite food is potatoes, every type in all its forms, and her least favorite food is eggs. Rachel’s most favorite travel spot is Imperial Beach in San Diego, CA.
The next time you are in the Harvest Moon, please welcome Rachel to our community of foodies and friends.
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Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
From delish.com
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YIELDS:4 SERVINGS
PREP TIME: 10 MINS
TOTAL TIME: 30 MINS
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Ingredients
1 tbsp. coconut oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
1 large carrot, cut into thin 2″-long pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
Kosher salt to taste
2 (13.5-oz.) cans coconut milk (shaken well)
3 c. chicken or turkey broth
2 c. shredded chicken (or your favorite meat substitute)
1/3 c. chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
1 package oriental noodles, any variety you like best
Lime wedges, for serving
Directions
1. In a large pot over medium heat, heat coconut oil. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrots and cook until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add curry powder and cayenne and season with salt. Stir until combined.
2. Pour over coconut milk and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add shredded chicken, cilantro, and noodles and cook until noodles are al dente.
3. Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime.
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In a large pot over medium heat, heat coconut oil. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrots and cook until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add curry powder and cayenne and season with salt. Stir until combined. |
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Pour over coconut milk and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Add shredded chicken, cilantro, and noodles and cook until noodles are al dente. |
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Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime. |
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Vegan, Gluten-Free, Raw Spicy Mango Ginger Soup
From thespruceeats.com
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YIELD: 2 Servings
PREP TIME:10 mins
TOTAL TIME: 10 mins
All of the ingredients in this recipe for spicy mango soup are fresh and healthy. This cold soup recipe is suitable for those on a gluten-free diet or a raw food diet, as it is vegetarian, vegan and uses all fresh, raw food ingredients. And it’s fat-free and gluten-free too!
Spicy chilies pair well fresh mangoes, and with a bit of ginger for an extra kick, this is a cold soup recipe to keep!
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Ingredients
• 1 large mango (peeled and destoned)
• 1/2 onion (chopped)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 to 2 small chili peppers (minced)
• Juice from 1 lime
• 1/2 tsp. ginger (grated or minced)
Directions
Process all ingredients together in a blender until smooth and creamy, adding a bit more or less water as needed. Chill before serving.
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