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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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Champaign, OH: Thoughts For The New Year From Swisher Hill Herbs
• Hello, Virtual Market customers, from Swisher Hill herbs. It is a new year, this is the ?me of year when we
all can start with a clean slate. Set goals and resolutions, more exercise, eat better, read more, help
others, sometime, the list is long. The CDC and FDA ‘s salt consumption guidelines for the public
recommended 1 teaspoon of salt a day. This is not an impossible lifestyle change to achieve, but we know cutting back on salt results in some foods being blah and lacking *flavor. Thus, you reach for the Salt.
We have been experimenting with recipes using our salt-free herbs, spices and seasoning blends. All the
recipes will use low and no sodium ingredients. Our pantry is stocked low or no sodium products. This
year we will attach a recipe to every order
Last year we introduced our All-Season Salt Substitute to the Virtual market last year. We are offering,
this week, our All-Season Salt Substittute 20% o/ the regular price $4.50 This Week only $3.60. 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!
Take Thyme,
Joe and Charlene Stapleton
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is Open for Orders!
Good Evening Locavores!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Vegetables
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PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30pm!
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!
Dothan, Alabama: January 14 Market Newsletter
What We’re About
Recently someone asked my why our Market does not have (insert fruit or vegetable product) like some of the roadside vendors they drive by on a regular basis. They thought it strange those people would offer certain food items that we do not. It got me to thinking about our core values: Fresh, Local, Sustainable and Year Round.
While roadside products may appear FRESH, (as opposed to overripe or poor quality), sometimes that’s not the case as many items can be refrigerated an extended time or ripened with gasses before being put on display for sale. They are seldom LOCAL. More often than not, they have been purchased from a wholesaler who got vast quantities by truck from down in Florida. If not there they’ve probably been hauled off a boat from Central America. These too have been subject to refrigeration, spray, dye or gasses. Market at Dothan limits our distance to within fifty miles of Dothan, ensuring that the food you purchase from us is truly LOCAL. As far as FRESH, it is usually picked 1-2 days before pickup on Fridays.
The other issue is SUSTAINABILITY. Sustainability is all about growing food without depleting natural resources. The nutrients taken from the soil by crops must be replaced using natural methods. The USDA defines sustainable farming as agriculture that:
*Enhances the natural resources upon which society lives
*Efficiently uses resources by implementing natural controls and biocycles
*Is economically viable
*Enhances life for farmers and those eating the products
The grand hope of sustainable farming is that mankind will be able to continue living off the land without depleting natural resources and ruining the earth. To be sustainable, farmers must also be able to afford their business.
The last core value of Market at Dothan is YEAR ROUND. While it is nice to serve fresh berries during the fall and winter, it is not natural, and it is not necessarily what our bodies need the most. Case in point: citrus in this region ripens and is available most of the winter months. What does citrus offer? Vitamin C. We all know that. And what do we need during the fall and winter months to help fight off colds and flu? Vitamin C, of course. There are other studies showing the value of root vegetables during the cold months as well as leafy green brasseric vegetables which are very popular in the deep south.
The downside of a Year Round Market is unpredictable weather. Those of you who ordered root crops last week experienced the downside of that as our recent cold snap damaged them severely and has limited what our growers are able to offer this week.
That being said, THANK YOU from all of us here at Market at Dothan.
Market Info
SMITH FARMS – Ground Lamb and Dexter Beef
AVALON FARMS Be sure to check Wendy’s jam and jelly special.
CASABLANCA RANCH. Read more about them: http://casablancaranch.com/. Locally Grown Hormone Free Santa Gertrudis Beef
D’S JELLIES – D’s Mayhaw Jelly, Hot Pepper Jelly, and BlackBerry Jelly are good year round.
GINTHER FARMS Fresh UNFERTILIZED eggs from young chickens. Perfect for Deviled Eggs.
HORTON’S FARM Danny has Lettuce, Chard and Onions available this week. Hortons Farm is your local source for Local Wildflower Honey. Tupelo Honey in fancy jars are perfect for gifting as they never granulate. Be sure to check out our 100% beeswax candles and Bath and Body products made with gifts from the honeybees.
KATHY’S CHURPERS Always the finest in fresh local eggs.
MARY’S PEEPS I am super ready for the new year and back enjoying making baked goods and pepper jellies, my favorite thing to do. Be sure and check out the baked goods as I am always adding a new product every week. Thank you for trying the things I make and I appreciate any suggestions. Please remember to recycle because it helps keeping cost low. I would love feedback. Have a good year. Mary Dale Peeples, Echo Community, Ozark, Al.
RICHTER FARMS: Red Wattle Pork Products
SANDSPUR FARMS “We raise our pigs over a spread of close to 100 acres, they are allowed to roam the pastures and fields and are given NON GMO veggies and supplemented with some NON GMO feed and minerals. We take pride in our heritage bred hogs and produce some of the best tasting pork. Our pork has been sent to as far north as Kansas and as far south as Orlando and everywhere in between. Our prices are kept low as we believe it should not cost an “arm and a leg” to eat healthy and provide flavorful meals to our families.”
SANDY VALLEY NEW This week: Cabbage Collards. Also available: Swiss Chard, Broccoli, Radishes, Japanese Salad Turnips, Vates Curly Kale
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: [email protected]
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
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!
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: Ding Ding! Market Bell!!
Hello River Valley!
Come on by www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net and get your local on!
We are one week closer to spring! There are a few winter crops, and plenty of eggs, meats, cheeses and baked goods to tide you over till spring has sprung!
Thank you for your support of local business, we appreciate you!!
Peace,
PAFM
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Order Reminder, Seafood Minimums, & Volunteer Needed
Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget.
Group Buy for VitalChoice Seafood – We have NOT MET THE MINIMUMS on the following items:
- Petite Wild Patagonian Scallops – 4 orders needed
- Caviar, Ikura – Wild Salmon Caviar – 2 needed
- Wild Oregon Pink Shrimp (Cooked) (2lb Bag) (2lb. resealable bag) – 2 needed
- Pacific Blue Mussels – 6 needed
- Wild Atlantic Sea Scallops – 2 needed
- Wild Pacific Calamari (Squid) – 7 needed
- Wild Portugese Sardine Fillets in Organic Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil (BONELESS) (3.5 oz) – 2 needed
If we do not reach the minimums, I will contact those that have ordered and remove from your order.
Currently, we have not reached our minimum for delivery for Great Harvest Bread Company.
VOLUNTEER NEEDED TUESDAY for 5PM SHIFT
We still need a volunteer for 5pm slot on Tuesday. If you can help out please sign up via this link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44aea623a7fa7-volunteer
Thank you so much for your support!!!
Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
Click Here to Place Your Order
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring eggshells, glass jars, & egg cartons please.
Good morning!
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
Usually our volunteers have the market ready for customers to pick up before 4pm. If you are out and about and want to know if we are ready, just text me to see: 501-339-1039.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your EGGSHELLS, glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table! Even if you didn’t make an order, you can come by to shop the EXTRAS table.
Thank you,
Steve
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for January 15th
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
[email protected]
JohnDrury
[email protected]
Recipes
Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew
Serves 8
1/3 cup peeled and thinly sliced fresh ginger (3 ounces)
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 jalapeño peppers, chopped (seeds removed to reduce heat)
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange or lime juice
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes and their juices
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, plus more for garnish
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground ground black pepper, plus more to taste
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
Serve with: orange or lime wedges, chopped peanuts, chopped cilantro, and cooked rice (optional)
Pulse the ginger, garlic, jalapeños, juice, paprika, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and water in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment until it forms a paste; set aside in the food processor.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan over high heat until shimmering. Add the onions and a pinch of salt and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 8 minutes.
Stir in the ginger paste (reserve the food processor; no need to wash) and cook, stirring, until the paste begins to brown, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes, peanuts, coconut milk, and coconut and cook, stirring often, until the mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Transfer back into the food processor and purée until smooth. Return the mixture to the saucepan. (Alternatively, purée it directly in the saucepan with an immersion blender.)
Add the broth and measured salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the sweet potatoes and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Keep warm over low heat.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Working in batches to avoid crowding the skillet, brown and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear when pierced with a knife, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken to the stew and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
Serve garnished with shredded coconut, orange or lime wedges, peanuts, and cilantro. This can also be served over rice.
Market News
Hello!
We look forward to seeing you this week! We’ve got lots of great items available, with a nice selection of our winter grown vegetables to get you through these gray days! We have a special this week on carrots from Bountiful Blessings Farm. Their 20lbs of bulk carrots are at a reduced price per pound and are a great deal if you are using carrots for juice.
There are a few new items for you this week!
Tru Bee Honey makes their own lip balm, using their own beeswax and honey. These feel great on winter lips!
If you enjoyed the sauerkraut we offered this year that was made using Turnbull Creek Farm organic cabbage, we have a new item for you! This week we have a limited run of Radish Sauerkraut.
We are on an every-other -week schedule, so please stock up on items, frozen meats, eggs, and hardy storage vegetables.
See you Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!
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McColloms Market: January FFFN Market is Now Open!
Good Morning All:
The Market is now open until Monday evening. Pick Up will be as usual at my house on Wed from 4:30-6:30.
Thanks.
Melinda
518-354-0202
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: SALE! Jun (Probiotic Drink) on certain flavors/batch
Cultured Traditions has put some of their Jun probiotic drinks on SALE. This particular batch was over-fermented and a little more sour and fizzy compared to previous batches. Fermentation is an art and can vary from batch to batch so if you like slightly sour and fizzy this perfect for you!
I personally have taste tested these flavors against a batch that I previous bought a couple of weeks ago and they all taste great but the fruit flavor was not as pronounced. I actually prefer more sour and fizzy and sometimes leave my Jun on the counter for a day to get this effect. Feel free to stock up!!! The sale will end once all of this batch is sold out.
Look for the SALE!!! $3 – Jun – *a little overfermented-more sour and fizzy in the Fermented / Probiotic Foods section on market* or search for sale in our handy search field on the website to easily locate them.
Please note that the flavors that are priced at $5 are from the previous batch that was not effected and will not be discounted.