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.
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder: Order by 6pm today
Have a blessed and happy Easter!
Just a friendly reminder, if you haven’t already placed your order, that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget!
Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.
Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!
Click Here to Place Your Order For THURSDAY pick up
THIS ORDER IS FOR THURSDAY PICK UP AT SUWANEE LOCATION (1300 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Suite 1104, Suwanee 30024 at Cultured Traditions)
*If you want to order from BUFORD LOCALLY GROWN pick up on TUESDAYS Click here to be redirected to Buford website
YOU CAN ONLY PICK UP FROM THE LOCATION YOU HAVE ORDERED FROM!
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!
Good morning!
The market is open as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday at 10 pm. Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”
Dayspring Farm in Altamont is new on the market this week, bringing you some grass fed lamb just back from the butcher as well as some mutton. We will have some other products in season, so please watch for our listings.
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(Clockwise from top left) Lamb Steaks, Leg of Lamb, Mutton Kabobs/Stew Meat, Ground Mutton.
To Contact Us
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
Farm News of the Week
Kountry Vittles will be away for a couple of weeks, caring for a family medical emergency. Molly asked me to apologize to her customers.
Knottynuffacres is also on vacation this week, while Deb is visiting her grandchildren. We wish her safe travels and a great visit!
Frontier Family Farm in Altamont has asparagus just popping up this week!
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Northern Lady Fern, Variegated Sedum. Please check the market for other additions.
From Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:
Coming into bloom this week also are: several Carnations, Foam Flower, Foamy Bells, the Gauras, and species Geraniums. But if I had to pick a favorite, it would be the Dianthus (AKA Sweet William) which I grew as a child in western New York State. They are prolific in the greenhouse this week, available in several colors.
Important Ordering and Pickup Information
Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at our tents located outside Manchester Farm Store, 251 Interstate Dr., Manchester. We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday afternoons, for a small fee, if it’s more convenient for you. If you prefer to utilize this service, please place an order for it, same as other products, selecting your delivery area. Don’t forget to give us your location address in the comments section of the order. Also please text Linda at (931) 273-9708 for specific arrangements.
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. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.
More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends and inviting them to give us a try. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.
Blessings,
Linda & Michael
Here is the complete list for this week.
Dothan, Alabama: April 15 Market Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
Ros’s Ramblings
Schedule
Market ChitChat
The Lowdown on Longhorn
This Week’s Grower Notes
Ramblings from Ros
Many of you are aware that I spent a few days in Memphis late March and early April. It was a great trip on many levels, the main one being meeting our newest grandson! Daniel Judson Cowherd arrived April 3 and joins rollicking big brother Colby who already knows more about trucks and trains than I do.
Now that that’s out of the way let me share another highlight – the MEMPHIS FARMER’S MARKET! We were able to visit on opening day, April 1.
Memphis Farmer’s Market is local within 150 miles of the city. Vendors come from Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi. The city has a nice pavilion close to the river complete with electricity and bathrooms. Vendors are able to back their vehicle up to the the pavilion and work from there, or set up tents and/or tables. As expected, it is a traditional market with foods grown traditional ways, but they also had one vendors who was certified Naturally Grown. Artisans selling pottery, soap, jewelry, etc were also on hand. We all sampled bean pie which tasted a lot line sweet potato or pumpkin pie. Another unique thing was kombucha on tap. It was great! People were lined up getting growlers filled for $10!
There were a LOT of food items available, and a few food trucks, but the part that surprised and delighted me was that they didn’t have any vegetables that Market at Dothan doesn’t have. Lettuce, onions, carrots, kale and chard . . . that was about it! I was secretly delighted as the variety we have offered this year far surpasses theirs.
And of course I chuckled when I overheard one woman complain that they didn’t have any fruit.
The main thing I noticed that we don’t currently offer is cut flowers. While they were breathtaking to behold, I think Nursery plants are superior as they don’t need to be replaced in a week. Music was the other thing. I doubt we’ll have any street musicians on board anytime soon but I could bring my harmonica one day . . . .
