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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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Republican Valley Produce: Happy New Year, the market is open
Yes the market is open, with so many things happening today, I forgot to send this out last night.
We will do deliveries to Manhattan, if you order by 10:00 pm on Friday. Clay Center orders will due by Saturday at 10pm.
Despite the cold, we still are looking good produce wise.
Happy New Year!
Jay
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Happy New Year!
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
Happy New Year!
Wishing you all very happy and HEALTHY new year!
All our farmers and vendors are back on the market and ordering will start at 7:30am tomorrow morning. If you don’t see the “opening email” tomorrow morning you can still order starting at 7:30am (I plan on sleeping in :-) )
Wellness Challenge for he New Year
I usually start off the new year with a detox, cleanse or fast. I’m hoping this year you will join me. I’m researching some FREE ones that we can do together so we can be accountable to one another. More details to come very soon! If anyone knows of one please forward to me. We’ll start the first week of January.
Market News
My Daily Bread *WILL BE on the Market this week!*
My Daily Bread will have all their current offerings listed on the market this week.
New Items on the Market
Vegetables – Turnips ‘Hinona Kabu’
Vegetable – Spinach Mix
Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering. I can’t run the co-op without your help!
We need volunteers to cover 3 pm, 5pm and 6pm shift this Tuesday!!
PLEASE sign up if you can help
To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up
THANK YOU Maya, Pam, and Chuck for helping out last Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!
Volunteer duties: 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.
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.
Great Lakes Collagen/Gelatin – 1/8/16 – 1/10/16
Grass Fed Cheeses – Jan 2016 TBD
Vital Choice TBD
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: Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
And never brought to mind…
Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
And auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne, my dear…
For auld lang syne…
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet…
For auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne…
And, just like that, we are on the cusp of yet another year. Another leap into the unknown. A chance to look at the year that is about to fade away. A chance to look hopeful in the eyes as we wave hello to 2016.
Each New Year’s Eve day, I spend reflecting. I am a firm believer in making peace with the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, of each year ready to pass, before I can allow myself to set sail into the new year to come.
This past year found me in a new beginning, the minute I rang in 2015. It found me moving to my shop front, it found me with an exploding Cosmic business, it found me exploring new paths, greeting exciting opportunities, giving love, and watching milestones happen. It also took one of my dearest friends from me, suddenly, and without warning. I miss her to my very core. She was my voice of reason, my sounding board, my confidant, my heart. This past holiday found me missing her, and mending the empty place that remains in my heart, since she passed on. The good, the sad, the reconciling of it all.
As I open the market, today, I would like to welcome back our customers, our vendors, the staff of the YMCA, my assistant managers, the Cosmic Bread Heads, all who support this little local market of love.
As we look back, and as we look ahead, we march on in pride, in love, and in hopes that you continue to be a part of this market family, as we watch the unfolding of 2016.
You mean the world to us…much love to you in this new year, and we look forward to seeing you all, next Thursday, at the first market order pick up of 2016!
The good, the bad, the happy, the sad…it’s all there, in each year…
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet…
For auld lang syne…
For auld lang syne…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: This Week at The Cumming Harvest
Market News
Welcome back, we hope you all had a wonderful holiday. See you at the market on Saturday.
My Daily Bread is off this week, but will be back next.
Your Account
FREE MEMBERSHIP You can now waive your membership fee of $25 just by signing up to volunteer one full Saturday morning, 8:30am-12:30pm. It’s fun and rewarding to experience “behind the scenes” of our locally grown market. Volunteers greet farmers and customers, organize food delivery and pick up, and check-out customer orders using a ipad. Check out this online sign up sheet to find an opening. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4baca92fa13-thecumming
UPDATE CONTACT With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and new routines, it’s easy to forget things like picking up your TCH order. Remember that we can’t keep your items past 12pm, and we’ll try contacting you any way we know how to make sure you get what you ordered. Now’s a great time to check the phone number on your account to make sure it’s a number I can reach you at 11:45am on a Saturday. I start calling everyone who hasn’t picked up yet then, and will keep trying to reach you until 12pm, when we have to pack it all up. I hate seeing people’s food go somewhere else, and having a good phone number on your account is the best way to keep that from happening.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
To Contact Us
The Cumming Harvest
thecummingharvest@live.com
Facebook
Twitter
The contact information for each farmer and vendor is located on the Grower page.
