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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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Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is open for ordering! Market closed Spring Break 4/7 and Welcome Rapid Gourmet!
The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
MARKET NEWS
* FYI, the Market will be closed for Spring Break Tuesday, April 7th! So this is the last week to order before then. It will resume back on April 14th. Please order accordingly, thanks!*
Welcome a new Grower…Rapid Gourmet!
Website: rapidgourmetonline.com
Yummy dry mixes like Jambalaya Mix and wonderful jams and jellies like Pumpkin Orange Spice! The jams are great on bagels or your morning toast! These products are beautifully presented and are designed to make both the receiver and given as gifts, making givers feel special. The products are natural, wholesome and affordable.
The gifts are ideal for:
Teachers
Parents
Grandparents
Friends and Family
Co-workers
Host/Hostesses
Holidays Clients
These products are ideal for children to make with parents and grandparents. Both the process and end product can be greatly enjoyed. Rapid Gourmet: Caring, Creating, Connecting.
Try some of them out!
Workshops
Join us for a workshop! You’ll be amazed by the plethora of information and lessons offered by our fantastic workshop instructors. Our workshops cover subjects such as gardening, nutrition, nutrient dense foods, natural remedies, essential oils, and much more!
Our goal is to host one workshop a week which will always be on Tuesday. The workshop schedule will rotate from 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM for the community’s convenience. The farm brings workshops to the community as an outreach to share the wealth of knowledge we have attained over the years. We do not charge for these events but allow the speakers to charge a fee to cover their time and supplies. We hope everyone will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Please share this with all your friends and family and RSVP via FB Eventsand/or Meet-Up.
Workshops @ the Farm
Nutrient Dense Food with Dr. Tara Miller: Healthy Diets Your Family and Children – Tue. Mar. 31, @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dr. Tara Miller will cover the importance of nutrient dense foods and how she improved the health of her two young children who were born prematurely but now live healthy and productive lives without sickness. RSVP for this fascinating lecture on facebook or meetup.com. Suggested donation is $5.
_As Always….
_Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living. *_
Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
Republican Valley Produce: Last week for RVP
Hello,
This will be the last week for RVP until the new plantings start to produce. It will be the end of April until things are big enough to pick. This break will give us a chance to get many of our crops in an allow us to take our oldest to a few cattle shows in the area.
The kales and collards started to bolt. So we went ahead and tore them all out. We got tomatoes transplanted on 3/18. If all goes well, we will be picking by the end of May.
We have also seeded radishes, turnips, beets, kale, tatsoi, arugula, swiss chard, spinach, carrots, dill, cilantro, tatsoi, tokyo bekana, potatoes and over 9,000 onions. We also have lettuce to transplant this weekend along with broccoli and cauliflower. We will be transplanting zucchini and little cucumbers in 10-12 days. We have been very busy. We are starting hundreds of seedlings every week and transplanting many too. Spring is here!
We have a winter market in Manhattan on Saturday. So I hope to see you then.
Thanks!
Jay
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - March 25, 2015
WHY BUY LOCAL?
Our farmers are dedicated to stewardship and committed to quality. And while they love what they do, many aren’t doing it for entertainment. They need to make a living. Consumers that value fresh food and a working landscape support local farmers by buying their products. Here are some reasons why:
LOCALLY GROWN food tastes better and is better for you. The crops are picked at their peak, the shorter the time between the farm and your table, the less likely it is that nutrients will be lost. Food imported from far away is older and has traveled on trucks or planes, and sat in warehouses before it gets to you.
Local food preserves genetic diversity. Smaller local farms often grow many different varieties of crops to provide a long harvest season, an array of colors, and the best flavors.
Local farmers aren’t anonymous and they take their responsibility to the consumer seriously.
Local food supports local families. The wholesale prices that farmers get for their products are low, often near the cost of production. Local farmers who sell direct to consumers cut out the middleman and get full retail price for their food – which helps farm families stay on the land.
Local food builds community. When you buy direct from a farmer, you’re engaging in a time-honored connection between eater and grower. Knowing farmers gives you insight into the seasons, the land, and your food. In many cases, it gives you access to a place where your children and grandchildren can go to learn about nature and agriculture.
Local food preserves open space. When farmers get paid more for their products by marketing locally, they’re less likely to sell farmland for development.
Local food benefits the environment and wildlife. Well-managed farms provide ecosystem services: they conserve fertile soil, protect water sources, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. The farm environment is a patchwork of fields, meadows, woods, ponds and buildings that provide habitat for wildlife in our communities.
Local food is an investment in the future. By supporting local farmers today, you are helping to ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow. That is a matter of importance for food security, especially in light of an uncertain energy future and our current reliance on fossil fuels to produce, package, distribute and store food.
One of our local farmers at the Cumming Harvest is HEIRLOOM GARDENS…
Heirloom gardens is CNG (certified naturally grown) and owner Paula Guilbeau personally ensures all her produce is of the highest quality. Check out her wonderful produce available under the “vegetables” tab on the market website.
Heirloom Gardens is located in the beautiful historic town of Dahlonega, known as the “heart” of the North Georgia Mountains. “It’s important to know what you’re eating. And it’s even more important to know what you aren’t eating. We produce naturally grown food year round using unheated hoop houses without the use of any synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. Our offerings include a large variety of heirloom tomatoes and vegetables, salad greens and premium cut flowers.”
You can find more information about this locally grown farmer here
VENDOR OF THE WEEK
My Daily Bread will be the vendor of the week and they have the following specials:
Jams and Jellies will be $1.00 off this week.
Cinnamon Rolls will be $1.00 off as well.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buy
Green Pastures – Place your order online for Cod liver oil and coconut oil. Payment is due the week you order. An order will be placed once the 12 item minimum is reached.
Raw Cheese – Place your order online for raw Amish cheese from Meadow Valley Farm in Indiana. Orders are to be pre-paid and cheese will be available for pick up the following week.
Butter – Butter is available NOW, you may send me an email to add it to your order or just pick some up on Saturday.
Market Classes
Homemade Baby Formula
APRIL 11 – 9-10am – The Cumming Harvest
We all know breast is best but sometimes breastfeeding is just not possible. Fortunately, there is another option besides commercial baby formula. The Weston A. Price Foundation has created a nutritionally balanced recipe for homemade baby formula using real food. We will discuss sources for the ingredients and demonstrate how to make it.
Here is a link with more information about the recipe: Weston Price Baby Formula Recipe
Please sign up for this class here. Baby Formula Class
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
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!
Champaign, OH: Tuesday, Tuesday!
It’s a groovy Tuesday, little local market of love customers!!
Tuesday evening is when we wrap up this market, each and every week!!
Make sure to take a bit of time, before 10pm, this evening, to think about your orders, what you need, what you may want to try, what you want.
The ordering is easy, it takes just seconds, and then you are done for the week! All that is left to do is to pick it all up at the YMCA on Thursday evening!!
You still have plenty of time…I will see everyone at 10pm!!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
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!
If you’re starting a garden this year, be sure to check out the live plants section for strawberries, broccoli, and more!
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
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Vegetable plants and pork
Fountain Springs farm had listed more pork products and Double Tree farm has listed cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and brussel sprout plant starts for your garden!
CLG: Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.
Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, March 27th. 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/146991555352846
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Manchester Locally Grown market - Just a Short Time Left to Order!
Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Good morning!
Don’t forget to place your order on Manchester Locally Grown market by this evening at 10 p.m. for delivery fresh from local farms on Thursday.
Remember that we are a year-round market, not subject to seasonal closings like the local farm stands. You will find special items here – honey, jellies & jams, herbal & handmade products, plants for home & garden, and more – as well as spring vegetables, eggs, and baked goods. And gift certificates are available in any denomination. Give the gift of great local products!
Pickup of your order will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday morning, if that’s more convenient for you. Square Books will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Just make a note on your order, or text or call (931) 273-9708 if you prefer to utilize this free service.
Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop at our year-round market and support local farmers!
Blessings,
Linda
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest - Spring Means Lettuce and Flowers!
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Market News
Hello!
We hope you enjoyed this beautiful day!
There are still some nice items available on the Market – lettuces, purple sweet potatoes which are just delicious, carrots, beets, and mache, which is a lovely salad green that you should try if you haven’t yet. The ranunculus flowers are just beautiful this week, and are a special treat for you or a friend.
If you haven’t done so, please take a look at our Market. You have until Tuesday evening to place your order!
As always, thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you Wednesday, March 25th!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!
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