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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: GWINNETT LOCALLY GROWN 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.
MARKET NEWS – MORE NEW OR NEARLY NEW ITEMS!
Natural Elements Organic Soaps: FIRST TIME LISTING! Soaps are 100% natural, organic and have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties to speed up the healing processes. NEOS uses all kinds of super-healthy oils in the making of their soap (see product listings). Each product contains Omega 3,6,9, A, D, and K giving your body all the essentials it needs. The intensely moisturizing formula is what makes it so good at battling dry skin disorders such as Eczema, Psoriasis, infatigo, lesions, boils, acne, or shingles. Available in five varieties: Fresh & Local: Bath & Beauty: Soap.
Hand-Crafted Olive Oil Soap: Dawewood Farm: FarmHouse Hand-Crafted Olive Oil Soap is made from saponified olive oil, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, fragrance oil & spices, herbs or grains if indicated. Great for sensitive skin, moisturizing and has such a luxurious lather! Available in five fragrances. Fresh & Local: Bath & Beauty: Soap
Lucky Dog Healthy Dog Treats: Lucky Dog Treats are organic and healthy dog treats with ingredients that include our farm fresh eggs (organic/non-gmo/non-soy), pumpkin (loaded with fiber and betacarotene), parsley for breath (parsley is also high in vit C and A, aids arthritis, helps reduce some cancers, aids in asthma and is a good source of folic acid!), wheat germ (rich in fiber, vitamins B and E and one of the best sources of zinc!), Coconut oil (skin health, digestion, immune booster, metabolic health), flax seeds (rich in omega 3 fatty acids, they also help to pass toxins out of the body!)cinnamon (anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory), ginger (anti-inflammatory boosts blood circulation) The big plus is that dogs LOVE THEM! Lucky dogs indeed! Fresh & Local: Pet Food & Treats
Organic Fruit & Nut Granola: Tasty and VERY healthy granola mix! This is my own recipe with a combination of whole oats, slivered almonds, pecans, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds, coconut oil, pure maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and local raw honey. Packaged in pint Mason jars for you to re-purpose. I have heard wild rumors that Ellen may be working on an additional flavor to offer! Fresh & Local: Baked Goods: Cereal & Granola.
MARKET UPDATES
Veggies: Currently we have peppers, okra, butternut squash and some cherry tomatoes (Sungold is my favorite snack this time of year!) The late summer heat is making it kind of difficult to project what will be sellable six days out as farmers typically add inventory on Wednesdays. I’ll share in Sunday’s blog if new things come up!
Flavored Butters & Cheeses – I texted a little with Russell last night while he was out in the field on his tractor. He’s trying to get the silage made for his cows (cutting the corn plants off and fermenting it for feed later in the season, with all of those healthy probiotics!!!) so he can get to his value-added products, so he can get them on market, so we can order them to enjoy. We made silage for our beef herd back in the day, and I imagine August in Georgia, using an open-air tractor is much worse than in September in Ohio with an air-conditioned cab. I don’t know how Russell stores his but ours was a concrete bunker requiring a bulldozer, topped with a huge tarp and tires to keep the tarp in place. Strenuous, sweaty work indeed!
Pork & Beef: Benji has seven cuts of his yummy pork listed this week and Fred has 17 cuts of his wonderful grass-fed, grass-finished beef! Brady has pork shares available. I’m still looking for a freezer ~ sigh ~
Chicken: Tracy has moved to delivering every six weeks or so and we are scheduled for a drop this Saturday! Please consider buying your own package (starts at $99) next go-around as we simply do not have storage space for six weeks for market :-(
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
My best to all -
Shop often and eat well!
Debbie Moore
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.
Champaign, OH: Opening Night!
Well, just opening of the market, tonight…but still, always a big event of the week!! I get so excited, each Thursday, after we close out the market pick up, and then I write your opening market Weblog…the excitement never leaves!!
Anyway, this is serving as a heads up about the market, tonight…
We bring you a new vendor but he has vended for me and the Mechanicsburg Farmers and Artisans market for years!! He won’t be around for long and this is why I want you to be aware…
He is Brad Gregg, he comes from Gregg Farms and he brings you his AMAZING sweet corn!!!! He sells out of his truckloads, each Tuesday night, up in the ’burg, and he took me up on my offer to have his corn, here, for sale!!
You don’t want to miss this because sweet corn season goes by so quickly!!!
Thanks so much for always supporting our hardworking farmers, growers, producers, here in our little local market of love…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Champaign, OH: Star Status!!
Good morning!! I am sending this morning Weblog to make a very special announcement and to give huge snaps to our lovely farm family of End Of The Road Farms!! It is now their time to SHINE!!
If you have met them or gone on their farm tour, you know what a unique, special, hard working, family of love that they have going on out in Fletcher.
You know that their products are superior on our market!! I, as a baker, now exclusively use only their spelt flour for some of my specialty breads.
Last night, when I came in from a day in the Cosmic shop, I sat down to check my emails while enjoying a glass of wine. I received the most lovely updates from Lee and Jennifer from End Of The Road…here is what they sent me and I got teary eyed for them!!
Let’s all give them the snaps and applause that they deserve…
Congratulations! Your farm is now featured on the Certified Naturally Grown home page.
Check it out here: www.naturallygrown.org Don’t be modest – tell your friends and customers! Certified Naturally Grown farms and apiaries are committed to the highest ideals of sustainable agriculture. Congratulations on becoming one of our poster farmers! Thanks for all you do to help build a sustainable food system in your community. We will of course highlight your farm via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. If you use social media, be sure to share our Facebook post about your farm, and re-tweet our mention of your farm on Twitter. The CNG TeamI think that is just a really big deal kind of honor…
Have a great day…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Local Farms First: Pick Up Reminder!!!
Greetings Local Farms First food lovers!
Pick Up Reminder!!
Don’t forget to pick up your order today between 4-6 PM!
Crested Butte: The CB Pick-Up Location is now at The Daily Dose juice bar right next to Clark’s Grocery Store
Gunnison: Upstairs at the ORE Office (202 E. Georgia).
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: Volunteers
Thank you to Huey Grandstaff and Jean Groden! They are this week’s pick-up day volunteers.
Alternate volunteers: you do not need to come in to substitute unless directly contacted by me.
-Karen Harbut
Volunteer Coordinator
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - August 6, 2014
Market News
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY…4 YEARS! The Cumming Harvest has been bringing the Cumming community chemical free, Certified Naturally Grown food from local farmers, bakers and artisans for 4 years. We’d like to thank our faithful and hardworking farmers/vendors for growing and providing healthy food and products to us and to our customers who have supported them. We will continue to add and improve the market to meet the requests of customers as we grow. Don’t hesitate to email us if you have suggestions or to volunteer assistance. THANK YOU for a great 4 years!
The market is open and ready for you to place orders online. You may pay here or when you pick up with either cash, check or a credit card. A 3% convenience fee is added to all credit card payments.
Group Buy
All Group Orders are pre-paid for pickup at a later date. Watch this newsletter each week for pick up day.
Green Pasture I will keep this group order open each week until the minimum order of 12 items has been reached. I forgot to add the coconut oil last week, you can order it this week under the “Group Buy” category.
Coconut Oil has been added to the group buys for ordering.
Butter will be added next week Aug 13 for ordering.
PICK UP LOCATION
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!
South Cumberland Food Hub: Weblog Entry
Good morning from the South Cumberland food hub. We are open till noon for orders today, check out our list of products here:
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page
Enjoy this beautiful weather!
Risa
New Field Farm's Online Market: Purple potatoes, onions and more
Greetings,
The site seems to be having a problem sending this email so I’m trying a third time. My apologies if you’re getting this multiple times.
We’re adding a number of veggies this week; Purple Majesty potatoes, Ailsa Craig onions, Tropea onions, Juliet tomatoes, and green beans.
Blueberries are still plentiful, but slowing down. This will probably be the last week we offer them online, though u-pick may continue next week.
The second planting of cucumbers has begun to bear fruit so we should have those again.
Squash is in a slowdown, but we’ll hope to provide.
The eggplant didn’t size up enough to offer this
week.
The first planting of golden beets is about over, but we’ll see what we can find for those who want some.
I estimated the number of cherry tomatoes so if they’re sold out and you want some you can ask in the comment section and we’ll provide if we can.
The price for tomatoes is now $3.50/lb.
I think that’s it. I hope you’re enjoying the harvest and thank you for your orders.
Tim
New Field Farm's Online Market: Purple potatoes, onions and more
Greetings,
We’re adding a number of veggies this week; Purple Majesty potatoes, Ailsa Craig onions, Tropea onions, Juliet tomatoes, and green beans.
Blueberries are still plentiful, but slowing down. This will probably be the last week we offer them online, though u-pick may continue next week.
The second planting of cucumbers has begun to bear fruit so we should have those again.
Squash is in a slowdown, but we’ll hope to provide.
The eggplant didn’t size up enough to offer this
week.
The first planting of golden beets is about over, but we’ll see what we can find for those who want some.
I estimated the number of cherry tomatoes so if they’re sold out and you want some you can ask in the comment section and we’ll provide if we can.
The price for tomatoes is now $3.50/lb.
I think that’s it. I hope you’re enjoying the harvest and thank you for your orders.
Tim
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: recycle plastic bags
Once again I’m asking that everyone bring in their clean reusable shopping bags so they can be put into use again. Thanks. See everyone Friday. Have a great week.
Karen S
nwlve1962@gmail.com
501-276-3318