Miami County Locally Grown:  Our Featured Vendor Tonight?

Jack DeFord, with his JM Gardens, the newest vendor to join Miami County Locally Grown!! When I met him for the site visit of his family farm, my husband will understand – I was smitten. I stepped from the car, acknowledging the farm’s loveliness and charm, as Jack proclaimed “This is my favorite place in the world!” And I smiled, hoping my children will say the same as they give a stranger the grand tour of my own farm when they’re 26 years old.

His enthusiasm is infectious – like when he came to customer pick-up, and found out my volunteer was none other than Kevin Davidson, the producer of Jack’s beloved lettuce and romaine. His colorful exclamations made everyone laugh, as he stuck out his hand to shake Kevin’s, praising his products and asking questions.

It’s rare to meet a young man who talks so enthusiastically about the hand-hewn beams and workmanship of their old barn. As Jack said, it is just sad to see so many barns falling down and in various states of disrepair. He has a driving desire to save a remnant of a different farming era by taking down a dilapidated barn piece by piece and bringing it back to be rebuilt on the family land. Many people talk, but when Jack spoke of this dream, you genuinely had to believe he possessed the drive to see it through.

Jack is in love with all things farming, so much so he’s taken over 20,000 photographs of farm equipment and machinery at work. He acknowledged that his possible projects are endless, and even now he’s currently out of space, as his garage is taken up with the corn wagon he’s rebuilding, and his parents barn is full of, among other things, three antique tractors and a John Deere two-row planter – his very first purchase when he graduated from Wright State!

It was refreshing to hear his pride when showing off the trailer his Grandpa had built, and talking about all the work his parents put into making the farm both functional and comfortable since they purchased it in the ‘80s. The respect certainly went both ways, and was wonderful to see both how appreciative he was of everything his parents provided, and how supportive his Mom and Dad are of his varied endeavors and interests.

The assortment of Indian corn, gourds and pumpkins Jack, as JM Gardens, currently offers on the Virtual Market are beautiful – not only aesthetically but because they represent the importance of supporting local, and all the work your neighbors have put into building a beautiful future by remembering the hardworking past.

Russellville Community Market:  Order Reminder!

Russellville Community Market closes at 10 p.m. this evening – be sure to place your order!

Pick up is Thursday at All Saints Episcopal Church on Phoenix from 4 – 6:30 p.m.

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Dawson Local Harvest:  REMINDER! Dawson Local Harvest Market Closes @ 9pm!

Dawson Harvest for Oct. 27th

REMINDER! The Dawson Harvest closes tonight at 9 pm.

Still time to order Sweet Potatoes, Lettuce, Kale, Tomatoes, Bagels, Muffins, Milk, Beef and Chicken, and so much more!

Citrus County Locally Grown:  Finally Cooler Weather is Forecast

UPDATE FROM
CITRUS COUNTY LOCALLY GROWN
Your On-Line Farmers Market

Your support for local growers is very much appreciated, especially at this time as this area recovers from hurricane Irma. Your shoppings dollars when spent on this site directly assists the growers, their families and the local community. For that we are all grateful.

SUMMARY
3 Rock Farm:-Bok Choy, Arugula, Collards, Radish and Mild Mix have returned. Eggs are in very short supply the girls are molting

Arbor Trails:-Strawberry Plants, other items approximately a week away

Red Wagon Produce-Improving variety, check out the many additional Items.

IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY LOGGING IN PLEASE CALL MIKE 352.895.3942

3 ROCK FARM
Checkout the Yogurt Cheese, Micros & now Focaccia Bread.,

Next Market: This Thursday

ORDER TODAY
MARKET WILL CLOSE 6:00 a.m. Wednesday

3 ROCK FARM
Noted for their Almond Butter, Amino Pepitas, Herbs & Spices., Jams & Jellies., Plants, Micro Greens, Scallions: and Yogurt Cream Cheese-Scallion Flavor

USDA Certified Organic Bay Leaf for $5/ounce. That’s $.18/gram (McCormick NON ORGANIC costs over $1/gram, or $28/ounce!, and organic leaf is even more expensive than that!!!) Great in soups, stews, beans, sauces and works like a charm on deterring moths in the cupboards!!!
_Editors comment: Which is more incredible, the flavor or the value?

ARBOR TRAILS NURSERY
The wind from Hurricane Irma ripped the greenhouse covers of and then destroyed the crops. Now in the process of replanting. Some Strawberry plants on market this week. .

BUSH BOYS BEEHIVES

We have limited quantities of ORANGE BLOSSOM Honey, get it while is is available.
Honey in season is Wild Brazilian Pepper, creamy thick Wild Black Mangrove, and truly wildflower from summer/fall Homosassa.

FLORIDA FRESH MEAT
BEEF: Steaks, Ribs, Hamburger, Steak Hot Dogs and Knockwurst
PORK: Chops, Ribs and Sausages
CHICKEN: Whole Chicken, Breast Quarters and Wings

HIDDEN DREAMS FARM
Goats Milk and Cheeses, Eggs.

RED WAGON PRODUCE
Certified Naturally Grown: Corn, Peppers, Tomatoes and much more

SNOW"S COUNTRY MARKET
Not all fruits and vegetables contain pesticides, check the research from EWG.
Link to EWG’s Clean 15
We have Avocados,Bananas,Sweet Corn, Pineapples, Cabbage, Onions,

SANDHILL FARMS
RAW Cow’s Milk including A2/A2, and RAW Goat’s Milk. Link to COW and GOAT MILK. &

TINA’S GARDEN

MOUNTAIN MAN SOAP
Mountain Man is made with ten butters and oils. It is creamy, bubbly, and extremely moisturizing! The coconut cream contains natural antioxidants. It has 17 amino acids that build and repair cells. The kaolin clay is a great exfoliator, which also helps circulation.

WHISKEY OAKS HERITAGE FARM
Check to see if we have Eggs from Free Range Heritage Ducks & Chickens
Link to Eggs
Now a Pickup Point for Floral City and East Inverness areas

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Enjoy browsing the products from the comfort of your own home.
Delivery to your home is available in most areas. Just $8.00
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THE MARKET IS OPEN

Click on the text below to go to the Market.

www.citruscounty.locallygrown.net/"

Winnsboro, TX:  Don't forget to place your order before 7 pm tonight

The online store closes at 7 pm tonight. Check out this weeks offerings at www.winnsboro.locallygrown.net

Debra Aaron, Manager
Winnsboro Farmers Market
903.629.3332 (home office land line)
312.307.0114 (iPhone with no service at home office)

New Field Farm's Online Market:  BULK ORDER NEXT WEEK

Greetings,

Next week, NOVEMBER 3, will be the annual bulk order when carrots, onions, and potatoes are discounted when you order 10 pounds or more. These three crops can all be stored for many months with a little care. Details will be included next week.

Certain other crops may be discounted as well, depending on availability.

Meanwhile, for this week, we have some salad mix again, and a few cauliflower that survived the ravaging porcupines, as well as a few other items.

This much needed rain may bring on more broccoli and another frost should give more flavor to the brussels sprouts so we may have those next week as well.

The last of the garlic was used for planting. Hopefully, next year we’ll have a better crop.

If you have any questions or comments let me know.

Thanks,
Tim

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of Oct 21 2017

We had wonderful weather and a great turnout the cider-making day last saturday. I met lots of daughters Kelly and Kendra’s friends from Toronto. We made biochar for soil amendments from cleaned up tree prunings.

All the same good choices this week for vegetables and meats. The Liberty apples are stored in the rootcellar, but won’t likely last as well this year due to the warm weather. We have carrots, beets and lettuce, to add to the squash, tomatoes (including Beefsteak), garlic, cilantro, parsley, watermelon, chives, Russet potatoes, onions, kale, spinach and arugula. Fresh beef quarters available in two weeks, order your roasting chickens for December.

Reminder: Abrupt Climate Change talks coming up. Save a seat at eventbrite.ca
Friday Nov 3, 7pm, West Flamborough Presbyterian Church, 262 Middletown Rd, at Hwy 8.
McPherson is a professor emeritus and conservation biologist from U Arizona who early on collected peer reviewed data about causes, trends and consequences of human caused climate upset. He is controversial because he has named the ‘elephants in the room’, and challenged the politically correct optimism of most reporters and professional caution of most scientists.
McPherson unpacks why the unfounded optimism about the near term consequences of abrupt climate change is so dangerous. See how he arrives at a calculation of human extinction within a decade, certainly in this century.
Other scientists who look at the whole picture like Kevin Anderson, Thomas Goreau, James Hansen and Michael Mann have concluded that it may not be too late. They think there’s an outside chance that humans may possess the collective will and presence of mind to do what must be done, and to do it quickly, even if it means radically altering, even abolishing, industrial in favor of ecological civilisation. Is it likely humans will undertake the exhaustive efforts necessary to ensure our species will survive for another 1,000 years on Earth?

Be fully informed about climate change because only that way, with growing awareness, will the governments take action to reverse global warming due to carbon pollution. Are we too late? Maybe. Should we start trying to make a difference and do whatever it takes? Yes!

You can also hear Dr McPherson speak at McMaster to learn the facts about abrupt climate change and decide for yourself. Q&A open mike.
Psychology Building PC155
Tues. Nov. 7,10:30am

Healthy eating
Ian and Cami

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight after 10pm.

Hello friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, October 27th. .

The market closes TONIGHT after 10pm, maybe even midnight! Come early on Friday for the best selection from the Extras table. See you Friday!

How to contact us:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

Our Website:

www.conway.locallygrown.net

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com

Stones River Market:  Good evening!

Market News

I don’t normally send more than one email per week.

Since I have heard from folks, in the past, who forget to order as the week gets underway. This is a reminder that you have until 10 pm tonight! Lots of variety, still have plenty of apples and pumpkins.

I included this week’s original email for anyone who missed it!

Now that the Saturday Market on the Square has wrapped up for the season, could you do us a favor and spread the word that they can still purchase local and wonderful products from their own community throughout the year? Share it on Facebook, word of mouth, need some flyers? Let us know! We want to reach friends and neighbors who are searching for something like Stones River but haven’t found us yet.

Now,

WELCOME to Urban Sprout !!

Brandon writes:

“Hello Stones River Market! We are happy to start supplying the market with delicious microgreens. We sell sunflower, pea, and radish microgreens in small ($3) and large ($10) sizes. try our microgreens in your meal to add a boost of flavor and nutrition!”

Find these under the Micro-greens and sprouts tab.

Flying S Farms has added a Maypop (passionfruit) jelly. Maypop has a wonderful ‘floral’ scent jelly and mild taste similar to apple.

Erdmann Farm has lots of Field pumpkins for your carving and seed roasting pleasure! Get yours from a trusted, local grower! He also has roasting pumpkins! If you love pumpkin pie, roasting your own takes that from-scratch recipe up a couple notches!

Botanical Harmony Farm has plenty of Non-Gmo, Free-Range duck eggs still on sale this week! Gathered several times each day, get them while the ducks are happily still laying!

See ya on the porch!!

Tracey & Ashleigh

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest Reminder- New Meats added and Cauliflower!added

Market News

Hello!

Bear Creek Farm has added some new meat items! Try something new this week:
Butterflied Top Round- great for stuffing with our herbs and garlic!
Breakfast Sausage links
Pork Neck bones – make a complete dinner with roasted Fresh Harvest root vegetables ( Thos was recently featured at the James Beard Foundation dinner in town on Saturday night andcwas said to be amazing! Neck bones comeing back into fashion!!!

Also- we’ve got a limited offering of big beautiful cauliflower!

Ordering ends Tuesday evening!

See you Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee

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