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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for ordering!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
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 5pm on Sunday.
PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.
PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla
If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.
Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nora
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring glass jars, egg cartons please.
Good Morning,
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!
Thank you,
Steve
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @conwaygrown
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News - Gift Baskets,
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
How to contact us:
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Gift Baskets
Looking for a thoughtful gift for someone special? Consider a gift basket from one of our local farmers and vendors. It’s a gift you can feel good about giving because you are also supporting local farms and businesses!
Group Buy Update
If you placed an order for one of our group buys in the past couple of weeks- Wilderness Family Naturals (coconut oil & pantry items), Green Pasture (Fermented Cod Liver Oils, VitalChoice Seafood, Kenny’s Cheese and/or Jason Wiebe Cheese, they will all be available for pick up this Tuesday, December 16th.
HELP! We need Volunteers!!
*THANK YOU Mollie, Caleb, Chuck, Tonya, Stephanie, Marie, and Lanay for helping on Tuesday! You guys are a blessing! We couldn’t have a co-op without volunteers and we appreciate you all so much!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS NEXT WEEK FOR THE 5-6PM and 6-6:45PM slots! Please consider helping out if you can.
If you are interested in volunteering, I have created a volunteer sign up on Signup Genius. I am asking for volunteers to sign up for 1 hour shifts from 2p to 6:45 pm. 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. Here is the link to the sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44AEA623A7FA7-volunteer
The link is also posted on the About page on our website.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Wellness Event: Get at the Roots Program
Coming in January… a program to get you healthy in 2015!
Do you lack energy?
Is stress a normal part of your day?
Are you moody?
Do you feel skinny in the beginning of the day and bloated at night?
Do you have joint pain?
Do you have dry and/or itchy skin?
Have you ever been on an antibiotic or taken a corticosteroid or used a steroid cream?
Do you have headaches?
Do you have a low sex drive?
If you answered YES to any of these questions then you may have underlying issues that may be preventing you from getting healthy & losing weight. The Get At The Roots Program will teach you what you can do to address these issues naturally through foods & targeted nutrients.
This is not a low-fat, low-calorie diet. It’s not about restricting calories and therefore nutrients. It’s about feeding the body good, healthy nutrition for your hormonal and metabolic processes. Teaching you how to eat to speed up your metabolism and optimize burning body fat. It also helps you to discover what underlying issues may be preventing you from losing weight.
The Get At The Roots Program will be offered at Vitality Method Pilates Studio- 2590 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth GA 30097.
Classes start Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m. Cost of the 8-week program is $250 if you register before January 1st or $275 if you register after January 1st.
The program includes:
8 group sessions, approx. 1 hour each
(1) One-on-One educational session with a Nutritional Therapist (Suwanee Co-op member)
Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire which helps identify healing opportunities &
Review & Feedback of your Food Journal.
This is an amazing opportunity to address your underlying issues!
We will meet for 8 weeks for approximately an hour, discussing a new topic each week. The topics include the following possible Underlying Causes of Weight Gain:
Digestive problems
Food sensitivities
Blood Sugar / Yeast Overgrowth
Dehydration & Mineral balance
Fatty Acid deficiency
Stress & Adrenal Fatigue
Sex Hormone Imbalances
Toxin Overload / Brain Chemistry
REGISTER HERE! https://nutretewellness.satoriapp.com/offers/40198-get-at-the-roots-weight-loss-program
Melissa Gauna is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant. She enjoys teaching others the benefits of a whole-foods diet, including Weston A. Price, traditional diets. The Get At The Roots Program is different than any other program because it was designed first & foremost to get the body healthy. The primary goal of any weight loss program should be to get you healthy. This program looks beyond just eating less & exercising more; we want to get you healthy first so that the weight naturally comes off.
If you have any questions regarding the Get At The Roots Program, call Melissa at (404)-941-6069 or e-mail her atmelissa@nutretewellness.com.
Farmer of the Day
Come meet your local farmer! Jeff Sosby from Peacefield Farm will be our Farmer of the Day this Tuesday, December 16th!
Peacefield Farm provides the co-op those fabulous Beefsteak tomatoes and other delicious produce. He’ll have samples for you to try. You really can taste the difference!
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Yesteryear Homewares & reCap – Milk Carriers and Pour caps – 1/16/15 – 1/18/15
Great Lakes Gelatin – Collagen Hydrolysate 1/23/15 – 1/25/15
Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils- 1/23/15 – 1/25/15
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!
Champaign, OH: Both Sides Now
" I’ve looked at life from both sides now…
From up and down, and still somehow…
It’s life’s illusions I recall…
I really don’t know life at all"
(Both Sides Now-Joni Mitchell)
Happy Thursday evening, lovely local market customers!! We just ended another amazing market pick up, chatted with all of this week’s customers, had a tasting and lots of laughs with The Stadlers of Valley View!
During the market, tonight, I took a moment and just absorbed all that was taking place, all that we do, all that we offer, and all that we have become. There is a gentle ease to the flow of customers with us, there is always a fun banter, and tonight, with The Stadlers, it was fun to watch all of the interactions taking place.
The Thursday tastings are getting very popular, the vendors and customers all like to congregate to ask questions, get to know one another, and have fun with the products and knowledge.
The song that I picked for tonight is for several reasons. First, I love Joni Mitchell. I have a ton of Joni vinyl in my collection. I could listen to this particular song, over and over, and still get chills just from the message and love that pours out.
Second, it is a very pivotal song in my all time favorite Christmas movie…Love, Actually. When this scene is on, you feel your heart and soul ache for this particular character. A tug of age, of love, of heartache, of the need to explore…
Third, as I continue to talk about my flight attendant days in California, I get drawn back, in my mind, by the sound of Joni’s voice. I had made friends with a group who had business dealings in London, Los Angeles, and New York. When they were in Los Angeles, they would have big parties, big dinners, at their home off of Melrose. Lots of wine, lots of amazing food, music, and conversation. You could look around the room, at the candles, at the people, and hear the strains of Joni Mitchell and just know love. Feel love.
There were times that I was in love with the West Coast. There were times that I was not. There were times I felt as if I had met souls like mine, and there were times that those souls felt like strangers. Both sides, always.
The one thing that always kept it all together, for me, back then was the feeling of friendship, love of friends, the connection, the fun, the banter, the late nights of wine, dinners, conversations, music…the bonds that helped build my time on the other coast.
Just like the bonds that have been built and continue to build in this little local market of love. The ease, the need for local products, the friendships, the trust. This time of year, season, always seems to put such a glow on all of these. But, really, at our little market of love, this shine, brightly, all year, in every season.
I am opening the market, tonight, for one more week, before we take a break for both Christmas and New Year’s. That’s right…after next week, we will not see you until 2015!
Take advantage of all that you might need to get you through the upcoming weeks of holiday celebrating.
We are here, ready to make it all easy, ready to help, and ready to send you on your way…with much love.
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Local Farms First: Get Your Local Produce!
Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,
The market is now open for your only chance to order for December!
There’s lots of products up on the market from Ellen’s Pickles – try some of her Dill Pickles, Minestrone soup, and lots of other preserved goodies.
Be sure to place your order before 7am on Monday morning.
Happy Holidays, and thanks for your support of Local Farms First.
Erin Griffin – Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com
Statesboro Market2Go: Order reminder & salmon is here
Good afternoon,
If you placed an order with Statesboro Market2Go this week, please be sure to pick your order up today between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Also, if you did not place an order but would like salmon, please come by the Sugar Magnolia location and Doug will have extra salmon there!
The market will be open next week, Dec. 18, then will be closed for two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s Day. Be sure to stock up when you order for next week’s pick up!
Thank you for shopping with us!
www.statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net
Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Marketing is open for ordering! Last time before Christmas!
*The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
MARKET NEWS
Holiday Schedule
This is the last week before Christmas to place an order. The Market will be closed Tuesday, December 23rd so our families can enjoy the Holiday. I will let you know about the Tuesday before New Year’s as I’m still checking with our Growers to see if they are delivering.
I want to give a special thanks to all of you who support our Market! We feel it’s important to eat well to keep us in good health. We are honored to be able to provide the Market to you every week. It is my sincere hope that all of you have a very wonderful holiday and that you are with those you love to celebrate this wonderful time of year! We appreciate each and every one of you!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
The Veggie Patch at Bouchard Farms
USDA Certified Organic
Local USDA Organic Produce Farm
Website: www.veggiepatchga.com
The Veggie Patch grows a huge variety of organic vegetables practicing sustainable organic farming in order to provide locally grown produce for a healthy lifestyle. On our 300 acre farm we harvest from about 30 acres as well as from 7 green houses.
The Veggie Patch organic veggies can be purchased at Athens Farmer’s Market, on-line locally grown markets, at the farm, or join our CSA to get a veggie box every week.
Callidora Farms
Website: www.callidorafarms.com
Grass-fed, pasture raised meats
Callidora Farms is owned and managed by Raul and Genel Rivera (The Farmers). Farming is new to them, but it has been in Raul’s heart since his childhood days. In 2008, Raul began searching for the perfect land to purchase and start farming. After 5 years of searching, he finally found the perfect 71-acre plot in historical Madison, GA where he and his family could live the dream of operating a sustainable farm. Soon after buying the land, The Farmers realized that sustainable farming is both a way of life and a business. Having little knowledge in farming, the first year and a half was a definite learning curve. During that learning curve the one philosophy they adhered to was to provide natural solutions to all of the challenges that they face so that the animals experience the best life possible.
A growing number of people want to know where their food comes from, how it is being raised, and who is raising it. The Farmers believe that the best way to obtain these answers is to get connected to farmers who are very passionate about how food is raised. Their passion for staying connected to their food source drives them to continue to seek better ways to farm.
We also have yummy baked goods in time for the holidays!
Rancho Alegre Freshly Made
Website: ranchoalegrefarm.com
Rancho Alegre Freshly Made produces freshly-made products for you and your family. We focus on gluten-free, low carb baking as well as healthy salsas with NO PRESERVATIVES. Everything made fresh on market pick up day.
If you are trying to be gluten-free or are looking for delicious freshly-made products, order from Rancho Alegre Freshly Made.
We also have Wilderness Family Naturals Coconut Sugar, Flour and Organic Popcorn in the Market for sale! When you come to pick up your order, check them out! They are also now online!
Please be sure to check out ALL our great Growers to prepare for your Holiday baking and meals!!
Remember we have Kombucha available! If you are not familiar with it, Kombucha is a naturally fermented tea with natural probiotics! It has been around for centuries originating in Asia. It is said to have healing properties and because it is naturally fermented, is a great support for the digestive system. When your here, ask me for a sample! I’d love your feedback!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
McColloms Market: Reminder - FFFN Order Pick Up Today
Hi all:
Hope you’ve fared well with the big storm. We should have everything in stock by later today.
Pick up will be from 4-6 pm. Please come to the front door as the side steps are shoveled out but might be tricky.
Thanks.
Melinda
(518) 354-0202
Republican Valley Produce: RVP market is Open
The market is open. Remember, orders are due by 10pm on Saturday.
Thanks,
Jay