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Summer Market Schedule 2014

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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. 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.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us!

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our Market has high standards for what it sells. Despite that—as seasons transition—the challenges of evolving weather and pesky insects can take its toll on the crops. Market Growers are being very selective about what they are willing to present to you. No, it won’t always be picture perfect (which is part of its charm) and sometimes an insect is going to evade capture! But we won’t send you anything that we wouldn’t eat ourselves. If for any reason we have goofed and you are dissatisfied, please report it to me right away so we can rectify the situation. That’s how we get better and we all benefit from that. Your satisfaction is key to our success as a resource for St. Petersburgs’ lovers of chemical-free, organically & locally grown vegetables.

Message from Your Market Manager

HI FOLKS:
If you missed Sunday’s email about our summer hours which go into effect THIS WEEK then please read this webpost. We would like to hear from you about any concerns you have that will keep you from ordering every other week. We want to address each concern so that we may mutually support one another.

FEATURED FRUIT THIS WEEK ==>peaches and plums

UPDATE ON GROWERS
Keen Green has wonderful seedlings online this week. However, they have no micros this week as they had to “wipe the slate clean and start over”.
The Faith House is taking a break this summer and we expect them to be back in the fall.
We have a few local urban farmers “in the wings” just waiting for their produce to be ready.
Every summer is a new adventure for St. Pete Locally Grown!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Our volunteer opportunities remain the same this summer and we have lost a few valuable resources recently. We are recruiting new folks to serve the St. Petersburg Community from 2 to 4 hours “per Market week” on Wednesdays thru Fridays. We will train and we promise you will have fun! Please call or email me if you want to meet some fabulous, like-minded people!

NEW CO-OP St. Pete Locally Grown is now delivering to the Broadwater Neighborhood in the vicinity of 45th Ave. S. & 35th Way S. Delivery fee is $4. Just submit a comment with your order and we’ll send you the details for picking up there on Friday.

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

• TONIGHT (7/7/14) is the monthly meeting for Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition (SUAC) at Enoch Davis Center starting at 7PM. Don’t miss this one! One of our Market’s Growers for The Faith House, Bill Bilodeau, is the featured presenter. He IS a True Guru on many subjects and tonight’s subject is on pollinators. Here are all the details. Hope to see you there!
• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on July 12th, 8AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on July 19th, 8AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “Monthly Potluck Social”, July 26th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM for active Market customers, growers, and volunteers. BY Whoozin.com e-vite ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! Our Speaker is Dino Korovessis of Melina International Trading Company. Dino is descended from Kalamata, Greece, one of the most famous olive producing areas in the world and his family is part of a cooperative of small family farmers involving 160 groves in Kalamata. Dino is going to tell us more about the farm and its methods of growing, why we need to consume olive oil daily and how to select a quality oil. Dino’s final product is available through St. Pete Locally Grown’s online Market.
  

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