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Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is Open for Orders!


Good Evening Locavores!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Carolina Foothills, SC:  Market is Closed for a couple weeks


Hello,

I am sorry to say I will need to keep the market closed at least 2 possibly longer weeks.

My mom has been going in and out of the ER for a week in a half and FINALLY her Dr. Was able to get her in and seriously looked at.

She kept getting released with a diagnosis of Arthritis…. Stereotyped.

My mom BROKE her back.

I am there for her first and foremost so I am guessing 2 weeks but I could be gone longer. Right now they are trying to prevent surgery but who knows….

Thanks for understanding,

Susan

Central Arkansas :  Opening Bell


Afternoon marketers,
We are so happy to have all of you join us for another great week here at CAM!!!! Our growers
have been hard at work again & it’s time for y’all to reap the rewards!!
So many great items including meats, eggs, cheeses, veggies, honey, jams, breads, baked goods, homemade crafts & so much more!!!!

While ordering this week share us with a friend!!!!

centralarkansas.locallygrown.net

Happy Marketing folks,
CAM Market Mama

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  opening bell!


Hello Paris market family!!

Welcome to another wonderful week at the Paris Arkansas Farmers Market ONLINE!

We can’t wait till you see all we have to offer this week…be sure to check out all of the categories!!! Including…..

Fresh baked goods
Local eggs
Grass fed and antibiotic free, non-GMO meats
Artisan cheese
Fresh organic veggies and herbs
Local apples (including Arkansas Black!!)
Honey
Jellies and Jams
Beautiful goats milk soaps
Local hand stitched crafts and more!

Thank you for supporting your local farms, bakers, crafters and ranchers! Happy Shopping!!!

PAFM

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


I WANT TO TAKE THIS ST VALENTINE’S OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR OUR NONPROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. What a it privilege is to work with such a dedicated and multi-talented group of volunteers. Hug a board member this week if you’re lucky enough to run into one of these busy people. They are: Amy Sutter (President), Candace Zukas, (VP), Lauren Belcher (Secretary), Kisha Burke (Treasurer), Matt DeMatteo, Tina Hart, Sandy Legette, Judy Maxwell, Sarah Ozturk, Janie Peel, Laurie Ritchie and Margaret Sloan.

SAT, FEB 13 – 200 IN HARRISBURG RAISED BED PROJECT – Here’s a weekend opportunity to help us install free raised bed vegetable gardens at individual families’ homes throughout the neighborhood of Harrisburg in Augusta. 9am-1pm. We feed our volunteers afterwards! Big thanks to Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church for helping us spearhead this effort for 2016.

WED, FEB 17 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “KEEPING BACKYARD CHICKENS” – Beloved chicken farmer Laurie Ritchie of JandL Farm & Stables will offer a workshop for beginners … just in time for spring chicks! Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

THU, FEB 18 – 200 IN HARRISBURG RAISED BED PROJECT – Yep! We’re determined to get all these beds installed in time for spring planting! Big thanks to Whole Foods staff for agreeing to help this day. 9am-1pm.

SAT, FEB 20 – ICEBOX MINISTRIES CAMPUS WORKDAY – There’s so much going on in the transformation of this urban farm campus … and your help is very much appreciated. Tasks this day include exterior painting and tidying of the campus gardens in time for spring. Contact Rebecca to RSVP at rebeccavl@outlook.com. Lunch provided for volunteers!

WED, FEB 24 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “KNIFE SKILLS” – Chef Erica Chaney, head culinary instructor at Helm College, and owner/founder of the Red Clay Market, will teach knife skills for adults who are serious about cooking. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

THU, FEB 25 – FARM TO SCHOOL SUMMIT WITH GEORGIA ORGANICS IN COLUMBUS, GA – ALG will be taking a group of local educators to the Farm to School Summit in Columbus, GA. Are you an educator interested in getting such a program started at your school? Text Kim at 706-288-7895 to get the enrollment link. The workshop is only $15, taught by top notch folks doing this nationwide.

FRI, FEB 26 – GEORGIA ORGANIC CONFERENCE – A whole campaign of folks from Food Oasis Augusta will attend this wonderful weekend event of pure fun and food. If you’re not already enrolled, go to georgiaorganics.org to sign up!

