Weekly Market News
7/23/20
Living Well Farmers Market (Online Market)
(Formerly Suwanee Whole Life Co-op)
Order on Our Website: https://livingwellga.com/ Fridays to Sundays
Pick Up Location: 400 Buford Highway, Suite 1102, Suwanee 30024
Pick Up Date & Time: WEDNESDAYS 1 pm to 8pm
New Vendor! Simple Bread Company
I'm excited to welcome Simple Bread Company to our family of growers and vendors! SBC is an Atlanta bakery that specializes in artisanal bagels and breads. Founded in 2018 by two brothers, Gabe and Dan Peterson. Simple Bread Company has grown in popularity at several different markets across the metro Atlanta area. With a passion for authenticity and easy to pronounce ingredients, the Peterson brothers have succeeded in making some of the best tasting bread in Atlanta. Using only five basic ingredients, Non-GMO flour, salt, yeast, water, and raw sugar.
Please join me in welcoming them! You can order their products starting this weekend! Order bagels at https://www.livingwellga.com/product/bagels-simple-bread-company/
and boule bread at https://www.livingwellga.com/product/bread-boule/
Bagels
Bread Boule
Our Company Values
- No enriched or GMO Flours
- No employees less than $15/hour
- Founders do not collect a salary until company can offer health insurance to all employe
Restored Earth Farm will not be on market this week
New Items!
Tomatoes – Cherry mixed
Wheat Grass
Malabar Spinach
Eggplant – Fairytale (check out recipe below!)
Tomatoes- Green Tomatoes
FERMENTS – PURPLE GARLIC
Plant – Moringa
Microgreens - (multiple varieties)
Chicken-Pastured-1/2-Soy Free, Organic fed, No Antibiotics 1.75-2.00 lbs.
Plant – Elephant Ears
Box of 10 Vegan, Gluten Free Thin Chocolate Chip Cookies
New Potatoes
Onions (multiple varieties)
Microgreens will be in the fridge at pick up
Did you know?
Microgreens are rich in nutrients. They often contain larger amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants than their more mature counterparts.
New Microgreens - In addition to all the other microgreens, Contigo Garden has just added organic Wheat Grass and also Arugula!
RECIPE: Grilled Fairy Tale Eggplant with Rosemary Garlic Oil
Servings: 4
Throw these sweet little eggplant on the grill alongside steak or lamb, but keep a close eye on them while grilling. Because they vary in size, cooking times may vary, too. Delicious summer side dish!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fairy tale eggplant, halved lengthwise, stems intact
- Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil; more for brushing ( I used slightly less than a 1/4 c)
- 2 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. coarsely chopped fresh rosemary ( I used about 2 tsp)
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- Freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Prepare a medium-high (400°F to 475°F) gas or charcoal grill fire. Lightly season the cut halves of the eggplant with salt and let sit while the grill is heating.
- In a 1-quart saucepan, cook the oil and garlic over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the rosemary, and set aside.
- Brush the eggplant halves all over with some of the oil mixture. Place them on the grill grate cut side down. Grill, covered, until grill marks appear, 1 to 5 minutes. Using tongs, carefully flip the eggplant and grill, covered, until completely tender, 1 to 3 minutes more.
- Arrange cut side up on a serving platter. Whisk the lemon juice into the remaining oil mixture and drizzle over the eggplant. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, and serve.
- Dairy-Free
- Fish-Free
- Gluten-Free
- Kosher Salt
- Olive Oil
Recipe credit: Julissa Roberts
Contactless Delivery Available
We’ve upgraded the website so that when you checkout you will be presented with two options:
1. Local Pickup – This is the default selection if you come to pick up your items in the store.
2. Home Delivery – The charge for delivery will be displayed next to the option.
- $10.00 for all deliveries within 10 miles of the store. Deliveries beyond 10 miles are pro-rated for the additional distance.
- If you place multiple orders over the course of the weekend, you only need to select the Home Delivery option once.
- Your orders are still combined automatically for delivery.
- Fresh Harvest- If you are expecting a Fresh Harvest bin just add a note at the bottom of your order on the Checkout page. That way I can let Gary know and he will deliver it with your market order items.
- If you have a gated entrance PLEASE let Gary know ahead of time.
Store Hours This Week
Our store hours this week are:
Monday 10am to 6pm
Tuesday 10am to 6pm
Wednesday 1pm to 8pm
Thursday 10am to 4pm
Friday 10am to 4pm
Words from my heart
Coronavirus Precautions
We are trying to do our part to part to prevent Coronavirus from spreading to our community.
Changes to pick up:
1. We are limiting to 3 shoppers at a time inside the store in order to keep you and our employees safe. We ask that you keep the recommended 6 feet distance from others. If it's your first time picking up please note that our employees are not wearing masks. If you are uncomfortable with this please consider our Contactless Delivery option (details above). We are doing our best to keep everyone safe and comfortable during these unique times. Thank you for your understanding
2. Fresh Harvest Bins - If you have a Fresh Harvest delivery and would like us to leave your bin outside the store, please email me by Tuesday evening. That way I can let the delivery driver know which bins to leave outside in front of the store. My only concern is the risk of theft. We'll do what we can to keep an eye on them but can not be held responsible. We're trying to do the best we can with the situation.
3. We ask that you please refrain from touching store items except those that belong to you or that you choose to purchase in the store. If you have any questions, please ask an employee for help.
4. No Egg Cartons or recyclable items will be taken until further notice.
In addition, as we've been doing for the past weeks, we will be constantly wiping down door handles, shopping carts, Ipad screen, and tables.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PATIENCE AS WE GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER!
Wednesday pick up time frame will remain from 1 pm to 8 pm but we are reducing our other weekday hours.
Volunteers
Many of you have offered to help Volunteer at the market and we will graciously accept your help but after we get thru the coronavirus crisis. We would love help assisting members during pick up and explaining to new members the pick up process. Once it's safe to have more than 6 people in the store at a time I will ask for additional volunteers on Wednesdays.
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COMMUNITY CORNER
Community Resource Directory
The purpose of this directory is to help co-op members advertise their products or services and to foster a sense of community.
If you are an active member and would like to list your service, organization, or business, please send me an email with your name, business name, brief description, website address and contact information. The directory will be updated on a monthly basis. Please do not submit products that compete with our farms or vendors. I’m looking forward to supporting all our local business owners and I hope you are too!
List of Health Practitioners - Member referrals (DOCUMENT BELOW)
If you have someone you can recommend please send to Nora@livingwellga.com
Member Announcements
So proud of one of our co-op members, Ruthie Norton, for starting ParkFit Kids! Happy to welcome her as one of our newest wellness partners. Check out her flyer below for more details:
Group Buy Schedule and Events
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Group Buys:
Wilderness Family Naturals & Starwest Botanicals ( 5/29 - 5/31)
TerraSoul Superfoods
Grass Fed Cheese Group Buy (6/12 - 6/14
Collagen - Great Lakes (626/ - 6/28 )
Georgia Wild Caught Shrimp (TBD)
Upcoming Farmer/Vendor of the Day/Farm Tour:
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: nora@livingwellga.com
Website: https://livingwellga.com
Location: 1300 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 1104, Suwanee, GA, United States
Phone: 404-934-4644
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuwaneeWholeLife/
Twitter: @localfoods30024