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Dothan, Alabama: Feb. 4, 2023 M@D Valentines Newsletter - Time to Order!
GROWER & MARKET NOTES
Ahhhhhhh . . . love is in the air! Valentine’s season is upon us and expressions of affection are encouraged in all ages from kindergarten to seniors in all it’s resplendent expressions. One of the favorite ways to express affection is with chocolates. Some of us are still carrying around results of overdoing the chocolate in days gone by!
Regardless Chocolate is not something to be feared or avoided as the right chocolate in the right amount is actually quite good for you.
Here are 7 health benefits of chocolate from BULLETPROOF
1. Chocolate for a better mood. It can improve your mood, especially in high-pressure or stressful situations.
2. Chocolate makes you eat less …
3. Chocolate for a healthy heart …
4. Chocolate for glowing skin and sun protection …
5. Chocolate may lower inflammation …
6. Chocolate is a prebiotic …
7. Chocolate for anti-aging
If chocolate is not your thing there are still great healthy ways to celebrate. Following are some blast from the past reasonably healthy ideas:
D’S JELLIES: D’s Jellies & D’s Farmhouse Kitchen Recipes – We have added 16 Apache BlackBerry plants to our fruit orchard. Fresh blackberries are sold in late May and early June. I don’t have any Jellies listed right now because I am sold out! It will be late July before I will have D’s Hot Pepper Jelly. I should have Mayhaw & BlackBerry Jelly in May. My Cookbook has been a successful venture for me! There are 180 Recipes for delicious main dishes, desserts, breads, salads, and soups. Have you got your copy yet? Dianne Herring
AVALON FARMS: Hello from a bright brisk sunny farm day. Been out doing odds and ends, but mostly waiting for the soil to dry out so I can plant Snap Peas.
As you can see (above), some things are actually growing out in the field. From left to right, we have Leeks, 2 rows of Kinston Sweet Onions, and then 2 rows of Elephant Garlic. These take a long time to grow so they get mulched with peanut shells. Helps to reduce weeds and retain moisture. I run string on electric fence posts to mark the bed sides and leave them till the plants size up.
Finally all the planning, counting and scribbling has started to turn into seeds in dirt. These will be on the heat mat till they sprout and then will move off till another cold snap.
HORTON’S FARM: What is sweeter than chocolate? HONEY! And we’ve packaged our Classic and Cinnamon Creamed Honey for your sweetest gifts this Valentine’s Day.
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!
Statesboro Market2Go: Market2Go is Open!
Market2Go Is Open! Are you planning to order this week? Your local farmers are counting on you for consistent support!
Place your order by 10 pm Tuesday night for pickup on Thursday.
Choose your pickup location or delivery option from the drop-down menu before you check out.
- Statesboro – SCVB Drive Through: Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
- Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at the Market on Maple 3:30 – 5:00
- Home Delivery – must add delivery to cart and prepay
Please pay online. Register your debit or credit card at Your Account and click “Pay Now” when you check out. Your card will only be charged after you have received your order, including any adjustments for missed items or other credits.
Use your EBT/SNAP card to purchase authorized EBT items through the Market2Go, and you can receive matching “bonus” fruits and vegetables through the Georgia Fresh for Less program – with NO Limit. Please write “EBT” in the order comment field and select the Statesboro – SCVB drive-through pickup. For more information, email [email protected]
Market News
New – Jacobs Produce has brussels sprouts!
Bluebirds are looking for nesting sites – check out the handmade bluebird boxes from Whippoorwill Farms Woodworks!
Doug’s Salmon came for a visit and restocked – fillets, portions, burger meat, and lox!
Thank you to our sponsors who are helping our market grow! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Statesboro Farmers Market you can find more info here.
Sustaining
Clayton Digital Reprographics
Visit Statesboro
Sowing
Great GA Realty
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro Properties
Personal Finance Service of Statesboro
Quality Inn & Suites
Queensborough National Bank & Trust
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
Southern Palace Restaurant
Statesboro-Bulloch County Library
Sprouting
Citizens Bank of the South
Synovus
Bulloch County Farm Bureau
Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern
Seedling
Georgia Southern University Libraries
Bulloch Solutions
Friends of the Market
Debra Chester
Cynthia Frost
Sam Wainford
Ann Smith-Wilson
Laura Wheaton
Ann Hamilton
Becky Sanders
Bruce Field
Chandra Brown
Christene Hodges
Kathy and Larry Smith
Kristin Fretwell
LaShai Campbell
Martha Joiner
Patrick White
Happy Shopping!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is open for orders!
