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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Weblog Entry


ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
Click link to order: 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 6pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:30 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla (credit card online by clicking “Pay Now” button at check out)

Champaign, OH:  I Would Die For You


I’m not a human…
I am a dove…
I’m your conscious…
I am love…
All I really need is to know that…
You believe…

Yeah, I would die for you, yeah…
Darling if you want me to…
You, I would die for you…
(I Would Die For You-Prince-Purple Rain)

So, yeah, and then this happened. Another great one. A musical genius. An artist. Not a good run for this musically tuned in market manager. They are leaving us, much too quickly, much too sad.

Today, I was finishing up market baking in the new Hippie and the Farmer kitchen, when I got a text. Well, first, I had been texting with a friend over a song that we love from Roxy Music. Then, I looked down at my phone, and saw a text from my long time, best friend, like, we did just about all things that best friends do in high school, and saw this…WTH, Prince died??

I was immediately stunned and hoped it was not true. But, then it was confirmed…sadly, heartbreakingly true. It was even more sad because this best friend and I shared such a Prince bond.

There was the magical summer, when usually sane parents left two girls, for a large portion of the summer, while home on college breaks, to kick around, and live the best summer of their lives…also known as the Purple Rain Summer…how much music, wine, parties, and part time jobs could two girls endure…quite a lot, my friends, quite a lot. And, more importantly, how many times and how much money could two girls spend on this movie?? Yeah…Purple Rain Summer…it was one of legends…

Prince…he was a magical, artistic genius and meant so many different things to so many different people. My first glimpse into him was the early club scenes in the early 80s…I will never forget just stopping, listening, and watching.

So, we are in sorrow, once again, as I open this market. And, if you could take just one line from the lyrics I posted, I hope it’s…I am love…

Much love to us all, little local market of love customers…much love…

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  News: RSVP for tours & market specials


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

Roastery/Coffee Tasting and Farm Tour: JavaGenesis and Fry Farm- RSVP

We will have a combo tour on Sunday, April 24th with JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting and Fry Farm since they are located very close to each other. The plan is to do the roastery tour at 1pm to 2:30 then caravan over to Fry Farm. We expect the tour to finish up around 5pm. Kids are welcome but please keep them supervised at both locations. This will be a fun event for the entire family! Feel free to invite friends and family. In order to get an idea of how many folks to expect we are asking that you RSVP. There is a RSVP listing on the market.

More details below:

ROASTERY TOUR & COFFEE TASTING
JAVAGENESIS COFFEE ROASTING


Ever wonder how your cuppa joe makes it from the farm to your mug? Join us on Sunday, April 24 at 1pm to sip & learn.

We will fire up the roaster and show you the art and the science of coffee roasting. You’ll see, hear and smell coffee transform from the green coffee beans to a delicious brew in your cup. We will share supply chain information of how our coffee makes it from the farms of Central and South America, Africa and Indonesia to our roastery. Then we will taste a selection of our coffees and pour a few espresso shots over ice cream!

Coffee is our passion and we want to share it with you! Come see us and ‘Discover the Fresh Roast Difference’.

Location: JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting, 741 Harry McCarty Road, Unit 102, Bethlehem, GA 30620
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Time: 1pm


FRY FARM TOUR

Come see how we grow great tasting Certified Naturally Grown produce on our farm that ends up at your table!

Our family has been gardening and growing food for decades, and our passion for producing and eating local, organically grown fruits and vegetables drove us to make our products available to you.

We will discuss and show you our growing practices from seed to harvest as you tour our farm. If time allows, we may have a little surprise for the kiddos at our lake – pole fishing… we’ll provide the poles.
Location: Fry Farm, 590 Cross Ln NW Bethlehem, GA 30620
Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
Time: 3pm (or after JavaGenesis tour)

Hope to see you there!!

Market News

My Daily Bread is having a special on their Gluten Free Brownies, Organic Banana Walnut Bread, and Organic Sourdough (Sliced). They are $1 off!

