PROJECT SHOPPE
Introducing Village Project’s new retail store
Summer Hours (as of June 3):
Monday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, CLOSED
Saturday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday, CLOSED
Have some free time in your schedule? Do you enjoy retail shopping or managing a store? If so, perhaps you’d be interested in working a shift at Project Shoppe. We are looking for energetic volunteers to help staff our store. Grab a friend, welcome shoppers and provide guests with a better understanding of our organization and unique gifts and specialty food items.
Shifts are in two-hour increments and help is needed during all business hours. Please call the office at (440) 348-9401, or stop by if interested.
Already a volunteer? Click here to sign up for a shift!
Project Shoppe Provides An Income Stream Features Locally Sourced Products Enables Us To Feed More Clients
Project Shoppe was born out of the need to provide our organization with an income stream as well as the need to increase community awareness, (ultimately increasing the number of meals and clients we can serve).
Fun facts: our Shoppe’s grand opening on September 24, 2010 marks the 8th anniversary of Village Project’s inception as well as the 5th anniversary of moving into our current building space!
Immunity Broth and Meals-To-Go Are Here!
Stop by and pick up a quick and healthy option for dinner tonight! Village Project entrees are prepared right in our own kitchen and are packaged individually. Our immunity broth is made with fresh herbs and vegetables–a great base for your next soup and a nourishing option for clients who may have a loss of appetite due to the effects of treatment.
A selection of our delicious entrees will change weekly and are available for either $9 (entrees with protein) or $8 (vegetarian). Immunity broth is available in 32 oz. pouches for $4 per bag. Meals and broth can be used immediately or frozen for future use!
Carry-out Menu Selections for week of June 24th:
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- Black Bean and Quinoa Enchilada Bake
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- Teriyaki Chicken Pasta Salad
Learn The Story Behind Our Products
The shop features unique, specialty food and gift items. We support locally-sourced, all-natural products and offer some of our own homemade selections. We are proud to offer Village Project food that uses fresh, organic ingredients, some harvested directly from our own organic garden.
In addition to the items sourced from local vendors, Project Shoppe will also feature some Village Project favorites, such as our homemade:
- granola
- herbed salts
- dog biscuits
- specialty vinegars
- Village Project merchandise
Gourmet Firehouse Salsa is owned by Angelo Tetorakis, who makes and sells his famous mango and pineapple salsas.
The journey began while Angelo, a now retired firefighter, was making salsa for his co-workers one evening at the firehouse. The recipe slowly evolved as the other firemen told Angelo how to improve its taste, and eventually the first of his famous recipes emerged.
All of Firehouse Salsa’s ingredients are free of additives, preservatives, and fillers, and include all natural fruit, peppers, and spices. They are delicious on crackers, served with cheese, or used in your everyday cooking.
Stop in and taste for yourself!
All of Hazelmade’s products are made by Susan Hazel Rich in Kent, Ohio. From her home, she designs greeting cards, notepads, tea towels, little notes, and pocket journals.
The company began as a way for Susan to branch out from her day job as a graphic designer, and has continued to grow ever since. She now has an online shop, and her products are sold in various retail stores around the U.S.
We’re very excited to feature Hazelmade in our store. Be sure to stop in and check out all of her beautiful products!
We are proud to carry these locally made, Furbish & Fire Candles in our shoppe!
Furbish and Fire Candle Co. is owned by Michelle Liller and operates out of Avon Lake, Ohio. Michelle is a mother of two young girls, and once they went off to school, she decided to express her creativity by making high-quality candles with personalized labels.
All Furbish and Fire candles are made with pure ingredients such as all natural soy wax, lead-free wicks, and cotton. They use no paraffin, dyes, pesticides, herbicides, or preservatives.
They strive to be environmentally conscious, innovatively using recycled wine bottles as candle holders.
Stop in and see all the different candles and scents we carry.
SIMPLY MADE,
DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT!
Kombucha is a lightly fermented probiotic tea, slightly sweet, slightly sour. It may help detoxify the body with good gut health bacteria and energize the body. Drinking kombucha may aid digestion, immune support and detoxification.
Snowmon’s Kombucha is made locally in Fairview Park, Ohio and is available at BayArts and Crocker Park’s Farmers Markets in addition to Village Project.
*Please note: Product may contain trace amounts of alcohol due to natural fermentation, less than .5%. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Full Cycle Organics Brewing Compost Tea and Premium Organic Compost is now available at Project Shoppe!
Full Cycle Organics~100% Premium. 0% Questionable.
Typical recycling seems almost second nature now. From the grocery to the city streets–even in our own homes–it’s found nearly everywhere. Now, it’s possible to move beyond recycling just paper and plastic–to use your food waste to create a nutrient-rich composting soil that is superior to anything currently available in your local home & garden store.
By recycling our food waste, Full Cycle Organics has done something pretty amazing to further landfill reduction efforts and methane gas emissions–all while supporting a family-owned and operated business.
The founding family started with a vision to create something great out of Cleveland’s food waste. With a whole lot of heart and “tote-loads” of weekly trash no longer entering local landfills, Full Cycle Organics Premium Compost was made.
Brewing Compost Tea and Premium Organic Compost products:
- Stimulate microbial activity and supplies organic nutrients for all types of flowers, shrubs, plants, trees, gardens and landscaping
- Compost Tea consists of (3) bags, 16 oz net weight; one tea bag makes up to 5 gallons of Premium Tea and can be reused
- Premium Compost is approximately 6 quarts net weight and promotes healthier, more active plants and soil
Modern Sprout was desperate for a fool-proof way to cultivate healthy herbs, vegetables, and flowers, yet maintain their self-esteem. They wanted a victory garden, not planters full of defeat.
After researching non-traditional options, they found hydroponics. A method of cultivation that’s clean, self-maintaining, and yields fantastic results, hydroponics immediately seemed perfect for busy people like them.
But every kit they tried was expensive, difficult to set up, and more homely than homey. They were unimpressed with their options, so they planted the seeds for Modern Sprout. Now they provide planters that are simple, stylish, and fertile with success.
Just add water.
Love Your Melon is an apparel brand dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling cancer and supporting the fight against pediatric cancer.
Love Your Melon products are here – and just in time for the cold! We have the new Pom Beanies, Beanies, Headbands and Infinity Scarves…
All Love Your Melon products are made in the United States of America. The company is passionate about producing high-quality products, creating jobs here in our country and emphasizing its value of community. The knit caps are manufactured in the United States, using 100% cotton that is soft and comfortable.
Join the LYM story and help fight Pediatric Cancer AND Village Project with your purchase… that’s a double whammy!
Founded by Jess Ekstrom out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Headbands of Hope is an apparel line of headbands for ladies and kids designed to support children with cancer.
Inspired by a summer internship at a wish-granting organization, Jesse saw that a lot of kids loved to wear headbands after losing their hair to chemotherapy. She did a google search and realized that there were no businesses donating headbands to kids with cancer, only wigs and hats. Jess started Headbands of Hope out of her dorm room in college with two headbands, her computer, and a burning passion to help these kids (and a lot of coffee).
Today, Headbands of Hope is carried in thousands of stores across the world. They’ve been featured on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Vanity Fair, Seventeen Magazine, and even supported by celebrities like Lea Michele, Lauren Conrad, Kelsea Ballerini, Lili Reinhart and more.
But more importantly, Headbands of Hope has donated headbands to every children’s hospital in America and 15 countries. When you purchase a headband from Project Shoppe, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a hospital of our choice.
WE HOPE YOUR HEADBAND WILL SERVE AS A REMINDER WHEN YOU WEAR IT THAT SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS CAN MAKE A HUGE IMPACT.
Summer is here! This means fun in the sun and enjoying all that nature’s bounty has to offer.
Why not register for one of our latest cooking classes? Learn a thing or two while having fun in the kitchen!
Did you know?
The Cleveland Clinic recommends eating these five seasonal staples and summer surprises to keep your health in tip-top shape:
- Radishes – include fiber for digestive health, phytonutrients that protect against many diseases, and a pungent flavor that will help clear clogged sinuses or soothe a sore throat.
- Watercress – packs a massive amount of disease-fighting antioxidants such as lutein and beta carotene into a tiny number of calories: only 7–8 calories for every 2 cups! It also includes high levels of vitamins A, C and K.
- Limes – rich in vitamin C, providinga boost to your immune system and an anti-inflammatory effect.
- Berries – they’re good for your brain. They help preserve cognitive function and may even help you prevent memory loss as you age. They also contain compounds called anthocyanins that are good for reducing stress.
- Sprouting Garlic – Scientists report that this type of garlic actually has more heart-healthy antioxidants than the fresh counterpart. Whether caramelized, raw, infused in vinaigrette, or pureed in a soup, sprouting garlic is a great addition to summer dishes.
The most obvious benefit of the extra sun is getting a daily boost of Vitamin D. Maintaining a steady supply has been shown to slow down aging, prevent inflammation, improve bone health, and improve immunity and resistance against diseases.
Get Your Dose of Vitamin D
One of the most obvious benefits of soaking up that extra sunshine is getting your daily boost of vitamin D. Maintaining a steady supply has been shown to slow down aging, prevent inflammation, improve bone health, and improve immunity and resistance against diseases. Recently, a study found that the vitamin can reduce the risk of early death in people diagnosed with heart problems.
Fruit Season Is Here
Grocery stores and farmers markets are brimming with seasonal, fresh fruits. When humidity is high, we are likely to crave a few slices of watermelon or a delicious mango smoothie. Other healthy summer fruits including berries, pineapples, kiwis, oranges, and peaches can prevent dehydration and provide a generous diet of vitamin C and vitamin E.
Sweating Is A Good Thing
As the summer temperature rises, your body tends to sweat more. This is actually a good thing! It cools your body and improves blood circulation. Perspiration also helps clear out your skin by purging bacteria, dirt, oil and other impurities. The benefits aren’t just limited to physical health. Prolonged sweating has also been associated with the release of endorphins which improve your mood and overall mental health.
Nature And The Great Outdoors
Improve your mental and physical well-being through doing outdoor activities in nature. Some studies have shown that spending just 30 minutes in nature every week can reduce the risk of high blood pressure and depression.
Exposure to fresh air is important, too–especially for city-dwellers exposed to pollution. Breathing cleaner oxygen can increase your levels of serotonin, promoting happiness and well-being!
Rejuvenate With A Vacation
Research has suggested that taking a break from your usual life and schedule to travel and relax is required to keep yourself healthy and productive in the long run. No matter how old you are, taking some time away from the everyday stresses of the corporate and academic worlds can provide some well-rounded benefits that include reducing stress, boosting creativity, improving focus, and developing family bonds. Who doesn’t like to vacation? So, go ahead and plan your next trip.
Your Heart Is Healthier
Some studies have shown that the risk of heart disease peaks during the winter months, but reaches its lowest point during summer. Blood pressure, total cholesterol, and waist circumference are highest during the winter months, increasing the likelihood of heart disease. Findings support the belief that heart disease risk factors are higher during the winter holidays than they are throughout summer. Good cholesterol levels are said to be higher during summer compared to colder months, possibly since the hot weather is not as likely to constrict blood vessels and people become more active.