Hey Everyone,

We want to give a shout out to the Pen Bay Pilot which did a nice little article on our little Co-op out in the small town of Brooks! Please find the link below if you’d like to take a look.

Pen Bay Pilot: Marsh River Cooperative, Day Trips

Hey Folks,

We are pleased to welcome Spark Bagels from Monroe to our shelves! A short description below of their products.

Our bagels are made with organic flours from Canada and Maine including Maine grown malted rye. All of our toppings and seeds are also organic. We slow ferment with sourdough starter, hand roll, and honey boil every batch.

Hey Folks,

Next up we have our local soap and personal care items. We have quite a few producers in the region and we are very happy to have them!

First up is Ancestral French Soaps(Nancy) over in Jackson who uses a traditional French recipe to make her soaps. She makes regular, hair and several other varieties as well!

Then we have Lally Broch Farm who makes a range of goat milks soaps. Back in the day they did some soap making classes which were great fun.

We also have items from Bee Balm and Nettle(Sadie in Waldo) who just restocked her bath scrubs for your relaxation needs.

New to our Craft Area is Dragon Pond Essentials (Christine in Jackson) who makes a variety of soaps and she also made a few gift baskets as well.

And brand new to our shelves are a few items from FromME2YOU Herbals in Jackson!

Hey Everyone,

Next up on the list of our wonderful local crafts are our fiber artists and providers.

First up is Mulberry Marsh Designs (Meredith) from Jackson who has been in and out of the Co-op periodically. She does some wonderful knit items in like hats, gloves and scarves.

Then we have the Mouse Hole Workshop who has been making amazingly detailed mice for many years.

Next up is Sew Happy (Gail) who does sewn items like fabric bowls, pot holders and a mix of other sewn items!

We also have Louise Shorette (she’s in a few of our other posts) from Jackson who makes wonderful felted birds which would be a wonderful addition to any decorations(more birds are on our Christmas tree)!

We also have some Tea Towels made of organic cotton from Hearth and Harrow!

Just a few more posts to go on our local crafters (if we missed anyone please let me know so we can make sure you get added).

Hey Folks,

It’s time of year already where we start thinking about seed orders. A big shout out to Ed Hamel who has agreed to coordinate the order. Please find a message from him below with all the necessary info to get you started!

FEDCO GROUP ORDER

FOR TREES, SEEDS, POTATOES, AND

ORGANIC GROWERS SUPPLY

By ordering with a group you can benefit by receiving a greater percentage off on your order, having the order delivered to the co-op at no charge, and supporting the co-op by sharing at least 25% (or more if you wish) of the discount with the co-op.

Please pay the whole amount (not the discounted amount) at the co-op for the total of your order before the order deadline listed below. When you pick up your order the amount of the discount plus out of stocks will be returned to you minus 25% that the co-op is asking as a donation.

To place an order go to https://fedcoseeds.com

Group Member Instructions:

————————————-

1. First get the group order number below.
2. Go to the division in which you are building an order, using the links in the page header. Log in using your own email address.
3. When you review your order prior to checking out, click the “Part of a Group” checkbox. Then go to “Check Out Securely” and type in the group order number where indicated.
   If you are prompted to enter a credit card number, stop. Back up. You did not choose “Part of a Group”.
4. You will receive a confirmation email at the address you used to log in. Until your coordinator finalizes the order, however, Fedco cannot confirm receipt of your order.

The group name is: marsh river co-op

The group numbers are:

seeds:______________ 990046 

trees:_______________490045

organic supplies:______390032  

Potatoes:____________690030 

The discount for any fedco division are as follows   $100.00     5%off

                                                                                   $300.00    10%off

                                                                                   $600.00    15%off

                                                                                   $1200.00  20%off

Note that the trees sale at the end of April and beginning of May will not occur in 2022.

Also the trees group order will have a $10.00 shipping charge from FEDCO. I will divide this charge up based on the value of the individual orders.  If the total for the group is $200.00 and your order is $50.00. You will be charged (50/200) x 10 = $2.50

Order deadline for trees: January 7th at noon.

Order deadline for seeds and organic growers supply: January 28th at noon.

Order deadline for potatoes: February 18th at noon.

Contact Ed Hamel at edfedco@gmail.com with any questions.