Group Order : Grass Fed Cheese

Group Order for Grass-fed Cheese This Weekend

This weekend we will be taking orders for grass-fed cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese and Jason Wiebe Dairy.

Low Temp Pasteurized and Raw Milk Cheeses will be available.

I’ve asked the cheese makers to put “(Raw Milk Cheese)” in the title if it is raw cheese aged 60 days according to FDA regulation. All other cheeses are low temp pasteurized.

Raw milk cheese that is listed on the market is safe for human consumption and is aged at least 60 days per FDA regulation.

Prices and available sizes will be on the market website tomorrow for ordering. The pricing will include shipping and taxes/fees.

The cheese will NOT be available for pick up this Tuesday. Please allow at least 2 weeks. I will email you when it is available for pick up.

• Cows Raised without synthetic hormones
• Cows are grass-fed and raised on pasture
• Old World, Handmade Cheese making Techniques
• Cheeses made with non-homogenized low temp pasteurized or 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
• Cheeses that are not considered raw are pasteurized at the lowest legal temperature for 15 seconds

See Kenny’s and Jason’s website for more detailed information about their process: http://www.kennysfarmhousecheese.com/
http://www.jasonwiebedairy.com/index.htm

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

Volunteers Needed!

THANK YOU Marie, Michelle, Marianna and Stephanie for volunteering on Tuesday!!! We couldn’t have a co-op without volunteers and we appreciate you all so much!

The August calendar is posted and we need volunteers for next week!

If you are interested in volunteering, I have created a volunteer sign up on Signup Genius. I am asking for volunteers to sign up for 1 hour shifts from 2p to 5pm. 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. Here is the link to the sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44AEA623A7FA7-volunteer

The link is also posted on the About page on our website.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Pick Up after 5pm

One of our awesome fellow members, Mollie has very graciously offer to pick up members boxes that can’t make by 5pm and bring to her home in Morningview in Suwanee.
Please respond to her post on our Google Groups message board at https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/suwanee-whole-life-co-op/201baf15-342c-460c-abca-a68eea6a5a34%40googlegroups.com for more information. Also, please let me know so I can group your boxes with hers.

Mollie will do this until we go back to our normal 6:45pm end time in November. We are going to limit it to 10 boxes.

Thanks again Mollie! That is the true spirit of the co-op!

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.

Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils- 8/29/14 – 8/31/14

Saltworks – Unrefined Sea Salt – TBD Fall 2014

Wilderness Family Naturals – Organic Coconut Oils/Pantry Items – TBD Fall 2014