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Local Roots Food Co-op News
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July 14,2010
Reduced Registration for Local Roots and Lulus Local Food Meet and Greet!If you have not joined Local Roots yet, now is the time! Registration rates are being reduced, just in time for the peak summer harvest! Beginning July 15, registration for the Center for Rural Culture's Local Roots Food Co-op will be reduced from $65 to $35 for the remainder of the season. The Local Roots Food Co-op works on a weekly buying cycle. Pick up is on Thursday afternoons at your preferred location, with two pick-up sites, one in Eastern Goochland at St. Mary's Episcopal Church and one in Ashland. Please click here for more information.
Lulus Local Food invites current and prospective co-op members to a Meet and Greet with our Producers! So if you have yet to join, this is a great time to learn more!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
12291 River Road, Richmond, VA
6:00 pm Meet and Greet
7:00 pm Screening of FRESH, The Movie in the Parish Hall
For more information and to RSVP: http://lulusmeetandgreet.eventbrite.com
Or call 804-955-7986 (Please RSVP so we will have an accurate count - thanks!)
Local Roots Food Co-op and Fall Line Farm producers will be on hand to meet you. Come and meet the producers who provide you with fresh food and locally produced goods year round!
July 02,2010
ZOOKIES (Zaydie's Granola Cookies) RecipeZOOKIES (Zaydie's Granola Cookies)
2 sticks butter, melted
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt (optional)
3 ½ cups Zaydie’s Walnut Cranberry Granola
¾ cup chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. Stir in Zaydie’s Walnut Cranberry Granola. Stir in chocolate chips. Mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto nonstick cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Cool on wire rack. Enjoy!
www.zaydiesgranola.com
June 18,2010
Cheesecake RecipeCheck out this cheesecake recipe inspired by Night Sky Farm's cream cheese!
http://richmondfoodcollective.blogspot.com/2010/06/recipe-cheesecake.html
Richmond Food Collective is a blog started by three Richmonders who are all about eating local, organic, whole and sustainable in the Greater Richmond community.
June 04,2010
Beet Kvass RecipeHere is a Beet Kvass Recipe from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (shared by Sherri Cantrell of Trail's End Farm). Enjoy!
3 med or 2 lg beets, peel, chop coarse
1/4 cup whey
1 T sea salt
filtered water
One 4 oz glass, morning and night, is an excellent blood tonic, promotes regularity, aids digestion, alkalizes the blood, cleanses the liver and is a good treatment for kidney stones and other ailments. It may also be used in place of vinegar in salad dressings and as an addition to soups.
Place beets, whey and salt in a 2 qt glass container. Add filtered water to fill the container. Stir well and cover securely. Keep at room temp for 2 days before transferring to refrigerator.
When most of liquid has been drunk, you may fill up the container w/ water and keep at room temp another 2 days. The resulting brew will be slightly less strong than the first. After the second brew, discard the beets and start again. You may reserve some of the liquid and use this as your inoculant instead of the whey.
DO NOT use grated beets. It will exude too much juice and too rapid fermentation that favors the production of alcohol rather than lactic acid.
WHEY - I use yoghurt whey. Line a large strainer set over a bowl w/ clean dish towel. Pour in the yoghurt, cover and let stand at room temp several hours. The whey will run into the bowl and milk solids (cream cheese) stay in the strainer. Store whey in mason jar in refrigerator up to 6 months.
May 19,2010
Spreading the WordOne of the best ways for us to keep growing as a co-op is to spread the word to our communities. If you would like the Center for Rural Culture to put on a program for your business or an organization you are involved in, please let us know. Please contact Beth Hopkins, Program Coordinator, at programs@centerforruralculture.org or 804-955-7986.
April 16,2010
Exciting Changes for the Summer Season!The Goochland Farmers Market Winter Season Co-op will have a new name beginning May 1. We will soon be known as Local Roots Food Co-op sponsored by the Center for Rural Culture.
Our schedule will change as well. Local Roots will work on a weekly buying cycle with orders opening Friday evening and closing Monday evening. Pick up will be on Thursday afternoons at your preferred location, with two pick-up site, one in Eastern Goochland at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and one in Ashland. The Goochland Family Services site will not be open from May to October since the Goochland Farmers Market is held in that area on Saturdays. Those of you who cannot make it to market on Saturdays are welcome to join the St. Mary’s pick up.
