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New Vendor - Cottage Garden Teas and more news
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
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New Vendor: Cottage Garden Teas
I am very excited to welcome Tara Wendler of Cottage Garden Teas www.georgiaorganicteas.com to our family of vendors! They are located in Buford, GA.
Cottage Garden Teas come from all over the world – India, China, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, South Africa. They use carefully selected distributors who monitor the trade practices and ethical standards of the tea.
The entire tea business is a “clean” industry. Many teas that Cottage Garden Teas carry are Certified Organic and the ones that are not are typically grown at high elevations where pesticides are not needed or used. Cottage Garden Teas’ distributors belong to associations which ensure ethical and clean standards for farming. They are confident that their teas are the highest, cleanest quality.
Tara was introduced to the world of tea after she had been let down by the medical community. She and her family now enjoy all of the benefits tea has to offer and want you to experience them as well.
She offers over 130 varieties but I have asked her to only list her most popular. Feel free to contact her if you are interested in a tea that is not currently listed and she will add to our market.
Far East Herb Company is closing down
Mona from Far East Herb Company has made the difficult decision to close down her business. After this week the medicinal herbs will no longer be available on the website.
If you’ve enjoyed using their products please consider purchasing them this week.
We wish Mona good luck in her future endeavors!
HELP! We need Volunteers!!
THANK YOU *Margaret, Stepanie, Marie, Diana, Pam, and Chuck for helping on Tuesday! You guys are a blessing! We couldn’t have a co-op without volunteers and we appreciate you all so much!
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 6:45 pm. 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!
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.
Southern Swiss Dairy – Local Butter – 2/6/15 – 2/8/15
Wilderness Family Naturals- (Organic Pantry Items) – 2/20/15 – 2/22/15
Raw Mixed Nuts – 2/20/15 – 2/22/15
Grass Fed Cheese – 3/6/15 – 3/8/15
Vital Choice (Wild Caught Seafood Only) – 3/20/15 – 3/22/15
Unrefined Maple Syrup – Grade B- TBD Spring 2015
Sorghum Syrup – TBD Spring 2015
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!