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Q: What was the "Petal
Pusher"?
A: The "Petal Pusher" was Azure's A: Nancy's yogurt was the first
first real delivery truck... a Chevy refrigerated item David began
Luv pickup (with a special box on delivering. He'd pack the yogurt
the back) that was purchased from in a picnic-cooler with ice and
a florist shop in 1988. Before that, take it along in his car or truck on
a blue Ford Escort car was used to those early routes in 1988.
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make deliveries.
A: NaturalCare placed one of the first to advertise with us. The pic-
option was offered in 1997?
first ads in our December 1997- ture below is from our Spring
January 1998 sale flyer. We still 1998 catalog.
carry most of the items advertised
in this ad.
Find Natural
Care on our website at Find Eden Foods on our website at
ourazure.com/naturalcare ourazure.com/edenfoods
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6J Azure Supports
Independent Suppliers
ourazure.com/standards
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GMOs, Glyphosates &
Unintended Consequences
Organic (OTCO) help
ensure that.
2)
foods are not
Organic
sprayed with
glyphosates (AKA
Roundup). Turns out,
glyphosate is used heav-
ily on "Roundup Ready"
GMO crops to kill
weeds without killing
the planted crop. But,
astonishingly, it is also
used directly on grain
David Stelzer talks about the effects of
crops at harvest time as a
glyphosates in a video on Vimeo titled "Myths
dessicant to dry out the
and Truths of Gluten Intolerance".
The labeling of geneti- tarily started removing grain to the right mois-
cally modified foods has GMO ingredients from ture level.
been a heated debate their products and win-
How does this affect
even somewhat dividing ning a lot of support for
us? Please watch David
health food enthusiasts. it.
Stelzer's informative
During the election The Non-GMO Project video titled, "Myths and
when several states has been instrumental in Truths of Gluten
sought to require label- creating a standard for Intolerance". Video is at
ing of GMO ingredients, the sometimes murky ourazure.com/gluten
we saw large corpora- areas of
Bottom line: GMO's
tions put lots of money genetic mod-
damage gut bacteria and
behind the campaigns to ification.
gut lining, while
stop manditory labeling But, buying organic glyphosates poison the
of GMOs. Why? They foods and products is the
system. In our food sup-
don't want consumers to best choice for two rea-
ply they can create
know they're using these sons.
gluten intolerance. This,
dangerous organisms in 1) Organic is always despite grains sustaining
the food. Non-GMO. No ques- people and animals for
At the same time, other tion. Certifiers such as thousands of years.
companies have volun- Oregon Tilth Certified
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Q: What is the all-time #1 Best Q: What did David Stelzer's
Seller at Azure over the last two oldest sons grow in 2001
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squash seeds instead. At harvest
time they had to work hard to sell
the very perishable produce. After
that, they were no longer afraid of
the perishable produce market and
Q: What is the #1 selling item
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ourazure.com/flexible
Embrace change. Practice flexibility.
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edge. The wheel and the outer
casting were both equipped with
small removable blades fitted
together. The clearance between
the two surfaces was greater at
Q: Which enterprising family
A: Long before Azure officially outlet. But, the modern mill has
even got started?
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was small and simple in design.
It consisted of principally two
concentric surfaces--an inner
wheel and an outer casting. The
inner wheel or rotor revolved at
Pursue Learning and Innovation.
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6DG
baked goods and offers many bak-
ing options in the kitchen.
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6DH
Q: How many warehouses has
remodeled to be Zechariah's
Difference in the World.
house). ourazure.com/corevalue10
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The Need for an Independent
Food Supply Chain
It was happening the entire healthy-food
before Amazon bought chain. Who makes up
Whole Foods, but that this healthy supply
purchase made it very chain?
clear. Our food supply is 1) Small farmers con-
at risk when everything scientiously tending the
becomes consolidated at land and animals...
only a few behemoth 2) Innovative family-
companies. owned manufacturers
In the last 30 years Azure, you're not only
working to provide truly
many small, independ- getting quality food at
the best products...
ent health food distribu- affordable prices, you're
3) Azure Standard helping support the fab-
tors and manufacturers being your independent
have been gobbled up by ric of America -- the
"Indie" distributor in the foundation of a healthy
big corporations who are chain (needed to set the
in it for the money -- not society. By supporting
standard for quality in Azure with your food
to help make a healthier the industry)...
