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New Vendor, Upcoming Group Buys and More...
This post expired on October 10, 2023.
New Vendor: Southern Essentials
I am very happy to welcome Mark and Erin Fantom of Southern Essentials to our family of producers and growers! You might have seen Mark and Erin at the Suwanee Farmers Market. They’ve been there for 2 years now but have been making natural skin care products for over 20 years. Southern Essentials is based in Buford, GA and produces handcrafted soaps using 100% pure essential oils and other pure/natural ingredients. Their formula has been over 25 years in the making and produces a very hard bar, cold processed soap. Their soap is very mild, lathers very well, moisturizes and softens the skin. They have listed over 20 different handcrafted soaps including samples. Look for their items starting tomorrow!
No More Recycling… except Egg Cartons
I am a very big proponent of recycling and reusing whenever possible. Unfortunately I’ve run out of room to store all the recyclables. As of this week I will no longer take NGD Produce Boxes or freezer packs. Please recycle those through your community recycling program. I will still continue to take egg cartons since I have plenty of egg crates to store those in and they don’t take up much room.
Kenny’s Cheese Order will be available this Tuesday
If you ordered Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese it will be available for pick up this Tuesday, October 22nd.
Extra Mini Fridge
I think I can fit one more mini fridge. If you have an extra mini fridge that you would like to lend to the co-op please let me know. I’m always amazed at how many half gallons of milk will fit in one of those mini fridges!
Tentative Date for Workshop
Thank you for all your positive feedback! There is definitely interest! The tentative date for the Yogurt Making/Soap Making workshop at BeeBerry Farm is December 7th at 2pm. All of you that responded requested a weekend workshop and that is what we’ll do. More details and info to come as we get closer to the workshop date.
Upcoming Group Buys
To help you plan and budget here is the tentative calendar of upcoming Group buys.
Green Pasture – (Fermented Cod/Skate Liver Oil/High Vitamin Butter Oil) October 25th
Mountain Valley Farm – (Grass Fed Butter) November 1st
Wildness Family Naturals -(Organic Coconut oil, nuts and pantry items)November 8th
Saltworks – (Unrefined Sea Salts)November 8th
reCap (Pour Caps for Mason Jars)November 22nd
Vital Choice Seafood (Wild Caught Shellfish, Sardines and Canned Albacore Tuna ONLY) – December 13th
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!