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.
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!
THE GREAT SUMMER TOMATO SANDWICH CONTEST AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET – THURSDAY, JULY 17, 5pm
Picture this: 7 chefs, 42 locally grown tomatoes, 4 judges, 1 trophy. The heat is ON! “Market Stadium” will once again take the stage with Augusta’s top chefs competing to create the season’s best tomato sandwich. The best part: market patrons will be invited to sample! Come cheer on these chefs who regularly support local farmers: Here’s the line up:
- Chef Christopher Byrd, The Retreat Tapas Bar
- Chef Dave McCluskey, Local Pop
- Chef Anne Mcinnis
- Chef Lonnie Stephenson, Edgar’s Grille
- Chef Kit Stiles-Williams, Matters of the Heart
- Chef Charleen Tinley, Culinary Connections
- Chef Matthew Wallace, A Table and A Season
This event is sponsored by AgGeorgia Farm Credit and the trophy was created by Handcrafted Cutting Boards. Big thanks to them all!
LOCAL FOODS EDUCATION CLASSROOM:
The West End Market & Bakery in Harrisburg has graciously provided space to create a “Local Foods Education Classroom.” Several community partners are working together to create a garden tool lending library, a culinary arts classroom and a seed swap bank … all within the bright, cheery classroom on Broad Street. Big thanks to Culinary Connections and the Savannah River Grange for jumping in with us to get the work done.
FRIG DONATION NEEDED:
We are in dire need of a donated full-size refrigerator for the Local Foods Education Classroom. Please contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you have an extra for us. We’ll glad come pick it up.
THE WEST END CSA:
This week, the West End Market & Bakery launched an all-new CSA! Working with many of the farmers you already know and love, the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) provides you with a special deal on a weekly basket of seasonal foods for a set number of weeks. In exchange, you provide the farmers with an upfront payment as commitment to their good work. To learn more, contact hexemausfarms@gmail.com.
NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK – AUGUST 3-9
So … here’s a scoop for you …. the US Postal Service will be issuing a farmers market postage stamp in celebration of National Farmers Market Week in early August. Yep, you know things are getting serious when your social movement gets a stamp. Here at Augusta Locally Grown, we’re also gearing up for the national celebration. Chef Charleen Tinley has already signed on to do cooking demos at the Veggie Truck Market and the Evans Towne Market that week. WANT TO HELP MAKE IT AWESOME TOO??!! Contact Kim at 706-288-7895 and we’ll brainstorm!!!
RAMEN NOODLE REVOLUTION: A COLLEGE STUDENT COOKING COMPETITION – AUGUST 14
The Evans Towne Farmers Market has just announced its “Ramen Noodle Revolution” for college students who cook. Turn one of those nasty packets into a glorious meal using local foods! The competition is free; only 8 competitors will compete for the trophy. To enroll, contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.
See you all at the markets!
- Kim
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Shop the Market!
The Lilburn Market is OPEN for ordering!
Friday 9:00am thru Monday 6:00pm
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Joyful thoughts and Bountiful Blessings!
~Maryanne
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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: To Market...To Market...
The Hamilton Mill Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
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~Maryanne
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Shop the Market!
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Heirloom Living Market ~ Crossfit O-Zone is now open!
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
~Maryanne
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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.
PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm. PLEASE NOTE NEW PICK UP ENDING TIME at 6:45 PM
PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla
If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.
Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nora
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring glass jars, egg cartons please.
Good Morning,
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!
Thank you,
Steve
How to contact us:
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @conwaygrown
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: JNA Farm Market is open for ordering.
The market is open for ordering and we have so many wonderful things to choose from.
Please don’t hesitate to contact the farmers if you are looking for something in particular or need bulk for canning or freezing. They may have extra. Amestoy Farms left extra vegetables this week which was a blessing for those of us that forgot to order certain items.
We are ordering cheese next week so go to the Group Buy on the market and place your order. This way you get what you want and in the quantity you want. This is raw milk cheese from an organic dairy. These are the best prices I have seen for raw milk cheese and it is delicious. We will order monthly, more if we need to. I like to order the larger quantity and freeze it. I grate it and freeze it on a cookie sheet then put it in a bag. Just take it out by the handful and use it as needed. Place your order and you will pay for it when you pick it up.
I have been looking for butter and found a dairy that produces organic butter. They have 4 cows so the quantity will be limited. These are grass fed cows with the exception of getting a small amount of grain during the hardest part of winter. The butter is salted with Natural Salt, containing all the minerals. The butter is $5/lb before shipping. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing and I will give her an idea of the amount we want and then we can get shipping info.
Blessings to all and thank you for shopping local and supporting your local farmers.
Mary Beth
Champaign, OH: Like A Hurricane
You are like a hurricane…
There’s calm in your eye…
And I’m gettin’ blown away…
(Neil Young – Like A Hurricane)
This song and lyrics remind me of our little local market of love AND about yours truly, these days.
My life as the local bakestress in two counties is a crazy one on most days. Add in a summer market season and it gets a bit crazier. Top it with managing two markets, the crazy train leaves the station. Then, add my downtown board position, AND, my chairperson on an upcoming downtown event, Art Affair on the Square, and you guessed it…crazy on a hurricane level!
Our little local market has grown and grown and become so popular with so many customers, vendors, wannabe customers, that each week seems to get crazier and crazier with orders, market pickup, and running the market in general. A market that once started as a tiny raindrop in a really big bucket is now, at times, a hurricane.
But, you know what? I operate best under hurricane conditions. I love the fast pace, the crazy days, the people I am constantly in contact with, the events, the markets, my shop, my venues…it’s a life that many would shy away from but I just follow my mental hurricane prep list that I adopted when I lived in a little beach town in South Florida. I am always just prepared. If I am prepared, I can take on anything….just like this little local market.
Each week, right at this time, I get ready to open the market, again, for the week. It’s a crazy time for me. I walk in from market pickup at the YMCA. I make sure vendors and products are all a go. I close out the past week market. I hope like crazy that the customers we just sent home with orders are happy! Then, as soon as I publish the Weblog, it’s on.
Fast and furious, we begin another rollercoaster ride of a week. Our own little local hurricane. And it’s a blast!!!
Get ready, be prepared, and come to us with your lists, your wants, and your needs. We have just about everything, local, that you could need for the week ahead.
Be the calm in your storm….don’t let the threat of hurricane type weeks get to you. Let us worry about that. All you need to do is give us your orders.
Tonight, we open the market, once again….get ready…we have more produce, all of your standby favorites, new products, always a new vendor or two, and more fun than any market should have.
Oh…and an all new Market Of Love playlist….we are on our third variation of a playlist!!! Who will be the lucky winner?? Oh, wait…let’s make it more fun…who will be the lucky 4 winners??
Have a lovely weekend, enjoy the days, the weather, the local love…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Local Farms First: THE MARKET IS OPEN!!
Greetings Local Farms First food lovers!
ITS CHERRY SEASON!!!
With last years late frosts we didn’t have any cherries, But not this year!! Log on today and order ripe local CHERRIES!!! Focus your search with the LEFT HAND CATEGORIES SECTION and look under FRUIT for the CHERRIES!!!
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
Gwinnett Locally Grown: MARKET 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
Mother Earth Meats is transitioning to a 6-week delivery cycle. The means the next delivery will be August 2, and cut-off for ordering bulk packages is July 19. It is likely he will remain on the 6-week cycle, so please plan accordingly.Here is the direct link to the most popular package but don’t be afraid to browse the website!
Technical news: I will not be at market Tuesday so if you normally use a credit card or debit card in person (not online), please try to pay by check or cash this week. It will make things flow a little easier for Dave since I will have my iPad with me. Second: Please make checks payable to Rancho Alegre Farm rather than Gwinnett Locally Grown. Thanks so much!!!!
FARM NEWS
I am rerunning the following news item about buying a t-shirt to sponsor a child for our Summer Farm Camp because the deadline is Sunday, so there’s time to order if you haven’t yet. And I fixed the broken link, so sorry about that! I know the project is going well but I forgot to ask about exact numbers in our staff meeting yesterday. I will definitely be sharing the information with you in the future!
Project Generation Gap has teamed up with Rancho Alegre Farm to send deserving kids to Farm Camp.
Project Generation Gap believes that traditional growing methods are being lost and our food supply is being compromised. Using the garden as the genesis, PGG intends to ‘bridge the gap’ between our elders and our youth, food producers and consumers. Our vision is to create a community of inter-generational gardeners; cultivating relationships as they cultivate the land using sustainable, respectful growing practices. Through educational programming, volunteerism and hands- on workshops, we intend to reinforce the three main pillars of any sustainable community: education, stewardship and respect.
Please help us achieve our goal of giving deserving children an opportunity they might not otherwise have. By purchasing one of our stylish, organic t-shirts, you are becoming a part of our grassroots effort to support the next generation in becoming healthy, well informed, contributing citizens. Every 5 shirts sold means one child goes to camp! 100% of the profits from this campaign go to the kids. Our goal is to sell at least 100 shirts by July 13th. To purchase a shirt, visit here
To learn more about the vision and goals of Project Generation Gap visit here.
To register your child for Rancho Alegre Farm’s camp go here.
• If you have questions, please email Learn@ranchoalegrefarm.com.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
If you are interested in Goat’s Milk and can pick up any day but Tuesday, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. Goats have to be milked every day and a week-end pick-up would be lovely. Please contact him first though, we can’t accommodate walk-ins due to hosting private events almost every week-end!
Please contact grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.