Healthy Living Named Among Top Independent Grocers

MIDDLE GROVE —

Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. announced they have been selected to receive a grant from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust. The funds will be used to support the equine center’s Alfred Z. Solomon Veterans Program, an eight-week program offered to veterans at no cost in a one-toone setting.

Veterans can bring a guest if they choose to. The program covers basic horsemanship, horse training, and wagon driving.

The Alfred Z. Solomon Veterans Program is located in Middle Grove and is endorsed by the Saratoga and Adirondack peer-to-peer mentor programs.

Ashley Clothier, a graduate of the program and an Air Force veteran, manages the program as a member of Nipper Knolls Equine Center.

Learn more about Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. by visiting www.nipperknolls.com or www.facebook.com/nipperknolls

SARATOGA SPRINGS —

Healthy Living has been named one of Progressive Grocer’s 25 Outstanding Independents. This award, honoring small businesses that bring communities together through local food, culture and more, celebrates monetary and non-monetary wins in the industry.

Since 1986, the family-owned Healthy Living has brought nutritious food opportunities to shoppers. As it has grown, the stores — in South Burlington and Williston, VT, and Saratoga Springs — have offered to-go meals, accommodations for a variety of diets and preferences, high-quality wellness sections and a place to go where shoppers can trust that their well-being is the top priority.

For more information visit healthylivingmarket.com

To see more of Progressive Grocer’s 25 Outstanding Independents visit www.progressivegrocer.com/ progressive-grocer-honors-25outstanding-independents