At Price Chopper and Market 32, we believe in celebrating all things local. We team up with a variety of small-scale “mom ‘n pop” artisans and producers who supply either their neighborhood Price Chopper/Market 32 store or a group of stores in their area, and while these local producers make up a small portion of the many items we offer in our stores, each one of them are important to us. We ourselves started as a single grocery store in New York, and our home.grown. commitment to supporting all things local in the Northeast would not be complete without these neighborhood folks.   Check out some of our featured mom n’ pop local producers below!   Granddaddy’s BBQ, Bethel CT Find them on Facebook! Granddaddy’s is a husband & wife BBQ duo with a catering business and line of delicious sauces. The Craig family signed up to supply our Oxford Market 32 when they heard we were coming to town last year. Kutik’s Honey Farm, Norwich NY Find them on Facebook! A household name in rural Norwich, Kutik’s is a family-owned operation that delivers honey to our Norwich store, located a few miles from the farm. Grandpa’s Stuff Maple Products, Pawlet VT Check out their website! Grandpa’s Stuff is produced by a Vermonter who hand-crafts his maple spread “just like Grandpa Hawkins used to do”, carried in select Vermont stores! Gazebo Room, Lewisberry PA Find them on Facebook! Originating from a restaurant in Harrisburg and a favorite salad dressing brand of Pennsylvanians, Gazebo Room dressings are carried in our Montrose store in northern Pennsylvania.   For more information on our program for all things local in the Northeast, visit our home.grown. page. Guest blog written by Ben Taylor of Merle Maple Farm   As the weather begins to warm up, it’s time for maple season! We at Merle Maple Farm, based in Attica New York, are proud to produce high-quality and consistent maple syrup for our local partners at Price Chopper and Market 32. Their commitment to providing local products for customers is beneficial for local economies and strengthens the “Tree to Table” connection that maple farming thrives off of.   Merle Maple Farm is owned and operated by the Merle Family, which is currently in its 6^th generation of family ownership. We have over 17,000 taps in the woods which collectively produce over 350,000 gallons of sap per season. We boil this sap down to the sweet product we all know as maple syrup: between 6,000 and 9,000 gallons per year! Maple syrup is all-natural, with no additives and no modification; just pure nature-derived goodness.   The Merle family produces a wide variety of maple products, from maple syrup to BBQ sauce, and cotton candy to sugar candy. We enjoy chatting with folks about all things maple, showing people how we make our maple products, and being engaged in the local community.   We hope that you enjoy our maple syrup as much as we enjoy producing it. Thanks for reading!   Find out more about Merle Maple Farm by visiting their website, and find out more about our local maple producers on our maple page! Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs March 26, 2019

