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.
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Bananas!
Good Morning!
Deep Set Farm’s Russian Banana Fingerling Potatoes are back! Solace farm has gourmet cabbage heads, kholrabi, and 3 potato varieties.
Crow Mountain Orchard Plums are on the market this week!
Free Samples at pickup this Thursday! Featuring Healthy Harvest Breads’ Ezekiel Bread(to die for), Honey Whole Wheat, and Cinnamon Raisin Bread!
Have you tried our chicken?? Nature’s Health and Fountain Springs Farm sell phenomenal chicken on our market, I highly recommend them! Stretch your dollar by making your own broth with the bones! FS Farms also has turkey deposits available for your Thanksgiving meal.
Petalland has been making some of the most gorgeous flower bouquets these days, with photos on her facebook.
We are seriously lucky to have such wonderful products at our fingertips here in Tullahoma.
Market closes Noon Wednesday. Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
-Candace
Martin's Farmstand: July 28
The online market is open for orders. The sunflowers are beautiful this morning. They would look good on a table along with a well-cooked meal. These comfortable, cooler rainy days are allowing the gardens to florish. The spinach, cilantro and such type of things are doing especially well. The sweet corn is taking a good long time to get ready. It is not ready for today but I should be starting to pick it sometime mid week. All the plantings of corn look good so there should be a steady supply for a long time. The earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof… One of the best things is to just enjoy God’s goodness. Daniel
Russellville Community Market: Coffee Lovers: REJOICE!
Happy Monday, RCM folks!
We thought we’d start off the week with some exciting news…
We are very excited to be partnering with Penny University Coffee to bring our community fresh, locally-roasted coffee. If you’ve never heard of these guys, check them out over at their website!. You can find their coffee under the Coffee category [we’re clever that way :)] on the left hand side of “The Market” page.
We are looking forward to hearing just how delicious their coffee tastes!
Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Drop us a line at our Facebook page, send us an email at RussellvilleCommunityMarket@gmail.com, or give us a ring at 913-636-8193
Thanks!
-RCM
Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC: Pickup Time
Hello everyone,
We are doing another pickup time this week in Paducah near the mall. It will be tomorrow evening (Tuesday the 29th) between 6-9pm, so all orders would need to be in by tonight. We don’t have a definite spot, so leave a note in the comment box at checkout if there is a place and time that works for you to meet and we will work something out. This is not going to be a regular pickup time, it is just this week. Thanks!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Locally Grown - Availability for July 30, 2014
Hey Local Food Lovers,
Ayla and I are sitting here writing the message tonight. That is to say, I’m pecking one handed while she sort of dozes intermittently on my shoulder, and momma tries to get a half hour nap before next feeding.
I’m having a ball with my new family. We took grandma and grand aunt blueberry picking today and ate tons of tomato sandwiches, fresh salads, squash casserole and other tastes of the season over the weekend. The highlight for me was using Promised Lands hickory wood to smoke some pork. Been wanting to try that since it was offered and it made a mighty fine flavor. I highly recommend it as a gift for your grilling men out there. It’ll make them feel their primal selves a little more deeply.
Last week was a record breaking week for Locally Grown, in sales that is. And we had some great new volunteers in Gainesville, Cale, Hildreth and Ron. Huge thanks to them and all our volunteers that make market possible. We had so much stuff that I’m guessing I couldn’t have fit more than 30-40 lbs more in my vehicle!
We like to let you know about little things (and big things) we’re considering adding or changing to help grow and improve the market. It looks like a TRAILER for both hauling and possibly storing stuff may be in our near future. In fact, I added a trailer hitch to my vehicle last week just in case its sooner rather than later. We thought we’d mention it just on the off chance that any of you knew of a trailer that could be bought for a bargain. Needs to be no bigger than 5×8. Could be open or enclosed but as light as possible. We’ll keep you posted. We’re enjoying the challenge of hauling more local food!
Well that’s it for tonight. Baby duty calls. Thanks for shopping and…
EAT WELL,
Justin
Chuck
Teri & Andrew
Atlanta Locally Grown: Weblog Entry
I hope this finds you all doing well.
Wow today was a hot one. My little pigs were not so happy. However they did find their way to the mud. The ducks and chickens were also a bit cranky. The hot days of summer are for real.
The vegetables look great, lots of tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beans and more.
We are in the process in transforming our summer garden to fall. We will start planting a few things in another week or to. The fall transplants will be ready soon and hopefully the so will my rows.
We are going to start taking reservations for our fall hog harvest. They will be ready mid October. The shares should be about the same size as they have been.
The market is open till 8 pm on Wednesday. We will see you on Saturday at your selected delivery location. Please remember to share us with a friend.
Thank you,
Brady
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday August 1
I hope this finds you all doing well.
Wow today was a hot one. My little pigs were not so happy. However they did find their way to the mud. The ducks and chickens were also a bit cranky. The hot days of summer are for real.
The vegetables look great, lots of tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beans and more.
We are in the process in transforming our summer garden to fall. We will start planting a few things in another week or to. The fall transplants will be ready soon and hopefully the so will my rows.
We are going to start taking reservations for our fall hog harvest. They will be ready mid October. The shares should be about the same size as they have been.
The market is open till 8 pm on Wednesday. We will see you on Friday between 5-7 at copy central (1264 Parker road). Please remember to share us with a friend.
Thank you,
Brady
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for July 31
Athens Locally Grown
How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
We’ve reached that busy part of the year, when the slowness of summer turns over to the hustle and bustle of another school year and the gardens go into overdrive producing more than most people can handle. Often, late in August, it gets so hot here that everything pauses (flowers can’t set fruit when it’s really hot for too long), but for now all the squash, all the tomatoes, all the corn, the okra, and so forth of going gangbusters. If you’ve never tried preserving the summer harvest, now is a great time to learn. Former ALG member Liana Krissoff (like so many in this college town, she moved off to another city a couple years ago) has a wonderful book, “Canning for a New Generation: Bold, Fresh Flavors for the Modern Pantry”, that is both a great introduction and a valuable resource of more seasoned folks. Equipment is easy to come by, and there’s little impediment to getting started.
One thing that can be hard to find when all the produce is coming in at once is kitchen space. Athens has an answer for that problem, too. Jennie Phillips-De la Vega, owner of Mama Bird’s Shared Kitchen (where she makes her popular granola), located downtown, is actively searching for kitchen clients. She sent me this the other day:
Do you have a large dinner to prepare? Do you need a place for an evening for a group? Do you have a girl scout troop that needs to earn a cooking badge or the like? Do you have a food related business that needs a certified kitchen to prepare your product? Mama Bird’s has three business options. Private options available as well. I’m here for you. Contact me! 678-997-9647, mamabirdsgranola@gmail.com, www.mamabirdssharedkitchen.com.
I’ve not used her kitchen, but I’ve rented a commercial kitchen for a few hours at a time in years past, and it’s amazing how much difference all that space can make. The fees I’ve paid have always been totally worth it.
Thanks so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!
Other Area Farmers Markets
The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at city hall. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is open throughout the week here in Athens, and you can find more information about them here: www.athenslandtrust.org. The Washington-Wilkes Farmer’s Market in Washington is open every Saturday 9-12 behind the Washington Courthouse. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse. The other area markets I haven’t mentioned have yet to open for the season, so far as I know.
All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!
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!
Cedar Grove Farm: CSA Availability for 7/30
Hi everyone,
The peas are here! The peas are here! That’s the best news I can offer this week, as there’s not much else to report. The pink-eyed purple hulls are coming in, and we’ve got lady peas and crowder peas behind them. There are a lot of people who wait anxiously for their Southern peas and the time is finally upon us. We’ll all be out there picking peas ‘til the cows come home, or it’s time to pack up for market…
Enjoy this week’s offerings! See y’all on Wednesday.
Have a happy and a healthy,
Cedar Grove Farm
Dawson Local Harvest: Let's Play a Little CHICKEN!
The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for August 1, 2014.
Let’s Play a Little CHICKEN!
HI EVERYBODY! We are very pleased to have a new vendor, Grace Acres Farms. Their first product listing with the Harvest is FREE-RANGE ALL-NATURAL WHOLE CHICKENS! You can sign up right now with a deposit of $10 to reserve your own Chicken. They are scheduled to arrive August 29, and I believe the Balance due will be in the $10-15 range for a 4-5 lb. bird, which is a super price. I expect huge interest, and quantities will be somewhat limited, so don’t delay if you’re interested in ordering.
Elsewhere, BLUE LAKE GREEN BEANS are now available, and after Tomatoes (in my opinion) “real” fresh Green Beans have the biggest difference in taste for fresh veggies vs, grocery store beans. And yes, we have POTATOES, red and white, just $2 a pound. A couple of other last minute additions may sneak in as well, so take a look at the Market for this week.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN! REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
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! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.