New Bread Prices

Hi everyone!

This is Lacey :D I'm sorry to do this but I have to raise prices a little bit. I just have to make it worth it for me to do this so I hope everyone is okay with the new prices! So here is a list (again) of everything that is available.

Bread ($1.50)
Cinnamon Burst
Cranberry Orange
Jack Spratts
Clinton's 100% Whole Wheat
100% Honey Whole Wheat High Fiber
Multigrain
Soft White
Soft Sprouted Wheat
Texas Toast
35% Whole Wheat
Soya
Sour Dough

Granola (3 lb. bags)
crunchy ($4.75)
almond ($5.00)
fruit and nut ($5.00)
vanilla maple ($5.00)
apple cinnamon ($5.00)
cranberry orange ($5.00)

I have a list of everyone that would like to participate and I contact them through email. If you would like to participate (you don't have to every time) please contact me through my email laceyduke at gmail.

Thanks!

Bread orders.

Lacey Duke has taken over the bread portion of co-op. Thanks Lacey! I'm sure most of us are super excited about bread being available again. She is ordering from Gregory's Wheat Shop in Bountiful. It's where we first started getting our bread from.

Here is a list of what they offer:

 

Bread ($1.40)

• Cinnamon Burst
• Cranberry Orange
• Jackspratts
• Clinton's 100% Whole Wheat
• 100% Honey Whole Wheat High Fiber
• Multigrain
• Soft White
• Soft Sprouted Wheat
• Texas Toast
• 35% Whole Wheat
• Soya
• Sour Dough

Granola (3 lb. bags)

• crunchy ($4.65)
• almond ($4.95)
• fruit and nut ($4.95)
• vanilla maple ($4.95)
• apple cinnamon ($4.95)
• cranberry orange ($4.95)

Make sure you get your bread orders in!!
Thanks,
Shantell

Feedback.

I'm hoping you are all well and happy with co-op. I have to admit myself that last week's basket was disappointing with the terribly rotten blueberries. When I ordered them he said that they should probably be eaten fast. I always know that some of them might look a little off. I did not expect all of them to look so terrible. The money that was charged to buy those has been refunded and will go toward next week's basket. Would you all still like to stay heavy on fruit? We have someone who is interested in taking over bread for our co-op and neighbors. She is in the thinking process of it now. It would be separate from the co-op, and you'd pick it up and pay her. The bread would go back to Gregory's.

Thanks,
Shantell

Today's produce.

Today's produce included: Bananas, apples, peaches, nectarines, blackberries, blueberries, oranges, peas, tomatoes, broccoli, red leaf lettuce, celery, strawberries. SIDENOTE: Blueberries are ready to go. There are some moldy ones in there, so wash them out really good and throw away the bad. We did get a credit back on them because they really weren't fantastic. ;o)

Shantell

Produce Ordered:

Produce ordered: Bananas, Granny apples, Strawberries, Raspberries, Oranges, Aprocots, Nectarines, Peaches, Plums, Watermelon, Kiwi, Roma Tomatoes, Romaine Lettuce, Red Pepper, Gold Pepper. HEAVY ON FRUIT AS REQUESTED. ;O)

I received emails of people requesting heavy fruit. So, I hope this is a good basket for everyone. Let me know what you think.


Shantell

Cantalope update.

You  may have noticed that there was no cantalope. They were all rotten. ;o) Mitch, our delivery man, noticed they were bad so he just brought them back.We will have a $30 credit on our next co-op!!! YAY!

Shantell

Produce Ordered.

Vegetables have gone up in price. I was hoping to get some Avocado this time around since they are about $1.99 per avocado at the store, but they are still a bit pricey through Quality Produce as well. I know people either like mushrooms or hate them. I bought them because of price. If you hate them please feel free to trade with those around you or in the extra's box. I did my best with ordering. I haven't put the voting up and I'm sorry. This co-op has been a little stressful and now it is calm and regular that I forget to do the basics of it by putting the voting up.

Anyway,
Produce ordered: Strawberries, Bananas, Fugi Apples, Kiwi, Oranges, Cantelope, Pears, Grapefruit, Roma Tomatoes, Spinach, Potatoes, Mini Carrots, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Cucumber, Red Leaf Lettuce.

Shantell

Produce is ordered.

Produce is ordered: 16 ITEMS!!!! Strawberries, bananas, granny apples, oranges, mangos, kiwi, pears, roma tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, italian squash, yellow squash, mushrooms, red leaf lettuce, onions!

Details:
Only one mango per basket. Prices were fantastic on the items I got. I chose red leaf over other lettuce because it was cheaper. Onions are always cheap: $11.00 for 50 lbs.

