Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
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Group Buy Unrefined Sea Salts

Our long awaited group for for Unrefined Sea Salts from Saltworks is finally here!

We only order sel gris de Guérande (Grey Sea Salt) once a year so you don’t want to miss out! Due to survey results, this year I’ve decided to add Himalayan Pink Salt (Fine Grain)!

Please expect to pick up your salt order in 1 to 2 weeks. See my gift idea below. During the holidays I gift this salt to friends and family and they absolutely love it!

Grey Sea Salt Description
The French perfected the art of high quality, hand-harvested sea salt by using centuries old Celtic methods. It’s no coincidence they produce the finest grey sea salt in the world. Sel Gris is known for its beautiful grey color, coming from the clay lining the salt ponds, as well as its high moisture content and extraordinary mineral content, with bonus nutrients not found in most sea salts. Over 15% of the material in sel gris de Guérande are trace minerals—possibly the highest of any salt anywhere. 100 grams of sel gris contains about 100 minerals, including 34g of sodium, 287mg calcium, 109mg potassium, 34mg magnesium, 11mg iron, 1mg manganese, and 0.35mg zinc, plus a host of trace minerals like from antimony, copper, germanium, and gold to iodine, to palladium, yttrium, and zirconium.

Sel Gris Tamisé is a medium-sized crystal that is carefully sifted from the brut grains and is comparable to the size of Fleur de Sel. Great for baking and cooking, or to add a delicate crunch to your favorite dish.

Sel Gris Fine is the very same high quality grey salt as the coarser varieties, but is stone ground for easy dispensing from a salt shaker. No additives of any kind are mixed with the salt. The naturally delicious flavor of grey salt and its lower sodium content make this a perfect replacement for ordinary table salt.

Himalayan Pink Salt (Fine Grain)
100% natural, Ancient Ocean® Himalayan Pink Salt is one of the purest salts available on earth. Mined from deep in the Himalayan Mountains, this salt crystallized more than 200 million years ago and remains protected from modern-day pollution and impurities. It contains more than 84 trace minerals and none of the additives or aluminum compounds found in refined table salt. All of our Himalayan salt products are “Gourmet Food Grade” and the very highest quality Himalayan salt available.

Fine grain Himalayan Pink Salt presents many exciting culinary uses. Add it to your translucent salt shaker where dinner guests and family will appreciate its lovely pink hue. Rub into meats, or sprinkle over vegetables before roasting or grilling. There are so many ways this pristine, all-natural Himalayan salt will add depth and dimension to your meals while offering many benefits to the body.

Characteristics: All-natural red & white speckled crystals, high mineral content, dry, gourmet food grade, Optically Clean®

Gift Idea- Pour unrefined sea salt into a decorative glass jar, add beautiful ribbon and it’s the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys cooking! You can even add a card with the description above. Makes a perfect Hostess gift too!

Market News

Pasture Raised Turkeys – PRE-ORDER
Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm in Bowdon, GA will be providing the co-op PASTURE RAISED TURKEYS! These pasture raised birds that have are supplemented with 100% organic feed. NO hormones, steroids or antibiotics.
We’ll be taking pre-orders this weekend for whole breast and whole birds. You will be placing an order with a deposit and this is due at this Tuesday’s pick up.Whole Breasts and Whole Turkeys are available Whole Turkey *- Size will average about 15 pounds. *$50.00 deposit holds the bird and the balance will be billed at pick up.$8.70 per pound Please specify whether you want fresh or frozen in the Comments section of your order. Pick up is on 11/24 and I will send a reminder out since this is a pre-order.

Vendor of the Day
Next Tuesday (Nov 10th) Bob Bradbury from Bradbury Honey will be at the warehouse during pick up to meet you! He will have all his delicious raw honey varieties for sale. He’s looking forward to meeting you and answering any honey questions you may have! This is a great opportunity to meet who produces your honey!

My Daily Bread will not be the Market this week
My Daily Bread will be back for the 11/17 and 11/24 markets but not this week’s.

New Items on the Market
FRY FARM just added some more veggies to the market in addition to their other beautiful, fresh, and delicious vegetables and fresh herbs!

Vegetables – Cabbage ‘Copenhagen Market’
Vegetables – Broccoli ‘Waltham’
Vegetables – Beets ‘Early Wonder ’
Vegetables – Beets ’Touchstone Gold’
Vegetables – Beets ‘Blankoma’

Pesto – Arugula
Pesto – Sun Dried Tomato
Pesto – Lemon Artichoke
Vinegar – Green Apple & Honey Balsamic Vinegar
Vinegar – Raspberry Balsamic Vinegar

Volunteers Needed

Please consider volunteering. I can’t run the co-op without your help!

WE NEED 1 VOLUNTEER THIS TUESDAY FOR THE 5PM SHIFT!!

THANK YOU Marie, Diana, Pam, Chuck, Stephanie, and Vicki for helping out last Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!

The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up

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.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Upcoming Group Buys

Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Unrefined Sea Salt – 11/6 – 11/8
Wilderness Family Naturals – 11/20 – 11/22
VitalChoice – Seafood only 12/4 – 12/6

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!

Market News

Good Morning,

Don’t go out and buy canned PUMPKIN this year when you can get fresh pureed pumpkin right here on the market. This is Heirloom Organic Pumpkin, non-GMO that is roasted and pureed. Perfect for making breads, cookies, and pies. Also very good in small amounts for your dog’s digestive system. In a plastic one quart container. ON SALE THIS WEEK $1 off, $8 for 1 quart.

HOLIDAY TURKEY from Heritage Farm:
Pre-Order Thanksgiving Turkey Breast, $56.00, Approx 4.5 lbs. Pre-order today for Delivery on 11/19.
Sweet, moist and tender whole turkey breast from fresh harvest pasture raised turkeys. All Heritage Farm poultry is organically raised and has no hormones, antibiotics, soy, gmo’s or steroids. Bone in and skin on.

Pre-Order a whole Holiday Turkey, $50.00 deposit paid now will hold bird and the balance will be billed at delivery at $7.90 per pound. These birds will be approx. 15 lbs.
Will be available fresh for Thanksgiving and frozen for Christmas. These are pasture raised birds and are supplemented with 100% organic feed. No hormones, steroids or antibiotics.

The online ordering closes on Thursday at 8pm.

Your Account

FREE MEMBERSHIP You can now waive your membership fee of $25 just by signing up to volunteer one full Saturday morning, 8:30am-12:30pm. It’s fun and rewarding to experience “behind the scenes” of our locally grown market. Volunteers greet farmers and customers, organize food delivery and pick up, and check-out customer orders using a ipad. Check out this online sign up sheet to find an opening. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4baca92fa13-thecumming

UPDATE CONTACT With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and new routines, it’s easy to forget things like picking up your TCH order. Remember that we can’t keep your items past 12pm, and we’ll try contacting you any way we know how to make sure you get what you ordered. Now’s a great time to check the phone number on your account to make sure it’s a number I can reach you at 11:45am on a Saturday. I start calling everyone who hasn’t picked up yet then, and will keep trying to reach you until 12pm, when we have to pack it all up. I hate seeing people’s food go somewhere else, and having a good phone number on your account is the best way to keep that from happening.

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!