Champaign, OH:  Fourth Of July Market Note!!

I should have included this in my earlier weblog, but, next week is the July 4 holiday, which lands on Thursday!!

There will be NO MARKET, next week, so that everyone can have a bit of time off!

So, that means, you will need to get all that you may need, this week, so keep that in mind!!!

I guess I’ve been grooving along in my June cocoon, totally oblivious to how quickly July was approaching!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Champaign, OH:  Hello, Monday Vibes....

Jennifer Juniper, rides a dappled mare
Jennifer Juniper, lilacs in her hair…
(Donovan)

Happy Monday, lovely market customers!

I hope you had an enjoyable weekend even though it was a hot one!! I ventured to Columbus for Picnic With The Pops, Saturday evening, and it actually had a nice breeze, and super pleasant as the sun had already dropped below the buildings by the time the music started.

This summer, I’ve vowed to take it a bit easy, allowing myself to be kind to my face, and let those very last stages of healing take place.

So, and, I am doing a social media cleanse…good for the soul!

In turn, I am enjoying a calm summer with music, books, and going where the wind blows. Quite nice. I’ve put catering on hold until the end of August, but still baking for this market!!

Baking just brings me calmness, and allows my creativity to come out. So, thank you, for you continued love of Cosmic Charlie!

Today’s song implant is courtesy of a book I am reading. So, this song has been swirling around in my head, and thought it would make for a great light tune to kick off the week.

Now, the market!! We have raspberries for maybe this last round so take advantage!! They are sooooo good!!!

And, zucchini has made an appearance!!! So good from JC Growers!! I love making ribbons of it, and then skewering for easy grilling!!

Speaking of summer grilling…the market has so many options from the amazing vendors!!!

Let’s get to ordering all of the fun! You have until 8am, tomorrow, to take advantage!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Have a song filled day…

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  The Market Is Open for Orders

Fayetteville Farmers' Market:  Online Orders NOW OPEN

Online ordering is now open!
Closing is at 6am on Wed morning.

NEWS AND NOTES THIS WEEK:

PICKUP at the library will be Thursday June 27 from 4:30-5:30 pm.

HOLIDAY NOTE: There will be NO ORDERS O PICKUP THE WEEK JUNE 30. THE ONLINE MARKET WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY JULY 4. Next ordering date will open on Sunday July 7.

PEACHES ARE HERE! A&A Orchards is back with a limited amount of Redhaven Peaches. Due to harsh weather earlier this year there will be minor blemishes and some split pits, but flavor will be good.

SUNNY ACRES, LEE FAMILY, CHICKADEE FARM and DRIPPING SPRINGS are back with produce and flower options this week.

CHECK BACK during the ordering period—some produce items are often added on Monday

GRILLING TIME IS HERE! LOCAL MEAT: Consider local meat for your grill or your table—chicken, beef, pork, lamb, and more available online now.

Ozark Natural Breads and Dirty Apron have a variety of bakery items. Celi Bakes has delicious gluten free items. Bartleby’s has locally made seitan products. We can say from our experience that ALL of these products are yummy!

OTHER GOOD THINGS AVAILABLE: local honey, local jams and juices, locally made food products including salsa and hot sauce, locally handcrafted items and more.

Reply to this email or 479-935-5111 if you have questions.

2024 FAYETTEVILLE DELIVERY SERVICE

Delivery service by Seeds that Feed is added as an item with a small charge, to help their volunteers cover the expenses of delivery to Fayetteville addresses.

Delivery will still be FREE for the following Fayetteville customers:
-SNAP customers
-customers 70 or older
-customers who are not able to drive to pickup location on Thursday
-customers who already donate each time they receive a delivery

If you are a customer in any of the above categories, please put “Free Delivery” in the comments as you finish ordering.

If you request Fayetteville delivery and you are NOT in the above categories, please choose delivery service as one of your items when you order. You can find this item under Delivery and the cost is $7 total for each delivery date. This service will be charged to your order. We make sure that Seeds that Feed receives all of those fees.

NOTE: ALL DELIVERY ORDERS (PAID AND FREE) MUST FORWARD THE ORDER EMAIL TO delivery@seedsfeed.org AFTER YOUR ORDER IS COMPLETE. That insures that you are on the delivery list. Thank you.

INFO YOU ALREADY KNOW IF YOU HAVE ORDERED BEFORE..IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ORDER PLEASE READ ON:

DRIVEBY PICKUP TIME AT THE LIBRARY OUTDOOR PARKING LOT is THURSDAY afternoon from 4:30-5:30. Note: if you already know that you cannot make it by 5:30 pm Thursday and you want to order this week, just reply to this email or text 479-935-5111 and we will work with you on a plan.

SEARCHING TIP: On large categories such as baked goods or meats click on the category to get a drop down of specific items in that category.

HOW TO CHECK ITEMS FROM A PARTICULAR SELLER: Scroll down on left side until you see “show specific growers”. If all the boxes are checked, you can click on “reverse all” then click the boxes on or off of those sellers you want to see. Then click “show specific growers” again.

BUYING TIP: If you see items that you want but not much available, order and pay and then log back in and continue shopping. Your orders will be combined and you will only be charged once.

SNAP CUSTOMERS ONLY: you may choose pay at pickup and bring your EBT card on Thursday. We will swipe your card and match up to $100 of your order. NOTE: please do not bring tokens or match cards to pickup at the online market.

NOTE: New customers and new orders are always welcome—no minimum order required, no weekly order required.

TIPS:

1) Sellers sometimes add more products later in the ordering period, so be sure to check back. The product list changes each week, even from the same seller, so it’s worth exploring the categories you are interested in.

2) Multiple orders from you at different times will be automatically combined into one order before pickup and you will only be charged once.

PICKUP LOCATION:
The OUTDOOR parking area at the south end of the new part of the Fayetteville Public Library. Follow the line of cars towards the building and stay in your car in line while we get your order.

Thank you for your continued support of the online market.

Foothills Market:  The Market is Open!

There’s a lot going on with Foothills Market these days! Last week we moved to a new location in the lobby of the Prestonrose Mercantile on Main Street. We also have four new growers who have joined the market – Cattle and Chaos Family Farm and Little Piney Farm and Apiary, both of which have naturally-grown meats, including chicken – a first for our market! Also joining us on the market are Germans Pantry-Farm, with fresh produce and home-baked bread, and Prestonrose, with a selection of bagels and cream cheeses.

Browse the market between now and Wednesday at 5 p.m. We’ll be set up in the lobby of the Mercantile with your orders for pickup between 4:30-5:30 Thursday afternoon.

Also, here’s a heads-up for next week – since pickup day falls on the July 4th holiday, we’ll have a shorter ordering window next week and pickup a day earlier than usual.

Eat something fresh – and check out our new growers – this week!

Russellville Community Market:  6/23/24 closing

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to shop the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM this Tuesday at the depot!

Beat the heat with RCM! Get great meats for cooking out like beef ribs from R&D, hamburger from C3 Beef, chicken drumsticks from Dunrovin, pork roast from Bluff Top and more! How about some sliced ham from Porch Swing Farms for easy sandwiches with some amazing homemade bread from Weatherford or Pleasant View. Give those great ingredients an extra flavor boost with seasonings from McAnulty Mercantile or Lanty Cattle Company. We have an amazing selection of fresh eggs for you to shop plus handmade pasta from Wild Hare and fresh or dried mushrooms from The Fortunate Mushroom! Look for his new listings of smaller portions of fresh or dried mushrooms and don’t miss the mushroom medley! Looking for sweet treats? Savor some rich ice cream from Meadowlark, enjoy cool candied fruit from Sweetbirds Candy Kitchen or a chunky oreo cookie from Yum Yum Sweets by K! Enjoy some cheerful sunflowers from Lucky Star or some great live plants from The Thomas Family or Backwoods Plants. Relax with some tea from Lost Eden or get a unique card for a friend from Hoof Hollow Hobbies! Shop the fresh produce selection from Justin’s Produce and get some fresh herbs from Bluff Top to enhance your meals! Get your amazing groceries ordered before 10 PM!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

RCM accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE

Connie's Cornucopia:  Okra, Squash, Blueberries

Stock up now so when it comes in on Saturday you will receive it fresh out of the garden. Do your canning and or freezing to prepare for winter.

Thanks
Connie

Berea Gardens:  Market Open

Hi Friends,

It’s been a hot time on the farm this week! Our cucumber glut is your gain with a price cut this week, and we will have blueberries on the table again on Wednesday. Hope to see you!

Blessings,
Bob & Lynnita

Stones River Market:  Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday -- June 26th

Welcome to the June 23rd and 24th Stones River Locally Grown Online Market!
It is OPEN Sunday and will close Monday evening at 9PM.

Pickup Orders on Wednesday June 26th 5:00 – 6:15pm,
if you are unable to pickup,
please contact me so other arrangements can be made.

Always check back when market is open, some Growers add or update their inventories during the week.

Unfortunately DELIVERY IS NOT AVAILABLE THIS WEEK!

GROWERS WITH AVAILABLE PRODUCTS THIS WEEK

Arrington Bread Co
Backyard Tailz
C&M Valley Farm
Calico Farms
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings & Luffa
Foster Bakery
Heath Homespun
Hollow Springs Farm
Jay’s Bakes LLC
Kumaika Coffee
Lavendar Cottage
Linwood Lamb
NashPhilly
Oakview Farm
Periwinkle and Pine Co
Pinky’s Micros
Quarter Spring Farm
Quinn’s Mercantile
RC Farms TN
Safe & Sound Soap Co.
Sunshine Farms
Sweet Beets Farm
Tailwynds Farm
Terry’s Treasures
The Natural Nook
Triple LLL Farm

Highlights from a few Growers:

Linwood Lamb, RC Farms, Quarter Spring Farm, Triple LLL Farm and Tailwynds Farm: all have several meat options as well as some ‘Summer Specials’

Terry Treasures: Welcome back, she will be have some beautiful outdoor Spinners that can be used inside our outside. Watch for her updates.

Calico Farms:

This week we have a brand new item on the market which we sold out of at our in person market today…strawberry sugar!

Our strawberry sugar is the perfect way to infuse scrumptious vanilla flavor into all of your baking or beverages – tea, lemonade, you name it.
We take organic raw cane sugar, freeze dried organic strawberries, then run it through the food processor until perfectly blended then jar for you.
Need more ideas? Infuse into butter, rim cocktail/mocktail glasses, sprinkle on Frech toast or bake into cookies, muffins cake for the most delicious strawberry flavors throughout. Sold in 8 or 16 oz jars.

Also new this week are our blackberry lime scones – always dairy-free & organic like our other products, loaded with fresh blackberries & lime zest & packaged in 3-packs. Grab a pack today and enjoy!

Safe and Sound Soap Company:

Several new items added this week!
I have 2 new small batch soap scents! Rejuvenating Lemon Tumeric, and Lavender Clay. The Rejuvenating Lemon Tumeric is the perfect summertime soap. It’s made with the same base as our lavender clay soap, but with tumeric added. How does turmeric benefit the skin? Turmeric is filled with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties. It can increase blood flow, and help with inflammatory skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Also turmeric is anti-inflammatory, and has brightening properties to help diminish dark spots and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. The Lavender clay is made with coconut oil and tallow, with kaolin clay and aloe vera. Kaolin is a mineral clay known for its ability to absorb oil. Because of its oil-absorbing abilities, kaolin clay can help visibly deep clear pores and mattify skin. Both of these soaps are small batch soaps so there are only a select few available. Hurry and add one to your cart today!
I also added a Safe and Sound Starter Basket. If you have been wanting to try some of my products but don’t know where to start, this basket is perfect for you! Plus I’ve taken $1 off of each item so you’ll be saving money at the same time! You’ll get one 64 oz. Laundry Soap, one Whipped Sugar Scrub, one Cleaning Spray, one Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer Spray, and one Detox Bath Bomb. These also make great housewarming and wedding gifts!

Arrington Bread Co is back, and super excited to bring fresh sourdough boules to the community
We make traditional sourdough, using quality ingredients and our 88-year-old starter that we named Josh Doughban (because we raise him uuuuuuup!). Here are flavors you can look forward to:
We look forward to serving you!

