Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

How to contact us:

Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708

Good morning!

The market is open as usual, and 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.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

We are all very thankful that all of our Tullahoma friends and family were relatively unharmed by the tornado which tore through the town on Tuesday of this past week. Thank You, Lord, for preserving all lives and allowing relatively minor structural damage in most cases.

On December 15, Manchester Locally Grown will conduct a “Jam and Jelly Tasting Event”. Taste an assortment of jams and jellies made by several local farmers. You will want to invite your family and friends to visit and experience our market on December 15. Put it on your calendar now!

Don’t forget to order your Christmas Kissing Balls and Centerpieces from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. These items will be available right up till Christmas, but you will enjoy them longer if you order soon. Kissing Balls displayed outside will last for a full month. This is the first year I’ve done Centerpieces, so I don’t have experience with how long they will stay fresh. But since they are in water, they should last several weeks on display in the home.

Flying S Farms has lots of holiday jams this week. Catherine has the last of the cabbage on the market, but still has turnip greens and onions. Our sourdough breads are a soft texture and hold together well for sandwiches. Friendship breads make wonderful hostess gifts or sliced for buffet tables. I’ll be offering stacked cakes next week frosted and naked!

Amy of Solace Farm writes: “I’ve got lots of grassfed Scottish Highland beef :). And duck eggs! This weather is keeping the ducks laying much better than usual, and we’re swimming in eggs right now.”

Don’t forget to check what’s included this week in the Produce Boxes from Frontier Family Farm. The contents do vary from week to week, so be sure to fill your frig with all the yummy veggies (and occasionally other items) from a produce box.

Andra from Sow’s Ear Piggery writes: “Unfortunately, I have to put my pork products in vacation mode this week. My grandmother passed, and I will be traveling on Thursday to the funeral.” Andra expects to return next week with a few more products.

Vegetables from White City Produce & Greenhouses are available this week. Tami has added Green Tomatoes and Green Cabbage, as well as two types of Cider and two of Grape Jelly.

On Thursday, Weaver Farms and Frontier Family Farms will set up tables at market time (weather permitting). You will be able to see some of the goodies that you’ve been reading about on the market news! When you come to pick up your order, bring a friend and plan to hang out for a few minutes and chat with Ray & Elaine, Michael, and Linda.

We will be glad to deliver your order to you, at home or a location of your choice, on Friday afternoons for a small fee. Order delivery just like any other product.

(L to R) Christmas Centerpiece from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Cactus Jelly & Double Chocolate Friendship Bread from Flying S Farms, Duck Eggs from Solace Farm, Green Tomatoes from White City Produce & Greenhouses.

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 tents located outside Manchester Farm Store, 251 Interstate Dr., Manchester. We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday, 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.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. 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

Here is the complete list for this week.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op

Have a question for other co-op members? Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op

Group Buy: Wild Caught Shrimp

This is the last weekend to order for the December delivery of Ocean to Table, HACCP Certified Wild Caught Georgia Shrimp from St. Simons Island Shrimp Specialist (SISS)!

This product is available for pickup the first Tuesday in December (THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6TH).

These shrimp are large (26 count per lb.)“heads-off” shrimp. This is a recurring monthly group buy.

SISS will be offering shrimp are IQF and in frozen block. For the IQF shrimp, you can just reach into bag and grab as many as you need to use. The IQF shrimp are the creme de la creme of shrimp. They are fresh caught and “headed”, then placed into a salt brine tank for 10 min and flash frozen right on the boat to ensure freshness. These IQF shrimp are fresher than fresh, when you thaw them out, it’s like they just came out of the ocean! When you buy fresh shrimp they have already been out of the water and on ice for 24-48 hrs. Fresh shrimp will stay good on ice for up to 3-5 days. The IQF shrimp have a 6 month shelf life.

The frozen shrimp in 5lb blocks are blast frozen (to ensure freshness) and then packaged in our restaurant delivery boxes for your convenience for your freezer. Shelf life up to 2 years. If you would like to thaw out just a few at a time, open box, pull back bag and run COLD water over portion of frozen block until you can get what you need then, close up bag and box and put back in freezer.

These same shrimp sell for $12.99 per pound at our local grocers on the coast of Georgia. If you can find them in the Atlanta area they will be at least $15 per pound. Take advantage of the great price of $9.99 per lb!

I’ve heard from many of you that this is the best shrimp you’ve ever had and I agree! We are so blessed to have such a great source!

Wild Caught Shrimp is an excellent source of Tryptophan (an essential amino acid), Vitamin B12, Healthful fats, including omega-3, saturated fat and cholesterol, Selenium, Protein, an Astaxanthin.

Group Buy FCLO & Collagen/Gelatin

This weekend we will have our Group Buy for Green Pasture products (Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO), High Vitamin Butter Oil, Skate Liver Oil

and Great Lakes Gelatin Collagen!

All currently available products (as of today) will be listed on the market site tomorrow for ordering.

We order FCLO monthly and collagen every 2 months. One can of collagen is a 2 month supply for 1 person. Please keep this in mind when ordering.

The prices include our discounted group buy price, shipping, fees and taxes.

THIS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP THIS TUESDAY.

I will place our group order on Monday and expect it will be available for pick up within 2 weeks. This is a prepaid pre-order, so payment is expected this Tuesday. If you are only ordering Green Pasture or Great Lakes products this week, please drop a check in the mail or online payment on the co-op market website.

If you are new to the co-op and/or Fermented Cod Liver Oil or Collagen, I have a section at the bottom of this weblog that discusses the benefits of these amazing products.

Carrell Farms & Buffalo Gal (REPEAT)

Carrell Farms & Buffalo Gal are back on the market!

