Weekly Market News
6/6/19
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Order on Our Website: http://suwanee.locallygrown.net/market Fridays to Sundays
Pick Up Location: 1300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Suite 1104, Suwanee 30024 at Cultured Traditions (LOWER LEVEL at The Plaza at Suwanee Station Shopping Center)
Pick Up Date & Time: WEDNESDAYS 1 pm to 6:30pm
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New Vendor - Luna Eats
I'm very excited to welcome Chef Delorean Ostrom of Luna Eats to our family of growers and vendors! In our last survey, many of you requested healthy, prepared meals and I'm happy we now have this on the market! I can't wait for you all to try his healthy but delicious meals!
Luna Eats is a local meal prep company started in Suwanee by Chef Delorean. He creates pre-made meals with organic ingredients and Halal certified meats. The meals are fresh and never frozen. They are ready for you to take home and reheat at your convenience. He does all the cooking and cleaning so you don’t have to! A plus is the Macros are already calculated and listed on label! Perfect for keto diet. Menus will change weekly. The containers are microwavable, dishwasher friendly, and can be reused again at home.
Chef Delorean started Luna Eats to help teach his daughter (Luna) how to make healthier food choices as she grows. He wanted to be able to show her a healthy focus on health and fitness even when life gets too hectic.
All meals are prepared by the owner, Delorean. He has been in the culinary industry for almost 20 years! He attended the Art Institute of Atlanta and has been the head chef at several Atlanta restaurants.
Look for his meals this week on the market website in the Prepared Meals category. Please show him your support! If you have any questions about his meals you can reach him at chefdelorean@lunaeatsatl.com
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Group Buy - Maple Syrup, Very Dark (formerly Grade B) Unfiltered/Filtered
This weekend I will be taking orders for organically produced Maple Syrup. The International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI) introduced a new set of grading rules to govern how maple syrup is labeled so there is no longer Grade B, It's now Grade A - Very Dark. We'll have Unfiltered and Filtered Maple Syrups, Infused Maple Syrup and Maple Mustard. This is a seasonal product and we only order once a year!
If a gallon is too much for your family, 1/2 gallon option is now available this year.
My family easily goes through a gallon each year. This is a delicious nutrient dense traditional sweetener that has many uses besides a great pancake syrup. Use it in smoothies, glazes for salmon & chicken, marinades, yogurt & ice cream topping, maple butter, vinaigrettes, and baking.
I also buy an extra gallon and put in pint and quart mason jars with a pretty ribbon to give as gifts. Old State Farms Maple syrup will last 18 months refrigerated because it is so fresh.
The maple syrup and other maple products are organically produced, no chemicals, formaldehyde-free, no sprays or synthetic fertilizers used on trees, evaporator is stainless steel (lead free) and they practice Low Impact Maple Production.
What is unfiltered maple syrup?
Maple Sap is tree’s the primary source for nutrients. When the tree’s root system begin Group Buy this weekend for Maple Syrup. We only order once a year!s pumping sap up the trunk to feed the tree in early spring it brings with it many nutrients and minerals (Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese & Selenium). Old State Farms collect the sap and boils off water until the syrup reaches the proper density (66.7brix). During the boiling process only the water evaporates. Not only does the sugar concentration increase, so does the mineral concentration. These minerals begin to collect to one another and form small granules (known to syrup makers as “sugar sand” or niter). This “sugar sand”, given this name because of its light blond color and slightly gritty texture, is then filtered out of the maple syrup. Unless you have asked for it specifically from a producer, any syrup you will find will be the filtered variety and look very clear.
In a nutshell unfiltered syrup is pure maple syrup with all the minerals and nutrients that were present when the sap was collected from the tree. It tastes the same and looks the same but will have a cloudy rather than clear appearance.
Joseph Burkett and his family has been producing maple syrup on their farm since 2001.
This is a pre-order and payment will be due at this week’s pick up or you can mail your check. Our order will take several weeks since Joseph is still tapping the trees. It will also arrive via freight so it takes longer than FedEx.
I will contact you as we get closer to a delivery date.
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BEEF SALE! Last week to stock up!
Fred from Wagon Wheel Ranch is having a Summer BEEF SALE! His ground beef is $7.50/lb and all roasts are $2-$3 off per pound. Sale prices are reflected on website. Great time to stock up the freezer! THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE SALE!
Black Angus Cross 100% grass fed and grass finished beef!
Ground Beef is 90/10 and in 1 lb. vacuum package. Fantastic taste! Makes outstanding burgers on the grill or frying pan and delicious meatloaf or meatballs! 1 pound makes three extra large burgers or 4 regular sized! Very lean, do not overcook.
Roasts weights are noted in each listing. Perfect for slow cooker pot roast or smoking on the grill for bbq shredded beef - low and slow...
USDA inspected, hormone & antibiotic free, processed in a humane facility, humanely raised on Fred's family farm in Watkinsville. (that's a pic of my son with the cows in the background )
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Vacation - Market closed 6/26
I just booked my family vacation since doesn’t look like the new store will be opening up any time soon. The market will be closed June 26th.
Wanted to give you plenty of notice so you can start stocking up in the next couple of weeks if you need to. If you're new, we only close the market a couple times a year…
Fresh Harvest will still deliver produce bins that week but they will be outside under awning. Please do not bring empties that week since the market will be closed and the doors locked.
Newsletter will go out later this evening.
Thank you,
Nora
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Restored Earth Farm News!
Sarah is excited to announce that Restored Earth Farm is now Certified Naturally Grown for Produce and Livestock! Her produce is amazing and now it's CNG! We are so proud to have her veggies on the market!
If you're not exactly sure what Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) means it's just a certification that farmers don’t use any synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified
organisms. CNG livestock are raised mostly on pasture and with space for freedom of
movement. Feed must be grown without synthetic inputs or genetically modified seeds. I personally think it's a better designation than certified organic mainly because farmers are reviewed by other farmers. Besides cost and the amount of paperwork, the other main difference to Certified Organic is process is completely transparent and open to the public. Every CNG producer has a profile on the CNG website. On it you will find the information they submitted in their application, as well as scanned images of their inspection reports and signed declaration. Click links below to see Restored Earth's inspection reports and applications.
https://certified.naturallygrown.org/producers/6531/applications/8270
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Build out Update
Update: I'm still waiting on permit for bathroom that has been at the Fire Marshal's office for over a month. I've heard this is not unusual...but I have a friend checking on it for me and will try to move it along. With that being said, the move is delayed probably a couple more months. As soon as the bathroom is looking close to being done, I will have a more firm date for grand opening/ribbon cutting/dedication ceremonies. Until then I'm still doing stuff behind the scenes like the website. Creating a multi-vendor e-commerce website and moving over 700 products is taking longer than I expected... :-)
If you are a new member you may not know about this. Please check out this information about upcoming changes to the market. Please read letter below and/or watch video.
Link to video:
https://www.facebook.com/SuwaneeWholeLife/videos/1408098519330292/
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PLEASE HELP! Volunteers Needed at pick up!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We need 3 volunteers this Wed, 6/12 at 3pm and 5pm.
Since I'm not sure when the new store will open up I went ahead a created Volunteer schedule until August. Hopefully we'll be at new location sooner... Please click link below if you can help!
Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the market without your help! Shifts are 1 hour long and go by really fast. It's a great opportunity to meet and help your fellow members!
Thank you Gwen, Michele, Maya, and Chuck for volunteering last Wednesday! We couldn't have the co-op without our amazing volunteers!!
If you are interested in volunteering but unsure exactly what that involves, please let Nora know and she will do a quick "volunteer orientation" with you on a day/time that you pick up.
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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:
Unrefined Maple Syrup - Old State Farms, PA June 7 - 14
Upcoming Farmer/Vendor of the Day/Farm Tour:
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COMMUNITY CORNER
List of Health Practitioners - Member referrals (DOCUMENT BELOW)
If you have someone you can recommend please send to Nora @ suwaneewholelife@gmail.com
Member Announcements
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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: suwaneewholelife@gmail.com
Website: https://suwanee.locallygrown.net
Location: 1300 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suite 1104, Suwanee, GA, United States
Phone: 404-934-4644
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuwaneeWholeLife/
Twitter: @localfoods30024