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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is closed.
The Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up you order this Friday at Emergent Arts between 3:30 and 5:30, earlier in that period if at all possible.
Thanks for your support for Spa City Co-op.
Karen Holcomb
market Manager
Ksholcomb@gmail.com
501-760-3131
501-282-6314 cell
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
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: This Week at The Cumming Harvest
Market News
Weedy Soil has just harvested some fresh Turmeric root, and luckily she’s sharing with us. I’ve heard it said that Turmeric is really, really good for us but I’ve never used it so I had to look it up online and here’s what I found…
Check out Lois’ Facebook page for her research and recipes on Turmeric…https://www.facebook.com/WeedySoilFarm?fref=ts
also
http://foodbabe.com/2013/01/29/turmeric-cooler-an-anti-inflammatory-juice/
Be sure to tell us your favorite way to use it.
Your Account
FREE MEMBERSHIP You can now waive your membership fee of $25 just by signing up to volunteer one full Saturday morning, 8:30am-12:30pm. It’s fun and rewarding to experience “behind the scenes” of our locally grown market. Volunteers greet farmers and customers, organize food delivery and pick up, and check-out customer orders using a ipad. Check out this online sign up sheet to find an opening. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4baca92fa13-thecumming
UPDATE CONTACT With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and new routines, it’s easy to forget things like picking up your TCH order. Remember that we can’t keep your items past 12pm, and we’ll try contacting you any way we know how to make sure you get what you ordered. Now’s a great time to check the phone number on your account to make sure it’s a number I can reach you at 11:45am on a Saturday. I start calling everyone who hasn’t picked up yet then, and will keep trying to reach you until 12pm, when we have to pack it all up. I hate seeing people’s food go somewhere else, and having a good phone number on your account is the best way to keep that from happening.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
To Contact Us
The Cumming Harvest
thecummingharvest@live.com
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Twitter
The contact information for each farmer and vendor is located on the Grower page.
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!
Martin's Farmstand: Planting garlic.
It is time to harvest all sorts of things. We have not had a hard frost yet. There are still lots of peppers, beans, lettuce, squash, radish and leeks. Last evenings picking of cauliflower was over 100 heads. Most of them are bright white but there are a few that are a gorgous purple. We also planted a good portion of the seed garlic yesterday. That should be ready to pull about the third week of July.
A farmers life is characterized by a lot of waiting and patience. In the spring we tend to be impatient- it is so cold and wet. Then after things are planted we need to wait many days for the harvest.
If you are a gardener you have also probably noticed that plant growth is not linear. Little plants tend to grow very slowly for a number of weeks and then in a short time grow a great deal.
The farmers life is also characterized by a great deal of precision. Besides waiting we need the be prepared to act in a precise window of time when it is time to plant, harvest etc.
The seasons also come and go more than we tend to be aware of in the spiritual realms. If it is time to reach out and love someone, or listen to your child etc. do it now- tommorrow life has moved on. Daniel
Champaign, OH: The Bewitching Hour
Actually, you are down to the last bewitching HALF hour!!
Get your orders in so you don’t miss the ease, the fun, and the satisfaction of keeping it all local!!
See you at 10pm…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
New Field Farm's Online Market: Ginger and Turmeric
Greetings,
For several years we’ve gotten beautiful FRESH GINGER from Old Friends Farm down in Amherst, Ma. They also have fresh TURMERIC.
ORDERS WOULD BE PLACED THIS WEEK FOR PICK-UP NEXT WEEK, FRIDAY OCTOBER 23.
PLACE YOUR ORDER IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF YOUR REGULAR ORDER – OR – IF YOU’RE NOT DOING A REGULAR ORDER THEN EMAIL ME YOUR ORDER.
We offer both in 1 lb. or 1/2 lb. amounts. GINGER IS $12/LB or $6/ 1/2 lb.
TURMERIC IS $16/lb or $8/ 1/2 lb.
BOTH FREEZE VERY WELL AND KEEP THAT WAY A LONG TIME.
For some info about fresh ginger go to
http://www.oldfriendsfarm.com/about-our-ginger.html
We’ll be harvesting some nice lettuce and arugula from the hoop house this week.
Chard, bok choy, and spinach are also still doing well.
Garlic is winding down, with mostly just small bulbs left. The snow didn’t melt from the field where the plants were until the third week of April so the bulbs never sized up the way they usually do.
Enjoy this beautiful time of year and thank you for your orders.
Tim
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
Remember to finalize your orders on ALFN’s website before tomorrow at noon.
I received some updates from Armstead and ABC Nature Greenhouse. ABC has a fresh batch of oyster mushrooms, and Armstead has new listings of winter squash, mixed greens, radishes, and peppers.
Enjoy the rest of the week and take advantage of the fall harvest!
Peace
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager
Champaign, OH: About Last Saturday...
This past Saturday found us, on the road, out to Fletcher, to the farm tour and sorghum making event at, End Of The Road Farms!
It’s always a great time at one of their tours, fun to visit with the family, fun to see just how very, very, very hard that little family really works.
We got see Lee, and Tony, the horse, show us how they make the sorghum that is listed at this market. We got to see their fields, tunnels for growing, barns, pigs, and their chickens. It felt like a mini little get-away, once you begin the drive down their lane.
Jennifer had baked goods, and sorghum friend apples for sampling.
We also got to chat with them about their ongoing help with the soon to be Miami County virtual market!!! Exciting stuff!!! Our market managers have been helping them, and the powers of Miami County, with information, tips, advice, how we run, who we are, our triumphs, and our learning experiences. We wish them well with this new market!!
A huge thank you to the Ruff family for inviting us out to their farm, once again!
And, just a note…our market loves conducting farm tours. We encourage the vendors to open up their farms, their businesses, just so you, the customers, can see where your local food is coming from!! We love you, we love our vendors, and we love being part of this little local fabric.
Remember…it is Tuesday. The market will close, this evening, at 10pm! Get your orders in!!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Champaign, OH: Star Dancer Creamery
Star Dancer is sending an invitation to all market customers and vendors for their Open Farm Tour, THIS coming Saturday, October 17, from 2pm-5pm!!
You will be able to see their farm, pet the cows, tour the facilities, enjoy some country cooking!
There will be local vendors, on site, offering products!
Make sure to plan your Saturday fun around this fun event!
Located at 629 Old Mill Road
Springfield, Ohio 45506
Cross Timbers Food Cooperative: CTFC Market Open for October 24 Pick-up
Hey, folks—
Ordering for the second October delivery is OPEN.
Orders can be placed through Sunday, October 18.
Pickup is from 1:30 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, October 24.
Enjoy,
Wylie
for Cross Timbers Food Cooperative