We will see you tomorrow. When you get your text please come and help sort and clean up as it's getting slim with help lately. Also, when the weather decides to start warming up we will need to reorganize the way pick-up is handled. You will need to arrange someone to pick up your basket as soon as it's sorted. Food that is left will begin to rot and wilt from the heat.

Thanks,
Shantell

Voting.

Voting was not placed on the blog. Please comment or email me your requests.

Shantell

Produce is ordered.

I'm such a person of habit, so ordering new items is sometimes difficult. As requested I only ordered one box of apples instead of 2. They didn't have any strawberries. :(
Red Bell and Gold Bell were much more expensive, so I just got the Green Bell Peppers. This is an interesting basket...

Apples, Bananas, Pears, Cantalope, Tomatoes, Red Leaf, Carrots, Red Potatoes, Bell Pepper, Mushrooms, Garlic, Sugar Peas, Asparagus, Spinach.

One day to vote!!

You have one day to vote, so make sure you do so!
Last week Breanna was able to get strawberries for .69/lbs. WOW!!! If we get get them for that price then I will probably order everyone 2 lbs. and then extra for those who would like to buy extra to make jam or just to snack on during the week. If I do buy extra it will be first come first serve. I won't hold on to any unless you put a special order in with me before I order at 8:00 tomorrow morning. ;o)

Voting is such a great thing to have, but pricing changes from day to day and that is what persuades my ordering in the end. I try really hard to get the things voted for. Please keep voting so I can know what is desired. ;o)

Thanks,
Shantell

Produce Ordered.

Blackberries, Strawberries, Oranges, Bananas, Kiwi, Apples, Onions, Celery, Carrots, Cucumber, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Lettuce, Mushrooms.

Tomatoes are still double the price, so I won't order them through the co-op until they go down. See you tomorrow.

Produce is ordered!

FIRST, I want to say I'm so sorry for not having the voting up this time around. Life has been really busy and co-op was the last on my priority list. I will do so much better next time! I tried to order more basic items this time around. I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.  We will be getting more than 3 bananas this time, and more oranges. Oranges are so cheap right now. They are $13.00 for a box! That's GREAT! Mangos were probably the most expensive per fruit item that we purchased. $6.50 for 6. I know it's a bit much. When I ordered I was thinking they were $6.50 for 12.

FYI. If any of you want to make a special order of a box of anything you can. Just let me know what the max of something you are willing to pay for and I'll wait until it hits that price or below, and when it does I will order it for you.

Produce ordered:  Red Leaf Lettuce, Oranges, Gala Apples, Bananas, Nectarines, Mangos, Pears, Green Beans, Celery, 5 lb. Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Broccoli.

BREAD ORDERED: If anyone ordered Dunford Honey Whole Wheat Bread you will not get it. They no longer make this bread. You will get the original wheat bread that Dunford makes that is super delicious (seriously)! Monica, I think this is the bread you wanted to order in the first place. ;o)

See you tomorrow!
Shantell

PIES

So, Catherine from the Woods Cross co-op has been working out the details about pies. Since all of the co-ops who will be ordering pies will be ordering the same time I need to see who is all interested in ordering pies so we can determine which week to order them. If we have more interest in our week of co-op then we will order them our week. If there is more interest in the other co-op's on the odd Wednesday of us, then we will order them that week. I need to know who is interested. Leave a comment or email me so I know. Thanks!

DETAILS:

• All pies are $2.75
• Pies come frozen. (If you buy pies then you've seen these pies)
• I can't say where we are getting the pies from because we are getting them at a lower price than grocery stores.
• Depending on what week we order them we will know if we get Cream Pies, or Fruit Pies. It will be different from week to week. It all depends on what the bakery is making that day/week.
• ANYONE can order pies. You do not have to be in the co-op.
• Fruit Pies include: Cherry, Apple, Pineapple upside down, Dazzleberry, Blueberry, Strawberry - Rhubarb, Peach
• Cream Pies include: Chocolate, Coconut, Lemon, Banana, Key Lime
• Meringues include: Lemon, Coconut, Key Lime, Chocolate.
• Specialty Hand Woven Lattice include: Apple Double Berry, Apple Cranberry, Apple Cranberry Pecan, Apple Caramel Nut, Cherry Pecan, Cherry Cranberry, Peach Blueberry, Peach Raspberry and Peach Praline.
• Seasonal Varieties include: Pumpkin, Pecan, Sweet Potato

Thanks,
Shantell

Produce is ordered.

Produce is ordered: Bananas, Galas, Pineapple, Strawberries, Pears, Grapes, Fat Oranges, Asparagus, Spinach, Celery, Mushrooms, Yellow Squash.

I tried to stay as true to the voting as possible. Prices are slowly starting to lower back to what they were when we started co-op. I know it doesn't look like a lot of produce as compared to what we first got when we started this up, but the traditional Cauliflower (1 box = $13.50) and broccoli (1 box = $13.50) that we'd always get were always such great prices. Spinach, pears, and asparagus are a little pricey. Pears = $30.50, Asparagus = $41.00, Spinach = $22.50. When we'd order green leaf or red leaf lettuce the price is about $12.50. So you can see why I'd always order items that were lower. I haven't got much feedback as to what you all prefer, so I will stick to the voting as closely as possible. If you aren't happy with your baskets then please remember to vote for next time!

Shantell

VOTING

Voting is up! I put the order in Tuesday morning, so make sure you take the time to vote!

Shantell

Prices for donuts & more information.

Don't forget to get your bread orders in to Rebecca by TONIGHT! ALSO, a local bakery (I can't say who, because they will be selling us their items cheaper than they sell them to the grocery stores) have agreed to sell us their pies for $2.75 each! Don't you love co-op? Details of that are in the making.

Hi Shantell,
   These are pricing for Donuts and Muffins with delivery. http://dunfordbakers.com/products.html

 6-Pak   13oz assorted or chocolate donuts      $2.60
 6-Pak   20oz assorted or chocolate donuts      $3.60
12-Pak  muffins                                              $9.20
 8-Pak  Pumkin- Chocolate chip cookies          $2.60

I know you are all wondering the difference between the 13 oz and 20 oz, right? Me too. I'm meeting with Rob later tonight to find the answer! Go ahead and order donuts this time to try them out. They are DELISH!

We might have to only order donuts, pies, and other yummy's once a month to keep it simple for these companies who are doing us this service. We are just a blade of grass in their lawn of buyers. Bread will be ordered as normal.

THANKS,
SHANTELL

AWESOME RECIPE FROM NATALIE WARNER!

This recipe is SO GOOD!!!  Natalie Warner made this for me and it is sooooo good! I just use regular oil. and turkey sausage. The Kale is DELICIOUS in this recipe.

Anyone have any really great ideas for the artichoke? It is a little frost bitten, okay a lot! I called this morning and complained and he said that it actually adds flavor. I need your feedback because if it is NO good then he will give us a refund and we can add it to the next order. Thanks!

Breakfast for Champions 

Karen Falbo, CN 

2 Tablespoons coconut oil or ghee (clarified butter) 

2 medium-size red skin potatoes, peeled and chopped 

¼ cup chopped onion 

¼-1/2 cup chopped red or green bell pepper 

1 teaspoon brown or yellow mustard seeds 

2-4 links organic turkey or chicken sausage, cut into round slices 

4 large leaves of Kale, or chard (red or green), washed, de-stemmed, and chopped 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

½ teaspoon ground cumin 

Sea salt to taste 

Over medium/low heat, melt oil in large skillet; add the potatoes, let sit without stirring for 

approximately 8 minutes. Stir in sausage slices, chopped onion and pepper, and mustard seed, let 

sit for 5-8 minutes before stirring.  Turn heat to low, stir in minced garlic, greens, and additional 

seasonings. Stir every 5 minutes until done (10-15 more minutes). This is a great recipe to double 

and make in advance; it is quick and easy to warm up. It can also be enhanced by serving with 

eggs; top with an over-medium egg and/or melted cheese along with fresh sliced tomatoes.   

 

Produce Ordered.

We ordered quite the variety this round. Sweet Potatoes were voted for on the poll, but the price is still quite high. There is an AWESOME breakfast recipe that Natalie Warner has made for me with baby reds and Kale. I will put that recipe up. Although Gala's were voted for, the Fugi's were $6.00 cheaper for the same amount. Grapes would have cost $51.00. That's a little pricey for a co-op. ;o) Cabbage was a great price, and for those who think it's an Irish meal can cook it on St. Patty's day. ;o)
Please give me feedback when you get your baskets on what you would like ordered. Do you like variety and trying new things every now and then, or do you like to stay safe? This is your food, so I want to order what you want. It makes me nervous trying to please a whole group. Thanks! Shantell

Bananas, Fugi, Plums, Pineapple, Strawberries, Kale, Red Potatoes, Artichoke, Green Leaf Lettuce, Green Cabbage, Asparagus.

Hurry and Vote!

Voting is now up! It's up a little later than usual, sorry. We'll see you Wednesday.
Shantell