The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
CLG: Total Crop Loss at Crimmins Family Farm
This morning I got a call from Chuck Crimmins detailing the devastation on their farm from the recent flooding. All of the hard work they put in to produce so much organic food for us was washed away in the flood. Please take a minute to read his note below.
From Crimmins Family Farm
Hello everyone. We must apologize that we will not be able to deliver your order this week, nor in the foreseeable future, and have unlisted all of our items from CLG. The recent rains put our entire field 3’ to 8’ underwater. It came up much quicker than anyone anticipated and we were very lucky to get our tractor and implements out of harms way. Unfortunately, we could not save our beehives and lost them in the floods. Although they were full of honey for overwintering and weighed ~250 lbs each, the floodwaters moved them off their blocks and carried them away. When the water receded, we found them 1/4 mile away, resting against a barbed wire fence. The force of moving water is not something to be taken lightly. Unfortunately, we could not pick up and move the vegetables. I guess it could be considered ‘funny’ but we found some of our uprooted turnips and beets in neighboring fields. Once again, the force of water!
We thank all of you for your orders, both this week and in the past, and your support of our small family farm. It really does help us out and we enjoy growing for you. Our next step is to now call a close to the old season and begin a new one.
We hope everyone is starting the new year off well and ‘dry’
Sincerely,
Chuck Crimmins
Crimmins Family Farm
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: How The Cumming Harvest Operates
Market News
Welcome to 2016, and another year of The Cumming Harvest. This will be our 6th year in operation, and we are looking forward to many more. Many of our growers have slowed down for the winter, delivering every other week or otherwise reducing their availability. Many others, however, are still going strong thanks to greenhouses and other season-extending methods. Now that the holiday season is behind us, we’ll be open every single week.
Each year, I devote the first few mailings of the year to the behind the scenes operation of TCH. This week, I’m going to talk about the many legal issues surrounding our market. Even though many people call us “the co-op”, TCH is legally a market owned and operated me, so I can have a place to sell items I occasionally offer from my own garden. There’s no board of directors, no shield corporation, no pot of grant money. It’s just me, and while that keeps things very simple, it also exposes my family to a ton of potential liability. There are several things I do specifically to minimize that risk:
- The growers list their own items and set their own prices. When you buy from them, it is from them, not from me, and not from The Cumming Harvest.
- The Cumming Harvest never takes ownership or possession of the food. The growers drop it off, and you pick it up.
- Everything at the market has a customer’s name attached to it when it arrives. TCH does not repackage any items.
- When you pay, you’re paying into a shared cash box for all of the growers. This lets you write a single check or swipe your card once for convenience, but you are really paying all of the growers directly and individually. Your money goes in, and the software keeps everything going spits out checks for each of the growers you buy from.
- The growers give a small percentage of their sales, 10%, back to the market to cover the many expenses of keeping the market going. I’ll cover the details of finances another week.
- TCH never buys from a grower and resells the items to you. Although I do take group orders and purchase from out of state items that we can’t get in GA. Things like butter, cheese, cod liver oil, etc.
- When a grower sells items that need licenses from either the state or the federal government, TCH verifies that the proper licenses have been obtained.
In the following weeks, I’ll get more into the nuts and bolts of finances and other aspects of how we work. Many of the decisions I make for the market are based on how the founding market, Athens Locally Grown, is run. The ALG market manager is also the web developer for the website and is in their 15th year of running. We hope to be around for that long too. :)
LOCATION
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040.
Google Map
PICK UP HOURS
Saturday from 10-12pm.
106 Colony Park Drive, Suite 100 Cumming, GA 30040
Please contact me if you have any questions, problems or suggestions. EMAIL ME
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Market Closes Today at Noon
Your Market Closes Today.
Your Tullahoma Locally Grown Market is open today until noon. Please ensure you place your final orders by that time. You still have time to order your eggs, dairy, breads, coffee, candles, and other items.
Pickup will be tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:15 to 5:15.
Here is the link to the market: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
Thank you for your support. Have a great day,
Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is now closed for ordering
The Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering.
Please mark your calendars to pick up your orders at Emergent Arts on Friday January 8th from 3:30 – 5:30, The earlier the better. Have a great week and see you Friday.
this market’s manager
Karen Schuman
501-276-3318
karenschuman9@gmail.com
Champaign, OH: Can't You Hear Me Knocking'?
Can’t you hear me knockin’ on your window…
Can’t you hear me knockin’ on your door…
(Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ Rolling Stones)
Yes, so we are knockin’ at your window and your door to remind you to get your orders in by 10pm, tonight!
The week following two holiday weeks, has slipped right on by us, and I just don’t want you to forget to order!
And, just like the record breaking sales we had in December, we are now breaking a new record for the record number of NEW customers, in one week!! Thank you for giving us a try!!
Ok…so, go, order!! Don’t make me come knockin’ on your door or window…just do this thing!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
CLG: Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.
Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, January 8th. The market closes TONIGHT around 10pm.
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Our Website:
www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846st
Cape Locally Grown: Don't Forget! Recipe Contest!
We are still having our recipe contest so don’t forget to get your orders in! The market is open until Thursday night!
Didn’t read our last email? Or not sure what we are up to? Don’t worry here’s the basics: Order your ingredients from cape.locallygrown.net, create a meal from the items you ordered, then snap a pic and send it and your recipe to info@geensgarden.com to enter a chance to win $20.00 off your next order! This contest goes til the end of January, then we will decide the winner!
Go to cape.locallygrown.net
Russellville Community Market: RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
Good Morning ALFN Members!
The market will close tomorrow at noon. There is still plenty of time to order what you need. Here are a few updates on what is available:
1. Willow Springs is offering fresh Wasabi leaves for sale this week. They are good and spicy, but the spice cooks out. A pesto recipe is even included with an order!
2. Los Tacos will be with us this Saturday. Make an order on the market and come down for tamales!!!
3. We still have three spots available to volunteer this Saturday. Sign up here: Volunteer Spot
See you Saturday!
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager