ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market is Open!

Greeting ALFN Members,

I believe Santa Claus will visit us this year dressed in beach shorts and tank top. Jack Frost appears to have lost the fight against Panama Jack this year. Some of those summer products in our market may have good sales in the dead of winter…I was actually bitten by mosquitoes yesterday! No worries, I can still purchase natural mosquito repellants and creams in the ALFN market. The market is still full of beautiful produce including tatsoi, spinach, carrots, and turnips. Check out other news in the market below:

• All buffalo products are back in the market by Ratchford Farms. From buffalo tallow, to ground buffalo, to buffalo bones, you can roam the range of products and find an appetite to fit.

• Los Tacos will be back again this weekend with more fresh tamales!

• Arkansas Natural Produce will deliver this week, but will not deliver the weekend after Christmas (26th). So make sure you stock up on ANP products to last you through the next two weeks.

• ABC Nature Greenhouse & Herb Farm is exploding with mushrooms. Just in time for Christmas dinner, they have beautiful Oyster varieties.

• The ALFN board of directors are renewing positions at the end of the year, and we have two positions open. The “At-Large” Board Member position helps out with various needs when they arise…they are the glue that fill the joints of ALFN’s structure! If you are interested in joining the board, please email Alex to request an application: arlocalfoodnetwork@gmail.com.

• So far, we have just over 100 votes for our video in the Super Service Challenge. There are over 1500 active ALFN members alone. Let’s push this effort into hyper-drive. Please share the link on your social media sites, and let’s push these votes into the 1000’s by year’s end!!

Thanks

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Champaign, OH:  Happy Holidays From Swisher Hill Herbs!

This week will be the last shopping week for the Champaign Ohio Locally Grown Virtual Market for the year 2015!!!
The market will close after the Market Day Dec. 17, 2015 and re-open for sales January 31,2015 for the first market pickup day January 7, 2016
You may call Swisher Hill Herbs for all of your Herbal shopping needs have over the holidays .We have set up a small Swisher Hill herbs shop in our home you may visit by appointment.
Herb Gift Sets, soup and chili mixes, dips, seasoning blends, dried herbs, essential oils, cinnamon sticks, mulled cider mix, vanilla beans, herb teas and herbs for blending your own teas, salsa mix and more. Phone: 937-653-8418
e-mail swisherhillherbs@gmail.com Ginger awaits your visit!
Take Thyme,
Joe and Charlene Stapleton

Champaign, OH:  The Gift Of Soap!

Hello, lovely customers! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather!

This week, being the last market before Christmas, we are offering our gift sets at a discount! There are 5 Holiday Sets and 9 Fabulous 5 Sets available and we have marked them down to $13.50/set (reg $15)! Each set includes 5 half-size bars. Perfect gifts that are all packaged up and ready to give!
Holiday: Peppermint, Sweet Orange Clove, Holiday Spice, Frankincense & Myrrh, and O Christmas Tree.
Fabulous 5: Lemongrass, Tea Tree Lavender, Pink Grapefruit, Peppermint, and Sweet Orange Clove.

Pink Grapefruit bars are still on sale for $4/bar!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Laura Miller

ELM Tree Essentials

937.524.5411

www.elmtreeessentials.com

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

Happy gorgeous Sunday morning!

The market opened this morning as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm. See the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

KIC Produce from Tullahoma has listed their 27-week CSA (community-supported agriculture) on the market. This is a subscription for a weekly basket of assorted produce, and will assure that you get their beautiful produce every week for 27 whole weeks!

This is the last week to order a beautiful Christmas kissing ball from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. These balls are great decorations for use inside or out. Dogwood Valley also has fabric-lined baskets filled with three herb plants, which will make great Christmas decorations or hostess gifts.

This is also the last week to order vegetables from White City Produce & Greenhouses, including cabbage, greens, kale, onions, spinach, tomatoes, and turnips; and several types of herbal products. Tami will be off the market after this week, till spring. However, Frontier Family Farm will continue to supply us with hydroponic vegetables throughout the winter.

But our farmers’ market is not just about vegetables. Please take note of some of the seasonal items available this week: Live Water Kefir Grains and Square Bale Grass Hay from Triple B Farms; Ground Beef from Paccman Ranch; Scuppernong cider from White City Produce & Greenhouses; and several flavors of grape jelly from Weaver Farms.

We also have lots of our regular year-round items: perennial, herb, and fern plants, as well as a good selection of houseplants; local milk, eggs, and honey; lots of different pork cuts; several dried herbs and fresh, as well as lots of homemade herbal products too.

(L to R) 2016 CSA with KIC Produce, Hand twisted wreath from Just Like Home in Tennessee, Dried Spearmint from Solace Farm, Basket of herb plants from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Pork Sliced Side from Weaver Farms.

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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 9:00 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.

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. Although the Saturday markets are closed for the season, wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

We have some new farmers considering joining our market, if they can expect large 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.

Bedford County:  The market is open!

The Market Is Open!

Don’t forget the market is open until 9pm tonight.

Erdmann Farm &

Rocky Glade Farm have plenty of vegetables listed!

Plenty of great products for everyone this week!

We will close the week of Christmas so plan your shopping accordingly.

We would love for each of you to share about the market to as many locals as possible. Whether by word of mouth or Facebook, let’s continue to show the hard-working farmers how much we need and appreciate them!

Important Market Information

Customers have from Saturday 5pm until Tuesday at 9pm to place orders. The market will be closed Tuesday evening.

On Thursday’s from 4:45pm – 6:00pm customers can pick up their orders at 865 Union St Shelbyville, TN 37160 (opposite Piggly Wiggly). This is where customers are to pay for their orders in check or cash.

If you have any problems or any questions please do not hesitate to ask (our contact info is above)

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the website, on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Bedford County Locally Grown products, so we can try it too!

Duette, FL:  Duette Locally Grown Availbllity

Dear Customers,
Here is the list of the products and vegetables available this week. If the strawberries are going to be ready we will send another email.
Thank you for your support.

Betty & David
Duette Locally Grown

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  December 12 - Your Market is Open

Good Morning.

Your Tullahoma Locally Grown Market is currently open. We have some exciting new additions to the market this week including Thick-Cut Pork Chops and Pork Back Fat from Heritage Hogs. Order early to ensure your items will be reserved for you. Please remember that the market closes on Wednesday at noon.

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:  Don't forget your co-op!

Reminder to all Co-op members -

We must have a minimum of ten (10) orders to hold a market. Please remember you co-op as a source for so many fine products, including many that would make great holiday gifts, like honey, fresh teas, goats milk soaps, baked goods,
and so much more.

Your participation is vital to our survival. If you want to continue to have the co-op as a resource, we need your support.

This will be the last market this year. The first market for 2016 will open on January 2nd, with pickup on the 8th, so stock up now.

Wishing you all a glorious holiday season and bright and happy New Year.

From your Market Managers:
Karen, Karen, Julie and Karen

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

The Spa City Co-op market is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net. Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your orders at Emergent Arts on Friday December 18th from 3:30 – 5:30, the earlier the better.

Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
dragonlaughter @ gmail.com
501 six five five 9411

Naples,FL:  MARKET CLOSES TONIGHT

Please get your orders in