Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

WE GOT IT GOING ON!!!

THUR, JAN 22 — FRUIT & VEGGIE RX PROGRAM … We are thrilled to be part of something pretty amazing: the Fruit & Veggie Rx Program in Harrisburg! ALG has partnered with Harrisburg Family Health Care, Good Neighbor Ministries, Icebox Ministries, Slow Food CRS, Wholesome Wave Georgia, Veggie Truck Market farmers, GRU-MCG student volunteers, local volunteer physicians, and Emory University to start this summer. The program will prescribe locally-grown fruits and veggies, through a healthcare setting, to enrolled mothers and their children at-risk of diet-related diseases, weekly for five months. This is the FIRST such program of its kind for Wholesome Wave in Georgia. Yep! Not Atlanta, not Savannah, not Athens, not Macon … yes Augusta!!! Coalition members will roadtrip this coming week to firm up program design. Woot woot! To read more about this coolness, visit www.wholesomewave.org/our-initiatives/fruit-and-vegetable-prescription-program.

SAT, JAN 24 – 100 IN HARRISBURG RAISED BED PROJECT … Join us for a Day of Service on Saturday, January 24. We’ll be putting in more raised beds throughout Harrisburg. We’ve put in 42 so far … with 58 more to go! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can help.

FRI, JAN 30 – TEDX AUGUSTA … The theme this year is “Connections,” and that’s what we do best: connecting local eaters to local growers! We’ll provide the morning break food for participants at this wonderful event. Hugs to ALG board member Laurie Ritchie for baking blueberry scones, and to Helms College Culinary students for baking the biscuits. One more volunteer is needed to help serve the food from 8am-12noon on Friday, Jan 30. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help. Tickets for the event are still for sale at www.tedxaugusta.com.

MON, FEB 2 – WTF* LOCAL FOOD FILM & MEDIA SERIES … Join us for a monthly media showing of the deeply significant and often alarming issues facing our modern food culture. The series will be “Stone Soup” style … you bring a seasonal ingredient; we’ll throw it in the pot and eat together. First up: an audio lecture on “glyphosate” from a seasoned, activist farmer. Hugs to AGL volunteer Shannon Williams for helping to head this up. Go Shannon! Location TBA. *WTF = We Trust (our) Farmers.

TUES, FEB 17 – EHS STEPS INTO WELLNESS: HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR … ALG will host a seasonal foods education booth at Evans High School for CCBOE employees. We’d love a volunteer or two to help, especially to promote the Evans Towne Farmers Market. Volunteers are needed from 8am-1pm. ALG board member Janie Peel is the organizer of this event! Go Janie! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can help.

SAT, MAR 14 – FARM TOUR & WORKSHOP AT ADDERSON’S FRESH PRODUCE … One of the CSRA’s most beloved organic veggie farms is planning an educational farm tour and workshop in mid-March, and Augusta Locally Grown will be helping! We’ll need several volunteers at this wonderful setting in Keysville, GA. Hugs to Chef Megan Alig of Creative Cuisine for offering her services. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help.

TUE, MAR 17 – OPENING DAY AT THE VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET … “Dark Leafy Green St. Patty’s Market Party” is what we’re calling our opening day festivities this season. Come support these all-local, all-naturally-grown farmers and other vendors. And yes! We’ll be doubling SNAP/EBT again this year. The market is in Harrisburg, across from the Kroc Center, every Tuesday, 4:30pm-7pm, through October.

WED-THUR, MAR 18-19 – THE GEORGIA DIETETICS CONFERENCE will be held in Augusta this year. ALG board member Lauren Belcher is an organizer of this event. Go Lauren! She has invited ALG to provide an educational booth on local foods. Volunteers will be needed on both days! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help.

SAT, MAR 21 – GROW HARRISBURG URBAN FARM FEAST … this one’s gonna be awesome … more details soon!

THUR, APR 2 – OPENING DAY AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET … We’ll be taking vendor applications for this market starting next week! Visit www.evanstownefarmersmarket.com for our guidelines. More good news: this market will also double EBT/SNAP benefits with support from Wholesome Wave Georgia! The Evans Towne Farmers Market will run Thursdays, 4:30pm-7pm, April-July 2015.

SUN, APR 12 – THREE FARM TOUR AND PROGRESSIVE MEAL … Spring will bring us yet another 3-farm tour … this one at JandL Farm & Stable, Noah’s Farm & Forest, and Spirit Creek Farms. Volunteers will be needed for this one too!!

SAT, APR 25 – BENDERDINKER! Yep, we’ll need a hundred volunteers for this one too!!!!!!!!!! But if you’d rather paddle, registration is OPEN! Visit www.benderdinker.com. This is the biggest fundraiser each year for Augusta Locally Grown!

STUDENT INTERN NEWS: Welcome back returning interns for the Spring Semester: Tabias, Isaac, Russell, Sam, Taylor, and Kyong. Welcome new student interns for this semester:

- Chloe creates social media and marketing photography for GROW Harrisburg.
- Adolfo joins our Augusta Locally Grown On-Line at the AJCC location.
- Jas will help with our 100 in Harrisburg Raised Bed initiative.
CONGRATULATIONS – to former ALG student intern Precious L. for getting into culinary school! Go Precious!!!

Cheers!?
Kim

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Hamilton Mill Market is Open ... Come on In!

The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!

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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Come on in...the Market is Open!

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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Market is OPEN for orders! Group Buy This weekend

ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net

GROUP BUY THIS WEEKEND! Milk Carriers and Mason Jar Pour Caps Expect to pick up group buy item in 2 weeks (not this Tuesday).

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

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

Good morning,
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 St. 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

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

I know it is early but I will hit the ground running in the morning so thought I would get a head start with the market.

We have a new order of cheese to come in. I did order extra cheddar since that seems to sell out the quickest. We will have fresh butter Wednesday afternoon most likely but still have a few available until then.

We are blessed to have another source for our lamb. Cedar Rock Dairy provides us with grass fed and finished lamb. They have a lot of organ meat right now if anyone is interested. Lamb and beef hearts, kidneys, tongue, and oxtail. If you are interested in those, let me know. We hope to have a supply of bones delivered next week so ask for them when you come by on Wednesday.

Simply Oh! continues to supply us with her wonderful personal care items. From handmade soaps and shampoos to household cleaners, she keeps it clean and organic.

Good Shepherd Herbals will be delivering Elderberry Syrup in 2 weeks. Please go ahead and pre-order so that she will know how many more to bring. We are so grateful that she continues to supply the market although they have moved.

If you know of someone that would like to join our market as a grower or client, please refer them. We love to grow!

Blessings,
Mary Beth

Champaign, OH:  SHH Tasting Invitation!

Swisher Hill Herbs-Football, Food, Tasting, Love

Some words and an invitation from Charlene and Joe…they bring you love from Swisher Hill Herbs in the form of a tasting…

January is filled with football bowl games and NFL playoffs every weekend ending with the Granddaddy of them all, the Super Bowl on Feb 1. Whether you are having a party, going to a party or just relaxing at home to enjoy the games the Virtual Market can help you with your menu. Swisher Hill Herbs would like to help get this party going…..
Swisher Hill Herbs is having a Tasting!!! Touchdown Thursday – January 22, 2015 In the YMCA lobby from 4:00-6:00pm Virtual Market Vendors and customers. Visit our sample table! Dips – cheese ball- Chili – Meatballs and more!
Pick up recipe ideas and suggestions for how you can make the Champaign Virtual Market your party shopping headquarters!

Champaign, OH:  Since You Been Gone

Since you been gone, since you been gone…
I’m outta my head, can’t take it…
Could I be wrong? But since you been gone…
(Rainbow – Since You’ve Been Gone)

So, this song…you couldn’t have been kicking around in the late 70s without having blasted this song, singing at the top of your lungs, cruising around in super cool cars.

