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Produce Boxes next Tuesday, April 7th


Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder that the market will be closed this upcoming week for Spring Break.

If you are going on vacation please remember to put your Nature’s Garden Express produce box on Vacation Hold. You can either do this online at www.naturesgardenexpress.com or call NGE at (770) 441-9976 to request to skip next week’s delivery.

If you are planning to pick up produce box box on Tuesday, Pam has graciously offered her carport next her garage apartment as a drop off location. This is for Nature’s Garden Delivered boxes only. This temporary location is only for the April 7th pick up. Thanks again Pam!!

Please do NOT forget to pick up your box next week. Pam will donate any boxes not picked up by 6:45pm on Tuesday. Put a reminder in your phone calendar now! :-)

Pick up address is 5957 Shadburn Ferry Rd., Buford 30518
(Go down Peachtree Industrial past Little Mill. Shadburn Ferry is the next light. Turn left, cross Buford Dam, and Pam’s house is about a mile down)
Look for the carport next to the garage apartment.

Pam’s cell #: 404.406.6341

The market is closed but please support the other Locally Grown Markets and farmers markets listed below. They are run by wonderful people! For Locally Grown markets, please put “referred by Suwanee Co-op” in the comment to Market Manager section so they’ll know who you are and I know they will take care of you.

Farmers and Vendors, please feel free to contact your customers to let them know where you are this week.

Lilburn – Heirloom Living Market -Maryanne http://lilburn.locallygrown.net

Cumming – The Cumming Harvest- Suzanne http://cumming.locallygrown.net/

Have a wonderful Spring break!

Reminder: Place your co-op order today


Just a friendly reminder that the market closes at 5pm today (Sunday). Due to Spring Break the market will be closed on April 7th. Please consider doubling up on breads, eggs, milk, etc TODAY for 3/31 since we will not have pick up the following week.

If you want Raw Jersey Cow Milk from Cedar Rock Dairy on April 7th please remember to pre-order it today. There is a separate listing for the PRE-ORDER milk. Payment is expected by Tuesday 3/31. This will be for both milk in glass and plastic. We will not take last minute orders so please plan accordingly. Sam will be at the warehouse from 1:30 to 3pm with your pre-ordered milk.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER BEFORE 5PM TODAY!

Thanks for your support,
Nora

Market is OPEN for orders! Cream available


ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net

CREAM (pints and half gallons) from Southern Swiss Dairy is now available.

*We have a volunteer that offered her carport on April 7th for produce box delivery during Spring break! More details to come after this Tuesday.

If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla

If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.

Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.

Have a blessed weekend!
Nora

News: Market Closed for Spring Break and Upcoming Events


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

Market Closed April 7th (PLEASE READ)

Due to Spring Break the market will be closed on April 7th. Please consider doubling THIS WEEK since we will not have pick up the following week.

Raw Jersey Cow Milk from Cedar Rock Dairy
Closing the market is tough on the cows because they have to be milked regardless so Sam from Cedar Rock Dairy (Raw Jersey Cow Milk) will have a milk pick up on Tuesday, April 7th from 1:30pm to 2:30pm at the back of the warehouse in the loading area. Sam promised me his delivery guy Benny will be on time and he will riding with him to make sure.

You will have to pre-order milk from Cedar Rock Dairy this weekend if you want it on 4/7. You will see additional listings for milk on the market site this weekend. It will be marked (PRE-ORDER) and this is a pre-paid preorder so payment is expected by Tuesday 3/31. This will be for both milk in glass and plastic. We will not take last minute orders so please plan accordingly.

Sam will also be accepting jars returns that day as well. I will give Sam all the jars that were returned the week prior. Please do not bring jars to my house.

Thank you again Sam for offering to do this!

Produce Boxes – Because the warehouse will be closed on April 7th we can’t have boxes delivered and we are looking for an alternative location.
I don’t feel comfortable with boxes left outside the warehouse unattended either.

Unfortunately, no one volunteered their garage or covered area for April 7th and we don’t have another pick up location. Nature’s Garden will offer home delivery that week and they will send you a separate email.

Market News

Message from Great Harvest Bread Company:
We hope everyone enjoyed their FREE loaf of Honey Whole Wheat this week! If you liked it please consider ordering on the market website.

Great Harvest is a “from-scratch”, whole grain bakery. Our products are so “from-scratch” that we even grind our own wheat. We buy the highest quality Non GMO Montana wheat, grind it into flour using a real stone mill, then bake with it within 24 hours. That fresh ground, whole grain flour has more nutritional value and great taste than you’ll find in any other bread in a grocery store.

We use no preservatives and nothing artificial. Our premiere bread, Honey Whole Wheat, contains just five ingredients; stone ground Montana wheat, light amber honey from local hives in south Georgia, salt, yeast and filtered water.

We need at least a total of 20 loaves of any of our breads ordered on a weekly basis for us to deliver to the market location in Buford.

Thank you for supporting your local bakeries and businesses.
Erika and Ray Boland

New Items this week:
Jerusalem Artichokes – B&B
Gluten Free Breads – Great Harvest Bread Company
Skin Care – Buffalo Gal Grassfed Beauty

Sweet Pea Garden:
Sweet Pea Garden has not left the market. Mel will be back either this week or the week after Spring Break.

Feedback Survey
Wow! We had a great response rate and I really appreciate your honest feedback. I’m still compiling the results and if you haven’t already responded to the survey you still can. I will close out the survey this Sunday. After I compile the data I will let you know about upcoming changes we will make to the market. You will definitely see some new products coming soon based on the survey.

Group Buy:
Butter & FCLO group buy order will be available for pick up this Tuesday. If you can’t pick up this week we will keep it for you until you can. Group buy items will NOT be donated.

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

We need volunteers next TUESDAY!

THANK YOU Kelly, Pam, Chuck, Brenda, and Angelynn for helping on Tuesday! You guys are truly 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.

Grass Fed Cheese – 4/10 – 4/12 (Sorry this keeps changing. There are a few items currently out of stock and we want to make sure it’s available before you order)

Vital Choice (Wild Caught Seafood Only) – 4/10 – 4/12

Unrefined Maple Syrup – Grade B- 4/17/15 – 4/19/15

Sorghum Syrup – TBD Spring 2015

Upcoming Local Events

Grow Your Own-The 4th Annual Real Local Food Festival

Dabrielle from My Daily Bread and Maryanne from Heirloom Living Market will be at this event!

The local food movement continues to grow in popularity as people become more health conscious and more attuned to where their food is originating. If you have a desire to grow your own food or lessen your impact on the environment by purchasing locally grown produce, ground flour, and eggs, the Environmental and Heritage Center (EHC) invites you to its fourth annual “Grow Your Own – The Real Local Food” festival on Sunday, March 29, 2015, from 1 pm until 5 pm.

The festival will include speaker sessions, guided plant hikes, and demonstrations conducted by local farmers and community gardeners. (Tentative Schedule)

1:30pm-2pm The Gwinnett County Extension will provide tips for new gardeners on how to prepare a garden for the growing season and what soil to use.

2pm-3pm Anne-Marie Bilella with Bella Vista Farm will take visitors outside on a wild edible and medicinal plant hike around the EHC forest and will share information on how to grow these useful plants at home.

3pm-4pm Pilar Quintero from Rancho Alegre, a Dacula based farm, will share the story of her agricultural enterprise, which includes a small dairy operation, chickens, hogs and sheep.

4pm-4:30pm Victor Gann of Blacksmith Farms in Lawrenceville will give a presentation on the financial and health benefits of growing your own food.

Ned Jung of J&J Culinary Sensations will prepare delicious food for sale using organic, locally grown products.

Our Daily Bread will give on-site demonstrations of grinding grain into flour and will have its flour, breads and fresh preserves for sale.

Other festival participants include beekeepers (Dances with Bees; Gwinnett County Beekeepers), Heirloom Living Market, and Golden Farms. Honey, beeswax products, vegetables, herbs, breads, eggs and other products will also be available for purchase.

The festival includes activities for the “wee” gardeners. Golden Farms will bring live chickens, including baby chicks, to the campus for visitors to enjoy. Chicken and bee crafts, seed planting, face painting and worm composting discoveries will excite children to dig in the dirt as temperatures get warmer. The EHC will also offer special children’s gardening classes from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for ages 5 to 12

Know where your food comes from and support your community and the Earth at the same time. Program fees for the event are $5 for ages 13 and older, $3 for ages 3 to 12 and free for children two and younger and EHC members. For more information and the schedule of speaker sessions and events, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.

Forsyth County Master Gardener Plant Sale – April 10-11

Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs & Vegetables

Mel from Sweet Pea Garden will be at this event! Stop by and say hi!

The annual Forsyth County Master Gardener Plant Sale offers a wide variety of southern plants, unique garden accents and more.

Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer any questions or offer expert advice on planting, growing & caring for your plants.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

8:00am-5:00pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

8:00am – 4:00pm

LOCATION:

The Barn @ Cumming Fairgrounds
235 Castleberry Road
Cumming, GA 30040

RAIN OR SHINE!

