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.
Dothan, Alabama: September 17 Market Newsletter
Dothan’s Sustainable Market is Now Open
Get Your Game On!
Alabama weekends are made for football! With high school games on Friday evenings, college and pro games on weekends and those memorable trips for Troy, Alabama or Auburn games there’s no shortage of good clean sports entertainment in the fall.
The problem with “game days” is the temptation to indluge in typical game day bad eating habits. We don’t want that. We want to have our fun and treat ourselves right in the process.
To that end this Market newsletter is dedicated to healthy football party and tailgate food. We hope you’ll find something you can take the ball and run with.
Be sure to check out our vendor notes this week. There are new products and fall tweaks on existing products, Most is very good . . . but we are sadly saying goodbye to friends.
Market Info
SANDSPUR FARMS – Bulk meat bags available. You can also list what items you want in your bag or I can choose an assortment for you. Kinsley, my 14 year old daughter, is taking her first culinary class in high school so she’s committed herself to making the banana nut bread from now on. Thank you to everyone that orders from our family farm.
Football Food Inspiration
As if this week’s photos have not already inspired you, we thought it would be fun to score a few more points with healthy and tasty ideas. Enjoy!
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!
Russellville Community Market: Russellville Community Market Open for Business!
Hello RCM community – another week of local food awaits!
The fall harvest is coming in, so be sure to check out our new listings:
Drewry Farms has a great selection of gala, golden delicious, and jonathan apples.
Bluebird Hill now has grass fed, pasture raised beef.
Boyd Farms has a great selection of pasture raised chicken.
All of our growers are still producing lots of fruits, vegetables, and meats. Enjoy the last of summers bounty and order your weekly groceries from the market!
I would encourage you to invite a friend to order this week as well. New customers are always welcome :)
Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday afternoon!
Phyllis Campbell
Market Manager
Like us on Facebook for up to date news and exciting RCM announcements. Our page is full of great info on local foods issues and upcoming events! RCM Facebook
Check out the Featured Items and *What’s New *sections at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
To ensure your order is placed, be sure you click the *“Place My Order” *button once you have completed your shopping. *Remember, you have until 10:00 pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.*
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
Miami County Locally Grown: Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival, and Piqua Bike Fest!
Two big events this weekend…
Piqua Bike Fest, right downtown, finishes up today… it’s worth going to their website if only to check out the great WWI-era photos in front of the Piqua Milling Company with so many Harley Davidson bikers lined up!
Also, the 2016 Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival kicked off yesterday at Freshwater Farms in Urbana, where our very own Tin Roof Mobile Food will be on hand to cook up cheesy grits and shrimp, fish chowder, and even their rockin’ ribeye steak sandwiches for your dining pleasure!
With live music and a ton of kids’ activities, the Festival runs tonight until 10pm, and tomorrow from 11-5pm…
Plenty of time to get home and place your virtual market order for the week by 8pm! :-)
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Your Market is NOW OPEN - September 17, 2016
Good morning.
We hope you are having a great weekend. We have great news for you this morning.
- Barefoot Farmery has a great item in the upcycled category.
- Bee Busters Farm is having a sale on Blade Steaks, Ham Steaks, Ribs, Picnic Roasts and Sausage.
Your local market closes at noon on Wednesday. Order now before your favorite items run out. Remember, you can place more than one order each week.
Here is the link to the market: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
Thank you for your support. Have a great day,
Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters
Duette, FL: Duette Locally Grown market
Dear Friends,
Our first offerings are just the beginning for another lovely season of fresh vegetables from our farm to your table. Because it is early in the season we offer what we have growing right now. Soon, it will be much more that we have to offer.
Please peruse out selections this week. Place your orders and we will be happy to see you when we deliver on Friday.
David and Betty
Duette Locally Grown
Central Arkansas : Opening Bell
So folks welcome to another week here at CAFM!!
We have some great beef, pork, chicken, eggs, cheese, veggies, herbs, honey & farm made crafts!!!!
Come check us out & share us w/ your friends!!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Weblog Entry
Good Evening Locavores!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Please note: PICKUP TIME will be Wednesdays from 5-6:30pm starting September 28
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). 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!
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: Fall is almost here!
Happy Friday Y’all!
We’re back online and have plenty of River Valley Bounty to share!
Please visit www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net
for your locally grown produce, meat, eggs, cheese and arts and crafts!
Peace,
PAFM
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
ANNOUNCEMENTS ====
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:
HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG VOLUNTEERS
Sat, Sept 24 –
We need all hands on deck to help us install another round of raised beds in the neighborhood of Harrisburg! 9am-1pm! Meet up at Icebox Urban Farm, 1736 Fenwick Street, Augusta. Wear closed-toe shoes and bring a water bottle! Yes, we always feed our volunteers a hearty, healthy meal afterwards!
THREE FARM TOUR & PROGRESSIVE MEAL VOLUNTEERS
Sun, Sep 25 –
We’re looking for a few volunteers to help cook and serve on-site for our three-farm tour and progressive meal. What a great way to attend a very popular event, free of charge! RSVP Kim at 706-288-7895 if you can help! PS – This is nearly a sold-out event!
HARVEST BYTES VOLUNTEERS
Fri, Oct 28 & Sat, Oct 29 –
Help us pull together a strapping team of volunteers for our Harvest Bytes event on October 28-29 at the Clubhou.se! Cook, serve or set up! Be a part of the get-er-done crowd, and have fun doing it! Text Kim at 706-288-7895
LOCAL FOOD EVENTS CALENDAR ====
TUES, SEPT 20 – VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET!
Support the most feel-good farmers market in Augusta. And yes, we double EBT!!! Every Tuesday, 4:30pm-7pm, at 1850 Broad Street, Augusta.
TUE, SEPT 20 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE SUBURBAN GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!
THU, SEPT 22 – FOOD OASIS MEETING
Join with other local food activists, led by Georgia Organics, to make some real progress in our local foods system together! Location will be at Steven Creek Church-Southpoint in South Augusta. Email Carla so you can get the RSVP link! [email protected].
THU, SEPT 22 – LOCAL FOOD EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL GROUPS STARTING AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM
So blessed to work in partnership with Icebox Urban Farm to host weekly school groups this season! Our fall schedule is full. Now, let the growing/cooking/learning/fun begin!
FRI, SEPT 23 – WINTER GARDEN PLANTING AT THE CLUBHOUSE.SE GARDENS
Come help us out in our fall crops and learn what the upcoming “incubator kitchen and gardens” is all about! Friday, Sept 23, 9a-11a, 540 Telfair St, Augusta. RSVP Kim at 706-288-7895.
SAT, SEPT 24 – VOLUNTEER WORK DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT
There’s always something creative and fun to work on at this campus, dedicated to school group education. We’ll also be installing more free raised beds at individual homes in the community of Harrisburg! Join our volunteer groups from 9am-1pm. And yes! We always feed our volunteers healthy, beautiful food. For more information, text Kim at 706-288-7895.
SAT, SEPT 24 – WHOLE FOODS BIRTHDAY BASH
Join us and others to celebrate Whole Foods’ 2nd Birthday at their store in Augusta. Kids activities from 12noon-4pm; more adult activities from 4pm-8pm. Come learn about getting involved in our Food & Tech Hackathon too!
SUN, SEPT 25 — THREE FARM TOUR & PROGRESSIVE FARM DINNER
We’re very excited to announce another “Three Farm Tour & Progressive Farm Dinner!” This time we’re focusing on the Aiken area. Meet the good folks at Pascalina Farm for soup and salad; Happy Earth Farm for meat stew; and Trail Ridge Goat Dairy for dessert. Tickets are on sale now through our on-line market! $20 each. 1p-5:30p. A limited 25 tickets will be available. Buy now! This is a very popular event.
FRI, SEPT 30 – WINTER PLANTING AND HERB TASTING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
All are welcome to help plant winter seedlings at the new teaching gardens at Augusta’s Department of Public Health. Located at the corner of Laney Walker & James Brown Blvd, Augusta. Come join the WIC team as they use fresh grown herbs in a pesto-making demo. To get involved, email Carla at [email protected].
SAT, OCT 1 – MICROBIAL MAKEOVER WITH ICEBOX FARM
Icebox Farm has just announced a fascinating, full-day workshop called “Microbial Makeover,” held at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Evans. In this hands-on workshop, you and your friends will find out what microbiota and microbiomes are, where they come from, and how we interact with them in ways that affect our health. Expert facilitators are Dr. Steve Fountain, MD, PhD, and Tasha Alison, of Icebox Farm. Visit the event’s new website at microbialmakeover.com. to register. Space is limit, includes an amazing meal, and will sell out fast!
WED, OCT 5 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE WESTLAKE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!
FRI, OCT 7 – PRE-SALE PLANT SALE AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. More juicy details below:
SAT, OCT 8 – PLANT SALE & GARDEN TEA PARTY AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. Join Southern Native Plantings, Longwood Plantation and the all-new Moore Meadows to enrich the biodiversity of your gardens with organically-certified, edible plants, trees, herbs, pollinator-loving flowering plants and even zika-defense bug repelling plants! This event is free, from 9am-4pm. 1549 Pryor Road, Newington, GA 30446.
TUE, OCT 11 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE HILLSIDE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!
SAT, OCT 15 – VOLUNTEER WORK DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT
There’s always something creative and fun to work on at this campus, dedicated to school group education. We’ll also be installing more free raised beds at individual homes in the community of Harrisburg! Join our volunteer groups from 9am-1pm. And yes! We always feed our volunteers healthy, beautiful food. For more information, text Kim at 706-288-7895.
SAT-SUN, OCT 28-29 – “HARVEST BYTES” – A FARM TO TABLE TECHNOLOGY EVENT
Join us as we partner with the Clubhou.se in downtown Augusta to explore ways in which sustainability and technology intersect to improve our local food system overall. Partake in an intellectually satisfying, gastronomically-elegant, farm-to-table meal created by the dynamic duo of Chef Charleen Tinley and Chef Jonathan Marks, formerly of the Roosters Beak. Start the night with a Socratic-style cocktail hour, following by “Hacking the Microbiome” with speaker Dr. Steve Fountain. We’ll kick it all off with a competitive Good Food Hack-A-Thon the night before, sponsored by Whole Foods Market! Be a part of the thinking crowd … and eat well while doing it. Proceeds from this event will fund an “Incubator Kitchen” at the Clubhou.se to support start-up and pop-up chefs in Augusta. Tickets are on sale now at www.harvestbytes.org.
TUE, NOV 8 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE HIGH GROVE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!
THU, NOV 10 – FOOD OASIS MEETING
Join with other local food activists, led by Georgia Organics, to make some real progress in our community together! Location TBA.
SAT, NOV 19 – NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FAMILY DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT!
Save the date! Bring your family! Make a difference!
SUN, NOV 20 – BRUNCH ON BROAD WITH GROW HARRISBURG
… More details soon!
SUN, DEC 11 – HEALING FARM HOLIDAY EVENT AT JANDL FARM & STABLES
… More details soon!
SUN, DEC 4 – LOCAL CHRISTMAS TREE PROMO
… More details soon!
TBA – SIBLEY SOILWORKS!
An all-new project of G.R.O.W. Harrisburg!
HOW YOU CAN HELP ====
TINK’S GO-FUND-ME CAMPAIGN
One of our favorite farmers – Tink, from Tink’s Grassfed Beef – has been accepted into a study to help relieve her symptoms from MS, and we’re hoping her all the best in that pursuit. To pay for travel, her family has launched a Go Fund Me campaign. We encourage all you who know and love her to support this endeavor. Visit their Facebook page today!
MATCHING CORPORATE GIFTS!
Augusta Locally Grown is blessed to be the recent beneficiary of two sets of matching corporate gifts: one from Merck and one from the Augusta National Golf Club. Does your company match employee gifts or volunteer hours? If so, please consider choosing ALG as your beneficiary. There are so many ways to contribute to a more healthy and vibrant local food system!
DIG IN TO HELP, AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
People often ask how they can help support our efforts. Here’s a healthy menu of opportunities!
DIMES FOR DIRT
Turn your spare change into soil for our Hundreds in Harrisburg project. We’ll be installing 50 more raised beds at individual homes throughout this neighborhood. Collection jars are located at both ALG Market pick-up locations, The Veggie Truck Farmers Market, Southern Made, Grovetown Feed and Seed, Bricko Farms and Humanitree House.
ALG FACEBOOK BUTTON
We now have a donation button on our Facebook page!
AMAZON SMILE
A portion of your Amazon purchases can benefit ALG’s educational programs when you sign-in through www.smile.amazon.com and select us as your beneficiary.
DIRTY TO DELICIOUS FUND-DRIVE:
This on-line fund-drive benefits all of ALG’s educational programs through the CSRA. From elementary school visits to our post-graduate internships, your donation supports a better understanding the power of local, healthy, wholesome food for our community. Visit https://fundrazr.com/219NRc.
Cheers!
Kim