They took their items off temporarily to figure out the logistics of getting their items to us and other markets without taking too much time away from the farm. I’m so glad to we are able to find a way to continue to work with Carrell Farms to provide the market Pasture Raised Water Buffalo, Lamb, and Alpaca!

The solution we worked out is this: allow members to order each week but Carrell Farms will deliver to our market once per month ( the 2nd week of each month). Next delivery is December 13th .

Buffalo Gal items will also be available and be shipped directly to your address and/or we will have table sales items available at pick up.
Check out their new seasonal body butters scented with essential oils – Chai Spice, Pumpkin Spice Latte, and Mocha Latte in addition to their entire line of products.

Other Market News

Freezer Special! – Broccoli Crowns 10lbs for $30!! -Enjoy broccoli all Winter. Easy to prep and freeze. Cut into pieces, wash, blanch for 2 – 3 minutes, drain, chill in ice water until cool, drain thoroughly then freeze.

REMINDER – If you order *Wild Caught Shrimp this week it will not be delivered until 1st Tuesday in December – December 6th and Buffalo, Alapaca, & Lamb from Carrell Farms won’t be delivered until December 13th.

Group Buy – Grass Fed cheese from Farmstead Fresh, Jason Wiebe Dairy, and Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese will be available for pick up this Tuesday.

Group Buy – Wilderness Family Naturals items (Coconut Oils, Raw Mixed Nuts, Spices and other organic pantry items) will be available for pick up this Tuesday.

My Daily Bread will be on the market this week.

DOUG’S WILD ALASKAN SALMON- Doug is back from Alaska with a fresh catch of Wild Caught Alaskan sockeye (red) salmon and Halibut!

ALL the veggies and fruits listed on the market are either Certified Naturally Grown or organically grown. NO synthetic chemical pesticides or fertilizers ever used

NEW ITEMS!
Rutabagas
Escarole
Radishes ‘Cherry Belle’
Water Buffalo Top Round Roast
BBQ Rub – 2 oz
Cocoa Rub – 2 Oz
Tangy Coffee BBQ Saucinade
Collard Greens
Endive ‘Frisee’
Freezer Special! – Broccoli Crowns
Baby Turmeric
Baby Ginger
Swiss Chard
Quiche – Sundried Tomato Pesto
Baby Carrots
Cheese from Farmstead Fresh
Veggies – Radishes ‘Watermelon’
Edible Flowers – ‘Red Roselle’ Hibiscus (make your own Hibiscus tea)
Tomatillos- Toma Verde

Volunteers Needed

Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!

THIS TUESDAY WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm slots!!

THANK YOU Shalley, Pam, and Chuck for helping out on Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!

The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Volunteer Sign up

No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Upcoming Group Buys/Vendors of the Day

Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.

Fermented Cod Liver Oil – 12/2 – 12/4
Great Lakes Collagen/Gelatin – 12/2 – 12/4
VitalChoice Seafood (Scallops & other seafood) 12/9 – 12/11

Collagen/Gelatin & FCLO Info

Great Lakes Gelatin (the Green can) Collagen Hydrolysate (beef kosher) Unflavored

Gelatin (also known as cooked collagen) has wonderful anti-inflammatory and anti-aging qualities, as it helps to fill in the missing amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) in the standard American diet. This is a completely different from the jiggly gelatin product most of us grew up eating as kids.

Homemade bone broth is chock full of gelatin and very nutrient dense but Great Lakes Gelatin- Collagen is a convenient way to get gelatin consistently into your diet.

What is Collagen Hydrolysate?

Hydrolyzed Collagen is the unique combination of amino acids in concentrated levels that promotes rapid re-production of blood cells for healing and conditioning over other proteins especially for bone and joint health care. This low molecular weight protein is easily digested for healthy enrichment in minutes after ingestion. It will not congeal because it has been hydrolyzed for quick assimilation and improved hydration to the connective tissue. Collagen is important to nitrogen balance, now considered an anti-aging product as it supports age related cartilage damage, and collagen loss. source: http://greatlakesgelatin.com/)

How do I use this product?
You can mix it in drinks, shakes, smoothies, or add a tablespoon to your favorite recipe to give it an anti-inflammatory protein boost. It will dissolve in cold liquids very easily.

How Much Do You Need?
Recommended dosage: Take one rounded tablespoon (10-12 g) in the morning, and the same amount before going to bed in the late evening which will help reduce appetite. This product has a low molecular weight so it will dissolve in cold, warm, or hot liquids.

Important Note: Remember not to get too carried away with gelatin. Adding too much too quickly can cause digestive issues: bloating, loss of appetite, stomach ache are just a few side effects.

It’s important to remember that more gelatin is not always better, especially if you are adding it to your diet for the first time.

Gelatin should be used in addition to a nutrient dense diet and not to replace real food like homemade bone broths and grass fed meats.

It is also really important to take this daily. You will see maximum results if you include it in your daily routine.
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I have heard dozens of success stories from co-op members and my own family members. Please feel free to email me your personal testimony on your experience with this product!

Additional links and sources:
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/gelatin-and-collagen-hydrolysate-whats-the-difference/#sthash.lGTNErFi.dpuf

http://butternutrition.com/what-you-dont-know-about-gelatin-may-hurt-you-5-things-you-need-to-know/

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/gelatin-and-collagen-hydrolysate-whats-the-difference/

http://paleoparents.com/2014/gelatin-why-we-love-it-and-60-delicious-family-friendly-recipes-using-it/

Here is a link to Questions and Answers About Fermented Cod Liver Oil

http://wellnessmama.com/13154/fermented-cod-liver-oil-vs-fish-oil/

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious foods possible!