Knife sharpening is only $5.00 per knife and scissors can be sharpened for the low price of $8.50 each. Mr. Leonard will be also sharpening garden tools as well, so bring in your dull and dirty tools and give your garden an upgrade!

This Saturday, July 23rd Ellwood Thompson’s is excited to host a Health Warrior Chia Seeds demo from 12-3PM. If you havent already heard the buzz about Chia (yes, the seeds from your childhood Ch-ch-ch-chia pet) now is your chance to get to know this essential superfood!

Loaded with protein, omega 3′s and so much more – chia seeds are what you’ve been missing from your diet!

Advanced Wellness and Ellwood Thompson’s are teaming up to provide you with a FREE Spinal Screening and Seated Massage on Saturday, July 16th (3-6PM.) Sign up today by calling 804-359-7525 or by stopping by Customer Service. Seats are limited and walk-ups will only be taken based on availability.

Treat your spine to some relaxation after this gardening season!

Next Saturday, June 25th from 5-7PM – local companies Pizza Tonight and Sausage Craft will be collaborating out front of the store to bring you delicious pizza’s for sale. Need we say more?

This Thursday, from Noon-2PM – - Bird Cox, Program Director of Richmond Young Writers will be here to do a small writing exercise bridging creative writing and local produce. Stop by and get to know Bird, learn about their writing classes for children & learn what Richmond Young Writers can do for you this summer.

“Richmond Young Writers was founded in the summer of 2009 at Chop Suey Bookstore with the intention of introducing young people to the joy of creative writing through workshops taught by professional writers in the community. A four week afternoon program held in the upstairs art gallery of Chop Suey, each week of the summer workshop culminates in a student reading of works-in-progress at the Byrd Theatre. In the summers of 2009 and 2010, Richmond Young Writers was thrilled to work with over 60 young people from 25 public and private schools in Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield and Midlothian. We are now proud to partner with the Visual Art Center of Richmond and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for after school classes in the fall, winter and spring.”

Sign up today by clicking here!

To sign up for this FREE class today, click here!

L-R: Johnnie Taylor - Office Manager RPEC, Amy Woo - Youth Representative RPEC, Adria Scharf, PhD - Executive Director RPEC and Rick Hood - Owner of Ellwood Thompson’s

We’re passionate about the community and as part of our mission to actively support local charities in the community, one way we do so is through quarterly 5% Days. Each quarter, Ellwood Thompson’s supports a local charity by offering the opportunity to receive 5% of that day’s sales.  In the second quarter of 2011, the Richmond Peace Education Center was Ellwood Thompson’s 5% Day recipient.

Click here to learn more about our community giving, including our 5% days.

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