Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Market is Open (Cleaner Version)

The Spa City Co-Op is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net.
Please place your orders before 9p on Tuesday and plan to pick up your orders at EmergentArts between 3p and 4:30p on Friday. If you are unable to pick up your order at this time, please make arrangements to have your order picked up for you. Remember to scroll all the way down and click “place this order”.
Spa City Co-Op has no paid positions, so we need volunteers to run every market. You receive a $5 gift card and your membership is extended by two months. You also learn about locally grown foods and crafts, and the farmers that produce them here in Arkansas.
Have a great week and we will see you Friday.
Barbara Schuette
Market Manager
612-220-9010
itsallgood1947@gmail.com

CLG:  State of the Market Address

Good afternoon,
We aren’t having market this week because the Art, Pray, Love event is happening in the parish hall. Art, Pray, Love is the annual art show held by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to benefit their Guatemala mission trip. The annual art show and silent auction features premier Arkansas artists. Tickets are now available for purchase at the church.

I thought I would take this opportunity to write a State of the Market Address, similar to the President’s State of the Union Address. I’ll break it down into 3 parts:

Our Past: Our market was started by Cody Hopkins in the spring of 2008. A few years ago, Cody passed the torch to Carissa and Steve. It is now our pleasure to serve our Members and Growers. Since our inception, our goal has been to connect our local Growers with people who are searching for naturally raised food. To that end, we have been successful as evidenced by the enthusiastic people coming to market each Friday to pick up the meat, vegetables, eggs, etc they ordered a few days prior. We have enjoyed watching our Members turn into friends, and also watching their babies grow up. We love to have kids and pets come and visit on Fridays.

Our Present: We currently have over 20 active Growers providing over 500 products each week, and depending on the season, we see between 50 and 70 Members each Friday. If you arrive early on Fridays, you see tables overflowing with the orders for the week. Here’s how the market works: Members can place orders from Sunday at 6pm until Tuesday at 10pm. By 6am Wednesday, I have emailed each of the Growers with the ordered items, which they will gather and deliver to St. Peter’s on Friday between 9am and 2pm. Steve & Carissa arrive at noon and set up tables and organize the orders. At 2pm, our volunteers arrive and conduct inventory. Customers start arriving at 3:30pm and the local food that was ordered online a few days ago is taken home by our wonderful Members to become healthy meals for their families.

Several of our Growers have been with us from the beginning, and we get new applications every month. We are very selective when approving new Growers, with quality and consistency being key factors in maintaining our market. In our efforts to grow our customer base, we have tried several types of advertising, and have found that our current members are most effective in spreading the word. Please talk to your friends and co-workers so they too can enjoy the benefits of eating local, healthy food. Just ask for a few flyers you can post at work or school.

In the past 10 years, we have never increased our fee structure to Members or Growers. Statistic show that only 12% of your food dollar makes it back to the people growing food purchased at supermarkets, while we return a whopping 87% directly back the local families growing our food! Our products may cost a little more, but that money goes directly to the people keeping us healthy. When our Growers wake up early each morning, their first thoughts are to tend to the animals or vegetables they are growing for us. It’s hard work, but we support their way of life and appreciate all they do for us.

Our Future: We are very optimistic that our market will continue to attract discerning shoppers who want more than what Big Agriculture offers at the supermarket. Our members want tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes, and fresh, free-range eggs with orange yolks instead of the pale yellow ones that are several weeks old by the time you take them home. For those folks, we work hard to bring you the best every week, year-round, in a convenient online experience.

Several of our Growers are in the process of expanding their operations with high tunnels and low tunnels, both of which extend the growing season, which is why we have broccoli, radishes and lettuce in the middle of January! Several others are planting and harvesting more due to the increased demand.

We are looking forward to an awesome 2019 and we are so glad you all are along for the bountiful season of eating healthy!

With profound humility,
Steve

Have a great week, and we’ll see you next Sunday when the market opens. Be safe!

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Market is Open

The Spa City Co-Op is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net.
Please place your orders before 9p on Tuesday and plan to pick up your orders at EmergentArts between 3p and 4:30p on Friday. If you are unable to pick up your order at this time, please make arrangements to have your order picked up for you. Remember to scroll all the way down and click “place this order”.
Spa City Co-Op has no paid positions, so we need volunteers to run every market. You receive a $5 gift card and your membership is extended by two months. You also learn about locally grown foods and crafts, and the farmers that produce them here in Arkansas.
Have a great week and we will see you Friday.
Barbara Schuette
Market Manager
612-220-9010
itsallgood1947@gmail.com

