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Apple Crunch Day 2016

Sabold Elementary Doing Healthy Education Sabold Elementary School, in Springfield, PA, teaches our kids about health, nutrition, and safety. Martindale’s Natural Market is proud to be a part of that! Each year, we breathlessly await October and the turning…

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Two Benefits of Fenugreek

Fenugreek Seed Fenugreek. Perhaps you know flavorful fenugreek seed extract from the pea family as an herbal flavoring in mostly Indian dishes, or a natural remedy for indigestion. Some use it to help increase breast milk…

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Local Blood Drive

Today the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce hosted our local American Red Cross Blood Drive. We are chamber members and are pleased to support this great opportunity of service by encouraging staff to give blood while on…

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Thomas Martindale on Wildwood

Thomas Martindale, the founder of what is now known as the 1st U.S. health food store, was a prolific author, merchant, and hunter. He loved nature. Thomas Martindale writes of the Wildwood area in the year…

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Bruschetta with Heirloom Tomatoes

Scrap common bruschetta and make yours special. Make homemade bruschetta with genuine heirloom tomatoes! The best in tomato flavor comes from true heirloom heritage. Here’s what to do: Cut 8 organic heirloom tomatoes into halves, discarding…

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Make Your Own Sun Dried Tomatoes

Homemade Organic Dried Tomatoes Sun-dried tomatoes are easy to make and they taste great with flavorful organic tomatoes. Here is how to make your own sun-dried tomatoes. Don’t use pre-packaged products dried with gmo-laden canola oil.…

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Philly Cheese Steak With Local Beef

A visit to the Philadelphia area wouldn’t be complete without indulging in Philly Cheese Steak. Choose local, high quality, hormone-free beef from our farmers in Lancaster County and make it yourself. It’s easy! Ingredients Grass-fed beef…

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We’re Celebrating Retailer of the Year

Martindale’s Natural Market is thrilled to be one of two stores nationwide awarded Retailer of the Year 2015. Enzymedica – The Enzyme Experts – granted this distinction last week in the form of a custom wall…

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Can Natural Remedies Boost Our Mood?

Bad moods can come and go throughout our daily grind. It might be a spilled coffee followed by a stubbed toe that sets you off. But sometimes, prolonged high-pressure situations can lead to depression or blues…

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Thomas Martindale

Regarding an Inspiring Yukon Woman in 1913

Read an excerpt from Thomas Martindale, our store’s original founder He married an Indian woman who is without question the handsomest woman of her race that I have yet seen… She is an adept with the…