Good evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Fresh Produce
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Pastured Meats*
Cultured/fermented foods
Pastured Eggs
See all products
Market stays open from Fridays 9 p.m. until at least 9 p.m. Mondays!
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). Do you 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!
PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m.
If you do not get an email ORDER CONFIRMATION right after you order then your order is NOT complete. Log back in and your order might still be there waiting for you to check out! If you have any trouble or questions at all, we are here to help; simply reply to this email.
COVID19: Thanks for recognizing we can all do our part in operating in the safest way possible. Be on the lookout for the order reminder email with any changes to pickup or ways you can help minimize risk for our volunteers and each other. Thanks for your support!*
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CLG: Bring Your Containers!! 3-6 pick up today
Good morning
It’s Poppy’s Sustainable Pop-up Day!! Check them out at today’s pick-up starting at 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
Poppy’s Sustainable market is a sustainable cleaning product refill station!—bring your empty containers, fill them with one of their many products, it gets weighed and you take home a zero waste cleaning solution.
At this pop up you will find:
All purpose cleaner
Orange dish soap
Magnolia hand soap
Lavender laundry detergent
Hypoallergenic laundry detergent
Fresh linen laundry detergent
Toilet bowl fizz cleaner
Amber glass spray/pump bottles
Bamboo pot scrubbers
Bamboo sisal dish brush and replacement heads
Alpaca fleece dryer balls
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. We have been having a great EXTRAS table, so stop by even if you don’t have an order :)
Please NOTE: the church parking lot may be full between 315p and 345p when the Junior High lets out and kids are getting picked up.
Please remember that although the doors are open before 3pm, we are still getting everything ready for the market. If you arrive before 3pm, you are welcome to come in and sit while you wait. In order to avoid mistakes, we will not check anyone out before 3pm. Thank you for understanding.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick it up for you.
Remember to bring your milk bottles if you ordered milk with exchange, and your reusable market bags. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon!
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – [email protected]
CLG: REMINDER: Popppy's pop up on Friday
It’s Tuesday, last day to put in your orders for the week. And don’t forget about the pop-up on Friday!
*https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
It is Tamales Week
Use this link to order
*https://forms.gle/B8TLG3sz3bRNYYkQ7
Poppy’s Sustainable market is a sustainable cleaning product refill station!—bring your empty containers, fill them with one of their many products, it gets weighed and you take home a zero waste cleaning solution.
At this pop up you will find:
All purpose cleaner
Orange dish soap
Magnolia hand soap
Lavender laundry detergent
Hypoallergenic laundry detergent
Fresh linen laundry detergent
Toilet bowl fizz cleaner
Amber glass spray/pump bottles
Bamboo pot scrubbers
Bamboo sisal dish brush and replacement heads
Alpaca fleece dryer balls
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – [email protected]
CLG: Opening Bell: pop-up Friday and TAMALES week!
Good afternoon,
Put your empty containers in your reusable bags for Friday because Poppy’s Sustainable Market will have a pop-up at the market on Friday Feb 10th! See below for more details.
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping: *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
It is Tamales Week
Use this link to order
*https://forms.gle/B8TLG3sz3bRNYYkQ7
Poppy’s Sustainable market is a sustainable cleaning product refill station!—bring your empty containers, fill them with one of their many products, it gets weighed and you take home a zero waste cleaning solution.
At this pop up you will find:
All purpose cleaner
Orange dish soap
Magnolia hand soap
Lavender laundry detergent
Hypoallergenic laundry detergent
Fresh linen laundry detergent
Toilet bowl fizz cleaner
Amber glass spray/pump bottles
Bamboo pot scrubbers
Bamboo sisal dish brush and replacement heads
Alpaca fleece dryer balls
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – [email protected]
All purpose cleaner
Orange dish soap
Magnolia hand soap
Lavender laundry detergent
Hypoallergenic laundry detergent
Fresh linen laundry detergent
Toilet bowl fizz cleaner
Amber glass spray/pump bottles
Bamboo pot scrubbers
Bamboo sisal dish brush and replacement heads
Alpaca fleece dryer balls
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 3:00-6pm
Good morning
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. We have been having a great EXTRAS table, so stop by even if you don’t have an order :)
You can pick up your order starting at 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
Please NOTE: the church parking lot may be full between 315p and 345p when the Junior High lets out and kids are getting picked up.
Please remember that although the doors are open before 3pm, we are still getting everything ready for the market. If you arrive before 3pm, you are welcome to come in and sit while you wait. In order to avoid mistakes, we will not check anyone out before 3pm. Thank you for understanding.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick it up for you.
Remember to bring your milk bottles if you ordered milk with exchange, and your reusable market bags. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon!
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – [email protected]
Champaign, OH: Love...Designed By Flourish!
Love is in the air, market customers, and to make it all come alive, for your Valentine’s/Galentine’s/Celebration of Self Love/however you want to celebrate, we have got the florals for you!!
I am going to copy a note from the girls of Flourish, their market offerings are listed in the flower category, and, you will have market opening, this evening, until the usual market closing time of Tuesday, 8am!
BUT…you will not pick these flowers up at next Thursday’s pick up. You will pick these up, at a special time, Tuesday morning, on February 14th!! Just in time to shine the love wherever you want!!
I love that we are able to build another local bridge…to Hawaii!! I love this little market network! Please email me with any questions about the pick up!!
Just to recap…order as usual, with your market weekly orders. You will still pick up your orders, next Thursday, but will need to swing by the greenhouse, the following Tuesday, to pick up your florals!!
Here is a note from Flourish…
Floral by Flourish is busting through the frozen winter ground with bright roses and tropical flair for your Valentine’s Day!
You heard that right, we are kicking off our season starting Tuesday, February 14th! Rebekah makes up 1/2 of our Flourish team and has spent the last two years living in Hawaii, immersing herself in their culture and floral design techniques!
Freshly harvested from Hawaii, Rebekah is shipping over the most beautiful protea over-night to have fresh blooms for your tropical babe.
However, if your Valentine is a bit more classic, we of course have the simple roses!
We will be back with locally grown blooms for the spring into late summer but for now, we celebrate love, and hope you’ll join us! Pre-order your Valentine’s Day blooms for pick-up on Tuesday, 2/14!
And, with that, I am now opening the market for the week!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Russellville Community Market: 2/3/23 opening
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.
Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.
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The weather this week has definitely been lousy! We would like to thank all of our vendors and customers for their patience and persistence in helping last week’s market happen (even if it’s a couple of days later…)! Everyone at RCM really appreciates your commitment to providing for and supporting local food markets! We love helping these amazing local products be available! The weather looks more promising for the upcoming week, so there should be no worries about picking up next Tuesday!
How do you get the freshness of summer fruits in the middle of winter? With delicious jams and jellies! There are over 50 tasty choices available and they all go great with fresh breads from our bakers! Keep your freezer stocked with local cuts of meat in case of more yukky weather, get a great deal with a discounted squash box, and don’t forget to try some amazing aged cheese! Check RCM out every week to see what unique new products are available!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE
Wedge Oak Farm: Happy Valentines Day!!!
All of us at Wedge Oak Farm are hoping that yall have a lovely upcoming Valentine’s Day planned. We have some tasty meats available if you would like to treat a special someone to a delicious dinner!
This week features:
Filet Mignon Steaks
Grilling Half Ducks
Boneless Duck Breasts
Applewood Smoked BEEF Bacon
Spatchcocked Whole Chickens
Coppa pork steaks/roasts
in addition to our Artisan Sausage Links available:
Bacon Cheddar Chives
Honey Pig
Mild Italian
Chica
Korean Ginger
Chorizo
Brats
Foxfire
Nashville Hot Chicken
Come out to see us on Saturday at The Richland Park Farmers Market from 10-12!