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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Champaign, OH: Can't Stop This Love
You can’t stop this love…
(Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band)
Tonight we open the market up for the week!! It was a great market week, last week, with an amazing market order pick up night, tonight!!
When I am working the market, I always am taken over by just how much I love this little market of love. How much happiness this market brings. How communal, and love filled, and giving, and sharing…it’s a love fest of community.
Local. Where local meets local meets local. I am so proud of this market, the vendors that come to us, each and every week, the community who supports us, the YMCA for housing and supporting us, and for the cross promoting with like minded, local spirited, entities.
We love you all!! Your two market managers are excited to take this market to levels that we have never experienced. We are excited to make announcements, work with the vendors, educate the customers and community, and to help elevate the already exploding market sales!!
When you have passionate, like minded, dedicated market managers, you just can’t stop this love…the local love that was created in this market, almost 5 years ago. We have grown, learned, planned…and now…you can’t stop this!!
A HUGE shout out about the song of choice, tonight, from a family who really can’t stop their love of each other, their community, and the local movement.
We all go hand in hand…we are all this local love quest…
The market opens, tonight, for all of your ordering needs!!
Thank you, for your never ending love…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
Click link to order: suwanee.locallygrown.net
If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. *All orders must be placed by 6pm on Sunday.
PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:30 pm.
PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla (credit card online by clicking “Pay Now” button at check out)
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Reminder - Ordering Closes Tonight at 8pm
Just a friendly reminder that the market orders are due today by 8 pm.
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
See you on Saturday!
Click Here To Order
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News : Farm Tour RSVP, Beef , & Fry Farm is back!
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Have a question for other co-op members? Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op
Farm Tour: Back in Time Farm
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We will tour Back in Time Farm on Sunday, April 17th from 2pm to 4pm. This is a great opportunity for you and your family to meet your farmer and see where your food comes from!
We are asking that you RSVP if you plan on making so we can plan for parking. I have added a category on the market called “Farm Tours -RSVP” and would like you to add to your cart as an order if you want to attend. The price is Free! This way we can have an idea of how many of you plan on visiting and can make sure we have enough space for parking all our cars.
The farm address is 40 Arnold Rd SE, Statham GA 30666 (about 50 minutes from Suwanee)
Hope to see you there!!
Market News
Fry Farm is officially back on the market!! We are so happy to have their local, beautiful, delicious, Certified Naturally Grown produce back on our market!
Veggies they have listed this week are:
Collard Greens-Organically Grown
Collard Greens ’ Georgia ’
Kale – Vibrantly Nutritious
Swiss Chard
Arugula ‘Rocket ’
Parsnips
Carrots ’Rainbow Mix’
Spinach ’ Viroflay ’
Sunchokes
Popcorn ‘Robust Yellow’
Popcorn – Calico
We are planning to have a farm tour sometime in April so look for details about that coming soon!
Beef B&G has sadly decided to no longer carry grass fed beef. To simplify their farm they’ve decided to concentrate on their pastured Berkshire pork and cornish cross chickens.
I will be visiting a ranch tomorrow in Watkinsville and if everything works out we’ll have beef on the market very soon. I’ll keep you all updated.
Right now B&G still has Ribeye Steaks and Sirloin Steaks. B&G will continue to list all their pastured pork and chicken.
Halibut – Alaskan Wild Caught SALE! – Doug just added the last of the catch for this season before he heads back to Alaska. He also put it ON SALE! $10 per pack! Once it’s gone we won’t have anymore until October. This a beautiful white fist with a delicate, mild flavor. Great grilled or baked and perfect for FISH TACOS!
NEW ITEMS!
Pear Cherry Preserve – I hope you all enjoyed meeting Andrea from Rapid Gourmet on Tuesday! She has now listed her newest item Pear Cherry Preserve that many of you enjoyed sampling. It is all natural and tastes great. Try it on roasted chicken or poultry, as drizzle over ice cream, pound cake, pancakes, or simply as a spread on your morning toast.
Water Buffalo – Sausage – Rosemary/Garlic – No MSG, gluten, nitrites, or fillers in these tasty grass fed water buffalo sausages. Our buffalo live a specie-appropriate lifestyle and are humanely harvested. They are raised with love and respect, not hormones, antibiotics, or pesticides. Water buffalo meat is known for being a heart healthy red meat, nutrient dense — high in CLA (a good fat that helps our bodies to burn fat) and B-vitamins. Enjoy!
