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The Online Market is open for ordering from 8 AM Wednesday till 8 PM on Thursday.
Spring time is upon us again. The planting of vegetables and flowers is in full spead as we work to provide an aboundance of fresh new products. Please feel free to make your selections from the great products available this week.
Remember the New Customer Referral Program
From March 20 through June 30
How it Works
1. Tell a friend about the CUMMING HARVEST farmers market.
2. Have them register at cumming.locallygrown.net. (the market managers will contact all new customers to ask who referred them)
3. After their third purchase (3 different weeks), your credit will be applied to your account.
Thank you for sharing your love of healthy food and for helping to support our local growers!
Stephen Daniels
770-905-9155
Newsletter - March 25, 2015
WHY BUY LOCAL?
Our farmers are dedicated to stewardship and committed to quality. And while they love what they do, many aren’t doing it for entertainment. They need to make a living. Consumers that value fresh food and a working landscape support local farmers by buying their products. Here are some reasons why:
LOCALLY GROWN food tastes better and is better for you. The crops are picked at their peak, the shorter the time between the farm and your table, the less likely it is that nutrients will be lost. Food imported from far away is older and has traveled on trucks or planes, and sat in warehouses before it gets to you.
Local food preserves genetic diversity. Smaller local farms often grow many different varieties of crops to provide a long harvest season, an array of colors, and the best flavors.
Local farmers aren’t anonymous and they take their responsibility to the consumer seriously.
Local food supports local families. The wholesale prices that farmers get for their products are low, often near the cost of production. Local farmers who sell direct to consumers cut out the middleman and get full retail price for their food – which helps farm families stay on the land.
Local food builds community. When you buy direct from a farmer, you’re engaging in a time-honored connection between eater and grower. Knowing farmers gives you insight into the seasons, the land, and your food. In many cases, it gives you access to a place where your children and grandchildren can go to learn about nature and agriculture.
Local food preserves open space. When farmers get paid more for their products by marketing locally, they’re less likely to sell farmland for development.
Local food benefits the environment and wildlife. Well-managed farms provide ecosystem services: they conserve fertile soil, protect water sources, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. The farm environment is a patchwork of fields, meadows, woods, ponds and buildings that provide habitat for wildlife in our communities.
Local food is an investment in the future. By supporting local farmers today, you are helping to ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow. That is a matter of importance for food security, especially in light of an uncertain energy future and our current reliance on fossil fuels to produce, package, distribute and store food.
One of our local farmers at the Cumming Harvest is HEIRLOOM GARDENS…
Heirloom gardens is CNG (certified naturally grown) and owner Paula Guilbeau personally ensures all her produce is of the highest quality. Check out her wonderful produce available under the “vegetables” tab on the market website.
Heirloom Gardens is located in the beautiful historic town of Dahlonega, known as the “heart” of the North Georgia Mountains. “It’s important to know what you’re eating. And it’s even more important to know what you aren’t eating. We produce naturally grown food year round using unheated hoop houses without the use of any synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Our offerings include a large variety of heirloom tomatoes and vegetables, salad greens and premium cut flowers.”
You can find more information about this locally grown farmer here
VENDOR OF THE WEEK
My Daily Bread will be the vendor of the week and they have the following specials:
Jams and Jellies will be $1.00 off this week.
Cinnamon Rolls will be $1.00 off as well.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buy
Green Pastures – Place your order online for Cod liver oil and coconut oil. Payment is due the week you order. An order will be placed once the 12 item minimum is reached.
Raw Cheese – Place your order online for raw Amish cheese from Meadow Valley Farm in Indiana. Orders are to be pre-paid and cheese will be available for pick up the following week.
Butter – Butter is available NOW, you may send me an email to add it to your order or just pick some up on Saturday.
Market Classes
Homemade Baby Formula
APRIL 11 – 9-10am – The Cumming Harvest
We all know breast is best but sometimes breastfeeding is just not possible. Fortunately, there is another option besides commercial baby formula. The Weston A. Price Foundation has created a nutritionally balanced recipe for homemade baby formula using real food. We will discuss sources for the ingredients and demonstrate how to make it.
Here is a link with more information about the recipe: Weston Price Baby Formula Recipe
Please sign up for this class here. Baby Formula Class
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!