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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  News: Last Call for Wild Caught Shrimp


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

Group Buy: Wild Caught Shrimp

This is the last weekend we will take orders for Ocean to Table, HACCP Certified Wild Caught Georgia Shrimp from St. Simons Island Shrimp Specialist (SISS)!

This product is available for pickup the first Tuesday in October (THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4TH). These shrimp are large (26 count per lb.)“heads-off” shrimp. This is a recurring monthly group buy.

SISS will be offering shrimp are IQF and in frozen block. For the IQF shrimp, you can just reach into bag and grab as many as you need to use. The IQF shrimp are the creme de la creme of shrimp. They are fresh caught and “headed”, then placed into a salt brine tank for 10 min and flash frozen right on the boat to ensure freshness. These IQF shrimp are fresher than fresh, when you thaw them out, it’s like they just came out of the ocean! When you buy fresh shrimp they have already been out of the water and on ice for 24-48 hrs. Fresh shrimp will stay good on ice for up to 3-5 days. The IQF shrimp have a 6 month shelf life.

The frozen shrimp in 5lb blocks are blast frozen (to ensure freshness) and then packaged in our restaurant delivery boxes for your convenience for your freezer. Shelf life up to 2 years. If you would like to thaw out just a few at a time, open box, pull back bag and run COLD water over portion of frozen block until you can get what you need then, close up bag and box and put back in freezer.

These same shrimp sell for $12.99 per pound at our local grocers on the coast of Georgia. If you can find them in the Atlanta area they will be at least $15 per pound. Take advantage of the great price of $9.99 per lb!

I’m looking forward to shrimp scampi, boiled shrimp, grilled shrimp kabobs, shrimp and grits, shrimp jambalaya, shrimp salad, shrimp stock … OK now I’m starting to sound like Bubba from Forest Gump but you get the point!

Wild Caught Shrimp is an excellent source of Tryptophan (an essential amino acid), Vitamin B12, Healthful fats, including omega-3, saturated fat and cholesterol, Selenium, Protein, an Astaxanthin.

If you are a seafood lover you are won’t be disappointed!

Market News

My Daily Bread will be on the market *every week starting this week!. They are very happy to be on weekly. We will try to give everyone notice if there are any schedule changes.

Collagen/Gelatin will be available for pick up this Tuesday.

Unrefined Sea Salt will be available for pick up this Tuesday.

ALL the veggies and fruits listed on the market are either Certified Naturally Grown or organically grown. NO synthetic chemical pesticides or fertilizers ever used

NEW ITEMS!
Veggies – Pumpkin ‘Jarrahdale’
Green Peanuts – "Schronce’s Deep Black’
Dog Treats – ‘Pumpkin Pie’ Treats
Jelly – Muscadine Jelly
Vegetables – Mustard ‘Southern Curled’
Vegetables – Tatsoi
Vegetables – Turnips ‘Hakurei’ (with tops)
Veggies – Sweet Potatoes ‘Centennial’
Veggies – Turnip Greens
Dog Treats Organic Blueberry Oat
Dog Treats – Cheesburger Dog Treats
Herbal Blend Soap (Large 5 oz. Bar) (NEW)
Veggies – Peppers, Mixed Sweet
Pears- Bartlett “Canning” bulk size perfect for preserves
Pears “Bartlett”
Veggies – Pepper ‘Corno di Toro’
Veggies – Peppers Cayenne
Tea Tree / Cedarwood with ground pumice (Large 5 oz. Bar)
Tea Tree / Cedarwood with ground
Veggies – Shishito Peppers
Veggies – Butternut Squash

Volunteers Needed

Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!

THANK YOU Margaret, Diana, Cathy, and Brenda 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.

Wild Caught Shrimp (9/23 – 9/25 and 9/30 – 10/2)
Wilderness Family Naturals- 10/7 – 10/9
Grass Fed Cheese – 10/21 – 10/23
Fermented Cod Liver Oil – 11/4 – 11/6


We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious foods possible!

