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Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution. Thank you for your purchases.

The number of members ordering this cycle was 227. Total purchases were about $14,500. Last year sales were $12,612. Means 15% growth in sales this cycle over last year’s, which is what we’ve budgeted.

So, thank you for helping reach our goal. Please know we truly appreciate your using the IFC for your needs. 

Now the task is to fulfill all your orders. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders. We’ll also be having our Farmers’ Market again in the parking lot.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, August 18. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution. Thank you for your purchases.

The number of members ordering this cycle was 220. Total purchases were a bit under $14,000. Last year sales were a bit over $15,000, so we are down a bit.

We’ve got some ideas about why. We didn’t have an Ames pickup this cycle because of a conflict with schedules. We also didn’t have anyone selling sweet corn, and we ran out of some other items, including eggs and cabbage.

Unfortunately, having adequate supplies is complicated because it’s up farmers to stock our virtual shelves. We’ll keep working to get it fixed, but please know that we truly appreciate your using the IFC for your needs. 

So, now the task is to fulfill all your orders. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders. We’ll also be having our Farmers’ Market again in the parking lot.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, August 4. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

The number of members ordering this cycle was 256, which is 25 more than two weeks ago. You bought product from 83 different producers, and total sales were about $17,750. That’s about 30% above last year’s same cycle sales of $13,687.

That’s nice growth, which really helps our producers. We are happy and we deeply appreciative of your purchases. Thank you.

Now it’s time to make it all happen. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders. We’ll also be having our Farmers’ Market again in the parking lot.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, July 21. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again.

Hi. You placed an order for this week’s distribution. Thanks much.

Because July 4th is Wednesday, we moved our schedule forward two days. Everything that normally happens on Thursday will happen on Tuesday instead, with pick up times Tuesday being the same as our Thursday schedule.

NOTE: Our alternative pick up (for folks who can’t make Tuesday) will be on Thursday (July 5th) from 10:30 to noon at Franklin Avenue.  Ames pick up will be Thursday as well (4:30-5:30 pm @ Wheatsfield Co-op).

We had 231 members order this cycle, and they bought from 81 different producers. Sales totaled a bit over $15,000, which is a respectable number considering how we changed up our schedule.

We are deeply appreciative of your purchases. Now it’s time to make it happen. Here’s some additional info regarding distribution this week.

1. If picking up at Franklin Plaza, check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on locations for our sites are available with this link and to the left. Note that the days in this info have not been corrected for this week’s schedule.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

4. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks.  Looking forward to seeing folks later this week.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

We had 227 members order this cycle. Sales totaled about $13,500, or about 20% more than the same cycle last year. That’s nice growth. Thank you. We are happy and we deeply appreciative of your purchases.

Now it’s time to make it all happen. Below is info regarding distribution this week. First, a couple of events during this week’s distribution:

• Our summer Farmers’ Market will be Thursday during distribution(4-6p) at our Franklin location. Vendors are Meadow BlazingStar honey, Mendenhall Farms eggs, Pickle Creek Herbs, Taylor’s Mushrooms, Red Barn Produce, and native plants from Prairie Landscapes.
• Free cooking demo on Sat., June 23rd from 10:30a–noon at our Franklin location. The coffee’s on us; come learn to make flawless Eggs Benedict (not so difficult!) using local + seasonal ingredients from IFC producers! More info here.

Instructions:

1. If picking up at Franklin Plaza, check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, June 23rd. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks.  Looking forward to seeing folks later this week.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

We had 253 members order this cycle, and sales totaled about $15,500. That’s about 30% more in sales than the same cycle last year. That’s some nice growth, which really helps our producer owners.

Thank you. We are happy and we deeply appreciative of your purchases. Now it’s time to make it all happen. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, June 9th. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again. Let the green of spring give hope for what this year will bring. We are looking forward to sharing it with you.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

We had 254 members order this cycle, and sales totaled about $16,500. That’s about 25% more in sales than the same cycle last year. That’s some nice growth, which really helps our producer owners.

Thank you. We are happy and we deeply appreciative of your purchases. Now it’s time to make it all happen. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, May 26th. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again. Let the green of spring give hope for what this year will bring. We are looking forward to sharing it with you.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

The number of folks ordering this cycle was 265, and sales totaled about $17,250. That’s about 10% more than last year’s same cycle sales. That’s what we budgeted for growth, and so we are happy and we deeply appreciative of your purchases.

Now it’s time to make it all happen. Here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, May 12th. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again. Let the sun shine.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

The number of folks ordering this cycle was 254, and sales totaled about $14,750. That’s about 90% of last year’s sales total. So, we are down this cycle, but year-to-date we are running 10% over last year. That what we budgeted for growth. We’ve got four more cycles before our fiscal year ends on June 30th. Hopefully spring is here, and we’ll see our sales grow again.

Regardless, we appreciate your purchases, and now it’s time to make it all happen. What follows is some information on what comes next, but first a heads up to our Osceola customers that pickup there is being moved to the same time (5-6:30 pm) on Friday.

The reason is Pete Woltz’s wife, Cindy, passed away last week. Pete’s store – Timber Ridge Country Market – is where we do our Osceola pick up. Services will be on Thursday of this week, and so pick up will be on Friday.

We are deeply sorry for the loss of this wonderful woman, and our thoughts are with Pete and their family. Here’s a link to her obituary.

Anyway, here’s the relevant info regarding distribution this week.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, April 28th. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again. Let the sun shine.

Hi. If you are getting this by email, you’ve placed an order for this week’s distribution.

The number of folks ordering this cycle was 240 and sales totaled about $13,600. That’s down about $1,000 from this cycle last year. Not sure why. Could be winter’s grip, in which case spring and all the green it brings should help.

Regardless, we appreciate your purchases, and now it’s time to make it all happen. We’ll have your products ready for you; here is some information on what comes next.

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s good stuff you can add to your online orders.

2. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

3. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 am to noon on Saturday, April 14th. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday or have made other arrangements.

4. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment.

5. It’s a GOOD IDEA to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.

Thanks again. Let the sun shine.