Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Milk Delivery Info

Just a heads up —

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Locally Grown Availability for May 14th, 2014

Hey Local Food Lovers,

This is a late message this week but you’ve still got at least 6 hours of ordering time so it’s still worth it for me to give a few interesting updates.

First, I want to welcome some new volunteers to Locally Grown. With the Gainesville Market kick off just 3 more weeks away we are needing to recruit new volunteers both to help down there and to help in Clarkesville since I’ll be helping getting the new location started. Chrissy Garrison helped us out at Clarkesvillle last week and will be volunteering every other week. She joins Lynn Mack who volunteers on the other weeks. Both will be helping Teri Parker who is being promoted to Clarkesville Market Manager starting on June 6th. Teri knows the system as well as Chuck and I do now, and she’s been a steady and strong volunteer for over four years now which is impressive. Everybody let her know how much you appreciate her help because it’s key to our expansion.

Andrew Linker who will be help us co-manage the Gainesville Location will be helping us this week in Clarkesville to get to know our system and the flow of farmer drop offs and customer pickups before we get started down there in a few weeks. We’ll also experiment with using our new shelves and pop up boxes to make sure that it’s quick and efficient. Anybody know where we can find Erasable Markers? We’ll be investing in some of those soon too.

We already have 6 customers signed up for the new Gainesville Location. That’s kind of exciting. In the 3 weeks we have left we’ll be sending e-mails to the master gardeners, Brenau staff and faculty and History Center members to encourage more signups. Our goal is to have at least 40 people signed up and at least 20 customers on the first drop off day.

I haven’t studied the listing this week so can’t adequately plug anything new but I can say that we had leeks and kohlrabi for dinner last night (with some pasta alfredo) that was incredible. My wife steamed the peeled kohlrabi then cut it up and sauteed it in just a splash of water with some chicken bouillon and some onions and olive oil. Yum, Yum, Yum!

One last thing. Be sure and check Locally Grown several times between Friday and Monday as farmers are adding items continously. There have been many weeks where carrots were sold out on Saturday then on Monday I found yes, they are back again.

Ok, get your orders in and we’ll see you this Wednesday.

EAT WELL,
Justin in Habersham
and
Chuck in Rabun

Old99Farm Market:  Albert Bates quote, May 11 2014

Here’s a link from one of my fav permaculture guys, Albert Bates. www.peaksurfer.blogspot.ca is his blog, which is worth bookmarking. But the quote that caught my eye was this:

The problem we are addressing … at its most general layer, is an observable imbalance in Earth’s climate systems that is an existential threat to all of us.
We attribute this imbalance, now calibrated with a high degree of certainty, to the corruption of “normal” atmospheric chemistry with a superabundance of waste elements from the biological processes of a single, invasive, overly fecund species, you know, the two-legged ones. Since this species shows no sign of going away before it causes irreparable harm to its host, we few revolutionary cells, acting as antibodies in the greater system, are working towards effective and timely mitigation by finding ways to reduce and reverse the damage wrought by our deluded or disengaged brethren [ig: thatw would be youall].

Read more of it if you are intrigued by his solution set, which is decidedly low tech and local. the one he discusses here is about making biochar, basically charcoal, from waste wood and improving garden soils etc. with it. We could all be doing that this spring, with all the deadfalls from the icestorm.

GFM :  What's Growing?

Good Afternoon!

The weather is certianly warming up! But, it looks like our temps will take a little bit of a dip later this week. That is fine for me, and all the plants growing. It will be good to get a taste of spring this week.

Don’t forget, pick up is now at the Market on Saturdays, from 8 am to 12 PM. The Market is located at the Greene County Fairgrounds, under the livestock pavilion. Don’t take a chance on your favorite vendor NOT being at the market. Place your orders online to ensure delivery on Saturdays. And pick up your extras while there.

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.

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:

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!