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Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Just a Short Time Left to Order!


Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.


Good morning!



Don’t forget to place your order on Manchester Locally Grown market. The market will be open till 10 pm this evening. Pickup of your order will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester on Thursday between 4:00 and 5:30. If you prefer to pick up on Friday between 10 am and 2 pm, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. Other pickup hours are available by appointment.



Remember that we are a year-round market, not subject to seasonal closings like the local farm stands and Saturday markets. We have beef and pork products; herbal & handmade products; plants for home & garden; milk, eggs, jams & Jellies available year round. We can also make you a gift certificate in any denomination.



Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop at our year-round market and support local farmers!



Blessings,
Linda



Here is the complete list for this week.

Princeton Farm Fresh:  The Market is Open


Hello Everyone!
Its National Poetry Month. So for today’s weblog I am going treat you to some of my favorite poet’s poetry.

Sky Seasoning by Shel Silverstein

A piece of sky
Broke off and fell
Through the crack in the ceiling
Right into my soup,
KERPLOP!
I really must state
That I usually hate
Lentil soup, but I ate
Every drop!
Delicious delicious
(A bit like plaster),
But so delicious, goodness sake-
I could have eaten a lentil-soup lake.
It’s amazing the difference
A bit of sky can make.

With all this wonderfully warm weather, our farm has sprung into color. The grasses are turning green, the vegetables are beginning to bud, and the animals are all changing into their summer coats. Even us farmers are pulling out our shorts and t-shirts. Hope you all have been getting out and enjoying the sunshine as much as we have. Don’t forget though to order your favorite spring veggies or eggs and milk!
See you on Friday!
Hannah

Berea Gardens:  Market for 4/27


Hi friends,

Sorry to get this to you late. This is our availability for Wednesday. We will also be at the Calhoun Market at the Upper West Fork Park from now through late November. Market hours there are 9 to 1.

Blessings,
Bob

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Reminder about ANP


Don’t forget to place your orders for Arkansas Natural Produce before 9 pm this evening.

See you Friday!

The managers at Spa City Co-op

Conyers Locally Grown:  Available for Friday April 29


Wow, the month is gone. Hello, I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We have lots of great spring goodies.
Arugula, beet greens, baby chard, kale, lettuce, braising mixes, mustard, green garlic and green onions and more. This weeks box will look great.

We are planting tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, zucchini and even more this week. Give us a call if you would like to help, we need it.

Thank you for all your support. We will see you on Friday between 5 and 7 at Copy Central.

Thank you,
Brady

Cook Farm:  Cook Farm


Hi from the farm,

I am happy to announce another addition to the line-up of produce-the tender young lettuce. Just in time as I see the spinach showing signs of slowing down, along comes the lettuce!

Please NOTICE, the shortened pick-up times at both locations
Cook Farm: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Cafe Farm to Table: 118 N. Main, Eureka
5:00-5:30 p.m.

Order deadline is Tuesday morning 9 a.m.

Thank you for supporting our efforts,

Larry & Susan Cook

Athens Locally Grown:  ALG Market Open for April 28


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.

Market News

I got to spend some quality time out in the garden this past weekend. Last year I moved to a fairly quiet apartment complex on the west side of town, and had planned on putting in a little container garden on the back of my small patio, which is an easy way to grow a surprisingly large amount of veggies when you don’t have any land to grow in. However, I discovered a little treasure in my neighborhood — a community garden built in 2011 by volunteers with the Athens Land Trust. The garden had fallen into disuse for some reason, but I decided to take it under my wing and bring it back. There were ten raised beds, all overgrown. I planted four of them (one of which contained perennial herbs that I gave space to grow) and kept watch over them, and let anyone who wanted to share the harvest with me have what they could use. I didn’t keep track, but a lot of food went into the kitchens here. This year, some other people have joined me by adopting beds of their own, and I look forward to seeing what we can all do together.

There are a number of community gardens around town, though I suspect more than just mine have fallen into disuse. Like any project that runs on volunteers, the amount of gardening getting done will ebb and flow with the hands available. If you’d like to get involved in bringing and maintaining public gardens for Athens communities, I’m sure the Athens Land Trust and the Community Garden Network would love to hear from you. They have a website where you can find out more: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/community-agriculture/community-garden-network. They have descriptions and other information about some of their current active gardens.

Thank you 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 Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open for the season on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. The Oconee County Farmers Market is open on Saturdays in Watkinsville. Their website is www.oconeefarmersmarket.org If you know of any other area markets operating, please let me 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!

Foothills Market:  No mid-week market this week


Since it’s still early in the season, we won’t have anything available for the Wednesday market this week. However, we’re hoping to have a few things ready by the weekend. Look for an update Thursday morning!

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!


www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net

Tuesday is the Opening Day for our outdoor market! Come by and shop with your favorite familiar vendors and meet our new vendors!

Market pick up will be Saturday mornings from 9-noon at the outdoor market. Come see me at the Market Welcome Table to get your order.

Hope everyone enjoyed the Dogwood Festival this weekend!

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for April 24th - Announcements!


To Contact Us

Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net

Recipes

p<>. Leaf Lettuce Salad with Radishes and Lemon Vinaigrette

For the vinaigrette:

1 tablespoon minced spring onion
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon medium-grain Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

For the salad:

1 bunch radishes, leaves trimmed to 1/4 inch and quartered
Sea salt
1 bunch leaf lettuce, torn, any thick stems removed
3 spring onions, minced

Put the black pepper In a small bowl, whisk the spring onion, lemon juice, mustard, and sea salt. Whisking, gradually add in the olive oil until it is emulsified into the dressing. Toss the radishes with a pinch of sea salt and set aside. Set half of the lettuce leaves in a large bowl and toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the prepared vinaigrette. Add the remaining leaves and toss with another 1 to 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Toss the radishes with the remaining vinaigrette. Transfer the lettuce to a bowl or serving platter and scatter it with the radishes and spring onions just before serving. Finish with a pinch of sea salt and ground black pepper.

Market News

Hello!

We have a few announcements this week so please read on!

We will be returning to our regular weekly schedule from here on through the season. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces every week!

It is lettuce season! How much lettuce can you eat? Well, now is the time to find out! There is a great selection of color and variety this week so enjoy it now before summer’s heat takes it away!

The strawberries are starting to trickle in! This is an eagerly anticipated time of year and oh so exciting! All of the berries sold on Fresh Harvest (along with all the other produce as well!) are organically grown without any chemicals – they are totally safe and delicious for your whole family to eat! This week we have a limited selection and will sell out fast! Please be patient – if you don’t get any this week, you WILL have the opportunity to get them as the berry supply increases in the weeks ahead.

There aren’t yet enough flowers for Tally to offer bouquets for Mother’s Day. However, consider buying the mother in your life a Pre-Paid Bouquet Subscription. That way, she can order bouquets throughout the growing season whenever it is convenient for her! She will get 10 large bouquets and you will get to treat her at a reduced price! Check it out on the market page. Also, a gift certificate will be provided for you at pick up so you can present it to her in a card!

In the coming weeks we will have basil and tomato plants available for your garden!

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Thank you so much for all your support!

John and Tallahassee


Coming Events

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!

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