ALFN Local Food Club:  Weblog Entry

ALFN Members,

Remember to finalize and submit all your orders on the market before it closes Wednesday at noon.

I hope everyone has a great three day weekend. We will have market on Saturday, so remember to drop by for food and a friendly smile.

Also, Labor Day weekend can be a difficult market day to find volunteers. Please sign up if you are available to help! Volunteer Sign-Up.

Thanks

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed for ordering.

THe Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your order this Friday Sept. 2nd between 3:30 and 5pm at Emergent Arts.

As always, if you cannot pick up your order, please arrange for someone to pick up and pay for you.

And please consider volunteering for a market. Our co-op runs on volunteer labor and we need you

This week’s market manager
Julie Alexander
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Miami County Locally Grown:  We are Open for Orders! Tonight's Featured Vendor is...

To say Keba and Dennis Hitzeman do a little bit of everything is a gross understatement. Raw honey, gourment custom-roasted coffees, hormone/antibiotic free pastured Angus beef, free range, hormone/antibiotic free chicken and eggs, pottery, weaving, spinning, IT help… the list is seemingly and overwhelmingly endless!

Taking over the farm from Keba’s parents, after a career in teaching for Keba, and in IT computer technology as well as the military for Dennis, these two could not be more immersed in their sustainable dream. Drive up their long lane and you can’t help but appreciate the natural beauty which surrounds you. Content, well-cared for animals greet you any way you glance… the cattle, chickens, goats, dogs, sheep, wildlife… everything has a home and a purpose.

And they are such committed stewards of the land with which they’ve admittedly been blessed – they’ve not only intentionally allowed over 40 acres of their farm to return to woodland but encourage native plant and animal populations at every possible chance.

When you read their blog, meet them at a farmer’s market or art show, and visit their website or Facebook page, the passion they have for the life they’ve chosen is evident, as is their vision for the future. With the average age of farmers ever increasing, and Big Ag unable to healthfully feed the population, the Hitzeman’s are fully aware it is up to producers such as themselves to care for and provide the local, quality food that will sustain their community. What a responsibility they accept fully committed, and a choice they’ve made both willingly and gladly.

It’s refreshing to see these vendors each week at drop-off… I couldn’t be more fortunate to work with such NICE people, the kind you meet and are thrilled to support!

Champaign, OH:  Hey, Now, You're a Rock Star!

Yes…you, and you, and all of us, and especially this market!

Go ahead!! Shoot us into even more of a rock star status by placing your orders before 10pm, this evening!

That’s right…it’s Tuesday!! I know that with the first weeks of school, the impending holiday, it’s all a blur of activity. Just don’t forget that when you order with us, you are actually making strides in easing your load, helping with your stress, and opening up the option to eat, shop, and spend, locally…

Go ahead…be a rock star!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Champaign, OH:  Hey, Now, You're a Rock Star!

Yes…you, and you, and all of us, and especially this market!

Go ahead!! Shoot us into even more of a rock star status by placing your orders before 10pm, this evening!

That’s right…it’s Tuesday!! I know that with the first weeks of school, the impending holiday, it’s all a blur of activity. Just don’t forget that when you order with us, you are actually making strides in easing your load, helping with your stress, and opening up the option to eat, shop, and spend, locally…

Go ahead…be a rock star!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

CLG:  Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.

Hello friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, September 2nd. The market closes TONIGHT around 10pm. See you Friday!

How to contact us:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – [email protected]

Our Website:

www.conway.locallygrown.net

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846st

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Order Reminder

Good evening everyone!

Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m.

There’s lots of fruits, veggies, breads, and meats available this week. Support our local farmers and order on-line :)

Happy ordering!

We’re looking forward to seeing you on Thursday for the market pick-up from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest- New Veggies on the Market!

Market News

Hello!

We have added some great new veggies to the Market! We now have available mixed pints of cherry tomatoes, pound bags of green beans, acorn squash, and bunches of fresh basil! If you are interested, please head on over to the Market page!

Do it soon- the Market closes tonight about 8:00!

Thank you so much for all your support!

See you Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Green Fork Farmers Market:  Weekly product list

Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers:

Oh my, we’re really late getting this letter out—we’ve been at the Dig In! Food and Farming Festival at the Fayetteville Roots Festival all week and are just now getting back to it. It was a great event. If you missed it, we hope you’ll be able to join us next time!

We will leave the ordering open until 7 pm tonight to give you more time to order.

Here’s what’s available at the market this week:

Vegetables—tomatoes, okra, summer squash, winter squash, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potato greens, garlic, beans, mixed veggies, and peppers—green bell, mixed color bell, sweet Italian, sweet banana, poblano, Anaheim, mild jalapeno, regular jalapeno, hot Thai, Aji Criolla Sella, habanero, Tabasco, Datil, Carolina Reaper, and mixed hot peppers.

Honey—Local and delicious.

Herbs—Basil and rosemary.

Eggs—Pastured, free range.

Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, and goat.

Fermented foods—Sauerkraut, okra, and jalapenos.

Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.

Olives and Olive Oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.

Edible flowers—squash blossoms.

Flowers—Zinnia bouquets (these are beautiful but also edible!)

Live plants—Fig trees and sweet potato slips.

Go ahead and place your order, then pick up and pay on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.

If you aren’t able to place an order, stop by to shop with us on Wednesday. We will have a variety of items for sale from the table.

See you on Wednesday,

Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
Inside Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR

To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—-if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!

Foothills Market:  A Golden Surprise!

Walking through the garden the other day, we discovered the rain helped the yellow Monte Gusto beans put on another crop. These beans are as long and nice as the ones we were getting from the plants earlier in the season.

We also have okra available, as well as a few “personal size” eggplants and some nice herbs that could be used fresh or dried for later.

There are also plenty of eggs, both duck eggs and chicken eggs. I believe we have five dozen of each in the farm refrigerator.

We probably won’t be at the farmers’ market this weekend, so if you want to place an order, we’ll contact you to make arrangements for delivery. Because we aren’t trying to meet the time frame of the downtown market, you can place your order on the website at any time this week.

Eat something fresh this week!