Covered Venue -inside heated barn on fairgrounds

[Free + Online] Food As Medicine Summit

From the nutrient depleted soils of mono-cropped farms, to the overly processed and packaged foods that fill our supermarkets, to the body ailments that are more common today than even before; we must face the fact that our food system is broken. However, rather than dwelling on what’s not working, many of us are asking how we can upgrade the choices we’re making in our daily lives to improve our personal health and the health of the planet…

Join this first time online gathering of world renowned experts, best selling authors, and beloved teachers as they share their journeys and wisdom around using Food As Medicine. Gain valuable insight and inspiration for getting maximum medicinal value from everyday ingredients, boosting the nutritive properties of your food through traditional techniques, foraging for wild edibles and medicinal plants, boosting your immunity and digestion, and supporting a sustainable food system — all while creating a deeper connection with yourself, your diet…and the earth, itself.

Food As Medicine Summit is an opportunity to learn how to:

  • Create a nourished kitchen using new & traditional foods & recipes
  • Make herbal concoctions for digestion, anxiety, immunity & more
  • Boost the nutritive properties of your food with fermentation
  • Figure out what foods work best for your own body
  • Understand modern homesteading principles
  • Forage for wild mushrooms & other edibles
  • Wild-craft medicine from local plants
  • Ferment just about anything

Register at http://ashevillage.org/food-as-medicine-summit/

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!

Market is OPEN for orders! Group Buy This weekend


ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net

If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla

If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.

Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.

Have a blessed weekend!
Nora

Free Bread this Week from GH! Plus adding Gluten Free


Whoops, this didn’t make it before I sent our weekly newsletter…

Great Harvest Bakery would like to offer everyone a FREE loaf of their Honey Whole Wheat this week. To get your free loaf you have to order it on the market this weekend. Only 1 loaf per member please.

Due already to survey feedback, Great Harvest is adding their Gluten Free options to the market this week as well.

Honey Whole Wheat ingredients: Non- GMO Fresh ground wheat flour of the highest protein content is mixed together with filtered water, local honey, yeast, and salt for a nutty, wheat taste.

News: Market Closing, Group Buy FCLO & Butter


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

Market Closed April 7th

Due to Spring Break the market will be closed on April 7th. Please consider doubling up on items in the next couple of weeks.

Produce Boxes – Because the warehouse will be closed on April 7th we can’t have boxes delivered and we are looking for an alternative location.
I don’t feel comfortable with boxes left outside the warehouse unattended either.

If anyone would like to volunteer their garage or covered area for April 7th please contact me. We usually see a decline in boxes during Spring Break due to vacations so it would not be as many boxes as normal.

If we don’t have another pick up location, Nature’s Garden will offer home delivery that week.

Market News

Grass Fed Butter Group Buy- Southern Swiss Dairy will be offering their butters this weekend. This will be the last group buy for butter and starting in April it will be available on a weekly basis. Please consider this when ordering and try to limit your order to 3 lbs so all interested members may have the opportunity to purchase. Last month we sold out by 9 am on Friday so please order early! Also, I’ve requested the butter be packaged in wax paper. Butter will be available for pick up on March 31st.

FCLO (Fermented Cod Liver Oil) Group Buy – This weekend we will also take orders for FCLO and other Green Pasture products. If you are new to FCLO there is detailed information is at the bottom of this weblog. I will place our order on Sunday night and expect it to be delivered in time for March 31st pick up.

Feedback Survey – A survey was sent out this morning and we THANK YOU in advance for your honest feedback! This is YOUR co-op and we want to make sure we’re providing the BEST products and service to you. Please look for it in your Inbox today and send us your feedback.

Recycle NGE produce boxes – Don’t forget to bring your boxes to pick up if you would like NGE to reuse/recycle your box. There’s a large gray plastic bin by the roll up door at the warehouse for you to deposit your box. Please make sure all your boxes are folded flat.

Wilderness Family Naturals Group Buy- Our group buy order will be available for pick up this Tuesday. If you can’t pick up this week we will keep it for you until you can. Group buy items will NOT be donated.

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

We need volunteers next TUESDAY!

THANK YOU Stephanie, Marie, Chuck, and Diana for helping on Tuesday! You guys are truly 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.

Grass Fed Cheese – 4/10 – 4/12 (Sorry this keeps changing. There are a few items currently out of stock and we want to make sure it’s available before you order)

Vital Choice (Wild Caught Seafood Only) – 4/10 – 4/12

Unrefined Maple Syrup – Grade B- 4/17/15 – 4/19/15

Sorghum Syrup – TBD Spring 2015

Group Buy: Pastured Butter

I am happy to welcome Ginny and Jimmy Franks of Southern Swiss Dairy to our family of local farmers! We will be getting our pastured butter from them going forward. I’ve had their butter and it is delicious! Can’t wait until we can get spring and summer butter – it’s a beautiful shade of dark yellow due to the abundance of green grass on the pasture.

Southern Swiss Dairy is a family operated and owned dairy located in Waynesboro, GA. They raise Brown Swiss cows on pasture. Their milk is low vat pasteurized and not homogenized. They use 40% butterfat cream to make their butters.

The largest size Southern Swiss sells their butter is 1 lb (hand packed in wax paper). Unsalted and Salted (sea salt) will be listed. Since they are a smaller dairy we are limited on how many pounds are available. Don’t forget to order early!!

Fermented Cod Liver Oil Info Details

GREEN PASTURE INFO:
Here’s some information about Fermented Cod Liver Oil and its health benefits:

Why choose Green Pasture Products?

•Whole Food Form
•Wild, as Provided by Nature
•Natural fatty acid complex, nothing removed or changed
•Full, deep range of Vitamins A, D, E, K; CoQ enzymes; and other Quinones
•Non-industrialized & Historical Processing Methods
•Clean, Pure, and Extensive Third Party Tested (NO PCBs, Lead, Mercury, Arsenic or other Heavy Metals)
•Family owned business
Why is FCLO better than regular fish oil? •Green Pasture uses wild caught cod in and around the Arctic region (A substantial amount of today’s cod liver oil is produced from farmed fish)
•FCLO higher in nutrients than regular fish oil
•Double the amounts of vitamin A and D as regular cod liver oil
•Goes rancid less quickly
•No synthetic vitamins added
•Most salmon oil has one-fifth the potency of cod liver oil
•1/2 TBS of FCLO provides the amount of elongated omega-3 fatty acids found in twelve 1,000 mg fish oil capsules

What are the benefits of Fermented Cod Liver Oil?
•Rich in Vitamins A & D which are crucial nutrients that are lacking in most modern diets
•Vitamin A- vital for a healthy immune system and healthy vision and is important for proper development in children
•Vitamin D- improves insulin function, protective effect against multiple sclerosis,
•May help prevent flu (lack of vitamin D synthesis during the winter as one explanation for high rates of influenza infection during cold season)
•In women, higher levels of vitamin D from cod liver oil improve bone mineral density
•EPA- Eicosapentaenoic acid (Omega 3 Fatty Acid) anti-inflammatory and necessary for prostaglandin production
•DHA -docasahexaenoic acid, a nutrient absolutely vital for a healthy brain and nervous system
•Fights inflammation associated with heart disease and heals the lining of the arteries
•Reduces the size of atheromas clogging arteries and improves blood vessel function
•Studies have shown cod liver oil can protect against diseases like cancer and leukemia
•Effective in treating arthritis
•Helps maintain soft skin and minimize wrinkles

How does it benefit my child’s health?
From conception through adolescence, cod liver oil can provide developing children with what they need to thrive. Mothers who take cod liver oil during pregnancy and nursing protect their children from disease while providing them with important nutrients and fatty acids. For growing children, cod liver oil is important for healthy bones and teeth, as well as preventing common problems like ADHD. It’s also an excellent treatment for diaper rash and other skin conditions if used topically.

Synergy of Butter Oil and Cod Liver Oil
Research shows that butter oil and cod liver oil, taken together, provide complementary factors leading to proper essential fatty acid balance. High-vitamin butter oil contains arachidonic acid (AA), an omega-6 fatty acid, while cod liver oil is rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3. Moreover, the saturated fatty acids in the butter oil promote efficient utilization of the unsaturated fatty acids in the cod liver oil. Finally, butter oil contains a broad and deep range of important quinones including Vitamin K, E and CoQ enzymes while cod liver oil is rich in Vitamin A and D.

Green Pasture’s High-Vitamin Butter Oil is extracted from dairy milk produced by Guernsey and Devon cows (high butterfat producers) that graze exclusively on irrigated grass in the northern Great Plains. This specific combination of climate and irrigation produces a rapidly growing specialized forage, ensuring optimal levels of Activator X as discovered by Dr. Price. Activator X and other nutrients are then further concentrated by putting the butterfat through a specialized low-temperature centrifuge process

Here is a link to an article about the benefit of cod liver oil and why it’s best taken with a high vitamin butter oil http://www.westonaprice.org/cod-liver-oil .

I’ve been taking FLCO since October 2011 and I can honestly say that I have seen an improvement in my own health. My hair and nails are stronger than they’ve ever been. My hair hasn’t been this thick since my last pregnancy 6 years ago. My skin feels and looks better. I usually have small bumps on my upper arms and they have virtually disappeared. My hormone level seems more even and no mood swings. One member told me her vision has improved since taking FCLO. My son thinks it’s helped him learn how to read! He loves it and actually requests it. My daughter, on the other hand, takes it only because she knows it’s good for her.

I have heard and seen several testimonies about FCLO increasing HDL (the good cholesterol) and have experienced it myself. My doctor has been tracking my HDL (and LDL) for the past 5 years and noticed that my HDL has been going up since 2011. The only significant dietary change I have made is adding FCLO to my diet. One of my closest friends has been taking the infused coconut oil that includes fclo and skate oils. Her HDL skyrocketed almost 50 points and her LDL lowered. Ironically we have the same doctor and she is now very interested in Fermented Cod Liver Oil.

Last year, my dentist told me I had a small “soft spot” on one of my molars that he wanted to keep an eye on. I doubled up on my fish oil and at my next visit he said it was no longer there! I have been told by others that using this product can help re-mineralize your teeth and reverse tooth decay and now I believe it.

My neighbor just started taking FCLO recently. She is also a breast cancer survivor for almost 14 years but has suffered from lymphedema (swelling in arms and hands). She told me shortly after taking fermented cod liver oil blend gel she has seen a significant reduction in her swelling and sense of well being she hasn’t felt in years!

If you have a testimony you’d like to share, please email me. I’d love to know how others in our co-op have seen the benefits of taking this wonderful product!

Nora’s recommendations:
I have personally tried every flavor and type of FCLO that Green Pasture carries. There are 2 that my entire family takes and we switch it up for variety- FCLO/HVBO Blend Gel- Cinnamon Tingle Flavor and Infused Coconut Oil- Carob Banana flavor.

I recommend shaking up the FCLO Blend Gels then storing it in the fridge upside down. It’s easier to scoop out that way. None of the products need refrigeration but I do only for this product. The infused coconut oils tend to harden up in the fridge so I just keep it on the counter.

My family has “family fish oil time” right after dinner. We take it with a little orange juice or something acidic to cleanse our palate.

Suggested Dosage:
FCLO/HVBO Blend Gel- Adults 1 teaspoon, children 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon depending on age

Infused Coconut Oils- Adults 1 tablespoon, children 1/4 to 1/2 tablespoon depending on age.

For other FCLO products see sources below for recommended dosage.

Dosage sources:
http://holisticsquid.com/how-much-cod-liver-oil-do-i-need/

http://www.westonaprice.org/cod-liver-oil/cod-liver-oil-basics

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!

Market is OPEN for orders!


ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net

If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla

If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.

Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.

Have a blessed weekend!
Nora

Market News


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

A&A Alta Cucina Italia Balsamic Vinegar wins 2015 Flavor of Georgia contest

Congratulations to A&A Alta Cucina Italia for winning the grand prize in the 2015 Flavor of Georgia Food Contest with her Balsamico al Mirtillo, a blueberry balsamic vinegar reduction. Not only did she win the grand prize, her blueberry balsamic vinegar also received the category
award for best salsa, chutney or condiment.

If you want to try the winner of the 2015 Flavor of Georgia it’s on the market in vinegar section!

Market News

Maple Syrup- I spoke with Joseph from Old State Farms and we will start taking orders next month for Unrefined Maple Syrup Grade B and other maple syrup products. We only do this order once a year so you don’t miss out! They’re still having cold weather up north. When I talked with him last week he said it was -12 outside that morning! We’re planning on taking orders the weekend of 4/17.

Recycle NGE produce boxes – Don’t forget to bring your boxes to pick up if you would like NGE to reuse/recycle your box. There’s a large gray plastic bin by the roll up door at the warehouse for you to deposit your box. Please make sure all your boxes are folded flat.

Wilderness Family Naturals Group Buy- Our group buy order has still not shipped. Since WFN is shipping from Minnesota they will not ship until temperatures are at least close to freezing. This is to ensure nothing cracks or is damaged before it gets to us. Once I receive the tracking information I will contact those who have ordered and give an update.

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

We need volunteers next TUESDAY!

THANK YOU Mollie, Marie, Stephanie, TJ, Virginia, and Vicki for helping on Tuesday! You guys are truly 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.

Grass Fed Cheese – 3/20/15 – 3/22/15

Vital Choice (Wild Caught Seafood Only) – 3/27/15 – 3/29/15

Unrefined Maple Syrup – Grade B- 4/17/15 – 4/19/15

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!

Market is OPEN for orders!


ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net

If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla

If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.

Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.

Have a blessed weekend!
Nora