Weekly Market News
6/8/17
Buford Locally Grown
Order on Our Website: http://www.buford.locallygrown.net Fridays to Sundays
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays at KCO Audio
*New* Facebook address: https://www.facebook.com/buford.locallygrown.net/
NEW FARM! Bramberi Farm - Certified Naturally Grown Berries
For more information on this farm please go to http://www.bramberifarm.com/ or feel free to contact Joern at joern@bramberifarm.com
Bramberi Farm - Naturally Grown Berries
Market Highlights
Lots of fresh, local produce on the market this week! Please support our local farms!
GROUP BUY: Fermented Cod Liver and Skate oils, Grass Fed Collagen & Gelatin!
If you are new to the co-op, group buys are special deals we get from various companies and farms because we buy in a larger quantity. I will place our order this Monday and our items usually arrive in a week for the following Tuesday pick up, not this Tuesday. These items are considered a pre-order and payment is expected this Tuesday. I expect these to arrive in time for the June 20th pick up
GROUP BUY: Carrell Farms- LAST CALL for orders Group Buy of pastured Water Buffalo, Alpaca, and Lamb. These items will be delivered in time for this week's pick up - June 13th
Volunteer Needed! We need someone to sign up for the 3- 4 pm shift on Tuesday, June 13th
Maple Syrup Update - Just got a notification that maple syrup will be delivered tomorrow (Friday) so if there are no issues it will be available to pick up this Tuesday, June 13th. If you can't pick up this week, I will keep until you can. I do NOT donate group buy items.
Cedar Rock Vacation - Sam from Cedar Rock (raw jersey cow milk) will be on vacation this week but will be back on the market for the June 20th pick up.
(REPEAT)
We Have Moved! - New Pick Up Location is 285 E. Moreno St. Buford 30518 (PICK UP LOCATION IS ON S. HILL STREET behind the building)
Leilani's Gardens Vacation and Farm Tour - Farm tour will be Saturday, June 17th at 10am. There are more details below in this newsletter. To RSVP click link in newsletter. Please RSVP if you can make it so we will know how many people to expect!
New PayPal payment option - In addition to credit card, DWOLLA, cash & check, I've now added a link to pay for your market items via PayPal. Look for the link on the MARKET tab to initiate payment.
Leilani's Gardens & Nursery Tour
Saturday, Jun 17, 2017, 10:00 AM
4141 Highway 53 East Dawsonville, GA 30534
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Lots of fresh, local produce on the market this week!
Lots of fresh, local produce on the market this week! Please support our local farms!
Beets 'Bulls Blood'
Beets 'Chioggia'
Beets 'Early Wonder '
Beets - Red Beet Roots
Beets - Red Beet Roots
Broccoli heads
Cabbage 'Stonehead'
Carrots - Baby Carrots
Cauliflower - Snow Crown
Collards - Georgia
Cucumber "Slicing"
Cucumber - Slicing and pickling
Fresh Herbs - Parsley ' Italian Flat Leaf '
Fresh Herbs - Rosemary
Fresh Herbs - Sweet Basil
Green Onions 'Evergreen'
Kale 'Wild Garden Mix'
Kale - Red Russian
Kale - Scarlet
Kale - Siberian
Kale - Winterbor
Kale-Dinosaur
Lambs quarters
Leeks 'Lancelot'
Leeks - Baby
Lettuce - Breen minihead
Lettuce - Buttercrunch 'Nancy'
Lettuce - Buttercrunch 'Skyphos'
Lettuce - Green Buttercrunch
Lettuce - Red / Green Romaine heads
Lettuce - Red Saladbowl
Lettuce - Romaine
Lettuce - Salad Mix
Lettuce - Truchas minihead
Onions - Spring Green
Onions - Spring Green purple bulb
Potatoes 'Purple Sun'
Raspberries
Rosemary "fresh"
Squash 'Yellow Crookneck'
Squash 'Zephyr'
Sweet Onion - 'Red Burgundy'
Sweet Onions - 'Yellow Granex'
Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'
Turnips, Scarlet Queen-No tops
Zucchini
FAQ: What's the difference between Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) vs. Organic, which is better?
Organic is awesome, but to sum it up, in my opinion CNG is better than Organic certified. Below is a good explanation why:
Tom Hedrick said:
Organic certification is really a barrier to entry for most small farmers. From the Wikipedia article, “To be Certified Organic (as opposed to Certified Naturally Grown) in the US, a grower must keep detailed records of planting, cultivation, fertilization, harvest, and storage, and must pay for both organization membership and periodic inspection. This process works well for large-scale commercial growers, but becomes onerous for small mixed-agriculture farms. Since only certified seeds may be used, the varieties available to be grown are limited, and sustainable practices such as seed-saving is not permitted, unless the farmer also applies to be certified as a seed supplier.
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Certified Naturally Grown farmers follow the USDA standards of the National Organic Program, but the record keeping and inspection process is tailored to accommodate the needs of small-scale mixed-agriculture farmers, and are not normally permitted to use the word “organic”. Farmers commit to act as inspectors. Farmer-Inspectors are uniquely qualified to observe and note whether their neighbors are sticking to the standards, and are encouraged to provide helpful feedback, which helps foster a sense of community and sharing. Inspection forms are posted on the Internet for anytime public access, and all farms are subject to random pesticide residue testing. All in all, the CNG procedure requires significantly less paperwork, yet arguably results in more transparency and fostering of better farming practices, than the Certified Organic process, which primarily depends on farmer declarations backed by copious paperwork, and which inspects the paperwork rather than the farm.”
PLEASE READ! We have relocated!
Buford pick up location has moved!
New pick up location is 285 E. Moreno St. Buford 30518 BUT PICK UP LOCATION is actually off of S. Hill Street behind the building! This new location is a little over 1 mile from our current location.
Volunteers Needed at pick up!
WE NEED A VOLUNTEER FOR THE 3 - 4 pm shift on Tuesday, June 13th!
Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help! Shifts are 1 hour long and go by really fast. It's a great opportunity to meet fellow members. The schedule IS UPDATED through the end of 2017
THANK YOU Maya, Brenda, Chuck, and Shalley for helping out on Tuesday!
Thank you in advance for your support!
Wellness Partners
Dr. Dietz will be submitting a series on various health topics in the upcoming weeks. Check back soon!
Dr. Rick Dietz Partners In Health, PC
Chiropractor in Suwanee, GA
3525 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road
Suite 102
Suwanee , GA 30024
770-614-9599
Wellness partners please email your submissions prior to Thursday newsletter deadline.
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.
Group Buys:
Grass Fed Collagen/Gelatin Supplement (Great Lakes) - 6/9 - 6/11
Fermented Cod & Skate Liver Oil (Green Pasture) - 6/9- 6/11
Organic coconut oils & pantry items (Wilderness Family Natural ) 6/16 - 6/18
Upcoming Farm Tours - (More details as we get closer to date)
Leilani's Gardens (CNG Produce) - June 17th at 10 am
Upcoming Farmer/Vendor of the Day:
About Us
We are an online farmers market that strives to provide the community convenient access to nutrient dense, organically grown foods and healthy products that contain No Antibiotics, No Hormones, No Synthetic Fertilizers or Chemicals, No Additives, such as MSG or Nitrates, No GMO Soy and No GMOs.
Email: buford@locallygrown.net
Website: www.buford.locallygrown.net
Location: 285 E Moreno St, Buford, GA, United States
Phone: 404-934-4644
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buford.locallygrown.net/
Twitter: @localfoods30024