Country Life Farewell letter (2/23/2024)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born and a time to die: a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted. . ..”
He hath made everything beautiful in His time.
It has been 37 years since we opened the doors of Country Life in Keene, NH in Sept of 1987. So it is with bittersweet emotions we have decided to close our doors (end of day) on March 21, 2024, due to circumstances beyond our control. A decision we have been led by God to make.
Over the years we have been extremely blessed to serve our community with healthy, non-GMO, plant-based cuisine in a peaceful, warm atmosphere. We recognize not only the importance of good, clean, nourishing food but also the blessings of peace of mind and goodwill to others.
We give our heartfelt thanks to all our faithful customers whom we have come to know and love throughout the years. We appreciate all of you and will miss serving you at Country Life Vegan Restaurant.
Fear not faithful cookbook followers — the Country Life Cookbook is almost complete! Soon you will have the opportunity to cook your favorite Country Life recipes at home! Our expected arrival time is planned for sometime in June. We will keep you informed with email blasts about what is happening.
While Country Life may not be cooking, we still intend to serve and bring useful seminars to our community. Presently we are not sure what that will look like since 15 Roxbury Street will no longer be our base of operations. But we will see you around and let you know where this leads.
As we close our doors, we are still interested in helping our customers to be able to purchase the same quality items we have carried in our store. If you are interested in being able to find and purchase these items, we are willing to help you, so please contact Peggy at peggy@CountryLifeRestaurant.com. There will be some items on sale so come take a look before we close.
Look for Country Life Fruit Bars at two local places: Nature’s Green Grocer in Peterborough and Harrisville General Store in Harrisville.
And so we bid adieu. Please come by and sign our memorabilia card — we would love to see you! We are also planning a farewell party for Thursday evening March 21, 5-8 pm.
Sincerely,
Peggy, Connie, Barry, and the crew at Country Life
Country Life Vegan Restaurant & Health Food Store is permanently closed.
Our standard everyday menu for take-out or dine-in includes:
Bean Burrito
Sunburger
Falafel
Chickin’ Wrap
Gluten-free Haystack "burrito"
See Everyday Menu (view/print)!
Events
A partial list of what's available at Country Life health food store
organic almonds,
cashews,
pecans,
Brazil nuts,
Australian Carob bars, and Carob powder,
carob candy bars,
Butler soy curls,
chia seeds,
flax seeds,
maple syrup,
Nimbus toothbrushes,
Progesterone (Dr. Lee's ),
Probiotic (Vital Planet),
Selina naturally salt,
Synergy Vitamins,
Plus many other regular items are available not listed above.
Spelt bread by the loaf — as they last! Better to call Monday to pre-order a loaf for pickup on Wednesday at 11am. Call 603-357-3975.
Kathy's Healing Lotion,
Maine root beer,
sodas,
frozen pizza,
frozen Sun Burgers,
fruit squares (raspberry, blueberry, date), coconut oil (84 fl. oz.),
vegan ice cream (Ms. Amanda's Compassionate Ice Cream),
Anna's yam cream,
Young Living essential oils,
AND MORE!
Join our many enthusiastic customers at Country Life Vegan Lunch Café and drop in for one of NH’s best and healthiest Vegan Lunch restaurants and salad bars anywhere!
Country Life Vegan Lunch Café:
A Mission to Educate
Peggy Schauffler’s life took an unexpected turn three years ago, when she became the owner of Country Life, serving vegan cuisine in downtown Keene. Now Peggy is planning to expand the educational services her restaurant offers and is seeking financial support for that mission. She is convinced that people are hungry: for food that is as healthy as it is delicious and for information to achieve and maintain optimum health. Read full story here.
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What happy Country Life customers have to say!
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Our mission is to promote a vegan lifestyle for our customers by providing an alternative to the unhealthy standard American diet. We intend to build a healthier community by education, service and delivery of local, fresh, healthy, food at an affordable price.
OUR VEGAN BUFFET HOT BAR IS "PAY BY POUND" AT $8.99 PER POUND.
SALAD IS $4.50 (BOWL) OR $7.50 (PLATE). COOKIES, MUFFINS, AND OTHER ITEMS ARE INDIVIDUALLY MARKED.
NOW OFFERING MICROGREENS!
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Learn about Vegan Buffet
Learn about our Natural Health Food Store
Peggy, Vegan Cook / Baker
All our food is hand cooked, all-natural, local and non-GMO, organic when possible, and prepared with love! Check us out soon for some wonderful "Down Home" cooking!
Learn About Country Life Vegetarian Restaurants’, From Wikipedia
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WHAT COUNTRY LIFE VEGAN LUNCH CAFÉ CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING:
“My wife and I spotted this place on Yelp and stopped in for lunch. I had the hot lunch Vegan buffet and she had the salad buffet. Both were tasty, fresh, and nicely prepared. It is tricky to make vegan taste good and these folks have figured it out! We don’t live in NH so won’t be able to make it in often. Next time we’re in Keene we’ll be back. Keene locals, try it out!”
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