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March Newsletter

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1609 Trumansburg Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-319-5150
Fax: 607-319-5156
food@regionalaccess.net

Order Guidelines

Your order must be received by Mondays at noon for same-week delivery or pick-up.  You may call, fax or email your order to us using the contact information above.

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
9am - 5pm

Warehouse Pick-ups

Thursday & Friday
10am - 4pm


New Products 


Pickles, Chutnies & Caponata from Divine Brine*

Baking Mixes from Farmer Ground Flour*

Wild Hibiscus Flowers from Wild Hibiscus

XV Olive Oil from Elyros

Sunflower & Canola Oils from The Regional Pantry*

Dehydrated Fruit Snacks from City Snacks


*Local product

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Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I have had enough of the cold, the snow and the grey skies.  I'm whole-heartedly looking forward to the coming of spring!  We here at Regional Access have had a jump start on our spring cleaning efforts.  We have been working on paring down our catalog, reevaluating with whom we do business as well as how often and when.  And we've been drawing down our inventory.  Making room for fresh new stock when the busy season comes around again.  We want to thank you all for being patient and loyal during this challenging time. 

Next, I want to thank everyone who has already responded to our request to go paperless.  MANY of you have sent in your paperless forms and we have started emailing you your monthly statements.  You can't imagine how much paper, time and money this will save us.  If you haven't already completed the paperless form, please take a couple of minutes to do so now.  We really appreciate it and have heard from many of you that you support this effort, too!


Bhutanese Red Rice Bhutanese Red Rice
Since we have a whole lot of this amazing rice in our warehouse, I started looking into to see what's so special about it.  What I found made me go right out there and cook some up just to try it!  And yum!  I'm glad I did! 

Here's what Lotus Foods had to say about it...

"Perhaps the most unique rice we have ever encountered, Bhutanese Red Rice has been grown for thousands of years at 8,000 feet in the fertile soil of the Paro Valley, irrigated with 1,000 year old glacier-water rich in trace minerals.  With more potassium than Gatorade, and a significant amount of magnesium, this quick-cooking whole grain is a nutritional and culinary superstar.  It will entice you with its complex, nutty, earthy flavor, soft texture, and beautiful russet color.

In Bhutan, Red Rice is frequently paired with mushrooms and hot chilies.  Chefs here in the US like to pair it with big flavor foods like duck, venison, lamb, pork, wild mushrooms, eggplant, or roasted peppers.  It is perfect for those dishes in which rice holds the place of honor - as a pilaf, risotto, stir-fry, salad, pudding or steamed plain to accompany vegetable, seafood and meat dishes. 

A staple food of the Bhutanese people, heirloom red rice cultivation was declining due to the import of white rice from India.  We are honored to be the first company to export from Bhutan - in fact Bhutanese Red Rice is the only product exported from the land of the Thunder Dragon.  We have worked closely with our suppliers to give Bhutanese farmers access to a global marketplace.  Ensuring the new source of livelihood means that this beautiful and wholesome rice is now safe from extinction and will be feeding families there, and here, for a long time to come."
  • Cooks in only 20 minutes
  • Whole grain and hearth healthy
  • High in fiber, trace minerals and vitamins
  • High in phytonutrients and antioxidants
  • Gluten and wheat free
Samples available upon request.

Check out their Red Rice, Corn, Leek and Smoke Duck Soup recipe!


Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter.  We look forward to another great month!

Sincerely,

Regional Access

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