MON, FEB 29 – “CRACK OF DAWN,” WALK-TO-SCHOOL OUTDOOR EGG BREAKFAST FOR KIDS – Yet another lovely thing going on at Icebox Ministries Urban Farm as part of our G.R.O.W. Harrisburg initiatives! More info soon.

WED, MAR 2 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “VEGETABLE GARDENING WITH KIDS” – Kim Hines of Augusta Locally Grown will share fun ways to get kids involved in growing food. Recommended for teachers and parents. Free, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

SAT, MAR 5 – GARDEN WORKDAY AT THE CLUBHOU.SE – Come meet the folks at the Clubhou.se, help with their community garden, and meet the folks who make it happen. Starting at 10am.

SUN, MAR 6 – FARM TO TABLE ON FENWICK STREET – Create and share a community meal with our GROW Harrisburg neighbors. We’ll be cooking all weekend. Text Kim at 706-288-7895 to volunteer.

TUE, MAR 8 – LEGACY GARDEN CLUBALG will share news about the local foods movement with the Legacy Garden Club.

WED, MAR 9 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “SMOKING MEATS” – Patrick Sutter, local foods enthusiastic and bbq competitor, will share his love for home-smoked, local meats. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

WED, MAR 16 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “VEGGIE FERMENTATION” – Tasha Alison of Icebox Ministries will teach a class in beginner fermentation. Come learn why gut health is so crucial to overall health. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

SAT, SUN, MAR 19 & 20 – WHITE HILLS FARM HOSTS “A WEEKEND OF DRAWING AND PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR” – What a unique way to enjoy spring’s plentiful gifts. This all-inclusive in Dearing, GA, provides a box lunch, afternoon tea and an artist presentation on Sat. To preregister, contact Lisa at whitehillsfarm@gmail.com.

WED, MAR 23 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “NATURAL EGG DYING AND DECORATING” – Urban chicken farmer Toni O’Quinn will lead us through the fun use of natural ingredients to dye and decorate local eggs, just in time for Easter. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

WED, MAR 30 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “GROWING CITRUS” – Urban farmer and teacher Steve Gianino will share his secrets for growing citrus, right here in Columbia County. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

TUE, APR 19 – OPENING DAY OF THE VEGGIE TRUCK MARKET – Grow Harrisburg! And yes … we double EBT!

WED, APR 20 – CAROLINA HILLS GARDEN CLUB– ALG will share news about the local foods movement with the Carolina Hills Garden Club.

CHEERS!
Kim

Independence,VA:  Market is back Open!


The market is back up and running for orders to be picked up February 19th!

Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 8 pm Wednesday evening. If you have questions, feel free to email me at IFMmarketplace@gmail.com or call 276-235-8230. Please bring cash or checks. You’ll still be dealing with each individual vendor.

Happy shopping! Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org

Thanks and hope to see you Friday!

Penny B

Champaign, OH:  How Sweet It Is!


And, what would Valentine Weekend be without a little sweet talk??

Today, in our ongoing series about local love, and the love of our vendors, we get a sweet blog from Marc Stadler of Valley View Woodlands!!

You love their products, you love the artistic way that he and Shary bottle the syrups, many of you have been to one of their boils…and now, Marc gives us the sweet low down on their maple syrup process…

“Tis the season!” We refer to the maple season, of course. Here at Valley View Woodlands, that sweet season has begun. It means spending time in the woods during longer, beautiful, sunny days. It means boiling down the collected sap on our stainless steel evaporator, watching through the sweet steam.
We tapped our maple trees last week—earlier than usual because of the warmer el nino year. We tapped and had our first boil a full month earlier than we did during last year’s extremely cold winter. Our first boil on Monday yielded only a half-gallon of syrup after five hours of boiling. This is typical for the first boil of the season, as the sap in the evaporator has to be concentrated or “sweetened” before you can draw off significant amounts of syrup. As we boil we are raising the amount of sugar in the sap from 2.5 percent to 67 percent. This requires approximately 45 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup! That’s why maple syrup is so special.
Deciding when to tap is subject of great debate among “maple people.” Taps will stay open for four to six weeks before they naturally dry out and begin to grow closed. Tap too early and you won’t catch the runs later in the season. Tap too late and you miss the early runs. We hope we didn’t tap too early, and that we will catch some big runs in mid-February.
Temperatures are well below normal now—the trees are frozen and no sap is flowing. We have some time to prepare for the next warmup, which we hope will occur next week. Sap flows in the maple trees when we have nights below freezing and days above freezing. The freeze-thaw cycle not only pushes the sap out into the buckets but also makes it sweeter.
This is a great time of year to enjoy our syrup on buttery pancakes and waffles—well, that’s true for any time of year! We also enjoy our syrup on Greek yogurt in the morning. That’s a tasty high-protein breakfast.
Stay tuned as we hope to be busy next week collecting and boiling that sweet sap.
Marc Stadler
Valley View Woodlands

Champaign, OH:  Matters Of The Heart


This month is all about the love, being in love, showing people how much you love them, (ALTHOUGH, it would be super groovy if EVERYDAY was a love fest to EVERYONE), but since we are approaching this Valentine weekend of love, let’s take a minute to love us, love our health, and spend some love time with a few matters of the heart…

Charlene from Swisher Hill Herbs has a very heartfelt blurb and product that is just now on the market!!

Thanks, always, Charlene and Joe!!

The first of this year the CDC and FDA came out with new salt consumption guidelines for the general public. They recommend 1 teaspoon of salt a day. This is not an impossible lifestyle change to achieve, especially thinking of our children and future generations. But we know cutting back on salt results in some foods being blah and lacking flavor. Thus you reach for the Salt.
Wait for it! Wait for it! Now we are coming to it. Seasoning with herbs and spices are here to save the day Swisher Hill herbs is on the way! As you know all of all of our products are salt free. This week we are introducing All-Season Salt Substitute to the Virtual market. As with all of our herbs, spices and seasoning blends, we offer you Save a Jar! Save Money! Refill bags for your jars when you run low. Check it out!

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Good Morning! Market is Open!


The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!



Be sure and check out…
Heritage Farm has Pork Products on Special this week!
Pork Liver
Pig Heart



My Daily Bread has some yummy items on Special this week!
Plain Bagels
Everything Bagels
Blueberry Jam
Jalapeno Jam


Kathy of So-Koi has listed Cod on Sale this week!


Cereals and Grains

Did you know that we have several different options for Organic Cereals and Grains?
Amish Cereal (Organic Red Wheat and other goodies)
Rolled Oats (Organic Rolled Oats)
Stone Ground Grits (Organic Corn Grits)
Einkorn Wheat Berries Organic Perfect to mill yourself and make your own Bread!
Einkorn Flour Organic Freshly milled when ordered!
Red Wheat Organic Freshly milled when ordered or request the berries and mill yourself!


Take me to the Lilburn Market



Schedule for Market Ordering and Pickup
Market Ordering Hours: Friday 9:00am – Monday 8:00pm
Lilburn Members Pickup Location

All Saints Lutheran Church
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pickup Location:
722 Rockbridge Road SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Click Here for Map

Hop on over to the Market and place your order…


Please know that we appreciate the support of Nicole Park, Crossfit PURE and All Saints Lutheran Church for the use of the great spaces for Market. We are grateful for you and for your support of our dedicated, LOCAL Farmers/Growers and Artisans.


Order now since you are just a click way!



Take me shopping…



Azure Standard



Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, March 7th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q5
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337

This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!

Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville

Check out Azure Standard.

“Like” us on Facebook and please share the Market with family and friends!


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Don’t miss this opportunity. It is available by the piece as well as in a 3# quantity!



Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Good Morning! Market is Open!


The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!



Be sure and check out…
Heritage Farm has Pork Products on Special this week!
Pork Liver
Pig Heart



My Daily Bread has some yummy items on Special this week!
Plain Bagels
Everything Bagels
Blueberry Jam
Jalapeno Jam


Kathy of So-Koi has listed Cod on Sale this week!
Don’t miss this opportunity. It is available by the piece as well as in a 3# quantity!



Market Ordering Hours: Friday 9:00am – Monday 8:00pm
Hamilton Mill Members Pickup Location

Crossfit PURE
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit PURE
1342 Auburn Rd.
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map


Take me to the Hamilton Mill Market


Please know that we appreciate the support of Crossfit PURE for the use of the great space for Market. We are grateful for you and for your support of our dedicated, LOCAL Farmers/Growers and Artisans.


Order now since you are just a click way!

Order from the Hamilton Mill Market



Azure Standard



Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, March 7th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q5
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337

This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!

Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville

Check out Azure Standard.

“Like” us on Facebook and please share the Market with family and friends!


link
“Like” us on facebook!

BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!