We are excited to announce the opening of our first Summer Season, which runs May 1 through October 31, 2010. Registration is now open to new members online and is $65 for the six month season. Center for Rural Culture members joining for the first time will receive a $10 credit on their first order upon verification of current membership status. The fee for renewing members is only $35. The seasonal fees cover logistics, basic administration and marketing expenses as well as the maintenance of our website.
Our program will still work on a weekly cycle. The orders will open Friday at 6:00 pm and close Monday at 6:00 pm. Pick up at preferred locations is always on Thursday between 3:00 and 6:00 pm, rather than 3:30 to 6:30 pm.
April 14,2010
Summer Season Information Coming Soon...Check back with us soon for some important updates about our first Summer Season!
January 06,2010
Happy New Year!If you have made any New Year's resolutions to lose weight, you will find plenty of healthy local foods to help you meet your goal. Here is a neat article about one woman's quest to eat local for a month. Though it wasn't her goal, she even lost a couple of pounds in the process. Makes sense!
http://www.wholeliving.com/article/eco-challenge-eating-local?page=1
December 16,2009
Stock up for the holidays!There are so many delicious things to choose from this week! We will be open for pick up on 12/22, so please get everything you need for your holiday meals. We will be closed on 12/29/09, but will re-open on 1/5/10! 2010, can you believe that? Thank you all for supporting us in our first weeks. We wish you a wonderful holiday season!
December 02,2009
We're back!!!I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Time to stock up on some nice hearty foods to make soup since it is perfect soup weather. Or perhaps some salad mix if you need something lighter after all of that rich Turkey Day food! Whatever you choose, we hope you and yours enjoy it!
November 23,2009
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!Thanks to all of those who helped to donate a turkey from Simply Abundant Farm through our Pounds of Plenty program. And an important note about Thanksgiving, the co-op will be open for pick up the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but will be closed Tuesday, December 1 to give our farmers and business owners Thanksgiving weekend off. Buying pages will re-open December 2 and our next pick up will be Tuesday, December 8. Thank you all for supporting local food, enjoy!
November 18,2009
Help Donate a Turkey with "Pounds of Plenty"You will see an option this week to purchase a product for “Pounds of Plenty.” Each week Goochland Farmers Market will designate a surplus product from a local farm for our "Pounds of Plenty" program. This product will be listed at the bottom of your order form and if you wish to participate you can simply add a pound or more of this product to your shopping cart. The total donation of product on your behalf to Goochland Family Services. We see this as another way our customers can take an active role in not only supporting local farms, but also in sharing the wealth of the nutritious food made available to us in the Goochland area. What better time to start than Thanksgiving? This week you can choose to donate a pound or more of Thanksgiving turkey from Simply Abundant Farm to Goochland Family Services. A whole turkey generally weighs 12 pounds, so we hope to at least donate one turkey and maybe two!
November 04,2009
Buying Pages Open Wednesday, November 4 at 6:00 pmWelcome to all of our customers! We are so glad to have you be a part of our first Winter Season Co-op. You will find some wonderful vendors to choose from. We are looking forward to working with you all!
September 30,2009
Goochland Farmers Market is Online!The mission of the Goochland Farmers Market is to inspire our community to live in a way that nurtures our farmers, enhances our environment, supports creativity and educates consumers. By providing a sustainable marketplace, we stimulate the economy and raise awareness of the need to strengthen the connections between our land, our health and our future.
The Goochland Farmers Market is one of Central Virginia's largest and most authentic farmers markets, featuring high quality farm and artisan products which are sustainably produced. Meet local farmers and artisans and learn about the value of rural character. Pastured poultry, beef, bison, pork, fruits, vegetables, honey, herbs, cut flowers, baked goods, eggs, goat cheese, perennial and annual plants, hanging baskets, hand-made clothing and fine arts and crafts are available. Activities include musical entertainment, children's activities, educational exhibits, chef demos and farm animals.
Not only is the Goochland Farmers Market well known throughout Virginia, we have also been recognized nationally. We were voted 19th in the medium category of the American Farmland Trust's America's Favorite Farmers Market Contest and 31st in Care2 and LocalHarvest's Love Your Farmers Market Contest. Thanks to everyone for supporting the Goochland Farmers Market!
The Goochland Farmers Market runs every Saturday, 8:00am-12:00noon from May through October and is located at 2955 River Road West in Goochland, Virginia. For more information, visit www.goochlandmarket.com.
For more information about the Center for Rural Culture, visit www.centerforruralculture.org.
Looking for fun things to do, places to go or places to eat? Find everything you need on www.discovergoochland.com.
Thank you for supporting the Center for Rural Culture. Please visit us again!
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