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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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CLG: Potatoes! Opening Bell: Flowers, Honey, Squash, Green Beans!
Good afternoon!
With temperatures so mild, there is still time to plant some beautiful rose of Sharon bushes in your yard, or along your fence. These carefree shrubs will give you decades of beautiful flowers.
On Friday, we had three tables filled with wholesome produce from local gardens. Our growers are very busy maintaining their fields and bringing us the freshest, most nutritious food around.
Oak grown shiitake mushrooms are looking good from Sweden Creek Farm in Kingston, Arkansas. They are delicious stuffed with cream cheese and shredded cheddar, and baked for 25 minutes. Or search the Internet for an excellent recipe entitled: sticky shiitake mushrooms.
Cucumbers are in abundance now. Why not try your hand at making dill pickles or bread & butter pickles? Search the Internet for easy refrigerator pickles that don’t require the hot water bath.
Bell Urban Farm has the most awesome fresh flower bouquets available now. Get one for your home or office, and another for a neighbor to brighten their day.
Be sure to SEARCH for your favorite items using the search field. We have over 600 items available now!
Most items are listed by 6pm Sunday, but check back again before the market closes Tuesday night to see if any other items are ready to be harvested for you! Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat for better health!
And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping:
https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
Please check your email a few minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thanks!
Steve
501-339-1039
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder - Don't forget to order!
HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL THE DADS! Just a friendly reminder, if you haven’t already placed your order, that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Order now so you don’t forget :-)
Click Here to Place Your Order For WEDNESDAY pick up in Suwanee
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
The Wednesday Market: Happy Father's Day! The Market is Open
Good afternoon, and Happy Father’s Day!
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. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Four Seasons Farmers Market: --Now Open!-- Four Seasons Farmers Market June 16th
Good morning, the Four Seasons Market is open and ready to take your order!
There’s still salad greens, kale and a few other greens available. Squash, cucumbers and beans are available.
Beef, eggs, olives and olive oil and flowers are also available.
Your purchases will be available from 3-6 PM on Wednesday afternoon at our new pickup location in Fayetteville:
Berry Natural
3059 N College Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Thanks!
Independence,VA: Market closes Monday night at 8 pm!
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Good morning,
The Market is FULL of delicious, local produce! Take advantage of this while you can, don’t forget to buy extra to freeze and/or can! It’s not just produce, most of our meat is available Online (as opposed to the outdoor Market). We also have a great selection of baked goods, seeds, eggs and more! Be sure to get your order in by 8 pm Monday night!
To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.
Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!
Abby
Stones River Market: Market is OPEN -- Happy Father's Day
The Market is OPEN for another great week of local, fresh and delicious products from our Growers. Happy Father’s Day hope the day is filled with making special memories and reminiscing of those that are missed.
News from our Growers:
Trinity Rose: The Oberhasli Dairy Goats Ladies are really working hard and making lots of yummy nutritious milk. Farmer Arden has been busy in the milk kitchen making her award winning goat cheese (Chevre) which is available on the market this morning. Also for a probiotic boost try the kefir.
Spring Meadow Farm: Available this week, Kale, Fresh Garlic Bulb.
Oakview Farm: We have fresh Rainbow Swiss Chard on sale this week, along with Kale mix (Premiere and Curly). This Kale is naturally grown- no pesticides used! We feed our plants with kelp and cottonseed meal to keep them healthy.
Have you ever had a Turkey Egg? Have a few available this week. We continue to have duck eggs for sale from our Mallard, Pekin and Welsh Harlequin ducks. They are great for baking as the whites are much more sturdy than chicken eggs. Duck eggs also have a more ‘eggy’ quality so they are great for frittatas and quiches. We package our products in compostable and reusable containers, too!
CS3 Farms: Our shrub concentrate got some serious attention last week! We have made a few more of each if you saw the sold out notice and were unable to order!
We are also increasing our offerings of herbal honey infusions and have some new offerings this week!