If you read my Weblogs, are friends with me on Social Media pages, are fans of my business page, you know I have bonds that run super deep to my growing up in the West End of my hometown, you know my bonds are still super close to my West End pals, and you know that we ran wild back in those days.

I remember parents leaving on vacation, leaving teens with food, beverages, money, and a car…while they were out of town. Okay, it was the 70s, we lived in a sheltered neighborhood, and, well, who cared…we were teens! Home alone! I’m sorry that we weren’t sorry for our parents leaving all of us…it was the best of times.

One of my best memories was of parents leaving, my best pals all assembling the obligatory house party, my guy pals hauling enormous speakers out on the roof of the house, tunes blaring, cars lining up, party in session. This song…this reminds me of one such afternoon.

Back then, we had no idea we were making these memories…we just liked to have fun. I have been reflecting, a lot, back to those years. The places, the times, the people…some of the best in my life. The West End will always have so much of my heart, my pals, so much of my soul. I believe in true friendships, I believe in history of friends, I believe that where you came from makes you the person you become in adulthood.

This is one of the reasons that I love our little local market of love. I feel strongly in the bonds, the customers, the products, and did I say…the customers??

Our customers…the weekly loyals, the monthly loyals, the every couple of months, the once a year customers…all of you…we love you, we want you ALL part of this market, and if we don’t see you for a while, we wonder about you, we care about you, we love you, and we start to get blue….

Because, Since You Been Gone…we just can’t take it!

The market is now open the week!! Make us happy…all of you…throw us an order…let us know you still think about us…we look forward to seeing all of you, next week, at order pick up!

And…why not…you won’t want to miss The Swisher Hill Herb Tasting, on that night!!

C’mon…since you’ve been gone…we’ve missed you!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  News: Group Buy and $10 Referral from NGE

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Group Buy: Milk Carriers and Pour Caps

Due to many requests from new and regular members we are doing a group buy for Milk Carriers from Yesteryear Homewares and Mason Jar Pour Caps from reCap.

The milk carriers make it a lot easier to carry the glass milk jars and also ensures they don’t bump up against another and possibly crack.

“Don’t cry over spilled milk.” The person who coined this phrase obviously does not buy milk from the co-op! In an effort to make the milk from glass Mason jars a little easier to pour I have found an ingenious product- mason jar pour caps from reCap Mason Jars.

One would think that Mason jars have been around since 1858 that there would be plenty of products that would solve this problem but this is the only one I could find. It is made of BPA-free plastic and designed to coordinate with the charming vintage zinc caps.

Proudly made in the USA, spill-proof, top rack dishwasher safe and can be used on all wide mouth mason jars. “Shake, Pour, Store: – grains and cereals – maple syrup, honey, milk… – homemade dressing – household cleaners”.

We are able to get bulk pricing and the caps are only $5.50 each and milk carriers are $7.50. Price include shipping, taxes and fees. We have to reach certain minimums to get this pricing.

Refer a Friend and earn $10 from Nature’s Garden Express!

We’d love for you to help us spread the word about Nature’s Garden Express organic produce boxes! Each friend that signs up with Nature’s Garden Express and uses your code will receive $10 off their first box *of organic produce box. *For each person you refer that receives a box, they will add $10 credit to your NGE account.

It’s the ultimate win-win, and there’s no limit to how much credit you can earn.

Plus you will both get our co-op discount if they have their box delivered to our pick up location!

Just do the following:
1. Log in at naturesgardenexpress.com

2. Click on “My Invites” (located on the left side of webpage

3. Share your promo code

HELP! We need Volunteers!!

THANK YOU *Diana, Pam, Chuck and Stephanie 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!

WE are short 1 volunteer next week! Please consider helping out if you can.

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!

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  JUST IN...Eggs

18 doz eggs were just listed from Wholesome Country Farm. Chickens are picky when they lay and the cold weather has slowed production. Thanks Wholesome Country!

Log in to place your order. They will go fast!