Martin's Farmstand:  We are open on Labor day. Overstock on grape tomatoes and watermelon

At the moment we are overstocked on grape tomatoes. I have them on sale @ $1 pint for any quantity. There are also several extra bins of watermelon and cantaloupe priced @2.50 each mix or match. Last evening I was in the lettuce field harvesting some of the nicest lettuce I have ever grown. The heads are big, sweet and tender. There is getting to be a nice selection of winter squash here. (best selection in late September)The boys weighed a few of the biggest butternut squash- over 10 lbs each! The next planting of beans are ready to pick. ($15 per box) My Dad makes a really good homemade vinegar. This is made with pure apple juice from our no- spray apples with nothing added. It is still raw so you get all the benefits that God has put in living vinegar. The new batch from last years apples is 12 months old and ready for your table. This is the time of abundance.
On the disappointing side it looks like there will not be organic beef available as we expected. There was a problem at the USDA plant that the cows were sent to with no inspector being available on the day we were scheduled. They called us and said to come pick our cows back up. It appears that there are no replacement openings available till sometime next year. This is a really bad deal for us with us paying for the trucking twice. We are not prepared to feed them for another winter so they got sent to the sale barn with us having little expectation of getting any reasonable price for them. Some aspects of the the food system are just broken. Daniel

Champaign, OH:  Flourish Update

As colder season is amongst us we are losing some blooms and trying to be creative with what we can add to the market as we move forward including plants.

However for this coming week we have a few updates we were hoping could be sent out!

This will likely be the last week for our zinnia bundles and lavender bundles. However we have added some more speciality flowers for a limited time including dahlia and astrantia bundles.

Thank you to Flourish!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Champaign, OH:  You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Morning came and morning went
Pick up your money and pack up your tent
You ain’t going nowhere…
(Written/performed by Bob Dylan)
(My favorite version is performed by The Byrds on their, Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album)

Looking for a bit of feel good twirly music…here you go!

Just like this market always makes me feel, I always feel like dancing around, when I hear this song.

So, we’ve got a holiday weekend happening, and if you find yourself with a bit of time, why not get your market orders in? Put on some tunes, look through the offerings, and get all groovy for the week upon us!

Your market manager has another day of work, ahead, and then I am slipping into two days of nothing until I start baking, again, next week.

Go ahead, start your Saturday with a feel good song, keep that song in your heart, and sing it out…

Much love to you all…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

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!

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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.

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

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Special Event This Week


Two of our artisan vendors, The Boro Soapery and ClayStf by Jill, will be setting up booths at the SCVB during drive-through on Thursday from 3:30-6:30 for a “pop up” market! Diana Liggett will offer her full range of soaps including lotion bars, shave soaps and shampoo bars. Jill Smith will display functional pottery — mugs, bowls, platters and vases — that are microwave and dishwasher safe. Buy their products on Market2Go (we’ll put them in your box) or purchase directly from the vendors at their booths. Customers who want to participate should wear masks and observe social distancing!

The Statesboro Market2Go is open!

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
• Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at Victory Garden General Store
• 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]

Independence,VA:  Market is OPEN for September 11th pickup!

Good evening,

The Market is now open! Feel free to place as many orders as you would like throughout the week and they will all be ready for you on Friday afternoon with one convenient curbside pickup time.

Congratulations to our monthly raffle winners Lynne Bailey, Joyce Roberts and Beth Miletich The next raffle starts tonight! Also, the lovely Kalanchoe plant was donated this month by Pam and Tom EVANS (not Edwards), thank you Pam and Tom, we may get your name wrong, but we sure do appreciate you all!

Donna Cole was the winner of our Monster Tomato contest with a whopping 2.16 pound tomato, way to go Donna!

We’d also like to give a congratulations to Heidi Breedlove for her People’s Choice Winner, Hula Girl Veggie Creature!

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.

Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby

Wholesome Harvest Farm WV:  We Have Sweetcorn Available!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve seen you all!

We have some main season bi-color sweet corn available. The variety is “Delectable” and they’re nice sized, tender ears. They’ll be in their prime on Sunday and Monday.

To get some for yourself, just come out to the farm on Sunday afternoon or Monday. If you don’t see us around, honk your horn and we’ll be right with you. (Directions from Glenville to our farm here )

Looking forward to seeing you when you come out!

Your Wholesome Harvest Farm Team

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

The market is open!
Happy Shopping!

Becca

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!

Welcome to September! Every purchase you make supports a local farmer or artisan. All of our vendors live within 150 miles of Russellville. You are making a difference in our community, and we are thankful for your support!
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available.

Russellville Community Market

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Champaign, OH:  Friday Announcements!

Good morning, lovely customers, and, once again, thank you for an amazing market, last night!!

While you are looking at the market site, this weekend, and placing your orders, there are a few announcements!!

First…we will soon be saying farewell to Burns Bakery and Fudge, and I am posting a note from Karen, to explain:

Hello Burns Bakery and Fudge customers, I want to let you know what Bill and I are up to. We sold our house and the last week of September we will be moving to Kentucky for 9 months. We have accepted positions at a small rural school where Bill will be cooking, I will be doing some school nursing and we will be staff mentors, along with other responsibilities. It is a very poor county with a lot of challenges, but we feel that this is what God is calling us to do. We are on vacation mode next week because we are going down for a few days to tie up some loose ends but we will be taking market orders September 17th and 24th. So get your goodies while you can! We aren’t sure where we will land when the school year is over, but if we end up back in Urbana, we plan to be market vendors once again. Thank you for being such wonderful customers! Karen and Bill Burns

We wish them well in their new adventure, and will welcome them back, should they return to Urbana!!

Second….we welcome a new vendor, Gourmet Fibers, Cottage Alpaca Creations!! Under the Growers tab, you can find their name, and click on their website to read all about them!!

Welcome aboard the market!!

Also…a note from Champaign Berry Farms…due to circumstances beyond their control, they had to take yesterday off from their sweet corn stand, at the market. They hope to be back, next Thursday, and will keep us posted! On the good news front, they should be with us, way into the fall, with their supply!! They appreciated all of the kind words, last night, and the fact that they were missed!

Customers…if you failed to pick up your orders, last night, and did not make prior arrangements as a Friday pick up, please take care of that!! I want to close out my reports, and cannot do so until your orders are picked up!!

One more note…August seemed to be the month for a lot of credit card expiration dates!! If this was the case with your card, please phone me with updated information, if you have not already done so!

Thank you for being a part of this lovely market family!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam