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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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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Come on in....Market is Open!
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Orders for
Milk from Cedar Rock Dairy
Meat from B&G
Eggs from Rocky Acres Farm
Important News
Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread will not be at Market this week! They are taking a well deserved vacation and will return next week.
Marie of Bakery on Brooks has her wonderful items listed on the Markets this week. Marie’s schedule will allow her to participate in Market through most of December! Her latest creation, Parker House Rolls are amazing! Served at the Thanksgiving Feast I attended yesterday, they were a HUGE hit!
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Thursday!
See you at Market on Thursday!
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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is Open ...
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Important News
Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread are back and have yummy Holiday Treats in their offerings this week! From a variety of Holiday Cookies, to Gingerbread Boys to Holiday Breads, Dabrielle’s platters are perfect for Holiday gatherings or Hostess Gifts.
Marie of Bakery on Brooks has her wonderful items listed on the Markets this week. Marie’s schedule will allow her to participate in Market through most of December! Check out her Holiday Gluten Free goodies packaged in lovely tins and baskets! Perfect for gift giving or order one to put under the tree for Santa!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30 – 6:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
~Maryanne
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Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The market is open for orders.
Good morning. It may be hard for many of us to think about food at the moment but the market is open for ordering. We will resume our regular hours this week of 12-4 pick-up.
The turkey stock is simmering as I write which reminds me to remind you of the class on December 6. We will learn about stocks and broths, not only the benefits but how to make them taste wonderful. You do not have to be a farm member to attend. Please e-mail marybeth@pasturedmeats to register.
Many of our farmers and producers may be a little later updating the market with the holiday yesterday. If you don’t see something you want or need, let us know.
We have a fresh shipment of butter in, salted and unsalted so be sure to pick up a pound or two on Wednesday.
Have a great weekend and we will see you on Wednesday.
Blessings,
Mary Beth
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders! Group Buy This weekend
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
GROUP BUY THIS WEEKEND! Fermented Cod Liver Oil, Skate Liver Oil and Infused Coconut Oils Expect to pick up in 2 weeks.
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 blessed weekend!
Nora
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News: FCLO Group Buy this Weekend!
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
Group Buy : Fermented Cod Liver Oil
This weekend we will be taking orders for Green Pasture Fermented Cod Liver Oils, Skate Liver Oils, and Infused Coconuts Oils.
All prices on the co-op website include discounted group buy pricing, fees and shipping.
THIS ORDER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO PICK UP THIS TUESDAY
This is a pre-paid pre-order. Payment is expected by this Tuesday. I will send out an prior to pick up when it is available. Due to shipping it can take up to 2 weeks before you can pick up.
Market News
I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Day!
Peacefield Farms has reduced the price of the tomatoes. Their BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES are flavorful and amazing!
B&G Farms is fully re-stocked with all cuts of grass fed beef, pastured poultry and pastured pork. Lynda thanks you for your patience!
Volunteers Needed!
*THANK YOU Marie, Michelle, and Chuck 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!
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 Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils – 11/28/14 – 11/30/14
Grass Fed Cheeses – 12/5/14
Vital Choice (Shellfish Only) 12/5/14
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: Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello, little market of love customers!
We are back, open, and ready to start taking your weekly orders!
Hoping you had a lovely holiday with family and friends!
I know that I am thankful for each of you and the support that you show our market!
I open the market, tonight, hoping that you had peace, love, and happiness, today..
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Republican Valley Produce: RVP market is Open!
Oops, with all the Thanksgiving Holiday preparations, I completely forgot about opening the Market on Wednesday evening. I hope you had a good time with family and friends. I appreciate your support throughout the years and I hope to be able to continue serving you.
It is an exciting time for me, at the farm. As of Thanksgiving morning, I made the final wiring connections on the new to me walk in cooler. The used 7 by 9 foot cooler is going to give us so much more room to store produce and give me some flexibility when picking and storing our produce we grow and sell.
I have had the cooler up for several weeks now, but last weekend I cut the hole and installed the new AC unit and Coolbot. A coolbot is an electronic device that tricks the AC unit into running lower than it normally should. With this unit hooked to an Air conditioner, we can cool the cooler to 38 degrees, or even colder. Check it out at www.storeitcold.com I am not finished with the build, I have some additional insulation to add and work on getting the door to seal better, but it is functional. I will be excited to see how it performs next summer.
Remember, orders are due by 10pm on Saturday.
Manhattan folks, you can preorder for the December 6th market this week or next week. It is your choice. Just select “Winter Market” as pick up location.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jay, Linda and the kiddos
CSA Farmers Market: Thomas Creamery Retires Nov 2014
Thomas Creamery
Letter from Thomas Creamery……
Have you “herd” the news? We are retiring. We have decided it was time for us to “head out to pasture”.
As of this week we are closing our farm and creamery. This is our last week bottling milk, making yogurt, and delivering our products to stores. All of our cows, our “Jersey girls”, have headed to a large pastured organic farm in Missouri.
We sincerely thank each of you as well as all of our stores for faithfully supporting our farm over the years. We have been honored with the distinction of producing some of the top yogurt and milk in the nation for quality and nutrition (see Cornucopia Institute). And we have eight fabulous employees who have worked hard for the success of the farm.
We were originally “city kids” and have been on the farm 17 years now building our business. Now it is time for us to slow down and take a rest. Keep an eye on us in the future as we look toward the Traverse City area. We just may be at it again in a few seasons.
We deeply thank you with all our hearts for your support all these years. You are the ones who have made us successful.
If anyone would like to continue with the Thomas Organic Creamery tradition of creating nutrient-dense yogurt and milk, our creamery equipment is for sale. We would love to train the right person who has the desire to continue what we have started. Please feel free to contact us by email at thomasyogurt@4cld.net.
Sincerely, Harley and Linda Thomas
Gwinnett Locally Grown: Market is open for ordering!
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
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
On this day, I’m grateful to have the food we offer at Market, to the Growers who lovingly work the land and provide this food to you, and our Customers who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
May this day be warm and wonderful for each and every one of you as you celebrate with family and friends!
I’m thankful for you all!
Growers of the Week!
Thank you for the outpouring of support for The Veggie Patch at Bouchard Farms, Callidora Farms, and Rancho Alegre Farms Freshly Made!
We are working to get more great food and products to the Market!
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.
Throughout the year the Veggie Patch grows a wide variety of vegetables including; 6 varieties of kale, lettuces, tomatoes, watermelon, okra, eggplant, peppers, collards, beets, squashes, carrots, celery, Asian lettuces and cabbage, spinach, corn, culinary and medicinal herbs…….and the list goes on. We have a large variety of seedlings available for home gardeners as well in the spring and the fall.
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.
In stock now! Saddle Creek Bee Farm specializes in pure raw wildflower honey. This honey is collected from Gwinnett and Barrow Counties. It is a great item to beat those allergies! Mixed selection of squeezable plastic, and glass containers.
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!
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!
*If anyone has plastic grocery bags you’d like to get rid of and recycle, we can always use them at the Market! Feel free to bring them with you on Tuesday…
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.