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Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for November 10
Athens Locally Grown
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Market News
It looks like this might be the last week before the first frost for a good number of our growers. It’s behind schedule, and the cool weather crops have been waiting a long time for some relief from the heat. Hopefully the cooler air will also bring some much-needed rain.
Here’s another reminder that we will be taking Thanksgiving week off. We will be open as usual next week, so if there are things you’d like for your Thanksgiving meals, you’ll need to plan ahead and order them early. I’m still collecting leads on locally raised heritage turkeys, but they are hard to come by. Farmview market in Madison has some locally raised turkeys available. I’ve not been there yet, but I’ve heard good things about the store. Daily Co-op is taking orders for Georgia grown turkeys, raised by White Oak Pastures. They’re good people. I think I know of a few turkeys privately available directly from the farmers, so drop me an email if you want to try for one of those.
Thanks so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!
Other Area Farmers Markets
The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and Wednesdays from 11am-2pm in the atrium at St. Mary’s Hospital. They have a website too. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open for the season on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. The Oconee County Farmers Market is open on Saturdays in Watkinsville. Their website is www.oconeefarmersmarket.org. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running from 9-1. You can learn all about them here: www.washingtonfarmersmkt.com. If you know of any other area markets operating, please let me know.
All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!
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!
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of Nov 6th 2016
This is the week leading up to our special cheesemaking workshop starting with a friday evening lecture by David Asher. So this means friday will be very congested and I’d like to have the weekly market pickup on Thursday. If friday or the weekend works for you, please let me know and we’ll make it happen. I will be picking fresh on thursday so I need all orders in by Thurs 10am.
I put bulk carrots on this week, 4kg for $11. There are also those sweet young new crop carrots from the greenhouse.
As of Nov 6th , we can offer the following crops: swiss chard, beet root, beet tops, green onions, bulb onions, celery and celeriac, leek, rhubarb, kale, arugula, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes (redskin, dakota and purple), sweet potatoes, garlic, and herbs: chives, dill, spearmint, bronze fennel and lovage.
There is still room in the Natural Cheesemaking workshop, $100, 9am to 4pm Sat and Sunday.
Healthy eating,
Ian and Cami
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
The Online Market will now have extended hours! It will open on Sundays, but the newsletter with product list will come out on Mondays. You will be able to place orders through Thursday evenings at 9 pm. Watch for tomorrows newsletter!
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Newsletter! PLEASE READ!
Bits and Bites
Heirloom Living Market
Heirloom Living Market
What’s Happening….
It seems the last few months have been a roller coaster ride for our Farmers! The drought continues and has certainly taken its toll! I ask that you keep all of our Farmers / Providers in your prayers.
New Meat Buying Option
How do you buy your meat items? Do you create meal plans for the week and purchase enough to create those specific meals? Do you scan through the meat offerings and choose what you think you will use, would like to have on hand or will plan meals around after you have it on hand? In the past, I purchased 1/4 animals (for beef and pork) and I had a choice and planned from there. It was a huge financial investment and took up a huge amount of freezer space! When that stopped being a viable option for economic reasons; I planned my meals and purchased accordingly…I am not sure when that changed! Now, I admit to scanning – not impulse buying exactly, but definitely purchasing what ‘looks’ or ‘sounds’ good to me when I am shopping the Market. I would like to get back to having options in the freezer and planning!
I was talking to our Meat Farmer, Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm about various subjects this past week. The major subject of our discussion is the drought and how it is affecting, not just his family farm but all of our local producers. Greg has always been able to feed his cows on pasture through the winter with periodic times when he has had to purchase hay. (His animals are never fed grain) This year, again because of the drought in our state, good quality hay is in extremely short supply and expensive.
He can sell cows, he can find and pay extremely high prices for good quality hay, he can butcher more cows now rather than ‘over wintering’ them. Choice 1 would create a ‘shortage’ come Spring and would mean higher prices. Choice 2 will also result in higher prices for Greg’s bottom line and would necessitate increased prices for us.
While I certainly cannot pretend to know Greg’s best options, seeing the writing on the wall for us prompted me to think ‘outside the box’. Although Greg offers 2 Meat CSA Boxes (one large and one small) to his regular Farm customers, they have never been offered on the Market. I asked Greg if he would be willing to offer it to our Market Members and he said yes!
