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The Northwood Group of Leelanau Peninsula

A group of small business owners and entrepeneurs are meeting monthly to create joint ventures, to support a mission of green business, the love of good food, great products and  having fun.
Higher Grounds Coffee (Jody Treeter), Food For Thought (Tim Young), Light of Day Tea (Angela Macki), Leelanau Trading Post-Leather Goods (Ted Gilmer) Pinkie Finger [...]

Almost Vacation Time

I just wanted to let you know that we are all taking a vacation this year and will be closed the last week of March. So March 25, Sunday, until the following Sunday, April 1st, there will be no business: internet or shop. So stock up before we leave and we'll see you in April.

Hot Chocolate Recipe.

This is a 7 oz bag of our Rainforest Alliance Chocolate, 65%, as it comes to us in chunks for easy melting. We sell these at the shop for munching or to use in recipes at $5.50 a bag. While the weather is still chilly outside I thought I would share our Hot Chocolate Recipe [...]

St. Patricks Day features…

More new truffle flavors are here in the spirit of the Irish Holiday. The first is our Irish Cream truffle, shown left, with Bailey's in the ganache and the second is our Stout truffle, shown above, with Guiness beer in the ganache. They are both regular price and can be added to any box by [...]

Green Festival here we come!

This April 21st and 22nd we are participants at the Green Festival in Chicago. We are really excited to be a part of this great festival. We are always hoping to make our business more environmentally safe and responsible and we anticipate that this will be a great learning experience for us. If anyone is [...]

New Products.

We never sit still around here even during the cold winter days. We have created some new products over the past month, some are ready for their debut and others are still in process. Pictured above is the new WALLY BAR. ($6) It's a framework of chocolate with Wally's own trail mix blend: dried [...]

How to Order?

I just want to clarify for those of you who may be confused about ordering new products. We love to post what our newest creations are on the blog but realize that its a little more complicated to order. So if you see something you like you can call us to place your entire order [...]

We have WI-FI.

We have redecorated again. There is new shelving, a glass case to display truffles, tables for customers to sit and use our Wireless internet, and a comfy couch for sipping hot chocolate. Yes that's me, Elara in every picture, the Grocer's Daughter is camera shy.

So come in and join us. Be the first to try [...]

Cocoa Pulp..its here

We have recently come up with a new product that you will not find anywhere else. Our new Chocolate heart has a dairy-free ganache inside using cocoa pulp instead of cream. So what is cocoa pulp?

Cocoa pulp is what protects and surrounds the cocoa beans inside the pod. So far it is not being used [...]

Happy Valentine's Day!

Just in time for Valentine's Day we have come up with some gift sets for you. You won't be able to buy them through our website since they are only temporary for the season but we will be here 10-5pm to take your orders over the phone everyday except Tuesday.