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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News:Group Buy - Unrefined Sea Salts and more...
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: Unrefined Sea Salts
Our long awaited group for for Unrefined Sea Salts from Saltworks is finally here!
We only order sel gris de Guérande once a year so you don’t want to miss out!
Please expect to pick up your salt order in 1 to 2 weeks. See my gift idea below. During the holidays I gift this salt to friends and family and they absolutely love it!
Sea Salt Description
The French perfected the art of high quality, hand-harvested sea salt by using centuries old Celtic methods. It’s no coincidence they produce the finest grey sea salt in the world. Sel Gris is known for its beautiful grey color, coming from the clay lining the salt ponds, as well as its high moisture content and extraordinary mineral content, with bonus nutrients not found in most sea salts. Over 15% of the material in sel gris de Guérande are trace minerals—possibly the highest of any salt anywhere. 100 grams of sel gris contains about 100 minerals, including 34g of sodium, 287mg calcium, 109mg potassium, 34mg magnesium, 11mg iron, 1mg manganese, and 0.35mg zinc, plus a host of trace minerals like from antimony, copper, germanium, and gold to iodine, to palladium, yttrium, and zirconium.
Sel Gris Tamisé is a medium-sized crystal that is carefully sifted from the brut grains and is comparable to the size of Fleur de Sel. Great for baking and cooking, or to add a delicate crunch to your favorite dish.
Sel Gris Fine is the very same high quality grey salt as the coarser varieties, but is stone ground for easy dispensing from a salt shaker. No additives of any kind are mixed with the salt. The naturally delicious flavor of grey salt and its lower sodium content make this a perfect replacement for ordinary table salt.
Gift Idea- Pour unrefined sea salt into a decorative glass jar, add beautiful ribbon and it’s the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys cooking! You can even add a card with the description above. Makes a perfect Hostess gift too!
Market News
Far East Herbs Demo
Mona from Far East Herbs will be at the market this Tuesday, November 11th from 1pm to 4pm demoing medicinal herbs. This is a great time to try these out and ask questions!
Food Drive for NG Co-op – please see details below. I will have an area set up at pick up to accept your donations.
Group Buy – We will be taking order for Unrefined Sea Salt this weekend. It will not be at pick up this Tuesday. Expect to pick up in 1 to 2 weeks.
Reminder: Pick up ends at 6:45pm on Tuesdays! There are no changes to market due to Thanksgiving holiday. We will have normal pick up during Thanksgiving week.
Volunteers Needed!
THANK YOU Diana, Pam, Tanya, Marie, and Margaret for helping out on Tuesday!!! 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!
Food Drive for North Gwinnett Co-op
My daughter is currently collecting pantry items to help the North Gwinnett Co-op to stock their shelves for the upcoming holiday season. Please see my daughter’s note below. I will have boxes set up at pick up for you to drop your donations. Thank you in advance for your donations.
Help the Hungry of Gwinnett!
Hi co-op members! I’m Nadira Lea, and I am working on a project for FOCUS called GMA (Giving Myself Away). For my project, I am collecting boxed, bagged, or canned pantry items. I will be donating these items to the NG Co-op. Please leave the items you plan to donate at the co-op this Tuesday. Please assure that all items donated aren’t expired. Thank you for your help!
Personal Training Co-op Discount from Body Construction
My name is Kelly Bryant and I have been a member of the Suwanee Whole Life Co-op for a couple of years. The co-op has provided our family convenient access to healthy and local foods that we love! I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a personal trainer and I enjoy helping others to achieve their nutritional and health goals through functional nutrition and working out.
My husband and I own personal training studios in Duluth and Buckhead, where we have been in business for 18 years. The type of strength training that we specialize in is called “Superslow” (or slow movement high intensity) training. This type of training is different than the common “faster” training styles that often create lifetime muscle and joint issues. Our method of training is easy on your joints, effectively increases strength, while reducing body fat, increasing lean muscle mass, and improving overall health.
This training is also perfect for time-crunched individuals because you get superior results in as little as 20-30 minutes a week – No more running to the gym 4-5 times a week and spending an hour each time. Our private studios have state-of-the-art equipment which can be adjusted to fit all different sizes of people.
We also have no membership fees and you only pay month-to-month. Please contact me to schedule an appointment for a FREE training session to learn more and experience the workout.
I would enjoy the opportunity to meet you! PLUS, just for Suwanee Whole Life Co-op members only, I am offering a second FREE session when you sign up for at least 4 sessions of training. Kelly Bryant 706-207-6922; kbryantrd@gmail.com.
Please check out our website www.bodyconstruction.com
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.
Saltworks – Unrefined Sea Salts – 11/7/14 – 11/9/14
Wilderness Family Naturals – Organic Coconut Oils/Pantry Items – 11/21/14 – 11/23/14
Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils – 11/28/14 – 11/30/14
Grass Fed Cheeses – TBD December
Raw Mixed Nuts – Bulk – TBD December
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!
Gwinnett Locally Grown: The 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
Time to order Mother Earth Meats!!
Delivery will be Saturday, November 22nd in time for Turkey Day!!
Speaking of which, when you place your order, you can also order your Thanksgiving turkey!
Please remember to email us a copy of your order so that we make sure your order comes here safe and sound!!
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!
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. If you are interested in Goat’s Milk, contact Nic The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. We generally have some goat’s milk available during market hours, whether you have placed a market order or not. Please contact him first though to confirm. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
Republican Valley Produce: RVP Online Farmers Market is NOW OPEN!
The Online Market is NOW OPEN. The market will be open until Saturday night until 10pm. Please place an order by then and we will harvest your order and have it ready for you to pick up on the Westside of the Courthouse on Tuesday between 5:00 and 5:30. The only delivery will be to Wakefield school and Clay Center.
If you have any questions, please email Jay at jaysleichter@yahoo.com
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - November 5, 2014
Market News
Good Morning! I’ve got so much to tell you today…so many exciting things happening at the market.
Welcome Pascale Chambers
Please welcome Pascale Chambers to the market as my assistant market manager. I’m very excited to be able to work with someone with similar goals and passions. Pascale is a customer, volunteer and grower with The Cumming Harvest and has some great ideas that we will be implementing soon. In fact, her first initiative is to add an educational opportunity and hold a “How to make your own Kombucha” class. You can find out more about this class and sign up online under the category, “Classes”. Please come by to welcome Pascale to the market this Saturday.
Welcome Seven Sisters Scones
We’d also like to welcome Seven Sisters Scones to the market. At Seven Sisters Scones we sell a variety of gourmet sweet and savory scones- over 36 flavor combinations- that are made from scratch with only high quality ingredients. Our variety of scone flavors can be eaten as a snack, meal and even dessert. They are a perfect treat or meal for anyone looking for a quick and healthy option. Gluten free options are available as well.
For more information about us, please visit our web site www.sevensistersscones.com
Treats
Come by this Saturday to sample yummy scones from Seven Sisters Scones and warm your tummy with a holiday coffee blend from JavaGenesis Coffee Roasters.*
Lizzie’s Pantry
Starting this week, Lizzie’s Pantry will begin selling online every 1st week of the month. Stock up for your months worth, she’ll be back the 1st week of December.
Our mission is simple. Lizzie’s Pantry makes eating healthy affordable, yummy and fun.
We delivering Farm-to-Table grains, flours, cereals, quality ingredients, gourmet NON GMO spices, premium products for cooks, and bakers who care.
Lizzie’s Pantry is proud to offer the Wheat Montana line of grains, flours and mixes that are GMO Free, Certified Chemical Free, All Natural, Nothing Added, Nothing Removed, Simply Delicious! Wheat Montana grains are also verified as part of the NON GMO Project! These grains and flours are unmatched in quality and standard.
Plus, we have everything you need to store your pantry basics!
All products offered in the markets are –
GMO Free
Chemical Free
All Natural
Orobianco
Mark your calendars, Orobianco Mozzarella will be selling online every 2nd week of the month. Look for
the best fresh mozzarella cheese and original mozzarella creations back on November 12th.
Green Pasture
Green Pasture Cod Liver Oil and Coconut Oils have been listed online for the last 3 weeks. This is the last week to place your order online. I will be placing the final group order on Friday 11/7. The next group order will not be until late December so check your bottles to see if you need to order now.
LOCATION
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040.
Google Map
PICK UP HOURS
Saturday from 10-12pm.
106 Colony Park Drive, Suite 100 Cumming, GA 30040
Please contact me if you have any questions, problems or suggestions. EMAIL ME
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
CLASSES
November 22 – 9-9:45am – Join us to learn about how to make your own Kombucha Tea! Kombucha is a probiotic tea that has many, many health benefits. It is simple and inexpensive to make, good for you and of course, delicious. Price of class will include a Kombucha kit – everything you need to make your first batch of Kombucha including the scoby (kombucha mushroom). We will also have some different flavored Kombucha teas for you to try. Nov 22th at 9am – 9:45 am Class size is limited – reserve your spot by Nov 17th. Class will be held next door to the market in The Cumming Harvest kitchen classroom.
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!
South Cumberland Food Hub: Local Food!
Good Morning from the South Cumberland Food Hub. All of the crops are getting a drink today, and the temperature is nice and mild. That makes for a good combination. Stay dry and don’t forget to order your local food today by noon. Have a great day!
Risa
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page
Champaign, OH: Wrap it up!
We are approaching that last segment of time where you need to wrap your ordering up, make sure you have shopped, and followed your cart all the way to the Pay Later button!!
10pm is quickly approaching…make it work for you…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
ALFN Local Food Club: Weblog Entry
After tasting some truly fantastic chili made by one of our most loyal members, I was inspired to simmer up some of my own. Currently, there’s a big pot of a scarily spicy concoction simmering away on my stove, and on a cold, rainy day like this I’m especially looking forward to some comfort food. Come fall, it seems like there’s chili everywhere you look. At some point it’s on every stove, at every potluck, and in every thermos. And with good reason! In it’s many incarnations, it can be hearty, inexpensive, healthy, spicy, wholesome, or even sweet. The beauty of chili is that no two pots need ever be the same. All you do is start with fantastic ingredients, and see where they take you. Coincidentally, The Market is overflowing with fantastic ingredients, such as:
- Meat. Some say it’s not true chili unless you start with roast. Others relish the convenience of ground beef. Some say you’re skimping on flavor unless you start with sausage. Yet others think as far outside the box as chicken. Whichever you prefer, local and pastured is definitely the way to go.
- Veggies. Even the most carnivorous of chilies requires a little plant life in the form of onions, garlic, and – be they sweet or spicy – peppers. But adventurous chefs knows there’s plenty of other vegetables that would be right at home in a pot of chili, vegetarian or not. Potentially tasty additions like eggplant, winter squash, and corn shouldn’t be overlooked.
- Spices. Let’s face it. Though a proportionally minor ingredient, spices are really the star of any chili. With that in mind, quality and freshness are paramount. So if the paprika in your spice cabinet was there when you moved in, and your chili powder is old enough to drive, consider browsing the Bulk Items section of The Market to update your most precious culinary weaponry, but do it before The Market closes, or come the next rainy day you might find yourself crying into a can of Hormel.
-Rebecca Wild
Program Manager
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Champaign, OH: Let It Be
And when the night is cloudy…
There is still a light that shines on me…
Shine on until tomorrow, let it be…
I wake up to the sound of music
(Beatles – Let It Be)
Today was a day!!!!! Today was more than a day!!! Today needed to end, for your market manager, at 7am!! A day of multiple irritations, a day of my eyes looking like they surely had those X’s for eyes, a day when I wanted to shout things like…are you KIDDING me? Or…Seriously? Really?
Yes…one of those days that met me as my eyes blinked open at 4am. One of those days that took everything I had just to make it to the next step.
Luckily, these days are very, very, very rare for me. And, when these days DO happen, I tend to just start silently humming this song, over and over, in my head. It calms me, it makes me feel whole, again, and it makes me feel like the foolishness of the day will only be temporary.
Much like this little local market of love…this safe little haven that we have all built. I love coming to this Weblog, I love looking over the lovely orders, I love thinking of each of you, the lovely customers, placing your orders with such love and care.
You and this market are truly little lights that shine even on the days where light is very much needed. Thank you for being you, thank you for the love you put into this market, and thank you for making us part of your local love.
The market is open until 10pm…show us a bit of love, show yourselves a bit of love…make your week of shopping easy…place your orders, let us take it from there, and then just…Let It Be…calm, happy, love..
I am here for the evening…let me see those orders as they come in. Let me see the love…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Russellville Community Market: RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
Local Farms First: We Want Your Feedback!
Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,
Local Farms First is currently undergoing a re-visioning process, and we want your input on the service. If you have every ordered from Local Farms First, please visit this link to complete a short, 5-10 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LocalFarmsFirst
Your feedback will be seriously considered as we look forward to a bright future for local food in the Gunnison Valley.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
Erin Griffin – Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com