HANOVER RICED VEGETABLES

Whether you’re a thrill seeking foodie in search of healthful, flavorful and portable food or simply looking for new ways to put vegetables on the family dinner table, Hanover’s new Riced Vegetables offer something for everyone. Packed with vitamins, high in antioxidants and rich in fiber, Hanover Riced Cauliflower and Riced Broccoli are low in carbohydrates and calories making them a great alternative to carb rich sides such as rice, pasta and potatoes. Hanover Riced Vegetables, packed in 10.5 oz. steam in bags, can also be used in your favorite recipes, as a pizza crust alternative or in many other ways including roasting, baking and sautéing. Look for Hanover Riced Vegetables in the Frozen aisle. We had a great day today visiting the team at Mapleland Farms! We hung out at the sugar house with Mary Jeanne & the Mapleland Farms family to chat with our Facebook followers about all things maple! With Mary Jeanne’s help, we were able to answer many of your maple questions. Below are some of the most popular questions & answers from our local experts! Does the color of the syrup relate to the flavor of the syrup? MJ: The darker the syrup the stronger the flavor. The color is determined by the sugar content of the sap when it comes out of the trees. However, all maple syrup is 67% sugar!   Has the weather this year been affecting your productivity? MJ: We count on cold nights & warm days to make the sap run. This year, there’s been cold nights & cold days, or warm nights & warm days, so the sap production is down slightly.   How much sap does it take to make one pint of maple syrup? MJ: It takes about 40-50 pints of sap for one pint of pure maple syrup.   What is the difference between the grades of syrup? MJ: There are 4 grades of pure maple syrup: golden, amber, dark, and very dark. The darker the syrup the stronger the flavor. All 4 grades have the same sugar content–67% sugar!   Which grade of pure maple syrup is best for cooking? MJ: We recommend dark or very dark. The darker the syrup, the stronger the maple flavor.   Can you substitute pure maple syrup for sugar in baking? MJ: Yes! When baking, substitute pure maple syrup with sugar 1:1 and reduce the amount of liquid slightly.   Does where the maple syrup comes from (NY, VT, Canada) affect the flavor? MJ: Definitely! Just like wine regions, maple also has different flavor regions.   How should maple syrup be stored? MJ: If unopened, pure maple syrup will keep for 2 years. Once opened, it should be kept in the refrigerator. Pure maple syrup can be put in the freezer; however, it will not actually freeze.   Do you tap the same trees every year? MJ: We tap every tree, every year!   Special thanks to our friends at Mapleland Farms. Look for their award-winning pure maple syrup at 3 of our locations: Fort Edward Market 32, Wilton Market 32, & Market Bistro in Latham. Learn more about them & shop all their products online. Click here. Written by Tyler Blance, Marketing Program Coordinator – Local  It’s maple season in the Northeast and we’re celebrating at Price Chopper and Market 32! We’re proud to team up with a variety of different maple farmers and producers across the 6 Northeast States we operate in! Our maple friends supply different stores with a range of items like pure maple syrup, maple cream, maple candies, and even maple cotton candy! Our Price Chopper brand of maple syrup is produced in Vermont from the sap of Vermont maple farms! Maple is a delicious seasonal flavor, but did you know that it’s also an important agriculture product of our region? The Northeast is home to the ideal weather climate for turning maple tree sap into pure maple sugar (syrup): Vermont alone produces over 5% of the world’s maple syrup supply! There are a lot of different maple sugar farms in our region, ranging from small hobby farms who tap trees for personal consumption, all the way to folks who tap 17,000 trees, like our friends at Mapleland Farms in Salem NY !  Many of these farms offer sugar house visits and seasonal tours that are open to the public, and multiple Northeast state associations provide resources on visiting these local maple farms. You can see the process of maple production and become a Maple Master! Check out the links below to see what resources your state has to offer! Visit a New York Maple Farm Visit a Vermont Maple Farm Visit a New Hampshire Maple Farm Visit a Pennsylvania Maple Farm Visit a Connecticut Maple Farm Visit a Massachusetts Maple Farm And if you aren’t able to make it out to your nearby farm this year, our Vermont pals at Coombs Family Farms offer this pretty cool video that tells the story of their maple farm. For more information on our Northeast maple producers, visit our home.grown. maple page. May your maple season be extra sweet this year! Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs March 19, 2017 CREAMY GOURMET CHEESE by FINLANDIA Finlandia Cheese introduces new Creamy Gourmet Cheese varieties, made from the purest milk in the world and the highest quality ingredients. Discover the delicious flavors of Black Garlic, Vanilla Bean and Sweet Lemon. Creamy Gourmet Cheese can be used to spread and dip, in baking and cooking.  Blend Finlandia Black Garlic Creamy Gourmet Cheese with thawed frozen spinach, chopped onions and mozzarella for a delicious creamy spinach dip.  Mix Finlandia Sweet Lemon Creamy Gourmet Cheese with sugar and whipped topping to create a wonderfully light lemon cheesecake mousse. For more delicious easy to make at home recipes using Finlandia Gourmet Creamy Cheeses, visit finlandiacheese.com. You can find these Legendary Cheeses in the gourmet cheese section of the Deli aisle. Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs March 12, 2017

PARODONTAX TOOTHPASTE

The CDC reports nearly half of U.S. Adults 30+ have some form of periodontal disease*. New Parodontax is a daily fluoride toothpaste that is clinically proven to help prevent bleeding gums – for healthy gums and strong teeth. Parodontax is three times more effective at reducing plaque, the cause of bleeding gums*. Find all three flavors, Extra Fresh, Clean Mint and Whitening in the Toothpaste aisle.  From the makers of Sensodyne.   *Sources: GSK Omnibus, CDC-Eke Pl, Dye B, Wei L, Thornton-Evans G. Genco R. Prevalence of periodontitis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010     Written by Ellie Wilson, MS, RDN, CDN  Senior Nutritionist, Price Chopper and Market 32   Celebrate great food that is good for you, and the dedicated, passionate women and men that bring better health through nutrition to your community!  March is National Nutrition Month, (#NNM) and today marks the annual celebration of Registered Dietitian-Nutritionists.  The largest group of nutrition professionals in the world, we are over 70,000 strong in the United States! In a time of unprecedented interest and need, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionists (RDNs) are improving nutrition security by working throughout our food and health care systems to ensure residents have access to safe, delicious and nutritious foods.   Nutrition is getting a lot of love these days – and a lot of action, with RDNs at the center of it. In communities, RDNs are at the center of food access and education; school, college and hospital food and nutrition service and clinical care; farmer’s market education, and community-based medical and specialty nutrition therapy. Food companies are working with RDNs to ensure food labeling is correct, and food operations are safe and sanitary. Supermarkets and convenience store chains have dietitians working at the corporate offices and stores, and RDN entrepreneurs have small businesses all over the state. RDNs are also bringing delicious recipes and evidence-based education to social and traditional media channels – it is an exciting time to be a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist!   2017 is of particular importance to our profession – it is the celebration of our Centennial. For the past 100 years, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has been dedicated to building a profession that optimizes health through food and nutrition. The Academy was founded as the American Dietetic Association in 1917 by a visionary group of women committed to taking on the greatest food and nutrition challenge of the day: conserving food, feeding the troops and nourishing Americans while combating malnutrition in the face of severe food shortages during World War I. They continue this work today, closing the gaps between individuals and the good nutrition they need. RDNs help you put your best fork forward and make great food good for you – celebrate RDNs and great nutrition today!     Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs March 5, 2017

CESAR DRY DOG FOOD

CESAR Canine Cuisine brings its irresistible recipes to dry foods that will delight even the fussiest eaters. Deliciously crafted with: Real Meat as the first ingredient Tender meaty chunks 26 nutrients small dogs need Available in three irresistible recipes: Filet Mignon Flavor Garnished with Spring Vegetables Slow Roasted Lamb Flavor Garnished with Spring Vegetables Rotisserie Chicken Flavor Garnished with Spring Vegetables Look for Cedar Dry Dog Food in 2.7 lb. bags in the Pet Food aisle. Written by Jane Golub Director In-Store Marketing Programs February 26, 2017

NICE COUGH DROPS

We are very excited to welcome back a classic brand.  Many of you may remember N’ICE Sugar Free Cough and Minor Sore Throat Pain Lozenges. These Lozenges are Diabetic Safe, Gluten Free and Sugar Free.  Each box consists of 24 Lozenges.  They are easy to store and small enough to fit in your purse or pocket.  They come in various flavors – Citrus, Assorted, Cherry, Honey Lemon and Vitamin C/Orange. N’ICE Cough Drops have a special ingredient that helps relieve symptoms from allergies, colds, coughing, sore throat and inflammation.  These Lozenges contain Isomalt, a sugar substitute with the consistency of sugar.  They are delicious tasting and appeal to adults and children! Look for the Penguin Logo of N’ICE Cough Drops in the Diabetic Section of Health and Beauty Care.