Cheese Order, Kamut Bread and Future Workshops

Group Order for Grass-fed Cheese This Weekend

This weekend we will be placing a group order for Grass-fed cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese. Prices and available sizes will be on the market website tomorrow for ordering. The pricing will include shipping and taxes/fees. I spoke with Kenny this morning and he is listing what is currently available as of today. I will place our order on Monday. The cheese will NOT be available for pick up this Tuesday. I expect delivery by the October 22nd pick up if not sooner.

• Cows Raised without synthetic hormones
• Cows are grass-fed and raised on pasture
• Old World, Handmade Cheese making Techniques
• Cheeses are made with raw milk and aged at least 60 days to comply with the USDA regulations for raw milk cheese production
• Vegetable-based rennet, to make it more acceptable to vegetarians
  See Kenny’s website for more detailed information about his process: http://www.kennysfarmhousecheese.com/

Benefits of Grass-Fed Cheese

• One of the few foods that contains a perfect balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats, a ratio ideal for your health
• Very high in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) In fact, it contains five times more CLA than dairy from grain-fed cows! CLA, which are most abundant in grass-fed products, are among the most potent cancer fighters in all foods.
• Considerably higher in beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E than cheese and other dairy from grain-fed sources
• High in the healthy calcium and protein your body needs
• Free from growth hormones and antibiotics
  
  
  

  
  

  Kumut Bread Now Available

  
  
  What is Kamut(ka-moot )? Kumut is one of the oldest known grains. It is extremely gentle to the digestive system. Those of you who experience bloating, indigestion and rashes associated with wheat gluten will find this to be the ideal alternative. Kamut has a rich, buttery flavor. It is rich in B-Vitamins (needed for energy release) iron, folic acid, vitamin E and high in the antioxidant selenium.

  My son has been enjoying it toasted with Blue Moon Creamery Fruit Trio cheese. He gives it 2 thumbs up!

  Great Harvest is a “from-scratch”, whole grain bakery. They grind their grains daily. All grains are NON GMO!
  They use no preservatives and nothing artificial. The honey they use in their bread is from local hives in south Georgia.

  Look for this and other delicious breads on the market this weekend.

  Future Workshops- Your input is needed!

  I’ve been wanting to expand the educational aspect of the co-op and lead some workshops on various topics for a long time. Kevin Toth from BeeBerry Farms has graciously offered his beautiful farm as a place to hold the workshops.

  We’ve been brainstorming some ideas and have come up with an idea for our first workshop! Our 2 hour workshop will include soap making, culturing dairy (yogurt making) and making kombucha tea. Kevin, who is a soap maker (his soaps are listed on the market)will walk you through the art of soap making step by step. I will show how easy it is to make your own cultured dairy products such yogurt, crème fraiche and clabbered milk. In addition, I will discuss the benefits of kombucha and how to make it at home for pennies. You will leave the workshop with soap, a yogurt starter and a kombucha scoby.

  We need your feedback! Before we go any further in our planning process we need to make sure there is interest in this type of workshop.

  Other future ideas are:
  Raising Backyard Chickens
  Butter Making (Cultured & Sweet Cream)
  Hydroponics
  Growing Berries
  Beekeeping
  Making Bone Broth
  Proper Preparation of Grains (soaking and Sourdough)
  How to Ferment Vegetables (kimchi, sauerkraut, etc.)
  How to make Water Kefir/Milk Kefir

  Please email any other ideas/topics you’d like to learn about and reply if you are interested in attending a workshop. If we don’t have the interest we will not offer them at this time.

  The market will open up tomorrow morning (Friday) for ordering and close at 5pm on Sunday.

  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!