The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for September 19
Athens Locally Grown
How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
The rains this weekend sure felt nice, even though I was out camping in it. The ground was rather parched, after the ridiculously long string of days in the 90s we had, and all the plants really needed it. I thought maybe we’d get a break from the heat, but seems there’s a couple more days in the 90s ahead of us. Looking at the end of the week, though, I see nights in the 50s in our future! That is great news for all the leafy greens and other fall crops that have been struggling in the heat, but it also will really slow down the summer crops that have been hanging on. Many of our growers extend their seasons with hoop houses and other protections from the cold, but if you’re a stickler for tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers grown out in the direct sun, you’ve only got a month or so left of those.
Thank you so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!
Other Area Farmers Markets
The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park, and Wednesday evenings downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is back as well, Saturdays from 9 to 1, and you can watch for weekly news here: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/west-broad-farmers-market/. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. The Oconee County farmers market is held every Saturday 8 to noon in downtown Watkinsville. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running on Saturdays from 9 to 2pm. You can learn all about them here: www.washingtonfarmersmkt.com Folks to the east can check out the Hartwell Farmers Market, which starts bright and early on Saturday morning from 7am to noon, and Tuesday afternoons from 11 to 3pm. If you know of any other area markets operating, please let me know.
All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!
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!
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for September 15th
Contact Info
Our Website: freshharvest.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/freshharvestllc
Email:
John Drury [email protected]
Phone:
John 615-838-0428
Market News
Hello!
The average first frost date for our area is one month from today. I’m looking forward to that light dusting and cool temps on the 15th of October, mark your calendars. For some reason, I keep thinking that our offerings will be diminishing at this time of the year. But not at all, we have quite a large and varied list this week. This same errant thinking caused me to believe that Anson and I could pack the orders last week in our usual 2 hour span. It was a little hectic, but we got it done although Anson finished around 5:30. I didn’t even get to show off Abe’s 30 lb. melon that I bought. You too could have one this week. Arugula and green beans are back on the Market as well as Rocky Glade Farm’s broccoli.
I am setting up in a different location at Trinity. There’s a big tree diagonally across from where I’ve been setting up, near Sharondale. It’s flat and has more shade.
Lots of fine items from Wedge Oak and Bear Creek Farms.
Dozen Bakery cookies and breads, eggs, granola, honey, and coffee are all in abundance.
You have until Tuesday night to place your order.
Thanks for your support, and I will see you on Wednesday!
If you need to text me, my number is 615-838-0428.
John
Recipes
Foothills Market: The Market is Open!
A fresh vegetable you’ve ordered last week, and could not wait to taste again? Something new you wanted to try this week? Once again, the market is open for your convenience. From 5 p.m. today until 5 p.m. this Wednesday, September 18th, explore the market listings, submit your order, and we will have it ready for pick up on Thursday, 5:00-5:30 p.m. at the Food for Thought garden.
“It isn’t just about eating, it’s about eating fresh”
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Reminder to order from Arkansas Natural Produce
Just a reminder that if you plan to order from Arkansas Natural Produce, you’ll need to to so by 9pm tonight, 9/2.
The rest of the Market closes Tuesday night at 9pm.
Thank you.
Julie Alexander
This week’s market manager
Miami County Locally Grown: We Close at 8pm!! Winners drawn Tues!!
The chance to enter our drawing for one of 6 Market gift baskets ends tonight at 8pm!
This Tuesday at Customer Pick-up we’ll be drawing the 6 lucky winners, and announcing their names that night in the weblog when the Market reopens!!
Have you selected YOUR favorite basket yet?! :-) I just love this!! It’s so exciting!! Good luck everyone!!
Russellville Community Market: Ordering on The Market Closes at 10PM!
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 from 4PM – 6:30PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot!
Ordering on The Market Closes at 10PM!
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Muscadines, Fresh Eggs, Pumpkins, Beef Brisket, Squash, Kune Kune Hogs, Whole Chickens, Fall Molasses Spice Cookies, Honey Oat Bread, an assortment of all-natural and organic soaps, and more, all listed on The Market this week!
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Thank you for choosing to shop and eat local!
Russellville Community Market
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE
Dawson Local Harvest: 8:00 is Opening Time for Dawson Market!
HI GUYS!
COUPLE OF ITEMS WORTH MENTIONING: Don’t forget, Dawson Market has CLOUDLAND COFFEE, amazingly rich & flavorful fair-traded Coffees that are organic or rainforest alternative marketed through women-operated coops. Tastes great and is Eco-friendly!
A Fall Flavor favorite is Back from My Daily Bread! Reminiscent of seasonal Caramel Apples, MDB’s delicious Caramel Apple Bread is now available! In the Fresh Bakery section.
Take a Good Look at the Dawson Harvest Listings and Place You Orders Now!
Magney Legacy Ridge Farm: CSA #24
Dear CSA-ers,
This week’s preassembled bag will include Malabar Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, Collard Greens, Watermelon Radishes, Eggplant-Pepper Mix, Parsley, and Chives. Custom orders may be placed between now and Tuesday evening on the website at http://magneyfarm.locallygrown.net/market
Wow! For such a wet start to this year it has been an impressively dry late summer. This is favorable to the local row croppers who have begun the corn harvest but presents a challenge to us at our small acreage vegetable farm. We are having to make use of irrigation every day. As part of our commitment to sustainability, and just plain common sense, we are utilizing some of the most efficient irrigation technologies available. Namely, we are using “drip tape” which is buried in furrows about 2” deep and delivers water directly to the root zone of our growing plants. In this way, we lose significantly less water to evaporation when compared to overhead watering and can effectively deliver more soil moisture in less time. Thank goodness for that!
As of this week all the Fall brassicas are planted and there are only a handful of things that will be planted outdoors. Mostly, these are our late lettuce and direct seeded crops. By the day, we are exactly one month ahead of where we were last year, which is great progress! This week we will begin, in full, the process of clearing out the high tunnels and preparing them for winter crops. Rest assured tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants will be around for a few more weeks as we are starting with the tunnel that held cucumbers. A farm is very much a rhythm and we just try to move in step.
This week’s featured vegetable is collards! That’s right, collards make their triumphant return from summer hiatus to grace the bags this week. Collards are a densely nutritious leafy vegetable, most regarded for its high levels of Vitamin K, which serves to strengthen one’s blood. It is also an abundant source of trace minerals and dietary fiber. These collards are special as they represent our first foray into seed-saving for production purposes. Employee Patrick has taken it upon himself to breed and curate some of our varieties in order to achieve vegetables that grow better in our soil and climate. Additionally, this helps reduce our seed cost, which easily exceeds 4 digits over a year’s time. So far, these collards look healthy, and we look forward to hearing what you think of the first generation of “Magney Collards.”
As always, we’d like to thank you for your support of our farm. This week, we’d like to give a special shout-out to Christine L. in Murray, for sharing an awesome recipe for stuffed eggplants with us. Though eggplants aren’t prominently featured in this week’s bag, we’ve gone ahead and included this great recipe in the event you have some you’re looking for a way to use. We love when you reach out and share recipes and ideas with us! We’re so happy to be a part of your community.
Sincerely,
Magney Legacy Ridge Farm Team
Stuffed Eggplant
Adapted from littlesunnykitchen.com blog :
Instructions:
Ingredients
6 mid-sized Eggplant
1 cup uncooked rice
2 tomatoes diced
1 onion diced
5 cloves garlic minced
Parsley chopped
Mint leaves chopped (optional)
4 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp baharat seasoning
1 tbsp salt
8 cups water or vegetable stock
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 clove garlic minced
2 bay leaves
To prepare the eggplant:
Cut the stems off and hollow out the centers of the eggplant to make room for the stuffing (removing the seed cavity but leaving ¼” to ½” of flesh around the edge). To do this, you will need a zucchini corer or paring knife to get rid of the flesh.
For the stuffing:
Start by pouring warm water over rice and leave aside for it to soften a little.
Dice onion, tomatoes, and mince some garlic. Roughly chop parsley and fresh mint leaves.
Mix all of the ingredients together with olive oil, salt, cumin, baharat mix and black pepper. Add the rice and mix. Your stuffing is now ready.
Stuff the eggplants with the rice veggie stuffing, but make sure that the rice takes only two thirds of the space in the eggplant and is loose as the rice will expand while cooking and can become a bit messy and eggplants might even break.
To cook the stuffed eggplants:
Arrange the stuffed eggplants in a pot. Then add water or vegetable stock and cook for 15 minutes.
Add tomato paste or blended tomatoes with garlic, 2 bay leaves and a few mint leaves (fresh or dried). Cook on medium heat for around 40 minutes or until the rice is soft.
Cover with a plate to help the eggplants stay in place, you could also place a mug on top if the plates starts to move.
Cook for about 40 minutes, or until the eggplant are cooked and soft. While the eggplant cook, try the sauce and see if it needs more salt. Add more salt to taste.
Serve warm in a plate or bowl with some extra tomato sauce from the pot. Eat with yogurt or pita bread.
The Wednesday Market: Ordering Time is Here
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 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture. We’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder - Don't forget to order!
Just a friendly reminder, if you haven’t already placed your order, that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Order now so you don’t forget :-)
Click Here to Place Your Order For WEDNESDAY pick up in Suwanee
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!