WELCOME!

Throughout the United States more and more people are buying locally grown food in order to ensure the known origin of the food they are consuming.
  • What are the reasons for this trend?
  • How does the integrity of a community improve through better relationships with local produce growers and meat producers?
  • How may an organization of producers and consumers working together help provide safe, quality food to the public?
  • What are the benefits to the local economy when consumers buy from local producers?

Important Updates

  • In order to make the Cross Timbers Co-op (CTFC) a more community experience, we offer you the option of joining the CTFC Yahoo! Group. This group can be used to receive pertinant co-op info, ask your producers questions directly, have contact with CTFC board members and share various information, such as recipes, co-op suggestions and local/organic food information.

    • June order is open!

    Posted: 28 May 2009

    Ordering is now open for CTFC’s first order of June, for delivery on Saturday, June 6. Orders for this cycle can be placed through Sunday, May 31.

    To view items for sale, visit the CTFC shopping cart at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    THIS MONTH’S ORDER

    The location for order delivery and pickup is Hilltop Montessori School, 1100 N. Elm, in Denton. Many special thanks to CTFC member Julie Winnette, Head of Hilltop Montessori School, for making this space available to the co-op!

    Here’s a quick look at what’s available this month:

    - Fresh greens and sprouts, and free range eggs, from Cardo’s Farm

    - Lotion bars, lip balms, goat milk and glycerin soaps, bath salts, body powders, and body polishing scrubs from Handmade Comforts, along with wild plum jelly, sweet “dawg” relish, and free range brown eggs from Rocking Crazy S

    - Grass fed Texas Longhorn beef, available in various cuts, from Heart-Healthy-Beef.com

    - Fresh herbs and greens from Life Botanica

    - Certified organic, fair-trade, locally roasted coffees and teas from PrimaCafe

    - Cuts of 100 % grass-fed beef and native pecans from Seis Flechas Farm

    - Grainless beef from Red Poll Cattle, salad bar lamb from registered St. Croix Hair Sheep, grainless meat from Myotonic Goats, and registered Red Wattle pastured, sustainable pork, all from Sloan’s Creek Heritage Meats of Dodd City.

    - Natural soaps from Sun Tree Soap.

    All of this month’s CTFC items for sale are available for viewing and ordering at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    NOTE CHANGED PICKUP HOURS: Orders can be picked up from 1:30-3:30 PM on Saturday, June 6.

    Remember: orders for this second May cycle must be placed by Sunday, May 31.

    Happy ordering!

     

    May order is open!

    Posted: 12 May 2009

    *Ordering is now open for CTFC’s second order of May, for delivery on Saturday, May 23. Orders for this cycle can be placed through Sunday, May 17.

    To view items for sale, visit the CTFC shopping cart at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    CTFC DISCUSSION GROUP

    Please consider signing up for CTFC’s email discussion list. Postings there consist mainly of notices and alerts of events and legislation/regulations related to local food and sustainable farming. To sign up, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/NTFC/

    THIS MONTH’S ORDER

    The location for order delivery and pickup is Hilltop Montessori School, 1100 N. Elm, in Denton. Many special thanks to CTFC member Julie Winnette, Head of Hilltop Montessori School, for making this space available to the co-op!

    Here’s a quick look at what’s available this month:

    - Fresh greens and sprouts, herb and vegetable seedlings, and free range eggs, from Cardo’s Farm of Ponder, Texas.

    - Lotion bars, lip balms, goat milk and glycerin soaps, bath salts, body powders, and body polishing scrubs from Handmade Comforts, along with wild plum jelly, sweet “dawg” relish, and free range brown eggs from Rocking Crazy S

    - Grass fed Texas Longhorn beef, available in various cuts, from Heart-Healthy-Beef.com

    - Fresh herbs and greens from Life Botanica

    - Certified organic, fair-trade, locally roasted coffees and teas from PrimaCafe

    - Cuts of 100 % grass-fed beef and native pecans from Seis Flechas Farm

    - Grainless beef from Red Poll Cattle, salad bar lamb from registered St. Croix Hair Sheep, grainless meat from Myotonic Goats, and registered Red Wattle pastured, sustainable pork, all from Sloan’s Creek Heritage Meats of Dodd City.

    - Natural soaps from Sun Tree Soap.

    All of this month’s CTFC items for sale are available for viewing and ordering at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    NOTE CHANGED PICKUP HOURS: Orders can be picked up from 1:30-3:30 PM on Saturday, May 23.

    Remember: orders for this second May cycle must be placed by Sunday, May 17.

    Happy ordering!

     

    May order is open!

