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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder - Don't forget to order!
Just a friendly reminder, if you haven’t already placed your order, that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Order now so you don’t forget :-)
Click Here to Place Your Order For WEDNESDAY pick up in Suwanee
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
Green Acres Atkins: Opening bell!
Good morning !
Hope you all are having a great weekend!
We are excited to announce that blackberries will soon be here
Please place orders by Wednesday at noon
Thanks
Tom and Kami
Stones River Market: Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday
The Market is OPEN! The Grills are firing up and outside gatherings are coming together, many things on the market this week that will help make your events memorable. From beverages, condiments, desserts, breads, meats and vegetables and more. Be sure to plan for next Sunday and pick up some things for the ’Father’s’ in your life.
News from our Growers:
Spring Meadow Farm: Available this week, Kale, Fresh Garlic Bulb and Ever-bearing Strawberries
Oakview Farm: We have Duck Eggs for sale this week from Mallard, Welsh Harlequin and Pekin Ducks. They are great for baking as the whites are much more sturdy than chicken eggs. Duck eggs also have a more ‘eggy’ quality so they are great for frittatas and quiches.
CS3 Farms: Do you know about shrubs, tonics, or drinking vinegars? They were popular in Colonial America during the 17th and 18th centuries, and have enjoyed a revival in recent years. They are called by any of those names, and ours is very concentrated so you can add it to your choice of beverage for a tangy, sweet/tart, thirst-quenching mixture of honey, light vinegar, fruit or herb. We initially have wolfberry mint and ginger fig shrubs available. They can be used to add flavor to water, carbonated water, kombucha, or your choice of adult beverage. We are also working on some delectable herbal honey infusions. Check back for those next week! (Find in Fruits & Fruit Juices & Drink catagory)
We also have plenty of Pumpkin Seed and Sunflower butter, Herbal Power Balls, and Golden Pecan Bites, our Gourmet Mustards, Hummus, and herbal teas.
6R Farms: New item this week, Leeks! Use like onions, excellent saute or roasted add to vegetable or top a pizza, delicious!
RnR Farms: Wonderful year-round soil grown lettuce, 6 choices to choose from. Delicious with any meal.
Flying S Farms: Beets, Cucumbers and Squash are available this week. Rosemary Breads and Rolls are back on the Market by request!
Farrar Farm and Sow’s Pig Eatery: Excellent choices of cuts of meat and pork or sausages, a true crowd pleaser!
Short Mountain Cultures: Fermented foods, bulk items, Krauts, Tempeh wonderful ‘protein’ alternative.
We are having a Market Celebration Drawing for my 1st year as Manager and the upcoming Markets 11th Birthday!!! During June and July your name will be put ‘in the hat’ when you place your order. There will be a 1-$25, 1-$10 and 2-$5 Gift Certificate drawing August 7th, be sure to place an order each week to increase your chances for the Gift Certificates.
Look forward seeing you “On the Porch” at Quinn’s Mercantile Wednesday June 12th from 5:00 – 6:30pm, please contact me if you are unable to make delivery or are running late, please phone, email or text me so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
Locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on Wednesdays: 307 North Spring Street, Murfreesboro
map: https://goo.gl/maps/GAkJS1wawbr
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown market
To Contact Us
Our Website:
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown
On Facebook:
Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail:
tnmomof10@gmail.com
By phone:
(931) 273-9708
Our Manchester pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building, at
216 East Fort Street, Manchester, TN
Our new Tullahoma pickup location is inside “Nature’s Elite”, in the Cherokee Square Shopping Center next to Dunham’s Sports, at
1802 N Jackson St, Ste 800, Tullahoma TN
If you don’t see a map, click on the address link.
Good morning!
The market is open for ordering. Please remember to check for new items in all the categories. I haven’t checked through to see what’s new. Please don’t wait for a “newsletter,” as it is unlikely that I will be able to do more than this notice, this week.
Hopefully we have ironed out all the kinks in ordering from Albert Lynn. This week’s orders for his vegetables, grown in Viola, TN, should arrive as promised at market this Thursday. We tried to cancel out everything ordered from him last week, but in case we missed something, please let us know, and we’ll be glad to give you credit for the missed order.
Blessings,
Linda & Michael
Dothan, Alabama: June 8, 2019 M@D Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
Healthy Summer Grilling
Buying “Organic” Part 4
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes
FIRE IT UP!
In the past outdoor cooking was usually associated with grilled burgers and hot dogs served on white bread with sides of potato chips and soda. Thanks but no thanks! Outdoor cooking has come a long way and the sky is the limit for heathy foods that can be cooked on the grill. We’re sharing some fun and innovative ways our Market foods can be prepared.
Top Left: Foil Packs are always fun and can be cooked in the oven, on the grill or over a campfire. Prudent Penny Pincher shares 100 Easy cheap & easy foil pack dinners.
Top Right: Grilled Okra and a Blooming Onion from Delish.
Bottom Left: Different vegetables need different time on the grill. Work in batches, grill the vegetables until tender and lightly charred all over, about 8 to 10 minutes for bell peppers; 7 minutes for yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, and mushrooms; 4 minutes for asparagus and green onions.
Bottom Center: Grilling is only the start for these flavorful Grilled Cabbage Steaks.
Bottom Right: It’s important to match the density of foods you put on a skewer. Smaller pieces of beef or pork or tender shrimp go best with tender veggies and larger pieces of meat work with potatoes or carrots. Unicorns in the Kitchen has more information.
ORGANIC PEST MANAGEMENT
This is part 4 of a series reprinted with permission from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. In an ongoing effort to become the best educated consumers possible, we felt it important to share what the US Department of Agriculture has to say about what certified organic is and is not, and also the practices they approve. Last week we learned about OMRI Certificaion and how it fits into Organic Certificatied practices.
Pest Management Continued Although certified organic products are free of common synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, certified organic producers may use approved pesticides and apply fertility amendments to their crops.(OMRI Certified Products Some of the more popular organically approved fertilizers include manure-based products and items mined from the earth such as lime, potassium sulfate, and sodium nitrate. Some approved pesticides include Safer Brand EndALL Insect Killer (using pyrethrum from specific plants in the daisy, or Aster, family), DiPel (using Bacillus thuringiensis, a naturally occurring soil bacterium), and Conserve Fire Ant Bait (using a byproduct of the soil bacterium Saccharopolysora spinosa).
DEFINITIONS
Pest: Any organism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, weeds, insect, or other animal) causing economic damage to a desired plant or landscape.
Pesticide: Any material or substance that causes harm to a pest. Examples of NOP-approved pesticides are oil spray, pyrethrum, and copper sulfate. Examples of pesticides not used in certified organic production are glyphosate, (editor’s note: glyphosate is an herbicide, not a pesticide) hydramethylnon, and carbaryl.
Fertilizer: A material or substance that contains one or more of the 16 essential nutrients for plant growth. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are derived from air and water; nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), boron (B), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), chlorine (Cl), potassium (K), sulfur (S), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn) are derived from natural and synthetic materials. Fertilizers can be plant based, as in compost tea; mineral based, as with dolomitic limestone; or synthetic, as in a crystalline, water-soluble brand such as Miracle-Gro Plant Food or an encapsulated slow-release brand such as Pennington Lawn Food.
This article did not include information about herbicides (a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation), probably because they are not utilized at all in any type oganic production. Next week we will look at Levels of Organic Foods & What it Means for Home Gardners
MARKET CHITCHAT
Wasn’t Friday Splendid? It was a joy to work in the fresh air with the nice breezes that occasionally came through. As always we enjoyed seeing each of you and count it a privilege to serve you with the Wiregrass’s freshest healthiest farm products!
Viki Richter will be managing the Dothan Pickup location next Friday as Ros handles a family situation. Thank you in advance for showing her every courtesy. She and Kathy are treasures we don’t take for granted!
New & Relisted Products – Woo-Hoo!
- Lemon Bundt Cake from Laura’s Confections
- Jumbo Blueberry Muffins from Laura’s Confections
THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
DANNY’S GREENS Danny’s rotation system was hit pretty hard by the three weeks of heat and drought our region just experienced. The young lettuce beds did not grow at all and the more mature beds grew much slower than normal. He could not plant for future harvest because lettuce seed does not germinate in super hot weather. So Danny is taking a few days to let his beds catch up before posting again. He’ll be planting summer varieties next week that should be ready in July. The existing beds seem to be perking up with the break in the weather.
FOOTNOTES
We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite recipe, want to write a product review, have an idea or request for an article or information, let us know! You can reply to this newsletter or write marketatdothan@gmail.com.
Order Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm weekly for Pickup the following Friday
Dothan Pickup: 10am – 12pm, Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: 11am – 11:30am, Parking area behind Daleville Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise Pickup: 12pm – 12:30pm, Grocery Advantage, 1032 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise
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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!
Shelbyville, TN: Weblog Entry
Hey y’all, we’re back.
Your Shelbyville Locally Grown Market is now open. Please browse and select your items between now and Wednesday at noon.
Check out the new selections of vegetables; zucchini, squash, cucumbers, as well as live plants.
Here is the link to the market: www.shelbyville.locallygrown.net
Eat healthy, shop local.
Growing Together : Availability for June 10th
This week we’ve got lots of cabbage and the end of our mustards and asian greens like tatsoi, bok choy, and tokyo bekana! Get them while they’re still here!
We’ve also got summer squash, pototoes, onions, and other summer crops coming in, so be sure to check those out.
Thanks for your support!
-The Growing Together team
LINK TO ORDER: http://growingtogether.locallygrown.net.
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Once more with feeling ---
The Spa City Co-op Market is now open at spacity.locallygrown.net. Please place your orders at this website and plan to pick them up on Friday, June 14th from 3-4:30 at 314A Whittington Avenue.
Have a good week and we’ll see you on Friday.
Karen Holcomb
Market Manager
ksholcomb@gmail.com
501-282-6314
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Once more with feeling ---
The Spa City Co-op Market is now open at spacity.locallygrown.net. Please place your orders at this website and plan to pick them up on Friday, June 14th from 3-4:30 at 314A Whittington Avenue.
Have a good week and we’ll see you on Friday.
Karen Holcomb
Market Manager
ksholcomb@gmail.com
501-282-6314
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Once more with feeling ---
The Spa City Co-op Market is now open at spacity.locallygrown.net. Please place your orders at this website and plan to pick them up on Friday, June 14th from 3-4:30 at 314A Whittington Avenue.
Have a good week and we’ll see you on Friday.
Karen Holcomb
Market Manager
ksholcomb@gmail.com
501-282-6314