Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is open.

The Spa City Co-op market is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net.

Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your orders at Emergent Arts on Friday from 3PM to 4:30PM. If you’re unable to pick up your order at this time please make arrangements to have your order picked up for you.
Remember to scroll all the way down and click place this order.

Don’t forget – this market has no paid positions, so we NEED VOLUNTEERS to run every market. It’s fun, you get a $5 gift card as well as extend your membership by 2 months, and you learn so much about local foods in Arkansas.
Have a great week and see you on Friday!

This market’s manager
Karen Holcomb
ksholcomb@gmail.com

Dothan, Alabama:  March 31, 2017 Newsletter

This Week’s Newsletter:
Roz’s Ramblings
In Season
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes

Monday Musings

I’m starting this newsletter on a dreary cold Monday – which by the way I LOVE dreary cold Mondays! This could very well be the last one of spring so I’m milking it for all it’s worth. After spending the weekend outdoors pulling weeds and making myself sore it’s nice to be tucked inside with a nice cup of warm cider. Earlier today I made this for lunch:

The directions wouldn’t cooperate but you get the idea.

Easter starts the month of my 60th year on this terrestrial ball we call earth. I didn’t think it would be that big a deal till I found myself thinking about a new bucket list. There are very few big “to do ” things, but there are a lot of ordinary things, which if done consistently really ARE big:

• Abiding in the True Vine
• Being there for my family
• To be a good friend
• Loving my enemies well
• Excellence in work
• Faithfulness in what I’m called to do
• Gratitude in All Things

Can’t say I got all of this 100% right in my fifties and I’m not holding my breath that the next decade will automatically be smooth or easy, but it is a new beginning with new challenges! Several things are written in stone: it’s going to be work, it’s going to be fun, and I’m immensely grateful for all of you.

MARKET COBB SALAD

The Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives and romaine lettuce), tomato, crisp bacon, boiled, grilled or roasted (but not fried) chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette. You just can’t beat if for a light yet satisfying meal and many restaurants have their own version of this classic. Give it a try, and if you think your version is better than the original we bet others would too! We’re all about sharing good recipes here and would love to know about yours!

This beautiful Cobb Salad can be made with Richter Farms Pork, Hawkins Homestead Chicken, Greens from Danny, Bain or Mayim, and Eggs from many of our Market Vendors.

THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES

We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.

AVALON FARMS: New in the market: Asparagus is back!!! It is hard to estimate how much I’ll harvest because the new growth is all underground. Can’t wait till the 3 new rows are old enough to harvest.

What I did the last 2 weeks: (Farm Fit. Better than crossfit!)

Planted all the transplants. (Lower body workout) 150 tomato plants consisting of slicers, paste, and assorted cherry tomatoes. 40 pepper plants: jalapeno, mariachi, Italian sweet and sweet lunch box. 18 japanese eggplant (Wanted more but that’s how it goes sometimes when you grow your own transplants. Bummer)

Planted lots of seeds: 2 kinds of crookneck squash, zephyrs, yellow patty pan and a new french patty pan that sounds delicious. 2 rows of green beans. Only 1 row of cucumbers. You get a lot of little picklers off a single 80 ft row.

Installed tposts for trellis on 3 rows of sugar snap peas. (Upper body workout)

Drug driptape out on all these rows of new things and set-up irrigation. (Cardio)

Assorted weeding. A job that never ends. (Meditation)(Actually a lot of meditation and prayer goes on throughout the whole process.)

BAIN HOME GARDENS: Hello Market Buddies!
    As we stretch and yawn from our week long stay-cation we have one wish…THAT IT WAS LONGER! That being said we didn’t REALLY rest. No, no – there is too much to do in the garden. Admittedly, we love getting our hands dirty! We come back bearing new things for you to try out! Our salad mix has been adjusted just a bit for more color and flavor! We are also introducing our Kale Trio Bundle. Kale is so awesome, why be limited to just one?
    Over the last year we have learned much in our endeavors to be more self sufficient by growing our own produce. We have tapped into all kinds of resources. The internet is FILLED with helpful information. Some things however, need a more analog approach. Listening. Simply listening. We have been doing more of that lately; listening to sage gardeners & tapping into the wealth of knowledge they have from pure experience! This week I’d like to share some photos from the garden of a dear friend.  He has been gardening for as long as he can remember and each year his garden tends to expand. To feed his family? No. He loves it & he loves to give. That is just who he is. At his invitation, we visited his garden a few weeks ago & were purely amazed at how beautifully everything glistened in the evening sun. Thanks Uncle Reg – we appreciate all you do!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is open for orders!

Good Evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
Go to the market now >>
Fresh Vegetables
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Gluten-free products
Pastured Eggs
Clean Meat
See all products

PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30pm!

Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!

Statesboro Market2Go:  The Market is Open!

Market2Go is open!

Fresh, locally grown products at the click of a button – meat, dairy, vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, honey, nuts, eggs, flour, cornmeal, herbs and spices, jams, and baked goods. We even have ready made dinners made from local products.

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!

Good morning!

We at Manchester Locally Grown wish you and your family a wonderful blessed Easter morning!

Welcome to this week’s offerings from your online farmers’ market. Everything you see on our website is the “cream of the crop” from local farmers, the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! When you place an order with our farms, you know you are supporting your friends and neighbors, most located within 30 miles of Manchester, Tennessee.

The market will remain open for your orders till Tuesday at 10 pm.

Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

Farm News of the Week

Please help us grow and improve our market. We really want to hear your thoughts regarding the good things and not-so-good things about our market. Please complete the short survey here:
Manchester Locally Grown customer survey
We will enter your name (if you choose to identify yourself) into a drawing for a $25 market gift certificate.

