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Dear Friends and Neighbors,

 

Saturday, August 15th will be our first year anniversary and, unfortunately, our last.  We are closing for good on Sunday. 

 

It pains me, terribly, to tell you this as I have come to really enjoy the friendships I have made through the store and meeting so many great people. 

 

My intents and goals for the store, from day one was to bring to town as much locally grown products from the rich agricultural lands around the bay and around Maine.  We made some of the best foods around right here in the store.  The women who have worked feverishly in the kitchen were some of the best around and I thank each one of them for their talents. 

 

Unlike other "convenience" stores, we used the best ingredients in all of our products, relying on the food purveyors for only the basics and used as much local and fresh foods as possible  If we wanted to be like everyone else we would have put less meat on the sandwiches and used breads that one needs a dictionary just to understand what they are ingesting and charged less.  Our sandwiches had a true quarter pound of meat on each one. 

 

And the pizza.....how I hate leaving you with out great pizza.  I loved to hear from y'all about how much you liked the pizza.  

 

I blame the economy as well as the poor non-summer like weather that had a lot to do with the decline in business, when it was supposed to be the time of year with the most business, and now we head into fall.  

 

If anything, our store helped the other stores to get better and give you a better selection.  Only one store in town had a small selection of meats, when we opened, now everyone has meat.  I brought in fish, now another has fish.  I brought in loads of vegetables, the other has more vegetables. I applogize for the abruptness, but I did all I could to keep this little store alive and I THANK YOU for being part of it. 

 

EVERYTHING in the store must go by Sunday.  We have a deli case, convection oven, 20 quart mixer, front counter, small upright freezer and display shelving for sale as well, plus plenty of food. 

 

I am sure that I will see many of you around!

 

Remember to eat well and to eat local!

Jim Peterson
The Garden of Eatin'
324 Front Street Richmond, ME 04357
http://www.TheGardenOfEatin.me
Ph: 207-737-8880
Fx: 207-737-8881