The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is Open for Ordering
The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
Good morning! Thanks so much for your continued support.
We have a Beekeeping Workshop coming up on September 16th. Check back next week for the details.
Upcoming Workshops
Wine Making Workshop with Operation Homebrew
This workshop is 60 minutes, includes a mozzarella cheese sampling once finished. Class size is limited to a maximum of 15 people.
Wine making workshop, Session 1: Tue. Sep. 22, 2015
Wine making workshop, Session 2: Tue. Oct. 20, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM for both sessions
Cost: $25
– Session 1 | Sanitizing steps, mixing the ingredients, tips/tricks
– Session 2 | Bottle, Cork, and label your wine, take it home
To purchase tickets visit OperationHomebrew.com.
As Always….
Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living.
Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your input!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Iris Potter
Market Manager
[email protected]
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email [email protected] for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
Old99Farm Market: Living on the edge of the Age of Limits
http://www.theautomaticearth.com/2015/08/the-boundaries-and-future-of-solution-space-part-5/
My acquaintance with Nicole Foss started on the internet and became a personal one through several phonecalls and two visits for public lectures here in Copetown.
Her blog is mostly written by a colleague, as she travels, an itinerant freethinking social visionary and prophetic voice, in my personal view. Her recent speaking tours have been in Australia and Europe so when a new essay by Nicole appeared on “The Automatic Earth” I jumped to catch up on her thinking.
Here are a couple of long quotes from part five of the essay, which is linked at the top of this post.
“We are heading for a profoundly humbling experience, to put it mildly. Technological man is not the demigod he supposed himself to be, but merely the beneficiary of a fortuitous energy bonanza which temporarily allowed him to turn dreams into reality. We would do well, if we could summon up sufficient humility in advance, to learn from the simple and elegant technologies of the distant past, which we have largely discarded or forgotten.”
and,
“Cohesive communities will act together in times of crisis, and will be able to offer significant support to each other. The path dependency aspect is important – the state we find ourselves in when crisis hits will be an major determinant of how it plays out in a given area. Anything people come together to do will build social capital and relationships of trust, which are the foundation of society. Community gardens, perma-blitzes (permaculture garden make-overs), maker-spaces, time-banks, savings pools, local currency initiatives, community hub developments, skills training programmes, asset mapping and contingency planning are but a few of the possibilities for bringing people together.”
If this has caught your attention, perhaps you will snuggle up to the internet screen and have a read.
May we all live well within the earth’s means.
Ian
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Less Than Two Hours Left
This week’s market closes at noon today. If you have not ordered yet or need to order additional items this week, please do so before noon.
Thanks,
Palouse Grown Market: Market is open, happy Wednesday!
Hello local food lovers of the Palouse~
Attached below you will find a list of the healthiest, freshest, best tasting food you can find.
We have some NEW VENDORS, and some NEW PRODUCTS including NEW ZEALAND SPINACH * from FOSBIZ GARDENS and *GRAINS, FLOURS, AND LEGUMES from JOSEPH’S GRAINARY!
Let Palouse Grown Market make shopping local, QUICK and EASY!
Thank you and enjoy the rest of your week.
Holly
Market Manager
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Volunteer Needed for Friday
We need one more volunteer for this Friday’s pick-up day. To sign up, please visit our online calendar at http://tinyurl.com/Co-opVolunteers or email me at [email protected].
Thanks,
Karen Harbut
Volunteer Coordinator
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - August 19, 2015
To Contact Us
The Cumming Harvest
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The contact information for each farmer and vendor is located on the Grower page.
Market News
Pure Bliss Organics will be offering their products every other Saturday. They are off this week and will start back next week.
Ancient Awakenings is available this week.
Vickery PickUp – Just a heads up…There will be some weeks in September that we will not have Vickery delivery or pick up. Watch this page for announcements.
With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and new routines, it’s easy to forget things like picking up your TCH order. Remember that we can’t keep your items past 12pm, and we’ll try contacting you any way we know how to make sure you get what you ordered. Now’s a great time to check the phone number on your account to make sure it’s a number I can reach you at 11:45am on a Saturday. I start calling everyone who hasn’t picked up yet then, and will keep trying to reach you until 12pm, when we have to pack it all up. I hate seeing people’s food go somewhere else, and having a good phone number on your account is the best way to keep that from happening.
OKRA RECIPE
“Roasting okra is simple and easy, and as a bonus, the vegetable’s texture is much firmer when roasted.”
Ingredients:
18 fresh okra pods, sliced 1/3 inch thick
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
2 teaspoons black pepper, or to taste
Directions:
1. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Arrange the okra slices in one layer on a foil lined cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Upcoming Events Around Town
Thursday, August 27, 2015 – 7:00pm
Roswell Chapter Meeting – What’s For Lunch?
http://www.atlantarealfood.com/p/events.html
It’s Back to School time so let’s talk about packing homemade lunches that taste good and are good for you. This can be for children going to school, adults going to work, or just a day away from home. We will show several examples of easy, healthy foods to pack and containers to put them in. Please bring ideas to share if you have been doing this for a while.
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Organic Growing Course
August 29, 2015 – 9-4pm
Cane Creek Farm – Cumming, Georgia
Whether you’re interested in becoming an full-time organic farmer or you just want to produce delicious, healthy food in your backyard, Lynn Pugh’s legendary Organic Farming and Gardening course will teach you the basics so you can start growing sustainably.
Cane Creek Farm is the classroom, and you’ll engage in plenty of hands-on activities while you learn about everything from crop planning to soil biology. Its okay if you’re a total newbie!
And if you’re an experienced gardener, you’ll learn a lot too; Lynn teaches from the state’s first-ever organic curriculum, which she developed, and you’ll get a copy of this remarkable resource. You’ll also get to tour area farms and learn from other experienced farmers!
The course is offered in a series of 7 alternate Saturdays beginning August 29 and running every other week till November 21. To registration to to http://canecreekfarm.net/education/classes-and-workshops/. Cost is $475 or $450 for GO members.
Website: www.canecreekfarm.net
Address: 5110 Jekyll Road, Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: (770) 889-3793
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 – 7:00pm
Roswell Chapter Meeting – WAPF Kitchen Tour
http://www.atlantarealfood.com/p/events.html
My kitchen is not very pretty (needs some serious updating) but many of you have asked for a peak inside my refrigerator and pantry to see what a Weston A. Price kitchen looks like. I will share with you my personal list of pantry staples, talk about where I buy them, and show you which tools/appliances I use most.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location, 10am-12pm, if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations. Prefer payment online, will accept check or cc in person.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
New Field Farm's Online Market: REMINDER: THURSDAY PICK UP!
Hello,
Just a reminder that PICK UP IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 AT THE USUAL TIMES HERE AT THE FARM AND AT THE UNION MILL.
PLEASE ORDER BY 8:00 TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 if you haven’t already done so.
Thanks,
Tim
GFM : Farmer’s Market Fresh Program Coming to Greene County
UT Extension Greene County is participating in a new program called Farmers’ Market Fresh. The Family and Consumer Sciences Agent and Program Assistant will have a booth at the Greeneville Farmer’s Market at the fairgrounds starting Saturday August 22nd running through end of September where they will be offering food demonstrations, recipes, and research-based advice on the best ways to select and store some of our favorite summertime items. The best part of the program – each person who stops by the booth will receive a recipe card for the food being demonstrated that day. At the end of the season, consumers could have an entire collection of recipes all featuring items fresh from the farmers’ market. Recipes to be featured include: apple salad, a refreshing blueberry smoothie, broccoli salad, corn relish salad, cucumber relish perfect for the summer-time hot dogs, green bean salad, a yummy yogurt peach parfait, a tri-pepper salad that will make you want seconds, summer squash with pasta, sweet potato pancakes, fresh tomato bruschetta, and cantaloupe salad. There will be giveaways for the adults and kids. So get ready to have some fun this summer!
If you would like more information about this program please contact Lamanda Weston, FCS Agent, at 798-1710 or [email protected].
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
Good news…it isn’t Wednesday yet! You still have time to make those last minute orders in ALFN’s market.
As further enticement, Los Tacos will be there this Saturday with tamales!! Also, in the spirit of the first week of school, send me any recipe ideas for boxed lunches any of you use with ingredients purchased from ALFN’s market. Recipes can be suited for the office or the playground! I’ll post them next week for folks to use…ahem, and I’m shamelessly looking for good ideas for my kids:)
Make sure you get a volunteer spot for a Saturday market. You can sign up for dates here
In the meantime, pray, dance, meditate, or sing for rain!
Rest well,
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager