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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 - April 8, 2015
MARKET NEWS
Please Note – This week only – There will be no Vickery Pick Up Available
The delivery option is still available to the Vickery/Polo areas ($10 delivery fee applies)
Southern Essentials will be our vendor of the day this Saturday…
Stop by and meet Erin and Mark Fantom, owners of Southern Essentials. They have been making their natural products for over 25 years. All of their products are 100% vegetable based with no animal products, dyes or fillers and are paraben free. They use only natural ingredients including oils like cocoa butter. shea butter, sweet almond, coconut, palm and palm kernel oils (oils that are only purchased from responsible sustainable farmed sources.
Southern Essentials offers pure therapeutic grade essential oils and supplies, aromatherapy based skin care, handcrafted soap and more. A new product they are introducing at our market is an all natural deodorant, works great with no toxic chemicals!
On Sale This Week for Southern Essentials:
NEW Lemongrass/Tea Tree Deodorant – Sale price $7 (reg. $7.95)
NEW Anti Bacterial Blend Deodorant – Sale price $7 (reg. $7.95)
Large bars of soap – On sale for $5 (reg $6)
Choose from a variety of soap scents like Cedarwood and Rosemary, Honey and Oatmeal and Lavendar…plus many more.
Check out their many products on our website under the following tabs: “Bath & Beauty” and “Essential Oils”.
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 – NO VICKERY PICK UP THIS WEEK 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 – Ordered last Friday, we should have the shipment in for pick up this Saturday.
Market Classes and Events
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
Forsyth County Master Gardeners 18th Annual Plant and Garden Event
April 10 & 11th (Friday 8-5pm, Saturday 8-4pm)in the Cumming Fairgrounds Barn
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!