Foothills Market:  IMPORTANT NEWS and Market Reminder

Foothills Market is open until 5 p.m. today, but we are changing locations for pickup tomorrow because of possible impact from hurricane Laura.

We will set up at the Chamber of Commerce building on the west end of downtown. You will need to enter the parking lot from Cherry Street and exit onto Main Street. We’ll bring your order to your car, so you don’t need to get out if it’s raining (and sounds like it will be).

I’ll send another reminder tomorrow.

Siloam Springs, AR:  Eggs - Payne Farms

Good morning everyone!

Ericka with Payne Farms let me know that they will be taking off the weekend of Labor Day so be sure to order enough eggs to last through the next two weeks. They have plenty of egg inventory to do this for you.

Spread the word that our market is open online and that it is open year round so our customers can continue to purchase their favorite in season produce, meats, eggs, honey, baked goods, and locally hand crafted items!

It’s also Restock Wednesday so be sure to check and see if something you missed earlier in the week has been restocked.

We appreciate your support!

Martin's Farmstand:  The lettuce and bean story

This stand is still packed to the gills with good food. Abundant items at this moment are grape tomatoes, beans, lettuce, corn, and melons. (watermelon $5-$8 each and cantaloupe @ $2.50 each). Some of the cantaloupe are over 10 lbs each and they have excellent flavor. We look at the pictures in the seed catalog and at moments we really do not expect things to grow that well for us. However in some cases crops do grow wonderfully. I planted lettuce and beans at the old farm in a spot that I was worried about as they are vulnerable to the deer and rabbits and in freshly plowed sod that was not really ready for gardening. I did this because of the severe drought and that was the only choice that had enough water available. (The ponds here were almost empty).I hoped to get some return for our efforts. From the first four rows of beans we picked 35 bushels of beans already this week. From the same plants last week we picked about 500 lbs. We have a wonderful abundance of beautiful beans to sell. ($15 per half bushel) The lettuce is also really nice and so much of it. Almost every seed gave a lovely head of lettuce. So there is not much to the bean and lettuce story beyond a story of abundance. God is good.

Help wanted. My wife and I judge that we should have more help to manage and run the Farmstand. The old saying is that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy. We are looking for help (either part time or a full time year around person or family) that is interested and capable to assist us in running the farm stands everyday operation so I would be free to focus more on the actual growing side of things and also to just take a slower pace with more family time. This position could be an hourly (part or full) position but for the right person I would be leaning towards it being a year around salaried position. (There is more to do in the winter than you might think. If needed on farm housing and farm grown food could also be part of the package. We are planning to move to the house at the back of the farm here when it is finished sometime this winter which will leave a vacancy in the front house.
Qualifications would require the person to be healthy enough to be on their feet and active. There needs to be good bright mind that can learn and make good judgments along with an excitement about being around good food. Life experience, especially in any kind of retail or management position, gardening, cooking etc would be useful. Willingness to be helpful and pleasant with customers is essential.
If you are interested in being part of the team here send us a letter telling about yourself and why you would like the job. Daniel

Berea Gardens:  Market is on for today

Hi Folks,

The power is still off here in Minnora, but our MARKET IS STILL ON FOR TODAY. 4 to 7 PM at Berea Gardens.

Bob

Miami County Locally Grown:  Closed next week!!

Still time to get your order in before we Close for a one week break!

We will NOT reopen for orders after pickup Tuesday, Sept 1st – we’ll close for just one week, over Labor Day!

Tue Sept 8th we’ll return for orders at 9pm as usual :-)

Thank you for your continued, generous support of our local farm families, producers, and businesses. We remain committed to offering truly local, quality products!

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 Maret this week.

Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby

Miami County Locally Grown:  Roma Tomatoes on sale!!

Great bulk deal from Simple Living Farm – their Roma Tomatoes are only $5.75 for 5lbs!! Wow!!

Certified Naturally Grown, raised chemical free on their Piqua farm, Roma’s are meaty favorites for dicing, canning, cooking… Or if you’re my children, they’re snack-sized for eating like an apple :-).

Champaign, OH:  Wednesday Notes

Good morning, lovely customers!

This is your time slot schedule for tomorrow’s pick up!!

A-D…4pm-4:30pm

E-K…4:30-5:00pm

L-N…5:00-5:30pm

O-W…5:30-6:00pm

Thank you for acknowledging your time slots! It’s a big, busy market, again, and I feel that during produce season, and the sweet corn out front, this will alleviate the bottle neck of traffic!

AND…YES…Champaign Berry Farm will be there with sweet corn to sell! 4pm-6pm, or until they run out!
Cash or Card!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  August is almost over.

Good morning everyone,

Now is the perfect time to stock up on all veggies and produce. It’s hot outside and so the veggies are growing. Now it’s also a great time to tell your family and friends about the Cumming Harvest and spread the news. Just a few announcements this week.

We are excited to announce a new employee at the Cumming Harvest, McKenzie. We will continue to train her this week, so please be patient with us, as she is learning. But we are so excited to have a new assistant manager.

Don’t forget to pick up your items the week you order them, to avoid a five dollar holding fee.
And remember the market hours are from 10 AM until 12 noon sharp.

As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Jaclyn Barnum, MSW, HSBCP
Market Manager
678-630-5906

Miami County Locally Grown:  Our newest vendor? Walker Cabin Farm!!

This week we welcome new vendor Debbie Walker, of Walker Cabin Farm!

Debbie is in her eighth season selling baked goods at the Saint Paris Farmers Market and is delighted to be part of MCLG now as well. Her zucchini bread is available this week and throughout September!!

We’ll look for her cinnamon rolls, English muffins, crescent rolls, and a variety of other items starting in October when the Saint Paris season ends. You can find more details as well as photographs in her Walker Cabin Farm grower profile on the Our Growers page of our website :-)

I’ve wanted to get this woman on the Market for years – and I’m thrilled to finally have her!