Schedule
Market ChitChat
Ah, the joys of HTML! We worked so hard to condense some of the recipe information in last week’s newsletter . . . it looked wonderful on the Market Weblog but alas, did not transfer that way to email! Oh well, humility is good for the soul.
We hoped you noticed that the date for Spring Open House has been changed on the schedule. Normally it’s the first Thursday of May, but that’s not the case this year. It’s actually the following week on May 11. Please note the change and be sure to join us to pick up your Dothan orders and enjoy the festivities! Many of our Market Vendors will be on hand with samples and products.
Longhorn Beef Information
I would like to point out to everyone that the pork listed in the table above is not comparable to the better qualities of the pork listed through our market. These are standard grocery store cuts compared to Longhorn beef.
Longhorn cattle are “naturally lean” (not much fat to cut off). Our longhorn pasture raised & finished beef is lean and healthful, lower in fat and cholesterol than most beef. It’s also tender and great tasting!
When I was searching for a place to process my animals, I came across an interesting fact from a meat processor in Alabama. I could NOT make a claim on my meat that it was Longhorn beef because of “state laws”. However! All it takes for a package to be labeled Angus beef is for the beef animal to be black. Is that messed up or what! You could have a “mutt” of a cow but as long as it’s black it can be labeled angus beef. Don’t just know your farmer, but know a small farmer and you’ll know more about your food.
- Texas Longhorn beef cooks quickly due to its low fat content. Fat acts as an insulator so the heat must penetrate the fat before it begins to cook the meat. Therefore, the less fat, the quicker the cooking time. Be careful not to overcook it.
This Week’s Grower Notes
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
HORTON’S FARM: With the full moon last week we spent a lot of time planting tomatoes and peppers, including some varieties Ros found in Memphis. We hope to offer a bundles from Caspian Pink, Old German, Black Krim, Green Zebra and Cherokee Purple later this year.
MARY’S PEEPS: It’s been another wonderful week and sales were so generous. Thank you for trying my cakes and other sweets, and those who bought my eggs, I hope you made something great with them. I appreciate all of the customers, new and old who tried my products. I try to bring something new from time to time, and making them for you is my pleasure. I would also like to thank everyone who recycles, because it helps all of us in the market to reuse when we can. Again I thank all of you who supports all of little farms to bring the freshest and best we can. Mary Peeps, Mary Dale Peeples
SANDY VALLEY: We appreciate everyone buying our vegetables from the table display at the Market. This is a busy time of year for us and with unpredictable quantities and an unpredictable schedule this method works best for the time being. We are fussy about providing the absolute best products possible and won’t deliver anything that’s not perfect.
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville: Corner of Daleville Avenue and Hwy 134
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!
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is now open for ordering
The Spa City Co-op market is now open for ordering at spacity.locallygrown.net.
Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your orders at Emergent Arts on Friday 14th from 3PM to 4:30PM. If you’re unable to pick up your order at this time please make arrangements to have your order picked up for you.
Remember to scroll all the way down and click place this order.
Don’t forget – this market has no paid positions, so we NEED VOLUNTEERS to run every market. It’s fun, you get a $5 gift card as well as extend your membership by 2 months, and you learn so much about local foods in Arkansas.
Have a great week and see you on Friday!
this market’s manager
Karen Schuman
karenschuman9@gmail.com
501-276-3318
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: opening bell!
Howdy y’all!!
Market’s open! Check us out!!!
Peace and happy easter!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is Open for Orders!
Good Evening Locavores!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30pm!
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!
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
As the gorgeous fruits of springtime labor come into season, we encourage you to support local agriculture as much as you can! Your food dollars play a crucial role in the blossoming economy of the CSRA. Thank you for your continued support of farmers through the ALG On-Line Farmers Market .
For more information on our volunteer events, workshops and educational programs, sign up for our newsletter at augustalocallygrown.org!!
Here’s a direct link.
http://eepurl.com/ch61qP
Cheers!
Kim