Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Have a question for other co-op members? Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op

Caley’s Kitchen Garden is back on the market

Caleys’ Kitchen Garden is back on the market! They will have microgreens, baby arugula, catnip, and other items as the growing season permits.

Market News

A BIG THANKS to Back in Time Farm, JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting, and Fry Farm for opening up their farms and business to us the past two Sundays. We had a great time and learned so much! We hope to make these tours an annual event! I will post pictures soon!

Specials this week:

• Hot Pepper Peach Cheese logs are $1.00 off

• Veggie Dip, Beer Buzzed Dip and Buffalo Blue Cheese dip all .50 off

NEW ITEMS!
Bakery – 4 Pack-Gluten Free Tiramisu rolls
Vegetables – Carrots ’ Little Finger ’
Vegetables – Beets ‘Chioggia’
Duck Eggs – 1/2 Dozen, Pastured
Vegetables – Spinach ‘Red Kitten’
Nail & Cuticle Oil Pen
Tamanu Oil 1 oz.
Sweet Orange Lip Balm
Cinnamon Red Hot Lip Balm
Lavender & Lemongrass Deodorant
Vegetables – Lettuce Mix
Vegetables – Spinach ’ Bloomsdale ’
Vegetables – Swiss Chard ‘Fordhook’
Vegetables – Kale ‘Red Russian’
Vegetables – Tatsoi
Vegetables – Radishes ‘Cherry Belle’
Vegetables – Cress ‘Upland’
Vegetables – Jerusalem Artichokes
Fresh Herbs – Chives
Fresh Herbs – Parsley ’ Italian Flat Leaf ’
Fresh Herbs – Rosemary
Halibut – 5 lbs SALE!
Beef – Skirt Steak
Beef – Rib Eye Bone in Steak(cowboy cut)
Beef – T- Bone Steak (2 per pack)
Beef- Bones (knuckle) for stock/soup
Pork – Boston Butt. Large (5 to 6lbs)
Water Buffalo – Ground – 1/3 lb. Patties – 4 pack
Soothing Muscle Relief Body Butter 2 oz.

Maple Syrup Update – Maple syrup and other maple products are on the truck and on the way to the warehouse. I’m hoping that they deliver in time for this Tuesday pick up. I will update as soon as I know.

Scallops Update scallops will be in on 5/10.

FCLO and Collagen will be available for pick up this Tuesday, May 3rd!

Halibut back on the market

As promised Doug has more halibut on the market! He wasn’t expecting it to sell out in a matter of hours a few weeks ago so he’s stocking us up one last time before he heads to Alaska.

Volunteers Needed

PLEASE HELP! WE NEED Volunteers for the 5pm shift this upcoming Tuesday!!

Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!

THANK YOU Marie, Diana, Pam, Chuck, and Michael for helping out on Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!

The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up

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.

FACEBOOK – Opportunity to help!
Many of you have told me that you can’t volunteer due to your work/family schedule and I completely understand. You’ve also asked what else can I do help out the co-op? Here’s one way that will really help us out – if you are on Facebook or other social media please consider posting a pic of your co-op goodies! I have a very limited marketing budget and really depend on word of mouth advertising. Please feel free to spread the word about our wonderful market! Tag us @SuwaneeWholeLife

Thank you in advance for your support!

Upcoming Group Buys/Vendors of the Day

Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.

Grass Fed Cheese – 5/13 – 5/15

Wellness Partner’s offers and events

Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness Events:
Our next imaging date is Monday, May 9th! Call today to schedule your appointment! 678-482-4400.
Thermography is a topographical, non-contact, non-invasive, procedure used for visualizing (mapping) the body’s physiologic state without radiation.

Don’t miss out on our next seminar! Gain life changing information! Only a few more seats remain.
https://autoimmuneshsw.eventbrite.com

Killer Within: Understanding AutoImmunity
Autoimmune diseases are the third most common diseases in the United States. Autoimmune diseases affect approximately 8% of the population, 78% of whom are women making autoimmune disease a major women’s health issue.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Have a question for other co-op members? Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op

Roastery/Coffee Tasting and Farm Tour: JavaGenesis and Fry Farm- RSVP

We will have a combo tour on Sunday, April 24th with JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting and Fry Farm since they are located very close to each other. The plan is to do the roastery tour at 1pm to 2:30 then caravan over to Fry Farm. We expect the tour to finish up around 5pm. Kids are welcome but please keep them supervised at both locations. This will be a fun event for the entire family! Feel free to invite friends and family. In order to get an idea of how many folks to expect we are asking that you RSVP. There is a RSVP listing on the market.

More details below:

ROASTERY TOUR & COFFEE TASTING
JAVAGENESIS COFFEE ROASTING

Ever wonder how your cuppa joe makes it from the farm to your mug? Join us on Sunday, April 24 at 1pm to sip & learn.

We will fire up the roaster and show you the art and the science of coffee roasting. You’ll see, hear and smell coffee transform from the green coffee beans to a delicious brew in your cup. We will share supply chain information of how our coffee makes it from the farms of Central and South America, Africa and Indonesia to our roastery. Then we will taste a selection of our coffees and pour a few espresso shots over ice cream!

