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.
Stones River Market: Welcome September - Market is Open
I am happy to see September, I know it is not technically Fall for several weeks but to me Fall is here. Colors are slowly changing and temperature are falling!
Several ‘fall’ produce are arriving on the market, find winter varieties of squash, second crops of summer squash, cooler season items will soon follow.
www.stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Some news from our Growers:
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: This is the time of year when the perennial garden becomes rather boring, if you don’t take special effort to brighten it up a bit. It’s easy to find bright and cheerful perennials in the spring, in full bloom. But as the summer wears on, and the heat gets on all our nerves, most perennials also lose their enthusiasm and fade into the background. Not so the hardy species begonias, the beautiful blue plumbago, and the creeping rosemary. The first two prefer part to full shade, where they will really liven up the garden in early fall. The creeping rosemary may not be fully hardy in this area but is definitely worth trying if you can locate it in a sunny, well drained, and protected area, such as against the south foundation of your home. All three of these beauties are available in good numbers from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse for the next couple of weeks. Linda
Erdmann Farm: is back this week with red and green okra and Ghost HOT Peppers.
Flying S Farms: Our fall crop of Summer Squash is coming in, Yellow Straight Neck is available this week with Zucchini and Zephyrs to follow next week. Also Big Beef tomatoes are in and Sweet Peppers are beginning to change in color which makes them sweeter! Several varieties of HOT peppers are also coming in.
Looking forward seeing you on “The Porch” of Quinn’s Mercantile.
How to contact us:
Our Website: stonesriver.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
On Wednesdays: Here’s the map: https://goo.gl/maps/GAkJS1wawbr
RAF Buying Clubs : Time to Order!
Goodmorning Buying Club Members!
It’s drop-off week for our Rivermont Area and Forest Buying Clubs!
Head on over to buyingclubs.locallygrown.net to get your order in for pick-up this Wednesday.
Thank you and we hope to see you soon!
The Wednesday Market: Happy Labor Day! Remember to Order!
Good morning, and Happy Labor Day!
The Market is open. Please place your orders by 10 pm Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 pm Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket/locallygrown.net/market.
Have a great holiday and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!
Manchester Locally Grown market
To Contact Us
Our Website:
manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook:
Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail:
tnmomof10@gmail.com
By phone:
(931) 273-9708
Our pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building, which is located at
216 East Fort Street, Manchester, TN
If you don’t see a map, click on the address link.
Good morning!
Welcome to this week’s offerings from your online farmers’ market. Everything you see on our website is the “cream of the crop” from local farmers, the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! When you place an order with our farms, you know you are supporting your friends and neighbors, most located within 30 miles of Manchester, Tennessee.
The market will remain open for your orders till Tuesday at 10 pm.
Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”
Farm News of the Week
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Remember those striking ducks from Solace Farm? Well, we found some scabs at Frost Farm. Welcome to Paula Frost, who writes:
We are a small farm with a lot of heart raising chickens, ducks, Nubian dairy goats, and beef cattle. Our mixed flock of Pekin and Runner ducks enjoy kickin’ it down on the pond daily and lay the most delicious and nutritious eggs.
Additionally, we are proud owners of 12 beautiful and happy Purebred Nubian Goat does and 1 Registered Purebred Nubian buck. They are kept on a diet of fresh hay, Organic Dairy Goat Grain, and whatever forage they happen upon roaming the pastures of Frost Farm.
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Daniel Tidwell from Triple T Farms writes:
We’re low on inventory right now, but we’ll be picking up a new animal from the processor next week. We’ll get the new inventory on the site as soon as we can, should be able to for next week’s market.
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Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has Hardy species begonias on special this week, buy one get one free, to brighten your shady fall garden.
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Important Ordering and Pickup Information
Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at the pavilion across from Manchester City Schools administration building, 215 East Fort Street, Manchester.
We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday afternoons, for a small fee, if it’s more convenient for you. If you prefer to utilize this service, please place an order for it, same as other products, selecting your delivery area. Don’t forget to give us your location address in the comments section of the order. Also please text Linda at (931) 273-9708 for specific arrangements.
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. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.
More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends and inviting them to give us a try. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.
Blessings,
Linda & Michael
Here is the complete list for this week.
Dothan, Alabama: September 1, 2018 M@D Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
Coming Soon to a Nursery Near You
Table Treats
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes
FALL FARMER’S MARKET
This year’s fall market will be a bit different. Normally we limit participation to sustainable growers and friends who fall within our Market guidelines, but this year we are inviting farms who grow by traditional methods as well. This decision was both thought through verrryyyyyy carefully and made with serious counsel.
Please know that our Market Vendors who participate will be clearly identified! We’re hopeful that inviting our farming neighbors will be a good influence on them as well as our continuing mission of educating the public about the benefits of sustainable clean food.
A little something extra . . . . we’re working on offering clean food classes during the Saturday Market’s like we did last year. As soon as that’s settled we’ll announce!
FREEBIES AND FUN
It was partially last minute and mostly unplanned, but we wound up with a whole bunch of good stuff for “the table” at the Market on Friday. Your Manager was thrilled to gave away a bunch of tasty jellies and Mr. Bob brought lots of freebie jalapenos as well. Mrs. Birdie was there with chai shortbread and tea cakes for a while and there was plenty of scuppernongs and okra.
No idea what next week holds except for some more jarred goodies as the Horton’s transition to less sugar and more green stuff in the pantry.
Hope to see you next Friday!
MARKET CHITCHAT
THANK YOU to Coastal Sharps who brought their impressive knife sharpening equipment out to the Market Shed yesterday. We kept Amory busy with knives from growers, customers and nursery employees who were all tickled with the results. For those of us who cut and chop our own meats and vegetables a sharp knife is a must! They’ll be at our Fall Farmer’s Market on October 13 if you missed yesterday. Check our facebook page for a peek at the quality of her work.
New & Relisted Products
Danny’s Greens are relisted!
THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
HORTONS FARM:
I couldn’t resist sharing this sweet “wink from God” (to borrow a phrase from my children) that happened yesterday. I came out from a local business to see this pretty baby hanging on to my windshield. I sat in the driver’s seat and stared a long time before taking the photo – it was there just for me!
Every year our family anticipates the seasonal transition that seems to start about right now. It means cooler nights, shorter days, milder weather and the beginning of the beautiful harvest season we enjoy so much here.
My heart did a happy dance. I wish you such moments too.
Ros
HAWKINS HOMESTEAD: Hello Market Friends! If you haven’t already please check out our “Growing Now” segment. It’s listed on the Market discussion page and you can also find the link here:
https://hawkinshomesteadfarm.com/2018/08/31/growing-now-september/
It’s a great way to stay up to date with all that we have growing. With the change of seasons everything has slowed down and we don’t have much of our organic produce to offer, but it’s all in the works! We thank you for being patient with us and all our growers.
This week on the Market we have our pear jams, basil varieties, pesto, bone broth kit, and fresh organic sprouts! We also have what looks like it will be an overwhelming variety of late peppers growing so we hope to share some of these with you soon. The one shown will go into a beef stir fry that we’re having for dinner tonight. Fresh organic farm grown onions and peppers along with a few store bought items like organic mushrooms and broccoli will make for a great meal. Maybe one day we can grow ALL these things ourselves, until then we will continue to buy local and organic! Until next week.
AVALON FARMS:
This week’s primary goal was to get more transplants started and get those older ones in the ground. So over the course of the week I started 12 more flats of transplants. Broccoli, cabbage, spinach, Swiss chard, celery, cilantro and asian greens. This morning, with hubby’s help, I got the older transplants in the ground. Also put some asian greens and lettuce in the aquaponics beds.
The next construction project is to build a chicken tractor for our freedom rangers (meat birds). They are getting big enough it’s time to start moving them around on fresh grass everyday. We are on track for November!
Just bought 50 pound bags of iron clay peas and mixed cereal grains to use as cover crops. Add planting those to the list of things to do.
