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.
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of July 13, 2019
We are coming into the bountiful harvest season with new vegetable crops and berries ripe for picking.
Added this week: beet greens, chicory (young green radicchio), carrots, lovage, New Zealand spinach, cukes and new collards.
Last week I listed all the crops we have in the ground and forgot eggplant and sweet and hot peppers!
Black currants are now ready for picking at $1/100 gm which works out to about $5/qt or L. Raspberries same price. Bring your containers or use ours.
Eggs on special: buy 2 get one free dozen.
Beef: ground, steaks, stew (kabobs), roasts all available.
Pork selection: chops, roasts, smoked ham steaks and hams, more.
Website call-out for the week: David Holmgren’s FutureScenarios essay from 2008. He is the co-founder of permaculture, the design system for living well within the Earth’s means. He ends with this conclusion:
Let us act as if we are part of nature’s striving for the next evolutionary way to creatively respond to the recurring cycles of energy ascent and descent that characterise human history and the more ancient history of Gaia, the living planet. Imagine that our descendants and our ancestors are watching us.
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market Is Open!
Joins us this Saturday at the market for our second Let’s Cook Local cooking demo hosted by Chef Alec of 28 Springs Restaurant. He will show you how to create a meal using fresh ingredients from the market. Demo starts at 10am under the pergola in front of the kitchen.
Thank you for supporting our farmers, bakers, and makers! See you Saturday!
Independence,VA: Market Closes TONIGHT at 8 pm!
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Good morning,
Be sure to get your Online Market in before the Market closes tonight at 8 pm! I apologize for the late notice, I’m on vacation time!
To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.
Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!
Abby
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for July 18
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
Tanya from Cultured Traditions wrote to let me know that she was back this week after a longer-than-usual absence. She had a mechanical problem with her walk-in cooler, one that made it get below freezing in there for a bit too long. A fair number of her items in there, sealed in glass jars, froze and burst open. She caught it before she lost everything but she still had quite the mess to clean up and had to start the fermentation process over again for quite a few things. But, she’s super happy to be back, and would like you to enjoy special pricing on her inventory this week only.
Apart from that announcement, we’ve reached the lazy days of summer, and I’m going to take that to heart and let you get right to ordering!
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 evenings downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is back as well, Saturdays from 9 to 1, and you can watch for weekly news here: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/west-broad-farmers-market/. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. The Oconee County farmers market is held every Saturday 8 to noon in downtown Watkinsville. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running on Saturdays from 9 to 2pm. You can learn all about them here: www.washingtonfarmersmkt.com Folks to the east can check out the Hartwell Farmers Market, which starts bright and early on Saturday morning from 7am to noon, and Tuesday afternoons from 11 to 3pm. 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!
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for July 14th
Contact Info
Our Website: freshharvest.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/freshharvestllc
Email:
John Drury [email protected]
Phone:
John 615-838-0428
Market News
Hello!
Fresh Harvest has been selling the Hershberger family’s produce for over 15 years. They are an Amish family that has provided excellent produce for Fresh Harvest over the years. Abraham relies on a neighbor’s phone to call me every Sunday when they have items available. When I’m not near my phone, Abraham will leave me a message with all the items and quantities that he wants me to list on the Market page. He’ll call me back Tuesday morning to find out what has sold and what he needs to harvest. Today is a first. He called me twice while I was outside and he did not leave a message. He doesn’t trust technology, so he will usually call me back to see if I got his list; but not this week. Anyway, we have a nice selection of items this week.
Blue Honey Farms thinks that they might have one more week of blueberries after this week. I’ve listed Cherokee Purple tomatoes as well as mucho Sunsugar cherry tomatoes. We have added a couple of new varieties of potatoes, Yukon Gem and All Blue. The All Blue potato seems like a novelty, but they are really delicious that compliments their appearance.
It’s unusual to have tasty, local lettuce available in mid-summer. Both Pig & Leaf Farm and RnR Farm have figured out a way to keep the delicious lettuce growing in the heat.
The Peach Truck has freestone peaches this week. They will be set up next to us throughout the peach season.
Dozen Bakery cookies and breads, eggs, granola, honey, and coffee are in abundance.
Hemp Honey and Sorghum are available under Honey.
You have until Tuesday night to place your order.
Thanks for your support, and I will see you on Wednesday!
If you need to text me, my number is 615-838-0428.
John
Recipes
Blue Potatoes Mashed with Roasted Garlic
3 pounds blue potatoes
2 1/2 ounces roasted garlic
2 ounces sour cream
1/2 ounce butter
1 ounce Parmesan, grated
salt and pepper
1. Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Boil them in salted water for approximately 15 minutes or fork tender. Once potatoes have cooked, drain the water.
2. In a large bowl add the garlic, sour cream, butter and Parmesan to the potatoes and mash until desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Yalaha, FL: Market Open but no Lettuce
Order now through 5 pm Thursday July 18th for Sat July 20th Pickup, or tell me when you want to pick up and we may have some flexibility.
Remember to tell me when you want to pick up!
Sign in to order. https://yalaha.locallygrown.net/market
You have to sign in to see the add to cart button. Then set the number and click the add to cart button on the items you want to buy (it is the little picture right next to the quantity box.) Remember you need to check out before your order will be placed.
Remember to let me know when you want to pick up on Sat or maybe even Friday late afternoon or on Sunday. (If I don’t send you an e-mail confirmation of your order and pick up time, please make sure you checked out and completed your order.)
