I totally agree that this is pain but it needs to be done.  If you have any problem with getting your vendors to do this, I guess the best thing to do is to tell them about the new rules and without it you cannot pay them.  Personally, this is going to going to create a lot more paperwork for everyone with these forms and then having to do all the 1099′s at the end of the year and mail them all out but there’s no avoiding it.  So much for the ‘reduction of paperwork act’.  Again, you do not need to do these for businesses that are corporations (INC’s) but you do need to have it done for all other vendors (individuals, LLCs, partnerships).

I encourage you to check it out!  They will be delivering fresh produce right to your door.  They are working with local farms in our area.  There are no contracts, no minimum orders to place, no up front fees.  Now you can get fresh, in season produce delivered to your doorstep once a week without having to drive all over the place.  They have three different sizes of produce bags you can choose from.

Here’s an intro to Graham and Andrea’s new business venture, Mother Earth Produce:

“We feel like we have always innately understood the importance of food as our medicine as well as the vast number of benefits that come with being aware of locally-grown produce from environmentally conscious growers. However, until we moved to Asheville to witness the abundance of locally-grown produce and farmers, we never understood how realistic and uniting this commitment could be. We also never realized how ignorant we had been on the destructive consequences to ourselves and our environment through industrial farming.

We have always craved to be a part of a community who worked together to support a greater awareness of sustainable values and steps to help each other grow as well as to heal the environment. It was apparent that the community around Western Carolina was aware and supportive of local food, but realistically many of us have hectic schedules that aren’t flexible enough to spend time each week visiting farmer’s markets and CSA drops. Once we explored other produce delivery businesses in the country, we knew that there was a reason we felt so passionate and driven for this cause. We knew there must be a way for everyone in the community to have the option to incorporate a local food lifestyle regardless of their busy lives and schedules.

To say that this is a complete “leap of faith” is an understatement. In our world, this seems like the perfect solution to help the community on so many levels, but it has been an adventure trying to figure out all of the logistics. We were grateful to receive the guidance from a mentor who built a similar business up north. He has passed down the wisdom and knowledge that he has learned through hard work, success, and challenges to help ensure that Mother Earth Produce has a strong foundation. We are now completely surrendering to the local community to join forces and create this direct connection between growers and consumers.

Thank you so much for joining us on this adventure! We sincerely appreciate your support, and we look forward to meeting each of you.

Graham, Andrea, and Totem”

Please welcome them to our community, check out their website and help them support local farmers and bring fresh fruits & veggies to your family.  What could be better?

Fresh and Local Produce

We are a family of seven. My husband, Joe, and I have been married since 1990 and have five wonderful children. We enjoy playing outdoors, spending time together as a family, and doing crafts. Some of those crafts are featured here. We enjoy painting, sewing, crocheting, quilting, baking and more. We hope you enjoy our handcrafted items as much as we have enjoyed making them. All our products are made with pride and with love!

Our baked goods are made with real ingredients. We use real butter. Eggs in recipes are from our own chickens. Baked goods are made when your order is placed to ensure freshness.

We do not use stencils in our painting. All hand painted items are exactly that, hand painted.

We welcome SPECIAL ORDERS and special requests. Please contact us if you have any questions.