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YOU ARE AWESOME! - Sunday morning market reminder.

This email is a gentle reminder that ordering through Gwinnett Locally Grown will close tomorrow (Monday) 9.a.m.

The Market is open Thursday Noon-ish – Monday 9:00 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.

SUMMER CAMP REMINDER
Just a reminder that Summer Camp At The Farm is open for registration. The deadline for June’s camp is Friday! Register your 5-14 year olds here.

MARKET NEWS
I will be sending a market pick-up reminder through an auto-generated part of the Gwinnett Locally Grown website Tuesday afternoon. Please mention at market whether you receive it or not, I have done it a couple other times and never received a notice myself. The program said it had gone out, but if it doesn’t, I need to know in order to contact the tech guy. Thanks!!!!

We have duck and goose eggs available again as an add-on when you come Tuesday to pick up your order.

YOU ARE THE MOST AWESOME CUSTOMERS IN THE WORLD!!!
I am so grateful that you are all so understanding about delivery challenges! Since I became manager in October, we have all had to deal with ice and snowstorms and swarming termites (always on a Tuesday it seems!) deliveries that have gone awry, computer malfunctions, predators scaring chickens so badly they won’t produce eggs until they’ve settled back down, early reoccurring frosts that ruined produce plantings, frozen water pipes in barns that have to be fixed immediately, power outages ruining products right before delivery, etc. All of you without exception have been very understanding when I’ve had to zero items out from your order and for this I thank you!

Farmers usually work on tiny margins, usually can’t afford adequate staffing, and never, ever have enough hours in the day (just some of the reasons so few people want to farm.) One of the good things about farmers’ markets and CSAs is that customers are more in tune with what it takes to produce local food, and this includes getting back in touch with what grows in a particular season. Sometimes farmers can extend the seasons with greenhouses and floating row covers, but in the end, we are all at the mercy of the weather. In the winter, we never had enough eggs because chickens need a lot of sunlight and warmth to produce eggs, when the really hot weather hits, there may also be a dip in production. Sally, who has been providing us with duck and goose eggs lately, has mentioned this will be particularly hard on the geese. But hang in there, we will be having tomatoes soon…and I may have even found organic peaches!

Thank you for everything, you are awesome!

See you Tuesday!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

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Posted by: Debbie Moore at Sunday June 01, 2014 11:33 AM 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.