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!
McColloms Market: FFFN 2016 Schedule
Hi All:
Here’s the schedule for the coming year:
Order Opens (Fridays) – Pick Up Day (Wednesdays)
January 8, 2016 – January 13, 2016
February 5, 2016 – February 10, 2016
March 4, 2016 – March 9, 2016
April 1, 2016 – April 6, 2016
May – September – On Hiatus
October 7, 2016 – October 12, 2016
November 4, 2019 – November 9, 2016
December 9, 2016 – December 14, 2016
In keeping with the original concept of FFFN (ensuring access to locally produced products during the winter months), I have shortened the number of months this coming year so as not to overlap with the various outdoor Farmers Markets in the Region. In recognition of the change, I’ve also dropped the Annual Membership Fee, which is due in January, from $38 to $30.
I hope this makes sense.
Happy New Year! See you in 2016.
Cheers,
Melinda
The Wednesday Market: PICK UP AT THE BOOKSTORE TOMORROW!
Dear Customers and Farmers,
Due to the tremendous amount of rain that has fallen in the past few days, our parking lot at The Wednesday Market is impassable.
For tomorrow only, pick up your orders at the back door of A Novel Experience, the bookstore on the west side of the Square in Zebulon. There is plenty of parking in the newly paved lot near The Chamber of Commerce, and the alleyway behind the bookstore is also paved. No muddy feet for anyone!
Please plan to pick up between 3 and 5 p.m., as the bookstore has special activities planned for 6 p.m.
Hopefully, by next week, things will have dried out and maybe we’ll even have a new batch of gravel placed on the yard at The Wednesday Market.
We’ll see you tomorrow AT THE BOOKSTORE.
Thanks,
Beverly
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Just a Few Hours Left to Order!
Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Hello, friends!
Don’t forget to place your order on Manchester Locally Grown market. The market will be open till 10 pm tonight. Sand Dragon Farm has made a late addition of dark fall honey and strawberry jam. Don’t forget to check them out!
Delivery of your order, fresh from local farms, will be made on Thursday. Pickup of your order will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 4:00 to 5:30 on Thursday. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. Other pickup hours are available by appointment.
Remember that we are a year-round market, not subject to seasonal closings like the local farm stands and Saturday markets. You will find many items here year-round – beef and pork products; herbal & handmade products; plants for home & garden; milk, eggs, & honey, with seasonal items such as winter vegetables and holiday items when available. We can make you a gift certificate in any denomination. This Thanksgiving or Christmas, give the gift of great local products!
Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop at our year-round market and support local farmers!
Blessings,
Linda
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder & IMPORTANT INFO
Good Afternoon ALFN Members!
I have an important announcement for this weekend’s market. We will not have MONDAY pick-up on January 4th. I just received word that Christ Church will be shut down electrically. All doors will stay in the locked position, and more importantly, all fridges/freezers will be turned off. If you had plans to pick-up on Monday, please change them to pick up on Saturday. If you have an questions or need help changing the order online, please email me!
Also, we have two open shifts for volunteering on Saturday. Please sign up at Volunteer Spot if you can help…and thank you!
Take care,
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager
Yalaha, FL: New Years Week!
Time to get some good fresh local food to help with your new years resolutions to eat healthier!
Please feel free to join up at https://yalaha.locallygrown.net
just sign in and then you should be able to order, remember to go to your cart to finish placing the order. You can pay at the farm when you pick up your order, just let me know what time on Saturday you would like to pick up. At the farm we can take cash, credit card, or checks.
Cape Locally Grown: New Year Resolution Recipe Contest
Happy New Year! Let’s make our New Year’s Resolution to support local growers, producers, and buy local goods!
How about you make one locally produced meal each week!
Cape Locally Grown Contest!
1. Order your ingredients from Cape.locallygrown.net
2. Use the items you purchased to create a meal
3.Take a photo of your chefy masterpiece
4. Send your picture and recipe to info@greensgarden.com
5. The winner will be announced the first of February. Winner receives $20.00 gift card to Cape Locally Grown
This contest is for the month of January. You can enter as many times as you want.
cape.locallygrown.net