Stones River Market:  Weblog Entry

Welcome to the October 4th and 5th Stones River Locally Grown Online Farmers Market. The Market opens 8:00 am on Sunday Morning and closes 10:00 pm Monday evening. Order early before quantities available run out! https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Be sure to check again over the next 2 days as some of our Growers may be updating their inventories.

We will continue to have our “Pull Up or "Step Up” delivery on the curb in front of Quinn’s Mercantile to pickup your orders Wednesday afternoon October 7th from 5-6:30 pm….Drive up to the canopy or you are welcome to park across the street and walk to the canopy to pickup your order using social distancing. We want to leave the area in front of Quinn’s Mercantile for their customers.

Reminder…Delivery Service is available within a 10 mile radius of Murfreessboro, outside areas will be considered and delivery is available to Woodbury at a host location. Please put your address in comments before you check out….Method of Payment is Cash, Checks, Cards or Invoice. For Delivering and Invoicing please make sure your account information is current.

Thank you for supporting our Locally Grown Market, it means a lot to our Growers and Community by Shopping Local and Staying Local!

The Market’s Gift Certificates are available, great way to share the Market with others. Give a Gift of Locally Grown food and other items.

Be sure to check out the Markets Recipe Section, recipes are posted by our Customers and Growers, you can view In Season Recipes or search for a recipe.

News from some of our Growers:

Rainbow Hill Farm: Delicious Apples this week…….
Rome: Dark red. Mild flavor, somewhat sweet. Good for both cooking and eating fresh.
Jonathan: Slightly tart red apple with exceptionally good flavor. Excellent cooking apple.
Winesap: Hard green apple. Very tart.
Mutsu: large green to yellow apple similar to yellow delicious, also a very good cooking apple.
Red Delicious: has a sweet but very mild flavor. The flesh is juicy and has a light crispness. Quite a refreshing apple to eat.
Yellow Delicious: Very sweet to the taste. It is a favorite for salads, apple sauce, and apple butter.

Valentine Family Farm:
Our Valentine Family Farm’s Smoke House Salsa has a delicious smoke flavor because of it’s fire roasted vegetables. Serve it with chips or use it as an ingredient to add some smokiness to your next batch of chili.

Belle Fleur Organics:
Arugula, Crunchy King Radishes, Cayenne Peppers, Jalapenos, Ping Tung Long Eggplant, Tusli Basil and Wildfire Lettuce Mix

Mama D’s Bakery: Hi everyone! In keeping with our fall theme, we have added Pumpkin Streusel Jumbo Muffins! They make a great grab and go breakfast for those busy mornings, or enjoy them relaxing with your favorite coffee or tea. We also continue to have available all our
carmel apple cinnamon rolls, gingerbread cake roll, pumpkin cake roll, spicy ginger cookies, bagels, donuts, cheese Danishes, pies, cookies, granola and protein bars, cinnamon rolls, breads, and fruit scones this week as well. Thank so much for your business!

Trinity Rose Oberhasli Dairy Goats:
Milk back in stock, now have Free Range Chicken Eggs available and Kiefer Grains.

Quarter Spring Farm: Fall is upon us and it’s time to stock up your freezer! We still have plenty of farm fresh chickens and chicken cuts available. While you’re at it, grab a beautiful pack of reusable napkins and some moisturizing goats milk soap!

Farrar Farms LLC:
We are continuing our GROUND BEEF SPECIAL, purchase 5 pounds of Ground Beef and get 1 pound free. Get out those Grills or Chili Pots ready and enjoy our cuts of Pasture Raised Beef making some delicious Stews, Chili, Mexican Dishes, this list is numerous.

Wedge Oak Farm: We have a new Artisan Poultry Pear-fect Sausage this week, this warm and savory seasonal sausage is created of chicken and duck. Pears, Light cinnamon and a splash of wine make these sausages special. Heirloom pears grown in Wilson County star in the flavor. approx 1 lbs.

