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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.

GROW YOUR OWN: Moringa

There is still time to get moringa trees in the ground as they thrive in the heat. They can be pretty invasive so do some research before you transplant them from a pot into your yard… Here is Nathan’s take on “Easy to Grow Plant for Hot Climates, Moringa Tree” filmed during one of his backyard gardening classes. Beware the moringa causes heartburn in some people both raw or cooked, so test it out first. BEFORE you decide to take the plunge, read this article “Moringa, More Than You Can Handle” from someone who found the Moringa hard to manage.

Summertime Volunteer & Training Opportunities

MARKET PRIORITIES Thanks to all who have responded to the call for picking up dairy in Oldsmar every other Thursday. We’ve got a plan in progress now and I’m following up with folks who volunteered to be backup in case the primary person is unable to make it. If you’re interested, please contact me.

NEXT PRIORITY – We need more delivery people trained and ready for the fall wave that will descend upon us sometime in October or November. We need to use the summer to train folks for this. We have three shifts to fill for Friday deliveries. Commitment is a 2.5-hour shift between 1130AM & 630PM. Delivery volunteers are asked to train to become a part of our Friday team and attend a 20-minute phone conference orientation at their convenience. Teams of two deliver via large air-conditioned cargo van throughout St. Petersburg, near Largo, and into Gulfport. Volunteers must be detail oriented, working with checkoff sheets and distributing invoices. Our delivery duos are forming bonds and meeting smiling and grateful customers excited about their vegetables.

Details of volunteer needs for the following folks are listed at the links below.
St. Pete Locally Grown Market is the hub for selling & delivering fine products of many of St. Petersburg’s urban entrepreneurs.
Pioneer Settlement Garden in St. Pete
The Dancing Goat in Oldsmar
Alexandra Lake Farm in Dade City

Message from Your Market Manager

CLEARANCE ITEMS
We are just bulging with new categories for our Market lately. Next up is “clearance” for discontinued goods. Either there isn’t enough demand or there isn’t enough supply. SAVE BIG as many of these items are pretty much going “at cost”. My new mantra is “live & learn”!

SPECIAL THANKS TO SUMMER GROWERS
Despite recent ongoing rains, Growers for SPLG continue to push forward the best they can to produce for our customers. We offer sincere thanks to all of them for supporting our Market and our Customers! Special mention of Nathan Levy for dropping his workshop prices to just $15 per class. Take advantage of this special summer pricing! Detailed flyer is linked on our Weblog page.

RECENT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
We really do appreciate hearing from you when things are good and when we need to improve. This time thanks go out to Katie and Jenifer!

• “We really enjoyed our first delivery!!!  Scallops were amazing and Don bounced out of this house this morning happy with his fresh apples – thank you for making it a great experience for your (our) customers!!!” – Grower/Customer Jennifer Slocum of Coeurisma
• “Just cooked up the burger I purchased a couple of months ago, it is outstanding, soooo good, reminds me of the real beef when we butchered our own steer at Jones packing in Chemung IL. so happy you do what you do. Thanks! Katie

VOTE FOR ST. PETE LOCALLY GROWN
August 6th is the date to begin voting on Creative Loafing’s website for Best of the Bay 2015 local businesses. Of course, we are hoping to have been nominated in several categories. The vote runs August 6 – September 8 and access to Best of the Bay voting will be made available at this link on August 6th. So please refer back to this email when you decide to vote! The Categories where you may find us are in the “Good & Services” and “People, Places and Politics” sections. Within Goods & Services, please vote for us as Best Farmer’s Market, Best Place to Shop Green, and Best Chemical-Free Food Co-op. Within People, Places and Politics, we hope you deem us the Best Place to Volunteer.

SUGGESTED CHANGES FOR YOUR MENU

• Never had grass fed lamb before? Now is your chance to try it at clearance pricing. We will not be repurchasing due to low demand. Lots of other clearance items, including salmon, available to enjoy before they are gone for good.
• I’m quite curious about several new herbs coming this week from The Faithful Farms. Check out Anise Hyssop which has a licorice flavor but comes from the mint family. Another herb, Salad Burnet has CUCUMBER-flavored leaves.
• Variety of Peppers this week to stirfry, eat raw, or “get hot” over! Just search for peppers to find hot ones and oh-so-sweet ones Here’s a recipe for the Shishito’s!

SPLG’S FRUIT BASKET
Early Gold Apples, Cantaloupe melons, Medjool dates, seedless Red grapes, luscious nectarines, and green papayas grown in St. Pete!

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.

YOUR COMMENTS REQUESTED
If you are happy with our produce, products and services, PLEASE leave us a brief review on Local Harvest, a national directory of farms, markets, CSAs and folks like us. Just click here to “Post a Review”?

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

• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on Aug. 8th, 8-10AM SUMMER PRICING JUST $15. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on Aug. 15th, 8-10AM SUMMER PRICING JUST $15 RSVP NOW
• “Monthly Potluck Social”, Aug. 22th, Nathan’s Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM for active Market customers, growers, and volunteers. BY Whoozin.com e-vite ONLY. SPEAKER PLANNING IN PROGRESS.