Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for December 7th

Market News

Hello!

The days are so short as we approach the coming Solstice. Today we were replacing plastic on one of the greenhouses and it felt too soon to quit working! But the longer nights do force us to have some down time with family, which is welcome.

We are heading into the Holiday season, and we know there is a lot to keep up with! Please remember that we have this week and next week of normal deliveries, then we will be taking two weeks off, December 24th and December 31st. We will resume deliveries (weather permitting!) on January 7th.

We have some items available in the coming weeks that would make great gifts, including Fresh Harvest Gift Certificates! They are up on the Market page this week. We also have back with us soap and lip balm from Little Seed Farm. Other great gift items are Barrel-Aged Honey from Tru Bee Honey, Country Faire English Toffee, and The Bloomy Rind will have up some preserves and caramel as well!

Wedge Oak farm has some half turkeys available this week.

Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Madison GA:  The Market is Open!!!!!!

See everyone Wed!!!!!

Madison GA:  The Market is Open!!!!!!

See everyone Wed!!!!!

McColloms Market:  News Just In: Harmony Hills is Running A Special

For the bakers in our group, Harmony Hills is running a special this month – eggs are only $4/dozen.

The pricing on the Market Website has just been updated to reflect the Special.

If you’ve already placed an order and want more, let me know and I’ll change the quantity on your order.

If you haven’t placed an order and still want to, just follow the usual procedure.

Thanks a million.

Melinda

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Welcome to another RCM Market Week!

Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!

Happy shopping! Eat Local!

Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.

Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.

Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!

Russellville Community Market

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South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Announcement from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse says:

We are taking orders through December 22 for beautiful Christmas kissing balls. Made with live greens and other natural materials, these balls are about 18" diameter and come in three styles. They are suitable to hang on a shepherd’s crook for a beautiful outside Christmas decoration. Each one is mounted on a sturdy hanger and includes a red ribbon bow.

Make a collection of common culinary herbs, to keep for yourself or to give as a gift. Please see the description under ‘Planters and Baskets’, and specify your choice of herbs from the list. If intended as a gift, please order early to allow time for custom preparation. Includes planter.

New Field Farm's Online Market:  ORDER FOR FRIDAY DEC. 12

Greetings,

We still have some carrots, onions, cabbage, celery root, garlic and kale to offer.

YOU CAN ORDER ANYTIME UNTIL THURSDAY DEC. 11 AT 8:00.

The Ailsa Craigs are now $1.00 each. They’re still large, but the area around the neck may be soft. I’ll try to find the hardest ones, but even with a soft neck 95% or more of the onion will be fine.

We just have the Winterbor kale, not the Lacinato. The leaves will be smaller like the last order. Not much growing going on now!

Thank you and stay warm.

Tim

McColloms Market:  FFFN Order Open Until Tomorrow at 5 pm

Just in case you plan to order and haven’t had a chance to do so yet.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Melinda

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Sunday Market Reminder!

The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

MARKET NEWS

Hope everyone is enjoying getting ready for the Winter Holiday Season! It can be hectic but to see everyone’s excitement, the lights on people’s houses driving home and the yummy smells this time of year are all things that get me love this time of year!

Having said that…we want to enjoy our families the week of Christmas at the Farm so there will be no Market on December 23rd. We will be closed the week of Christmas. Please be sure to stock up on all your Holiday needs for Market on December 16th!

The Veggie Patch at Bouchard Farms
USDA Certified Organic
Local USDA Organic Produce Farm

Website: www.veggiepatchga.com

The Veggie Patch grows a huge variety of organic vegetables practicing sustainable organic farming in order to provide locally grown produce for a healthy lifestyle. On our 300 acre farm we harvest from about 30 acres as well as from 7 green houses.
The Veggie Patch organic veggies can be purchased at Athens Farmer’s Market, on-line locally grown markets, at the farm, or join our CSA to get a veggie box every week.

Callidora Farms

Website: www.callidorafarms.com

Grass-fed, pasture raised meats
Callidora Farms is owned and managed by Raul and Genel Rivera (The Farmers). Farming is new to them, but it has been in Raul’s heart since his childhood days. In 2008, Raul began searching for the perfect land to purchase and start farming. After 5 years of searching, he finally found the perfect 71-acre plot in historical Madison, GA where he and his family could live the dream of operating a sustainable farm. Soon after buying the land, The Farmers realized that sustainable farming is both a way of life and a business. Having little knowledge in farming, the first year and a half was a definite learning curve. During that learning curve the one philosophy they adhered to was to provide natural solutions to all of the challenges that they face so that the animals experience the best life possible.

A growing number of people want to know where their food comes from, how it is being raised, and who is raising it. The Farmers believe that the best way to obtain these answers is to get connected to farmers who are very passionate about how food is raised. Their passion for staying connected to their food source drives them to continue to seek better ways to farm.

We also have yummy baked goods in time for the holidays!

Rancho Alegre Freshly Made

Website: ranchoalegrefarm.com

Rancho Alegre Freshly Made produces freshly-made products for you and your family. We focus on gluten-free, low carb baking as well as healthy salsas with NO PRESERVATIVES. Everything made fresh on market pick up day.

If you are trying to be gluten-free or are looking for delicious freshly-made products, order from Rancho Alegre Freshly Made.

In stock now! Saddle Creek Bee Farm specializes in pure raw wildflower honey. This honey is collected from Gwinnett and Barrow Counties. It is a great item to beat those allergies! Mixed selection of squeezable plastic, and glass containers.

We also have Wilderness Family Naturals Coconut Sugar, Flour and Organic Popcorn in the Market for sale! When you come to pick up your order, check them out! They are also now online!

Please be sure to check out ALL our great Growers to prepare for your Holiday baking and meals!!

Remember we have Kombucha available! If you are not familiar with it, Kombucha is a naturally fermented tea with natural probiotics! It has been around for centuries originating in Asia. It is said to have healing properties and because it is naturally fermented, is a great support for the digestive system. When your here, ask me for a sample! I’d love your feedback!

If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!

*If anyone has plastic grocery bags you’d like to get rid of and recycle, we can always use them at the Market! Feel free to bring them with you on Tuesday…

Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

Thanks for all your support!

Shop often and eat well!

Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market is Open with Plenty of Gifts!

Good Morning Market,

Is it officially the most wonderful time of the year yet? Cause it sure is starting to feel like it. The lights in my neighborhood are popping up night after night, some radio stations are now only playing holiday music, and everyone’s begun the mad scramble for gifts. Speaking of gifts, the market’s got plenty of ’em! Besides the incredible quality of our products, purchasing local really is the gift that keeps on giving. When you spend your money with a small Arkansas family business, it allows them to invest that money back into making even more wonderful products that we then get to enjoy! Products like…

• Cookies in a jar from Green Acres Atkins. These cute quart mason jar kits come complete with all of the dry ingredients for one of nine varieties of cookies…just add liquid ingredients and bake!

• Glazed pecan meats from Bluebird Hill Berry Farm. Pecan meats are coated with egg whites and a sugar cinnamon mix then baked to produce a wonderful snack. A delicious gift…if you can handle giving them away!

• Check out the gift baskets and sets section for some beautiful gift sets from Tammy Sue’s Critters. Order any combination of her wonderful goat’s milk soaps, lotions, body butters, lip balms, and hair bars….just let her know in your order comment which scents you’d like.

• Or snag some stocking stuffer individual soaps from Homayd Natural Care Products. They’ve got everything from all-natural hand sanitizing spray to butter bars.

• My wish list is full of canned and pickled products like apple thyme sauce, spicy garden pepper marmalade, and Caribbean Paw Paw Sauce. Just saying’…

Remember filling out a customer survey in September as part of ALFN’s strategic planning? Welp, I’ll be sharing the results of our first phase of planning this Wednesday, December 10th from 1-1:45pm at the Clinton School of Public Service Sturgis Hall Classroom I. Just e-mail tljohnson@clintonschool.uasys.edu if you plan on attending. If you can’t make it but are still interested in the results, e-mail me at arlocalfoodnetwork@gmail.com to receive a copy.

Thanks so much and happy shopping!

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

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