BAIN HOME GARDENS: Marketeers!
Good afternoon! How are you? Things are super, crazy beautiful in these parts! Life gets away from you at times with its hectic nature – as is the life of a homesteader. This week we continue to plant and transplant for fall and sadly we have experienced a few losses but we are hoping due to the early start we will not feel such a set back.
In other news we have had prolific production of the Oriental Yard Long Bean. They are now growing up the railing of the front porch. With their orchid-like blooms, I’m more than pleased! We simply chop into bite sized pieces and stir fry them – tender & tasty! We are hoping to bring these to the market soon. Keep on the lookout!
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: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: Daleville Chamber of Commerce Office
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
Join our Online Discussions! www.facebook.com/groups/MarketatDothanDiscussion
Be sure to use our hashtag! #marketatdothan
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!
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Weblog Entry
The Spa City Co-op market is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net.
Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your orders at Emergent Arts on Friday from 3PM to 4:30PM. If you’re 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.
Don’t forget – this market has no paid positions, so we NEED VOLUNTEERS to run every market. It’s fun, you get a $5 gift card for a long shift, as well as extend your membership by 2 months, and you learn so much about local foods in Arkansas.
Have a great week and see you on Friday!
Karen Holcomb
Market Manager
501-282-6314
ksholcomb@gmail.com
Heritage Farm : Markets are open....Turkey and Ham Sale!!!!
To Contact Us
Heritage Farm
770-377-5380
Facebook ~ Instagram
Recipes
Purple Hull Peas with Okra
1 1/2 pounds shelled Heritage Farm purple hull peas
8 ounces fresh Heritage Farm okra (optional)
4 ounces Heritage Farm bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Place the shelled purple hull peas into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, add okra if using and boil for 2 minutes, stirring twice. Reduce heat to medium-low, add the bacon, sugar, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer until tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Market News
Online Store and markets are open!! Come see us at Peachtree Road, Roswell, Sandy Springs or Brookhaven markets or check out the online offering here>>> The Store
Holiday Turkey and Ham Early Bird Sale!!! Order now and SAVE…prices are great!!! Whole, Half and Breast Only Turkey and Whole or Half Ham options!!!
Delivery routes and pick up times here Drop Sites
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Events and announcements
August meat CSA delivery TBD
Peachtree Road Farmers Market-Saturdays 8:30 to 12:00
Sandy Springs Farmers Market-
Saturdays 8:30 to 12:00
Brookhaven Farmers Market-
Saturdays 9:00 to 12:00
Roswell Farmers Market-
Saturdays 8:00 to 12:00
Thanks for your support!
www.heritage-farm.net
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is open for orders
Good Evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
Go to the market now >>
Fresh Vegetables
FRUIT
Clean Meats
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Pastured Eggs
See all products
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!
Thank you for shopping with us and supporting your local farmers!
Available online this week, fresh, local, and delicious – zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, okra, potatoes, herbs, flour, corn meal, grits, milk, butter, eggs, duck eggs, coffee, honey, beef, dog treats, plants, and cut flower bouquets. Plus, there’s prepared foods made from local ingredients- casseroles, quiches, granola, desserts, scones, breads, jellies, jams, and more!
We have a new vendor this week – Ma’s Country Pantry! They have been at the Saturday market this season with items like picked okra, pickled beets, bread and butter pickles, BBQ sauce, relish, ketchup, dressings and more. Their canned items are made by several family-run Mennonite businesses in eastern Georgia and have no corn syrup, no artificial colors, and no artificial flavors. Where available, vegetables are sourced from local farms. They have a few items online now and will be adding more over the weekend.
Delivery is available in Statesboro and Bulloch county!
Shelbyville, TN: The market is NOW OPEN - Aug 31
Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone!
Your Shelbyville Locally Grown Market is now open. Please browse and select your items between now and Wednesday at noon.
Here is the link to the market: www.shelbyville.locallygrown.net
Eat healthy, shop local.