New producer: Ginger Clean

You may have seen them at pick-up last month, but new producer Ginger Clean has their products on our Web site for the first time this month. Here's more about them:

In a world where “natural” can be overused, even misleading it’s comforting to know that three women, Ginger, Carol and Tammy, bring to your family a TRULY all natural environmentally friendly line of household cleaners and laundry soap that actually works! Ginger Clean’s philosophy is to protect you and your family by using only truly natural ingredients. Our entire line of products brings peace of mind to your family, home, and the environment’s future. We truly believe in our cleaning products and trust you will too.

Ginger Clean is currently selling all-purpose spray, outdoor cleaner, powdered cleanser, soft scrub, window cleaner, and laundry detergent. Click here to read more.

New producer: Cowslip Creamery

We have a new cheese producer this month! Here's a bit about Cowslip Creamery:

Cowslip Creamery is nestled in a lovely outbuilding on picturesque Lubbers Family Farm along the Grand River in West Michigan. Our creamery makes cheese the old fashioned way, by hand, using fresh milk from the herd of cows grazing on this farm and other small farms. Lubbers Family Farm embraces the fertility of the earth it is rooted in and honors the abundance it provides.

Cowslip Creamery is selling phocas cheese this month. Click here to check it out.

New Producer: Saskatoon Project Midwest

Never heard of a saskatoon berry? Well, here's some information about them from our new producer, Saskatoon Project Midwest:

Saskatoon berries are a native plant to North America. They are a relative of the apple and resemble a blueberry in size and shape. Their flavor has been compared to a number of different fruits but in our opinion they taste like a cross between an apple and a blackberry with slight almond finish (from the seeds). These berries are extremely high in antioxidants and have been compared to a pomegranate because of this. They are also higher in potassium, fiber, and protein than other berry fruits and have high levels of vitamin A and iron as well.

Saskatoons are very versatile and can be used in many different ways. They are a great pie fruit because they retain their shape when they are cooked. They are also very good in sauces for meats, jams & jellies, cocktails, smoothies, muffins, etc.

For more information about Saskatoon Project Midwest and this developing crop in Michigan, click here.

New products and updates (Feb. 2011)

The February shopping cycle is currently open and runs through February 11!

We have a lot of great new products this month including:

• Dark chocolate and coffee granola
• Phocas cheese
• Saskatoon berries
• Dried apples and cherries
  
• New coffee flavors including French vanilla and hazelnut
  
• New tea flavors including Moroccan mint green tea and white peony
• New frozen yogurt flavors including lemon pepper and strawberry basil
• New beef products including farmhouse meatloaf, kabob meat, and corned beef.
• New ready-to-cook entrees including stuffed pork chops with cherry orange sauce and black bean & vegetable polenta pie
• Hand-crafted scarfs
• All natural cleaning products
• Economy size laundry detergent

To view all of our new products, click here.

We also have a few more announcements:

• Randy's Granola has changed their name to Simply Suzanne.
• Daisy Doodle is now offering gift certificates.
• We have three new producers this month: Cowslip Creamery, Ginger Clean, and Saskatoon Project Midwest (more about each of them soon!).