In addition, please tell your friends about our market. When one of them makes a purchase and tells us you sent them, you will be entered into the drawing a second time. There is no limit to how many entries you can earn this way.

Only two more weeks to complete the survey and encourage your friends to place an order. (Entry deadline is April 15.)

Daniel Tidwell writes:
In preparation for grilling season and as an introductory offer, Triple T Cattle Farms will be running a special of $3.00 per pound for ground beef. Our beef is grass fed and pasture raised, without any hormones or antibiotics. There are numerous studies that show the many benefits of grass fed beef. One of the greatest benefits is the lower amount of fat contained in grass fed beef. Grass fed beef is lower in saturated fats and higher in Omega 3 fatty acids. This makes grass fed beef a valuable part of a heart healthy diet.

(L to R, top row): Ground beef (special price this week), Ribeye Steak, Shoulder Roast.
(L to R, bottom row): Liver, Chuck Roast, Sirloin Steak.


Frontier Family Farm has added three new microgreens.

(L to R) Turnip, Radish ‘Daikon’, Alfalfa.

From Linda at Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:

Spring is slipping sweetly among the plants in the greenhouse, touching them here and there, bringing this one and then that one into bloom. Just about everything I’ve mentioned in past messages is still in bloom, but a couple of them are sold out. I still have some Catchfly and Creeping Phlox for sunny areas; and woodland Phlox stolonifera and variegated Jacob’s ladder for shady areas. The sedums and lambs’ ears are doing very well. The mints, Greek oregano, Russian sage, and salad burnet are ready to go, but the thymes are a little slow.

Columbine, Coreopsis, and Euphorbia, and the cute little dwarf Solomon’s seal have begun to bloom this week. The Japanese Painted ferns have suddenly begun to grow and joined the much taller Ostrich Ferns. In the shrubs, the early azaleas are blooming, and the Euonymous and flowering almonds are leafing out. We have some really nice Wandering Jew hanging baskets too, kept inside all winter to grow thick and lush.

Don’t forget – we will have lots of tomato plants about May 1, and some green bell pepper plants as well. If you don’t set out your vegetable plants till then, they will do much better because of the warmer soil to nurture the roots.

(L to R, top): Purple Columbine, Dwarf Coreoopsis, and Euphorbia.
(L to R, middle): Dwarf Solomon’s Seal, Japanese Painted Fern, Ostrich Fern.
(L to R, bottom): Red Azalea, Wandering Jew Hanging Basket, Pink Azalea with Darker Throat Markings.


Solace Farm has added a new dried herb and a new scent of goatsmilk shampoo bar.

(L to R): Dried Sweet Basil and Goatmilk Shampoo Bar, Grapefruit and Sage Scent.

Important Ordering and Pickup Information

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at our NEW LOCATION across from Manchester City Schools administration building, 215 East Fort Street, Manchester.

We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday afternoons, for a small fee, if it’s more convenient for you. If you prefer to utilize this service, please place an order for it, same as other products, selecting your delivery area. Don’t forget to give us your location address in the comments section of the order. Also please text Linda at (931) 273-9708 for specific arrangements.

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends and inviting them to give us a try. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda & Michael

Here is the complete list for this week.

Patchwork Online Market:  Patchwork Urban Farms Market Open

Hello everybody,

Spring is upon us! Celebrate with tasty greens.

The market is now on, please place your orders before Monday at 10. Thanks so much for your support!

http://patchworkfarmstand.locallygrown.net/

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ONLINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

There may be no better way to celebrate Augusta’s week of international acclaim than to share beautifully-grown, thoughtfully-made local products with your visitors. Happy Spring Break Augusta!

CLG:  Plants & BBQ Pork - CLG Pickup TODAY 3:30-6pm. Bring eggshells, glass jars, & egg cartons please.

Good morning!

Today at the market we will have about 100 plants on the extras table. Vegetables, herbs, flowers. Bring a box to put all of your selections in.

And if that wasn’t already enough, Maria will be set up With BBQ, dipped strawberries and cherries, and spinach dip. Come early!

This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.

Usually our awesome volunteers have the market ready for customers to pick up before 4pm. If you are out and about and want to know if we are ready, just text me to see: 501-339-1039.

If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.

Remember to bring your EGGSHELLS, glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.

Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table! Even if you didn’t make an order, you can come by to shop the EXTRAS table.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Market is OPEN for ordering!

ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!

Click link to order: suwanee.locallygrown.net

If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 6pm on Sunday.

PICK UP:
Pick up is on ***WEDNESDAY*** at 1300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite 1104, Suwanee at Cultured Traditions from 1 pm to 6:30 pm.

PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, DWOLLA, PayPal, and credit cards online.

To pay by credit card click Pay Now button at the bottom of the check out page. I don’t run credit cards until after pick up on Wednesdays.

If paying by DWOLLA or PayPal, please pay on time. I pay our vendors on your behalf before you pick up so I need all payments initiated by Wednesdays.

Champaign, OH:  The Rains Came

Half a mile from the county fair
And the rain came pourin’ down
Me and Billy standin’ there
With a silver half a crown…
(It Stoned Me- Van Morrison)

Well, the rain certainly has been pouring down, today!!

Thank you to everyone who braved the wetness just to get your orders! True little local market of love customers!

Also, thank you for being such a great group while I had to be away from the market, tonight, at pick up! Mark did a super job, and reported how helpful you all were!!

The market is opening for the week! Let’s hope for a bit of sunshine, and a bit of dry weather! I hope everyone has a very happy Easter, and we look forward to another week of market love!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam