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Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for December 17
Athens Locally Grown
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I hope if you celebrate any of the many holidays that fall this time of year, that things are happy and bright for you. Next Thursday is Christmas Eve, and so we will be CLOSED next week. If there’s anything you need for your holiday meals next week, be sure to order it for pickup this Thursday. I know it’s hard to feel festive when it’s nearly 80 degrees out, but here we are. I’ve heard multiple reports that the blueberry bushes have started blooming, which could mean a disastrous season next year. Or, if it never gets cold, then we’ll be picking blueberries in February. I guess we’ll see which we get.
New Year’s Eve is a bad day to hold a farmers market, but I don’t want you to have to go three weeks between markets, so we’re going to move things around this year. We will have a special ALG pickup day on WEDNESDAY December 30. I’m planning to open the market for orders on the evening of Saturday, December 26, and give you through Monday night to get your orders in. Then on Wednesday, we’ll have pickups from 4:30 until 8pm, and just pretend like it’s Thursday. Some of our growers will be taking the week off, but most of them have told me they’ll have things that need harvested (and eggs that need collecting, etc.), so we’ll be here for them and for you.
Shalley Carrell from Carrell Family Farms will be at our “Meet the Grower” table this week to tell you all about her grass based livestock farm down in Monroe. Her herds are pretty unusual for this part of the world, including water buffalo and alpacas, and she’d love to tell you all about them. I also noticed several of our bakers have assortments of holiday cookies available this week, so I’ve already ordered a couple boxes for you to sample from while you wait for your orders to be filled. In years past I’ve had a pot of spiced apple cider going too, but the way the weather is, I think 1000 Faces iced coffee might be more appropriate.
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 their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. A new Athens Sunday market has opened up at the Classic Center, every Sunday from 11 to 4 now through October. They have a website here: http://www.sundaycentermarket.com. The Comer Farmers Market is open in downtown Comer on Saturday mornings. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. The Shields Ethridge Cultivator Market is held monthly in Jefferson. If you know of any 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!
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
It sure has been a warm Fall this year! I am not sure if this is the norm here, but it hasn’t been for the last 3 Fall’s we have lived here. It really has been nice for this farmer that put in all her fall crops extremely late! Hannah has found a few small broccoli heads forming. I was starting to think they might be Spring broccoli. Here is looking to the bright side of a warm fall.
See you on Friday,
Angela
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Comparing vegetables to people…
Comparing vegetables to people…
I enjoy diverse groups of people and spending time with unique individuals from different walks of life. I feel it’s important to gain new perspectives, experiences, and a sense of empathy. When I make the time to push past my bubble of comfort, I take away tiny gems of thought that I would have never conjured up myself. I would also get very bored hanging around identical types of people, everyday, for my whole life.
I liken this to eating the same kind of vegetables every day, for my whole life… just boring. It is easy to get stuck in routine, but never be afraid to mix it up a bit! Eating a diversity of whole foods is more important than finding a superfood or eating the same vegetable or fruit for months.
What do I mean by diversity? ’Tis a good question! In my mind, diversity of food could mean anything from a different variety of tomato to eating a different part of a plant. Diversity could mean a different cooking style, or a different pairing or side item. Since I am currently a “conscious” omnivore, I enjoy the seasonal approach to a diverse diet: heavier on hardy greens and root veggies in Fall, heavier on stored grains, meats, and canned veggies in Winter, and all the abundance Spring and Summer offer. Don’t make it complicated, make it your own. If you notice you always prepare baked sweet potatoes every Tuesday, or only tried turnips once… mix it up.
Edible whole foods are fascinating. In the wild, I assume their genetic makeup would constantly be changing, and their taste would change as their environment changes. I promise that science hasn’t discovered or measured everything that our body needs to fit that ideal spectrum of health. So try something new.
Embrace the subtle differences in a new variety of carrot, the Hakurei turnips, the Chinese cabbage, or the Red Jewel sweet potatoes because…
If the diversity of plants dwindle, resilience dwindles. When you choose to buy the lesser known variety, you are supporting ecological diversity on small farms in this region (with nutritional value for your body as an added bonus)!
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Andrew in Hall
Chuck in Rabun
Teri in Habersham
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh harvest for December 13th - Last Delivery before Christmas!
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Market News
Hello!
This will be our last week delivering before the end of 2015! We will be taking off next week, December 23rd and the following week, December 30th. We will resume deliveries on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 – weather permitting!
Tally is making Holiday Wreaths this week – order one for Wednesday pickup! They are one of a kind, made from locally foraged cedar, pine, and magnolia, as well as other farm-grown material.
We are taking two weeks off but will be back in January, and plan on continuing to deliver through the winter.
Stock up now on your meats, eggs and vegetables for the holidays!
Bear Creek and Wedge Oak have some great meats for your celebratory dinners with friends and family.
The Bloomy Rind has some wonderful items up for gift giving and entertaining – check out their selection of curated cheese trays, artisan cheeses, preserves, crackers, and confections!
Also for your stockings- soaps, honey, and gift certificates!
PLEASE BRING US BACK YOUR BAGS!!! WE ARE GETTING LOW!!!
Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee
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Champaign, OH: Have A Very Berry Christmas!
There is nothing more luscious than Champaign Berry Farm Red or Black Raspberry Sauce drizzled on homemade New York Style Cheesecake! Check out the cheesecake recipe on our website at champaaignberryfarm.com – look for recipes under the Harvest tab. The cheesecake recipe originated with our son, Matt, who makes this tasty dessert for every Thanksgiving and Christmas! Another special treat is our Red Raspberry Jalapeno Jam covering a block of cream cheese and served with crackers or tortilla chips. It is a wonderful appetizer or snack. Our jams and sauces also make wonderful stocking stuffers or gifts for the mailperson, paper delivery person, teachers, bosses or co-workers!
Champaign, OH: The Gift Of Garlic!
JC Growers ohiogarlicgrowers.com has made available to champaignoh.locallygrown.net The Virtual Market our 2015 Gifts of Gourmet Garlic Exclusive. Each collection is made up of locally grown, chemical free, gourmet garlic spices and glazes based on top sales for 2015. There are five unique collections available for the first time and final week before Christmas to our virtual family. “Gourmet Garlic Essentials”, “The Gourmet Garlic Flake Collection”, “The Gourmet Garlic Smoked Collection”, “The Gourmet Garlic Roasted Collection” and finaly "The Black Garlic Collection. Everything that we do at Cripple Creek Farm located in Mechanicsburg, Ohio is done by hand, planting, weeding, digging, hanging, cleaning, peeling, drying, grinding, processing and packaging. The best of the best from our farm to your table. Merry Christmas!
Berea Gardens: Dec. 16 Availability
Hi Folks,
Hope you are enjoying the balmy start to our week. Just a reminder to have you get your orders in before 9 AM Tuesday for Wednesday’s pick up.
Welcome to our new customers this week! When you come to pick up it is best if you drive around behind our building so we will be aware you are here. The back door is always open but the doors at the end of the main building are kept closed. Our pick up hours are from 4 PM to 7 PM Wednesday. Hope to see you then.
Thanks,
Bob, Lynnita and Jordyn
StPete.LocallyGrown.Net: Market NOW Open - Dec. 14th, 2015
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So “WHAT’S NEW?” To You?
One thing our Market is becoming known for is the diversity of “unusual” fare NOW GROWING and local products being made right here in the St. Petersburg Area:
- Did you know that Swiss Chard is an excellent vegetable for naturally balancing blood sugars? “Swiss chard leaves are tender and have a taste similar to beet greens and spinach.” – SOURCE: WWW.THEKITCHN.COM. My favorite is just steaming it but with soup weather coming on I will dig out the old standby for Curried Red Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard & Garbanzo Beans.
- What can be done with a green papaya? “Green, unripe papaya is familiar to some diners as the principal component of the Thai salad som tum, but it is also used in a variety of savory dishes from papaya-growing regions.” – SOURCE: WWW.CHOWHOUND.COM. It is also a great meat tenderizer and can be used in freshed condiments, some pickled, and as a raw ingredient in pad thai!
- Lemon Grass plants are so abundant in our area that it doesn’t make sense not to explore the Top 10 Health Benefits of Lemongrass. Tea seems to be the easiest and most prevalent use with a diversity of results for a wide range of ailments.
- Haven’t tried Beet Chips yet? This Martha Stewart recipe makes them fun to prepare and very tasty to eat. Good mandoline project for a home movie night! CAUTION: don’t watch the movie while operating the mandoline!
Message from Your Market Manager – PREPAID MEATS
Beef
I am planning to pick up frozen beef cuts every 4 to 6 weeks from Lake Kersey Farms in Land O’Lakes. If you want particular cuts I am willing to pick those up for you. All beef orders must be PREPAID when ordered and—on this first round—will not be delivered to you before the week of Jan. 25th. Cuts include stew meat, London broil, liver, heart, tongue, chuck roast, shoulder roast, delmonico steak, sirloin tip roast, flatiron steaks, rib steaks, NY strip steaks, meaty soup bones, and short ribs. All pricing and weights listed are approximate and based on history of what we have purchased before from Lake Kersey Farms. Your final price will be adjusted (up or down) for actual weight prior to delivery and charged/credited to your account. If you’ve not cooked grassfed, grass finished beef before then you should know that this beef is as fat-free as a white chicken breast so it cannot be cooked like conventional beef. I tend to use my crockpot as it never fails to produce a tasty and tender result but many people have success cooking it otherwise. Please visit our Q&A page to get info and recipes on cooking this healthier choice of beef. You will have this week and the week of Jan. 11th to pre-order. I am going to Lake Kersey to pickup ground beef regardless of how many cuts ordered so you are pretty much guaranteed whatever you order.
Pork
As I told you all a few weeks ago, Jim Kuntzelmann of Sunset Ranch has sold his business to Matt of Low Hills Cattle Company. With plans to rename his business in January 2016, Matt has plans to raise pork. Says Matt: “We are getting our first load of pigs to raise here in a couple weeks. Until we get these raised, the pastured pork is all the same great stuff you are used to getting from Jim.” With Matt taking over Jim’s pork, we now have a full range of USDA inspected pork cuts available from pastured pigs, frozen and vaccuum packed, including pork loin, bone-in pork chops, Boston butt roast, picnic or shoulder roast, fresh ham roast, and ribs. In addition, all of Sunset Ranch’s amazing pork sausages have been transferred to Low Hills Cattle Company and will now sell through that Grower. THERE IS A CAVEAT: I have to make a $300 minimum purchase to get any discount on these cuts so I won’t purchase until customers have PREPAID up to that amount. (Sausage purchases don’t count towards the discount). I will keep all prepaid buyers in the loop as to the approaching delivery date and that date will depend on sales. Please submit your order this week and let’s see if this service makes sense for our Market. If there is not enough response by mid-January, I will refund any collected prepaid amounts and cancel pork sales until demand grows.
Chicken & Lamb
I am looking into similar arrangements from chicken suppliers with whom we have worked with in the past. If you want lamb, please contact Leon Elt directly at info@alexandralake.com. Do tell him that Tina of St. Pete Locally Grown sent you.
SPLG’S FRUIT BASKET
Calamondin (aka sour oranges), and papayas (ripe & green!) are both available—all locally grown in St. Pete. We also have Orlando Tangelos from south Florida and whole cranberries from Oregon.
ECONOMY SIZED PACKAGING
PRECIOUS, fresh, locally grown greens—FULL of minerals—for your health! We have an abundance of broccoli greens, Lacinato (Tuscan) kale, arugula, collard greens, and tatsoi rosettes.
ON SALE THIS WEEK
Local honey, nitrite free bacon, scallops, balsalmic vinegar, Key West Pink shrimp 21-25 count per lb., smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon.
GCF PURCHASE DEADLINE
Ideally, all orders for veggies from Geraldson Community Farm should be submitted no later than Monday 8pm TONIGHT. After 8pm, you will find that only the NOT-SOLD-OUT items are still available.
ARE YOU A “KITCHEN GARDENER”?
See if this article What is a Kitchen Gardener? describes you. "Kitchen Gardeners are a special breed. They are self-reliant seekers of “the Good Life” who have understood the central role that home-grown and home-cooked food plays in one’s well-being." SOURCE: www.kgi.org
GINGER CRANBERRY RELISH, ANYONE?
Need a cranberry relish recipe to spice up your main meal for the upcoming Holidays? Local Harvest has a good suggestion for Gingered Cranberry Relish that gives us all another chance to get ginger integrated into our meals. BTW, did you know that SPLG is a proud contributing member of Local Harvest? Please visit our listing and post a review while you’re there.
MARKET MANAGER NEEDS ADMIN HELP WEDNESDAY 8AM – 10AM
Please call Tina at 727-515-9469 to get on the schedule for this Wednesday or an upcoming Wednesday. Your shift will be about 2 hours long. You will print reports and attend to customer orders. Computer literacy preferred.
New members pay just $70 this month for our fall Market season ending June 30, 2015. Our online system automatically prorates memberships by the month in which you pay your membership.
Upcoming Events
All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
- *"Monthly Potluck Social" for January is in the planning stages and will be announced when the next Market opens on Jan. 11th. These are always fun and there is lots of great food and camaradie!
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: LAST MARKET BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
Dawson Local Harvest for December 18th
LAST MARKET BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
HI EVERYONE, and SEASON’S GREETINGS.
Hard to believe, but this Friday will be the last Market before Christmas. There are several interesting items to note: MY DAILY BREAD has new offerings Tiramisu Roll and a Holiday mini-loaf along with other goodies for entertaining and family (got mine). Hanalei Bath has great stocking-stuffer type bath and beauty items, JAVA GENESIS has fresh-ground Coffees including their Holiday Blend (got this, too.), and FIVE HENS FARMS has superb free-range Meats for your Holiday dinners,
Want a super-delicious lite Holiday appetizer? Get an order of Kohlrabi from LEILANI’S and the Organic Veggie Cream Cheese Dip from MY DAILY BREAD, remove the pale green outer Kohlrabi skin and cut into thin strips, and voila’, a great tasting raw veggie with an excellent dip. Doesn’t get any easier than that!
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. 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
CLG: Opening bell: Honey, Broccoli, Cookies, Eggs.
Good afternoon! This is the last market of 2015 and then we WON’T have market the following 2 Fridays (Dec 25 & January 1st). Stock up on all your favorites now. Ratchford has a fresh supply of buffalo and ABC has lots of mushrooms.
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
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