Martin's Farmstand:  Help wanted at martins Farmstand for this summer

The farm stand is open today (Saturday, March 26) from noon till 5 pm.
Canning jars and glass loop jugs like we use for vinegar and syrup are still somewhat scarce and expensive. One of the better ways to recycle is to reuse. Glass is very easy to sterilize. We here at Martins Farmstand appreciate donations of your used canning jars and loop jugs if you have more than you need. Do not just throw them away.
We are looking to hire more help (part time or full time) for the stand this spring, summer and fall. The job consists of customer service and checkout along with all the other jobs that keep a stand stocked and orderly. This includes helping to wash and trim incoming produce, pack orders as needed, refill displays, sweep floors, etc. If you or someone you know is interested tell us about who you are why you would like this job. On farm housing is a possibility. Daniel

Champaign, OH:  Saturday In The Park

People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
Singing for us all

Will you help him change the world
Can you dig it?
(Chicago)

What a great song to start out this day, on this snowy morning in March. But, no matter the weather, you can still have all the Saturday vibes in your soul. And, I’m choosing to hang on to the warm weather waves that I am still riding from vacation.

The market is open, it’s always a sunshine, Saturday kind of feeling when you order, and you don’t want to miss out on one minute of market fun!!

Go ahead…dig through your vinyl, or pull up your playlist, and blast this song while you order. Your vibe will be riding high…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Market2Go Is Open! Time to order!

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. You must write “EBT” in the order comment field. EBT customers must select Statesboro – SCVB drive-through.For more information, email [email protected]

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Mark your calendars – opening day for the Saturday Farmers Market is April 2nd – at the new location – 222 South Main St. – behind Visit Statesboro!

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
Clean Meats
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Gluten Free goodies
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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Miami County Locally Grown:  Ordering open until tonight...

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We still have some fresh greens calling your name! Spinach, Winterbor kale, and just a couple microgreens, mustard greens, and rainbow Swiss chard.

Also, Studebaker will be off next week so you might want to stock up on her nutritious and delectable breads, pizza crusts, biscuits, and cakes.

We’re open until 9PM tonight for ordering, so take this cold spring day, while it’s snowing/hailing outside(!), to browse and order delicious local food from your favorite farmers!

Erin

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Russellville Community Market:  Opening 3/25/22

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.

Orders will be ready for pick-up from 4 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday outside the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – The Depot is open! Please come in and browse the wonderful extras or remain in your car and your order will be brought out to you in a full-service fashion. You may also ask an RCM worker about any available extra items! We are happy to serve you!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will be able to process SNAP and EBT transactions! We apologize for any inconvenience!

Hello Spring! What a beautiful weekend to shop fantastic local products! Don’t forget the eggs!
Photo of Farm Fresh Eggs from Bluff Top Farm.

Salad is in season! Spice it up with Arugula from Happy Horseshoe or Endive from Pine Ridge Gardens. Enjoy a rainbow of tender bites with Baby Veggie mix from Shoal Creek Farms!

Don’t forget to get your daffodils before they are finished blooming! Check out all-natural bug repellent and lip balm from Meadowlark Valley! We have all kinds of muffins from sweet to savory!Try English Muffins from Pleasant View Farms or Bananna Blueberry Muffins from Allesafe Sweet Treats. In the mood for cookies? Check out our selections! Have you tried Sesame Cookies from Pine Ridge Gardens?

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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CLG:  CLG Pickup TODAY 3:00-6pm. Bring CLG glass jars, & CLG egg cartons please

Good morning!

We will continue our contact-less delivery to your vehicle when you are parked outside the lobby. Just text me your name and vehicle description and we will bring your order out. 206-890-7460

This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.

Even if you didn’t make an order, you can come by to shop the EXTRAS table.

If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.

Remember to bring any glass jars or egg cartons you got from CLG, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.

Sandra

Champaign, OH:  Cool Change

Lots of those friendly people
They’re showing me ways to go
And I never want to lose their inspiration…
(Little River Band)

Good evening, all of my very favorite people!! My market people!!

I hope you are well, and I hope that the market went well for you in my absence!!

I am now home from the most lovely, most relaxing, most beautiful weather of a vacation. I didn’t realize just how much I needed the time away. My schedule has been crazy for so very long, and, I’m not going to lie…my champagne days, poolside, and visit with the newlyweds, and soaking up the peace, the love, and all the seaside vibes gave me all the super powers that I needed to kick it all off, again!!

Hence, this evening’s song pick. Cool change. It was needed. And, I appreciate all of you for continuing the market love while I was away.

I open the market, this evening, and am including a special Cosmic note…I have added new items! I added an additional spring soup! AND…you will also see the return of ALL the Cosmic Classics that are emerging back into the spotlight!!

Cool change, babes…it brings on the best vibes…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Miami County Locally Grown:  Dispatch from Chez Nous Farm - Boots on The Ground

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Poised…is a good description of an ideal early spring. Of course it doesn’t always happen this way but the present spring is one of the best since starting the business in 2018!

Two hallmarks of success are early planning and collaboration with important resource people. I’ve been on the phone with suppliers and browsing websites for the best deals. The weather (and dry enough ground) coincided beautifully last week, and I was able to get all that good compost hauled to the flower beds for what should be a wonderful production season for flower bouquets at the market. Each of the six raised beds is now heavily covered in straw to preserve moisture and deter weeds. This is the first season I’ve tried germinating seeds on wet paper towels in covered flats in a temperature-controlled grow rack. Careful what you wish for! They’re all germinating so fast that I had to start making up flats with soil blocks today. Gonna need more flats…and it’s only March 24th :) This is a first!

Plans are in place to rent a spreader and purchase a ton of organic fertilizer for the hay field, to be applied after the first cutting in May; I’m waiting to hear from OEFFA (Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association) on a grant toward a new hay baler that will automate picking up harvested bales in the field; 60 bare root seedling raspberries are ready to ship from Norse Nursery to replace one fourth of my plant stock (with a planned sequential replacement for the other three rows); an irrigation upgrade is in the works, with a timer and four valves that will allow for automated irrigation for short intervals many times per day. This will be a much-improved regimen for these plants that live in porous grow bags, and a huge savings on my time. This year I plan to start a small you-pick enterprise.

Whew! I could go on ad nauseum – but you, dear supporters of MCLG, get the idea, I hope. The more you understand about what goes into producing the food and farm products you buy, the more you are connected with your local community and the more you foster relationships toward that end. And we all benefit from that.

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Wedge Oak Farm:  Pre Order for Eggs, Sausages, Chicken and Beef

Special Hours at Richland Park this week March 26, 9-12. Come and see us!

The online market is open and we are set for a beautiful day at Richland Park.

Farm fresh eggs abound with spring time weather and we have plenty for the taking. Duck Eggs, Chicken Eggs and Goose Eggs too.

Dont Forget:
The market is open this week from 9-12 so drop by with the longer hours!