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The Wednesday Market: The Wednesday Market is Open
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you for supporting Georgia Grown. We’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Independence,VA: Market closes Monday night at 8 pm!
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Good morning,
Be sure to get your Market order in by tomorrow night. Thank goodness for local food economies at a time like this! Remember, if you aren’t feeling well, just let us know. Stay safe and healthy out there, friends!
To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.
Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!
Abby
Stones River Market: Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday
Welcome to this weeks Stones River Locally Grown Online Farmers Market. The Market is open from 8:00 am on Sunday Morning and closes 10:00 pm Monday evening. Order early before quantities available run out! www.stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Certainly hope everyone is doing well through this allergy and ‘Flu’ season. Several great things on the market this week. Meats (Pork, Beef, Poultry) Breads, Milk, Teas, Fermented Drinks and Probiotics to help build your immune system. Enjoy the market!
News from some of our Growers:
Sow’s Ear Piggery: New “small batch” pork offerings. Our 3 little pigs went to market and produced some very tender “small batch” cuts now available. Excellent ground pork. Minimal seasoning needed. We also have petite chops, for quick skillet dinners. Cutlets are another stove-top favorite. Shoulder steaks for a savory “low and slow” meal. As always, our pork comes from heritage breed pigs raised outdoors on a non-GMO, non-corn, non-soy diet. We have more products to add soon! But given the small batch, they won’t last long.
Wedge Oak Farm: Quantities of several of our products have been updated!
Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farm): More of our delicious forage greens available this week (mostly miner’s lettuce, arugula and chickweed for now) great as a salad by itself or add it to your lettuce salad, also delicious added to a sandwich. Enjoy a glass or cup of our delicious Black Vanilla Tea! Also try some of our herbal and regular teas for a delicious alternative.
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: Brighten your day or someone else’s day with a bouquet of our Spring Daffodils some with some special colored ones. Also Flowering almond shrub is in bloom and Euphorbia or spurge, the very unusual green-flowered ‘St. Patrick’s Day’ plant, as I like to call it, is just coming into bloom.
Flying S Farms: Eggs and Bread plentiful this week.
Caney Fork Farms: Our Winter Season schedule with the Market is monthly, next times will be March 25th, returning weekly in April 2020.
Look forward seeing you “On the Porch” at Quinn’s Mercantile Wednesday March 18th from 5:00 – 6:30pm, 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.
How to contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: 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
Dothan, Alabama: March 14, 2020 M@D Newsletter - Open for Orders!
Coronavirus Update
Internal & External Protection
Market Chitchat
STILL NOT PUSHING THE PANIC BUTTON
So much can happen in a week.
And this has been one of those weeks. Last Saturday coronovirus still seemed very far away. This week it’s on our doorstep and knocking to get in.
I was asked this morning for the first time if M@D will close. Short answer – if we need to. Right now there doesn’t appear to be a need but we won’t hesitate if it helps the health and well being of our Market Family.
So this newsletter is a bit preppy. The next section down is a hodgepodge of ideas and products to consider for weathering this storm.
But first, a huge THANK YOU to our federal and local governments who have taken bold steps to slow this thing down. It’s going to infect who it infects and people are going to get sick. The real danger is the RATE of infection as the US don’t need a repeat of what’s happening in Italy where hospitals just don’t have the resources to take care of those who need care the worst. That’s where we, the public come in because we too can slow down and prevent spread. The steps we shared last week are a wealth of good advice.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
As stated at the top, this section contains some things you can do to prepare and protect that you may or may not have thought of. Not all products will be sourced through Market at Dothan and that’s ok – this about YOU being Ok.
1. Don’t listen to fake news. My best suggestion for accurate info and updates is to send Ignacio Handle a friend request on Facebook. Ignacio is the husband of Kelly Handle (St. Andrews Soap Company) and specialized in viruses in college. He even handled a corona virus in a lab setting once. He understood how serious this was long before all the toilet paper jokes started.
2. Masks: Early on there were a lot of photos of people wearing masks. Turns out masks mostly help in hospitals where there is close prolonged contact. If you just aren’t comfortable going into public without one you can make a simple one. YouTube has a bunch of “coronovirus face mask” tutorials. My favorite is made with a tissue, staples and rubber bands.
3. Viki Richter of Richter Farms recently experienced a run on colloidal silver. If you are not familiar with this product you should research and consider whether it would fit in your health strategy. It may be purchased online through Market at Dothan.
4. Gloves. With all the info about masks, hand sanitizer, disinfectants, etc., I had to ask about the use of latex or nitrile gloves. Here’s what I got from Ignacio Handle: Wearing disposable gloves could protect one in public “but you don’t want to put them on and go into your car. you would want to put them on after you leave your car and before you get back in right after you grab your door handle rip them off. Have someone from the inside of the house open the door for you.” So yes, disposable gloves can protect you in public if used correctly. They are available at many stores including Harbor Freight.
5. Disinfectants. Surfaces like faucet handles and door knobs are quick contaminates yet easily cleaned. My son in NC recommends alcohol in a spray bottle especially for anything electronic because it dries quickly. Hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle is also very effective as are your standard disinfectants like Lysol and Clorox spray.
6. Bone Broth is a known immune booster. Several of our vendors offer various types of bones for nutritious broth.
7. Elderberry is also a known immune booster. Hortons Farm has a few kits listed and will add more as soon as the next shipment of elderberries arrives. Apologies for the price increase as the price of elderberries has skyrocketed.
8. Stinging Nettle is known for it’s respiratory support, something that can be very useful with this virus. Richter Farms is offering fresh nettle and Hortons Farm has tincture listed.
9. Find a Sauna! Get some sun! Soak in a hot tub! Dr John Nicholls, a pathology professor at the University of Hong Kong, said there are three things coronavirus does not like: sunlight, temperature and humidity. “Sunlight will cut the virus’s ability to grow in half, so the half-life will be 2.5 minutes, and in the dark it’s about 13 to 20 [minutes]. Sunlight is really good at killing viruses,” Nicholls said.
Thomas Pietschmann, a virologist from Germany’s Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, stated the coronavirus is “not very heat-resistant, which means that the virus quickly breaks down when temperatures rise”.
10. Fresh Food. We realize that if we’re all quarantined this will be an issue. While we stand firm that our Market food products are the absolute best in nutrition and quality, we also realize that fresh food has a shelf life and that the Wiregrass is in between growing seasons right now so there’s limited fresh produce available. That being said what follows is basically blasphemy but worth putting out for the sake of helping our neighbors. Cabbage. NINE CENT a pound fresh cabbage. It’s not sustainable for sure, but if you’re in Dothan it’s on sale at ShurValu (in Porter Square) till Tuesday. Cabbage will keep many weeks in the refrigerator.
MARKET CHITCHAT
Lots of EGGS on the Market this week. With Easter a few weeks out it’s a great time to stock up on this goodness so they’ll be easy to peel come boiling time. If you’re planning to use them for coloring with the kiddos, hiding, or decoration, the naturally colored ones require no additional work and brown/buff eggs take inexpensive egg dies really well.
No GROWER NOTES this week. Everyone is busy with the warm weather working outside.
As of now our spring events are still on schedule.
Barring some unforeseen event we will continue our online ordering schedule till late June or early July for a small break. In both April and May we will have a one day pop up Market as follows:
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].
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 Email: [email protected]
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We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!
CLG: !selamaT - Opening Bell: Honey, Shiitakes, Salad Mix, Turnips!
Good afternoon!
Many things about everyday life has changed in the past week due to coronavirus. Our market will continue to meet in the parish hall as always. Each person can make their own decisions on which activities to restrict and which to continue. Your order can be brought to your car in the parking lot by one of our dedicated volunteers. Just call or text me when you are parked, and we will bring your order to your vehicle. :-)
!selamaT
Pork, chicken or jalapeño & cheese.
Five for $7.
At market this Friday, March 20th.
Text me your order, or add a note with your order.
501–339–1039
Mark your calendar: the 3rd annual plant sale at Bell Urban Farm on Tyler street. It will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 9 AM until 3 PM. Hundreds of varieties of flowers, herbs, and vegetable plants will be available.
We’ve been having a lot of excellent items on the extra table lately. Earlier shoppers get the best selection. We are normally ready for customers to start arriving around 3 PM if you happen to be out and in the area. Just text me to see if we’re ready.
Be sure to SEARCH for your favorite items using the search field. Four instance, type in the word “sale” and see what pops up. We have over 500 items available now!
Most items are listed by 6pm Sunday, but check back again before the market closes Tuesday night to see if any other items are ready to be harvested for you! Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat for better health!
And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping:
https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
Please check your email a few minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thanks!
Steve
Statesboro Market2Go: Just Added!
Bootleg Farm is back online with their delicious goat cheese – Feta, Chèvre, Garlic & Chive, Kentucky Bar Fight, Sea Salt & Dill, and Herbed Chèvre. They also have Pet Grade raw goat milk available.
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is OPEN for orders
Good Evening Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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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.
Statesboro Market2Go: Market2Go is Open!
Come shop this week at the Statesboro Market2Go! Place your order by Tuesday midnight for pickup Thursday afternoon.
Welcome back B&J Farms! They are a local grower in Stillmore, offering pastured poultry and are committed to raising the healthiest and happiest animal possible, imparting a difference you can taste. Try this recipe for Herb Roasted Farm Fresh Chicken using local herbs from The Herb Lady and Poor Robin Gardens.
Enjoy lots of fresh, local, delicous vegetables like spinach, kale, collards, turnips and turnip greens, mustard greens, mushrooms, green garlic, and green onions. If you didn’t put up enough seasonal produce, Jacobs produce has frozen peas and blueberries that preserve the taste of summer.
Fisheads lettuce is not online this week to allow their lettuce time to grow. They will be back next week!
We offer a full line of fresh and delicious dairy – Milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, cream, half and half, butter, and ice-cream from Southern Swiss Dairy. They are a family owned and operated dairy in Waynesboro that offers products with pasteurized, non-homogenized milk from their line of Brown Swiss cows.
Enjoy sustainable seafood! We have a new delivery of Doug’s Wild Caught Alaska salmon! Purchase from our annual winter stock while it lasts, or order Georgia Wild Caught shrimp or NC coast flounder from Prosser’s Seafood.
If you want a delicious meal made from market products, but don’t have time to cook, you can purchase a healthy prepared meal from Victory Garden, 4 & 20 Bakers, Caribbean Feast, or a soup stock from Ma’s Country Pantry.
Looking for more? We’ve got coffee, honey, grits and cornmeal. Plus homemade dog biscuits, candles, lotions, and soaps. Plus, there’s lots of sweets and treats from Sugar Magnolia, 4 & 20 Bakers, Cakes by Rosie, Jacob’s Produce, and Victory Garden General Store.
Thank you for your support of the market and of our dedicated local farmers and producers.
Augusta Locally Grown: The Online Market is Open at Augusta Locally Grown
Spring is in the air!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our Veggie Park Market is set to open April 21st.
Enjoy your shopping on our online market.
Rebecca
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 – 6:30PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot!
Ordering on the Market is Now Available!
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There’s never been a better time to support your local farms and farmers. Please read the following statement from our Board of Directors.
Dear RCM community,
Please be aware that we are actively following the rapidly changing environment surrounding the COVID-19 spread in Arkansas. Our main concern is for the safety of our farmers, producers, and customers.
We are working closely with the Russellville Depot to ensure that restrooms and handwashing sinks are available for use by our farmers and producers as they bring food for drop off on Tuesdays, as well as making them available to our customers as you pick your fresh, local foods each week. We want to thank the Russellville Depot for working with us to ensure your safety and keep local food flowing throughout the community.
At this time, we do not anticipate suspending operations of the Russellville Community Market. However, as we keep track of the daily updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Arkansas Department of Health, and the Governor, please be aware that our operations could be impacted in the future.
As always, we would encourage you to continue supporting your local food system, but to help ensure the health and safety of our community, we would recommend some daily preventive actions:
• Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects daily.
Stay safe and healthy,
Your RCM Board of Directors
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Russellville Community Market
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