Coffee is our passion and we want to share it with you! Come see us and ‘Discover the Fresh Roast Difference’.

Location: JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting, 741 Harry McCarty Road, Unit 102, Bethlehem, GA 30620
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Time: 1pm

FRY FARM TOUR

Come see how we grow great tasting Certified Naturally Grown produce on our farm that ends up at your table!

Our family has been gardening and growing food for decades, and our passion for producing and eating local, organically grown fruits and vegetables drove us to make our products available to you.

We will discuss and show you our growing practices from seed to harvest as you tour our farm. If time allows, we may have a little surprise for the kiddos at our lake – pole fishing… we’ll provide the poles.
Location: Fry Farm, 590 Cross Ln NW Bethlehem, GA 30620
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Time: 3pm (or after JavaGenesis tour)

Hope to see you there!!

Market News

My Daily Bread is having a special on their Gluten Free Brownies, Organic Banana Walnut Bread, and Organic Sourdough (Sliced). They are $1 off!

NEW ITEMS!
Duck Eggs – 1/2 Dozen, Pastured
Vegetables – Spinach ‘Red Kitten’
Nail & Cuticle Oil Pen
Tamanu Oil 1 oz.
Sweet Orange Lip Balm
Cinnamon Red Hot Lip Balm
Lavender & Lemongrass Deodorant
Vegetables – Lettuce Mix
Vegetables – Spinach ’ Bloomsdale ’
Vegetables – Swiss Chard ‘Fordhook’
Vegetables – Kale ‘Red Russian’
Vegetables – Tatsoi
Vegetables – Radishes ‘Cherry Belle’
Vegetables – Cress ‘Upland’
Vegetables – Jerusalem Artichokes
Fresh Herbs – Chives
Fresh Herbs – Parsley ’ Italian Flat Leaf ’
Fresh Herbs – Rosemary
Halibut – 5 lbs SALE!
Beef – Skirt Steak
Beef – Rib Eye Bone in Steak(cowboy cut)
Beef – T- Bone Steak (2 per pack)
Beef- Bones (knuckle) for stock/soup
Pork – Boston Butt. Large (5 to 6lbs)
Water Buffalo – Ground – 1/3 lb. Patties – 4 pack
Soothing Muscle Relief Body Butter 2 oz.

Maple Syrup Update Joseph is about finished bottling our syrup and plans to ship on Tuesday. I will update once I get a call from the freight carrier to let let me know when I can expect delivery.

Scallops Update scallops are still on backorder and they told me a couple more weeks. Hopefully they will be in soon. Thank you for your patience.

FCLO and Collagen have been ordered. I have not received shipping notifications yet for FCLO so I do not expect these items to be in until Tuesday, May 3rd.

Halibut back on the market

As promised Doug has more halibut on the market! He wasn’t expecting it to sell out in a matter of hours a few weeks ago so he’s stocking us up one last time before he heads to Alaska.

Volunteers Needed

PLEASE HELP! WE NEED Volunteers for the 3 pm shift and 5pm this upcoming Tuesday!!

Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!

THANK YOU Iris, Diana, Marianna, Jill, and Michael for helping out on Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!

The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up

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.

FACEBOOK – Opportunity to help!
Many of you have told me that you can’t volunteer due to your work/family schedule and I completely understand. You’ve also asked what else can I do help out the co-op? Here’s one way that will really help us out – if you are on Facebook or other social media please consider posting a pic of your co-op goodies! I have a very limited marketing budget and really depend on word of mouth advertising. Please feel free to spread the word about our wonderful market! Tag us @SuwaneeWholeLife

Thank you in advance for your support!

Upcoming Group Buys/Vendors of the Day

Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.

Grass Fed Cheese – 5/13 – 5/15

Wellness Partner’s offers and events

Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness Event:

If you are sick and tired of going to the doctor and them giving you the same results, THEN MAKE A CHANGE! It is time to take care of YOU! Start off by joining us at Dr. Joe’s next Seminar!

You will learn LIFE CHANGING information that you can’t get at your medical doctor!
Register at: https://shswthyroid.eventbrite.com

FREE Health Seminar at Chateau Elan this Saturday.

Message of Hope
April 23, 2016
Presented by P4Foundation
Agenda
10:00am-10:15am Opening & Introduction
10:20am-11:25am Busting Breast Cancer Myths
Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
11:30am-11:55am Introductory to the wine at Chateau Elan Wine
Simone
12:00pm-1:05pm The Truth About Cancer
Ty & Charlene Bollinger
1:10pm – 1:45pm Healing the body with Raw and Living foods
Carla De Rosa
1:50pm – 2:25pm Hyperbaric Chambers
Bill Schindler
2:30pm-3:35pm Steps to Preventing and Healing Cancer
Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
3:40pm-3:55pm Introduction to P4 Kids
4:00pm-4:35pm Epigenetics
Darlene de la Plata
4:40pm-5:45pm The Truth About Cancer
Ty Bollinger
5:50pm-6:35pm Oral Pathology: Extracting the Truth
Lorie Miller Stevens, RDH, DMD, AIAOMT
6:40pm-7:00pm Bee Healthy
Sergey Volzhskiy