    Posted: 30 Apr 2009

    Ordering is now open for CTFC’s first order of May, for delivery on Saturday, May 9. Orders for this cycle can be placed through Sunday, May 3.

    To view items for sale, visit the CTFC shopping cart at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    CARDO’S FARM CSA SHARES AVAILABLE

    CTFC producer member Cardo’s Farm still has a few CSA shares available for this season. For information please contact them directly at Ponderacres@gmail.com.

    CTFC DISCUSSION GROUP

    Please consider signing up for CTFC’s email discussion list. Postings there consist mainly of notices and alerts of events and legislation/regulations related to local food and sustainable farming. To sign up, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/NTFC/

    THIS MONTH’S ORDER

    The location for order delivery and pickup is Hilltop Montessori School, 1100 N. Elm, in Denton. Many special thanks to CTFC member Julie Winnette, Head of Hilltop Montessori School, for making this space available to the co-op!

    Here’s a quick look at what’s available this month:

    - Fresh greens and sprouts, herb and vegetable seedlings, and free range eggs, from Cardo’s Farm of Ponder, Texas.

    - Lotion bars, lip balms, goat milk and glycerin soaps, bath salts, body powders, and body polishing scrubs from Handmade Comforts, along with wild plum jelly, sweet “dawg” relish, and free range brown eggs from Rocking Crazy S

    - Grass fed Texas Longhorn beef, available in various cuts, from Heart-Healthy-Beef.com

    - Fresh herbs and greens from Life Botanica

    - Certified organic, fair-trade, locally roasted coffees and teas from PrimaCafe

    - Cuts of 100 % grass-fed beef and native pecans from Seis Flechas Farm

    - Grainless beef from Red Poll Cattle, salad bar lamb from registered St. Croix Hair Sheep, grainless meat from Myotonic Goats, and registered Red Wattle pastured, sustainable pork, all from Sloan’s Creek Heritage Meats of Dodd City.

    - Natural soaps from Sun Tree Soap.

    All of this month’s CTFC items for sale are available for viewing and ordering at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    Orders can be picked up from 1-3 PM on Saturday, May 9.

    Remember: orders for this second April cycle must be placed by Sunday, May 3.

    Happy ordering!

     

    Sloan Creek Farms' Nathan Melson to speak this Friday (April 24)

    Posted: 22 Apr 2009

    Apologies for the short notice; I only just became aware of this event.

    CTFC producer member Nathan Melson, of Sloan’s Creek Farm, will be one of several presenters at a “Basic Ag Field Day” in McKinney this Friday, April 24.

    For more information, see http://www.noble.org/ag/events/basicagfieldday/

    Wylie

     

    April order is open!

    Posted: 15 Apr 2009

    Ordering is now open for CTFC’s second order of April, for delivery on Saturday, April 25. Orders for this cycle can be placed through Sunday, April 19.

    To view items for sale, visit the CTFC shopping cart at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    CTFC DISCUSSION GROUP

    Please consider signing up for CTFC’s email discussion list. Postings there consist mainly of notices and alerts of events and legislation/regulations related to local food and sustainable farming. To sign up, visit groups.yahoo.com/group/NTFC/

    THIS MONTH’S ORDER

    The location for order delivery and pickup is Hilltop Montessori School, 1100 N. Elm, in Denton. Many special thanks to CTFC member Julie Winnette, Head of Hilltop Montessori School, for making this space available to the co-op!

    Here’s a quick look at what’s available this month:

    - Fresh greens and sprouts, herb and vegetable seedlings, and free range eggs, from Cardo’s Farm of Ponder, Texas.

    - Lotion bars, lip balms, goat milk and glycerin soaps, bath salts, body powders, and body polishing scrubs from Handmade Comforts, along with wild plum jelly, sweet “dawg” relish, and free range brown eggs from Rocking Crazy S

    - Grass fed Texas Longhorn beef, available in various cuts, from Heart-Healthy-Beef.com

    - Fresh herbs and greens from Life Botanica

    - Certified organic, fair-trade, locally roasted coffees and teas from PrimaCafe

    - Cuts of 100 % grass-fed beef and native pecans from Seis Flechas Farm

    - Grainless beef from Red Poll Cattle, salad bar lamb from registered St. Croix Hair Sheep, grainless meat from Myotonic Goats, and registered Red Wattle pastured, sustainable pork, all from Sloan’s Creek Heritage Meats of Dodd City.

    - Natural soaps from Sun Tree Soap.

    All of this month’s CTFC items for sale are available for viewing and ordering at http://crosstimbers.locallygrown.net/market

    Orders can be picked up from 1-3 PM on Saturday, April 25.

    Remember: orders for this second April cycle must be placed by Sunday, April 19.

    Happy ordering!

     

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