Set Your Phone Reminder for 6pm this Saturday for The Groove Nashville’s Mono Mingler! “We are hosting the inaugural Mono Mingler. There will be free beer , games, and music spun by DJ Mele. This is an old-fashioned mingler, or as we like to call it, Analog Face Time. Leave those cell phones at home (or at least your pocket) and spend a couple hours meeting new people. listening to music and playing games. The best part, this event is FREE!”
New Home Listing 15 minutes from Vanderbilt, 405 Valeria Ct.!
NEW LISTING AT 405 Valeria Ct. Must See! Hot Property Alert!! Can’t beat LOCATION!! Less than 15 minutes to Vanderbilt and downtown! This 3 bed / 1 bath home has been completely renovated – open concept, fresh paint, new windows, new fixtures, marble counters, SS appliances, tile bath, wood floors, separate laundry/mud room, new roof, new HVAC, and a huge brand new deck w/ view! *Agent related to seller! Elementary: John B. Whitsitt Middle: Wright High: Glencliff Comp. This property is listed at $289,900. Consult your local real estate agent to see.
Meeting Farmers Market Vendors Can be Fun! Like meeting Nicole Mattingly of Stomping Ground Herbals.
We’ve had the pleasure to meet so many different people since launching and even some from before launching one we met before launching was Nicole of Stomping Ground Herbals. We’ll let Nicole’s website tell you the “Who” about the business. We hope you will find your way to see her and experience her great products for yourself:
Nicole Mattingly’s passion for tending the earth was born working alongside her great-grandmother, Rose, growing vegetables and herbs on land in the heart of Nashville. Today, guided by the knowledge passed down by Rose, Nicole tends to the very same piece of land- land that now produces the herbs for the plant magic of Stomping Ground Herbals.
After many unsatisfying years of working an office job, Nicole returned to her roots. In 2010, she began growing herbs on her ancestral land and using them to make herbal tinctures, elixirs, skincare, and teas under the name Double N Urban Farm and Apothecary. She embarked on a journey of studying herbalism under the Wise Woman tradition to further her knowledge, and in 2015 left her office job to follow her passion and pursue her apothecary business full time.
Today, Nicole grows nearly eighty medicinal and culinary herbs and flowers with no chemicals or pesticides. These naturally grown herbs and flowers are used with intention in every one of Stomping Ground Herbals’ products. The Stomping Ground Herbals brand is sold at nearly twenty stockists in Tennessee and Kentucky, and you can find Nicole herself selling her products and sharing her folk herbalism knowledge at multiple farmers markets and events in the Nashville area.
Find her business online at stompinggroundherbals.com where you can shop her store. Also, follow on Instagram and Facebook for updates on the newest developments for the business.
If you’re ready to rock head to Porter Road and see our friends at Dirty Livin’! Open at Noon!
If you’re ready to rock head to Porter Road and see our friends at Dirty Livin’! From that 1980s rocker to modern day southern rock there is nothing finer than the selection. They have a wonderful shop and selection as well as Dirty Livin’ website www.shopdirtylivin.com
The Looks You Want!
Eliminate Merchant Fees with the Cash Discount Program!
Cut Merchant Fees with the Cash Discount Program from Card Payment Solutions USA! Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it’s not. We have many clients from Liquor Stores, Salons, Counter Service Restaurants and more using this new program. You may be wondering, “What is a ‘Cash Discount Program?’”
Credit card processing can come with some hefty fees and is becoming expensive for merchants. This is especially a challenge for small businesses with small budgets. Interchange fees, otherwise known as swipe fees, can become a financial burden on small businesses. This is where the cash discount program comes in.
If you are a business owner, big or small, you’ve most likely heard something about the cash discount program in the merchant service industry. Yet, this program has come with a fair amount of confusion. Many wonder about what the program can and can’t do. We are going to take a closer, more detailed, look at what this program. We’ll give you the information you need to help decide if this is the right merchant service for you.
Zero Credit Card Processing Fees
Offering our cash discount program to customers, businesses are able to cut 100% of their processing fees. In this situation, merchants must display a customer-pricing notice. This will inform each customer about the customer service fee that is charged on all transactions.
An easy example. A merchant charges a 4% service fee. On each item the notice will reflect that a product or service that lists at $100 will actually be $105. That is unless the customer is paying with cash. In this case, the customer paying with cash will receive a discount. The service fee charge goes away and they only pay the original $100. Convenience or surcharge fees are not the same as a cash discount program.
You may be asking yourself, “Would it not be easier to settle with increasing the price by 4% and call it a day?” That’s a fair question, and, the result may or may not be the same in the end. Yet, the transparency with the cash discount program will be a detail that is not lost on your customers. The Cash Discount Program is an automated program. Where surcharge fees are manually calculated. This requires pricing increases across the board. That results in customers always paying “full” price. Customers generally favor the option of saving by paying with cash. In short, show me someone who doesn’t like to save money on purchases and I’ll show you a liar. Give the people what they want and your business will benefit in return.
A Marketing Tool
The cash discount program is a great marketing tool. It will attract new customers. Customers love the word “sale.” Most stores will display a “sale” sign year round to lure customers into their store. Getting people in the store, sale or not is the ultimate goal. They come in for the sale items and walk out with much more. Although a 4% discount across the board does help merchants. The cash discount program is a powerful tool when implemented.
Being able to cut up to 100% of processing fees is something that is alluring to most merchants. This is also something that merchant level salespeople (MLSs) enjoy as well. The higher than average margins that come with the program mean they make more as well.
This is an amazing opportunity for the industry. That’s why we warn you to be wary of MLSs and ISOs (International Standards Organization). Some are exploiting the program and following less than ethical practices. When choosing a partner we hope you choose Card Payment Solutions. Find out more today. Message us on Facebook or contact us via email at NashvilleBuyLocal@Gmail.com
The 17th Annual Music City Brewer’s Festival is This Weekend in Nashville!
From the Event Promoters:
The 17th Annual Music City Brewer’s Fest is one of the biggest and best beer festivals in the country. You will have an opportunity to sample some of the most respected brews from over 40 local, regional, national, and imported breweries! You can try beer here that is not normally available in Nashville. This outdoor festival will be one you do not want to miss. We will have live music entertainment all day and a proceed of ticket sales goes to the Nashville Humane Association . New this year, we will be hosting ONE SESSION with NEW HOURS from 5pm-9pm and a 1-hour advanced VIP entrance from 4pm-5pm. We expect the 17th Annual Brewer’s Fest to be another SELL OUT with OVER 5,500 people in attendance! Tickets will be available at the gate Day of ONLY if Advanced Tickets have not sold out! MUST BE 21+ to ATTEND
NEW THIS YEARDodge-ball is back by high demand! Get a team together, and step into the ring. The best team will emerge victorious, the losers will have many beer tents to choose from to ultimately drown their sorrows.
Aerial Teams, Aerial acrobats, belly dancers. Who doesn’t enjoy such oddities while indulging in the best craft brews Nashville has to offer?
Hula hoop contests- Test how coordinated you are after tasting 7 different beverage booths.
Nashville Sports Leagues will be joining again this year, who knows… Giant Beer Pong just might be a thing this year. Giant Jenga? The sky is the limit when it comes to over sized yard games.
Appalachian Love at the center of The Gambling Stick in East Nashville!
We met Matt a few months ago outside his spot right in between Porter Road Butcher and The Groove Nashville. Matt is a Louisville boy and heavy hitter in the kitchen. A CIA trained chef with years of experience operating and directing fine dining kitchens. He’s bringing that experience to make beautiful BBQ Tuesday through Saturday from 11 until 8pm.
“Our Story”
From Gambling Stick:
What is The Gambling Stick? Will it inevitably lose you your spouse, partner, sanity and/or respectability? The short answer is no… unless you have addictive tendencies and a proclivity towards pork like the rest of us. The gambling stick is a old Appalachian name for a stick used to hang a pig from the limb of a tree or staked down sapling. The stick is threaded through the heels of the pig and supports its weight while being harvested. The gamble is whether or not the stick can support the weight of the pig, if not the whole thing could come crashing down on the butchers head. The Gambling Stick, unlike its namesake, won’t have any risk involved. It is a tip of the hat to the men and women of Appalachia who made their living in the mountains and foothills of Tennessee. Like those before us, we want to utilize Tennessee’s abundance and natural diversity to source and create food that is unique to Appalachia.
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Why Haven’t You Tried Ousley Ouch, Nashville’s Homemade Salsa Company.
If you’re anything like us you use salsa as much as most use catchup. In fact Hot Sauce and Salsa may be our two favorite condiments. That’s where Ousley Ouch comes in. Their story in their own words:
Two decades ago, Ric and his sister Mona Ousley craved a salsa that they simply could not find anywhere. So in true American fashion, they decided to make their own salsa. After much experimenting and taste-testing, they finally created a salsa that perfectly piqued their palate. They take pride in their salsa – its ingredients and their methods. Ousley Ouch Salsa has a thick and chunky texture which comes from the onions and jalapeno peppers which are diced by hand. The jalapenos are grown locally on a farm in Nahville where at times the jalapenos are added to the batches within hours of picking. Aside from the fresh onions and jalapenos, at least over a dozen herbs and spices are used to create the magical flavor that has family and friends saying, “Ouch! I can’t stop eating!”
So where can you find this wonderful Salsa?
- Mondays (First Monday of each month only) – Jeff Poppen CSA pick up, Melrose/Berry Hill 4-7 pm, 2610 Westwood, Dr. Nashville 37204
- Tuesdays (First Tuesday of each month only) – the 12th and South Markert from 3-6 pm
- Thursdays – the Vanderbilt Market from 3-6 pm
- Fridays (First Friday of each month only) – Hip Donelson Farmers Market 4-7 pm
Outside may be cooler today but the sweat never stops at Hot Yoga of East Nashville!
Sure, the rains swept through and cooled these typically hot July days. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a healthy sweat in this week. Find a class and sign up for it with Hot Yoga of East Nashville:
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Puppy Play Date with Complimentary Puppy Photos from The Tennessee Cobbler Co. See you Tomorrow at the 12 South Farmers Market.
TUESDAY is a Puppy Play Date with 12 South Farmers Market! The Tennessee Cobbler Co. will be there with their OH so tasty treats and will also be giving away FREE puppy photos when you purchase a cobbler! ?? It’s all going down Tuesday in Sevier Park from 3:30pm to 6:30pm! ????
The market is located at 3000 Granny White Pike, Nashville, TN. PLEASE NOTE: Parking for the Market season will be limited to the lot located at the corner of Clayton Ave and Granny White Pike. Follow 12 South Farmers Market on Facebook and Instagram and visit their website, 12southfarmersmarket.com