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Resolution of Delivery Fees for Homes & Co-ops

In case you missed this last week… At last we have completed an assessment of our delivery fees and come up with a flat rate plan we believe is equitable for our customers, sustainable for our business, and responsible to the environment. Effective this week—Within St. Petersburg—home deliveries cost $8. Delivery to veggie pickup spots (what we also have been calling co-ops) costs $4. Due to stretching resources and the expense of van rental, we suspended offers of home delivery one month ago and many new customers have responded by not ordering. What have we learned from this? That customers need some time to “fall in love” with us before considering picking up at a drop spot. Our response? We will work harder to expand volunteer delivery resources and, effective this week, we are re-instating the home delivery option for those who live within reasonable distance of our regular co-op drop spots. Ninety-eight percent of our customers qualify and we will personally contact those who are the rare exceptions. For those already in co-ops, it would be great if you can stay with it but do what you must. Your financial support is KEY for our operation and we will accommodate you as best we can. Haven’t considered picking up at a veggie drop spot? These pickup spots serve an important purpose, not only by saving dollars for everyone involved but in building neighborhood camaraderie. In addition, our dedicated volunteer delivery resources, although growing at a slow but nicely steady pace, are so precious to us and our veggie drop spots shorten the time that volunteers commit to helping with deliveries every week. This week’s message to share? St. Pete Locally Grown delivers to homes and veggie drop spots!

Grower News

• The Dancing Goat has extended the sale on selected raw dairy items this week!
• A reminder that Grower Bedrock Living has changed to selling products the 1st week of every month until this summer. LOOK FOR BEDROCK PRODUCTS NEXT MONDAY.
• Jennifer Gilman of The Herbal Cabinet will be back weekly starting next Monday also.
• St. Pete Fruit Stand stays active this week with lots of fresh stevia from Kathleen Maxwell. The quality herbs coming from Kathleen’s urban garden is amazing!

Message from Your Market Manager

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL?
Most of you already know that our Market specializes in providing freshly harvested vegetables to order. In addition to this major benefit, are you finding unique produce and products on our Market that you cannot find conveniently at a local retailer? To help our marketing efforts, will you tell us what vegetables and which products we sell that keep you coming back for more? Alternatively, what produce should we ask local urban farmers (aka “growers”) to grow in their summer gardens? We would love to provide enough volume to meet your needs all summer long. Please choose from this list of summertime crops and let us know what you just can’t live without! Special thanks to Grower Brenon Duff of Brenon’s Homegrown who compiled this list for the website of St. Petersburg’s local “Gaia’s Guardian” Book Study Group.

HOME DELIVERY NOW OFFERED
Please read the left sidebar of this newsletter. This is a service improvement for those who haven’t yet tried us out and aren’t sure they want to join a “co-op” veggie pickup spot. We want to deliver LOCALLY GROWN, CHEMICAL-FREE, FRESHLY HARVESTED VEGETABLES to your home with no obligation to purchase weekly, to meet a minimum order, or to join a co-op.

NEW VEGGIE DROP SPOTS in Greater Pinellas Point (GPP) have successfully launched
Please tell your friends and neighbors in GPP that St. Pete Locally Grown is now delivering LOCALLY GROWN, CHEMICAL-FREE, FRESHLY HARVESTED VEGETABLES to several locations in GPP on Fridays for just $4 per order. See a list of all veggie drop spots on our Q&A page.

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• THIS SATURDAY==>"Monthly Potluck Social", Apr. 26th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM. for active Market customers. By “WHOOZIN?” e-invite ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! BONUS: Learn about “Yoga for Gardeners” from Ruben Vasquez ERYT500, M.Ed.
• “St. Petersburg as a Small Town Farming Community” on May 3rd, 11:30AM. Cost $8/$6. Free to members of Sunken Gardens. Sunken Gardens, 1825 4th St N. Speaker: Tina Levy, Market Manager of St. Pete Locally Grown
• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on May. 10th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on May 17th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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