Magney Legacy Ridge Farm: CSA #15
Dear CSA-ers,
This week’s preassembled bag will contain Malabar Spinach, Romaine Head Lettuce, Garlic, Tomatoes (Cherry and Pink Slicers), Dill, Mint, and Swiss Chard. Custom orders can be placed on the site between now and Tuesday evening at https://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market
It’s been a week of both unprecedented challenges and successes here on the farm. With Ray, Jonah, Hannah, and Eric visiting family in Minnesota, we were down to the core. This made for extra farm responsibilities for us, and put time constraints on the planting, harvesting, and packing that we ordinarily handle. This caused for some heated moments, but ultimately, we came together and pulled through. We succeeded in fulfilling CSA, ran all three farmers’ markets, and got 14 of our grow beds planted, which may be a week record! Wow!
Even though the oppressive heat, and thick-enough-to-drink humidity makes the cool crisp air of Autumn seem far away, this is the critical time to get Fall crops started and in the ground. One of the most difficult things about farming is getting the timing correct. We must adapt to the uncontrollable elements like weather and find harmony within the rhythm of rhythms. Things being seeded right now include broccoli, veronica, collards, kale, beets, carrots, and radishes. We can’t wait to bring these to you and your loved ones.
On the topic of timings, a vegetable we’d like to highlight this week is our garlic. Growing garlic is truly a year long endeavor. The process began the week of the full moon last October when we planted cloves of garlic. Over the Winter, the cloves made tiny green sprouts and sent down deep roots preparing for Spring growth. Over the Spring, the plants fill out, flower (which you received as scapes), and then go dormant. When the plants go dormant in Late June, we harvest them and begin the “curing” process, which is a means by which the bulbs are hanged and dried for long storage. Now that curing is complete, they are ready for your bags this week and can be stored at room temperature on your kitchen counter. Garlic has been linked to heart health, and we like to believe it’s because so much love goes into growing them. We hope you love them too!
Thanks for being a part of our family,
The Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team
Dawson Local Harvest: It's Sunday night, the Dawson Market OPENs at 8 PM!
Certified-Natural Chicken is back on The Market, with pastured Beef, local Eggs, lots of Tomatoes, Peppers, Okra, Beans, just to name some Produce, plus Kefir & Kvass, raw Milk, Blueberry Lemon Cheese Bars from DAILY BREAD and much more!
It’s All on The Dawson Local Harvest Market. ORDER NOW!
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: This Week's News - Still Time to Order!
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown market
To Contact Us
Our Website:
manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook:
Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail:
[email protected]
By phone:
(931) 273-9708
Our Manchester pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building, at
216 East Fort Street, Manchester, TN
Our new Tullahoma pickup location is inside “Nature’s Elite”, in the Cherokee Square Shopping Center next to Dunham’s Sports, at
1802 N Jackson St, Ste 800, Tullahoma TN
If you don’t see a map, click on the address link.
Good morning!
Welcome to Middle Tennessee Locally Grown online farmers’ market! It’s time for a little bit of news from our farmers.
Please remember: you don’t have to wait till you receive the newsletter to place your order. The market is open.
If you have already placed your order, we thank you. But if you missed any of these new additions, feel free to place a second order. At checkout the software will automatically combine the two for us.
As always, 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, located in Middle Tennessee.
Please look around at various categories, since there may be more new things added to the market after I send out this message. Also please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”
Pick up your order in either Manchester or Tullahoma, and let us know via the drop-down menu which location you prefer for pickup. Your location may change from week to week as you prefer.
Farm News of the Week:
Several New Items
Carter Smith of CS3 Farms writes:
We are back from Florida, where it is hot and humid — just like home! We have another ”traditional” tea available. We are adding Oolong tea because it, like many herbs and other teas, has been demonstrated to have antioxidant properties. It also tastes quite good. We may have some sweet potato greens available, but not a whole lot. If you haven’t eaten sweet potato greens, they are a mild leaf that can be substituted for spinach or a thin lettuce leaf and eaten raw or cooked.
We have more turnips available as well as our herbal honeys, shrub (drinking vinegar) concentrates, nut butters, and other deliciousness.
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(Top, L to R): Oolong Tea, Sweet Potato Greens.
(Bottom, L to R): Turnips, Habanero-Infused Honey.
Knottynuffacres has added fresh Thai and regular basil to the market.
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Meet & Greet this Friday in Tullahoma
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Come to “Nature’s Elite” on Friday between 4:00 and 5:00 to meet some of the local farmers who grow the fresh farm products sold on this market! A few of the farms which will be represented include:
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
Frontier Family Farms
Knottynuffacres
and others as they confirm. Come on down to Nature’s Elite and see some of the goodies we’ll have for sale!
News from Sow’s Ear Piggery:
We will be updating pork listings in 2-3 weeks once a butcher date is set. We hope our customers will be patient for our new products, as this will probably be the best pork we’ve raised and offered for sale.
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Weaver Farms has put all their products on “vacation mode” for a couple of weeks. They’ve been blessed with lots of sales of late, and need a little time to restock supplies. But their great grassfed beef and pasture raised pork will be back as soon as possible!
Cindy’s Suds items are also on “vacation mode” this week, and should return next week.
Important Ordering and Pickup Information
Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 pm, and your order will be available for pickup at your choice of the following:
- Thursday afternoon between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.* under the big pavilion on Fort Street with signs that say “Coffee County Farmers Market.” It’s behind the Farm Bureau building on Main Street, and across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building, 215 East Fort St, Manchester.
- Or on Fridays between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. inside “Nature’s Elite”, next to Dunham’s Sporting Goods, in the Cherokee Square Shopping Center on North Jackson Street in Tullahoma.
We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on FRIDAY afternoon 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.
The Wednesday Market: Sunday Means It's Time to Order
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Have a great day, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly