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MARKET IS OPEN FOR ORDERING NOW!

The Market is open Thursday Noon-ish – Monday 9 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled. Pick up your order Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. ONLY, at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

MARKET NEWS!
As I write this, Russell is planning to make Mozzarella and Bococinni tomorrow to replenish his inventory from last week’s accident, so it is listed on market as available this week. He does not have butter however, so for those of you who are “hoarding” it like I am, it’s time to dig into our personal stashes in our freezer!

I have had some inquiries about how to order milk. It is listed under Locally Grown ~~-> Dairy -~~> Raw Pet Milk. For those of you new to raw milk, it can only be sold in the state of Georgia as “For Pet Consumption Only.” This state required label has nothing to do with the quality.

FARMER PROFILE
I have asked our farmers to let me know when they are interviewed or profiled in a magazine, newspaper or on a website, or have a website of their own, so I can share the information with you and we can all learn more about the farmers we support. Lisa from Bo & Lisa’s Lil Patch sent me the link to information about her/their farm. You can read it here. Some of our farmers also have FaceBook pages, so as I collect the links, I will share them here.

Lisa’s page is doubly cool because it’s the Certified Naturally Grown website, which also gives us information about the CNG program. This is basically a grass-roots program that uses the same rules as the government-run Certified Organic program, but with much less paperwork to contend with. Paper trails for farmers (or for any self-employed person really) are one of the many things I refer to as a “time-sucker” – another thing (usually needed but not necessarily showing a black & white return for the time spent) that stretches the work-day far beyond daylight hours. I personally fully support the CNG program.

Have a wonderful week!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please contact grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to take phone calls on a working farm, especially one that also hosts tours and private events. Remember to follow us on Facebook and Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

Posted by: Debbie Moore at Thursday May 29, 2014 12:05 PM EDT

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.

A Few Quick but Important Reminders:

We pay for our farmers for your order when they deliver them to us. Due to the nature of our business, all orders are non-refundable. If you fail to pick up your order it will be given to someone in need.

All orders must be paid by credit card. Charges will be run through the Wednesday before your pickup.

Please be sure you will be able to pick up your items when you place an order. If you have an emergency and cannot come or send someone in your place, please cancel your order by Friday at 9:00 a.m.

For further information or if you have questions, please contact grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com.

This market is using the Locally Grown online farmers market system. More information about how your market or farm can also use this system can be found at locallygrown.net/faq. Legal information about using this website can be found at locallygrown.net/legal.