Champaign, OH:  Morning Morgantown

We’ll find a table in the shade
And sip our tea and lemonade
And watch the morning on parade
In morning, Morgantown
Ladies in their rainbow fashions
Colored stop and go lights flashing
We’ll wink at total strangers passing in
Morning, Morgantown
Morning Morgantown
Buy your dreams a dollar down
Morning any town you name
Morning’s just the same
I’d like to buy you everything
A wooden bird with painted wings
A window full of colored rings
In morning, Morgantown
But the only thing I have to give
To make you smile, to win you with
Are all the mornings still to live
In morning, Morgantown
Morning Morgantown
Buy your dreams a dollar down
Morning any town you name
Morning’s just the same
Morning’s just the same
(Morning Morgantown-Joni Mitchell)

Just some mellow Joni to get your Saturday started on a lovely note…

We are here for you, all weekend, with all of the products you have grown to love, hoping that we can take this winter weather anxiety away from you, if not just for your culinary shopping, your bath and body shopping, your artistic shopping, your candle light shopping, your pet treats shopping…we can’t make the weather go away, but we can help to make it all more bearable, knowing that once you get to us, we will have you packed up, ready to get right back out the door, and be on your way with loveliness…

Also, on this mellow morning, this is also a reminder that in these months of winter blues, not only can you chase them away with the proper nutrition, but also with exercise of all kinds. And, while we can get you the food end of things, your pick up location, the YMCA can give you the workout you need to keep you happy and healthy during these winter days.

I am totally loving the cycle class that Paul, the CYO of the Y teaches, on Wed, Friday, and Saturdays, but our market also brings you another cycle instructor on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with Marc Stadler of Valley View Farms…and, our own puppy treats curator, Kim, not only runs the front desk at the Y, but she also teaches a dance/aerobics class on Monday evenings! And, a whole lot of our customer base are members of the Y, and involved in all kinds of classes!

Good nutrition, fitness, well being, health, it all goes hand in hand…

Ok…let’s see where this incoming weather takes us, while you all get those orders in…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!

Our growers are currently offering a very large selection of proteins — all different cuts of beef, pork, lamb, and chicken! It’s the perfect time to fill up your freezer with locally-raised meat for all those winter soups, stews and all of the other warm recipes you’ve been wanting to make.

(L to R, top) Grassfed Scottish Highland ground beef value pack from Solace Farm, RIbeye Steak from Triple T Cattle Farms, and Chicken Feet from Wayne Diller.
(L to R, bottom) Pork Chops from Sow’s Ear Piggery, Lamb Rack Of RIbs from Solace Farm, and Pork Spare Ribs from Weaver Farms

Andra Martens of Sow’s Ear Piggery hopes to return to market next week with some new cuts of pork.

Deb Wittig of Knottynuffacres will be off the market for a few more weeks.

Linda Reed of Dogwood Valley Greenhouse writes:
Christmas has come and gone, and now the “winter doldrums” set in. How about some pretty houseplants to help cheer you up? Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has African violets just coming into bloom, as well as some nice foliage hanging baskets.

It’s almost time to get a jump on spring by starting garden plants inside! But you don’t have a good place to do that? Dogwood Valley Greenhouse can grow them for you! This year we want to grow what you want in your garden. Let us know what you’d like us to grow for you. We will purchase and plant the seeds, and you can buy what you need at planting time. Some possibilities are: tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables, perennial and herb plants, bedding plants, and hanging baskets. Message us on the market to let us know what you’re interested in, and we’ll contact you with details.

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is open for orders!

Good Evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Fresh Vegetables
Clean Meats
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Pastured Eggs
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PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30pm!

Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!

Statesboro Market2Go:  The Market is Open!

The Market is Open! Find lot of fresh, delicious, local produce, milk, seafood, and meats. We also have items that are already prepared and ready to eat, made from local ingredients:

Victory Garden General Store has casseroles like chicken bog, baked spaghetti, pierogi kielbasa, poppyseed chicken, as well as sausage & cheese or bacon & spinach quiches.
Scratch Made has Roasted Pork Loin – slow herb roasted pork loin with marsala sauce on the side and served with a bacon sweet potato hash as well as a Chicken & Broccoli Casserole – chopped chicken breast, broccoli, rice and cheddar cheese.

Plus – make an easy, delicious salad: Ma’s Country Pantry has a January Special—$1 discount on their 4 salad dressings- Bacon Ranch, Roasted Garlic & Parmesan, Strawberry Poppyseed, and Vidalia Onion & Cucumber Dill added to fresh produce available from 24/7 House – hydroponic tomatoes, Bibb lettuce, and cucumbers.

Russellville Community Market:  The Market Opens at Noon!

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Orders will be ready for pick from 4PM – 6:30PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot!

The Market Opens at Noon! Plenty of sweet treats and hearty meats on the market this week! Don’t forget eggs and veggies too!
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Photo courtesy of Kuroki Bakery: Artisan Breads & Pastries

Russellville Community Market

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Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

There’s so much Growing On at Augusta Locally Grown!

Here’s our list of upcoming events, workshops, educational programs and farmers markets for the next two months.

For more details on each … and to learn more! … visit our Events Calendar at augustalocallygrown.org.

FARMERS MARKETS:
Tuesdays, 4pm-7pm – Augusta Locally Grown Online Market, Runs Year-Round

Tuesdays, 4:30pm-7pm – Veggie Park Farmers Market,
Runs April-October 2019.

GOOD FOOD EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Monday, January 21 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Soil Composition

Tuesday, January 22 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Tuesday, January 22 – Good Food Movie Night – “Ancient Grains Series”

Wednesday, January 23 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

Wednesday, January 23 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Thursday, January 24 – Gardening for Teachers at Burke County Schools

Thursday, January 24 – Farm to Table Cooking by EAT Local at Paleo Num Yums

Friday, January 25 – Growler Gardening & Tamale Making at the Clubhou.se

Saturday, January 26 – Building a Greenhouse Part II, at the Masters Table Kitchen Gardens with Golden Harvest Food Bank

Monday, January 28 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Soil Nutrients

Monday, January 28 – Seasonal Cooking Classes with Start Up Life

Tuesday, January 29 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens
The teaching garden at the Clubhou.se is dedicated to

Tuesday, January 29 – Egg Candling Class with the GA Depart of Ag

Tuesday, January 29 – Good Food Movie Night – “Ancient Grains Series”

Wednesday, January 30 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Lentil Sloppy Joes

Wednesday, January 30 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Thursday, January 31 – Gardening for Teachers at Burke County Schools

Monday, February 4 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Germination

Tuesday, February 5 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Wednesday, February 6 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Sheet Pan Dinner

Wednesday, Feb 6 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Friday-Saturday, Feb 8-9 – Georgia Organics Conference in Tifton, GA

Monday, February 11 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Pollination

Tuesday, February 12 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Tuesday, February 12 – Good Food Movie Night – “That Sugar Film”

Wednesday, February 13 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Stuffed Collards

Wednesday, February 13 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Saturday, February 16 – Building a Greenhouse Part III, at the Masters Table Kitchen Gardens with Golden Harvest Food Bank

Saturday, February 16 – Wild Mushroom Foraging Workshop at Greystone Preserve with the Central Savannah River Land Trust (SOLD OUT!!)

Monday, February 18 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Mulching & Irrigation

Tuesday, February 19 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Wednesday, February 20 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Veggie Jambalaya

Wednesday, February 20 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Friday, February 22 – Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Saturday, February 23 – Volunteer Work Day at the Vineyard Giving Farm

Saturday, February 23 – Volunteer Work Day at the Future Gardens of Bible Deliverance Temple

Saturday, February 23 – Food, Faith & Philanthropy Forum

Monday, February 25 – Greenhouse & Organic Gardening Series 101 at Icebox Urban Farm – Theme: Hardening & Transplanting

Tuesday, February 26 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Wednesday, February 27 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Squash Tomato Curry Soup

Wednesday, February 27 – Nourishment19 at Noon: Eat & Create at the Clubhou.se

Tuesday, March 5 – Harvest at the Clubhou.se Gardens

Wednesday, March 6 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Kale Enchilada

Thursday, March 7 – Grow Your Own Series at the Clubhou.se – Shiitake Mushroom Logs

Saturday, March 9 – Icebox Work Day

Sunday, March 10 – Second Sunday Garden Club at Icebox Urban Farm

Wednesday, March 13 – 6pm – Make & Take Plant-Centered Cooking Class: Winter Greens Pesto Pasta

Thursday, March 14 – Rivergate Garden Club

OUR ONGOING LOCAL FOOD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROGRAMS AT:

• Boys & Girls Club
• Jessye Norman School of Arts
• Helms College
• Westabou Montessori School
• Start Up Life
• Laney Walker High Early College Program

… and more!

See you there:)

CLG:  CLG Pickup TODAY 3:30-6pm. Bring eggshells, glass jars, & egg cartons please.

Good morning,
Maria will be set up today with a full selection of jams and jellies, and a hot pot of her delicious tortilla chicken soup! It’s what’s for supper on the cold nights this weekend. There will also be fresh blueberry bread, muffins, apple pie, eggs, honey and lots more on the Extras table.

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 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.

Usually our awesome volunteers have the market ready for customers to pick up before 4pm. If you are out and about and want to know if we are ready, just text me to see: 501-339-1039.

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 EGGSHELLS, 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! Even if you didn’t make an order, you can come by to shop the EXTRAS table.
Steve