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April 7, 2013 - Vegetables, Herbs, and Cod Liver Oil
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Place your order by 7:00pm Tuesday for pick up the following Thursday.
CO-OP NEWS
This is my favorite time of year! New life is popping up all around and fresh food is becoming more readily available. Our first delivery of vegetables from Moss Hill Farm is this week. Even if you did not sign up for the CSA this season you should come on over to my house on Thursday to take a peek at these beautiful vegetables. While you are here you can say hi to our newest co-op member, Dena Place, and see all the wonderful things she has to offer. If the weather is anything like it was this weekend we will be hanging out outside while the kids run around the yard.
Many of you have asked recently so we will be placing a group order for Green Pasture products (fermented cod liver oil, high vitamin butter oil, coconut oil, etc.). More details below.
Hope to see you on Thursday :)
Sandra
FRESH & LOCAL
Good Shepherd Herbals ~ www.GoodShepherdHerbals.com
Please welcome Dena Place, owner of Good Shepherd herbals, to the Melody Lane Co-op. We will start with a once a month delivery on the 2nd Thursday of every month and add more if there is enough demand. This week is our first delivery so go ahead and place your orders now. Dena will be at my house this Thursday at 3:00pm and will stick around to answer any questions you may have.
Good Shepherd Herbals provides herbal salves, goat’s milk soaps and medicinal tea blends made with care on their family farm, Father’s Bounty Homestead, in Canton, Ga. These are natural care alternatives to the commercial chemical laden products found in most stores. They use chemical free milk from their own Saanen does to make the soaps which are cold pressed and handcut. All of their goat’s milk soaps are gentle and emollient; safe for infants, the elderly, and those with skin issues. The various herbal salves are made in small batches. The herbal infusion process takes 14 days with special attention given to consistant temperatures and purity. Their original medicinal tea blends are made using certified organic herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs and sold loose in 4 ounce bags.
All of these wonderful products are available in The Market now. You will find them listed under the FRESH & LOCAL category:
- Goat’s Milk Soap Bars: Cedarwood & Rosemary, Lemongrass, Oatmeal & Honey, and Palmarosa & Lavender
- Salves: Beulah Balm, Comfrey, Itch Salve, Rash Relief, and Trauma Balm
- Loose Leaf Teas: B.M. Blend, Blood Pressure Tonic, Breathe Easy Blend, Mother’s Milk, Pregnancy Tonic, Throat Tonic, Tranquility Blend, U.T. Blend, and Wise Woman Tonic
- Rescue Liniment: releif from insect bites & stings and calms angry acne.
- Elderberry Syrup: antiviral and immune stimulating properties.
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Moss Hill Farm ~ www.MossHillFarm.net Our fresh vegetable CSA starts on April 11th! Pick up is at my house from 3:00pm – 7:00pm. Floyd will be dropping off a few minutes before 3:00pm so if you would like to talk to him or ask any questions please try to be here early to catch him before he leaves. If you have already signed up and paid your deposit for the Spring season Floyd will be sending you an email will more details about what to expect in your share this week. Pre-paid spots for the Spring CSA are sold out but you can still sign up for Summer, Fall, and/or Winter. Read all the details here. I have one extra vegetable share available this week for $42. It is listed in The Market under FRESH & LOCAL. If you want it, you’d better order now before it’s gone! Since this is our first week I don’t know exactly what all will be in there. From what I remember last year it should be at least 10 different varieties including green leafy vegetables, onions, and possibly some radishes. |
From Mimi’s Mountain Home ~ www.FMMHome.com
This week I will be taking a tour of the production facility that makes all of the From Mimi’s Mountain Home products (aka Brandon’s kitchen) and he says he’s going to put me to work. I’m looking forward to it and will let you all know how it goes. If you haven’t already, why don’t you show Brandon some love by liking his facebook page.
GROUP BUYS
Green Pasture ~ www.GreenPasture.org
Cod Liver Oil, High Vitamin Butter Oil, Coconut Oil, etc. 
- Order deadline is April 16th
Place your order online through The Market. The Market website is open for ordering each week from Saturday morning until Tuesday evening. Green Pasture products are listed under the category GROUP BUYS. Orders must be submitted online and cannot be placed via email or in person.
- Payment must be received by April 18th
You can pay online with a credit card when you place your order or drop off cash/check at Sandra’s home by 7:00pm on April 18. Make checks payable to Sandra Walker. If she is not home when you stop by there is a lock box on the wall next to the refrigerator. Orders that have not been paid for by April 18 are subject to cancellation.
- Estimated Delivery Date is April 25th
Pick up from Sandra’s home in Roswell. We expect to have our Green Pasture products available for pick up on Thursday, April 25th during normal co-op hours (3:00pm – 7:00pm). You will be notified via email with more info as soon as our order ships. If you cannot pick up during co-op hours, contact Sandra to make an arrangements to pick up at a different time.
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
We had a lot of fun fermenting vegetables last week. Thank you to everyone that was able to come to the workshop. We had quite a large crowd so I will definitely be doing that one again.
Below is a list of our upcoming workshops and events. I would like to try using evite to send out event information and keep track of RSVP’s but I have not had time to enter in all the information yet. For now, just mark your calendars. You should receive an evite in your email shortly.
April 18 (7:00pm – 9:00pm) – Demonstration: Sourdough Bread – presented by Deb Joswick
May 2 (7:00pm – 9:00pm) – Workshop: Canning (vegetables, meat, and juice) – presented by Brandon Follett
May 10 (morning/mid-day) – Carlton Farm Tour
May 16 (7:00pm – 9:00pm) – Workshop: Essential Oils
If you know of any other farms to tour or have an idea for a workshop please let me know!
