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

Good morning, everyone!

The market is open this morning as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm, so come see what we have to offer this week. Also see the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

This week, Corey Mack Raper of Macks’ Mushrooms has a question for all our customers. As he explains it:
My circumstance is kind of unique in that if somebody places an order with Macks’ it will be 5-14 days before I can have the mushrooms ready. Therefore, customers would order one week, and pick up at the market either one or two weeks later, depending on the growing cycle. Given this information, would you be interested in ordering mushrooms from Macks’? Thanks for helping this farmer to make plans.

Yes, you certainly can eat healthy meals in the winter! This is the place to find wonderful winter vegetables, delicious pork, beef, and chicken cuts, dried herbs, rich creamline milk, organic free-range eggs, raw local honey, jams and jellies.

This is the last week to save $25 on a CSA share from White City Produce. Tami has also added summer shares, which will be available until March 30th.

It’s great to be able to get locally grown foods in the winter. But our farmers’ market is not just about eating healthy. Please take note of some of the other types of products on this market, all locally produced. We have a great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, bath & beauty products, baled hay, and house and garden plants.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has listed some of the very early blooming perennial plants. And this week the daffodil bouquets are back! They will be in limited supply this week, but if you miss out, there will be more next week.

Stop by Square Books soon and see our MLG Table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some honey, jam or jelly, hand lotion, herbal tea, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy this winter.

(L to R) Several cuts of Grass fed Angus and Kobe style beef from Paccman Ranch, Several different types of Community-Supported Agriculture shares from various farmers, Daffodil bouquet and Pink-and-yellow Primrose from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse.

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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 9:00 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.

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. Although the Saturday markets are closed for the season, 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, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. 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.

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

Wow! So many products this week! Southern Native Plantings is back with a tremendous selection of live plants for spring. Strawberries are in season! Fisheads lettuce is back! We have Relinda’s carrots and garlic and JJ’s kale. Be sure to place your order early this week for best selection!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is Open for Orders!

Good Evening Locavores!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Dothan, Alabama:  MARCH IS NEARLY HERE!

You’ll Find Us . . .

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

Market News

WINTER 2016 ORDERING SCHEDULE Order February 27 – March 1 for Pickup on March 4 Order March 5 – March 8 for Pickup on March 11 Order March 12 – March 15 for Pickup on March 18

FRESH WINTER PRODUCE Locally Grown Without Chemical Herbicides, Pesticides or Fertilizers Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Collards, Curly Kale, New Potatoes, Red Russian Kale, Salad Mix & Swiss Chard

WELCOME New Customers! Our pickup location on the property of Dothan Nurseries is dependent on the weather this time of year. We will be outside on the south side of the Nursery if the weather permits or inside the greenhouse if not.

For our customer’s convenience Market at Dothan accepts cash, checks, Debit and Credit Cards. VIP: Checks should be made out to Roslyn Horton.
THANK YOU to everyone who is helping keep this a GREEN Market by providing their own reusable bags. The Market provides courtesy Market Bags for a $1 deposit, (refundable on return) however if you start with two and rotate them you’ll always carry your purchases home in your own bags.
*VENDOR SPOTLIGHT* SANDSPUR FARMS The Mercer Family is SERIOUS about sustainable farming and producing top quality products. Located in rural Marianna, Sandspur Farms has proven their commitment to excellence by obtaining Certified Naturally Grown certification. “Our land has been in my family since 1864 and we are a family farm, Certified Naturally Grown for the freshest vegetables, grass-fed and pasture finished beef, pastured pork and eggs from free-range chickens. We also offer a CSA program where fresh vegetables can be delivered to your door each week or biweekly. Our animals have never been given any hormones or antibiotics, we even made sure that our seed stock animals were also never given antibiotics or hormones. We’re working on certification through several programs to show our customers that we mean what we say. Our adventure is growing more and more each year and our goal is 100% customer satisfaction.”

SANDSPUR FARMS Longhorn Ground Beef, Liver, Ribs, NY Strip, Ribeyes, Tbone & Soup Bones Pastured Pork Applesauce made from Organic Apples Home Cooked Breads Carrots, Cabbage, Collards, Kale Breakfast Fixin’s! Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Frozen Biscuits, Jams & Jellies

SMITH FARMS Ground Dexter Beef Ground Lamb Many cuts of Lamb for your choosing

AUGHTMON All Natural Soy Candles – perfect for cozy winter nights! Fragrant Goats Milk Soap Professional Massage Oils Shave Soap and Beard & Hair Oil for Men

HORTON’S FARM Local Wildflower Honey Cinnamon Creamed Honey Fire Ant First Aid & Beemu Propolis Products for Natural Skin Care Simply Beecause Bath & Body Products with Honey & Beeswax Buckwheat Pancake and Sourdough Bread Mixes Wildcrafted Mullein, Chickweed & Stinging Nettle Shea Butter & Cocoa Butter 100% Natural Beeswax Candles

KATHY’S CHURPERS Farm Fresh EGGS!!!!!!!!!

SPRING HILL FARMS Spring Hill is “off” this week and will be available for purchases in two weeks on March 5

Farm to Table Recipes

PORK, APPLE & SAGE MEATLOAF

Recipe recommended by Sandspur Farms from culinaryginger.com
2 large sweet apples, cored, peeled and grated 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped 2/3 cup day old bread, ground into breadcrumbs in the food processor 1/2 cup milk 2 pounds ground pork (Sandspur Farms) 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/4 cup fresh sage leaves, chopped 1 large egg, lightly beaten (Sandspur Farms or Kathy’s Kluckers) 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Organic Ketchup

Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap the grated apples in a clean towel and squeeze out as much moisture as you can. To a mixing bowl add the apples, onion, breadcrumbs, milk, and leave for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes add the ground pork, oregano, basil, sage, egg, salt and pepper. Mix until everything is well combined. Turn out onto the baking sheet and mold into a meatloaf shape, about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide. Top with ketchup. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a thermometer when inserted into the center reaches 165 degrees F. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve with ketchup.

Culinaryginger.com has a marvelous Apple Ketchup recipe that is recommended to be served with this recipe in lieu of traditional ketchup. It can be adapted to use Sandspur’s organic applesauce rather than fresh apples for anyone wanting the total taste experience.

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

Footnotes

Market At Dothan is a small group of niche growers and producers promoting sustainable agriculture and supporting our local economy. Each grower/producer is dedicated to providing the freshest, highest quality products to their customers. Our growers use natural growing principles without synthetic chemicals. Local products available include: fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, beef, chicken, lamb, honey, baked goods, jams, jellies, goat cheese, frozen casseroles, pottery, nuts.
All growers /producers believe in providing locally grown foods and goods seasonally to promote a strong, local community and economy. Our goal is 100% Customer Satisfaction…comments, questions or concerns are welcome!

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:  Opening bell!!!

Hello Paris market family!!

Welcome to another wonderful week at the Paris Arkansas Farmers Market ONLINE!

We can’t wait till you see all we have to offer this week…be sure to check out all of the categories!!! Including…..

Fresh baked goods
Local eggs
Grass fed and antibiotic free, non-GMO meats
Artisan cheese
Fresh organic veggies and herbs
Honey
Jellies and Jams
Local hand stitched crafts and more!

Thank you for supporting your local farms, bakers, crafters and ranchers! Happy Shopping!!!

PAFM

Central Arkansas :  Opening Bell

Welcome to another wonderful week here in Central Arkansas. We are excited to have all of you with us this week.

We have so many great items for you this week. You can count on all of your regular products & as well as several new ones this week:
Sourdough bread & muffins
new craft products
& some new cuts Marketing folks
of meat

Happy Marketing folks
Market Mama

Independence,VA:  Market is Open for Business!

Hello Friends!

The market is back up and running for orders to be picked up March 4!

Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 8 pm Wednesday evening. If you have questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] or call 276-235-8230. Please bring cash or checks. You’ll still be dealing with each individual vendor.

Happy shopping! Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org

THINGS TO DO:

SOUP in a BOWL
WATER & a ROLL

Join us on Saturday, March 12th for the Empty Bowl Fundraiser! Come to the VFW Post 7726, 115 Klondike Road, Independence from 4-6:30pm.

*Enjoy a meal of home-made soup, rolls & dessert
*Take-out available that evening at the VFW
*Benefiting Grayson County Backpack Ministries & Lamb’s Table
*Suggested donation $10 (cash or check only)

For more information, please call The Arts Council at 276-238-1217 or visit www.artsculturalcouncil.org

Thanks and hope to see you Friday!

Penny B

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

FRI, SAT, FEB 26-27 – GEORGIA ORGANIC CONFERENCE – Just arrived at this fabulous event with more than 2 dozen folks representing the CSRA! WOOT!

MON, FEB 29 – “CRACK OF DAWN,” WALK-TO-SCHOOL OUTDOOR EGG BREAKFAST FOR KIDS – Yet another lovely thing going on at Icebox Ministries Urban Farm as part of our G.R.O.W. Harrisburg initiatives! More info soon.

WED, MAR 2 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “VEGETABLE GARDENING WITH KIDS” – Kim Hines of Augusta Locally Grown will share fun ways to get kids involved in growing food. Recommended for teachers and parents. Free, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

SAT, MAR 5 – GARDEN WORKDAY AT THE CLUBHOU.SE – Come meet the folks at the Clubhou.se, help with their community garden, and meet the folks who make it happen. Starting at 10am.

SUN, MAR 6 – FARM TO TABLE ON FENWICK STREET – Create and share a community meal with our GROW Harrisburg neighbors. We’ll be cooking all weekend. Text Kim at 706-288-7895 to volunteer.

TUE, MAR 8 – LEGACY GARDEN CLUB – ALG will share news about the local foods movement with the Legacy Garden Club.

WED, MAR 9 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “SMOKING MEATS” – Patrick Sutter, local foods enthusiastic and bbq competitor, will share his love for home-smoked, local meats. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

WED, MAR 16 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “VEGGIE FERMENTATION” – Tasha Alison of Icebox Ministries will teach a class in beginner fermentation. Come learn why gut health is so crucial to overall health. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

SAT, SUN, MAR 19 & 20 – WHITE HILLS FARM HOSTS “A WEEKEND OF DRAWING AND PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR” – What a unique way to enjoy spring’s plentiful gifts. This all-inclusive in Dearing, GA, provides a box lunch, afternoon tea and an artist presentation on Sat. To preregister, contact Lisa at [email protected].

WED, MAR 23 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “NATURAL EGG DYING AND DECORATING” – Urban chicken farmer Toni O’Quinn will lead us through the fun use of natural ingredients to dye and decorate local eggs, just in time for Easter. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

WED, MAR 30 – WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS AT RED CLAY MARKET: “GROWING CITRUS” – Urban farmer and teacher Steve Gianino will share his secrets for growing citrus, right here in Columbia County. Free, sponsored by Augusta Locally Grown, 5pm-6:3pm. Address is 4460 Washington Road, Evans.

TUE, APR 19 – OPENING DAY OF THE VEGGIE TRUCK MARKET – Grow Harrisburg! And yes … we double EBT!

WED, APR 20 – CAROLINA HILLS GARDEN CLUB– ALG will share news about the local foods movement with the Carolina Hills Garden Club.

SAT, APR 30 – BENDERDINKER! Once again, Augusta Locally Grown has been selected as the beneficiary of this amazing, one-of-a-kind, food-music-paddle! This is year five!!! Text Kim if you’d like to get on our volunteer food-on-the-water team … 706-288-7895. Visit www.benderdinker.com to sign up to paddle, and support the educational programs of ALG.

CHEERS!
Kim

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Market is Open!

The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Good Morning! Market is Open!

The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!