CLG:  Opening Bell: Cantaloupe, Peppers, Peaches, Melons!

Good afternoon!
Great news just in time for your Independence Day gatherings: Hardin Farms has listed their delicious cantaloupes, sweet corn, watermelons, and squash! Cubed cantaloupe freeze very good for smoothies all year so stock up now!

Two interesting things happened at Cedar Rock Ridge this week. First, I went out the front door one afternoon and heard a loud buzzing sound in the woods. I found it was thousands of honey bees massed on my honey tree. I’ve been watching the bees in this large living oak tree with a hollow top for years, but I’ve never seen this sight before. I texted a video to our bee experts at Drewry Orchards and Green Acres Atkins. They both told me that the bees were swarming. Apparently they outgrew their space in the tree, so 2/3 of the bees leave with their queen to find a new home. The remaining 1/3 remain with a virgin queen. This necessary event is very risky for both groups. The bees that leave don’t have any honey to sustain them during the coming winter, so they must work hard or they won’t survive. The bees that don’t leave have plenty of honey, but if the virgin queen doesn’t mate successfully on her mating flight, there will be no more worker bees, and the original colony will not survive either. Before I could take another video, the swarm took flight heading southwest over my garden, scattering chickens like they’d seen a hawk. A swarm makes a very loud noise! Interesting creatures for sure. Read up on them and you will be amazed! I tried to encourage Carissa to scurry up the tree with a jar to get some honey, but we couldn’t come to terms. Oh well… The second thing was weevils! While inspecting my plants one morning I found several of these evil little creatures. We don’t use chemicals of any kind, so I got a glass jar with a bit of water and dish soap in it and began to pick them off by hand, dropping them into the jar. This continued all week, with fewer weevils every day. I still check the plants and occasionally find a weevil with a short future. I tried to find out more about these pests so I could tell you what kind they were, but there are over 60,000 species of weevils! With so many pests and other variables working against us, it’s amazing that our Growers can produce anything at all! But they do, week after week, all year long. Thanks, Growers!!!

Most items are listed by 6pm Sunday, but check back again before the market closes Tuesday night to see if any other items are ready to be harvested for you! Don’t forget to check out the recipes section also! Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat for better health!

Usually our volunteers have the market ready for customers to pick up before 4pm. If you are out and about and want to know if we are ready, just text me to see: 501-339-1039.

Check out over 500 wonderful items listed right now. See you on Friday!

Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table. And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)

The market is now OPEN for orders.

Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!
Have a great week!
Steve
ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Local Farm Products!

Hello, folks!

The market is open today as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm, so come see all the great new products this week. Also be sure to read the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

We have lots of delicious spring and summer vegetables available: beets, carrots, kohlrabi, onions, potatoes, spinach, yellow squash, and zucchini. This week White City Produce & Greenhouses has added Pickling Cucumbers, Arugula, Beets “Detroit Dark Red”, and Green Bell Peppers.

Several of our farmers are offering fresh-cut herbs, to liven up your summer cooking. If you’ve never tried fresh-cut herbs, pick up a few this week and watch the expressions on the faces of your loved ones as they taste the difference!

* Triple B Farms offers basil, lemon balm, mint, peppermint, sage, and thyme. They also have several flavors of loose-leaf teas.
* White City Produce & Greenhouses offers apple mint and oregano.
* Solace Farm offers fresh oregano, spearmint, and thyme, as well as several dried herbs.

Remember that we also have delicious pork and beef cuts, rich creamline milk, organic free-range chicken and duck eggs, jams and jellies, live plants for your perennial border, porch, or patio. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, and bath & beauty products. Stop by Square Books soon and see our market table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some jam or jelly, hand lotion or soap, herbal tea, a candle, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy or to give as a gift.

(L to R) Fresh-cut Sage from Triple B Farms; Pickling Cucumbers, Beets “Detroit,” and Green Bell Peppers from White City Produce & Greenhouses; Creamline Milk from Casey Family Farm.

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 Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. If neither of those pickup times works for you, please make a note on the order, and we will work out an alternative arrangement.

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, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. 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.

Naples,FL:  market closes soon

_please make sure your orders are in

Dothan, Alabama:  Market at Dothan is OPEN

Dothan’s SUSTAINABLE Market is now Open

This and That from Ros

Happy 4th of July!

With Summer Solstice just behind us and the hot months of July and August looming ahead it’s pretty safe to say we’re in the thick of summer now. Fresh vegetables are still being picked and there’s plenty of work to be done if you do any type canning or freezing for the other seasons.

Here at Horton’s Farm I’ve spent many hours sorting through strawberry culls to make my Mr.‘s beloved strawberry puree. At our house it goes on pancakes, waffles, and cereal. On a more personal level, six years after his heart surgery I am a true believer that a healthy diet and lifestyle can halt if not reverse many ailments. We saw evidence of that with his most recent testings showing IMPROVEMENT in his heart function. We can’t help but believe that all the color rich foods he eats daily have something to do with that.

THANK YOU those who picked up at Market yesterday! It’s taking just a bit longer to check out due to more produce being kept in coolers and I appreciate everyone’s patience with that. The more tender products hold up better not being exposed to the elements. It is also a plus to the vegetables to go home to your refrigerator as early as possible so its good to see everyone coming as early as they can. Thank you too to Richter Farms for treating us to samples of their wonderful pork products.

Be sure to check out this week’s new and featured products for your 4th of July Celebrations!

July 4 Inspiration

Sorry, no educational articles or recipes this week. Just good fun HEALTHY ideas for your 4th of July celebrations. We’re including recipe links where needed. Enjoy and have a blessed 4th!

Parfait made with berries, greek yogurt, honey and/or stevia

https://www.christinacarlyle.com/healthy-4th-of-july-recipes-your-family-will-love/

Footnotes

Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net

Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan

For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303

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!

Dawson Local Harvest:  Food Tips for Fourth of July Weekend

Dawson Local Harvest for July 1st

Food Tips for your Fourth Of July Weekend

HI EVERYONE!

Hope you are all looking forward to a big Fourth of July weekend. And DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST is here to help. Let’s start with delicious Tomatoes from LEILANI’S heading up a nice Market Produce list featuring Squash and Zucchini for the first time this year, plus Broccoli, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, and more.

Thinking of cookouts? Check out the Meats section for Ribs from FIVE HENS or put some Georgia White Shrimp on the Barbie. Having a party or get-together for the Fourth? MY DAILY BREAD has appetizers like the amazing Hot Pepper Peach Cheese Log, Buffalo Bleu Cheese dip, Organic Veggie Cream Cheese Spread and marvelous Breads and Desserts. Dig down in The Market for all sorts of interesting and flavorful choices this week.

DON’T FORGET! The Dawson Local Harvest has an unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee, and if you are ever unhappy with anything you purchase from us, simply let us know and we’ll make it right!

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

United States Virgin Islands:  Market Open - Lamb Available at this Wednesday's pick-up!

Happy Saturday!
It’s grilling season – order produce and meat for Wednesday pick-up.

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

We have corn, okra, collards, butterbeans, tomatoes, lettuce and MUCH more!

Dirty Farmers Market:  Order Early!

Market News

Thank everyone for becoming customers and supporting your local farmers market! We have added a couple of extra farmers this week. The Smith Farm off of Hwy 110 and the On The Edge Retreat in Crabtree. Welcome them by purchasing some of their products if you can! This week online, and at the market, we have blueberries, patty pan squash, yellow and zuchinni squash, cucumbers, and potatoes!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is Open for Orders!

Good Evening Locavores!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
Go to the market now >>

Central Arkansas :  Opening Bell

Welcome folks to another great week at CAFM!!

We have a new grower this week!! Penny University Coffee!! This great coffee house roasts their own beans!!
They use only organic, fair trade beans!! Penny U coffee is by far my favorite coffee!! They offer dark & medium & can grind it to fit your needs.

Great for gifts, also they offer weekly coffee club!!

Come check out all the great items this week!!

Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Be Healthy
CAFM Market Management