The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
Cross Timbers Food Cooperative: CTFC Market Open for February 14 Pick-up
Hey, folks—
Ordering for the first February delivery is OPEN.
Orders can be placed through Sunday, February 8.
Pickup is from 1:30 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, February 14.
Enjoy,
Wylie
for Cross Timbers Food Cooperative
GFM : Loss
This is a short blog, Market is opened.
See Attached list of items avaiable.
Sorry for not being more news worthy today, but dealing with the loss of my father last evening.
Judy
StPete.LocallyGrown.Net: Market NOW Open - Feb. 2nd, 2015 - No Market NEXT WEEK
Backyard of headquarters for St. Pete Locally Grown Market. You MUST come visit Nathan’s garden. Best on Tuesday’s from 830 to noon (call Nathan for the address 727-403-1655) or 4th Saturday monthly at our potluck socials. Next one is Feb. 28th. Get here early for the garden tour!
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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.
Elevate Fitness Co-op Spot is Moving!
No delivery to Elevate Fitness this week on Feb. 6th. Due to expansion, Jenn Pierson and the Elevate team are moving to a new location across from the Veteran’s Hospital at Bay Pines. We will start delivering there on Feb. 20th. All folks who have been picking up at Elevate Fitness are now offered either 1) an option to pick up in Historic Kenwood or 2) have home delivery until we can find a new drop spot. If YOU are interested in hosting a veggie drop spot at your home read all about it!, and then please contact Market Manager with any questions asap. We make it SO easy!
Message from Your Market Manager
COMING SOON
Next Market we will have a variety of pork sausages and bacon produced by a USDA inspected facility in Sarasota. Grower Jim Kuntzelman of Sunset Ranch in Dover who raises pastured hogs has been pursuing this opportunity for quite awhile and I am excited that our Market is going to benefit from his success at making it happen. More details next week.
Was hoping to surprise you with Hawaiian ginger and those lovely domestic Covington Yams that we sold for the Thanksgiving Holiday. But neither were delivered as expected. Our regrets and a promise to try again next time!
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT
Strawberries, sour oranges (aka calamondins), honeybells, limequats, tangerines, papayas (both green & ripe), galas, Medjool dates, and bosc pears.
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS
Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Our Market has high standards for what it sells. Despite that—as seasons transition—the challenges of evolving weather and pesky insects can take its toll on the crops. Market Growers are being very selective about what they are willing to present to you. No, it won’t always be picture perfect (which is part of its charm) and sometimes an insect is going to evade capture! But we won’t send you anything that we wouldn’t eat ourselves. If for any reason we have goofed and you are dissatisfied, please report it to me right away so we can rectify the situation. That’s how we get better and we all benefit from that. Your satisfaction is key to our success as a resource for St. Petersburgs’ lovers of chemical-free, organically & locally grown vegetables.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are currently organizing our volunteer needs by Grower and by Market. So when you are interested in learning how to garden and/or how to run an urban market—including a model for great delivery service for the Market—consider volunteering for the organizations below. Check back for more Growers to be listed and don’t miss the link below to a (Goat) Nanny Program.
Nathan’s Natural Veggies in St. Pete
Pioneer Settlement Garden in St. Pete
St. Pete Locally Grown Market in St. Pete
The Dancing Goat in Oldsmar
Alexandra Lake Farm in Dade City
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!
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Volunteer Needed for Friday
We need one volunteer for the 2:00-3:30 pm slot on Friday.
There are some openings in the volunteer schedule over the coming weeks and months. Check out our calendar and sign up by visiting http://tinyurl.com/Co-opVolunteers
Please email me with any questions or problems, or if you prefer not to use VolunteerSpot but still want to volunteer.
Thank you!
-Karen Harbut
kgharbut@aol.com
Volunteer Coordinator
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest Market New Item! Fresh Baked Baguettes!
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
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Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Market News
Hello!
We have a new item in the Market this week. Fresh baked baguettes from Dozen bakery!
Dozen bakery is opening a storefront location, and now has an oven and the capacity to supply us with fresh bread on a weekly basis. In the coming weeks, look for whole wheat country loaves and a whole wheat sandwich bread. This week, we have Dozen’s artisan style fresh baguettes! Get yourself some cheese from The Bloomy Rind and have a wonderful feast!
Even if you have already placed an order, you can go back and order again.
We also have a nice selection of winter veggies still available – especially beets!
Stay warm!!
Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
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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Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
I will be continuing on with the series today of How to Start/Support Your Local Food Movement. This week I would like to touch on the notion of being a sales representative for your local farmers.
As we get new customers I often ask how they heard of us, and about 90% of the time it is by word of mouth. They heard it straight from YOU, our loyal customers. That just warms my heart! I will be getting new postcards soon and I would love it, if you could pass them out to your friends, family and acquaintances. This will help us grow our local foods movement. Of course we are always looking for new farmers too, and I would welcome the chance to talk to anyone that is growing or producing food in our local communities.
This Friday Ray and I will be celebrating 22 years of marriage. Hannah and Jonah have offered to run the market so that we can have dinner out. I know I am leaving you in their capable hands. See you on Friday,
Angela
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget! Ordering ends at 8:00 tonight.
Don’t forget to place your orders for this week…and don’t forget to finish checking out to get the confirmation that your order was completed.
This is the last week to sign up for the Fermentation class. I was able to try several of the foods Marty will be bringing on Saturday and they were delicious. This class is going to be such a blessing. Please try to come, this is a class on food preservation and health. Two for one.
Take care,
Mary Beth
Tullahoma Locally Grown: The market is open!
Goodmorning!
Check out the new lip balms from MaeNaturals.
An announcement from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:
Winter is the perfect time to enjoy houseplants, succulent planters and herb collection baskets from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. These will make perfect Valentine’s Day gifts. Don’t forget to let us know if you might be interested in purchasing flowering hanging baskets, vegetable plants in gallon pots, or 6 packs of bedding plants this spring. If there is something else special that you would be interested in, please let us know by e-mail to tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com.
Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
“So in this slice of bread there is sunshine, there is cloud, there is the labor of the farmer, the joy of having flour, and the skill of the baker and then, miraculously!, there is the bread.” – Thich Nhat Hanh How to Eat
Tullahoma Locally Grown: What do you see when you eat?
“When you put a piece of fruit into your mouth, all you need is a little bit of mindfulness to be aware: “I am putting a piece of apple in my mouth.” Your mind doesn’t need to be somewhere else. If you’re thinking of work while you chew, that’s not eating mindfully. When you pay attention to the apple, that is mindfulness. Then you can look more deeply and in just a very short time you will see the apple seed, the beautiful orchard and the sky, the farmer, the picker, and so on. A lot of work is in that apple!" – Thich Nhat Hanh How to Eat
Double Tree Farms has sweet potatoes and filet mignon back on the market!
Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
See you Thursday,
Candace
Champaign, OH: Update to Freshwater Farms!
So sorry but somehow the date and time of the Wine Tasting Invitation from Freshwater Farms did not get included in my previous Weblog!
February 19, 6-8pm!