Market is open!

Happy Mother’s Day! Washtenaw Organic Collaborative is open for this week’s ordering! We hope this message finds you healthy, safe, and sound. We are happy to offer you another season of delicious local foods, with all our vendors returning, plus a few new ones as the season gets rolling.

Ordering at https://washtenaw.locallygrown.net/market is open now and will close Tuesday at 5pm, with pickup being this coming Saturday, 9am-Noon. Head over there for a refresher on how to place an order.

A few important notes as we transition from last season to a new season:
- you are receiving this message because you have an active account at washtenaw.locallygrown.net. You can deactivate or delete your account there.
- be sure to update your credit card on file as needed.
- at this time there is no delivery option and there will be just one pickup location at Slow Farm on Saturday mornings.

Please invite your friends and family to check out the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

We appreciate your support! Following is a list of this week’s offerings that are ready to order as of right now!

Market is open for Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative is open for this week’s ordering! We hope this message finds you healthy, safe, and sound. We are happy to offer you another season of delicious local foods, with all our vendors returning, plus a few new ones as the season gets rolling.

Ordering at https://washtenaw.locallygrown.net/market is open now and will close Tuesday at 5pm, with pickup being this coming Saturday, 9am-Noon. Head over there for a refresher on how to place an order.

A few important notes as we transition from last season to a new season:
- you are receiving this message because you have an active account at washtenaw.locallygrown.net. You can deactivate or delete your account there.
- be sure to update your credit card on file as needed.
- at this time there is no delivery option and there will be just one pickup location at Slow Farm on Saturday mornings.

Please invite your friends and family to check out the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

We appreciate your support! Following is a list of this week’s offerings that are ready to order as of right now!

Market is open for Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative is open for a second week of our second season! We hope this message finds you healthy, safe, and sound. We are happy to offer you another season of delicious local foods, with all our vendors returning, plus a few new ones.

Ordering at https://washtenaw.locallygrown.net/market is open now and will close Tuesday at 5pm, with pickup being this coming Saturday, 9am-Noon. Head over there for a refresher on how to place an order.

A few important notes as we transition from last season to a new season:
- you are receiving this message because you have an active account at washtenaw.locallygrown.net. You can deactivate or delete your account there.
- be sure to update your credit card on file as needed.
- at this time there is no delivery option and there will be just one pickup location at Slow Farm on Saturday mornings.

Please invite your friends and family to check out the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

We appreciate your support! Following is a list of this week’s offerings!

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative is open for a second season

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative is open for a second season! We hope this message finds you healthy, safe, and sound. We are happy to offer you another season of delicious local foods, with all our vendors returning, plus a few new ones.

Ordering at https://washtenaw.locallygrown.net/market is open now and will close Tuesday at 5pm, with pickup being this coming Saturday, 9am-Noon. Head over there for a refresher on how to place an order.

A few important notes as we transition from last season to a new season:
- you are receiving this message because you have an active account at washtenaw.locallygrown.net. You can deactivate or delete your account there.
- be sure to update your credit card on file as needed.
- at this time there is no delivery option and there will be just one pickup location at Slow Farm Saturday mornings.

Please invite your friends and family to check out the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

We appreciate your support! Following is a list of this weeks offerings!

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative - Feedback Survey for 2021

Dear friends

Shannon (of Brines Farm), Kristen (of Raindance Farm), and I (Kim at Slow Farm) have been taking stock of our efforts with the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative (WOC) over the past year and considering the year ahead. To be brief, we would greatly appreciate feedback about your experience with WOC in 2020. This survey linked below should take about 5 minutes to complete and will guide us as we plan for 2021:

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The longer story is: we started the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative together in the spring of 2020 as a response to the global corona virus pandemic. Although starting this online market was a huge challenge with many unknowns, we wanted to bring the safest food in the safest way to our community. And we joined with others who share our values to create this resource for local food from conscientious producers, with goals of promoting health and strengthening our local food system.

With your support, we persevered and had a successful year in 2020. Now we are ordering seeds and developing crop plans for 2021. With the pandemic still raging, we feel that there is still a need for the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative. We would like your input to develop a closer fit with our community’s needs.

Below is a link to a survey that will help us understand what worked and what could improve for WOC, and will inform us about what to provide in the year ahead. The survey should take about 5 minutes and we would appreciate if you could respond by January 27th. Thank you so much for your participation, love, and support.

Weblog Entry

Dear friends

Just a reminder that today 12/16/20 is the last day for ordering from the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative. The final no-contact pickup of the year at Slow Farm will be this Saturday 12/19/20 from 9am-11:30am. We are shortening the hours because it is going to be cold!! Porch pick up all day at Brines Farm.

There are still some lovely things to order for year-end festivities, including greens, live trees, and herbs, along with absolutely beautiful dessert treats (like maple syrup marshmallows!!) and sustainable wild caught fish from our newest producers including:

- Warda Patisserie – a small Detroit based pâtisserie making sophisticated, hand-crafted seasonal pastries influenced by travels and life in Algeria, France and Asia.

AND

- Shoreline Wild Salmon – wild Alaskan line-caught salmon and fish (*order with them directly for pickup at Slow Farm).

Wishing you the best for the holidays and thank you so much for all your support this year!

Kim, Shannon, Kristen, Jill and all of us at the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative Update - Order thru Dec. 16 for pickup Dec. 19

Dear Friends

Here’s an update about the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative holiday market. For this final market of the year, ordering is open until Wednesday December 16. Please note: our pickup will be Saturday December 19th at Slow Farm from 9am- 11:30am, or self-serve at Brines Farm all day.

We have added some new items – more spinach and squash. And we want to highlight the new producers we have this month including:

• Warda Patisserie – with lovely pastries and desserts (including gluten free options) perfect for the holidays

• Shoreline Wild Salmon – order line-caught salmon or halibut, or smoked salmon directly through their online form here: Shoreline Order Form
  Please choose either Brines Farm or Slow Farm for pickup on December 19th.

Thank you again for all your support.

Special Holiday Market (Order now thru Dec. 16th for pickup Dec. 19th)

* HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE WASHTENAW ORGANIC COLLABORATIVE!! *

Reminder that we’ve decided to hold one final holiday market for this year! You can order now through Dec. 16th with no-contact pickup on Saturday, Dec. 19th.

NEW! This month we are thrilled to be adding 2 new producers who offer the most delicious and most conscientious food available anywhere:
- Warda Patisserie – a small Detroit based pâtisserie making sophisticated, hand-crafted seasonal pastries influenced by travels and life in Algeria, France and Asia
- Shoreline Wild Salmon – wild Alaskan line-caught salmon and fish (*see note on the Market page for information on how to place order)

We started the weekly market as a collaboration among Brines Farm, Raindance Organic Farm and Slow Farm, and have been extremely grateful for the strong support we’ve received from our community. We’ve gathered strength and resilience in navigating the COVID pandemic by adding other farmers and producers who share our values including:
- Baseline Farm – truly grass-fed pastured beef
- Bird Dog Baking – diverse, local, wholegrain breads and bakery items
- Dancer Creek Farm – family farmed livestock
- Little House Homestead – free range eggs
- Rustic Roots Farm – family farm dedicated to bees, sheep, chickens, gardening, and woodworking

When you make a purchase through the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative you are directly supporting local food businesses (mostly women-owned!) who value sustainable and regenerative practices, the highest standards of care for employees, animals, soil, and waters and long-term commitment to our communities. Thank you for your support and for all that you do to create the world as it should be.

We are wishing you and yours a very safe, healthy, and restorative holiday season.

Hope to see you on the 19th!

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative - Ordering Open Dec. 2-16 for pickup Dec. 19

We’ve decided to hold one final holiday market for this year! Ordering opens Wednesday Dec. 2 thru Dec. 16.
No-contact pickup on Saturday Dec. 19th. 

NEW! This month we are thrilled to be adding 2 new producers who offer the most delicious and most conscientious food available anywhere: 
- Warda Patisserie - a small Detroit based Pâtisserie making sophisticated, hand-crafted seasonal pastries influenced by travels and life in Algeria, France and Asia
- Shoreline Wild Salmon - wild Alaskan line-caught salmon and fish

We started the weekly WOC as a collaboration among Brines Farm, Raindance Organic Farm and Slow Farm, and have been extremely grateful for the strong support we’ve received from our community. We’ve gathered strength and resilience in navigating the COVID pandemic by adding other farmers and producers who share our values including:
- Baseline Farm - truly grass-fed pastured beef
- Birddog Baking - diverse, local, wholegrain breads and bakery items
- Dancer Creek Farm – family farmed livestock
- Little House Homestead – free range eggs
- Rustic Roots Farm – family farm dedicated to bees, sheep, chickens, gardening, and woodworking

When you make a purchase through the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative you are directly supporting local food businesses  (mostly women-owned!) who value sustainable and regenerative practices, the highest standards of care for employees, animals, soil, and waters and long-term commitment to our communities. Thank you for your support and for all that you do to create the world as it should be. 

We are wishing you and yours a very safe, healthy, and restorative holiday season. 

Ordering Open for November 21st Pickup

We are open for pickup this coming Saturday, November 21st!

Thank you for all your support all year! This is likely our last market week for the year. During the winter, some of our vendors will be offering items for sale on the Whitney Farmstead website (whitneyfarmstead.com) for pickup on Saturday mornings at the Whitney Farmstead farmstand.

For now, stock up! We wish you a safe and healthy holiday season!

ORDERING OPEN Sunday, November 15th through Wednesday, November 18th for pickup SATURDAY, November 21st.

HOW IT WORKS : Order Sundays-Wednesday for Saturday pickup or delivery.

1) CREATE AN ACCOUNT Enter your contact info & pick-up location or delivery option – this can be adjusted later. Address and details are on the website for current pick-up locations: Brines Farm and Slow Farm.

2) ORDER Head to WashtenawOrganic.com and select the tab “The Market” and begin placing items in your cart. When finished, select “proceed to check out.” There you can verify the quantity of items ordered, leave notes for your growers, and choose your pick up location, and pay. You’ll receive a receipt by email. All submitted orders are considered final on Wednesday at 5pm.

3) PICK UP & ENJOY Every Saturday, pick up your individually packaged order. The Slow Farm pickup location is a no contact pickup – please stay in your car, we will place items in your trunk. The Brines Farm pickup location is self-service off of farmhouse porch. Pick up will be at either:

Brines Farm: Saturdays 9am-5pm (self-serve porch), 6384 Walsh Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189. OR

Slow Farm: Saturdays, 9am-12pm (no-contact pickup, items placed in your car), 4700 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Final Notes:
- Double check the pickup location noted on your receipt/invoice – and remember it for Saturday.
- If we cannot fulfill an item it will be refunded.
- We cannot accommodate late pick ups or changes in pick up locations.
- Missed Pick Ups will be donated or returned to vendors.

We appreciate your support! See you on Saturday!