The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Naples,FL: Market will close at 1 today
Didn’t get reminder sent out yesterday so leaving market open till 1 today
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Local Farm Products!
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, everyone!
This morning opens another week of shopping at Manchester Locally Grown online farmers’ market. The market will be open for ordering until Tuesday at 10 pm, and pickup will be on Thursday from 3:00 till 4:30. This year-round online farmers’ market offers eggs, herbal products, local honey, vegetables & greens, live plants, and pork products, all produced on local farms. We appreciate your support of your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items.
NEWS AND NOTES
FROM DOGWOOD VALLEY GREENHOUSE
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has lots of tomato plants and a few bell pepper plants left. These plants in gallon pots are large and strong and ready to set into your garden. Order your herbs, vegetable plants, and hanging baskets now.
We also have several new perennial friends flowering this week, as well as most of the ones listed previous weeks. The several colors of astilbe will be in bloom this week, as well as beard-tongue, carnations, and lavenders. The Sweet Williams (Dianthus) and foam flowers are still spectacular. Add some bright cheerfulness to your spring garden. Don’t forget our beautiful planters for Mother’s Day! Purchase or reserve yours now before they are gone.
A SAMPLING OF ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM OUR LOCAL FARMERS:
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(L to R) Cabbage Plants from White City Produce & Greenhouses, Rex Begonia Planter and Lavender Plant from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Mixed Lettuce from Frontier Family Farm, and Lotion Bar from Solace Farm.
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Ordering will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on Thursday between 3:00 and 4:30 at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up then. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708.
Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, all of our growers, local food, and our right to eat it. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. Nothing makes a farmer more excited than seeing new customers on the market!
Blessings,
Linda
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
We are so excited about opening day! This year the farmers and vendors will be set up in the grass, along the sidewalk, facing University Street. The market will open at 3 p.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. and will offer fresh produce, farm fresh eggs, pastured pork, poultry and beef, herbs, baked goods, hand crafted items, vegetable plants, and maybe some cut flowers.
Our farmers have been working hard during the late winter and early spring to be able to bring food to your table!
The Online Market will continue to operate with thepick up location moving to the Market Table in the park on Saturdays. You can pre-order your favorite items and shop the market for other selections when you pick up your order.
White River Creamery cheese will be available via online ordering only. You may stop at the Market Table on Tuesdays to place an order or place your cheese order online at your convenience – Sunday through Wednesday at 5 p.m. – and pick up those orders on Saturday at the Market Table.
Come down and enjoy LIVE MUSIC by local band Lore! They will be playing from 5 to 7 p.m. on opening day!
Stop by the Market Table and pick up the Spring edition of Edibles Ozarkansas and Food and Farm.
Don’t forget there will be a Mobile SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Van at the market on Opening Day to assist customers who may qualify for SNAP benefits. The market accepts SNAP/EBT benefits at the Market Table. Stop by if you have questions or would like to visit the staff in the Mobile SNAP Unit to see if you qualify for benefits.
Looking forward to seeing everyone Tuesday!!
Dothan, Alabama: BLUEBERRIES, SPRING PRODUCE & OPEN HOUSE...
Market At Dothan_Eating Locally, Year Round
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Market At Dothan Locally Grown
How to contact us:’
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email:2farmersdaughters@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketAtDothan
Market News
SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 7th…
Dothan Nurseries + Market At Dothan invites you to join us for:
“MOTHER’S DAY OPEN HOUSE & FARMERS MARKET”
@ Dothan Nurseries
1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 4 PM – 7 PM
Traditional Farmers Market Vendors Onsite +
Local Food Samples +
Local Music & MORE!
Connect with Local Farmers & Producers at this fresh, local & lively event!
*NO ONLINE ORDERS FRIDAY, MAY 8TH*
BLUEBERRIES…
Two Way Farms, Headland, AL…early Highbush variety, superior fruit quality! $6/8 oz
SANDY VALLEY FARMS Spring Produce…
New Red Potatoes, Mixed Seeet Onions, Jericho Lettuce, Broccoli & Cauliflower
SANDSPUR FARMS…
SPRING SPECIAL
Whole Hog Pork from Sandspur Farms
Available: 2
NEW PRICE & INFO EFFECTIVE 3-23-15
$4/pound hanging weight. That means you’ll be paying $4/lb on pork chops and bacon! Way below grocery store prices. Average hanging weight for whole is ~ 200 lbs /- Price is $4/lb hanging weight. Total Price = $800.00/- Pay $100.00 up front & Balance of due at time of pick up …usually 2 weeks(maybe 3 depending on processor) from date delivered to processor. Average meat is 70% of hanging weight. Standard cuts will include: pork chops(4 to a pack), boneless loin, bacon, roast, pan sausage, smoked (or fresh) hams, pork steaks, neck bones, and ribs. No additional processing fee for standard processing. Additional fee of $0.65/lb (what the processor charges) if you want the meat vacuum sealed or smoked link sausage in place of pan sausage.
CASABLANCA RANCH…Thank you Mr. Paul & Sherry for joining us and sharing stories and pictures of Casablanca Ranch and their cows. LOCAL GRASS FED, GRASS FINISHED BEEF…PRODUCTS updated: 1 Half Beef Available for March – there is NO Additional Processing Fee…you pay Hanging Weight $4.60 per pound and pick up from Market At Dothan…NO driving to processor wasting your time or gas! STEAKS – Rib Eyes, Filet Mignon, NY Strip, T Bone; Ground Beef Bundles – bulk pricing.
“Locally raised in Abbeville, AL. Grass Fed and Grass Finished. Our cattle are never given hormones, any type of steroids or growth enhancing medications. We do NOT feed them corn, chicken litter or cotton gin waste. Their diet is grass and hay. We give them minerals and salt as needed. We vaccinate them for diseases and parasites under the oversight of a veterinarian. Our meat is inspected and approved during processing by a USDA inspector and carries the USDA seal of certification.”
*GROUND BEEF, 93% LEAN
*GROUND BEEF PATTIES
*SIRLOIN TIP ROAST
*CHUCK ROAST
*BRISKET
*STEAKS: Filet, Rib Eye, NY Strip, T-Bone
*STEW MEAT
**SOUP BONES, MARROW BONES, OXTAIL
SPRING HILL FARMS…
NUT BUTTER now available…PEANUT BUTTER is BACK! Great with their Honey Wheat Bread and a market jam, jelly or honey…healthy & delicious!
#SHOPLOCAL…
PLEASE SUPPORT these LOCAL businesses! “It’s not hard to support your local economy. Just shift your spending to local independents. Every bit counts.” #ShopLocal. Order Online @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS…
Now accepting Debit & Credit cards @ Market at Dothan when you PICK UP your order. Using SQUARE, is a FLEXIBLE payment option that allows you to get receipts via email or text message. EASY & CONVENIENT way to pay!
EASY & CONVENIENT Online Ordering @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
Farm to Table Recipes
BLUEBERRY GORGANZOLA SALAD
1 (5-oz.) mixed salad greens
2 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup loosely packed basil leaves
1 cup roasted, salted almonds*
3/4 cup sliced fresh chives (about 1-inch pieces)
3/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
3/4 cup bottled raspberry-walnut vinaigrette
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh tarragon leaves
Preparation
Prep: 15 Minutes
Toss together all ingredients in a large serving bowl.
*Glazed Pecans may be substituted.
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is open for ordering
Good Morning!
The market is open for ordering until Tuesday at 9 pm. Please remember to mark your calendars for pickup Friday the May 1st between 3:30 and 5:30 at 341A Whittington Avenue. Before 5 is better for our volunteer staff. See you then.
http://spacity.locallygrown.net/market
Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
501 655 9411
Statesboro Market2Go: Plants, plants, and more plants!!
Order your vegetable plants, fruit trees (apple, peach and more), fruit plants (strawberry, raspberry and more), ornamental trees, day lilies, and lots more. Check out the selection from Southern Native Plantings!!
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!N
SAT, APR 25 – BENDERDINKER!
We are humbled to be the nonprofit beneficiary of this amazing event. Founder Kristina Williams has outdone herself once again. Dozens and dozens of volunteers who have signed up to make it all happen. Psyched to have the Soul City Sirens helping with land logistics. Grateful that Escape Outdoors has donated a beautiful paddleboard to raffle. Appreciative for the food donations & discounts we’ve received from farmers for river sampling. And thrilled that Slow Food CSR will be vending some pretty fantastic local food at the festival. Yes, it’ll probably rain. But we’re gonna be there anyway. Put on your poncho … and do the DINKER!
SUN, APR 26 – GREASE! – ALG student intern Tabias W. is performing in A.R.C.’s musical production of “Grease” in Augusta this Sunday, at 3pm. ALG will give out 10 tickets to the first ten folks who ask. Come fill the auditorium with us! Text kim@augustalocallygrown.org to reserve yours.
SAT-SUN, MAY 2-3 – LOW DOWN THROW DOWN – Honored and flat out stoked that ALG has been selected as the nonprofit beneficiary of the Soul City Sirens Roller Derby tournament this May Day weekend. Come throw a few back, get in touch with your inner queen and support the local foods movement. Proceeds will go to our FVRx program for women and their children. Tourney runs 8am-8pm, both days, at the Columbia County Exhibition Center in Grovetown. Visit soulcitysirens.com. And yes, we’re looking for a few kickin’ volunteers to run our booth too! Contact Kisha at burket.sc@gmail.com.
SAT-SUN, MAY 2-3 – ICEBOX MINISTRIES MAY DAY PLAY DAY – There are amazing things happening in local foods on Fenwick Street in Harrisburg. At the center of it are the good folks of Icebox Ministries and other partners of G.R.O.W. Harrisburg. Come join us in a two-day renovation of an old florist shop at Icebox Ministries’ new urban campus. We’ll use it as a teaching kitchen for the FVRx this summer. Okay, so this might sound like more of a “work day” than a “play day” … but believe me … it’s all fun. Work starts at 9am each day and goes til we’re exhausted. Painting, flooring, gardening, general cleaning up. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to volunteer.
SAT, MAY 2 – SOUTHERN MADE, STORE GRAND OPENING – Congratulations to three local farmers for announcing the grand opening of their new fiber arts store “Southern Made” on Sat, May 2, 10am-5:30pm. Located at 1808 Broad Street, Augusta. Come see what it’s all about with Hard Earth Farm of Modoc, SC, Phoenix Farm Fiber in Beech Island, SC and Bella Luna Sheep & Wool Farm of Washington, GA.
FRI & SAT, MAY 22-23 – SHADOW BBQ RETURNS! – This local competition bbq team will again compete in “BANJO-B-QUE,” a nationally-sanctioned event in Evans! Better yet, they feature local meats from local farmers while also promoting Augusta Locally Grown. ALG board president Amy Sutter and her hubby Patrick head it all up! Save this date, buy your tickets and GO SHADOW BBQ!!!
SUN, MAY 24 – DINE FROM THE VINE: A VEGAN DINING EXPERIENCE – There’s a new place in town, and they are totally supporting your local farmers. Come experience the vegan event at Humanitree House, located at 230 8th Street, Augusta. Contact Kisha at burket.sc@gmail.com to more details.
SUN, MAY 31 – FAMILY FARM DAY – Come meet your farmers at Clyde’s Fresh Produce in Grovetown. Show up anytime between 2pm-6pm to see the goings on at this bio-diverse local farm. Seasonal samples and young farm animals make it all the more fun. Save the date.
MON, JUNE I – RAINWATER WORKSHOP FOR URBAN VEGGIE GARDENS – Join us for another “pop up” food-growing workshop. This one will be held at Bottle Tree Farm in Augusta. Instructors Candace & Nate Zukas will share the nitty gritty details of their own rain barrel system, which waters their beautiful urban farmette. 5:30pm-7pm. $5/person. This one will sell out fast!
TUE, JUNE 2 – FRUIT & VEGGIE RX – Augusta Locally Grown is truly honored to be a partner in the Fruit & Veggie Rx pilot project, a first-ever for the Southeast! The pilot will be hosted and coordinated by the Harrisburg Family Healthcare clinic, funded and designed by Wholesome Wave Georgia, educationally enhanced by Icebox Ministries, academically enhanced by Emory University, held together by Good Neighbor Ministries/St. Luke UMC, and made real by medical student volunteers from MCG. Augusta Locally Grown is the project’s cheerleader. June 2 is the project’s kick-off date! Your donations would be very much appreciated.
SUN, JUN 14 — BLUEBERRY PICK YOUR OWN DAY – Grateful to include the farmers at Herb & Berries Farm of Montmorenci, SC, (near Aiken) in our mix. We’ll join forces with them in June to host a pick-your-own morning. Attendance is free; self-picked blueberries cost a 2.50/lb. Come early; beat the heat. More details soon!
TBA IN JULY — BUCKET GARDENING with Stephanie, at Bucket Lady Farm in Augusta!
SUN, OCT 4 — FARM TO PARK DINNER FEATURING CHEF CHARLEEN — Save the date for what will surely be the biggest farm to table event that Augusta’s ever seen! Chef Charleen of Culinary Connections will feature local foods at this Pendleton King Park fundraiser… and ALG will help! Farmers: contact Chef Charleen to feature your special something in this one-of-a-kind event.
Cheers!
Kim
Independence,VA: The market is open for pickup for the LAST online market this spring!
Friends of the Market,
Take advantage of the last online market this spring! Matthew French is back with pork and Wagon Wheel Farm has veggies!
Happy shopping!Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Many new items on the market this week. Let's go shopping.
We are pleased to welcome Sarah of Riversong Bakery has joined our market with her unique Slovakian-American baked goods. She uses fresh milled flours and natural sugars in her items. We look forward to having her with us.
Jackie’s’ Friendly Baking has added a Crunchy Seed Bread and Peanut Butter Bars to the market. Everything she makes is wonderful! .. and healthy.
Joyful Noise Acres Farm has added several new items this week. We have pork liver and Boneless pork loin roasts. They are beautiful. We also have backbones again for making broth.
We also have a fresh shipment of butter and cheese. Some people have mentioned the last batch of butter having a stronger cultured taste, I noticed it also. This batch does not. You are welcomed to taste it when you come out.
For those of you that ordered, the maple syrup has arrived and will be available for pick-up on Wednesday.
Blessings,
Mary Beth