Joyful Noise Acres Farm:  The JNA farmers market is open for ordering.

Good morning.*
I hope you had a wonderful week and got some of this wonderful rain. The ground has been parched over here so I am grateful for all the rain we have gotten.
A few housekeeping notes, we are keeping a log of all the jars coming and going. There seems to be a lot of missing jars, if it is an oversight by the dairy, they pay for plastic but if it is on the customer side, the customer will be charged for plastic. Also, please make sure nothing goes into your jars but milk or water. Residue from teas or ferments will spoil the milk. Secondly, please be careful and drive slowly going in and out of the road. It is a narrow road and driveway. There are plenty of places to allow for two cars but it is unnerving if someone is speeding around a curve.

Off to the yummies, Good Shepherd Herbals continues her 20% off sale this week on teas. They have wonderful health benefits such as Wise Woman Tea for needed vitamins and minerals, Pregnancy tonic gives wonderful support to the reproductive system and Tranquility Tea is very relaxing for adults and children. They also make beautiful, skin nourishing soaps using the purest ingredients.
Harvest Meadows stills has cherry tomatoes, wonderful herbs just begging to be dried or made into a chimichurra sauce, one of my favorite ways to preserve them. They dropped of 2 bags of lettuce last week so look for greens to be on the market soon.
Amestoy Farm has been so busy growing some of the prettiest vegetables. His winter squash selection is varied and the pepper selection begs us to try a new variety just for the fun of it not to mention the flavor explosions. We can’t get enough of his potatoes. I chop them and fry them lightly in pork lard until golden brown. There are no leftovers.
We have cheese again thanks to Meadow Valley Farm. Remember, the final cost of the cheese is determined at pick up. We also have raw milk butter in the freezer.
Tonight is First Friday in Downtown Canton if you are looking for a family friendly event. Be sure to stop by Stout’s Growlers and say hi to Irene.
Blessings and thank you for supporting locally foods.
Mary Beth

CLG:  CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring glass jars, egg cartons please.

Good Morning,

This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.

If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.

Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.

Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!

Thank you,
Steve

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

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Cedar Grove Farm:  Quality Control

Dear friends and neighbors,

We take quality control seriously at Cedar Grove Farm. When we found the last of our potatoes showing an unacceptable level of spots we decided to pull them out this week. So, no more potatoes and refunds for everyone who ordered them. Good news is we are digging up three different varieties of some fine looking sweet potatoes that will be available next week.

Regards, Jay

Champaign, OH:  Good Vibrations!

I, I love the colorful clothes she wears..
And on the way this sunlight plays upon her hair…
I hear the sound of a gentle word…
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air…
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations..
(Beach Boys – Good Vibrations)

So, this market is ALL about the good vibrations!! The vendors, the customers, the sales, the YMCA…we all just vibe really well, and it totally shows!!

Yesterday, a friend of mine, who has been a friend of mine forever, Bill, posed a question to all of his music crazed friends, on Facebook. He asked, if we looked back in the history of rock and roll, what would we change on the face of that history. It has been so interesting reading the responses!

Anyway, the main vibe from that whole conversation was that we all have a music vibe, or a whatever vibe. There is something, in all of us, that stirs a passion, that makes us ecstatic, that opens us up and takes us on a new journey.

This song, Good Vibrations, just spoke to me, this evening, after closing the market. To some, The Beach Boys are all powdery, sugar sweet, Top 40. But, if you listen to very early Beach Boys, you find a different tone, like they had hoped to go down one path of music before they got packaged into the mainstream.

Good vibrations…we all have them, we all get them from whatever moves us, drives us, we all have different meanings, like in music tastes, but we all end up at the same point.

Good vibrations…the market, the season, the people…we all work on it, together, for the best vibes around!

This little local market gets it’s good vibrations, weekly. This week, as I open the market, I am excited to bring you a new vendor!!

Volk Fruit Farm!!!! Amazing and delicious fall apples!!!! They are a local fruit farm, they supply Dorothy Lane Market, and tonight, we welcome them to our market!!!

Apples, Autumn, Amazing market of all vendors, this little local market of love….Good Vibrations!

Have an amazing week, get to know our market, our vendors, and start your own good vibrations!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Local Farms First:  THE MARKET OPENS AT 5PM!

Greetings Local Farms First food lovers!

Seasonal Colorado Fruit

Fruit is in season here on the Western Slope! Peaches, Pears and more are available this week! Log on at 5PM today and check out all of the local goodness!

Thanks for supporting local family farms,
Amy Konash- Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
970-641-7682
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Sourdough died so sad

Wendy at Eden’s memory called to say that she could not fill the sourdough bread orders this week because the li’l starter yeasty guys had some trouble. If you ordered sourdough bread she apologizes.

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Market is open for ordering

The Market is open Thursday Noon – Monday 9:00 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday noon-ish. Pick up your order Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

MILK KEFIR – IS COMING MARKET HELP AND VOLUNTEERS!

Look for milk kefir being on the Market next week!

We are also working on adding natural personal and cleaning products so stay tuned for that! :^)

Remember: market hours are only 4:30 to 6:30 – producers are delivering up to 4:30 and I close the doors at 6:30. I will try to send out Tuesday market reminders early in the day but I might not always get to it, so don’t rely solely on me. Thanks for your kind attention to this matter :-) Please also remember to bring your bags!

We hope you got a chance to look at the new shelving in the Country Store. It’s just the first of many exciting improvements to come!

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

My best to all -

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. If you are interested in Goat’s Milk, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. We generally have some goat’s milk available during market hours, whether you have placed a market order or not. Please contact him first though to confirm. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

CSA Farmers Market:  Tortilla Chip Surprise

Thank you to John for the added treat to the customers bags, they got extra chips to try!

John Simmons gets excited about each new flavor of tortilla chips he makes. He often wants to share his excitement so he shares bags of chips randomly to current customers or to people who have never tried his chips.
During this last order cycle all those that placed an order for his chips received two free bags of chips, flavors that they probably have not tried yet. I would sure love to see the smile on their face when they realize the bonus.
John gave me some chips to share with Jim and Pat Graham. When I was at their farm serious faced Jim, tired from a long day of working while tending to a minor wound was presented with John’s Chips; a big smile came across his face.
Maybe in your next order John will be generous and give a free bag of chips.

Until Next Time
Marian Listwak

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Just a Few Hours Left to Order!

Please remember to place your market order very soon. This week’s market will close for ordering at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wed), for delivery fresh from local farms on Thursday. Don’t forget all our yummy vegetables, eggs, creamline milk, perennial plants & hanging baskets! And all the new summer vegetable and fruit bounty on the market, as well as local honey!

Pickup will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. Please e-mail me or call (931) 273-9708 if you would prefer to pick up on Friday morning between 10 am and 1 pm.

Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop with us and support local farmers!

Here is the complete list for this week. See you on Thursday!

~ Linda

How to contact us:
On Facebook
By e-mail
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed

The Spa City Co-op online market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your order this Friday, August 8th, between 3:30 and 5:30 at 341A Whittington Avenue.

Thank you for supporting our local farmers and our co-op!

See you Friday!
Denise Marion
Market Co-manager
501-655-3130
Spacity@locallygrown.net

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