world with thriving dollars:
4) The mom-n-pop A) You're bringing jobs
communities.
stores in your local area to people in both urban
If the food supply is who care about you.
monopolized, your abili- and rural areas,
We're all working B) You're supporting
ty to get good food at
together to preserve an innovation, and reward-
affordable prices could
independent supply of ing diligence.
be affected. For you to
quality food -- in the
continue to have access Azure has a lot of well-
shadow of the well-
to affordable, quality funded competition.
funded giants.
food, you need an inde- But, together we can
pendent food-supply Every step in an inde- keep diversity in the nat-
chain (farmer > manu- pendent ("Indie") food ural food market and
facturer > distributor > chain is important. Here keep an independent
your local store). at Azure, we try to sup- food chain alive. (Find
port Indie's by bringing more info about "Indie"
At this time in history,
their products to you. on the last page of this
it is particularly impor-
But, we need your help. booklet and also on-line
tant to do what you can
to support independently When you buy most (or at ourazure.com/indie.
owned businesses along all) of your groceries at
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um. (See recipe, opposite page.)
He also uses avocados in place of
sour cream on potatoes, and in
Q: What food allergy does place of cottage cheese in salads.
6DK
animals. David sees dairy as a
nutritious food for those not aller-
gic, so we carry grass-fed and
organic dairy products from com-
panies like Sierra Nevada Cheese, Q: What is the top allergy con-
Organic Valley, Nancy's, and cern among Azure's cus-
Organic Pastures.
A: Gluten Free items are very
tomers?
6DJ
Q: What foods does David
Stelzer himself use to replace
6EC
Pickle juice as needed
Directions: In a blender or
food processor, blend
almonds, sunflower seeds, and
Q: When did Azure begin selling sesame seeds until finely
ground.
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rent Glyphosates) has
Your Journey to gotten national attention.
Everyone is on a per-
Your Journey
Health sonal journey to better
Back in 1989, Azure trying to follow the "rec-
health. Some are just
Standard, young as it ommended guidelines".
now discovering that
was then, was featured
Aspartame (NutraSweet)
in a book by Lindsey On the other hand,
Good Changes
is the source of their hor-
Williams. The book not there have been MANY rible migraines. Others
only included Stelzer improvements in the last are discovering that
family recipes and prod- 30 years! For example: white sugar doesn't have
uct information, but
• Organic foods are the trace minerals that
other resources to help
now much more avail- natural sugars, honey,
the readers improve or
able, popular and truly and maple syrup contain.
regain their health.
superior to their conven- Still others see the
Many health problems
tional counterparts. importance of reducing
were addressed that still
• The Internet helps all sugars and have
plague us today.
people do their own adopted the Ketogenic
research and connect Diet.
Have we, as a society,
Some 30 Years Later
with others. Some have
really made much discovered that
improvement in health statin drugs
tional foods has trans-
• A return to tradi-
since then? In some rob them of
formed the way people
ways, no. Many promis- CoQ10 and
live and eat. Healthy
ing therapies are simply supplementa-
fats, pasture-raised meat,
not allowed in the US. tion is needed, while
dairy, and eggs have
False information is still others are working
become the true foods of
routinely spread by the toward becoming com-
good health. Folks are
media, government and pletely free of drugs by
turning away from high-
the "health" industry. making dietary changes.
ly-processed foods,
Despite much evidence
GMO products, exces- Here at Azure we've
to the contrary, low-
sive sweets, and soy. always tried to support
fat/high-carb diets are
• An outcry against you no matter where you
still recommended, fruc-
GMOs (and the concur- are in your journey to
tose is still recommend-
good health.
ed for diabetics, and
drugs are pushed as the
answer for nearly every
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malady. People still feel
sick and tired despite
Inspire Healthy & Abundant Living.
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6ED 6EF
Q: When Azure has manager's Q: What did David take with
meetings at our headquarters him on sales calls to stores in
6EE
6EG
Q: When did Azure start carry-
coffee in 2016.
ourazure.com/coffee
Q: What has Azure's role been
in exposing the dangers of
6EH
Please see article
6EI
on page 4.
6EJ
tion is a beautiful thing -- no vine-
gar needed.
Bubbie's has been the long-time
favorite for sauerkraut and pickles.
But, they're "neither pasteurized
Q: What year did Azure erect
Wildbrine, Pickled Planet and ter, Sarah, was just 14 years old,
Oregon Brineworks, are truly raw. she began growing plant starts in a
In fact, lacto-fermented raw sauer- small greenhouse.
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Q: How many states does Azure
This turned into the very fun busi- plus the US Territories (Virgin
ness of Sarah's Starts. In the 2018 Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam).
season, Sarah's sister, Rachel, and Trick question, maybe? We deliv-
brother Zechariah have taken on er everywhere by Parcel Carrier
the project under the new name (such as UPS and USPS) and are
"Ellie's Eden" (named after even set up to ship cold and frozen
Zechariah's daughter.) items by this method (although it
6EK
can be spendy).
We've contracted with independ-
ent carriers to deliver orders along
our routes in 32 states. As you
can see from the route map on the
Q: Where are Azure's 4 largest
A: Boise, ID boasts the largest next page, our routes cover most
Drops located?
Azure drop in the country. "Boise of the Lower 48 except for the far
Warehouse" delivers to most of northeast. With your help, we
Southern Idaho. plan to add that area to our routes
Second largest drop is in Dufur, eventually also.
OR at the "Azure General Store." We can even service Alaska and
Third largest is in Williston, ND Hawaii by delivering to Barge
with the "April Litfin Drop". Lines in the Seattle, Portland and
Fourth largest is Baton Rouge, San Francisco areas.
LA with the "Baton Rouge Drop." On the pages that follow, you'll
6EL
see where our routes currently go.
Do you know someone who's near
the routes and might like to be
able to get Azure products deliv-
ered to them? Perhaps you can
Q: The customers in which
share this booklet with them. We
states buy the most (by dollar
can send them a catalog and get
A: Washington State, Oregon,
amount) from Azure?
them started.
California, Idaho, and Minnesota,
in that order.
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All maps are available and enlargeable
at ourazure.com/maps.
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AZURE ROUTES AT A GLANCE
Azure Standard delivers to more than 3,000 drop points across the country on
multiple truck routes. Below is an overview of the routes in the contiguous 48
states. The following pages highlight each route in detail.
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• Dry Only
BARGE
• Dry & Chilled
LINES
ALASKA
Routes Y1-4
BARGE LINES:
Azure delivers to Alaska,
Hawaii, the Caribbean and
South Pacific through a variety
of barge lines. Each barge line
has their own delivery sched-
ule, additional fees, and
requirements for shipping (see
Delivery Keys). Azure has mul-
tiple drops already receiving
delivery to these locations. We
are happy to connect you to an
existing group of Azure cus-
tomers or establish your own
HAWAII Azure drop. Call one of our
Route Development
Routes GW1-4, K1, K3, Y1-4
Representatives for personal
assistance (971-200-8337).
SOUTH PACIFIC
Routes K1, K3, Y1-4
CARIBBEAN
Routes N2-3, Q6
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ROUTE
A1-A2
OREGON + IDAHO
A1: Boise + Weiser/Fossil
A2: Arlington/La Grande/Boise
+ WYOMING + UTAH
A3: Mountain Home/Twin Falls/
Jackson/Cedar City
SOUTH IDAHO
ROUTE
A3
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ROUTE
B1-B2
WASHINGTON + IDAHO
B1: Prosser/Walla Walla/Grangeville/Spokane
B2: Burbank/Kettle Falls/Spokane/Dayton
ROUTE
C2-C4
WASHINGTON
C2: Seattle/Peninsula/Aberdeen/Yelm
C4: Seattle/Peninsula/Mossyrock/Yelm
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ROUTE ROUTE
C1-C3 D1-D3
OREGON +
CALIFORNIA
D1: Albany/Eugene
/Grants Pass/
Bend
D2: N California-
WASHINGTON Eugene/Grants
C1: Vancouver/ Napvine/ Pass/Crescent
Seattle /Oak Harbor City/North Bend
C3: Seattle/Olympia/ D3: Portland/ Astoria/
Bellingham/Mount Lincoln City/
Vernon Florence
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ROUTE ROUTE
E1-E2
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D4
NW CALIFORNIA
D4: Crescent City/Willits/Lakeport/Grass
Valley
WASHINGTON
E1:
Goldendale/Yakima/Ellen
sburg/Moses Lake
E2: Yakima/Zillah/Quincy
ROUTE
F1-F2
WASHINGTON +
IDAHO + MONTANA
F1: Newport/Sandpoint/Eureka/Kalispell
F2: Newport/Priest River/Bonners Ferry/ Corvallis
WASHINGTON + ROUTE
IDAHO + MONTANA I1-I2
I1: Alternate Spokane #1/Hayden
Lake/Post Falls/Ritzville
I2: Alternate Spokane #2/Coeur D
Alene/Sandpoint/Trout Creek
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ROUTE
GE1-GE4
OREGON
GE1: Dalles/Hood River/Gresham/Portland
GE2: Dalles/Hood River/Portland
GE3: Troutdale/Boring/Sandy/Portland
GE4: Hood River/Boring/Sandy/Portland
ROUTE
GW1-GW4
OREGON + WASHINGTON
GW1: Portland/Forest Grove/Vancouver/
White Salmon
GW2: Portland/Silverton/Canby/
Vancouver
GW3: Portland/Beaverton/McMinnville/
Trout Lake
GW4: Portland/ Molalla/Vancouver/White
Salmon
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MONTANA + NORTH DAKOTA + MINNESOTA +
IDAHO
J1: Helena/Williston/Minot/Grand Forks
J2: Missoula/Coeur D Alene/Dickinson/Bismark
ROUTE
J1-J2
ROUTE
J3-J4
WYOMING + COLORADO + NEBRASKA +
MONTANA + SOUTH DAKOTA
J3: Cheyenne/Fort Collins/North Platte/Lincoln
J4: Sheridan/Spearfish/Shoshoni/Billings
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ROUTE
J5-J8
MINNESOTA +
WYOMING +
NEBRASKA + IOWA
+ NORTH DAKOTA +
SOUTH DAKOTA +
WISCONSIN
J5: Avon/Saint Cloud/Elk
River/Litchfield
J6: Cheyenne/Omaha/Des
Moines/Cando
J7: Beach/Alexandria/Moose
Lake/Moorhead
J8: Dell Rapids/Sioux
Falls/Minneapolis/Sparta
ROUTE ROUTE
K1,K3,K6 K2,K4,K5
CALIFORNIA
K2: Fresno/ Bakersfield/Sun
Valley/Santa Ana
K4: Paso Robles/ Thousand
Oaks/ Los Angles/Costa
Mesa
K5: Bishop/Riverside/ San
Diego/El Cajon
CALIFORNIA +
OREGON
K1: Redding/ Yuba
City/SantaRosa/Oa
kland
K3: Mount Shasta/
Redding/Santa
Cruz/Morgan Hill
K6: Paisley/ Placerville/
Turlock/
Sacramento
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ARIZONA + CALIFORNIA + NEW ROUTE
MEXICO L1-L2
L1: Lakeview/Prescott/Scottsdale/Joshua Tree
L2: Snowflake/Tucson/Marana
ROUTE
L3-L4
NEVADA + ARIZONA +
COLORADO + NEW
MEXICO + UTAH
L3: Reno/Las Vegas/Flagstaff/Yuma
L4: Glenwood/Santa
Fe/Durango/Moab
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ROUTE
M1
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ROUTE
KANSAS + OKLAHOMA +
O1
ARKANSAS + MISSOURI
O1: Oxford/Oklahoma
City/Bentonville/Neosho
ROUTE
P1-P3
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ROUTE ILLINOIS + IOWA + WISCON-
Q1, Q3 SIN + INDIANA + MICHIGAN
+ OHIO
Q1: Quincy/Green Bay/Aurora/Gary
Q3: Valparaiso/Detroit/Cleveland/
Jeffersonville
ROUTE
Q2, Q4, Q5
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ROUTE
Q6
FLORIDA + GEORGIA
Q6: Conyers/Jacksonville/ Fort
Lauderdale/ Tallahassee/Senoia
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