Independence,VA:  The market is OPEN!


Hello everyone!

The Online Market is back open for orders to be picked up October 5th!

Be sure to keep an eye out for the new products!

The Online Market Pickup will be on Wednesday evenings from 5-7pm at the Grayson Landcare Office!

Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 8 pm Monday 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

Thanks again and see you there!!

Penny B

Naples,FL:  MARKET IS OPEN


please place your orders

Dothan, Alabama:  October 1, 2016 Market Newsletter


Market at Dothan is OPEN

This Week:

Just when we thought we couldn’t bear the heat anymore we woke up to a cool, pleasant morning this week and the whole region let out a long collective sigh . . . fall has finally come to the Wiregrass!

And with it the Market is resuming weekly sales. We hope you are as excited as we are. One of the things we have done in hopes of helping everyone stay on top of the market schedule is to post it on our homepage. So anytime you are unsure when you can or can’t order, it’s there for you.

Viki Richter has provided us a GREAT article about egg production this week and several vendors have stuff going on. We hope you’ll enjoy their efforts.


Feathers & Eggs

Seems everyone loves fresh farm eggs, they are tasty, prettier than plain old store bought white eggs and fresher too! While you can buy eggs all year at the grocery stores that is not easily the case for farm fresh eggs. Chickens like mammals shed seasonally but for chickens they shed their feathers in what is called molting. During the early fall chickens start their molts getting ready for the cold winter with a fresh set of feathers. (Our place looks like a massive pillow fight took place!!!) Because of the molting the energy needed to put on new feathers takes away from the egg production which is greatly decreased or stops altogether leading to a shortage of eggs. Laying resumes anywhere from a month to three months after they have new feathers. The grocery store eggs are available all year long because chickens lay and molt according to how much daylight- longer days more eggs! So factory farms leave the lights on 24/7 fooling the chickens which shortens their lives, they need to have down time just like we do!




Market Info

UPCOMING ORDER SCHEDULE
Order October 1 – October 4 for Pickup October 7
Order October 8 – October 11 for Pickup October 14
Order October 15 – October 18 for Pickup October 21
Order October 22 – October 25 for Pickup October 28


Cool temperatures invite us to enjoy the season by dining outdoors like they do in Norway during their short summers. Rustic décor such as this can be easily transitioned to Christmas by replacing pumpkins and berries with poinsettias and greenery.

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CASABLANCA RANCH. Read more about them: http://casablancaranch.com/. Locally Grown Hormone Free Santa Gertrudis Beef

D’S JELLIES – D’s Jellies are LOCALLY MADE with LOCALLY GROWN Fruits and Vegetables. Diane has the only Mahaw jelly in the Wiregrass.

HORTON’S FARM Local HONEY, Lettuce greens, Bee Bath and Body Products. TUPELO restocked. Good supply of Cinnamon Cream Honey for Holiday Dining and Gifts

KATHY’S CHURPERS Farm fresh eggs from happy chickens.

MARY’S PEEPS Hand made cakes and muffins. Mary’s Peeps provides good bakery items from a Mom and Grandmother who has been cooking for 40 plus years.

RICHTER FARMS Pastured Red Wattle Pork. Red Wattle is an old heritage breed that does not do well in today’s mega-farm agricultural environment, but thrives in pastures living in a family farm environment. …”red wattles produce what is possibly the best tasting pork in the world. In blind taste tests, they have bested many other breeds of pig. Their meat is deep red and interlaced with rich veins of fat. When cooked the fat liquefies, imbuing the meat with moisture and a complex broth that seems perfectly balanced to appeal to every carnivorous neuron that still pulses in our primitive brain centers. To eat properly roasted red wattle pork unadorned by spices and condiments is to partake of one of the greatest and purest culinary delights” Greenfire Farms

SANDSPUR FARMS We have added more meat bundles! If you’re wanting to split a half with a friend or family member, we will be more than glad to divide it evenly between the two. Even if we need to throw in an extra pack of sausage or bacon. Don’t hesitate to email or call me if you have any other questions. As for the winter veggies, they are looking good.  We missed the hail storm that Marianna received last weekend so we’re blessed on that. We are looking forward to the collards, mustard and turnip greens. Not to mention the sweet carrots and other veggies. We will also be planting some spinach just as soon as it cools off a little bit more. Thank you again for ordering from our family farm. Be sure and like our Facebook page for exciting updates.

SMITH FARMS – Ground Lamb and Dexter Beef

SWEET ACRE FARMS: We are back after a very nice (and cool) vacation to Michigan!

New products have been added!!

They include: Natural Peanut Butter with only roasted peanuts and sea salt, Roasted Garlic Hummus with chickpeas, tahini, roasted garlic, salt and olive oil, Pumpkin Butter made from my homegrown Long Island Cheese pumpkins with sugar and spices and Pear Butter from my homegrown pears with sugar and spices! All of these items are PERFECT for indulging in the Autumn season and can also be given as thoughtful, homemade gifts for the Holidays. Another new item is my Whole Wheat Bread, made with chemical free Prairie Gold wheat from the Amish country!

Products coming next week: Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Subtly Sweet Peanut Butter (with a touch of locally grown honey for just the right amount of sweet) and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus!

Coming Soon: Natural Almond Butter, Cashew Butter and Spicy Hummus!

Thank you so much for your continued support of Sweet Acre Farms and EVERY vendor in our Marketplace!

ANGIE’S PASTA aH-MaZ-iNg gourmet Pasta made with fresh ingredients.

AUGHTMON Off for a few weeks for job training. Congratulations and Good Luck!

Footnotes

Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net

Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan

For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303

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!

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 farm, week of sept 26 2016


Reminder… much produce, chicken, lamb, goose, eggs, 66 items all produced here.
Market day is still Friday, but I’d like to know preferences for Thurs. comment on the order form please.
As always, we’ll try to accommodate pick up times to suit.

Healthy eating
Ian and Cami

Cross Timbers Food Cooperative:  CTFC Market Open for October 8 Pick-up


Hey, folks—

Ordering for the first October delivery is OPEN.

Orders can be placed through Sunday, October 2.

Pickup is from 1:30 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, October 8.

Enjoy,
Wylie
for Cross Timbers Food Cooperative

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  This Week at The Cumming Harvest


This Week

Here are some of the specials this week…
My Daily Bread has a SALE on APPLE BREAD this week, $1 off!

Cane Creek Farm has a buy one, get one free sale on Japanese and Italian eggplant this week.

St. Simons Island Shrimp Specialists Our first delivery date is scheduled for October 8th. www.ShellCreekSeafood.co
They will be selling HACCP Certified Wild Caught Georgia sweet white shrimp, delivering once a month. You will be able to place orders throughout the month but pick up will usually be the first Saturday of the month. These pre-orders have to be paid ahead, if you only order shrimp please pay online. If you order other items and will be picking up this Saturday the shrimp will be added to your total.

Pick-Up

Market Location and Pick Up
135 Enterprise Drive, Suite I, Cumming, GA 30040
Google Map

To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest

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!

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed.


The Spa City Co-op market is now cloaed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your order on Friday between 3-5 pm or have someone do it for you.

Thank you for your support of local farmers.

Karen Holcomb
Market manager

Champaign, OH:  It's A Wonderful Night...


…For a Moondance…
(Moondance-Van Morrison)

Or, it’s a wonderful night for getting your orders in!! Why? Well, it is now Tuesday evening, we close the market for the week, at 10pm, tonight, AND, you don’t want to miss out on the products, the fun, the local fabric…

Go ahead, get organized, and then start shopping!! It’s a wonderful night for it!!

Right now, your market manager has poured a glass of wine, is listening to my Van Morrison playlist, and is…ordering from the market!! Come on…get your own moondance on!!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Reminder


Hey guys!

Quick reminder that the market closes tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon. Make sure you head over to the site and place your orders before then!

See you Saturday,
Claire