Sent 10/16/2026 Come on over and join us at our fall 2026 Celebrate Local event, featuring our superstar local vendors, producers, and friends. Join us for a community meal (meat and vegan options), lots of delicious local samples, and the fabulous faces behind many local products. We will also have an adult beverage tasting inside the store, where all our local products are 10% off all day (some exclusions apply). This free fun family event will take place, rain or shine, under our big tent. Everyone is welcome! Ancorum Credit Union Colvard & Co. Fuzzy Udder Creamery Haymay Creamery Heiwa Tofu Mbingo Mountain Coffee Molässa Orange Bike Brewing Porteur Breads Swallowtail Farm You can learn more about this program in our Impact Report below, or stop by their table tomorrow at Celebrate Local to be the first to sign up. https://giving.blessingsinabackpack.org/organizations/jefferson-village-school Learn how to deploy Damariscotta’s floodwall, and protect our downtown! Join this community training on Oct 17, 9am-1pm at the Town Landing, to learn how to set up the floodwall and how it will work in a real flood emergency. This is a great chance to learn about climate mitigation strategies in our own backyard, to get to know your neighbors, and to help protect the businesses and downtown community at the heart of Damariscotta. Food is provided. Training will happen rain or shine, so please dress appropriately and for activity! Please register at this link if you plan to attend. Email communitydevelopment@damariscotta.maine.gov with any questions. HOSTED BY OUR FRIENDS AT SWALLOWTAIL FARMSign up for The Rising Times newsletter and get this great information straight in your email!
October 16, 2026
WE’RE CELEBRATING LOCAL TOMORROW!
Our Impact Report is out! You can read it here, pick up a hard copy in the store, or find it in this week’s Lincoln County News.
Every month, we donate .5% of our Wednesday sales to an organization nominated and voted on by our member-owners. That organization is also invited to come into Rising Tide and present information and takeaways for the public to be educated and aware of this organization’s efforts within our community.
OCTOBER’S PARTNER:
Blessings in a Backpack at Jefferson Village School mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children who might otherwise go hungry. Their mission is that every school-aged child has the nourishment needed to learn and grow. As a leader in the movement to end childhood hunger, Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals and communities to take action.
YOU’RE INVITED
THE RISING TIDE VISA REWARDS CARD
“We are thrilled to be working with Rising Tide Co-op on this innovative program.” Said Julie Marquis, Ancorum’s President and CEO. “Like Rising Tide, we are a cooperative that is owned and governed by our members. We also share their mission of supporting the local food economy in Maine. We love focusing on meeting the needs of members through unique partnerships like this one.”
RISING TIDE’S 2025 IMPACT
FLOODWALL TRAINING
AUTOMATIC ROUND UP
As a member-owner you have the option to round up at the register every time, without being asked. Talk to a front end team member, click on the graphic below, or email Shannon at outreach@risingtide.coop if you would like to set this up. Thanks!
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