The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Martin's Farmstand: Asparagus tips
The online farmers market is open for orders. I just came in from cutting the first 100 lbs of asparagus of the season. It feels good to have some warm sun on the back and to smell springtime fragrances.
We will be opening the stand here at the farm at 3 pm today. After today we will be open 10 am- 6 pm, Mon- Sat. the same as past years.
We are excited about welcoming a new baby. Erika was born Thursday evening. She is a big baby (9 lbs 11 oz). We have 8 children now. Phillip is the oldest at 10 years. Emma turned 2 this winter and Brenda is 15 months old. Our house is wonderfully full of little children. Daniel
Carolina Foothills, SC: Monday Morning Reminders
http://CarolinaFoothills.locallgtown.net/market
Good Morning,
We will be OPEN till 4pm so finish up your ordering and remember to choose a location before checking out!
Coming Soon!!!
Look for a New Cookbook out now by a local mom and Homeschooler!
Some changes taking place ( Positive ones) for this Locally Grown! We’ll keep you posted….!
Have a Blessed Day!
Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Countdown to Close...
Hamilton Mill Market Closes at 6:00pm TODAY!
Market Pickup Wednesday 2:30pm – 4:30pm.
Azure Standard Pickup Date: Tuesday, May 27th at 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA
Drop #: 796431
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Wednesday!
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Have you placed your order?
Reminder
Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!
Fry Farm is back!
Don’t forget to check out the yummy goodies from My Daily Bread and Gluten Free goodies from Bakery on Brooks!
Azure Standard
Ordering Deadline is Tuesday, May 20th
For items that are not produced/grown locally we blessed to have a great resource! With over 9,000 Organic, “Clean” food products to choose from, Azure Standard can now be your “go to” place to get your Pantry Staples and other great items that are just not available from the local farmers and producers! You can order items in bulk or individually and save on the premium prices charged at places like Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods! All items are shipped via semi-truck to our Drop Off location in Lawrenceville on a specified date. On pickup day, you come to the location, pickup your items and you are good to go! Simply log onto Azure Standard, create a free account and start shopping!
Please share this information with friends and family to ensure that we will all have this great resource available to us!
Here’s the scoop:
Azure Standard Pickup Date: Tuesday, May 27th at 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA
Drop #: 796431
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Thursday!
Champaign, OH: Monday, Monday...
Monday, Monday, so good to me..(Monday, Monday, The Mamas and The Papas)
Just a quick Monday note to remind you to be good to yourself!! Start your week by placing your orders, with us, and let us do all of the work, for you!!
We have so many products, so many amazing vendors, and such an awesome market that grows with each week!
Make Monday good for you…check out the weekly specials, what’s new, and I am even adding a Cosmic Coupon of Love to this week’s market, again!! The last winning Bread Head was Tracy Bleim!
We can be your Monday feel good plan!! All you need to do is order…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: MMF Chickens available
Mary Kelley of Mountain Meadows Farm writes that she will have chicken available for our next market. The chickens will be processed on May 14th, and I am really liking the closeness to my farmer to get such fresh meat.
Thank you, Mary!
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for May 15
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.
Recipes
Easy Tomato-Malabar Spinach Quiche
“A quick and easy summer brunch or supper dish. Variations: If you don’t have Malabar spinach, you could substitute another type of green leafy vegetable. For an extra hearty dish, layer 1 c. diced pan-fried (hash brown) potatoes on top of the other veggies before adding the egg mixture.”
Source: based on a recipe found at http://blog.charlotefresh.net/2011/008/04 (Entered by Janice Matthews)
Serves: 6-8
Vegetarian!
Ingredients
1 10-inch pie crust
4-5 large tomatoes (or equiv. smaller ones)
1/2 c. chopped malabar spinach leaves
1/2 c. chopped basil
1 small onion cut in rings, or 1/2 c. walking onions, cut crosswise
1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup milk or soy milk
6 large eggs, beaten
4 0z. shredded cheddar cheese
to taste salt and pepper
Step by Step Instructions
1. Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and place pie crust in pan. Slice the tomatoes, squeeze them gently, and let them drain for a few minutes. Mix eggs, milk, and half the cheddar cheese, and add salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
2. Place drained tomatoes in an even layer on the bottom of the crust. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper if desired. Layer sliced onions on top of the tomatoes, and evenly distribute the minced garlic. Top with spinach and half the basil. (If doing variation with hash browns, layer them on top.)
3. Pour egg mixture evenly over the vegetable layers. Layer with remaining basil. Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over the top.
4. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes until set. Eat and enjoy! (Or let cool, then refrigerate. It’s also good cold!)
Market News
A special hello to all the mothers out there this week! I hope your families treated you to something a little above and beyond this weekend.
This is by far the busiest time of the year for our farmers. They’re out working in the fields weeding and harvesting the delicate spring veggies, trying to protect them from the daytime heat. It’s a challenge to give them enough cool water and shade to keep the greens crisp during the day when it’s nearly 90 degrees in the afternoon. At the same time, they’re putting in all the seedlings and seeds necessary to maintain a steady supply of summer veggies for the months ahead. They’re preparing beds, thinning seeds, watching over starts in the greenhouse, doing their best to keep bugs off the new growth, and doing what they can to shelter them rom the cool night air. While doing all this, they’re going to the many farmers markets that are all now up and running. Some of them attend three or four markets a week, including ALG. Some of them even more.
So, if you bump into a farmer, give them a few extra thanks this time of year. Also, some coffee.
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 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!
Berea Gardens: Cauliflower!
This week’s fare includes the addition of our first cauliflower of the season. We waited a long time for this and it is worth the wait. Nice, flavorful heads.
Also, check out the tomato plants we have to offer. I also have a few extra eggplant and hungarian wax peppers (not listed, but you can get them when you pick up.)
Blessings to all,
Bob, Lynnita and Jordyn
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Market closes at 8:00pm Monday
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms. I am so grateful for all the amazing women that have poured into my life, especially my Mother and Grandmother.
“The joint is jumping” as the saying goes and the market is filling up with all kinds of wonderful goodies now that it is finally warm.
Farm Fresh Foods *is offering fresh herbs, radishes and salad greens this week along with all the wonderful creations from her kitchen.
Welcome back *Amestoy Farm. Ben has been working so hard planting and now he is harvesting. He has radishes and arugula this week. His is a Certified Naturally Grown farm.
Georgia Farm to Table *offers their wonderful vegetable boxes this week and is offering Organic Blueberries for $3/6oz. container.
Fresh beef is in from *Four Mile Farm, don’t forget to ask for it if we don’t get it all listed on the market.
The sausage, ribs, chops and Boston Butts are in the freezer from Joyful Noise Acres Farm, crank up the grill and get outside.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the sale on butter from Buttercups Butter Blend. She is offering 5 lbs. at $2.50/lb. This is the creamy, European Style butter she uses to create her amazing blends.
Lastly, many of you missed sampling the Black Bean Brownies from Diabetic Friendly Baking. They were so good, my kids had no idea they were so good for you. Go ahead and order some, they are amazing!
Blessings to all and have a great week. See you Wednesday.
Mary Beth
JNA Farm Market
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
I tried to come up with a recipe that encompassed everything we had to offer this week, and I could not narrow it down to one.
So instead I thought I would let you into our world of food. We are eating a bunch of salads and soups at our house this time of year. We are so busy getting veggies into the ground and lambing that it is refreshing to throw all the ingredients into the crock pot in the morning and come in at the end of a long day to the great smelling food. We have been pulling carrots and lettuce fresh from the garden for salads. It is very satisfying to be eating seasonally what is coming out of the garden.
See you on Thursday!
Angela