Are there membership fees?

To help us provide farm tours, educational programs, and to help us with our overhead costs, we ask that you pay an annual fee of $20 per household for one calendar year. You are welcome to try us for two orders before officially becoming members. Your annual fee will be added to your third order placed through Commerce Locally Grown.

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Will I have to buy vegetables I don't want?

Unlike some co-ops, buying clubs, or CSAs where everyone gets the same box of stuff (and you don’t know what you’re getting until you get it), with Commerce Locally Grown you get to order what you want, in the quantities that you want, from the farms that you want. The weekly email lists the produce, milled products, fresh flowers, and artisan goods available that week, and you can browse the items on this website before you place your order.

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How do I order?

Each Friday morning, an email is sent to all of our registered customers that the market is open for ordering. Customers must place their order for the week no later than Sunday at 9:00 p.m. Orders can be placed here on our website. Ordering through this web site is our preferred method as it is designed to reduce the amount of time it takes us to process orders as well as provide you with detailed information about our products.

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When do I pay?

We accept cash or checks when you pick up your order because we may have to adjust your total at that time due to items that were unexpectedly unavailable.
Our growers have until 12:00pm on Tuesday to cancel an item they can not fulfill. If this happens, you will receive an email letting you know. So, it may be a good idea to check your inbox before coming to pick-up your order.
We do not accept advance payment on the website.
Since the growers harvest just for you, and (more importantly) since we pay the growers on your behalf when they bring orders to our market, you are still responsible for paying for items, even if you do not pick them up. We’ll charge your account, and that amount will get added to your next order

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When and Where do I pick up my order?

From 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays each week. Customers can pick-up their produce at 594 Nunn Road in Commerce, GA. Thank you for your prompt pick up. Perishable & frozen orders will not be left after pick-up times for your health and safety.

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Why Support Locally Grown?

Fresh local produce: Fresh produce in your order is harvested no more than 48 hours prior to delivery.

Enhance your local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local farms and businesses.

Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.

Provide learning opportunities: Locally Grown supporters provide member growers the means to help educate our community about the importance of sustainable agriculture.

Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living.

We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.

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How can I sell through this market?

First, create a customer account here: simply go to Our Growers and click on ‘Join this Market’. This will get your farm added to the website. You will receive vendor information and an application by email. All information about fees, schedules, etc. is contained in these documents. Once we receive your application and it is approved your online account will be activated for you to list items and begin selling. If you have questions, please email commercelg@outlook.com

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Are there taxes or other charges added to my order?

The growers set their own prices, and are all-inclusive, including any taxes (like gasoline at the gas station, or food at the airport). Since the growers are selling directly to you, they (not CLG) are responsible for collecting and reporting sales and other taxes.

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Oh no! I forgot to pickup my order! Now what?

I’m sorry we missed you.

About a half hour before we pack up to go home, we’ll call you if you haven’t come yet, using the phone number you tied to your account. If you have a cell phone, use that number!

Most times, we get an answering machine, so if we haven’t reached you when it’s time to go, we’ll try again.

If we still haven’t been able to reach you, your items will be donated or given away! We do not have a means to keep items until the next week, or to deliver them to you. If we were able to reach you on the phone, we may be able to work out an arrangement, but otherwise, your items will be donated or given away!

Since the growers harvested just for you, and (more importantly) since we paid the growers on your behalf when they brought them to our market, you are still responsible for paying for items, even if you do not pick them up. We’ll charge your account, and that amount will get added to your next order.

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How do I cook with this produce?

Just click on the “Recipes” section of the site. You can also add your own favorite recipes to the site there, if you’d like to share with others.

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Are you open during the pandemic?

Yes! As an essential business we have continued to successfully serve our customers during quarantine. This unique business model makes it possible to safely order and obtain fresh, local, and sustainable foods year round from local farmers who are committed to sustainable, chemical free agriculture.

Our farmers and vendors: supply high quality food that people need to stay in optimum health, follow safe food handling practices before covid-19, and our pick-up procedures ensure both sanitation and safe distance.

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