Here is how it works:
Choose the Box you would like to receive on a monthly basis
Place order
Pay for order
Receive 10lbs or 20lbs of meat once a month for the next 4 months. (December, January, February, March)
To quote Greg:
‘Our meat CSA offers a monthly variety of prime, choice and premium meat cuts in a 10 pound (small) or 20 pound (large) monthly box. You will get a variety of cuts including ground beef, beef roast, stew beef, pork sausage, chops, steaks, bacon, chicken, soup bones, cased sausages, link sausages,duck,lamb and more for a GREAT price.’
Although it is a sacrifice up front, I will get a variety of meat each month – and will not have to utilize a huge amount of space to store it! The average price of purchasing individual products is reduced! If I see I need or want additional items, I can still purchase those on a weekly basis.
I do not know if this is a viable option for you and your family; however, I hope that you will give it some thought and consideration. While I have never been a great fan of Veggie CSA’s, I think that a Meat CSA is a wonderful idea and something that is definitely worth trying. Check out the Meat CSA Boxes on the first page of the Market offerings.
We will have a Special Treat available on the Farmer Sales Table this week at both Markets. Bethe Munn, one of the Coordinators for the Lawrenceville / Dacula Market is bringing back some Satsuma Mandarin Oranges! These have been lovingly grown by Bethe’s Mother for many years. Bethe brought some back last year and I adored them! Bethe said that sadly, many went to waste because there were just too many for her Mom to use and no one was interested in picking them. I suggested that she ‘bring them to Market’ this year! As I write this, Bethe is at her Mom’s plucking these outstanding gems from her Mom’s trees and you can taste their ‘creamsicle deliciousness’ this week. They will be selling for $4.00/lb. Of course they are free of all pesticides and fungicides!
Fry Farm has items listed on the Market this week.
Butternut Squash
North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash
Wild Garden Kale Mix
Lettuce ‘Wild Summer Mix’
French Breakfast Radishes
Hakurei Turnips (with or without greens)
Hinona Kabu Turnips
The cooler Fall weather is a perfect time to order some of Dabrielle’s wonderful Spelt Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Roll or Pumpkin Spice Bread! Wonderful with a cup of Tea or Coffee! (or a nice big glass of cold and creamy milk!) Your pup might also appreciate a Pumpkin Treat! I am also partial to the Sourdough Bread! Again, I remind you that My Daily Bread sets aside time and resources to bake for us each and every week! Let’s support them and reach our minimum to ensure we can keep them in our offerings!
Eggs
As of this writing all Eggs are Sold Out! I have contacted our Farmers and have asked that extra be sent if they are available. This is ONE example of the result of inconsistent ordering! The amount of Eggs that we were ordering dropped dramatically. Chickens were still laying Eggs – Farmers need to sell those Eggs (or Milk or Meat or Veggies or Baked Goods) – if we cannot support them, someone else will!
Last week, we were able to get additional eggs and I believe that we WILL have eggs for Table Sales this week. When I send the reminder email on Thursday, I will let each Market know how many Eggs will be available on Table Sales! They will be sold on a First Come, First Served basis only!
Cow Milk and Goat Milk
For now, our Raw Milk orders are remaining constant – in fact, we have added a few 1/2 gallons thanks to new Members! Sam and I will continue to monitor the orders and I will inform you if delivery will change.
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday at 9:00am
Market Closes: Monday at 8:00pm
Market Pickup: Thursday
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 1385 Winder Highway
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map
Take me to the Crossfit Market.
Market Closes: Monday at 8:00pm
Market Pickup: Thursday
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 1385 Winder Highway
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map
Take me to the Crossfit Market.
Dawson Local Harvest: The Hits Keep On Comin'!
Dawson Local Harvest for November 11th
The Hits Keep On Comin’!
HI EVERYBODY!
Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful Fall weather (finally!). You still are able to have wonderful cool-weather Vegetables thanks to one of the premier Growers in north Georgia, LEILANI’S. They provide Veggies to several Locally-grown Harvests in the area and Dawson Harvest is fortunate to have an all-season grower supplying The Market. Your support of Dawson Harvest is much-needed and very appreciated!
So What’s New? Let’s start with Kale, Scarlet with a distinctive red tinge, frilly leaves, and nice flavor, and Winterbore, a more traditional ruffled blue-green Kale. Next up, ‘Hansel’ Eggplant, a smaller, more slender & tender black eggplant that can be roasted and grilled, but for a great (and very interesting) Greek pasta, check out Orecchiette online for a real taste treat. Shelling Peas are in, but only for a couple of weeks, and Tomatillos are still surprisingly available. Also, last week for Squash! There’s plenty more here, so look at the Vegetable section of The Market for this week’s availabilities.
EGGS ARE BACK from FIVE HENS, aling with their free-range Pork Chops, the last of their slab Bacon, and Quick-frozen Shrimp from Ton’s.
MY DAILY BREAD is also back this week with their wonderful Desserts like their Organic Pumpkin Roll, fabulous Breads, Bagels, Cookies, and Jellies, and so much more. Look in the Bakery Goods, Prepared Foods, and Processed Foods sections.
THE DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST is now a free, no-fee Market! That’s right, there’s no Annual Membership fee on your account. It doesn’t get better than that!
THE MARKET WILL OPEN Sunday night at 8pm!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
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! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
ALFN Local Food Club: Market is Open!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Head on over to the market and make your orders for the week. We have some really amazing treats, including beautiful persimmons from Barnhill Orchard. If you’re like me and you’re not quite sure what to do with persimmons, check out this delicious recipe for a butternut squash and persimmon fall soup (don’t forget to pick up your butternut squash on the market too!). Yummy!
There are a few more fermentation classes from the Southern Center for Agroecology being hosted over the next few months. The first one was a huge success, and the next ones will fill up fast! Make sure you save your spot.
Hope everyone has a fantastic rest of their weekend and is able to enjoy some of this beautiful weather! If you haven’t taken our grocery delivery survey yet, today would be a wonderful time to do it :)
So glad Fall has finally come to Arkansas. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
See you soon,
Claire Hodgson
Program & Market Manager
The Wednesday Market: Place Your Orders Now!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
The weather is cool and refreshing today, and it is perfect weather to get outside and enjoy the day. We encourage you to visit McCrary Farm’s Harvest Festival today, going on til 5 p.m. Food, fun, entertainment, and crafts galore are to be had there.
Please remember that during the week of Thanksgiving, our market pick up day will be on Tuesday.
Have a great day, everyone! We’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: Sunday order sunday!
Helloooooo River Valley!
Hope,you’re enjoying this beautiful weather, bet it makes you think of farm fresh veggies, big comforting soups and happy family meals….
We have everything you need to make those meals completely locally sourced here at paris farmers market! Order online from the convenience and comfort of home and pick up on your way home from work Tuesday afternoon in Paris!
Www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net
Peace!
PAFM
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder: Place your order by 6pm today
Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget!
Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
Click Here to Place Your Order
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest - Important News!
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Grilled Escarole
Give escarole a try this week! It is a delicious, versatile green in the chicory family, good for cooking, soups, and salads! Here is a delicious and easy way to have some fun with it. Plus, the heads are really large so this recipe works great!
INGREDIENTS
1 head escarole, outer leaves removed and saved, thoroughly washed
Extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
1/2 cup pitted, crushed green olives
PREPARATION
Get your grill going to a medium heat.
Shake the escarole dry. Cut it lengthwise straight through the core into 4 wedges. Drizzle each wedge with plenty of olive oil, about 1 1/2 tablespoons per wedge, and season aggressively with salt. Grill the wedges, turning only once, until wilted and charred in spots, about 10 minutes altogether.
Transfer the escarole to a serving platter, give it a healthy drizzle of olive oil, and scatter the olives over the top. Serve immediately.
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Market News
Hello!
This week switches to daylight savings time! And although it is a bit strange, as the weather is still so lovely, it means we will be moving our deliveries up under the porch at Trinity Church. The main reason is that it is a well lit area, and as it will now be getting dark about 5:00, we appreciate the light filled space! Much thanks to Trinity Church for allowing us to do this over the years. Without their support we could not do what we do! So, on Wednesday don’t think we have gone on vacation. Continue your drive up the hill and you will see us under the porch as the drive veers to the left.
Peanuts! We’ve got them! And they are organically grown right here in Middle Tennessee – what a special treat! Did you know that peanuts are among the most carcinogenic and pesticide-contaminated of any snack we commonly eat, due to heavy applications of chemicals in conventional growing practices. These peanuts are cured but not roasted. That is up for you to decide if you prefer that taste or not! Perhaps you’d like to make your own healthy peanut butter!
The Bloomy Rind is back with us this week! Yahoo! Make sure you check out the fabulous selection of cheese!
Also, we will have available at pick up Thanksgiving pre-order menus from Dozen Bakery. They are offering pies, breads, and salads for you to pre-order and pick up before the holiday.
Bear Creek Farm has on Special their lamb and tenderloin for you folks who want to order a meat other than turkey for Thanksgiving!
There is a new product up – dried herbal tea from herbs grown on Tally’s Turnbull Creek Farm.
Thank you so much for all your support!
See you Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!