Flying S Farms:
Kale, Turnips Greens, Kohlrabi, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Garlic, Sweet Peppers – green and red, Winter Squash: Acorn, Butternut, Carnival and Delicata. Pumpkin – Long Island Cheese. Sour Dough Breads and we are Jammin again this week so be sure to check back….your favorites are back in in stock…Seriously HOT Strawberry and Habanero Peach and Strawberry. New Apple Cardamon Jam and Old Fashion Pear Preserves. We were anticipating being able to offer more of our baked items, but due to a dental procedure I’m having to postpone my plans. Watch for ‘the return of Sweets Things’ October 11th and definately by October 18th.

Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farm):
We expect to be in our new house by the end of October and should be able to offer lettuce, spinach and micro greens by the end of September. Thank you for your patience and understanding during our transition.

Look forward seeing you “At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile Wednesday October 7th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm, please contact me if you are unable to make delivery or are running late, please phone, email or text me so we can make arrangements to get your order to you. if we don’t hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount since we still need to pay our Growers for their products. Remember we do have Delivery if you think you will be later than 6:30 pm.

How to contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
Locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on Wednesdays: 301 North Spring Street, Murfreesboro
map: https://goo.gl/maps/GAkJS1wawbr

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Market is OPEN for ordering!

Beef Cuts from Our Family to Yours

Triple T Farms is a family owned and operated cattle farm, raising grass fed beef. These cuts have lower fat content than other meats. Their animals are not given any growth hormones or antibiotics.

We sell 1/4, 1/2, and whole animals, as well as individual cuts. We are currently well stocked with ground beef and several different roasts. Feel free to contact us for additional pricing.

From Andra:
Sow’s Ear Piggery items have returned to the market this week.

Click here for the complete list of available fresh local farm products for this week.

To Contact Us

Our Website:
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown
On Facebook:
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail:
[email protected]
By phone:
(931) 273-9708

Remember:
No contact delivery available for no charge during this time!
Just ask on your order comments.

Our Manchester pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building, at
216 East Fort Street, Manchester, TN

Our Tullahoma pickup location is in front of “Nature’s Elite”, in the Cherokee Square Shopping Center next to Dunham’s Sports, open air during this time, at
1802 N Jackson St, Ste 800, Tullahoma TN

For a map, click on the address link.

Only the best fresh flavorful farm products for your family! No more week-old produce trucked cross-country. All the fresh local farm products listed come from your grower and maker neighbors in Middle Tennessee. The freshest produce is picked the day you receive it!

Your year-round weekly market is open for ordering from Sunday morning at 8 am till Tuesday evening at 10 pm.

Receiving options (please note change in time for Tullahoma):
Thursday afternoon pickup (4:00 – 5:00 p.m.) at the market pavilion on Fort Street, Manchester.
Thursday afternoon pickup (5:30 – 6:00 p.m.) outside “Nature’s Elite”, Tullahoma. Open air market during this time.
Delivery on THURSDAY evening will be free during this time, or at other hours by arrangement.

See the “About” page for details.

Please help us grow:
spread the word about our market.
share this newsletter with someone.
make my day and ask to hand out some fliers.
And if you are hungry for something special, just let us know, and we will do our best to find it for you.



Fresh and local is best!
Your Local Neighborhood Farmers

Washtenaw Organic Collaborative:  Ordering Open for October 10th Pickup

We are open! And as we stated last week, we plan to be open each week through the end of October. After that we are working on some possible holiday/winter season markets so stay tuned. Please invite your friends and family to check out the Washtenaw Organic Collaborative!

Autumn continues to bring some new things, be sure to check out our new items today!

ORDERING OPEN Sunday, October 4th through through Wednesday, October 7th for pickup SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th.

HOW IT WORKS : Order Sundays-Wednesday for Saturday pickup or delivery.

1) CREATE AN ACCOUNT Enter your contact info & pick-up location or delivery option – this can be adjusted later. Address and details are on the website for current pick-up locations: Brines Farm and Slow Farm.

2) ORDER Head to WashtenawOrganic.com and select the tab “The Market” and begin placing items in your cart. When finished, select “proceed to check out.” There you can verify the quantity of items ordered, leave notes for your growers, and choose your pick up location or delivery option, and pay. You’ll receive a receipt by email. All submitted orders are considered final on Wednesday at 5pm.

3) PICK UP & ENJOY Every Saturday, pick up your individually packaged order. The Slow Farm pickup location is a no contact pickup – please stay in your car, we will place items in your trunk. The Brines Farm pickup location is self-service off of farmhouse porch. Paid delivery option will arrive at your doorstep about midday. Pick up will be at either:

Brines Farm: Saturdays 9am-5pm (self-serve porch), 6384 Walsh Rd., Whitmore Lake, MI 48189. OR

Slow Farm: Saturdays, 9am-12pm (no-contact pickup, items placed in your car), 4700 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Final Notes:
- Double check the pickup location noted on your receipt/invoice – and remember it for Saturday.
- Delivery to your location is created by adding the $10 delivery item to your order basket.
- If we cannot fulfill an item it will be refunded.
- We cannot accommodate late pick ups or changes in pick up locations.
- Missed Pick Ups will be donated or returned to vendors.

We appreciate your support! See you on Saturday!

Dothan, Alabama:  October 3, 2020 M@D Newsletter: We are OPEN!

In the World of Food
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes: Grier Acres, Avalon Farms

IN THE NEWS

Whether one is in the business as a farmer, trucker, or food outlet, an activist or just a consumer everyone is interested in food because WE ALL EAT! So once in a while it’s fun to check the news and see what’s going on. We hope what follows informs, inspires and maybe even helps you in your own dietary journey.

Mazda Donates to Huntsville Food Bank This week he Mazda Foundation (USA) Inc.donated $50,000 to the Food Bank of North Alabama in an emergency gift to help meet growing demand for food amid economic struggles caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. This brings the total they have donated to our state this year to $94,000.

Home Cooking Becomes More Popular (We had to chuckle at this) McCormick & Company CEO Lawrence Kurzius told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the spice maker sees sustained popularity for home cooking, which has flourished during the coronavirus pandemic. “This has really become a trend that’s becoming a habit,” he said on “Mad Money.” “We’ve gained market share in most of our categories, and this isn’t just a U.S. phenomena,”.

National Taco Day is tomorrow, Oct. 4. Several national chains (Moe’s, Taco Bell, & others) will be celebrating by offering free tacos and/or specials. Taco Bell is kicking off the day with the launch of a gifting platform and the fast-food chain is giving a free taco to gift for the first 10,000 people who use Taco Gifter. Their Twitter account will announce when the free tacos will be available.

Bon Appetit tells you how to make your own taco seasoning.

Sunday. Oct. 4 is also National Vodka Day but it’s highly doubtful any discounts will to be found for that one.

TicTok Food Hacks If you use the TicTok app you probably know there are food hack videos along with all the crazy stuff. If you can stomach watching things like making popcorn with Skittles here are a couple of copy and paste links. The cheese quesadillas in the first video is actually a great idea.
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a34250663/tiktok-bowl-hack-clean-counter/
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a32715136/tiktok-food-hacks/

The Best of the Best Things like trends and hacks are fun, but the goal and bottom line about any food news should be health. That being said, Food News (https://www.food.news) offers the latest and best in research and studies about how what you eat affects you. So if you ignore everything else in this section, do check this one out if you want more really great info. Some of todays topics are: The power of pecans: 8 Reasons to eat more pecan nuts (recipes included), Manage your osteoarthritis with the help of blueberries, and Zesty and healthy: Here’s how you can make your own citrus essential oils.

MARKET CHITCHAT

Mobile Ordering We’ve had several reports of orders made from mobile phones not going through recently. It seems to be an individual phone issue as our web designer can order from any market in the country from his iphone. Your market manager however cannot from her Samsung Android. The shopping cart simply refuses to go through when you hit the “Place my Order” button. If this happens to you Wendy from Avalon suggests opening the store page as “desktop site”. This option should be in menu.

_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Items Butternut Squash Puree from Restoration Gardens Gourmet Dijon Pineapple Sauce from Laura’s Confections

GROWER NOTES

We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.

GRIER ACRES: Grier Acres
A touch of Fall in the air! It is a refreshing change from the months of hot humid weather we’ve endured. While I love hot weather over cold weather any day, it’s nice to have a respite from the heat every once in a while. The change in weather
means that the summer garden is nearing it’s end. We’ll be turning the soil, incorporating new compost, and spent grain from Folklore Brewing. Our garden soil is extremely sandy with little organic material in the top 4-6 inches. Once you get below that layer it’s that sticky yellow clay. Slowly but surely we’re improving the soil.

Our pecans are absolutely loaded this year! Back story: Mom and dad planted 2 acres of pecans back in 1975 with an eye towards the crop providing college money for my brother and me. Despite his best efforts, dad just never could get a crop from them. The county extension agent came out and made recommendations, soil samples were taken each year, fertilizers, lime, etc. were all applied in accordance with the recommendations. Nothing. I graduated from UGA in 1990 and have yet to see a dime of college money from those trees. Finally after 45 years we have a crop. It’s so bountiful that the limbs are breaking due to the weight!

Finally we’ve created a YouTube Channel to chronicle some of the things we have going on here at the farm. It’s slow going as we’re having to teach ourselves how to make, edit, and post the videos. We hope to get better with practice. Please check it out and subscribe if you find it interesting. Follow this link to Grier Acres YouTube

AVALON FARMS:
Well, never had this happen before…must be 2020! Army worms literally came marching across the hay field and into the winter squash planting. Not really a lot I could do to stop them and they laid waste to the plants. Apparently preferring the squash plants to the nut grass (weeds) in the field.

Out of 12 hundred foot rows of winter squash harvested maybe a couple dozen squash. What a crop failure. All that time, effort and seed cost just wasted. Sigh.

Onwards. Moving on towards whatever comes next.

FOOTNOTES

We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite recipe, want to write a product review, have an idea or request for an article or information, let us know! You can reply to this newsletter or write [email protected].

Market Schedule
Order Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm weekly for Pickup the following Friday
Dothan Pickup: 10am – 12pm, Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: 11am – 11:30am, Parking area behind Daleville Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise Pickup: 12pm – 12:30pm, Grocery Advantage, 1032 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: [email protected] On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
Join our Online Discussions! www.facebook.com/groups/MarketatDothanDiscussion
Be sure to use our hashtag! #marketatdothan

Our COVID protocol is still in place for everyone who wants curbside service.

I. Order Payment:
1. Voluntarily prepay by 6 pm Thursday if possible using this PAYPAL link. This eliminates passing paper currency back and forth or handling debit/credit cards on site. Your invoice will be marked PAID and pickup is fast and easy. In the event of undelivered items you will be issued a Market credit that will apply to your next order.
2. Debit/Credit – One of us will briefly step within 6 feet for you to put your card in the chip reader. We do our best to avoid touching your card or you touching the equipment which means we sign an “x” for your signature.
3. Cash and Checks – You may hand them to us. Exact change is preferred if using cash to prevent a lot of passing back and forth. If you choose curbside pickup you are welcome to put payment in your trunk/tailgate as that would eliminate the need to come near your window.

II. Order Delivery:
1. Curb Service: Please pull up next to the Market Shed. We will direct traffic a little bit if needed. Have your trunk/ hatchback open and we’ll load you up!
2. Walk Up Pickup: Please do not come inside. When we see you coming we’ll put your order near the entrance and step back for you to claim it. This system works really well for those of you wishing to get extra veggies that may be available.
3. Regardless of how you choose to accept your Market order please know that we make every effort to practice safe distancing and ask that you do the same.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION It takes all of us working together to keep everything running & everyone safe!

Locally Grown STT:  Market is open again!

Welcome back to another season of the St Thomas Locally Grown Online Farmers Market. We are happy to announce ordering is available again.

The growers and producers you’ve come to know are adding new items, took out last seasons’ items, and some have new items coming In the weeks ahead. We hope you like and have fun trying new things this season.

So stay plugged in and check back with us every week to see what’s seasonal and available from you local St Thomas community of growers and producers.

Have a great Saturday,
Your Market Coordinators.

Locally Grown STT:  The Market is open!

Welcome back to another season of the St Thomas Locally Grown Online Farmers Market. We are happy to announce ordering is available again.

The growers and producers you’ve come to know are adding new items, took out last seasons’ items, and some have new items coming In the weeks ahead. We hope you like and have fun trying new things this season.

So stay plugged in and check back with us every week to see what’s seasonal and available from you local St Thomas community of growers and producers.

Have a great Saturday,
Your Market Coordinators.

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Special Event This Week


In response to popular demand, 4 & 20 Bakers will return this week as our featured pop-up vendor at the Statesboro Market2Go drive-through. You’ll see Chad’s big silver food truck in the parking lot of the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau during pickup hours, from 4:00 to 6:00, ready to serve you wood-fired pizza, designer cupcakes, and homemade lemonade. “Pop Up Specials” are available at the truck. For more than a slice, “caw” or text 912-425-3612 to direct order whole pizzas for pickup.
When visiting the food truck, please wear your mask and observe social distancing.
Market2Go orders for regular 4 & 20 food items will be handled as usual and brought to your vehicle with your other Market2Go purchases.

The Statesboro Market2Go is open!

Statesboro Customers — pickup hours are changing! Drive-through at the SCVB will be 4:00 – 6:00 this Thursday, unless you arrange for special early or late pickup.

Place your orders now through midnight Tuesday for pickup or delivery on Thursday. Browse the product categories and click on the market baskets next to items you want to purchase. Selected items will be added to your shopping cart.and listed on the left. When you’re done, continue to Check Out to place your order.

Remember to choose your pickup location from the drop-down menu before you check out. Options are

• Statesboro: Thursday afternoon at SCVB 4:00-6:00
• Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at Victory Garden General Store 4:00-5:00
• To Your Home Delivery (must add delivery to cart and prepay)

Please pay online to make our process more efficient and to better meet health guidelines. 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.

You may now use your EBT/SNAP card to purchase authorized EBT items through the Market2Go, and you’ll receive “bonus” fruits and vegetables through the Georgia Fresh for Less program, effectively doubling your benefits in fresh produce. If you write “EBT” in the order comment field, we will be able to award your bonus dollars. All EBT transactions must be made by swiping your card at the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau during the Thursday drive-through. If you want to know more about how to use an EBT card to make market purchases, email [email protected]

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is OPEN FOR ORDERS

Good evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!

COVID19: Northeast Georgia Locally Grown will continue to help bring the best selection of local and chemical-free foods to you and your family as long as our volunteers feel comfortable and safe. Thanks for recognizing we can all do our part in operating in the safest way possible for upcoming markets. We are and will continue to operate under CDC and local guidelines to the best of our ability and knowledge. 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!

Go to the market >>
Fresh Vegetables
Clean Meats
Baked Goods with Organic ingredients
Gluten Free goodies
Pastured Eggs
See all products

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.

Looking to pay for your locally grown order? Pay here using Square

Independence,VA:  Market is OPEN for Oct. 9th pickup!

Good evening,

The Market is open and ready for you to order!

Congrats to our Customer Appreciation Raffle winners this month! Lynn McClary was our first place winner! This will be our final Customer Appreciation Raffle, stay tuned for our upcoming Christmas fundraiser.

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 all so much for your donations to Food Independence! We’ll continue to collect canned protein items at the Market next Friday.

Friendly Reminders- Please remember to leave the boxes and ice packs on the tables, we re-use them each week. If you have boxes at home that you accidentally took with you, please return them, I promise you will not receive any stink eyes from the office. If you have extra egg cartons, mushroom cartons, etc., feel free to leave them in your box on the table and we will return them to the vendors.

Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby

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 outside the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. Your order will be brought to your car in full-service fashion!

NEW this week – Garden, Nardello, and Pecan Pie Schmears! (Look under “Prepared Foods.”) Why don’t you buy yourself something good? We also have Harvest Blend Coffee and locally grown Muscadines, Fresh Salad Mix, Sweet Potatoes, Frozen Lady Peas, a huge selection of Jams and Jellies, and more!
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available.

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE

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