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

Bruce – My Daily Bread update

I spoke with Bruce on Tuesday and he’s doing great! It was so good to hear his voice! He thanked all of you for the prayers and felt them cover him. He is finally home recovering from surgery and will be back on his feet very soon. Due to several follow up appointments next week, the My Daily Bread team will be taking a break from baking and will not be on the market this week. They apologize for the short notice but will be back the following week!

Group Buy: Grass Fed Cheeses

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.

Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese and Jason Wiebe Dairy are 2 creameries I’ve worked with for a while and both have wonderful cheeses.

I’ve asked the cheese makers to put “(Raw Milk Cheese)” in the title if it is raw milk 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
  

Market News

NEW ITEMS!

Veggies – Spring Onions ‘Italian Torpedo’
Lettuce Romaine
Lettuce Buttercrunch
Sourdough (Sliced)
Veggies – Beets ‘Touchstone Gold’
Veggies – Broccoli ‘Green Comet’
Veggies – Cabbage ‘Napa’
Veggies – Cabbage ‘Stonehead’
Veggiles – Rhubarb – ‘Victoria’
Beef – Beef Short Ribs
Herb – Lemon Balm – Fresh
Herbs – Dill – Fresh
Vegetables – Kale ‘Wild Garden Mix’
Vegetables – Carrots ’ Baby Chantenay’
Vegetables – Peas ‘Sugar Snap’
Vegetables – Leeks ‘Lancelot’
Vegetables – Beets ‘Bulls Blood’
Pork – Top Loin Roast
Skincare Gift Basket

Volunteers Needed

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

We need 1 volunteer for the 5pm shift!

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 – 5/20 – 5/22
Green Pasture FCLO – 6/17 – 6/19
Great Lakes Collagen 6/17 – 6/19
WFN & Nuts Group Buy 6/24 – 6/26

Wellness Partner’s offers and events

Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness Events:
Avoiding Cancer
Cancer is rarely genetic. Learn how to avoid the path to illness and what you can do to get back to health if you have been diagnosed with this devastating disease.
WHEN
Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
WHERE
Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness – 5422 Highway 20, Sugar Hill, GA 30518

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/avoiding-cancer-tickets-24931489757?aff=ebrowse#tickets

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious foods possible!