Central Arkansas :  Opening Bell

Howdy Central Arkansas

Welcome to another wonderful week at your favorite farmers market!!

It’s beginning to feel a lot like winter out there!! No worries, we have you covered!!
No need to weather the cold!! When you can get all you need right here while sitting toasty warm on the couch!!
Even pick up is a warm breeze w/ the help of our partner church Greenbrier United Methodist!!

Look forward to seeing everyone!!

Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Be Healthy!!

Naples,FL:  MARKET IS OPEN

Please get your orders in

Independence,VA:  The Market is OPEN for pickup on Dec. 7th!

Friends of the Market,

The Market is open for orders to be picked up next Wednesday, December 7th!

To shop-
https://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market

A couple of reminders…

Our final Winter Market will be this Saturday, December 3rd and will feature the-2nd Annual Chili Cook-off. Free to enter, $5 to taste and judge vote for your favorite and $25 to the winner! Bring entries to the Market from 11-11:30. Tasting starts at 11:45. In addition to the chili cook-off, enjoy free kids activities, listen to Christmas carols, shop for delicious local products and beautiful crafts. This is a great way to get ready for Christmas by shopping LOCAL!

December 14th will be our next Holiday Open House! Stop by the Grayson Landcare office and sample some of the delicious products our vendors have to offer!

Thanks and have a great week!

Abby

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  This Week at The Cumming Harvest

Champaign, OH:  Just A Word

Just a word from your market manager…and a HUGE thank you, and dose of LOVE…

This market soared to new heights, this time, and it’s all because of your love!! We saw new customers, we saw the return of old customers, and we saw the always loyal weekly customers!!

The past few months have watched this market just sort of float along…not really a whole lot of sales, not a whole lot of interest.

I began to research, and think, and wonder if we were about to be a thing of the past.

I know that when we began work on this market, almost 6 years ago, we were SO cutting edge, the only game on the scene, like this, the hippest kids on the block.

Over the years, we have seen big box stores add tons of organic, tons of what they term local, and while they have gotten really good at stocking real local, there is still a whole lot of local out there, that comes from way the heck away local.

We have seen the onset of groceries who now offer curbside services. We have seen the explosion of home deliveries of food, CSA boxes, and we have seen a physical farmers market pop up in every city, in every state, on just about every corner. We get it…we are not even the only online farmers market in Ohio, these days.

We know that you are offered choices, we know that we are elated that you still put your trust in us, we know that you work hard for your money, and just about everything out there, is begging for you to spend that money, elsewhere.

We even get that this market is even as easy as driving up to a curb, and getting your products delivered. We get that we cannot ship to you, or deliver to your doorstep.

BUT…what we do have to offer is a whole lot of local hear and soul. Vendors, managers, the staff of the YMCA who care about you, love you, and want to always be able to give you the very best.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for giving life back to this market!!

You are amazing, and we are here for you, always…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Reminder

Hey members!

Don’t forget to order your items on the market before noon tomorrow.

Also, if you’re interested in volunteering for one of our shifts this month, please go ahead and sign up here! Each volunteer receives a $5 credit or a $7.50 membership credit for each shift they complete :)

See you all this weekend,
Claire Hodgson
Program & Market Manager

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed for ordering.

The Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your orders on Friday from 3 a 5 pm, earlier if possible.

I’ll see you there!
Julie Alexander this market’s manager

Champaign, OH:  Late In The Evening

It’s getting late in the evening, and our market will close at 10pm for the week!!

You guys have blown me away with the orders, today!! You are rockin’ this market, we are poised to be one of the bigger markets with sales, and we super love the love that you are shining on us!!

Thank you for coming together, thank you for sharing your love, trust, and support of this market.

Now, if you haven’t ordered, yet, and that would include, me, your market manager, you need to get moving…get those grocery lists, gift lists, and anything else you need to get your week off to a pleasant start!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Miami County Locally Grown:  We are Open for Orders!

An artist by trade and a familiar face around town, Karen began to craft blends of herbal teas, dips, and spreads five years ago, when the sluggish economy resulted in a decrease of patrons for her art classes.

When she began to look for something additional to do, her first thought was, “All people have to eat”… that led to using her favorite herbs to play around with concepts and recipes – with some, such as Berry Good Tea, she hit the mark on the first try. And others just made sense… she wanted something that tasted like an after-dinner mint, and voila – enter her Chocolate Mint Tea!

As we talked about her growing business, Karen smiled slyly and showed me her ingenious storage area – what was once a massive and useless VCR storage cupboard is now home to her impeccably labeled and organized herbs and blends!

Along with her customers, I appreciate Karen’s dedication to using only organic ingredients. I listened to Karen describe how her daughter became horribly sick 6 years ago, and improved remarkably, but only after the doctor put her on an all-organic diet. Being able to see that kind of impact firsthand makes her that much more committed to providing quality, healthful products.

The descriptions on her products are so interesting – Being a mother of four, when I read her info on “Sleepy Town Tea”, I could just picture a mother sending her children off to bed with that analogy. And I love that historic sources inspire many of her blends, such as her Liberty Tea.

But her Normandy mix is my personal favorite – very unique – I’m smiling just thinking how fast my five year old can polish off an entire cucumber with it’s help!

Russellville Community Market:  Reminder - RCM closes at 10 p.m. this evening

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.

See you on Thursday!!

Russellville Community Market

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