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

Good morning,
On the extras table today we will have delicious fresh baked cinnamon rolls from Julie’s Sweet Shoppe. Also shiitakes mushrooms! And other goodies!

The courtyard will be closed for construction until further notice. Please use the south lobby entrance.

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.

Pick up will continue to be in the lobby until further notice. Please wear a mask and keep 6 feet distance. You can enter the lobby from the courtyard or the south parking area. 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

Augusta Locally Grown:  The Online Market is Open at Augusta Locally Growna

Happy Shopping!

Champaign, OH:  You Can't Always Get What You Want

You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need…
(The Rolling Stones)

Happy Thursday evening, on this first day of October!!

I am finally settling in for the night, adding my seasonal soups to the market, having a glass of wine, listening to a very rousing version of this Stones song that I have chosen for tonight’s blog.

If you want a down and bluesy version of this song, turn on to, the Tedeschi Trucks Band version…just what I needed to blow out of this week.

It’s been a week, lovelies. One of those weeks where right when you thought you had it all on track, just one more thing would shoot at you. It’s been a test, this week…lol.

Anyway, the song, the verse…I hope that you always feel this market has what you want, and what you need.

I loved seeing you all, this evening, at market pick up. I love all of your conversations, the music I pick up on, playing in your cars, and making sure you are happy, as you go back out into the world.

I am opening the market, again, this evening, with nothing but love for all of you.

My own products are out of vacation mode, and I look forward to your market orders!

The market is bursting with all the goodness of the season…take advantage…

You just might find
You get what you need…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Wedge Oak Farm:  Pre-Order for 10/3/20

What lovely weather we are having. Wedge Oak Farm is thrilled to get roasting… Some of our favorites are whole chicken, chuck roasts and pork roasts too.
You can do a hands off crock pot dish or braise in the oven for a tender and crispy skin.

Roasted Poultry Stock and Beef Stock are a great way to start a stew or soup. You can still make the best homemade Tomato Soup starting with a stock, an onion, and a bit of garlic. Flavor it with a touch of fresh basil from the garden or some curry powder to send the flavor in another direction. A blender will puree and so will the food processor. Yum!

Our sausages are easy and on the menu this week. We have chicken, beef, duck and pork link sausages in a variety to suit every palate.

You have been asking for duck eggs and we hear you. There is a pesky owl that likes our ducks as much as we do. Our layers are being traumatized nightly and are holding the eggs back due to stress. We have a second set of layers that are due to lay the first of 2021 but that is still a ways off. We hate this situation and are trying to remedy it with solar lights and bird of prey decoys.

Thank you for taking the time to shop with us. We appreciate your patronage!
The online market closes Friday 10/02, at 10 AM
Karen

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go Pickup!

MARKET PICKUP THURSDAY!

NEW DRIVE-THROUGH HOURS! Pickup hours for the Market2Go in Statesboro have changed this week!! Drive through hours at the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) are now from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Thursday. Sylvania pickup hours remain the same, from 4:00 to 5:00.

Special Special at this week’s market

This week our Pop Up market will feature seasonal cookies and sweet treats from the Big Boy Cookies food truck plus fall- and Halloween-themed bath products from Allyn’s Soap Company.

Locally owned and operated by Jonny and Hannah Womack, Big Boy Cookies makes their delicious creations completely from scratch using locally sourced and handpicked ingredients. This week they’ll offer chocolate-pumpkin snickerdoodles, oatmeal butterscotch cookies, and ice cream sandwiches plus coffee and cold brew.

At her booth, Ally Bellamy will offer fall and Halloween soaps, bath truffles, bubble bath bars, body butter, natural laundry soap and soap dishes. All products from Allyn’s Soap Company are made by hand in small batches with pure ingredients.

Please wear your mask and observe social distancing.

Market2Go pickup in Statesboro is now at the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) at 222 South Main Street. All pickups are on Thursday.

STATESBORO – THURSDAY Drive Through at SCVB starts at 4:00.

• Last names A – L 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm
• Last names M – Z 5:00 pm — 6:00 pm

SYLVANIA – THURSDAY Pickup at Victory Gardens General Store

• All Sylvania customers 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm

Want to change your pickup time? Pickup times are established and changed in response to weekly sales volume and available volunteer hours. We will have help available this week between 4 and 6 to assemble your orders and bring them out to your vehicles; however, we can accommodate a few early or late orders with advance notice. To change your slot or request early or late pickup, please text 912.481.2263 with your ORDER NAME and the TIME you want to pick up.

Remember! When you head out to your pickup location, be sure to take a mask, a placard with your order name(s), and appropriate containers for your food.

THE DRIVE-THROUGH PROCEDURE in Statesboro.

