Stones River Market:  Fall is approaching!

Market News

Well, Fall can be felt in the early morning hours and that is a wonderful hope of the coming of cooler days :).
Tennessee may be fickle with her weather, but she always stays true with wonderful changes of seasons. Keeps things interesting!

Linda with Dogwood Valley Greenhouse sends this:
The forecast for next week’s weather may be a bit optimistic, but it indicates somewhat lower temperatures. It’s time to start thinking about fall gardening. For the last couple of years, I’ve made an effort to acquire some perennial plants that bloom in August and September. Everywhere you look, you will soon see chrysanthemums. Let’s do something different this year! Currently blooming at Dogwood Valley Greenhouse are: Anemone (tall and showy in white or pink), Plumbago (very pretty blue), Toad Lily, Pincushion Flower, Hardy Begonia (lovely pink!), and several colors of Carnation. We have several types of ferns, as well as furry soft Lamb’s Ear, that will all look very nice alongside these bloomers. And in the very near future we will have in stock Flowering Cabbages. Fall gardens do not have to be all about Chrysanthemums!

Thanks so much.

Blessings,
Linda

ONE MORE chance to see The Legend of Pocahontas TODAY at 2 pm. Such an incredible cultural offering from our community’s youth!

After that, our very own Ridiculous Chocolate makers Mandy & Michael can be seen in Suite Surrender -a comedic play that promises to entertain the funny bone!

In more market news: SUMMER produce
is still coming in strong!
Tomatoes from Flying S Farms Frontier Family Farm Rainbow Hill and white City Produce along with

Peppers!! This year’s pepper crops have been DELICIOUS!

Flying S Farms added Poblano have a richer and deeper pepper flavor with just a mild to moderate heat, with Scoville rating of only 250 to 1,500. The shape and open interior is perfect for stuffing, frying, salsas or when used in favorite recipes.

Casey Family Farms is still away getting cows ready to be bred and give birth, they hope to be back very soon!

We are talking with several NEW vendors this week and hope to have announcements about them very soon! SO EXCITING!

THANK YOU for keeping this market alive and growing when there are now so many market choices! We are honored that you choose to come back week after week to support your local community and help us farmers and makers pay our bills :). We cannot do this without you and wow do we, as customers, receive some of the MOST amazing fruits of labor for our time and money!

We have an incredible amount of offerings right now including, produce, meat, milk and milk products, baked goods, soaps and skincare, chocolate, dog treats! Take advantage of the ease of ordering and pickup for your weekly groceries!

Hope you will take time to browse all the amazing products our market has to offer! We have some of the best growers/makers around!

See you all Wednesday,

Ashleigh & Tracey
Market Managers
(931)952-1224
[email protected]

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!

I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.

Russellville Community Market:  It's Ordering Time Again At RCM!

Hello RCM community – welcome to another market week!

Our growers are still producing lots of delicious fruits, vegetables, and meats. Enjoy the last of summers bounty and order your weekly groceries from the market!

Be sure to tell a friend about RCM – Word of mouth is the best advertising.

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. Check out our page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events too! RCM Facebook

Peruse the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the *“Place My Order” *button once you have completed your shopping. *Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.*

Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!

Russellville Community Market

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Local Farm Products!

Happy Sunday, everyone!

The market is open as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm. This might be a good time to say that, even if you don’t receive the weekly message early on Sunday, the market will still be open for ordering by Sunday morning, sometimes earlier.

Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Welcome to Kountry Vittles Baked Goods from Manchester! Molly has added two homemade pies to our market this week – Chocolate Meringue and Chess. There is no need to heat up your house in order to have homemade goodness for dessert!

KIC Produce has added an 8 week fall CSA to the market. Their vegetables are “beyond organic – always GMO free, zero pesticides, zero synthetic fertilizers, and responsibly sourced seed.”

Several of the Tin Lotion Bars from Solace Farm are now available in both large (2.5 oz) and small (1.5 oz) sizes. If you’ve been wanting to try one, this would be a good opportunity. Warning: you will love Amy’s lotion!

Please remember that White City Produce & Greenhouses will not be delivering orders this week. Tami will return with her vegetables next week.

We have these yummy summer vegetables available this week from local farmers: beets, carrots, garlic, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, bell peppers, and red potatoes. Frontier Family Farm will soon offer their fall vegetable selection (see picture below).

Also you will find a great selection of fresh-cut herbs to help to bring out the flavor of those vegetables and your other summer cooking.

Remember that we also have delicious pork and beef cuts, organic free-range chicken and duck eggs, jams and jellies, live plants for your perennial border, porch, or patio. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, and bath & beauty products. Stop by Square Books soon and see our market table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some jam or jelly, hand lotion or soap, herbal tea, a candle, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy or to give as a gift.

(L to R) Lotion Bar Tin from Solace Farm, Fall CSA from KIC Produce, Chocolate Meringue Pie from Kountry Vittles Baked Goods, Fall Vegetables Planted in the Greenhouse at Frontier Family Farms, Japanese Tassel Fern from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse.

IMPORTANT ORDERING AND PICKUP INFORMATION

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. If neither of those pickup times works for you, please make a note on the order, and we will work out an alternative arrangement.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. 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

Here is the complete list for this week.

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

The Spa City Co-op online market is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net

Please place your orders by Tuesday night at 9 pm, and plan to pick up 3-5 pm on Friday September 2nd, at Emergent Arts.

Volunteers are needed to help run every market pickup. If you volunteer for one full afternoon shift, you get a 2 month extension of your membership, and a $5 Kroger gift card to compensate you for you time and gas. It’s fun and you learn a lot. Go to the Volunteer Spot URL on the market page to sign up.

Enjoy the cooler weather and see you Friday
This week’s manager
Julie Alexander
501 655 9411

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

Thank you for shopping with us!

Naples,FL:  Market closes tonight milk is sold out

Limited Goat milk and cheese available

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is Open for Orders!

Good Evening Locavores!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
Go to the market now >>

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  Harvest is here!

Hello River Valley!

Welcome to another great week at our online farmers market!

Summer is winding down, which means harvest is upon us!!! Check our growing list of products, including peppers and tomatoes!!

As always, thank you for going local and have a blessed week!!

Peace,
PAFM

Central Arkansas :  Opening Bell

Welcome back marketers!!

Well it’s gotten hot again & that rain just keeps coming, but so does your market!!

The farmers have been hard at work this week!! We have a ton of great stuff for you this weekend!!

Come check out everything we have added for you this week!!

We look forward to bringing you some truly great products & don’t forget to share us w/ a friend!!
centralarkansas.locallygrown.net

-CAFM Market Manager

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!

ANNOUNCEMENTS ====

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
We’re putting 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! Email [email protected].

SIBLEY SOILWORKS
Next steps for the Sibley Soilworks community composting project: we’re looking for a general contractor to volunteer his/her time to advise on a simple structure. Can you help GROW Harrisburg? Email [email protected].

LOCAL FOOD EVENTS CALENDAR ====

TUES, AUG 30 – 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 community together! Location TBA. Contact [email protected] to get the RSVP link.

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; Good 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.

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, SAT, OCT 7-8 – PLANT SALE AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS!
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. Juicy details coming soon.

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. Learn about the intersection of microbes and wellness from speaker Dr. Steve Fountain. We’ll kick it all off with a competitive Good Food Hack-A-Thon the night before! Looking for sponsors now! Be a part of the thinking crowd … and eat well while doing it. Sponsorships still available through September 1. Tickets go on sale soon!

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!

TBA – SIBLEY SOILWORKS!
An all-new project of G.R.O.W. Harrisburg!

HOW YOU CAN HELP ====

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