We're giving 15% off our Belgian Chocolate fudge for Mother's Day. Check out the email we just sent: http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/175185/c18c694759/110000582/ef782adf51/

Wow, just received an order for 10 loaves of our new organic chocolate fudge to: http://ping.fm/qRdo2 in Wolfeboro, NH!

Getting ready to open "The Mill Ice Cream and Fudge Express" tonight and tomorrow 6-9pm, 26 Central Street, Bristol, NH - (603)744-0405

To celebrate Earth Day, we launched our organic chocolate fudge. Check out the email we sent: http://ping.fm/q56lf

Earth Day Organic Fudge Launched! - by Noah

When I gave samples out at the Stonyfield Farm Entrepreneur Institute recently, I had a steady stream of people approaching him to praise the fudge. One person commenting, "It gave me a chocolate experience I haven't had since I was a kid." Since it was our first full batch of organic fudge, I kept asking for any way we could improve it, but nobody came up with anything! They loved it, and we're sure you will too!

I recently finished reading "Stirring It Up" by Gary Hirshberg, the CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm. There was a section in it that discussed taking a trip to South America to visit the organic banana plantations. On the way, he passed many non-organic farms and noticed children playing in waterways near the fields. His heart sank when he realized these children were playing in poisonous chemicals running off from the non-organic agricultural fields. It made him glad he was using organic ingredients and determined to support more organic agriculture. At the same time, there are stories of blind studies of how much healthier and better tasting organic food truly is.

Inspired by Stonyfield Farm, we set forward to slowly develop more all-natural and organic flavors of fudge.

In honor of Earth Day, if you order this flavor anytime before Mother's Day (May 10th) we'll donate 25% of your purchase to the Newfound Lake Region Association, a local environmental non-profit organization who is helping protect the Newfound region through conservation and preservation of the region's natural, social and economic resources.

For Earth Day and Mother's Day, buying organic fudge is the perfect way to make a positive impact on Mother Earth.

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Open Mic

Open mic at the Old Town Hall last Saturday, was great! I love that space. It has character and atmosphere, great lighting, and seems a pity it is not used more often. People brought their own food, there is no kitchen, so we can't provide anything, and lots of great musicians turned up. As usual they took a slot each for fifteen minutes, then jammed together for the second part of the evening. That's the bit I love. There is something about a bunch of musicians getting together and jamming. It has amazing energy. They are so obviously enjoying themselves and each other that it is pure joy for the listener.  

David and I were thinking that it would be a great space for a dance. We wondered what you think? A barn dance? Or a dance to the music of , the Uncle Steve Band? Or both. We do have every Saturday night till the Mica building comes down. We could have open mic on the Friday that week, or have it early before the dance. 

Open mic again this Saturday, 7 pm to 10 pm

Please post comments and ideas. Let us know what you think.

Introducing Cabin Fever fudge - get 25% off till Tues

We are excited to announce a new flavor of fudge:

"Cabin Fever" Maple Whiskey Fudge

When we first met Rob from Cabin Fever and discussed our products it seemed like a match made in New England heaven! After a half dozen experiments, we think we have perfected a new flavor of fudge that we are really excited about.

Our New England country fudge infused with New England’s very own Spirit "Cabin Fever," an exceptionally smooth 3 year old barrel aged whiskey. With “maple and oak at the forefront and hints of caramel and butterscotch” it creates an original fudge guaranteed to delight.

You don't need cabin fever as an excuse to enjoy this new flavor!

When Rob gave out samples at stores, he had people coming over to him from the other side of the store saying, "I was told I had to try this fudge."

We're so confident that you will love it that we're offering an incentive to try it by giving you

25% OFF this flavor until Tuesday April 14th.

Don't miss this one time offer. Order Now.

Note: Although this flavor is made with lots of real whiskey, the alcohol all gets cooked away so the fudge is alcohol-free.

Hope you enjoy,

Noah, Linda and David

Concerts canceled but Open mic lives on - Tonight!

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Open Mic Nights
Saturdays 7-10pm
Bristol Old Town Hall
Pot Luck so bring your favorite dish including dessert!

