Newsletter for Friday May 30, 2014

Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market is now on its summer schedule, which means market is held every Friday from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the market's year-round location at Cheviot United Methodist Church 3820 Westwood Northern Blvd.  Where market will be held at the church will vary depending on the weather, which can change with little notice.  Look for us out front or follow the happy voices and you will find us inside.

THIS WEEK'S UPDATES

If you've been wishing that Green GRRRL Wisdom, aka Karen Blocher, Certified

Herbalist, would offer larger size soaps, your wish has come true.  Karen informed us that beginning this week she will have your favorite soaps in a larger size.  In addition, she will have the shampoo bar in the larger size.  This week Karen also unveils her newest soap, Lavender Alkanet.  If you are unfamiliar with Alkanet, Karen's explanation below will assure you that it's not some artificial chemical concoction; rather, it is a plant-based colorant. 

I was toying around with colorants, and started with a simple bar of Alkanet soap, along with a lavender version of that Alkanet soap. Alkanet is a root that infuses into oil and makes a bright, almost crimson red-colored oil. When it saponifies in soap, though, it turns shades of blue and purple during the curing process, finally settling into a light purple in these batches. 

We also received an update from Ame of Fox Run Farm and Learning Center.  They will have pork again this week.  Ame said they will also have a limited amount of greens, along with maybe chinese cabbage.  More produce will be forthcoming each week due to the hard work of Ame and her Interns. We're sending them a great big THANK YOU for their efforts in providing us with such nutritious foods so we can Eat Well.

For a full listing of our vendors, their products, and services including:

• Kids & Krafts (available starting at 4:45), where the kids can have loads of fun so you can leisurely shop the market
• Many food and non-food items
• and a list of vendors who accept credit cards

Check out our Vendors.

REMINDERS
While some of you are long-time readers of the newsletter, people who are new to the market are reading the newsletter for the first time; therefore, the Reminders section is included each week so new folks can see what's happening around the market and around town.

The Whys & Hows of Eating Local: A Series That Takes the Mystery Out of Eating Local

 Although this series has already begun, it's not too late to attend the remaining sessions.  Also, note that the series will repeat; therefore, you can pick up any session when they are offered the next time.


When: Tuesdays March 25, April 29, May 27, June 24 *

Time:    7:00-9:00 P.M.                                                                  

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Where: Cheviot United Methodist Church

3820 Westwood Northern Blvd. 45211

Cost: $10 (free) per session**, $30 (free) for series**

Student rate; $5 (free) per session**, $15 (free) for series**

Presented by Learning to Live Sustainably,

with support from Lettuce Eat Well Farmers’ Market

*We encourage participants to attend all four sessions; nevertheless, each session is stand alone and participants may pick and choose which sessions they wish to attend.  Sessions 1 & 2 cover the Whys.  Sessions 3 & 4 cover the Hows.  Series is scheduled to be repeated the last Tuesdays of July through October.

**The sessions are essentially free because each participant will receive 10, 30, 5, or 15 free Market Bucks, redeemable at any vendor booth at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers’ Market.

Thanks to the folks at Cheviot UMC for allowing the program to be held at their church.

To RSVP or for further information, call (513) 481-1914 or email   mary.learningtolivesustainably@gmail.com

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NEW AT THIS SUMMER'S MARKET 

PRE-ORDER AND SAVE $$$

Bread varieties sold by L2LS Click image to enlarge

Would you like to save $$$ on your food purchases while not compromising on quality?  We thought your answer would be yes, so we devised a way for you to accomplish this.  During the summer market season, a number of our vendors will be participating in Pre-order and Save $$$.  Following are examples of the promotions that two vendors will be offering:  Angelia’s Homemade Pies (& more) will be offering a 10% discount on all pre-ordered baked goods.  Learning to Live Sustainably (L2LS):  After customers have pre-ordered a total of 12 loaves of bread they will receive their 13^th loaf free.

Jenny of Angela's Homemade Pies

As if Saving $$$ isn't enough, Pre-ordering has additional bonuses for both customers and vendors.  When you pre-order your items you are ensured that your favorite foods will not be sold out before you arrive at market.  Additionally, pre-ordering cuts down on waste of perishable foods.  When you let your favorite vendors know in advance what items you want to purchase, the vendors can then produce/harvest the quantities needed to supply their customers.  Furthermore, our already-overly-busy vendors can use their time to make what their customers most want.  Stop by your favorite vendors' booths to inquire about how to Pre-order and Save $$$.  

As more vendors become involved in the Pre-order and Save $$$ promos we will highlight them in future newsletters. You can also see up-to-the-minute news on the market's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/lewfm.org 

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SPECIAL VOLUNTEER REQUEST:  If you have experience in developing software programs and/or web based online ordering systems we would love to hear from you ASAP.  To learn more, please email us Here.

WANTED:  VOLUNTEERS.  We're always looking for volunteers!  If you're available to lend a hand at the Market any time between 1:30pm and 7:30pm on Fridays, or during the week for more behind the scenes activities, check out the link below to contact us!

VENDORS:  We currently have openings for a meat vendor, produce vendors, and vendors offering value added items.  If you are interested or know someone who might be, you may email us through the link below. 

Vendors/Volunteers Click Here!


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We hope to see you real soon at Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market!