Martin's Farmstand:  Strawberries Galore! Next picking Saturday June 12

Strawberries Galore! Next picking Saturday June 12 starting at 7 AM. I just came in from scouting the fields and there are an enormous amount of ripening berries. Picking conditions will be very good. There are so many ripe berries to pick that I do not foresee that they will be all picked till late in the day (but one never knows). This is the early part of the peak season. They are ripening in a much more concentrated pattern than I am used to seeing with an estimated half of the berries out there showing color. It takes about a week from first color on a particular berry till it is ready for harvest. I judge that the peak of the season will be over the next seven days. The season of course will continue after that but this is not a year to procrastinate. It looks to me like we are in for an extremely intense and short season. Get your berries sooner rather than later.

Hours for u-pick are Monday starting
at 7 AM; Wednesday, start 2 PM (no morning picking on Wednesdays); Saturday, start 7 AM. This repeats through out the whole season. The patch closes when the berries are all picked or at 6 PM.
When you arrive you do not need to stop at the stand to weigh your containers if you know the empty weight already. Also you do not need to stop if you are picking into standard Quart or gallon containers.
You have the option of bringing your own containers or buy empties from us.(Quart boxes 25 cents each or $20 per hundred. Gallon buckets $3 each.)
We will do our best to spread groups apart in the field. I expect family/friend groups to stay together as much as is reasonable to allow for social distancing where it matters. NO DOGS in the field or stand areas. We will be using the same random picking pattern that we did last year. This means that you may start anyplace you wish in the patches that are open as long as you are not cutting in front of someone. It is mandatory that when you are picking that all the ripe berries are picked as you move ( No roaming or grazing type picking. A section of row must either be picked or not picked when you leave. We will be scouting the patch and kept suggesting where you will find good picking.
Pricing (u-pick) $4 per Quart if less than 8 quarts and $3.25 per quart if more than 8 quarts; $26 for 8 quart tray and $12.50 for 4 liquid quart buckets, water pitchers, bowls and other similar sized containers. All containers are expected to well filled but not heaped. We will adjust prices up or down as needed for over or under-filled containers. By the pound price is $2.20/# (limited to bigger containers or larger amounts); By using volume rather than weight when it makes sense we can bypass the stand for most of the berries and reduce congestion. Daniel

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

Good afternoon!
Bring those kids and let them get a frozen popsicle. :-)

We will have all kinds of fresh produce on the extra table today, including zucchini, cucumbers, and broccoli. Come early for the best selection :-)

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.

Please wear a mask and keep 6 feet distance. We have volunteers who can bring your order to your car if you prefer. Just call or text 501-339-1039. Tell me your name, where you are parked and what kind of car you are in. Open your trunk for contactless delivery.

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

Remember to bring your EGGSHELLS, glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.

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

Russellville Community Market:  The Market Is Open!

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 4PM – 8:00PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. You may now come inside the Depot, or your order will be brought to your car in full-service fashion!

NEW this week – Microgreens in 12 different varieties! We have Fresh Bay Leaves, Basil, Chives, Curly Parsley, Tabasco Peppers, Thai Chili Peppers, and Cayenne Peppers (shown above.) Welcome to our newest vendor, Shoal Creek Farms!
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

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Champaign, OH:  Love, Love, Love...

Nothing but love vibes…

Another amazing market, in the books…

Thank you, to each and every one of you for your constant support of the market, your kind words, and to all of the vintage pink glasses that were offered for my use!!!

You make me so very thankful to be a part of this market community!!

We open the market, again, for another week of amazing products, vendors, and customers!! I am in vacation mode, but will still be steering the ship!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Wedge Oak Farm:  Reserve your eggs here

Hello farm friend,
Check out what we will have available at the market this week. This is such an easy way to make sure yor favorite meats and eggs are there when you arrive.

Shop here till Friday at 10:30 and pay when you pick up.

See you soon.

Champaign, OH:  Thursday Note!

Good morning, lovely market customers!

Just a quick reminder that today is your market order pick up, between 4pm-6pm!

If you need a Friday pick up, we are there between 10am-12pm, only!

And, if you need to pick up on Saturday, we are there from 10am-4pm!!

Please let me know if you are planning to pick up on the alternate days, and not this evening!

We welcome another round of new customers, this week!! Welcome to the market!! Pick up is easy!! You will just be pulling into the circular drive, and we bring your order to your car!

If paying by card, you can call me, ahead of time, with your card information!! I super helps the line if you are not giving me your card, in the pick up line!!

If paying by check, please make it out to Oakview Farm Meats, and if paying by cash, PLEASE have exact amounts, in a ziplock bag, with your name!!

Once again, we thank you for continuing this lovely outpour of support, each week, for our market!!

See you at pick up!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Independence,VA:  Market is OPEN for June 16th pickup!

Good evening!

The Online Market is open! Online Market pickups are now on Wednesdays from 4-6 pm. Thank you all for supporting both our Outdoor and Online Markets!

The weather is “ripe” for planting and we still have over 110 days left of the planting season. It’s not too late to plant just about anything that’s not a cool weather crop! We have a wide variety of Southern Exposure seeds available to order on the Online Market that are just right for our region!

Thanks again and happy shopping!
To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

Schedule Your Pickup Time: 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 your continuing support of the Market!

Abby

Foothills Market:  Market Reminder

Foothills Market will be opening for ordering until 5:00 p.m. today. Pickup will be Saturday morning from 8-noon at the in-person farmers’ market.

Grumpy Goat:  So Many Eggs!!!

We have sooooooo many eggs right now. It’s egg salad, quiche, and deviled egg time. Please help up eat them. This week only we’ll have eggs for $2.50 a dozen!!!

Also new this week we will have the first of our garlic scapes! I only have a few bunches listed though I suspect by Friday we’ll have some more so if it is zeroed out already leave me a comment that you would like some and we’ll save a bunch for you!

We’ve been busy on the farm. Our last field is being planted as we speak and rotary hoeing and row cultivating have already begun on the other fields. Being organic means we can’t just spray herbicides and call it done until harvest.

The garden is also in dire need of weeding, what’s new. The okra finally got out planted using our ‘new’ antique transplanter. We are fighting some blackflies(aphids) on our fava beans though are hopeful it won’t affect our harvest too much. From the looks of it next week we should be able to offer some fava beans, fennel, and kohlrabi!

Time to get back out in the garden…but again…please help us eat some eggs!!!!

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Happy Summertime!

School’s out and summer activities are happening all around. It’s a great time to order fresh food and other locally made products from the Cumming Harvest Market to enjoy with your family.

The new address is: 3540 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming 30041
Please be sure to come to the new address this weekend. We are no longer at the location of Pilgrim Mill. If there any questions please feel free to reach out to the market manager.

As a reminder the market is open from Wednesday through Thursday at 8pm for orders. All orders must be picked up on Saturday from 10am until 12pm noon. Please be respectful of our volunteers’ time and plan to pick up early and not right before noon.

If I didn’t meet you last week, I look forward to catching you this weekend. I am new to the market and am in training to be running it soon.

Thanks,
Angie Breindl
Local Support for Cumming Harvest Market and Fill Ministries
404-426-4055