Azalea Fresh Market Growing Pains

**We are not currently at any markets. Azalea Fresh Market does have another produce vendor and several other vendors, even through the summer.**

The Azalea Fresh Market started at the Science Center location January 5th, 2013. Since that time, we have had many vendors come and go. The Science Center location has great potential as it highly visible sitting right on 22nd Ave. N., in a heavily populated area, between Tyrone Mall.and Park St.
Some vendors want an immediate pay off and can't wait for the market to grow, that's okay, God has a plan for this market. The vendors and customers are still coming.
The vendors that have been in regular attendance are seeing returning customers and customers that have heard about them from a friend. That's good news, the word is getting out that Azalea Fresh Market is the place to go! Unfortunately we also have customers that come looking for a vendor that left.
It will be exciting to look back in a year, when the market is full of vendors and customers, to see how far we've come.

March Events at the Azalea Fresh Market

Tomatoes are Here!

     I love going to U-Picks. Not everyone always wants to go at first, but once we get on the road, everyone is happy. We usually get lunch either on the way there or on the way home. Sometimes we take a few detours along the way, but today was just a quick tomato trip.
     We always go with a goal, today we went to pick tomatoes.We only wanted to spend an hour no matter what else we did while we were out. It only took us 30 minutes to fill our buckets, so we went for a few strawberries. No a lot, the price was a little high for U-pick strawberries. Even though this was a short trip, by the time we were ready to head home, the kids were covered in tomato juice and had strawberry beards.
     It's a good experience to pick your own food. To see where it came from, how it's grown and to appreciate the people that do all the everyday picking of the items you buy at the store. It's also good to see the amazing things God can do.
See you at the market!

Azalea Market Grand Re-opening

***Chicken Wranglers is no longer selling produce or participating in any markets. The Azalea Fresh Market does have a produce vendor, the location and day below is still the same.***

What a great start to a new year! I have a few regular deliveries set up, the opening of the new Azalea Fresh Market location went very well and we got a wonderful write-up in the Sunday, St.Pete Times, 3b. This is my daughter petting the rabbit :)

The produce stand was so busy, I didn't get a chance to visit the other vendors. I did see a little of the Police K-9 demonstration, those dogs are amazing!

Thank you to all who came out, friends and neighbors.

In case you didn't know, the Azalea Fresh Market is now at the Science Center every Saturday 9-3. 

7701 22nd Av. N. in St.Petersburg.

We hope to see you there!

New Year starts with a schedule

     What are your New Year Resolutions?
     This year I want to get more organized. I need organization around the house, but more importantly, in my life. My first area to tackle...again, is time. I never have enough time to do the things I need/want to do.
    I have a great book about scheduling your time, but like most procrastinators, I keep putting it off. My goal to help get organized this year, is to set up a blog by January 1st, 2013. (Check) Why a blog? I'm hoping it will help me to become more organized in my thoughts and goals, and therefore, better with my time. Now I'm ready to get back to the book.
   
I'm  making a chart with the days of the week across the top and times from wake up - bedtime down the side in half hour increments.
Below is an example of a typical Wednesday.
I hope this helps anyone trying to get organized. I already have to do some tweaking on this one. Nap time isn't happening until 2 and I'm not prepared for dinner. I'm going to use this week as a set up and adjustment week. I'll let you know how it goes.

Step 1: Put all timed events on your schedule. For me, this is Sunday- Church 11:00- 12:30. 1st and 3rd Mondays- Ministry 7:00pm-8:30pm....and so on. This would also include work and school. On my physical schedule, I also block off travel time and getting dressed/ready time.
Step 2: Schedule Quiet Time  My earliest riser gets up at 7:00 am now, thank you Lord! So I get up about 6:00 am for quiet time and a cup of uninterrupted tea.
Step 3: Schedule flexible timed events.  Meal times, naps for little ones, nursing babies...Allow for prep time if not included in chores.
Step 4: Schedule chores and extra-curricular activities  Chores are daily, weekly and monthly, and include grocery shopping. Extra-curricular activities include anything from piano lessons to play dates to projects.


     6:00am - dress/breakfast                                2:00pm - (kids nap) projects                            
     6:30am - devotions (blog)                              2:30pm - kids up, changed, snack              
     7:00am - baby-change/dress and feed            3:00pm - (play outside) project-  
     7:30am - chores - feed animals                       3:30pm - (play outside) project-              
     8:00am - family breakfast                   .           4:00pm - kids- bath time                                  
     8:30am - (kids free play) chores - dishes        4:30pm - chores- dinner prep                          
     9:00am -  structured play-puzzles                   5:00pm - Dinner                                              
     9:30am -  pre-school activities                        5:30pm - chores-dishes                                  
    10:00am - pre-school sctivities                        6:00pm - get ready for church                        
    10:30am - chores- errands                              6:30pm - (travel time)                                    
    11:00am - chores- errands                              7:00pm - Church 7-8:15                                
    11:30am - chores - prep for lunch                   7:30pm - Church                                            
    12:00pm - family lunch                                    8:00pm - Church                                            
    12:30pm - chores - dishes                               8:30pm - (travel time)                                      
     1:00pm - (kids nap) projects - market prep    9:00pm -  snacks, bed prep for kids                
    1:30pm -  (kids nap) projecta- market prep     9:30pm - kids bedtime routine                          

If you're doing this with me, be flexible with it.
God bless,
Jodi