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    Market NOW Open - Feb. 10, 2014


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    Kale at The Faith House

    Kale posted to our Pinterest Project. Thank you, The Faith House!

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    FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.

    How This All Started

    Back in 2010, Nathan Levy set out to plant a garden that would succeed in Florida’s hot climate, year round! Having moved here from California where he was tremendously successful with growing his own food, he failed THREE times before he discovered the secret of growing year round in this climate. For those who like to sneak a peek at history, here is a look back at Nathan’s wonderful effort starting back in 2010 before the St. Pete Locally Grown was conceptually born in St. Petersburg.

    Message from Your Market Manager

    IF YOU HAVE NOT YET ORDERED FROM US
    Do you want to save $40 on a new membership with St. Pete Locally Grown? At the very least, read what you’re missing out on before you make a decision to pass it up. You have just 3 Fridays left to accept delivery at the old rate of $50 per year. Membership in St. Pete Locally Grown has intrinsic value beyond what is listed here but you won’t discover that unless you become a member or speak to those who are. The tangible list of membership benefits in this Market Community gives you and your household access to high quality, organically grown produce from local urban farmers with whom we have built trusting working relationships, one that does not require purchase or minimum orders, lets you mingle with local SME’s who are part of our business’ network, and attend monthly potluck socials where growers, volunteers and customers converge to build a small town farming community right here in St. Petersburg. Membership fees are being increased for the coming year by $40 effective March 1, 2014. This brings the total annual investment per household to $90—or $7.50 per month—which is still a very affordable proposition when compared to other local options. We could charge much more for membership but we choose to make this a very INCLUSIVE local movement. As usual, we will continue to offer installment payments for those who need them. With increasing expenses related to delivery and the support that takes, this change will help to sustain our Market and provide affordable, high quality goods from our Market to your door. This Market currently operates totally with volunteers. It is hoped that our volunteer team managers can start being compensated for their longterm dedication to our growing business. We need your financial support so the Market can continue to provide this much needed service and valuable products to the St. Petersburg Community. Please contact me with questions or comments.

    WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS!
    Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? . Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.

    ARE YOU GROWING ANY OF YOUR OWN FOOD?
    If so, please email me and I’ll send you an invite that will give you access to posting photos of your abundance on our Pinterest page. If not, then Follow us as we encourage local urban farmers to post their food garden photos to share with the entire St. Petersburg Community! Let’s document the power of growing food LOCALLY! Just follow this link to our Pinterest project. We are also documenting “The art of distributing food to the St. Petersburg Community”. Hope you will follow our progress! with that project as well.

    Grower News

    FIRST TIME ON OUR MARKET THIS WEEK!
    Special welcome to PARC in Bloom this week. PARC in Bloom is an inclusive and vocational horticulture program for the adults enrolled in Life Skills Development at PARC. Both Grower Ray Wunderlich and Volunteer Cristy Abbott have been instrumental in assisting in this garden’s creation in St. Petersburg.

    WELCOME BACK TO VELOURIA FARMS
    Chris Tisch has been the Grower Velouria Farms for our Market since January 2011! He continues to flow in and out of our Market through the different seasons and there is such beauty is having that flexibility for distributing the abundance of his garden. You too can have that arrangement with us… Just contact Market Manager to discuss how it works.

    Upcoming Events

    All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

    WORKSHOPS

    • REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on Feb. 15th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
    • “Monthly Potluck Social”, Feb. 22nd, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM. for active Market customers. BY EVITE ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores!

    Volunteer Opportunities

    We are currently organizing our volunteer needs by Grower and by Market. So when you are interested in learning how to garden and/or how to run an urban market, consider volunteering for the organizations below. Check back for more Growers to be listed.
    Nathan’s Natural Veggies
    Pioneer Settlement Garden
    St. Pete Locally Grown Market
    The Faith House

    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!