Cultured Traditions is hiring!
Cultured Traditions is currently looking to hire. If you are interested please contact Tanya directly.
Below is the job description and info:
Cultured Traditions in Duluth, GA is looking for help at their commercial kitchen. We make various sauerkrauts as well as some other fermented vegetables and drinks. There is no high heat processing, instead food gets transformed and preserved through a natural fermentation process.
Responsibilities include the following:
- washing, peeling, cutting, shredding vegetables
- weighing and measuring ingredients
- mixing ingredients together and preparing them for fermentation
- cleaning work areas, equipment, utensils
- packaging, labeling, boxing the finished product
We are looking for someone who is reliable, communicative, has a means of transportation to and from work space, has the ability to lift and move heavy fermenting stoneware and bulk vegetable cases and is not offended by fermentation smells ;) Also, not a requirement but would be a great plus if that is someone who is interested in and passionate about fermentation and working with organic, health promoting foods!
It would be a part time position with a flexible schedule (has to be coordinated).
Please email Tanya@CulturedTraditions.com
Volunteers Needed
WE NEED a Volunteer for the 5pm shift this upcoming Tuesday!!
Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!
THANK YOU Pam, Marie, Diana, Chuck, and Cindy for helping out on Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!
The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up
No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised.
FACEBOOK – Opportunity to help!
Many of you have told me that you can’t volunteer due to your work/family schedule and I completely understand. You’ve also asked what else can I do help out the co-op? Here’s one way that will really help us out – if you are on Facebook or other social media please consider posting a pic of your co-op goodies! I have a very limited marketing budget and really depend on word of mouth advertising. Please feel free to spread the word about our wonderful market! Tag us @SuwaneeWholeLife
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Group Buys/Vendors of the Day
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Plastic Milk Carriers 3/25 – 3/27
Wilderness Family Naturals (Coconut Oil and organic pantry items) 3/25 – 3/27
Green Pasture – FCLO 4/8 – 4/11
Collagen – VitalProteins -TBD April
Old State Farms – Maple Syrup – Grade B -TBD April
Upcoming VENDOR OF THE DAY:
Southern Essentials 3/22
Wellness Partner’s offers and events
I am very happy to announce a new Wellness Partner – Fit Body Boot Camp Sugarloaf! They have 2 offers exclusively for co-op members : Free Trial Class or Fee Waived for 6 Week Challenge. Offer details below:
Fit Body Boot Camp is a results driven and energetic fitness and fat loss workout program that includes motivation, accountability and dynamic resistance training; all designed to get you the body you want in a safe, fun, and non-intimidating atmosphere. Every workout session is led by an experienced, certified personal trainer and is designed to be fun, supportive and challenging, while burning maximum fat, in minimum time.
If you’re looking to lose weight and/or tone certain areas, why not join those that have already seen amazing results?
Sign up for a free trial class on our website (www.fbbc-sugarloaf.com) under Membership Options.
or
If you’re ready to jump right in, sign up for our 6 Week February Challenge (starts February 29th) which includes weekly weigh-ins, bi-weekly measurements, nutrition consultations, food prep workshops, detailed meal plans, private Facebook group for motivation, encouragement, member recipes, and so much more. We’re waiving the sign up fee for Suwanee Whole Life Co-op Members, just mention you’re a co-op member when signing up (offer valid through February 29, 2016).
For more information or to sign up call (770) 896-6718.
Fit Body Boot Camp Sugarloaf
3370 Sugarloaf Parkway Ste G-9
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(770) 896-6718
www.fbbc-sugarloaf.com
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We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!
Stones River Market: Please read, your assistance is needed :)
Hello everyone,
If you received these extras in your order, from this week and last, please let us know! (Meaning you did NOT order or pay for them but they were added to your things at pickup)
Last week:
1 Friendship Bread- Coconut Cream
This week:
1 Orange Cranberry Pecan Bread
Just shoot back an email or text Tracey at:
931.952.1224
Thank you all for your continued support!
Tracey
Stones River Market: Please read, your assistance is needed :)
Hello everyone,
If you received these extras in your order, from this week and last, please let us know!
Last week:
1 Friendship Bread- Coconut Cream
This week:
1 Orange Cranberry Pecan Bread
Just shoot back an email or text Tracey at:
931.952.1224
Thank you all for your continued support!
Tracey
Independence,VA: Welcome the warm weather!
Hello Friends!
The market is back up and running for orders to be picked up March 18!
Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 8 pm Wednesday evening. If you have questions, feel free to email me at IFMmarketplace@gmail.com or call 276-235-8230. Please bring cash or checks. You’ll still be dealing with each individual vendor.
Happy shopping! Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org
THINGS TO DO:
SOUP in a BOWL
WATER & a ROLL
Join us on Saturday, March 12th for the Empty Bowl Fundraiser! Come to the VFW Post 7726, 115 Klondike Road, Independence from 4-6:30pm.
*Enjoy a meal of home-made soup, rolls & dessert
*Take-out available that evening at the VFW
*Benefiting Grayson County Backpack Ministries & Lamb’s Table
*Suggested donation $10 (cash or check only)
For more information, please call The Arts Council at 276-238-1217 or visit www.artsculturalcouncil.org
Thanks and hope to see you Friday!
Penny B
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of Mar 7th 2015
Our new road sign, with removeable plaques for what is available in the store. Nice job and thanks to Jesse and Kazlyn.
I saw the first robins today, the grass is greening up and weather trend says no freezing for next two weeks. Could be a setup for early buds on fruit trees getting started too early and then a frost kills them. sigh… climate disruption is hard.
If thursday market time is not convenient this week, let me know, place the order and I’ll pick and leave for you in the cooler in the store.
Special this week is ground beef, 10% off.
I took 5 lambs to the butcher this week so fresh lamb for Easter is an option. If you want special cuts let me know by Sunday. Am offering advance ordering for pork sides. We’re doing kabobs again, they were popular last time we did it in 2014.
Egg prices reduced to $6.00 for XL, $5.50 for Large. Getting lots of duck eggs now too.
Chicken broth will be a regular offering for the spring.
As of Mar 7th , we can offer the following crops: sweet potato, chard, collards, cilantro, kale, spaghetti and turban squash, purple potatoes and new crop of arugula and spinach.
Family Food Freedom Rally March 16 in Newmarket update. Buses are bringing people from London Stratford, Guelph, Toronto to the courthouse in Newmarket. We’ve got two cars going from Hamilton. This is about your right to eat healthy food as you see fit, such as raw milk.
MARCH 16, 2016 | Rally @ 8:30am | Hearing @ 9:30am
Ontario Court of Justice, 50 Eagle Street West, Newmarket
(south-west corner of Yonge St. & Eagle St. W.)
Who decides and controls what you eat and drink?
Not you apparently. The government has decided that raw milk is so dangerous that it must “protect” you by stopping the flow at the source – your farmer.
After 22 years of raids and harassment on Glencolton Farms, the government has just crossed the line. They intend to shut down ALL raw milk producers in Ontario.
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Regional Municipality of York have issued Notices of Application for a court injunction against Michael Schmidt, his wife and son, members of the farm co-operative, another person, John Doe, Jane Doe and Persons Unknown, and the Church of the Christian Community in Canada.
They were accused of contravening the provincial Milk Act, and the Health Protection and Promotion Act. They’re being told to stop selling and distributing raw milk. The church allowed the Glencolton van to use its parking lot.
Unite and defend your freedom to choose what foods you consume.
It’s NOT a done deal. We have to make it clear that we will not be intimidated.
If you can spare the morning of Mar 16, please join us. We’ll be back by 1pm.
Healthy Eating
Ian, Cami and Kazlyn
Jonesborough Locally Grown: New Community Garden!
Please help spread the word about Jonesborough’s new community garden!
The Town of Jonesborough’s Parks and Recreation Department is offering both new and experienced gardeners a chance to participate in the Jonesborough Community Garden for the 2016 planting season.
The garden is located off of Hillrise Drive in Jonesborough and space is available on a first come, first serve basis. The land is being offered for use to the public through a shared partnership between the Town and local resident, Jim Eldridge.
There are 24, 4’ x 8’ raised beds available for use by the public for a low fee of $20/year to cover the cost of water usage. Applications are available by e-mailing
rachelc@jonesboroughtn.org.
In addition to offering residents the opportunity to grow their own vegetables, the community garden is also providing an avenue for residents to grow vegetables for our local food bank, Jonesborough Food Pantry. Any extra produce from gardens will be donated directly to The Jonesborough Food Pantry, which is supported by the Jonesborough Area Ministerial Association.
Funding for the community garden was provided through a grant from the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association. If you would like to participate by renting a space for the year, or if you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Rachel Conger,
423.791.3869 or rachelc@jonesboroughtn.org.