ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market is Open (But NOT next week)!

Good Morning Market,

What a beautiful day for ordering locally-grown goodness! In fact, best order lots, since the market will be closed for ordering next week. We’re not just taking the week off (which we’re legally required to do once a year); we’re also a bit wary to work around this year’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Fear not, there’s lots you can order that’ll last you the whole two weeks, and if you do run out of local produce, you can always check out one of the other awesome farmer’s markets in town (which can be found in our FRESH Local Foods Directory). Some of the great products you can stock up on include:

• Be it beef, buffalo, chicken, elk, goat, lamb, pork, or even wild boar, almost all of these Arkansas-raised meats come ready to stock your freezer! Heck, you can even put a deposit down on a pasture-raised, GMO-free grain-fed Thanksgiving Turkey. If it’s locally-raised meat you’re looking for, look no further than the market.

• We’ve got plenty of winter squashes that’ll last quite a while on the storage shelf. Barnhill Orchards offers their acorns, butternuts, sunshines, and spaghettis in various combinations. Crimmins Family Farm brings all organic butternuts, acorns, and the gorgeous delicata squash to the mix. Fear not, there’s plenty of easy and delicious recipes for these nutritious gems.

• All sorts of potatoes including small and large red, multi-colored fingerling, and varying shapes and sizes of sweet. Garlic mashed potatoes or sweet potato fries with curried yogurt, anyone?

• A big part of how we can offer locally-grown foods all year-round is because our growers do a great job preparing for winter. Kornegay Berry Farm offers already-frozen butter beans, brown crowder peas, corn, green beans, okra, lady cream peas, purple hull peas, yellow squash, zucchini squash, as well as blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries. Grab all the nutrition with none of the perils of perishables!

• They may not be frozen, but I’ve got a feeling it won’t take long to snack your way through Bluebird Hill Berry Farm’s beautiful muscadines and muscadines grapes in bronze or purple. Besides just popping them in your mouth a few at a time, you can buy them in bulk and make some delicious homemade jelly.

Thank you so, so much to the 84 customers that took the time to complete our survey. Congratulations to long-time member Leah Turner for winning $15 in local food bucks. We’ll be having our follow-up customer focus group on Wednesday, October 1st from 6-8pm in Parke Hall (the Food Club room). You’ll get (a guaranteed) $5 in local food bucks as well as the opportunity to help us serve you better. Just e-mail me at arlocalfoodnetwork@gmail.com if you’d like to attend.

There’s lots of great community events going on in the next couple of weeks, just some of which include:

• This Tuesday, September 23rd, stop by Red Mango in the Heights for some delicious FroYo and 15% of your purchase will directly benefit the important work of our friends at the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.

• On Thursday, September 25th, Danielle Nierenberg, President and Founder of Food Tank: The Food Think Tank will give a talk titled Cultivating a Better Food System at noon at the Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall (the brick building next to the Clinton Library). Reserve a free spot by e-mailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling 501-683-5239.

• The City of Little Rock is seeking input on their Sustainability Roadmap at two upcoming public meetings…Thursday, October 2nd, 5:30pm at The Centre at University Park and Thursday, October 9th, 5:30pm at the Terry Library. Let’s show up in force and make sure they know that local food is a priority for our city’s sustainable future!

• October is National Farm to School Month, and to celebrate, the National Farm to School Network is offering lots of great resources for parents, teachers, schools, and farmers, as well as the chance to win $1,000 for a farm to school project in your community!

We’re so thankful to be part of a community full of so many wonderful individuals and organizations doing such awesome work!

With Local Love,

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

Do you have questions or comments about this, or any, weblog? Thoughts on local food, goods, or events? Reply to this email and let us know what’s on your mind. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated!

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for September 21st

Market News

Hello!

We have some news for you this week for you Wedge Oak farm buyers. They will be taking this week off of their meat orders, but will still have their eggs available. They are hosting an Outstanding in the Field Dinner on their farm on Thursday evening, and need to focus all of their energy into getting their farm ready! There are still some tickets available to this special event. You can read about it and purchase tickets at outstandinginthefield.com/event/wedge-oak-farm/

Also, they have put their reservations up for their turkeys at Thanksgiving. There is a $25.00 deposit which is paid at the time of making the reservation, and then the rest is due at pick up. You will be contacted by Wedge Oak asking what size turkey preference you have. These turkeys will be frozen, so pick up will probably be the Wednesday a week before Thanksgiving. Details to be worked out soon!

Once again, thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Welcome to another RCM Market Week!

Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!

Happy shopping! Eat Local!

Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.

Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.

Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Local Farms First:  Last Day to Order

Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,

Don’t forget to place your order before 7am on Monday morning

This rainy weather puts me in the mood for cooking – pick up some ingredients on the market and make that recipe you’ve always been wanting to make!

Thanks for supporting local family farms,
Erin Griffin- Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit

click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com

Stones River Market:  The Market is Back Open - Welcome to Fall

Market News

Fall arrives this week and football is in full swing. You cna find products for your tailgate parties as well as chili for those cooler evenings to come.

Bloomsbury Farm is taking a little break to let their products replenish.

Ridiculous Chocolate has added a caramel chocolate to his products listing. Also, his cayenne chocolate is listed as an “oops” cayenne due to adding a little too much agave nectar. Same great flavor, but it sticks together more than normal. He has dropped the price on this product to $8.00.

Rocky Glade Farm brings a new product to Market this week. It is a Japanese turnip which are beautiful and taste more like a radish than a turnip.

Hidden Blessings has returned with their soap and skin care products.

Rainbow Hill Farm is offering several varieties of apples including those that can be used to make applesauce.

Finally, Wedge Oak Farm is now taking reservations for your holiday turkey. Please add a comment to your order about the size desired.

There are plenty of other products available this week. Browse the categories to see what your will find.

Thanks so much for your support of Stones River Market, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. We’ll see you on Wednesday at Southern Stained Glass at 310 West Main Street from 5:00 to 6: 30 pm!

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too! If you have created a dish and want to share with everyone, please send it to me.

Our recipe this week comes from Mary Ellen Sloane which uses tomatoes which are in ample supply on the Market.

SLOW COOKER FRESH TOMATO SAUCE

Fresh tomato sauce that is light, full of flavor and tastes like it comes straight from the garden.

INGREDIENTS
10 medium tomatoes, Diced
3 Bay Leaves
2 TBSP Olive Oil
1 Onion, Diced
1 Carrot, Peeled and Diced
4 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Minced
2 TBSP Italian Seasoning
1 TSP Red Pepper Flakes
2 TSP Pepper
1 TSP Salt
1 Cup Low Sodium Chicken Broth

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat broiler. On a baking sheet, toss onion, carrots and olive oil. Broil until onion begins to caramelize, about 15 minutes.

In a slow cooker, add onion and carrot mixture. Mix with the rest of the ingredients. Put lid on slow cooker and turn to low. Cook for 4 hours. Mix and turn on high. Cook for another 4 hours. Turn off slow cooker. Using a hand blender, puree the tomato sauce until no large chunks remain.

If freezing, let cool completely and freeze in heavy duty plastic bags.

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Sunday Market Reminder!

:This email is a gentle reminder that ordering through Gwinnett Locally Grown will close tomorrow at noon.

The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. 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

So many new things are happening at the Market!
We are carrying natural laundry products, jams and are working to bring more items in the coming months! So watch for that!!

I’m reaching out to see if anyone is interested in purchasing Fermented Cod Liver Oil from Green Pastures and Certified Organic Expeller-pressed Coconut Oil from Wilderness Family Naturals? We buy in bulk a few times a year to help everyone save on the cost because it is pricey on small orders, but the health benefits of these products are amazing! Please email or call us if you are interested in placing an order with us!

Look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!

My best to all -

Shop often and eat well!

Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please contact 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 events and news.

United States Virgin Islands:  VI Locally Grown Market: Week of September 21, 2014

Good morning!

Your Crucian source for fresh, local, naturally grown produce is open for business! This Locally Grown market is a one stop shop for veggies, fruit, eggs, condiments, bread, baked goods, juice, coffee, flowers, soap, vegan burgers and even vegan pound cake. Peruse the over 100 items on offer in our virtual market, and come by on Wednesday to pick up your order and check out the extra goodies on the table. It’s always a pleasure to see you!

Cheers,

Jillian & your Locally Grown producers

United States Virgin Islands:  VI Locally Grown Market: Week of September 21, 2014

Good morning!

Your Crucian source for fresh, local, naturally grown produce is open for business! This Locally Grown market is a one stop shop for veggies, fruit, eggs, condiments, bread, baked goods, juice, coffee, flowers, soap, vegan burgers and even vegan pound cake. Peruse the over 100 items on offer in our virtual market, and come by on Wednesday to pick up your order and check out the extra goodies on the table. It’s always a pleasure to see you!

Cheers,

Jillian & your Locally Grown producers

United States Virgin Islands:  VI Locally Grown Market: Week of September 21, 2014

Good morning!

Your Crucian source for fresh, local, naturally grown produce is open for business! This Locally Grown market is a one stop shop for veggies, fruit, eggs, condiments, bread, baked goods, juice, coffee, flowers, soap, vegan burgers and even vegan pound cake. Peruse the over 100 items on offer in our virtual market, and come by on Wednesday to pick up your order and check out the extra goodies on the table. It’s always a pleasure to see you!

Cheers,

Jillian & your Locally Grown producers

CLG:  Opening Bell: Apples, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Coffee...

Good afternoon,
Over the past 6 months, our baker, Jenny, has delighted us with her wonderful fresh-baked breads. She will be taking a break now until after the birth of their child. Good luck, Jenny! And Tammy Sue will be back soon with her handmade soaps and other products. The fall crops are looking great, and tasting even better. Over 500 items available this week!

Check out all the Featured Products and use the SEARCH field on the main Market page to quickly find the items you want.

Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table.

The market is now +OPEN +for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!

Have a great week!
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

On Twitter: @conwaygrown

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846