Champaign, OH:  Happy New Year-2022!

Good morning, happy entry into the new year, and happy 11th year of your favorite little local market!!

Can you believe that as we jump into this brand new year, we are also looking at year 11??

If you are a new customer, or do not know our humble beginnings, or a new vendor who is just learning our history, I am going to spend time, in this 11th year, sharing tiny snippets of how it all began…the not so pretty background…lol. Not that it wasn’t good, but it was a hard startup, not a whole lot of support or love, and not at all the beauty of what it is, now!

But, here we are, going strong, now moving into our second year at the farm, and still adding new customers.

If you are just entering as a customer, this is how all communication from me, will happen. This little weblog, my ramblings, alerts, announcements, vendor write ups…it all happens, here, at market central, or maybe it should be called the market clubhouse.

We encourage you to look around, get to know the vendors, and products, and throw us some orders! It’s fast, easy, and then, at pick up, you can be as contactless as you would like, or, you can roll your window down for chatting, while we fill your order.

Our long standing, core customers, have become like family. The vendors are the most amazing to work with, and both, old and new, our vendors bring their A game!

I am your long time market manager, Pam, and I will be your contact for all things market. I also operate Cosmic Charlie Breads/Soups, and co-operate, Hippie and the Farmer.

You have a co-market manager, Mark, who also has Oakview Farm Meats, and is co-operator of Hippie and the Farmer, and provides the lovely location where the market is housed.

And, on pick up, you will also get to know my trusty father, who loves to come up on pick up day, help with orders, putters around at little upkeep jobs, and will even sometimes help load your orders. He will be gone, for most of the winter, but look for him in the spring.

We are very strict on products, vendors, and how we run things. It’s important to the market, that you are getting the best of the best!

I also run fun little contests, one of which I will be kicking off, this week! My weblogs usually are drawn off of song titles or lyrics, and again…here is where you get the information hotline!

Have a lovely new day, in this brand new year, and while it is a rainy day, go ahead and start your orders. Oh, and the orders close, promptly, each and every Tuesday morning at 8am!

AND…on a side note…Old Souls Farm said that their Bibb, and their Basil are all back up, plentiful, and beautiful!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Monroe Market:  Monroe online market is open!

Happy New Year everyone!

Monroe Locally Grown is open for you to place your orders. Market will close Tuesday at 5pm.

Our pick up will be on Thursday, 1/6 from 4-6pm at the Memorial Library in Downtown Monroe.

Go to monroe.locallygrown.net to place your orders.

Hope to see you at the market!

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Happy New Year – start your year off by supporting your local farmers!

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

Russellville Community Market:  We're Back! - Ring in the New Year with RCM

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 has been closed to the public due to the ongoing COVID outbreak. Please remain in your car, and your order will be brought out to you in a full-service fashion. You may ask an RCM worker about any available extra items! We are happy to serve you, and we thank you for your patience during this public health crisis.

Howdy, everyone! We are so excited to be back!

Highlighted on the Market – Elderberry Ginger Syrup, Gluten-Free Avocado Brownies, Sorrell Greens, Chicken & Duck Eggs, Pork Cutlets, Local Honey, and Ethiopia Shakiso Korommii Whole Bean Coffee!

We wanted to take a moment to thank you all for another wonderful year of support. From our superstar farmers to our trustee volunteers, and of course, our loyal customers, we truly could not do it without you all. We believe in the power of locally-sourced farm-to-table foods. When you buy from our market, you directly support local growers, bakers, makers, and, most importantly, families.

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

Thank you for choosing to shop and eat locally!

Russellville Community Market

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Champaign, OH:  Hello!!!

Just a quick note to welcome you back!!

Hoping that your holiday was the most amazing!!

The market is open, and ready for you!!

PS….Cosmic Charlie and Hippie and the Farmer remain on vacation for this week! I have to have a bit of dental surgery, but will have products, back on the market, next week!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Miami County Locally Grown:  Happy New Year!

The second verse of O Holy Night began as I drove back to Fletcher from my last Market the 21st – “Truly He taught us to love one another – His Law is Love, and His Gospel is Peace”.

What an appropriate ending to my Market experience. My customers, you customers, have shown me that in spades.

I am content knowing Erin has the reins. I respect her, and having known her intimately as both a CSA and herdshare customer on our little farm, I know her commitment to Local food is honest and lasting.

Mother of three, a fellow Michigan native (GO BLUE – how well have I held THAT one in all these years ;-) ), a registered nurse and then homeschooler, I appreciated her first as a loyal, patient customer and quickly grew to like and appreciate her as a person. I want to thank her for stepping in!

But more than anything I want to thank you customers for your sincerity, genuine openness, gracious natures, and considerate hearts.

One night recently I said to the children, “Ok, time to load up and head home.” Two and a half year old Anna looked at me curiously and said, “Which home, Momma?”

So while I miss you dearly already, I feel Blessed to part with the Market so our family life can get back to our extraordinary level of fun, manageable chaos, and not the stress of the last while.

Our lives are richer for you having been a wonderful part of them. Thank you for allowing us to be even a tiny part of yours. We deeply appreciate your good will and support.

May God bless and keep you especially during this most Holy Season, and long into the New Year. A Joyous, Healthy 2022 to you all!

Lee, Jennifer, Lucy, Joseph, Mary, Molly, and Anna Ruff

Independence,VA:  Market is OPEN for January 5th pickup!

Good evening!

The Online Market is open! Pickup will be Wednesday, January 5th at the Grayson Landcare office between 4-6 pm.

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: Independence Farmers Market.

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!

Abby

Lathemtown Farm Fresh Market:  Last Call for 2021!!

We are taking a break from the kitchen this week, but there’s produce, honey, eggs and canned items available for pickup NYE or NY day.
Ordering is open now through Thursday evening. Let me know in the comments if you prefer pickup Friday or Saturday.

Next week we will resume our normal market with HEALTHY prepared foods – no more sugary sweets! We all need a little holiday detox :)

I wish you all a great New Year if I don’t see you at pickup!

Thanks for supporting our farmer’s market this year! Lots of great things to come!

Farmher Chef Amy

Foothills Market:  Market Reminder

Foothills Market will be open until 5:00 p.m. today for you to order your fresh, local foods!

Place your order and we’ll have it ready for pickup tomorrow afternoon.

Grumpy Goat:  Weblog Entry

We hope that everyone had an amazing holiday season and will have a great New Year!

Ordering is open for the week! For those that haven’t heard yet, the actual farm store won’t be open for in person shopping until next spring (April!). For the rest of the winter please pre order and we will have it ready for you to pick up on Tuesdays 2-6:30 in the farm store. On really cold days we may keep your orders inside the house until you arrive – otherwise they will be set up in the farm store. The barn is just too cold to keep stocked with the honey/jam/bath products all winter!

Matt has set up the tunnel with a new wood burner and radiator in order to try and keep the greens going all year! We have listed a few new offerings: a kale variety bunch, a Salad Mix (including kales, chard, lettuce, pac choi, tatsoi, mustard greens, arugula,cabbage greens, etc), and a bunch of Mizuna! We should have a other new offerings next week so stay tuned.

I also wanted to touch on the fact that our prices are fluctuating a little. Due to increases in most, if not all, of our supplies we’ve deemed it necessary to raise some of our bread and jam prices. We are also temporarily raising the winter greens pricing a bit to compensate for the added resources we need to keep them going. It is an experiment for us to see if there is enough interest in our winter production. Thanks for your understanding.

And remember to bring back your empty jars (jam, honey, or syrup). We can give a $.50 credit towards your next purchase with all jar returns!!!