New Vendor : Cultured Traditions

Based on the survey, the most requested new item you all wanted to see on the market was fermented foods. With that being said, I am extremely happy to welcome Tanya and Charles Sharp from Cultured Traditions of Duluth to our family of producers and farmers!

Cultured Traditions’ goal is to reintroduce people to the wonderful world of naturally fermented foods, and the marvelous health benefits they provide.

Their products are 100% raw, made using only the highest quality organic ingredients, using no whey or other starters. Their krauts are wild fermented in their own natural juices (nothing else added), and they add only purified water to their Kvass, preserving and enhancing all of their nutritional and pro-biotic goodness! They work with local farmers who practice organic growing methods without being formally certified.

They will be currently offering the co-op Sauerkraut, Beet Kvass, and Jun.

Beet Kvass is a clean and refreshing health tonic with many health promoting qualities, among which many believe to be: efficient hydration (far surpassing any of the commercial ‘sports drinks’ on the market), *blood builder, *liver detoxifier & cleanser, *immune system builder, and the list goes on. * These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."

Jun is similar to Kombucha in that it uses a similar culture (or SCOBY), but instead of black tea and white sugar, Jun is made using green tea and honey, both of which are well known for their health benefits. They only the finest quality ingredients for their Jun: green tea brewed from organic loose leaf green tea and purified water, and raw local Georgia honey. Slightly sweet and a little tangy, Jun has a very pleasant and delicate flavor and aroma!

Being originally from Russia, they started with their traditional Russian
style ferment (Russian Sauerkraut, Beet Kvass,‘Soaked’ Apples). However they love to experiment, so along the way they have added many other interesting products to their line, and every few weeks something new inevitably gets produced in their commercial kitchen in Duluth.

Please join me in welcoming them to the co-op!

Market News

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

Vacation Hold for Produce Box
Just a reminder if you are going to be away next week please make sure you put a vacation hold on your Nature’s Garden Delivered produce box if you are scheduled to receive one. You can simply do this online or give NGD a call and they can set it up for you.

New Items
Dryer Balls – Alpaca Wool

Sauerkraut – Curtido
Sauerkraut – Simply Caraway
Sauerkraut – Garlic Pickle
Sauerkraut (Kimchi Style)
Sauerkraut – Traditional ‘Red’
Sauerkraut – Traditional ’White
Beet Kvass – Golden
Beet Kvass – Red
Jun with Nectarine
Jun with Beet, Carrot Apple and Ginger
Jun with Ginger – fermented green tea with Ginger added

Lettuce – Butter (Green)
Kale – Vibrantly Nutritious

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

Please consider volunteering. I can’t run the co-op without your help.

THANK YOU Sybille, Pam, Chuck, and Vicki for helping out last Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!

We currently need someone to fill the 5pm slot this Tuesday, May 19th.

If you are interested in volunteering to help at pick up, 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!