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Dothan, Alabama: Dec 3, 2022 M@D Newsletter
GROWER & MARKET NOTES
Welcome December! We hope this finds you with wonderful Thanksgiving memories and mostly prepared to enjoy the Christmas Season. We know of at least two of our Market Vendors who hosted about 20 people and one who spent was camping. No doubt there are other great stories out there and we always enjoy learning of the various things people do and traditions they employ.
And now it’s December with a whole different set of Holiday traditions.
Here at Hortons Farm we are in contact with multiple area churches in preparation an annual Cookie Packing Day on Dec. 15. This is a ministry outreach where inmates at an area jail receive home baked cookies, “lovin from the oven,” from the community at Christmas. Our group of volunteers prepare and package several thousand cookies that will be delivered Christmas Day.
Whatever your Christmas/Holiday traditions are we hope and pray that they bring deep satisfaction. Even more so, we hope they bring a deeper understanding of the height and breath and depth of God’s love for mankind and YOU in particular. Jesus truly is the Reason for the Season.
So . . . Today was Christmas Open House at Dothan Nurseries and many of our Market vendors have just made it home or will make it home soon. WHICH MEANS . . .. check our listings again tomorrow or the next day! We have NO PROBLEM with it when folks make more than one order during a weekly cycle.
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!
Locally Grown STT: Back again this week in Frenchtown December 8th!
Dear Customer!
We are back open this December 2022! First let us say we are so grateful to you for shopping local! We love growing for our communities as much as we love eating some good local produce!
December is a great time to reflect on our farmers market year! We’ve loved selling in our Frenchtown pick up location. We have many producers and customers that were new this year! And the produce was beautiful and delicious!
Many got to meet local producers and try new ingredients. Farmers tried new crops. It was a good food year! We aim to make 2023 even better. So we hope you stay plugged into local produce with us as we grow!
We have a few updates for you this season! This December we are doing a little test run of a Farmers Market Subscription Box and we would like to see if you are up for it! We are also switching our online ordering software to a different platform, https://queserafarms.eatfromfarms.com.
What is it?
A bi-weekly Farmer’s Market Subscription Box for the month of December, paid for in full upfront. The box includes seasonally available produce including microgreens, arugula, bush tea, seasoning greens and other available fruits and vegetables.
You will receive a farmers market box twice this month, on the second and 4th Thursday of the Month, December 8th and the 22nd. There are 2 sizes, one for large households and one that is a half share, good for smaller households.
How do I order?
Create a Que Sera Farms account at https://queserafarms.eatfromfarms.com. Go to “Account” on the right hand corner of the webpage and click “Create Account.” You will receive an email with a link to confirm your account. Once you are in go to “Product Bundles” and click on either the full or the half option for your December Subscription.
You will also have the option to add additional items from our inventory under “All Products” to your order! You can pay via Venmo to Shelli Brin @queserafarms or you can pay with cash or check at the market pick up.
Ordering will be open on the new website this evening and will close at 6pm on December 7th so make sure to place your order before then!
How do I pick it up?
On the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Frenchtown Fish Market between 3:30 and 5:45. Text (340) 643-2298 for any scheduling conflicts and we will try to accommodate you as best we can!
Where: French Town Fish Market
When: December 8, 3:30-5:45
December 22, 3:30-5:45
We are really excited to try out this subscription model and we appreciate your support in taking on this experiment with us. This is a mini version of a Community Supported Agriculture program. When Farmers and Market Coordinators get orders and payments ahead of time it helps us plan and fund our day to day operations which, down the line, can lead to increased affordability and availability of local crops to customers while still increasing viability and profitability for local producers.
We are excited to see how much demand there is so that we can increase our production and encourage other producers too. So for our growers, we really do hope you give this subscription box a try this month!
Subscription boxes can also be a culinary adventure, opening up so many more opportunities to teach consumers how to eat local ingredients and integrate them better into their meals. It gives producers a chance to introduce items they wouldn’t normally try because local varieties vary from stateside ones. If you need tips on how to use certain items keep an eye on your inbox for recipes or simply ask us how we cook with these items at home.
What should my next steps be after this email?
Sign up for a Que Sera Farms account on https://queserafarms.eatfromfarms.com
and then sign up for a December Subscription Box. Make a note on payment of choice. And then we’ll see you December 8th, between 3p-6p in Frenchtown again! We can’t wait to see you again!!
Yours Truly,
- Your St Thomas Online Farmers Market Coordinators
Statesboro Market2Go: Market2Go is Open!
Market2Go Is Open! Are you planning to order this week? Your Farmers need your 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
Thank you to our sponsors who are helping our market grow!
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 Vegetables
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Pastured Meats
Mushrooms
Cultured/fermented foods
Pastured Eggs
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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: Opening Bell: mushrooms, buffalo, tamales
Good Afternoon,
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping: *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
We have Wye Mountain mushrooms this week. Be sure to stock up!
Also, Ratchford farms has a new batch of buffalo cuts. Be sure to check them out.
It is Tamales Week
Use this link to order
*https://forms.gle/B8TLG3sz3bRNYYkQ7
Don’t forget to order your milk on Sunday if possible.
Do you love CLG? Take a second to forward this email to a friend who doesn’t know about this great online farmers market, which lets you conveniently place orders from the comfort of your house, and provides a one-stop quick pick-up for local veggies, meats, eggs, baked goods, jams, jellies and more!
Most items are listed by 6 pm Sunday, but check back again before the market closes Tuesday night to see if any other items are ready to be harvested for you! Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat for better health!
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – [email protected]
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]
Russellville Community Market: 12/2/22 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.
The extras table has been amazing and abundant lately! 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 Christmas season is here and there are only three more markets before the holiday! Stuff those stockings with local products that are tasty and unique! Bath Bombs and soaps from Birch Moon Apothecary and The Purple Gypsy are great gifts! Create one-of-a-kind gift baskets with RCM products like Retro Roasts coffee, Rural Route or Holland Farms honey, live herb plants from Shoal Creek Farms or Pine Ridge Gardens, candles from Meadowlark Valley or jams and jellies from tons of sellers! Need hostess gifts for holiday parties? Get them here as well as baked goods for all occasions! Spiced Cider cookies from Isn’t She Sweet or Candy Cane sugar cookies from Don’s Goodies can get you in the holiday mood! There are two kinds of delicious fruitcake available from Pine Ridge Gardens or Michael’s Garden, as well. Find your favorite flavors to enjoy and share!
Remember 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.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
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Champaign, OH: Another Merry Market??
Time to reopen the market for another week of ordering merriment!
Also, we have an announcement from Laura, at ELM Tree Essentials!!
SOAP!
Just wanted to let you know as the market reopens today, our limited stock of Holiday Spice and Frankincense & Myrrh is back! All other soap scents are restocked as well! Great gift ideas for those hard to buy for people on your list :) Get them while you can because our next batch won’t be ready until after Christmas!
Thanks for all your support and business,
Laura
Martin's Farmstand: Peeled Garlic and free Brussels Sprouts, Stand is open today.
The farmstand is open today, tomorrow and Saturday this week from 12:30pm to 5 pm. We have lots of garlic left and I have the peeler set up to run now. We have a sale for the next three weeks on peeled garlic with the price the same as unpeeled garlic ($7.99/# or 10 lbs for $60) We have about 50 lbs of brussel sprouts left plus a few more in the field. Some of them are damaged from freezing and some are good however until they are cut open it is hard to tell if they are good. I am giving all remaining brussel sprouts away for free today to anyone that wants them on a first come basis. There is a lot of good there but it is more work to get them ready to serve. The bulk food room is stocked up and there are lots of all sorts of storage vegetables. Come and get it!
Winter schedule is as follows: From Dec 1st till Dec 23 we are open Thursday- Saturday 12:30- 5 PM. After New Year till spring we plan to be open each Saturday afternoon 12:30- 5 PM (Call ahead if weather is severe) Daniel
Champaign, OH: Thursday Pick Up!
Good morning on this cold, first day of December!!!
And, a quick reminder that if you placed an order for this week, tonight is your night for market pick up, 4pm-6pm!!!
If you need a Friday pick up or a Saturday pick up, please let me know!
See you, this evening…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam