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GWINNETT LOCALLY GROWN IS OPEN FOR ORDERING!

The Market is open Thursday Noon – Monday 9:00 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday noon-ish. 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 – MORE NEW OR NEARLY NEW ITEMS!
Natural Elements Organic Soaps: FIRST TIME LISTING! Soaps are 100% natural, organic and have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties to speed up the healing processes. NEOS uses all kinds of super-healthy oils in the making of their soap (see product listings). Each product contains Omega 3,6,9, A, D, and K giving your body all the essentials it needs. The intensely moisturizing formula is what makes it so good at battling dry skin disorders such as Eczema, Psoriasis, infatigo, lesions, boils, acne, or shingles. Available in five varieties: Fresh & Local: Bath & Beauty: Soap.

Hand-Crafted Olive Oil Soap: Dawewood Farm: FarmHouse Hand-Crafted Olive Oil Soap is made from saponified olive oil, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, fragrance oil & spices, herbs or grains if indicated. Great for sensitive skin, moisturizing and has such a luxurious lather! Available in five fragrances. Fresh & Local: Bath & Beauty: Soap

Lucky Dog Healthy Dog Treats: Lucky Dog Treats are organic and healthy dog treats with ingredients that include our farm fresh eggs (organic/non-gmo/non-soy), pumpkin (loaded with fiber and betacarotene), parsley for breath (parsley is also high in vit C and A, aids arthritis, helps reduce some cancers, aids in asthma and is a good source of folic acid!), wheat germ (rich in fiber, vitamins B and E and one of the best sources of zinc!), Coconut oil (skin health, digestion, immune booster, metabolic health), flax seeds (rich in omega 3 fatty acids, they also help to pass toxins out of the body!)cinnamon (anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory), ginger (anti-inflammatory boosts blood circulation) The big plus is that dogs LOVE THEM! Lucky dogs indeed! Fresh & Local: Pet Food & Treats

Organic Fruit & Nut Granola: Tasty and VERY healthy granola mix! This is my own recipe with a combination of whole oats, slivered almonds, pecans, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, coconut oil, pure maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and local raw honey. Packaged in pint Mason jars for you to re-purpose. I have heard wild rumors that Ellen may be working on an additional flavor to offer! Fresh & Local: Baked Goods: Cereal & Granola.

MARKET UPDATES
Veggies: Currently we have peppers, okra, butternut squash and some cherry tomatoes (Sungold is my favorite snack this time of year!) The late summer heat is making it kind of difficult to project what will be sellable six days out as farmers typically add inventory on Wednesdays. I’ll share in Sunday’s blog if new things come up!

Flavored Butters & Cheeses – I texted a little with Russell last night while he was out in the field on his tractor. He’s trying to get the silage made for his cows (cutting the corn plants off and fermenting it for feed later in the season, with all of those healthy probiotics!!!) so he can get to his value-added products, so he can get them on market, so we can order them to enjoy. We made silage for our beef herd back in the day, and I imagine August in Georgia, using an open-air tractor is much worse than in September in Ohio with an air-conditioned cab. I don’t know how Russell stores his but ours was a concrete bunker requiring a bulldozer, topped with a huge tarp and tires to keep the tarp in place. Strenuous, sweaty work indeed!

Pork & Beef: Benji has seven cuts of his yummy pork listed this week and Fred has 17 cuts of his wonderful grass-fed, grass-finished beef! Brady has pork shares available. I’m still looking for a freezer ~ sigh ~

Chicken: Tracy has moved to delivering every six weeks or so and we are scheduled for a drop this Saturday! Please consider buying your own package (starts at $99) next go-around as we simply do not have storage space for six weeks for market :-(

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

My best to all -

Shop often and eat well!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. If you are interested in Goat’s Milk, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. We generally have some goat’s milk available during market hours, whether you have placed a market order or not. Please contact him first though to confirm. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

Posted by: Debbie Moore at Thursday August 07, 2014 12:00 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.