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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Sep 11 2006 : 10:08:24 AM
Okay folks, here it is. Our Farmgirl Connection Cookbook is underway! The price is still to be exactly nailed down, but I am still aiming for under $10 with a max of $15 which will include postage. The factors which influence this will depend on how big the book becomes  and how fancy we get with binding and color, and also how many copies we end up having printed. I want this to be as affordable as possible for everyone.
So...the details.
The book will be divided into the following sections:
APPETIZERS
BEANS & VEGETABLES
BREADS & MUFFINS
CAKES & PIES
DESSERTS, COOKIES & CANDY
EGGS & CHEESE
HOLIDAY FAVORITES
MAIN COURSES
MEATS & MARINADES
PRESERVES & CANNING
SAUCES & DRESSINGS
SOUPS
So get out your favorite recipes and have them included in our cookbook. At this point, I would like to limit it to two (2)submissions per category (at least until we find out just how big this will become)! Email me with your recipes (please don't post them here), including your name, farm name if applicable, and one or two sentences about the recipe like why it's special to you or whatever you would like to say about it.
eg. Apple Cake - submitted by (name and log-in name) of (farm name) in (location). This recipe was handed down by my aunt's sister's cousin's brother and is wonderful served with whipped cream.
Ok, I hope you get the idea of what I'm intending for each recipe page.
** Please, PLEASE double and triple check your submissions for accuracy!
Di
daisyfarm@shaw.ca
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| newheart |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 10:56:20 AM
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Originally posted by berries
This is wonderful! Thank you for doing all the leg work! I too will get my recipes together. Again, thank you for organizing this! Is this under MaryJanesFarmgirls, or just from a group from MaryJanes, and has anyone discussed it with her? I'm just wondering? Is this our own? I sure don't want to offend anyone.
Thanks, gloria g. Richards, TX
strawberry fields forever and ever!
Love of friends and family makes the world go round..and always a little Chocolate.
margie
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| junebug |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 12:55:56 PM
Wow, under $10 would be great! One more thing about media mail that I forgot to mention, yes the post office can open and inspect if there is reason too, media mail is for the book only,no letter, note nothing! Hope this helps.
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www.countrypleasures.blogspot.com
www.herbalfarmstead.blogspot.com
And my new food blog at: www.homesteadblogger.com/gardencafe
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| mellaisbella |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 09:37:20 AM
Oh Diane, you are a great woman indeed!! keep up the great work!!
Mella
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 09:29:03 AM
I received a quote this morning (Sunday?!..go figure) from a local publisher. I will talk with him by phone tomorrow morning, as my only question that remains is time frame to completion.
Anyway if he included all costs, which I think he did, we just might get this cookbook to everyone for under $10. 
Sometimes my stubborn nature really does "pay" off (bad pun).
Di
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| asnedecor |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 09:25:45 AM
Diane -
Thanks for taking all of this on, you are doing a great job.
Anne in Portland
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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| tiffany01 |
Posted - Oct 22 2006 : 05:17:12 AM
Diane, I can't say thanks enough for taking on this project. And thanks to all your helpers too! |
| shepherdess |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 11:05:50 PM
You are doing such a great job Diane. Take your time and thanks so much.
Farm Girl from Western Washington
" From sheep to handspun.
http://mountainmorningfarm.blogspot.com |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 10:29:20 PM
That's good to know Jennifer and I will keep that in mind when I attach the customs stickers to the books. And welcome!!
Meantime I have found that I can probably send this "letter post"...$1.78. That is certainly more reasonable and I will confirm on Monday at the post office.
Just to make sure there are no misunderstandings...I want this cookbook AFFORDABLE for everyone. Some of you have indicated you are fine with the price. Other's have said they won't be able to purchase the number of copies they had hoped. I just want everyone that would like a copy to be able to have one.
'Nuff said...I'll get back to you on Monday with the lastest. No worries, it will happen one way or n'other.
Di |
| KarenP |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 7:12:43 PM
What about using http://www.lulu.com/
Lulu is fast, easy and free
Publish and sell easily within minutes.
No set-up fees. No minimum order.
Keep control of the rights.
Set your own price.
Each product is printed as it is ordered.
No excess inventory.
Just a thought, might be worth checking into.
KarenP
"Purest Spring Water in the World" |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 4:36:07 PM
Diane is in Canada so media mail is not a possibility I don't think.
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com |
| JenniferJuniper |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 3:59:43 PM
Newbie here! My stomach is rumbling just thinking about the cookbook - yum!
Media mail is the cheapest rate for sure, but it comes at a cost as I found out last month...did you know the USPS has the authority to open and inspect every item marked Media Mail, which can delay shipping time even further? I sold some books on eBay & shipped them MM. Then I started getting emails asking where the books were. More than two weeks later several buyers emailed me to say that the books had finally arrived, but the envelopes had been opened and there was a note stating that the items had been inspected. Now when I sell off old books, I ship them "bound printed matter" - it costs a bit more, but the package will arrive sealed & in a timelier manner.
PS Glad to be here, I am just so inspired by y'all |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 3:38:14 PM
I think Morris would be the cheaper way to go too based upon quantities. Media rate would be cheapest as well on shipping. just my 2 cents.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
| brightmeadow |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 3:26:44 PM
If you haven't gotten a quote already from Morris Cookbooks or Fundcraft or one of the other fundraising cookbook publishers, it might be another way to go. Do you need to have an estimate of how many you will sell before getting the quote? I would think the biggest costs at the printer are going to be the setup costs and then the price per book goes down based on the quantity going up..
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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| junebug |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 1:55:25 PM
Meida mail is the only way to go for shipping books, alot cheaper!
Visit me at my blogs:
www.countrypleasures.blogspot.com
www.herbalfarmstead.blogspot.com
And my new food blog at: www.homesteadblogger.com/gardencafe
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 12:59:47 PM
Diane,
Are the prices they are giving you for shipping, media mail? because 6.48 does seem high.
NANCY JO |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 09:32:17 AM
My apologies for not keeping you gals more up-to-date on what's going on. I keep thinking I'll have all the information really soon and then something else comes up.
So here is where we are at, at the moment: The finished hardcopy is sitting here on my dining room table, awaiting Julie's artwork which should be here anyday. In the meantime, I calculated the costs based on doing the copying and collating myself (thinking I'd be making it cheaper). The copying costs including cerlox binding and taxes came to $12.77 and I was quoted $6.48 for the envelopes and shipping which made for a total of $19.25. Ouch! The young girl at the post office I spoke to said the cost of shipping would rise exponentially...$64.80 to ship ten books??? I doubt it!! So I'm off to a different post office on Monday to get better information! In the meantime I have contacted a local publishing company and will get a price from them on Monday. There HAS to be a cheaper way to do this.
I will post an update at the beginning of the week.
Diane
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 05:11:04 AM
Diane is still working out the details to get a good price on printing and shipping. She's got a few more details to workout and then will post her findings. Once we get it all ironed out I don't forsee any reason why these wont be ready for Christmas. Diane has really done a great job putting all of this together.
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Oct 21 2006 : 12:39:54 AM
Glad to see the cookbook is coming along, thankyou girls for all your hard work, I will be right in line to buy one as soon as they are ready.
NANCY JO |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Oct 20 2006 : 6:55:20 PM
Oh, I am so glad I have not missed ordering the cookbook. I cannot wait to see it!
Karin |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Oct 20 2006 : 11:08:01 AM
I just mailed the artwork to her so she is waiting on that and will then get all the copies made and bound together. It should be any time now.
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com |
| bybiddie |
Posted - Oct 20 2006 : 11:03:49 AM
Hey, Diane - any news on the cookbook? I am thinking it would make a great Christmas gift! Thanks!!!
Lovin' my life |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 09 2006 : 09:44:13 AM
Thanks Melanie, and the same to you! It's starting to smell good in here, I hope I can wait until supper time!
Jayne, I sure will look up postage rates for you. Not a problem at all. I should hopefully have all ordering information ready the end of this week.
Diane |
| daffodil dreamer |
Posted - Oct 09 2006 : 08:20:25 AM
Hi Diane,
I wish I had seen this post earlier - too late to put in recipes now, but I sure would love a copy of the book. When you go to the post office, could you find out how much to post to Australia? Pretty please!! I saw the cover design in another post and the whole thing looks so fantastic - congratulations all involved!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - Oct 09 2006 : 07:36:51 AM
happy thanksgiving Diane!!! How thankful I am that you are taking on this project!!! Way to go girl!!
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Oct 08 2006 : 1:12:08 PM
You will order from me Sunshine. I will post ordering info just as soon as I can get to the post office and get postage rates. It's a long weekend here, so it will be one day next week.
Di
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