Friday, October 2, 2009

Baileys Local Food Buying Club - Weekly Pickup Reminder

If you put in an order this week it will be ready for you to pick up on Friday, October 2nd from 3:30 until 7:00PM in Hilliard Hall at the First United Church at 16 William Street West in Waterloo. You can check your order by logging in at http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering.

Have you turned your furnace on yet? Brrr! I'd hate to be harvesting food in the fields on these cold mornings. Hopefully the farmers and workers enjoyed the lovely sun this afternoon.

I this was the first message I got from Debbie Loepp of Kingwood farms today:
We will be able to provide everything on the list with the exception of the corn.  We harvested some and cooked it and we both agreed it is to starchy. And as part of my motto if I won't eat it, I won't sell it!.

Thanks Debbie! We will try to get some from Selema to fill your orders this week.

 

Here is an update on changes that may affect your order this week:

  • No conventional Curds from Millbank. They will have more ready next week!
  • We are short on 500 mL jars of peaches but have some extra 1L jars. You can take a 1L instead of two 500 mL jars and save $2!
  • Pfenning's did not have Romanesco Cauliflower, so we got some cheddar Cauliflowerf or you instead!
  • Kingwood corn is not available. We will try to substitute from another supplier.
  • We cannot fill any bulk orders for Delicata Squash this week. It turns out that Kingwood did not have enough Delicata Squash in their fields to fill our order this week. I'm reserving some from Pfenning's for next week so I will have enough for the whole winter! =)
Self Checkout Reminder
We continue to offer a SELF CHECK-OUT option to those of you who are paying by cheque! We hope that this will help speed up the check out process for some of you who want to work out your total yourself. We did all self check-out last year and now we are returning to our roots.
We choose to trust our members. You know that if we lose money due to missing items or math mistakes, we won't survive. We will still have the regular check-out option for those of you who prefer it. If you notice an error (ours or yours), please let us know.

Please enter through the white kitchen door off Caroline Street.
You will find a pickup slip with your name on it listing the items that you ordered this week. Pick up all your items (including those in the fridges and freezer), check out our Spontaneous Table then head to our checkout area.

We will have extra items for you to purchase on our Spontaneous Table in front of the blue cupboards just in case you forgot anything. Anyone can purchase items from the Spontaneous Table. You don't even have to be a Member!

There will be room to socialize and mingle. Expect your pick-up to take awhile. If you need help collecting your order, please ask!

In out checkout area, please help us and our volunteers by removing all items from your bag for the checkout process. Please be patient as this area will likely be quite busy.

We accept payment in cash or cheque (made out to Bailey's Local Foods). The total from your shopping cart is always approximate. We will try to ensure that you only pay for the items available this week as local food can sometimes be unpredictable and items that are priced by the pound are approximate on the order form.

When writing cheques, please ensure that the date is correct (it's 2009!) and that the numbers you write (digits and words) match. Also, if you make your cheque out to anything other than "Bailey's Local Foods" the bank won't cash it. We need you to sign it too! Please help us to avoid these costly errors.

You need to bring your own bags to carry your items home. We have boxes, but do not have any plastic bags. A limited number of cloth bags will be available for sale.

If possible, consider walking, biking or bringing a wagon to pick up your order. If you are driving, please Park in the Waterloo Town Square Public Parking Lot. You can access the Waterloo Town Square Parking Lot by Caroline Street, Alexandra Avenue, Willis Way or King Street by the LCBO. We have been asked not to park in the church parking lot.

**Please don't forget to pick up your order! At approximately 6:30PM, if you have not picked up your order, we will call the number you provided (when you registered) with a friendly reminder. At 7:00PM we will pack up your order and add the $15 packing fee to your order total.If you have not picked up your order by 7:30PM (or when we finish cleaning up) your order will be donated - and you still get the pleasure of paying for it. We need to receive payment for this week's order before you can order for the following week.

If you are not happy with what you receive, all claims for missing/damaged items must be made at the pick-up site before 7:00PM that same day. After 7:00PM all sales are final.

Thank you,
Rachael and Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
 

P.S. We can use your fruit baskets and boxes as well as jars from preserves again if you return them.

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