NEW ITEMS!
Duck Eggs – 1/2 Dozen, Pastured
Vegetables – Spinach ‘Red Kitten’
Nail & Cuticle Oil Pen
Tamanu Oil 1 oz.
Sweet Orange Lip Balm
Cinnamon Red Hot Lip Balm
Lavender & Lemongrass Deodorant
Vegetables – Lettuce Mix
Vegetables – Spinach ’ Bloomsdale ’
Vegetables – Swiss Chard ‘Fordhook’
Vegetables – Kale ‘Red Russian’
Vegetables – Tatsoi
Vegetables – Radishes ‘Cherry Belle’
Vegetables – Cress ‘Upland’
Vegetables – Jerusalem Artichokes
Fresh Herbs – Chives
Fresh Herbs – Parsley ’ Italian Flat Leaf ’
Fresh Herbs – Rosemary
Halibut – 5 lbs SALE!
Beef – Skirt Steak
Beef – Rib Eye Bone in Steak(cowboy cut)
Beef – T- Bone Steak (2 per pack)
Beef- Bones (knuckle) for stock/soup
Pork – Boston Butt. Large (5 to 6lbs)
Water Buffalo – Ground – 1/3 lb. Patties – 4 pack
Soothing Muscle Relief Body Butter 2 oz.

Maple Syrup Update Joseph is about finished bottling our syrup and plans to ship on Tuesday. I will update once I get a call from the freight carrier to let let me know when I can expect delivery.

Scallops Update scallops are still on backorder and they told me a couple more weeks. Hopefully they will be in soon. Thank you for your patience.

FCLO and Collagen have been ordered. I have not received shipping notifications yet for FCLO so I do not expect these items to be in until Tuesday, May 3rd.

Halibut back on the market

As promised Doug has more halibut on the market! He wasn’t expecting it to sell out in a matter of hours a few weeks ago so he’s stocking us up one last time before he heads to Alaska.

Volunteers Needed

PLEASE HELP! WE NEED Volunteers for the 3 pm shift and 5pm this upcoming Tuesday!!

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

THANK YOU Iris, Diana, Marianna, Jill, 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 – 5/13 – 5/15

Wellness Partner’s offers and events

Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness Event:

If you are sick and tired of going to the doctor and them giving you the same results, THEN MAKE A CHANGE! It is time to take care of YOU! Start off by joining us at Dr. Joe’s next Seminar!

You will learn LIFE CHANGING information that you can’t get at your medical doctor!
Register at: https://shswthyroid.eventbrite.com


FREE Health Seminar at Chateau Elan this Saturday.

Message of Hope
April 23, 2016
Presented by P4Foundation
Agenda
10:00am-10:15am Opening & Introduction
10:20am-11:25am Busting Breast Cancer Myths
Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
11:30am-11:55am Introductory to the wine at Chateau Elan Wine
Simone
12:00pm-1:05pm The Truth About Cancer
Ty & Charlene Bollinger
1:10pm – 1:45pm Healing the body with Raw and Living foods
Carla De Rosa
1:50pm – 2:25pm Hyperbaric Chambers
Bill Schindler
2:30pm-3:35pm Steps to Preventing and Healing Cancer
Dr. Veronique Desaulniers
3:40pm-3:55pm Introduction to P4 Kids
4:00pm-4:35pm Epigenetics
Darlene de la Plata
4:40pm-5:45pm The Truth About Cancer
Ty Bollinger
5:50pm-6:35pm Oral Pathology: Extracting the Truth
Lorie Miller Stevens, RDH, DMD, AIAOMT
6:40pm-7:00pm Bee Healthy
Sergey Volzhskiy

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!

Foothills Market:  Foothills Market is now open!


We are now accepting orders on the Foothills Market through noon on Friday, April 22. Once you’ve placed an order, you should receive an invoice from Square on Friday afternoon. You may pay online or in person when you pick up your order.

Orders will be available for pick-up at the Johnson County Community Farmers’ Market on the courthouse square from 9-11 on Saturday, April 23. Join us for the opening weekend of the market and the Spring Greening Festival!

If you are unable to pick up your order at the market, please call or text us at 479-264-0212 (Jeff) or 479-970-9980 (Greta). If we hear from you, we will be happy to make other arrangements. If we don’t hear from you and you don’t pick up your order by 11:00, we will put it in the items to be sold at the farmers’ market.

Thank you for choosing our farm’s produce!

Cook Farm:  Cook Farm


Hi from the Farm,

Please notice I have made another change to Pick-up time

Wednesday:

Cook Farm: 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Cafe Farm to Table: 5:00-5:30 p.m.

Thank you for your continued patience as I work through the many details to find what works best. And thank you for your interest and support of locally grown foods!

Susan Cook

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Reminder - Ordering Closes Tonight at 8pm


Just a friendly reminder that the market orders are due today by 8 pm.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
See you on Saturday!

Click Here To Order

CSA Farmers Market:  Market News (April/May)


FERRIS ORGANIC FARM

We do have flour. Ferris Organic farm has an organic mill, they also grow many of their own grains and use a stone ground mill just like Linda and Lee did from Westwind Mill.

We will be offering 2 and 5 lb bags for now and the variety will be increasing of milled products will be increasing.

Soon we will also have spelt flour as well and multiple mixes.

Linda and Lee are hoping to have their new facility built by Aug and Linda will be back to baking and they will again be milling the flour.

Michigan Organic Popcorn is Here

Yes! We finally have some. Thanks to Ferris Organic Farm.

APPLES ARE GONE

No more apples until September when Almars start harvesting again, the remaining apples are starting to get wrinkly and will be put into hard cider. There will continue to be frozen apple cider.

On a different note Almar Orchard’s pig barn caught on fire. They did lose a few pigs and the local fire departments put out the fire before it had reached the other buildings. Almars store is open usual hours, although they will be busy cleaning up and building a new barn.

Growing Season

Tomatoes are growing and potatoes are being planted. Lots of good things are happening on the farm.
Come visit us, please call 810-688-3192 to schedule a visit. If you want you can help out while your are here.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Roastery Tour & Fry Farm Tour this Sunday!


It’s not to late to join us this Sunday, April 24th to tour JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting and then visit Fry Farm! Looks like another gorgeous Sunday!

This will be an fascinating and educational tour for everyone – coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers! The roastery tour will educate you about the complete process that goes into a cup of coffee- from the small family farms that grow the beans to the art and science of roasting. You won’t believe everything that is involved! This tour will start at 1pm at 741 Harry McCarty Road, Unit 102, Bethlehem, GA 30620. The roastery is about 40 minutes from Suwanee.

We’re assuming the roastery tour will take roughly 1 1/2 hours and then we will head to Fry Farm. The farm is about 5 miles down the road at 590 Cross Ln NW Bethlehem, GA 30620. Fry Farm provides the co-op Certified Naturally Grown produce and this is a great time to see the farm since everything is coming up or being planted. The Fry family are such great stewards of their land and I’m so happy you’ll get an opportunity to meet them. Please note this is a walking tour so wear comfortable shoes. They will have a golf cart if anyone can’t walk for long periods of time. In addition, we will see the chickens and do some pole fishing for the kids!

NOTE TO FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN
Kids are absolutely welcome to both tours and we think want them to have a great experience learning about local foods. At the roastery there will be large sacks of unroasted coffee beans and for little climbers it will be very tempting to climb on top of them. These bags weigh hundreds of pounds and we don’t want anything to happen to your precious children so please make sure they don’t climb the bags.

On the farm, please remember this is a working farm and supervise children at all times. Remain on designated walking paths. The farm has plots with new plantings and we want to make sure they don’t get stepped on. They have chickens on the farm are very friendly and don’t mind being petted but we ask that you make sure your kids are gentle when touching. When we go to the pond to fish please supervise them closely.

We are so happy the kids get this experience but want to make sure they are safe.

Also, weather looks great and should be pretty warm. Don’t forget water and sunscreen.

You can either reply to this email or RSVP via the market website. Feel free to invite friends or family!

See you on Sunday,
Nora

Cape Locally Grown:  Last day to order Exciting News!


Did you know the Cape Farmers Market located by westpark mall has opened?! Stop by today (Thursday) between 12-5. Yah! Excited for market season? We are!

Buy Local!

Cape.locallygrown.net

Independence,VA:  Spring is in full speed and so is the On-line Market!


Hello to all our friends!

The market is back up and running for orders to be picked up April 29th.

Be sure to keep watch on the on-line market this week because there will be some gorgeous flowers added on to choose from, JUST in Time for Mothers’ Day! So don’t miss out!

AND, along with all the fabulous produce that is coming in, don’t forget to check out the awesome baked goods from Grayson County’s very own GCHS Cate Center!

Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 8 pm Wednesday evening. If you have questions, feel free to email me at IFMmarketplace@gmail.com or call 276-235-8230. Please bring cash or checks. You’ll still be dealing with each individual vendor.

Happy shopping! Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org

Thanks and hope to see you Friday!

Penny B