Christmas Items and Teacher Gift Baskets from My Daily Bread

Christmas Items such as cookie platters, teacher’s gift baskets, and gingerbread boys will be available beginning December 7th. If you would like to pre-order one of these items you can order starting this weekend. Any pre-order gift items ordered this week will be available for pick up the following Tuesday (Dec 10th).

Also My Daily Bread wants to make sure everyone is aware that yeast breads are affected by the weather, especially rain and cold front combos like we had this past week. Occasionally they have to pull products that are affected off the market. They try to notify everyone in advance if they have to remove an item. They do this to ensure you get the best quality product.

Goat Milk will be available this week

Rusty is back and so is his goat milk! Please continue to keep him and his family in your prayers as his father continues to battle cancer.

Last Week for Workshop reservations

This will be the last weekend we will take reservations for the Soap Making and Yogurt Making Workshop on *December 7th from 2pm to 4pm at BeeBerry Farms in Cumming until it is sold out. The address is 5595 Ranch Drive Cumming, GA 30041.

Workshop Details:
This is a beginning-level soapmaking and yogurt making class designed to teach students to make soap and yogurt by hand at home.
Soapmaking:
The main focus of this class is the “cold process” soapmaking method. After learning soapmaking safety, students learn to formulate soap recipes and calculate lye quantities using a “lye calculator.” The objective of this class is to have students understand saponification values and be comfortable creating their own soap recipes at home. Cold process soap making will be demonstrated during the class session. Each student will receive at least one bar of soap made during class.
Class topics include:
• Brief history and basic chemistry of soap making

• Necessary materials, supplies and equipment

• Safety considerations when working with sodium hydroxide

• Taking accurate measurements & proper mixing temperatures

• Using pure essential oils to scent your soap naturally

• Preparing your molds and molding options

• Insulating, cutting, curing and storing your finished soap

Yogurt Making:
• A brief discussion on the different types of yogurt cultures and preparation methods- We will focus on mesophilic culture (low heat process)with no special equipment needed.

• Learn the cost savings of making your own yogurt at home

• Detailed demonstration of how simple it is to make yogurt using all the dairy products on the co-op market with no expensive equipment

• You will leave with a starter culture and the knowledge to make your own yogurt at home

and ample time for questions and answers

The cost of this workshop is $35 for paid members and $45 for non-paid members.

New Items

Bakery Holiday Cookie Platter LARGE
Bakery Holiday Cookie Platter MEDIUM
Bakery Holiday Cookie Platters SMALL
Bakery Holiday Cookies Happy Gingerbread Boys
Bakery Holiday Gift – Homemade Chocolate Pecan Biscotti in a decorative Coffee Mug
Bakery Holiday Mini Loaf
Coffee – Holiday Blend -Whole Bean or Ground
Coffee – Holiday Gift Bag (No charge with any coffee purchase)
Lavender (Bulgarian) Body Butter 2 oz
Lavender (Bulgarian) Body Butter 4 oz
Veggies – Kale Dwarf Siberian
Veggies – Mustard Green ‘Chinese Red’
Vinegar – Orange Balsamic Vinegar
Vinegar – Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar
Vinegar – Strawberry Vanilla Balsamic Vinegar
Vinegar – White Balsamic Vinegar

Upcoming Group Buys

To help you plan and budget here is the tentative calendar of upcoming Group buys.

Green Pasture (Fermented Cod Liver Oils)- December 13th

Vital Choice Seafood (Wild Caught Shellfish, Sardines and Canned Albacore Tuna ONLY) – December 13th