We also have plenty of Pumpkin Seed and Sunflower butter, Herbal Power Balls, and Golden Pecan Bites, our Gourmet Mustards, Hummus, and herbal teas.
RnR Farms: Wonderful year-round soil grown lettuce, 6 choices to choose from. Delicious with any meal.
Flying S Farms: Beets, Cucumbers and Squash are available this week. Rosemary Breads and Rolls are back on the Market by request! Delicious Zucchini Blueberry Bars are available again, always a great snack.
Farrar Farm and Sow’s Pig Eatery: Excellent choices of cuts of meat and pork or sausages, a true crowd pleaser!
Short Mountain Cultures: Fermented foods, bulk items, Krauts, Tempeh wonderful ‘protein’ alternative.
Remember we are having a Market Celebration Drawing for my 1st year as Manager and the upcoming Markets 11th Birthday!!! During June and July your name will be put ‘in the hat’ when you place your order. There will be a 1-$25, 1-$10 and 2-$5 Gift Certificate drawing August 7th, be sure to place an order each week to increase your chances for our Gift Certificates.
Look forward seeing you “On the Porch” at Quinn’s Mercantile Wednesday June 19th from 5:00 – 6:30pm, please contact me if you are unable to make delivery or are running late, please phone, email or text me so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
How to contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
Locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on Wednesdays: 307 North Spring Street, Murfreesboro
map: https://goo.gl/maps/GAkJS1wawbr
Green Acres Atkins: Opening bell!
Good morning!
Hope you all had a great week
Blackberries are coming off!!
Please place your orders by noon on Wednesday
Thanks
Tom and Kami
Dothan, Alabama: June 15, 2019 M@D Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
Welcome New Vendor
Buying “Organic” Part 5
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes
BLUE ACRES
In 2017, Pat and I purchased an existing blueberry farm that had been in operation for over 10 years. We are a U-pick farm as well as selling to a few small commercial sites. Our six acres of mature blueberry bushes are producing well making it a no-brainer to name the farm “Blue Acres”. We have several Southern Highbush (Farthing, Emerald and Sharp Blue) and Rabbit-eye (Climax, Brightwell, Tifblue, Savory and Premier) varieties.
While we are not certified organic nor certified naturally grown, our berries are grown as naturally as possible. This means that we do not use pesticides or other harmful agents on our berries.
Like many of you, we managed to survive the great storm Michael. Due to the residual storm damage to the orchard as well as the unusual weather preceding this year’s harvest, the berries have taken longer to ripen and are not as plentiful as in previous years. Although it has been a challenge to recover from the storm as well as continue with our regular farm activities, we have managed to complete a great deal and are now picking for the 2019 season.
LEMON BLUEBERRY BREAD (from Blue Acres)
This Lemon Blueberry Bread is the perfect summer treat! The result is an amazingly moist loaf of bread that’s brimming with bright, fresh lemon flavor and studded with sweet blueberries in every bite. Talk about delicious!
Servings: 12 Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 55 minutes Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon lemon zest
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Grease an 8 1/2 X 4 1/2-inch or 9 X 5-inch loaf pan then dust with flour, shake out excess and set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Rinse blueberries and drain very well, transfer to a medium bowl and add 1 Tablespoon of the flour mixture and toss to coat, set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment whip together sugar, lemon zest and butter until mixture is pale and fluffy.
5. Mix in eggs one at a time and blend in vanilla.
6. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix just until combined then mix in 1/2 the sour cream and lemon juice and mix just until combined. Repeat process once more.
7. Mix in last 1/3 of the flour mixture then remove bowl from stand mixer and gently fold in blueberries.
8. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, spread even and bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out with a moist crumb or two, about 50 – 60 minutes.
9. Let cool for about 5 minutes, run knife around edges to ensure loaf has loosened then invert onto a wire rack. Cool on rack about 30 minutes then finish cooling in an airtight container.
10. Once cool, in a small mixing bowl whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice (if you want it thicker add a little more powdered sugar), spoon over loaf.
11. Let glaze set then cut into slices. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts: Lemon Blueberry Bread
Amount Per Serving Calories 377 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11g 17%, Saturated Fat 6g 30%, Cholesterol 72mg 24%, Sodium 125mg 5%, Potassium 148mg 4%, Total Carbohydrates 64g 21%, Dietary Fiber 1g 4%, Sugars 37g
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
This is part 5 of a series reprinted with permission from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. In an ongoing effort to become the best educated consumers possible, we felt it important to share what the US Department of Agriculture has to say about what certified organic is and is not, and also the practices they approve. Last week we finished up the Pest Management Section.
THE LEVELS OF ORGANIC FOODS
USDA NOP standards identify three official designations. Producers must follow these strict guidelines. Only producers who annually sell less than $5,000 worth of products are exempt from these labeling rules.
100 percent organic Whether a raw product, such as fruits, vegetables, and meat, or processed, such as breakfast cereal, all ingredients must be certified organic. Product labels must state the name of the certifying agent.
Organic These products contain at least 95 percent certified organic ingredients by weight. Noncertified ingredients must be from an approved list. The label states the certifying agent.
Made with organic These products contain at least 70 percent certified organic ingredients by weight and the noncertified ingredients must be from the approved list. The certifying agent is stated on the label, but the USDA organic seal cannot be used.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR HOME GARDENERS?
Because of the cost of becoming certified organic, few home gardeners will take the steps necessary to be truly organic (editors note – in USDA terminology “truly” means certified) emphasizing the use of renewable resources and conserving soil and water to preserve environmental quality. Proper pest identification to reduce pesticide use, soil testing for responsible fertilization, and dutiful attention to building soil organic matter are all part of a garden’s ability to support natural biological cycles. All of these can easily be done in a home garden without all the record keeping and costly certifications required for certified organic farmers.
by Charles Dowding showing his no dig method.
MARKET CHITCHAT
THANK YOU to everyone who ordered last week. Pickup Day was a bit more chaotic than usual (from what your Manager heard) and all of us appreciate your cooperation and patience and especially your communcation!
New & Relisted Products – Woo-Hoo!
- Bodacious Blueberries from Blue Acres
- 4” Cheesecake & Small Strawberry Sauce from Laura’s Confections
- Bok Choy from Smart Doc Resources
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake from Laura’s Confections
- Cantaloupe from Blue Acres
- Cream Puffs from Laura’s Confections
- Watermelon from Blue Acres
- Red Velvet Cake from Laura’s Confections
- Purple Basil from Smart Doc Resources
- Carrot Cake from Laura’s Confections
- Cranberry & Orange Scones from Laura’s Confections
- German Apple Cake from Laura’s Confections
THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
GRIER ACRES This week has been a busy week. Our chickens continue to do well. Harry has been bush hogging around our new barn and we are looking to add a lean to the tractor barn for firewood – we have so much from hurricane! We also have smoking wood if anyone is ever interested. We have a pecan orchard and we have limbs we cut from it. We are hoping to have pecans this fall. We used a special organic fertilizer. Fencing is still going up for hopeful goat farming. It takes a lot longer than you would think to do. Our garden across the road has both the human/dog sachets for deer as well as electric fence. The ants has been a huge struggle especially with the okra. We are trying borax (organic & sustainable!) and it seems to be decreasing the population. Tomatoes are doing well. Jeannie saw a parasitic wasp on a tomato worm. Was so proud of her for leaving it. They put their eggs in the worms and control the population. We have some cukes that growing good as well. Our squash is growing but we think planted too close. Very little fruit. Our citrus plants are growing good right now but are not fruit bearing yet. Our blueberry trees have given us the first fruit ever. We got about 2 cups. We noticed our free ranging chickens were eating them. Jeannie made pecan and blueberry pancakes yesterday. Not sure if we will have enough to sell after we eat some. Our garlic is also curing inside. Hope to list them soon. The pears are growing in size. Will list these again when they ripen. We also have some bees which developed queen cells. Steve Loveland helped us get these from a swarm recovery. Our olives have struggled with the drought. We have lost one of our 20 trees. Two others are struggling. Jeannie is trying to water them twice a day with gallon jug containers. We don’t have water/pump on that side of the road and have to haul it across the road. We have obtained some totes for water on the garden side. Our neighbor is a local church which is allowing us to fill our totes to minimize the work on Jeannie watering. This has been a blessing. We hope you all are staying cool and getting the rain you need. We have only got about a 0.5 inch on the garden. Not much but we are grateful for it and especially for our sweet church neighbors who have graciously blessed us with an occasional water source.
Jeannie, Harry, Cammie cat and the chickens
DANNY’S GREENS This will probably be the last week Danny offers green onions or carrots for a while. The lettuce seems to have thrived on this week’s nice weather and is relisted.
FOOTNOTES
We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite recipe, want to write a product review, have an idea or request for an article or information, let us know! You can reply to this newsletter or write [email protected].
Order Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm weekly for Pickup the following Friday
Dothan Pickup: 10am – 12pm, Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: 11am – 11:30am, Parking area behind Daleville Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise Pickup: 12pm – 12:30pm, Grocery Advantage, 1032 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise
Our Email: [email protected]
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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!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: MARKET IS OPEN FOR ORDERS!
Good Evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Market stays open from Fridays 9 p.m. until at least 9 p.m. Mondays!
Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!
PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m.
If you do not get an email ORDER CONFIRMATION right after you order then your order is NOT complete. Log back in and your order might still be there waiting for you to check out! If you have any trouble or questions at all, we are here to help; simply reply to this email or call Andrew at 770.530.3287
Statesboro Market2Go: The Market is Open!
Thanks for shopping with us and supporting your local farmers!
Just added in time for summer – Southern Swiss has a variety of flavors of ice cream online – made with local peaches, strawberries, and blueberries, as well as classic vanilla and chocolate!
We have a variety of summer vegetables and fruits this week – squash, zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, sprouts, okra, potatoes, onions, garlic, blueberries, blackberries, nectarines, and peaches!
We also have fresh herbs, honey, eggs, coffee, bread, milk, butter, cheese, seafood, shrimp, beef, pork, chevon, garden supplies, candles, soaps, lotions, as well as items that are already prepared and ready to eat, made from local ingredients.
Did you know that Market2Go has items for your pets? You can find pet food, bones, Wagz Dog Treats, and pet grade raw goat milk from Bootleg Farm.
Bootleg Farm and Southern Swiss Dairy both have their products online on Market2Go. They are no longer regulars at the Saturday Market, so look for them here!
Don’t miss Prosser’s Seafood first fresh-caught Georgia shrimp of the season!
We still have a small supply of Doug’s Wild Salmon 100% Sockeye Salmon burger meat. We will continue to have it for sale until we run out. Doug will be back in late Autumn to replenish our stock.
Remember we have changed locations for our Statesboro pickup to the Statesboro Convention & Visitors Bureau at 222 S. Main St. Hours will remain the same, and our Sylvania pickup will remain the same at Victory Garden General Store.
Click to read about our exciting changes. We eliminated the annual membership fee and in its place — because we have to maintain support for the market — we instituted a surcharge of 7% on each order, beginning on March 1st.
Visit the Statesboro Main Street Farmers Market this Saturday for Tomato Fest. Stop by the Seasonal Eating Booth special where Guest Chef Connie Saunders will have recipes and samples and Debra Chester will have advice about canning and freezing tomatoes. Chad at 4 & 20 Bakers is preparing a green-tomato surprise.
Our featured vendor this week is 24/7 House. They grow hydroponic tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, and strawberries in Baxley. Their proceeds go to help addicts in recovery. You can find their products at the Saturday Main Street Market and on Market2Go.