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Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

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Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is now open for ordering

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 16th 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 Schuman
karenschuman9@gmail.com
501-276-3318

Dothan, Alabama:  June 10 Market Newsletter!

This Week’s Newsletter:
Summer Food Safety
In Season
Market ChitChat
Grower Notes

Food Smart/Food Safe

When I was a kid my dad gave me a little green book that was published by his employer. At that time his employer was the USDA and he was a food safety inspector. I kept the little book for years and wish I still had it. I don’t know if it was intended for kids or not, but I LOVED the little educational cartoons. The main character was a nasty looking germ and he showed up in all kinds of places where safe food handling was not practiced. My favorite was Mr. Germ wearing a straw hat and sitting on a toilet seat with a fishing pole . . . a comical reminder to ALWAYS wash your hands after visiting!

Food safety was an issue then and it remains an issue today. I think public awareness is probably greater now with increased communication and educational outreach. And well it should be! All of us with Market at Dothan are committed to bringing you the healthiest food in the Wiregrass with no chemical or pesticide residue, but nature being what it is it’s still up to each individual to handle, store and prepare it properly.

That being said, what follows are hints, tips, websites, resources, etc that we hope will be a blessing and help for you and yours.

Hats off to the USDA whose ongoing efforts continue to help keep our country’s food systems safe. If you’ve ever visited a third world country (Haiti in my case) you should have a profound awareness of the great good they’ve done for us through the years.

Health.gov goes into a bit more detail about kitchen practices and offers additional resources.

If you are brave enough to check youtube.com videos about washing fruits and vegetables, you’ll find everything from expensive ozone machines to recommendations NOT to wash your produce! Ridiculous! We like this tried and true natural recipe:
1 cup water
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon baking soda
20 drops grapefruit seed extract (available at Whole Foods or your local health food store or you can substitute lemon juice in a pinch)
Combine all ingredients in a large container. Then, transfer to a spray bottle with a pump. Spray mixture on produce (avoid using on mushrooms), let sit 5 to 10 minutes and rinse.

Kraft Foods has their own Top 10 list.

There is a WEALTH of information available at the FDA’s Education Resource Library.

This link is a printable Refrigerator & Freezer Storage Chart.

In Season

Have you tried Patty Pan squash yet? These versatile members of the Cucurbita pepo family are gaining in popularity as more people find new ways to enjoy them. They are in the same category as traditional summer squash, zucchini and pumpkins, but have their own unique taste and characteristics. Our customer, Angelica G. advises that their more dense texture helps them freeze quite nicely.

But if you’d rather enjoy them fresh . . .

Stuffing seems to be a favorite way to prepare Patty Pans. This recipe includes corn, black beans and tomatoes.

Delishably offers a wealth of great ideas!

While this recipe calls for veal, the idea can be adapted to other meats and even other seasonings.

Market ChitChat

Ever have egg on your face! In my case it’s EGGPLANT! This guy from last week (who wound up making a tasty Italian dish for some sweet children) was not birthed, I mean grown, at Sandy Valley, but was in fact from Avalon Farms. Just wanted to clear that up!

For you folks from Daleville, we hope you’re taking advantage of the Daleville Farmer’s Market. Both Richter Farms and Avalon Farms are participating this summer and we think Daleville’s pretty lucky to have them and their fresh healthy products!

This Week’s Grower Notes

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

HORTON’S FARM & DANNY’S GREENS: By the time you read this we will be finished with the Soil Biology Workshop hosted by Mayim Farms. We’re excited to learn more about managing God’s good earth responsibly.

On a different note, those of you who have been asking about bulk blueberries take heart! Our grower has had his share of rain woes and hopes to have them available in the near future.

SANDSPUR FARMS: The CSA’s continue to be popular items and we have several options available to choose from.

SANDY VALLEY: Scotty will be off next week. The spring vegetables are pretty much done for the time being BUT, the watermelons are coming along nicely and should be start being ready in a few weeks. Three varieties are growing and one of them is sure to be your favorite.

WORKING COWS DAIRY has been on “holiday” as they say in Europe visiting family.

AVALON FARMS: Rain! So, much rain. We need the rain, but too much rain causes problems for berries. Blackberries in particular are very delicate. They can’t be picked or stored wet. Hard rains literally damage the ripe fruits causing them to get “smooshy” (technical farm term ????). I’m throwing away more than I’m selling. If any of them slip by me, I apologize. As always, my customer’s satisfaction is the top priority. If you are ever not completely satisfied, let me know and I’ll make it right. Wendy@AvalonFarms.us

Lake Placid Online Farmer's Market:  June Market Open!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for the June market. With various farmer’s markets starting up around the region and sunny weather (well, most of the time), it’s finally starting to feel like summer.

We will have to say goodbye (for a few months) to our friends at Asgaard Farm, as they will be taking the next few months off from this market to focus on the demands of the “in season” for their farm. You can still catch them at the several local farmer’s markets…for more info on that, you can check out their website.

But we still have multiple tasty offerings from several other farms, including Rehoboth Homestead. Rehoboth Homestead’s first batch of chicken is in the freezer and available. Fed certified organic, non-GMO feed and pastured. Their next batch of broilers will be ready mid-July. They offer a good deal – prepay for ten, picked up fresh at the farm, minimum 4 lbs each, for $200. Contact them at info@rhomestead.com if you’d like to fill your freezer with fresh chicken.

In addition to the aforementioned chicken, there are various veggies, canned goods, seasonings, and more available from Rehoboth, alpaca products from Mountain Meadows farm, and maple syrup from Eckert Tree Farm.

Before I sign off, just a reminder to please pick up orders promptly. Normally we are around the store, but Thursday we are leaving town for a few days, so all items must be picked up (especially if they are frozen items, since we don’t have a freezer)! If you can’t make it on Wednesday, please let me know when you can stop Thursday early in the day so we don’t miss you.

As always, please email with any questions!

Best,
Christie

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is open for orders!

Good Evening Locavores!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Vegetables
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Eggs
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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!

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  Market closed this week

Hi folks, market helpers are out of town this week, so we will see you next week with more wonderful local products!!

Peace!
PAFM

Miami County Locally Grown:  Sign up for our first Farm Tour!

Join us on Wednesday June 28th, 2017 at 9:30am for a GUIDED tour of 6635 StudeBaker, “History in the Baking”!

The focus will be centered around the bake oven and wood fired baking, old methods and recipes, tools of the trade… a little history lesson may sneak in! With samples of pita bread right out of the oven and baked goods for sale, this is sure to be a unique outing.

I’ve taken several classes Deb has offered in past years, everything from cooking and baking to sewing and quilting, and I both appreciate her knowledge and love her inimitable style. But be warned… she has a habit of making things appear VERY easy!!

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

Tomatoes and cucs and basil … oh my! Summertime food at its finest. See you at the market.

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Market is Open! Please READ!

The Market is open for ordering!

No Raw Cow Milk this week; Sam and Lisa are on vacation! Try some Little Tots Goat Milk!

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