Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Market is Open!

The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!

Heirloom Living Market ~ Crossfit O-Zone is now open!

Market Closes at 6:00pm Monday!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30 – 6:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

“Bits and Bites” Newsletter will arrive in your Mailboxes tomorrow!

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Joyful thoughts and bountiful blessings,

~Maryanne


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Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Market is Open! Come on in...

The Lilburn Market is OPEN for ordering!

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  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!
Nor

Joyful Noise Acres Farm:  The on-line market is open for ordering.

Happy frosty Friday!
The pigs were bedded down with bales of hay for added coziness and the lettuces were bedded down with straw in hopes of keeping them from freezing. Hot Chocolate is on the menu around here.
We will be open the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. I will open and close early so that you can get your orders and get back home to your preparations. The market hours will be 10-2 for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s weeks.
Eggs, Living Free Farm is providing us with a few dozen eggs each week, Please limit your orders to one dozen. This way we can spread the egg love around. If she has extra on Wednesday, she will bring them and make them available.
Blessings and thank you for supporting locally grown.
Mary Beth

CLG:  CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring glass jars, egg cartons please.

Good Morning,
We can still use more bags and egg cartons, so please bring a bag of bags and your empty egg cartons if you can.

This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.

If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.

Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.

Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!

Thank you,
Steve

How to contact us:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net

On Twitter: @conwaygrown

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  New Grower and Market News

New Grower: Peacefield Farm

I am very excited to welcome Jeff and Tammy Sosby of Peacefield Farm to our family of growers and producers!

They are a family owned Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) Farm located in Carnesville, GA.

They strive to offer the best healthy,naturally grown produce the way God intended it to be. They are CNG but follow the national organic guidelines.

They offer hydroponic tomatoes year round,and seasonal produce that we grow outside on raised beds with drip irrigation from their wells,and inside high tunnel houses on raised beds.

They make their own compost with all plant materials using no animal manure and make our own organic fertilizer as a supplement to the compost. Thus providing healthy grown produce leaving a small footprint in the environment. Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good!

Look for their locally grown produce on the market starting this weekend!

Market News

Pick up ends at 6:45pm on Tuesdays! There are no changes to market due to Thanksgiving holiday. We will have normal pick up during Thanksgiving and Christmas week.

Volunteers Needed!

*THANK YOU Stephanie, Candace, Tanya, Pam, Diana and Marie for helping on Tuesday! You guys are 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!

Wellness Event: How’s your Stress Meter?

Melissa Gauna is a local Nutritional Therapist and a member of the Suwanee Coop. She would like to invite you to the following:

How’s your Stress Meter?

Join us Wednesday, November 19th at 6 p.m. as
Vitality Method Pilates Studio hosts:

“Stress-free for the holidays!”

with Energy Body worker & certified Personal Trainer Debbie Barker & Nutritional Therapist, Melissa Gauna

This powerful duo will teach you:
• How to minimize stress through foods & healthy eating
• How to avoid processed foods this Holiday season
• Different ways to release stress & chronic pain
• How to exercise to get rid of stress

Enjoy a healthy snack & take home some “goodies”!

Cost is only $10. You don’t want to miss it! Bring a friend and learn how to de-stress naturally.

Register here today! or call Melissa Gauna @ 404-941-6069 to reserve your spot.

Personal Training Co-op Discount from Body Construction

My name is Kelly Bryant and I have been a member of the Suwanee Whole Life Co-op for a couple of years. The co-op has provided our family convenient access to healthy and local foods that we love! I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a personal trainer and I enjoy helping others to achieve their nutritional and health goals through functional nutrition and working out.

My husband and I own personal training studios in Duluth and Buckhead, where we have been in business for 18 years. The type of strength training that we specialize in is called “Superslow” (or slow movement high intensity) training. This type of training is different than the common “faster” training styles that often create lifetime muscle and joint issues. Our method of training is easy on your joints, effectively increases strength, while reducing body fat, increasing lean muscle mass, and improving overall health.

This training is also perfect for time-crunched individuals because you get superior results in as little as 20-30 minutes a week – No more running to the gym 4-5 times a week and spending an hour each time. Our private studios have state-of-the-art equipment which can be adjusted to fit all different sizes of people.

We also have no membership fees and you only pay month-to-month. Please contact me to schedule an appointment for a FREE training session to learn more and experience the workout.

I would enjoy the opportunity to meet you! PLUS, just for Suwanee Whole Life Co-op members only, I am offering a second FREE session when you sign up for at least 4 sessions of training. Kelly Bryant 706-207-6922; kbryantrd@gmail.com.

Please check out our website www.bodyconstruction.com

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.

Saltworks – Unrefined Sea Salts – 11/7/14 – 11/9/14

Wilderness Family Naturals – Organic Coconut Oils/Pantry Items – 11/14/14 – 11/16/14

Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils – 11/28/14 – 11/30/14

Grass Fed Cheeses – TBD December

Raw Mixed Nuts – Bulk – TBD December

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!

South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Time to Order Local Food!

It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

Market News

THIS JUST IN FROM BROWN’S HOLLAR FARM
We are selling fresh pumpkin pies again this year as a fundraiser for the Grundy County/Tracy City farmers’ market. Proceeds will go toward a storage room and possibly one addition. We will deliver on the TUESDAY before Thanksgiving UNLESS you, the customer, request a different date. You may order early, and be sure to put your desired date in the “Leave a Message for the Grower” section.

This week, we also have kale and organic turnip greens.

Thank you all so much.
Darlene Seagroves
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THE COFFEE BREAK OPEN HOUSE
The Cumberland Farmers’ Market would like to announce its fall coffee break happening on Dec. 2, 2014, from 2-3 p.m. (before market) at the Sewanee Community Center.

This Coffee Break will target holiday gift-giving to get our customers (and new customers from the Sewanee community) to come see the market and order our wonderful products online. Artisans and farmers will be displaying their wares to show everyone what will be available on the market. Customers will also be able to buy products at this time—no waiting to order!

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the free parking, free entrance, and free samples! As the weather gets colder, doesn’t it sound wonderful to have hot coffee or tea and holiday treats to sample before you buy!!

Please come and meet all the farmers you haven’t met and spend some time visiting with us.

We will be making more announcements as vendors sign up, so please put us on your calendar for this important date. We hope to see you all.
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PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
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BIOINTENSIVE GARDENING
We have had several requests for information on biointensive gardening/farming. If you are interested in a very informal discussion group on this subject, please let us know so we can add you to the list, either on the teacher or student side. Everyone is welcome, including those not currently customers or growers on the market.
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NEW DELIVERY DRIVER
If you would like to have your market order delivered, have you contacted Rachel Lynch, the new Sewanee delivery driver? E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

Don’t forget: Rachel is NOT affiliated with the CFM and, therefore, is not authorized to accept payments of any kind on behalf of the CFM. Payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. To ensure your account always has a positive balance, the CFM prefers payments in increments of at least $100.00. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.

Should at-home delivery not work for you, your second option is to leave your order at the Center to be picked up by you or a designée by 6 p.m. Wednesday. As with any left-behind order, there will be a $3.00 fee unless that order has been prepaid in full in advance. Don’t forget there is no freezer at the Center for the forseeable future, so it is imperative your items be picked up in a timely manner.
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PANETTONE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Be looking for it from Dogwood Farm.
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Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
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If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers

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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

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Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

Champaign, OH:  Be Kind...Show Some Love

A very short and sweet market intro. for this evening…

One of my Cosmic Charlie taglines on my Cosmic Charlie Facebook page is to…

Be amazing, be kind, and show some love…this is my message to you…

The market is open, we welcome you back, and we appreciate your constant support that you give this little local market of love…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Local Farms First:  Last Chance to Order Before Thanksgiving!

Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,

Last chance to order before Thanksgiving – Get your local veggies while you can!

Don’t forget to take our customer survey here

2014 Schedule
November delivery day:
Wednesday the 19th
December delivery day:
Wednesday the 17th.

Thanks for supporting local family farms,
Erin Griffin – Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
970-641-7682
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com

CSA Farmers Market:  How the Farmers Work Together

Many of the farmers participate with the operation of this market, and when no unexpected events/emergencies happen the market runs almost as smooth as clock work.

Today I received a panicked phone call from Racheal that she can’t open the market today because goats are out. So alas today I have to click the mouse, change the wordings and open the market.

Tuesday morning the farmers know what products they have to prepare for the market. CSA Farmers Market action starts Wednesday night when one of our helpers creates reports for packing frozen & dairy and prints the invoices, envelopes and other miscellaneous paperwork that enables us to get the farmers products to you. Michele from Fallen Oak Farm brings her items over and assembles the envelopes, invoices and packing reports than places them in the appropriated distribution location basket.

Thursday Morning Kurt from Ulrich Farm arrives with his items and packs up the orders that is suppose to go the West distribution area. Barb a helper takes the van and heads of to Almars where she meets with Linda Purdy from Westwind Mill and Pat Whetham from Whetham Organic. Orders going to the West side are packed and everyone takes the orders to their respective farms for customers.

The items they have for the East area are loaded in the van and taken back to White Pine Farm where Dale Kinney from White Pine Farm, Joe Law from Law Family Farm, Doreen Wilcox from BF&E Organics, and our helpers start to pack orders. As they are packed they are put in totes and placed in the walk in cooler. Of course frozen items go in the freezer and CSAFM is operating five chest freezers right now (it is going to be wonderful when we get the walk in). Krystal Owens son gets off from the bus at White Pine Farm where we pack orders and she loads up products that are going to Healthy Habitz which she will deliver before going home.

Friday morning Dale Kinney, Marian Listwak, and a helper go to White Pine Farm to load the van. We usually start loading at 7am as we carefully pack to make sure we don’t miss anything. Everything is color coded to help us know what to unload where it is suppose to go. If things go well we are on the road by 8:30 am to start delivering and the van does not arrive back until approximately 5pm. If I’m not helping with deliveries I usually stay close to the phone to deal with what every unexpected event that happens.

We operate somewhat like a co-op where the farmers are expected to do their share of work. Not all farmers can help so they contribute a higher percentage of their sales as compared to the grower that can participate with helping at the market.

Of course as always there is a fall person that fills in whenever any one is sick or goes on vacations or has to help friends whose goats get out. That person is me and if I don’t get back with everyone timely I can guarantee it is one of those weeks where I have to do double duty.

Until Next Time
Marian Listwak