Plain
Rosemary
Jalapeño & cheddar
Parmesan & garlic
Tomato & basil
Orange & cranberry
Chocolate chip
Strawberry cheesecake
Kalamata olive & garlic
Cracked pepper & sea salt
Blueberry & lemon

Jay’s Bake LLC…

At Jay’s Bakes, every batch of cookies, muffins and pies is made with care. Jay’s Bakes offers artisan baked goods made with homemade vanilla extracts and modern ingredient substitutions to ensure everyone can enjoy dessert. Vegan and/or gluten friendly options are available on 99% of our products.

Backyard Tailz:
Don’t forget your outside birds with our hanging feeders. Several options.

Nashphilly:

I have several entries available, I’ve save you time in your kitchen by preparing several main and side dishes s – most of them area ‘heat and serve’ and few cold salads.

Oakview Farm:

We have PEACHES from Morning Glory Orchard this week on the MARKET! They are clingstone peaches, first of the season, and beautifully sweet. We also have our pies, sourdough breads, jams, and peppermint patties for sale this week as well!

Pink’s Micros:

New Spring blend of power packed microgreens…Romaine, Golden Leeks, Lemon Basil and Red Panda Sorrell.
Also check out our other Micro’s – Basic Salad Mix, Broccoli, Cilantro, Pea, Radish, Red Amaranth, Sunflower and Wheat Grass Shots.

Quarter Spring Farm:

We have all the affordable luxury that you need this spring. From our moisturizing soaps to our delicious meats and eggs, we have all the goodies to pamper you. You work hard, so treat yourself to an incredible dining experience with our lamb or chicken. It’s healthier and tastier than conventionally grown meats, and better for the planet, too. Our amazing goat milk soaps and lotions will leave your skin feeling like you just dropped 2 grand at a high end spa. You deserve nice things, so let us provide them to you.

Kumaika Coffee:

If you have not started your morning with our Coffee, you are missing out! We have Dark, Medium and Light Roasted Beans. We are a Certified USDA Organic Product provider. We have a small coffee roaster business. We specialize in roasting and crafting small batches of organic, high altitude single origin and fair trade coffee beans. We bring the coffee beans directly from Nicaragua and roast small batches in our home located in Lascassas TN. We have Beans and/or Ground Coffee available or can’t decide order our Sampler of all 3.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:

Several items ready to plant in cooler weather. Herbs, Ferns, Hosta and Shrubs.

Flying S Farms: We are in Vacation Mode this week and will be off the Market this week.

Look forward seeing you Wednesday, June 19th when you pickup your orders.
We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We will be looking forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, June 26th from 5:00 – 6:15 pm.

IF YOU THINK YOU’LL BE LATER PLEASE CONTACT ME. Please note time change, but we still like getting off the porch earlier, please contact the Manager if you are unable to pick up your order or are running late, by phone, email or text the Manager (615.542.1078) so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We have Delivery Service again, if your new to our Delivery Service, please put direction to your address in the comments when you place your order.
How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on the corner of Spring and Lytle.

Dothan, Alabama:  June 22, 2024 M@D Newsletter

MISC MARKET NOTES

For the Love of Curry

Curry was a bad word in my world for many years. I’m pretty sure it happened because a certain Mr. insisted I try this “delicious curry” once and I spent the rest of my meal in agony and unable to taste anything after that.

Thankfully at some time and some place I learned that not all currys are created equal and do not require suffering. Even better, I learned to like this relatively easy one pot meal. A family favorite for us to this day is a canned version of Green Tomato Curry that makes for yummy quick dinners year round. (This is a recipe I’ll be happy to share with anyone who requests it!)

With so many marvelous vegetables available to us right now I thought it would be a good time to look into this dish as pretty much any meat and any vegetable can be used in curry. Tather than re-invent the wheel, what follows is from Taste of Home. There’s a lot of information in the link including an adaptable recipe

The word “curry”has come to mean many things over the years, as Indian food traveled from the subcontinent to other countries. The spicy, flavorful Indian curry from your favorite takeout joint is most likely a British invention, brought back by soldiers returning from the subcontinent who incorporated the flavors they’d grown to love into a simple one-pot dish. This dish was heavily inspired by the North Indian version of a curry, using similar flavors and meats. Curry spice was invented by the Brittish to capture the flavors of India, however using fresh spices is much tastier when cooking.

A beautiful Vegetable Curry

Indian curry is one of those dishes that’s easy to make your own! You can customize our recipe with any of the following variations.

Vegetables: Instead of using meat, swap in 6 cups of vegetables, chopped into bite-sized pieces. Our favorite combinations are cubed potatoes and frozen peas, cauliflower and carrots or green beans and eggplant, but feel free to have some fun with it! You can skip the browning step and add them after the initial 5-minute simmer (when you would be adding the browned meat back to the curry). Simmer until the veggies are tender when pierced with a fork but not mushy, from 5 to 15 minutes.

Legumes: Adding legumes (like chickpeas, lentils or beans) is a fantastic way to add plant-based protein to your curry. If you’re using dried beans, you’ll want to cook them ahead of time, but canned beans that have been drained and rinsed work just fine here. Like the veggies, skip the browning step and add the beans after the 5-minute simmer. Cook them until they’re warmed through, about 5 minutes.

Fish or shrimp: Give your curry a coastal flair by swapping in seafood! Cut a pound of firm white fish (like cod or snapper) into bite-sized pieces, or use peeled and deveined shrimp. Since they only need 3 to 5 minutes to cook through, you can add the seafood at the end of the cook time and simmer until it’s just cooked through.

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TO OUR NEW CUSTOMERS!

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THANK YOU (again) to Wendy for managing Pickup during our last order cycle. And THANK YOU to everyone who was kind and gracious about the few hiccups that arose in your manager’s absence. We think everything (price adjustments, credits issued) has been handled but if something was missed please speak up as we’re all about making sure things are right. Our vendors and customers are the best and we care for of each of you.

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Newest Items, Relisted & On Sale

NEW – Quail Egg Scissors from Kathy’s Churpers NEW – Quail Egg Bundle with Eggs and Scissors NEW – Mini Asian Eggplant from Avalon Farms NEW – Blanched Frozen Okra – Grows in Rows Green Tomatoes from Hortons Farm White Patty Pan Squash- Avalon Farms Mixed Color Diakon Radishes from Avalon Farms Blanched Frozen Italian Zucchini Plantain Herbal Salve from Longears-n-Herbs Reflux Relief from Longears-n-Herbs Comfrey Herbal Salve from Longears-n-Herbs VIP – Check our listings in case we missed anything! _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

From Our Growers

Katherine’s Kitchen Can you believe we’re almost nearing the end of June? 

Here’s a throwback to an old-timey saying you might have heard: “Get yourself a bride by June”. Did you ever wonder, “Why by June? Might’nt you just as well have a bride by May, or by September?” The origins of the term you never would have guessed. . . oh, wait, you guessed it? Yep! It has agricultural origins!

Well, first you need the missus free to plant the corn come springtime. No sense getting her distracted with thoughts of weddings at that crucial time! Then at last there’s that little lull just after the rush of planting, when everything slows down and warms up; that’s June. Late summer you need the new bride’s help weeding and canning and harvesting, and that never stops till winter when things finally “chill out”. Now she’ll be getting along towards nine months pregnant with that newlywed baby by March! So you’d better have that baby quick before the springtime weather sets in, because once it’s truly spring you pull out all the stops and throw everything at your soil that you can. Seems crazy by “modern” standards; imagine basing your wedding plans around an expected pregnancy and the seasonal farming work! Yet this was such an ordinary way for people to think back then, it even became a common saying that was shortened down to “bride by June”. Now, with pregnancy an inconvenience, babies an afterthought, and agriculture not a thought at all, modern folks might feel surprised to know how different the “normal” world used to be. . . and maybe realize that modern life is hardly “normal” after all!
~Katherine’s Kitchen

 
Mt. Moriah Farms: Things are starting to fall into a nice routine. Can’t believe our newborn is almost two months old. The day he turns two months old our toddler will turn two! Lately with the lack of time to get everything done I’d like to accomplish in a day, it’s made me truly think about what is the most important tasks and ensure those get done. That thought has led to several others and I just want to say we are so thankful to get to do what we do – raising our boys up on a farm where family is held high and friends are so eager to help. Many of those friends were met while out and about in the community. Thank you for being our community y’all. We appreciate each and every customer we have and hope you feel like a part of our family. 

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