Weekly Market News
4/25/19
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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Group Buy: Grass Fed Cheese!
This weekend we will be taking orders for grass-fed cheese from Coulter Farms and Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese!
Quick info about each farm:
Coulter Farms: The Coulter family produces Raw Milk Cheeses, from their own Certified Organic, 100% Grassfed Jersey Milk right on their farm in Honey Grove, Pennsylvania. This is truly "raw milk" cheese, never heated above 102 degrees.
Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese: Kenny and his team make several styles of cheese on their farm using old world techniques. They've been making classics like White Cheddar and Gouda that they started almost 20 years ago to more complex original cheeses like Norwood that you won't get anywhere else.
Low Temp Pasteurized and Raw Milk Cheeses will be available. ***THIS ORDER WILL NOT BE AT PICK UP ON WEDNESDAY**** I will place our order on Sunday evening but don't expect it to arrive until the following Wednesday. This is a pre-paid, pre-order and payment is expected by THIS Wednesday.
I’ve asked the cheesemakers to put “(Raw Milk Cheese)” in the title if it is raw milk cheese aged 60 days according to FDA regulation. All other cheeses are low temp pasteurized.
Raw milk cheese that is listed on the market is safe for human consumption and is aged at least 60 days per FDA regulation.
Prices and available sizes will be on the market website tomorrow for ordering. The pricing will include shipping and taxes/fees.
- Cows Raised without synthetic hormones
- Cows are grass-fed and raised on pasture
- Old World, Handmade Cheese making Techniques
- Cheeses made with non-homogenized low temp pasteurized or raw milk and aged at least 60 days to comply with the USDA regulations for raw milk cheese production
- Vegetable-based rennet, to make it more acceptable to vegetarians
- Cheeses that are not considered raw are pasteurized at the lowest legal temperature for 15 seconds
See Kenny’s and Coulter Farms' website for more detailed information about their process: http://www.kennysfarmhousecheese.com/
http://www.coulterfarms.net/raw-milk-cheeses-made-on-our-farm-from-our-certified-organic-100-grassfed
Benefits of Grass-Fed Cheese
- One of the few foods that contain a perfect balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fats, a ratio ideal for your health
- Very high in CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) In fact, it contains five times more CLA than dairy from grain-fed cows! CLA, which are most abundant in grass-fed products, are among the most potent cancer fighters in all foods.
- Considerably higher in beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E than cheese and other dairy from grain-fed sources
- High in the healthy calcium and protein your body needs
- Free from growth hormones and antibiotics
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Plants for your garden!
Whether you're an experienced gardener or a first timer, our local farmers are here to help.They have some amazing plants listed on the market! Here's a link to some tips if you are new to the whole gardening thing https://georgiaorganics.org/for-gardeners/do-it-yourself/starting-your-spring-garden/
If you have little ones, give them a little plot of land to plant and take care of. Great way to have family fun and teach responsibility! I started my kids off with easy herbs. My daughter's favorite is basil. She loves to pick in the summer for her favorite caprese salad. My son continues to be proud of his never ending "mint garden" we planted over 5 years ago!
Check out all the plant and seedling listings on the market this week and the upcoming weeks as they become available! Perennials and annuals available! https://suwanee.locallygrown.net/market/index/121094
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Farm Tour - Back In Time Farm
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We will tour Back in Time Farm on Sunday, April 28th, 2pm to 4pm. This is a great opportunity for you and your family to meet your farmer and see where your food comes from! Come see their chickens, goats, and gardens! All the animals are kid friendly but we ask that you supervise the little ones.
HAY RIDE will be provided for little ones and those that can’t walk for long periods of time! Back in Time will have a tractor pulled hayride during the tour. Please RSVP soon so they will know if they need a 2nd one. Feel free to bring a snack to have by the gentle flowing creek at the back of the property.
Please RSVP if you can make it. I have added a category on the market called “Farm Tours -RSVP” and would like you to add to your cart as an order if you want to attend.
Please make sure to arrive about 15 minutes before the tour starts. We will promptly start at 2pm. Bring water & sunscreen!
You're more than welcome to invite friends and family that might be interested in the farm and our market but please have them RSVP or add them to your count.
The farm address is 40 Arnold Rd SE, Statham GA 30666 (about 50 minutes from Suwanee)
Hope to see you there!!
-Back In Time (Bill & Ruth) and Nora
Sunday, Apr 28, 2019, 02:00 PM
40 Arnold Rd SE, Statham, GA 30666, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Eggs from Cedar Rock
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Exciting new market changes
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 2 volunteers this Wed, 5/1 at 3pm, and 5pm.
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, Miki, Pam, Mimi, Chuck, and Michele 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:
4/26 - 4/28 Grass Fed Cheese (Coulter Farms & Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese)
5/10 -5/12 Wild Caught Seafood (Poteet Shrimp & VitalChoice)
May TBD Unrefined Maple Syrup - Old State Farms, PA
Upcoming Farmer/Vendor of the Day/Farm Tour:
4/28/19 (SUNDAY) 2:00-5:00 pm Back In Time Farm (see details in newsletter)
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Member Announcements
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Request from a member
Please send me recommendations and I will compile a list and have available for everyone. I think this would be really helpful to many members and families!
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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