BeeBerry Farm Tour is this Sunday!

Looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day at the farm! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Please join us on Sunday, 5/4/14, 1:30pm-5:00pm. (This is a open house type event and you can come and go as you please.)

*BeeBerry Farm Tour & Pot Luck / Farm Day Open House
5595 Ranch Drive Cumming, GA 30041 *

Guided farm tours on the hour from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Pot Luck begins at 4:00 pm.

Please bring a recipe card of your dish!

Also attending are farmers, vendors from Suwanee Whole Life Co-op & The Cumming Harvest.

A Personal Invitation from Kevin Toth of BeeBerry Farms:

Beeberry Farms invites you to visit our family owned urban farm. The farm is not just a place to grow food. It is a place to relax, bring your family, have a picnic, and enjoy nature.

During your visit you will see blueberry, blackberry, raspberry and strawberries, grown in a totally organic environment. Each row separated by lush grass strips makes picking berries in your bare feet an enjoyable option.

While at the farm you are encouraged to visit our hen houses that support 110 layers. The hen houses are built to provide a protective, comfortable, clean, environment for the ladies. The hens are fed ORGANIC natural grains and allowed to spend the majority of their day outdoors free to scratch for bugs, graze weeds and grasses, preen and lie down in the warmth of the sun with plenty of room to spread their wings.

Our Certified Naturally Grown apiary supports 8 bee hives that provide pollination services and honey for the family and our customers.

Recently added is a 1000 sq. foot greenhouse where 3 different hydroponic systems are working. You will see a fully automated Vertical Tower system, Dutch bucket system, and Deep Water Culture system. The greenhouse also supports two 1000 plant seed germination stations, a plant nursery, and a plant propagation misting area.

Beeberry Farms was built from the beginning to support efficient and environmentally friendly farming practices that produce beautiful nutrient rich fruits, vegetables, eggs, and honey.

New Items

New Item(s) this week:
Onion – Sweet Red Spanish-
Certified Naturally Grown Table Ready Onions. Sweet Taste, ready to eat Top to Bottom. Perfect in salads or sauteed with other veggies. Look for this in the veggie section on the market website.

New Pick Up Location Coming Soon!

I am very excited to announce that Alan and Kristie O’Rouke from KCO Audio www.kcoav.com has offered to allow us to use space in their warehouse for co-op pick up!

More details to come soon as we get closer to the move. Right now, I’m shooting for our first pick up at the new location to be either May 27th or June 3rd. Until then pick up will be at my home in Suwanee.

I will send out reminders as we get closer to the move date. The new location is 5 miles from our current location at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford, 30518.

Refrigerators Needed

Now that we’re going to have a larger space I finally have room for more refrigerators!! If you are planning to remodel your kitchen and need to get rid of your old fridge or if you just have an extra fridge you’re not using, please consider donating it to the co-op. Please contact me and we will come and take it away for you!

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 Gelatin – Grass fed collagen and gelatin – 5/9/14 – 5/11/14

Mountain Valley Farm – Grass Fed Butter 5/9/14 – 5/11/14

Muddy Pond- Sorghum Syrups – TBD Spring 2014

Green Pasture- Fermented Cod Liver Oil- 5/30/14 – 6/1/14

Wilderness Family Naturals – Organic Coconut Oils and pantry items – 6/13/14 – 6/15/14

Nuts.com – Bulk Organic Raw Nuts – 6/13/14