Hope to see you tonight~Noah, Linda and David

Sadly, Reaganta was the first and last concert for now

We had a great concert on Saturday. Reaganta are wonderful, the atmosphere was amazing, and it was  good to see people we have not seen over the winter.  We are so look forward to the Reaganta Christmas concert in our own Mill in mid December.

 It is however with great regret, that we have decided not to continue with the concerts till we get back into our own building. It took a lot for us to come to this. Last week was the week from hell. With David's company laying off so many in his department, his responsibility to make sure that things keep running, means that he will have more than enough on his plate. I had a big health scare on Thursday, for forty eight hours we thought it was just about as serious as it gets. On Friday night I had a CAT scan and long story short, I am fine. But I can't begin to describe what it was like for David and I facing into something like that, on top of everything else. We are exhausted.  Every week of this crisis has brought fresh challenges and it is showing no sign of abating. We still don't  know if the town will keep helping with the rent, or if we can even stay at the Grill for much longer. We don't know when the Mica building is coming down. The town has now gone to court which means another months delay. We can't run a business not knowing where we are going to be from week to week. It was with a very heavy heart that I wrote to the musicians and cancelled the concerts for April, May and June. They are all wonderful and very sympathetic. The Uncle Steve Band are organizing a benefit for The Mill, on Saturday May 9th. Several bands that play regularly at The Mill, will be playing. Watch this space for more details, and thank you all for your support.

Tonight's concert and new development

So looking forward to tonight's concert! As you know it will be at The Masonic Lodge 18 Pleasant St  Bristol at 7.30 pm. Reaganta, have not played at the Mill before. They are  fantastic and will play again for a special Christmas concert in December, lets hope that one will be back in our own place! 

Unfortunately the Masons voted against us using there hall after tonight. We just don't seem to get a break! We are very disappointed and on the road again, looking for a semi permanent place for the Saturday music nights. If anyone has any ideas let me know please. We can, as a last resort, use the Old Town Hall but it does not have a kitchen.  Any church hall with a kitchen would be great. We are looking for a place for Saturday nights only at least through April and May. Our thought for after tonight, is to have open mic 6pm to 7.30pm as a separate event, then break and start the concert at 8pm. 

Selectmen meeting and on to the next round

"The commercial vendor shall be offered the use of the Old Town Hall, at no charge, for hosting community events.  A further condition of payment beyond April 3, 2009, is that the commercial vendor, contact the TTCC to confirm the suitability of the Center's kitchen for fudge production, and if so, present a negotiated amount to the Selectmen for consideration in the decision to continue payments.  The Board of Selectmen direct that the aforementioned with respect to the forgoing payments on behalf of the residents and commercial vendor, be authorized and desire the Town Attorney, Adele Fulton, to communicate the terms of this motion to the recipients of public funds as soon as possible, by phone and in writing, on behalf of the Town of Bristol."

 In the light of the fact that we cannot have members of the public enter The Grill, we have very reluctantly and with great sadness, decided that we cannot open the Ice Cream Cafe until we get back into our own building. Above is an extract from the minutes of the selectmen meeting last Thursday. While it looks like there are some answers to at least part of  our situation, we have a way to go. We talked to TTCC and it is not an appropriate space for our Fudge Factory. They have many people using their space daily, and there is no place  for us to set, mold, pack and ship our fudge. That part of our operation requires a permanent set up which takes up a medium to large size room, next to a commercial kitchen. 

With regard to the Old Town Hall, it is a very generous offer and very tempting to take a place that is free, in order to save our music events. However, these events are not "Community Events" they are commercial. The musicians are given the cover charge and we sell our food. There is no kitchen in the Old Town Hall. If we go there, and it is not being ruled out, we have to work out the limitations of the place, or it will purely be to provide a concert for the community, and to honor the bookings with the musicians so they don't have vacant dates unfilled in their schedules. It will by no means keep us financially afloat.

We are in negotiation with another venue that does have a kitchen. I have also talked with the town code officer to be absolutely clear about what is legal in terms of food preparation and venues. We do not want to be moved again!