Miami County Locally Grown:  The Miracle of Seeds

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As I have been starting flower seeds in an impromptu facility in my spare bedroom with supplemental heat, it’s the first time I’ve tried germinating seeds on wet paper towels. Why? Maybe I should have asked the question before actually doing that. Just to see them sprout? Speed up the process perhaps? It’s all a learning curve :)

Two weeks in, I’ve been furiously making flats and flats of soil blocks, adding shelves and a new grow light—a very cool three-pronged flexible thing on a tripod…and trying to keep up with getting sprouts into soil before they go bad. It’s almost like surgery, some of them are so tiny. Such is the price to pay for trying to beat the cold. Even though I have a small greenhouse for starting seedlings, it’s still too cold in early April to use it for germinating seeds.

But there’s something child-like about anticipating going into that room to check on the plants…noting every little change, getting excited about seedlings starting to thrive. It is sheer joy about the rebirth of spring, this cultivation of young life with each new year. Long live farms and gardens!

Caroline McColloch
Chez Nous Farm

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Old99Farm Market:  April 1st 2022 we're back

After a couple of weeks off while the new crops germinate and size up, we’re back.
We had Strathcona Market owners here for a visit this week to check us out. Here’s a reel on instagram

We’ve got some crops now ready for harvest. The spring 2022 greenhouse crops are: lettuce, arugula, mizuna, parsley, kale, collards, spinach, chard, tatsoi and special salad green called Tokyo Bekana. Coming soon: baby salad mix, Tong Ho (what’s that you say?), claytonia, cilantro and baby carrots. We have a few winter storage selections: potatoes, turnips, beets, rutabaga.

Our orchard produces apples, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, aronia berries, mulberries, asian and european pears, currants and juice grapes in season.

Be careful, don’t all stampede back in here! We’ll offer fresh picked to first come.

The Spring Harvest Basket program is ready for sign-ups, notice some innovative ideas we learned from LaFamilleFermiere, a collective effort in Quebec to get farm fresh food to families and strengthen local agriculture.

We simplified to one basket size, available weekly or biweekly. If you order weekly you get a discount on top of the discounted price of the contents. Price is $32.45 per week for 6 to 8 vegetable items. You get alternatives to choose from and an exchange table for pick-one,leave-on. Season starts when you sign and runs for 10 weeks. You can pay 50% up front and balance at mid season. Our basket typically contains 6 to 8 different organic vegetables that are freshly harvested and in season.

You can choose to pick it up every week or every 2 weeks (bi-weekly. With the bi-weekly basket you will get 5 pickups/deliveries, scheduled on alternative weeks. Delivery is new for us, beta-testing so to speak. We think we can do it for $15 a week within 10km radius from the farm. If you want delivery, add $15 to the basket x number of weeks (5 or 10) by picking the Spring 10 delivered option on the menu. Likewise for Spring 5 Delivered.

Another change for this year: vegetables are not pre-boxed. Members make up their own basket by following a blackboard list with the basket contents, and making their choices. We also provide an exchange box where you can trade unwanted items.
Please bring your own bags or boxes! We use very little packaging, our vegetable basket is a great way to reduce packaging and waste!

Please go to the market page for examples of what the baskets might look like at different times during the summer season. The spring basket will be more limited.

Champaign, OH:  Thursday Note!

Good morning, lovely market customers!

Just a quick reminder that if you ordered, this week, your pick up is tonight, between 4pm-6pm, or tomorrow, 10am-12pm, or if you need to come on Saturday, you may pick up between 10am-4pm! Just let me know if you need one of the alternate pick up days so that I can add that note to your order!

To the new customers, this week, you may bring the exact cash with you, in a ziplock bag, with your name, OR a check, also in a ziplock bag if it is raining! Checks are made out to Oakview Farm Meats. OR, you can pay be card, by calling me, at 937-926-4833, with card information, before the market!

A few other market notes…

*We will see the return of Kingdom Fish, when I reopen the market, this evening! It will be a few weeks before microgreens, though!

*Flourish let me know that the local flower farms that they use for the market florals are beginning to report growth, so it won’t be long before the return of flowers to the market!!

*3 Chick A Dees have returned from vacation with their yummy kettle corn!

*I believe McClain’s Munchies return from their travels, as well!

*A new little local designer is joining the market with her fun screen prints on tshirts, little bags, stickers, etc…Be Bright Designs will begin selling, after next week!

*ALSO…we will see the return of Valley View Woodlands maple syrup!!!!

I think I covered all of the updates, and, as always, we appreciate your support, always, with our market…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Grumpy Goat:  Weblog Entry

The market is open for orders this week. we still have lots and lots of eggs so think about stocking up now. Eggs are already back in the farm store so help yourself anytime.

Just a heads up that some of our prices may be fluctuating in the next few weeks as we recalculate our expenses for the new season.

Now that spring is here we will be cleaning up and reorganizing the store and hope to have it ready for in person shopping later this month!

For anyone that wants to come out and see the goats just drop us a line the day before. The kids are all super friendly and would love some interaction! They’ll only be here thru May so don’t wait to long to stop in.

I was also wondering if anyone was looking to join an Organic Milk Herdshare. Matt and I have started picking up our own milk on Tuesdays from folks we met at the Troy Market. If there is enough interest up here it’s possible they could do a milk drop in the area (or I can pick it up when I drop farmers market stuff off on Tuesdays). Check them out at bairtrax.com or email them at [email protected] for more info. And let me know if you have an interest.

Independence,VA:  GOOD EVENING!

GOOD EVENING!

*The Online Market is open! Check out the new items on the market this week! Pickup will be Wednesday, April 6th, at the Grayson Landcare office (104 Courthouse St.) between 4-6 pm.

Remember, we still have seeds from Southern Seed Exposure available to order on the Online Market!

If you’d like to schedule a curbside pickup, please feel free to schedule a time using the Calendly link below. You can also drop by and pick up your order inside the office any time on Wednesdays between 4-6 pm.

Thanks again and happy shopping!
To shop: https://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/

Schedule Your Pickup Time (OPTIONAL): Calendly.
After you click “Confirm” on your time, be sure to enter your information and click, “Schedule an Event”. You will get a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive a confirmation, you are not scheduled and need to try again.

Thank you for supporting the Market!

-Jordan

Foothills Market:  Market Reminder

Foothills Market is open until 5:00 this afternoon, so there’s still time to get your fresh, local food!

Wedge Oak Farm:  Ordering is open!

Hello Market Shopper,
Big week here on the farm with daffodils and chicks too. We are thrilled to say that we are bacon rich with pork chops piled high and copper steaks abounding.

Our beef overflows with two processed and loads of 100%grassfed beef available. Currently we are making Nashville Hot Chicken and hope to have a big batch by weeks end. Breasts, leg quarters and half birds are available too.

Check us out online.
Don’t forget your eggs.

The ducks, chickens and geese are working and love to send their finest yolks for you to scramble.

Saturday hours 9-12.
See you there.
…off to move the cows to fresh grass.

Miami County Locally Grown:  We're open!

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Snatched chickens, missing microgreens, exploding eggs (cracked anyway – exaggeration for the sake of alliteration)…what a day! Thank you for being flexible and kind and sticking with us – I appreciate you all, dear loyal customers!

Erin

Fayetteville Farmers' Market:  ONLINE ORDERS STILL OPEN UNTL 6 AM WED

Hello—

Thanks for ordering if you already have done so!

Remember that our online market also has live plants. Mountain Greenery, Dripping Springs and Rutherford Farms offer them. Check it out—it’s gardening time again.

If you would like cut flowers, Hatch Farm is offering daffodil bunches. Lots of other good food and crafts available.

Remember, even if you order several times, your orders will be combined into one and you will only be charged once.

Orders close at 6am Wednesday morning.

Yalaha, FL:  Market Open

If anyone wants Regular Chives, I have those as well as little chive seedlings available. If there is demand I can list them for you. Also available but not listed are Dill seedlings and curly Parsley seedlings.

I’ve adjusted the regular ordering window a little bit to account for when we are packing up the Restaurant orders. So order now through Thursday 8am for Friday-Sunday pickup.

I may still be able to take orders after Thursday Morning but can’t guarantee availability of things as I may have already packed them for the Restaurants.
Ordering window is Monday Afternoon through Thursday Morning and pick up will be Friday-Sunday by appointment until we expand more, Please indicate when you would like to pick up when you place your order.

Remember to tell me when you want to pick up! (and if I don’t reply to confirm within a day, bump my e-mail or text me 407-342-8515. Though I have cleaned up my e-mail so hopefully I won’t Miss Anyone.)

Sign in to order. https://yalaha.locallygrown.net/market

You have to sign in to see the add to cart button. Then set the number and click the add to cart button on the items you want to buy (it is the little picture right next to the quantity box.) Remember you need to check out before your order will be placed.
Remember to let me know when you want to pick up on Sat or maybe even Friday late afternoon or on Sunday. (If I don’t send you an e-mail confirmation of your order and pick up time, please make sure you checked out and completed your order.)