Old99Farm Market:  New NAFTA: Don't sign it Justin!

Today the National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland urging them not to sign the new NAFTA agreement in its present form.

See why on the NFU website

“It has recently come to light that the published text – which is available only on the US Trade Representatives website and in English — contains clauses regarding dairy tariff-setting authority that differ from what Canadian negotiators agreed upon,” noted Katie Ward, NFU President. “The fact that the negotiated final text either does not exist or has not been made public is reason enough to cancel the planned signing ceremony.”

“The new NAFTA, or United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) would severely damage our supply management system, which is the envy of struggling dairy farmers in the United States and around the world,” noted Cam Goff, NFU 1st Vice President (Policy). “The agreement would also compromise the quality control system that is the foundation of the Canada’s international reputation for premium quality grain exports, and it would allow undue corporate influence over our seed registration system. With the USMCA’s ongoing renegotiation process starting in year six, we may well see an acceleration of the destruction of our supply management, grain grading and seed registration system.”

The USMCA grain section requires Canada to give imported US wheat the same grade as our own, and would prevent Canada from identifying country of origin for US wheat on our grade certificates. To implement these measures, we would have to amend the Canada Grain Act, but The Canada Grain Act requirements are the foundation of Canada’s reputation for quality assured grain.

Here are email addresses for PM Trudeau justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca and Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Trade Minister Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca
Please take a minute and send them your concern.

Healthy eating (while we still can control what we eat)
Ian

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  It's Ordering Time - Group Buy this weekend

Happy Friday! It’s time to order for this week’s market! Order before 6pm on Sunday.

Click link to order: suwanee.locallygrown.net

Group Buy Collagen/Gelatin on the market this week.

ORDER CONFIRMATION:
If you don’t get an email right after you order then your order is NOT complete. Log back in and your order will still be there waiting for you to check out.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on ***WEDNESDAY*** at 1300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 1104, Suwanee at Cultured Traditions from 1 pm to 6:30 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, Zelle, PayPal, and credit cards online. Credit cards can not be swiped at pick up location b/c there is no Wi-Fi.

To pay by credit card on file click “Pay Now” button at the bottom of the check out page. I don’t run credit cards until after pick up on Wednesdays.

If paying by DWOLLA or PayPal, please pay by Wednesday! I pay our vendors on your behalf before you pick up so I need all payments initiated by Wednesdays.

Champaign, OH:  Hello, I Love You!!

Hello, I love you
Won’t you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you
Let me jump in your game
Hello, I love you
Won’t you tell me your name?
(Hello, I Love You-The Doors)

Welcome back, yes, we do love you, and we hope that you love us, just as much!

We are climbing out of that limbo stage, leaving Thanksgivng behind, and not yet too into Christmas, yet…so, why not get back to the norm, and get your orders in for a week of local love, and local goodness!!

Let us make your week, your month, an easy one while you gear up for the busiest time of the year!

Hello, we love you…let us jump in your game…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Market Closes Soon

Just a friendly reminder that the market orders are due today by 8 pm.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
See you on Saturday!

Click Here To Order

Miami County Locally Grown:  Bring on the Heatwave :-)

And 6635 StudeBaker will return as well, before we go on our two week Christmas Break at the end of the month – December 18th is our last Pick-up of the year! Wow!

Time truly does fly by when you’re having this much fun ;-)

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of Nov 25 2018

This week we have:
- lots of eggs,$5/doz. lg
- kale, collards, carrots, cabbage
- beef: ground, stew and roasts
- pork: butchered this week, all cuts ex smoked items
- chicken: roasting and stewing hens
- parsley, arugula
- potatoes, onions, garlic
- celeriac
- stone ground flour: wheat
- lard, rendered or minced
- apple cider pressed here, frozen

I am now prepared to present talks on the climate emergency. I have done several, including for Mohawk College, so if you want this to happen in your community, church, or your own kitchen with neighbours, please give me a call. Can be from one to 3 hrs.
No charge.

Healthy eating
Ian and Cami

Independence,VA:  Market is OPEN for Dec. 5th pickup!

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Good evening,

The Market is open and ready for your orders. Be sure to check back later in the week for new product listings.

To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

We hope you’ll be able to join us for our last Holiday Market of the season in Town Park this Saturday, Dec. 1st, from 11 am – 3 pm. If you pre-ordered a pesticide-free tree and/or wreath and didn’t pick it up last week, please plan to pick it up on Saturday. The forecast doesn’t look great, but brave the rain and do some Holiday shopping if you can! I was super impressed with the variety last week and I’m sure you will be too! Bring a crock pot of (preferably warm) chili to the Market by 10:45 am if you’d like to enter our chili competition. It’s free to enter. This is a people’s choice contest, so we need you to purchase a $5 ticket to taste all of the entries-usually around 10- and vote for the winners. Thanks to Skyline Bank for their continuing support and Ward Manor for sponsoring the day and all the prizes! $100 for 1st, $30 for 2nd and $20 for 3rd place. You can also enjoy a regular Farmers Market with kid’s activities (stay tuned for updates, the Kid’s Corner will be open if the forecast clears up). Be sure to stay for the Christmas parade-yes we’ll be in it! and all the fun Town activities with Santa and more.

Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby

Foothills Market:  Market Reminder

You can still shop Foothills Market until 5:00 today. Some of our vendors may have updated their listings since Sunday, so you might want to double-check to see if anything’s been added that you might want!

Champaign, OH:  It's Wednesday!!

Do you know where your market orders are?

It’s early, it’s another day of cold, and we know that we are all coming off of the food haze of Thanksgiving, the crazy Black Friday shopping, the Shop Small Saturday frenzy, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday…plus, we have been battling cold, wind, rain, ice, snow…we’ve been doing it all, out there!

How about if we make this last hour in the market…What About Wednesday?

No big box shopping holiday, so why not make it the crazy hour of Wednesday ordering?

I’m off to get my orders in…will you be joining me?

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Depot Street Farmers Market:  Online ordering open through Thursday 6pm

Depot Street Farmers Market online ordering is open now through Thursday at 6 pm.

Pick up your order Saturday between 10:00AM and 11:00AM at the Gravel Parking Lot beside our usual market location on the corner of Depot Street and Irish Street

Thank you from your friends at
Depot Street Farmers Market

Questions? Contact Heather 423-525-2621 or Dale 423-525-6702
email depotstreetmarket@gmail.com