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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The JNA Farm Market is open for ordering.
Happy Spring morning to you. The Forsythia is blooming, the peach trees are blooming and there is a lightness in the air as we shake off the quiet of winter.
Joyful Noise Acres Farm is fully stocked with pork sausage and ground pork again. We also have some beautiful racks of ribs for the grill.
Four Mile Farm and Cedar Rock Dairy have plenty of beef and lamb available along with lots of bones. There are several packages of beef shanks in the freezer for those wanting to make a rich broth. We should have some knuckle bones also being delivered this week, which adds extra collagen to your broth.
JNA Farm has baby kale available that makes the best kale salad, dressed with Olea Estates Organic Olive Oil, oh my.
Stop by the farm and see what’s growing.
Mary Beth
Champaign, OH: We're Back, Live!
That’s right….once again, we are coming at you, live, with the best little local market of love around!!
Thank you to all who ordered, this past week! As usual, the market pick up was met with fun, laughs, good cheer, smiles, a bit of conversation with all customers, and satisfaction that once again, your favorite little market, made it all happen on the local front.
I am opening the market, once again, for the week!! Think about your needs, you goal to shop, locally, and your love of supporting this amazing online farmer’s market!! The only one in the area…
So, here we are…Live!! Go, do your thing….
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: 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.
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: 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!
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Celebrate Spring by Eating Local: This Weekend Strada & Taco Bar at the Market!
They say spring is upon us this weekend! Come celebrate at the market with all of our local goodies.
Lunch this week:
Thursday & Friday: Curried Green Lentil Soup featuring No Evil Foods Vegetarian Sausage, served with Farmhouse Gallery bread for $5.49
Saturday: The famous strada returns! Including local eggs, sausage, cheese, and mushrooms. $3.00/slice.
For lunch: local taco bar! Enjoy Sentelle’s Chorizo or No Evil Foods Vegetarian Chorizo in a locally made tortilla, with BGood Herbs Lemon Sorrel, rice, Ashe County cheeses, and local salsa! 2 tacos for $4.00
And, as always, don’t miss our diverse selection of local food! Greens, cabbage, mushrooms, cheeses, meats, breads (including gluten free options!), sauces, and more!
See you at the market!
Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is open for ordering!
The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
MARKET NEWS
We had a great turnout for the cheese making class! Thanks to all who attended!
Workshops
Join us for a workshop! You’ll be amazed by the plethora of information and lessons offered by our fantastic workshop instructors. Our workshops cover subjects such as gardening, nutrition, nutrient dense foods, natural remedies, essential oils, and much more!
Our goal is to host one workshop a week which will always be on Tuesday. The workshop schedule will rotate from 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM for the community’s convenience. The farm brings workshops to the community as an outreach to share the wealth of knowledge we have attained over the years. We do not charge for these events but allow the speakers to charge a fee to cover their time and supplies. We hope everyone will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Please share this with all your friends and family and RSVP via FB Eventsand/or Meet-Up.
The next workshop is:
Build a Rain Barrel Workshop with Ken
Tue. Mar. 24, 2015 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Building a rain barrel for your garden helps with water conservation. Each person will build their own rain barrel with Ken’s help. RSVP on facebook or meetup.
We start the new year all wanting to get healthier and start eating right and exercising but sometimes we get stuck because we eat and feel bloated and run down and loose our motivation.
When your digestive system is off, your health can suffer in all sorts of ways. In addition to digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, or gas, you may also experience food allergies, weight gain, eczema, exhaustion, asthma, and more.
*If unaddressed, these symptoms can manifest into chronic health conditions. *
Here are 10 things that you can do to heal your digestive system by Katrina at Mind Body Green…
1. Chew your food.
Good digestion starts in the mouth. When you chew your food well, it eases the work required from your digestive system, so your body can focus on other tasks instead.
2. Eat real foods.
Focus on whole, fresh foods. Avoid the “fake” stuff, including processed foods and fast-foods, which are typically high in refined salt, sugar, and processed oils. Also, they’re difficult for your body to digest, and they don’t provide any nutritional value.
3. Eat fermented and cultured foods.
Fermented foods are high in “good bacteria” and eating them will help you to regenerate your gut flora naturally. The greater the variety of fermented and cultured foods you can include in your diet, the better. Try eating sauerkraut, kefir, fermented vegetables, kimchi, or Kombucha. If you have a severe gut disorder, start slowly. Allow time for your internal environment to change and for your digestive system to become healthier and stronger.
To read the rest of the article, http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-17784/10-simple-ideas-to-heal-your-digestion-naturally.html
_As Always….
_Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living. *_
Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
Cross Timbers Food Cooperative: CTFC Market Open for March 28 Pick-up
Hey, folks—
Ordering for the second March delivery is OPEN.
Orders can be placed through Sunday, March 22.
Pickup is from 1:30 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, March 28.
Enjoy,
Wylie
for Cross Timbers Food Cooperative
ALFN Local Food Club: Weblog Entry
Don’t forget to place your order before The Market closes at noon today. There are so many things you don’t want to miss out on, like: pastured eggs, fresh ricotta, buffalo brisket, edible flowers, frozen berries, garlic chives, shiitake mushrooms, raw honey, glazed pecans, chipotle hummus, multigrain bread, firecracker tea, lemon drop pepper jelly, beef bones, chicken stock, T-shirts, goats’ milk lotion, lavender candles, Easter napkins, organic compost, gift baskets, citrus trees, and 633 more products from 34 fantastic local farmers and artisans! It would be impossible not to find something you can’t live without.
-Rebecca Wild
Program Manager
Do you have questions or comments about this, or any, weblog? Thoughts on local food, goods, or events? Reply to this email and let us know what’s on your mind. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated!
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - March 18, 2015
Local Raw Honey
Spring Allergies? Hay fever? Time to buzz by the Cumming Harvest for your local HONEY….
Spring is here – Hooray!!
With it comes the warm weather we have all been looking forward to but unfortunately for allergy sufferers Spring also arrives with lots of pollen. Now is the time to start taking raw, local honey to help alleviate pesky Spring allergies and hay fever. Honey is a well known remedy for allergies, but did you know it HAS to be locally produced for it to work. Makes sense when you think about it, your local bees are gathering pollen from the wildflowers around you to create their honey. By ingesting local honey, we help our immune systems deal with the local pollens around us.
Also, the honey should be raw, honey that is not raw has been pasteurized. During the pasteurization process many nutrients are sensitive to heat and will be destroyed. It’s the beneficial enzymes found in raw honey that make it so digestible to humans.
At the Cumming Harvest we offer a variety of honey products from B&B Enterprises who offer not only local and raw honey, but pesticide free as well!
Owners of B&B Enterprises – Bob & Bev Bradbury’s grow over 200 kinds of flowers, 36 kinds of vegetables, 12 kinds of fruit, many herbs and other bushes and trees.The bees not only pollinate the plants but bring back to the hives the pollen and nectar from which they make the honey. No insecticides are ever used on any of their products.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buy
Green Pastures – Place your order online for Cod liver oil and coconut oil. Payment is due the week you order and your items will be available for pick up the following week.
Raw Cheese – Place your order online for raw Amish cheese from Meadow Valley Farm in Indiana. Orders are to be pre-paid and cheese will be available for pick up the following week.
Butter – Butter is available NOW, you may send me an email to add it to your order or just pick some up on Saturday.
Market Classes
Herbal Gardening and Gardening Basics offered by Ladies Homestead Gathering of Dawson/Forsyth
MARCH 29 – 2pm – Leilani’s Gardens in Dawsonville
Leilani, owner of Leilani’s Gardens on hwy 53 in Dawsonville will be teaching us about growing herbs for medicinal and culinary purposes, starting from seeds, organic practices in gardening and answering any and all of your questions. Facebook Event
Homemade Baby Formula
APRIL 11 – 9-10am – The Cumming Harvest
We all know breast is best but sometimes breastfeeding is just not possible. Fortunately, there is another option besides commercial baby formula. The Weston A. Price Foundation has created a nutritionally balanced recipe for homemade baby formula using real food. We will discuss sources for the ingredients and demonstrate how to make it.
Here is a link with more information about the recipe: Weston Price Baby Formula Recipe
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!