• Drive to the right (counter clockwise) all the way around the SCVB, keeping to the outer perimeter and maintaining a tight queue. A volunteer will check you in as you come around the far side of the building.
• Please display the name(s) for your order(s) on a windshield placard to assist in quick and safe check-in.
• Please wear a mask while communicating with market staff.
• Provide access to your vehicle and to the containers you want loaded (bags, boxes, bins or coolers); unlock the back door or the trunk, with containers inside.
• We recommend that you bring a cooler for transporting meat, dairy and perishable items. Ice cream melts, even in a short car trip, and our fresh non-homogenized milk is temperature sensitive.
• Wait in your car for the runner to come out with your order and load into your containers. Make sure your name placard is visible.
• If you did not prepay on line with a debit or credit card, please make a check for exact amount when your order is delivered. (You may pay cash in exact amount, but any “change” from cash received will be credited to your account. Use an envelope to label the cash payment with your order name.)

PICKUP for SYLVANIA CUSTOMERS.
Pickup is across the street from the Victory Gardens General Store. Please remain in your car until volunteers bring your order, and wear a mask when interacting with volunteers. We recommend that you bring a cooler for transporting meat, dairy and perishable items.

HOME DELIVERY CUSTOMERS.
Orders will be delivered between 2:00 and 5:00 by Boro Takeout. You will receive a notice when your driver is on the way. We recommend you leave a cooler at the front door (or your designated delivery location) to facilitate no-contact delivery and to keep perishable food safe.

EBT CUSTOMERS.
Right now we can scan EBT/SNAP cards only at the Statesboro pickup location. So, if you have ordered online with the intent to pay with your EBT card, you’ll need to come to the Statesboro Drive Through at the Convention and Visitors Bureau between 3:30 and 6:30. Email or text us in advance so we can calculate your bonus dollars and the amount to be charged to your card.

Siloam Springs, AR:  Restock Wednesday!

SiloamSprings.LocallyGrown.net
It’s Restock Wednesday!

Don’t forget, when you place an order this week you receive a Downtown Discount Card! It can be used October 3-10 at participating businesses!
AND you’ll be entered to win a $15 Farmers Market gift certificate! Downtown Discount Cards will be given out the first Saturday of each month.

Happy Shopping!

Independence,VA:  Eggs available!

Hey Friends,

Southern Fork Farm just listed more eggs if you are in need!

To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

Thank you and have a great day!

Abby

Champaign, OH:  Lettuce Update

Old Souls just emailed that they will not have their Bibb lettuce for the market, tomorrow.

Please, and I do apologize, but I am only the messenger…deduct the amount for the Bibb lettuce if you are a check/cash person.

If you are a card person, I will sit and go through each order, this morning, deducting totals, before I run cards, this week…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Champaign, OH:  Forever Autumn

The summer sun is fading as the year grows old…
(Justin Hayward, also performed by The Moody Blues)

This song always puts a little tear in my eye, as does the autumn season. That tiny little bridge from vibrant, sunny summer, to the winter months, on the fringe, waiting to appear.

Seasonal changes always get to me. No clue why they make me so emotional, but they do. And, as we stand on the brink of lovely October, this week has had me extra emotional. I’m sure the moon is playing into that, as well, but whatever, here I am, your market manager, in her usual autumn retrospection, ready to bask in October.

You lovelies gave us another amazing market with sales, and love!! I love printing out the weekly reports, and reading all of the kind comments you all write. Again, ole teary eyes, this morning, started crying, again, because you love the market, so very much!

A few notes:

Tomorrow, there will be no time slots! You may arrive anywhere from 4pm-6pm. Just remember that the largest traffic jam is usually between 4:00-4:30. There may be a wait, but we will get to all of you!

If you are new, this week, we welcome payment by credit/debit cards, to keep on file, encouraging contactless payments. OR, you may have a check ready, made out to Oakview Farm Meats, OR, exact cash/change, in a ziplock bag, with your name!!

As we approach the winter months…just thinking ahead, the market is going to off a delivery service, with an added delivery fee, for those of you who would rather not be out in the cold (although there is no need for you to exit your vehicles), or would rather not brave the snowy/icy roads. There will be more on that, later, but another service that we can now offer in the winter months!

And, I am going to be adding a Holiday Section to the market categories, soon, for any vendor specials/gift packs, etc. to make your holiday shopping easier, and keeping it all local.

We love you to the moon and back, and will see you at tomorrow’s pick up!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Independence,VA:  Market closes TONIGHT at 8 pm!

Good morning,

Be sure to get your Market order in by 8 pm tonight!

To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

Be sure to schedule your pickup time if you haven’t already!

Schedule Your Pickup Time: Calendly.

Food Independence will continue to collect canned proteins at the Market this week.

Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby