GFM :  Kidding Season on the farm

Forgive me, but it is kidding season on the Farm, and things are kind of wild here.
Then there is spring planting to be prepared.

Enjoy what are vendors have to offer.

Thanks and Good Eating,
Judy

Greener Acres Farm:  Last Minute Addition -- EGGS!!

Just Added — EGGS!!

We just added a new grower and new product.

Welcome Deb & Ralph Rispoli of Rispoli’s Produce.

We have been marketing with Deb & Ralph for many years and found them to be great mentors and remarkable farmers.

Try some of their farm fresh, free- range eggs.

Miami County Locally Grown:  Tonight's featured vendor? Sugar Grove Maple Products!!

And I was shocked by his infrastructure… the romanticized picture in my mind was of old-fashioned buckets on the trees collecting sap, and a simple pan heated with woodfire, not the super-efficient tubing collection system through the trees and sleek, ultra-modern, diesel-powered evaporator and reverse osmosis (What word do I need here? It’s not a filter or extractor, right?!) he could adjust with the touch of a button. With reverse osmosis, he can remove 80% of the water from the sap before he ever begins to cook it into syrup… the essence of efficiency!

When he said this had been a hobby for ten years, I wanted to laugh – other people call collecting stamps, reading, or knitting a hobby, not this kind of massive annual undertaking. Collecting and processing 20,000 gallons of sap from 1,000 trees? I think we’re all glad Braden is so committed to his “hobby”!

At the family farm on State Route 41 just west of Troy, it all began when Braden, then in high school, learned the art of maple sugaring from his cousin in Indiana. With a convenient location on a high-traffic road, and more than a little determination, his first year saw him collecting sap with buckets, stoking his fire with wood, and cooking down the sap in a 2 foot by 5 foot pan… and one year the old-fashioned way was enough! Enter a new evaporator, the tubing pipeline to collect the sap from the trees, and Braden was on his way to becoming the area’s go-to maple syrup producer!

When I visited recently to see his process in action, he was constantly and capably working, fine-tuning this, adjusting that, moving here and there… it was all I could do to be relatively quiet (believe me, a herculean feat), so floored I was by the art unfolding before my eyes that I asked only one million questions. It cracked me up that he was so calm and nonchalant about what to me was the neatest thing I’d see in some time.

Like so many agricultural productions, the maple syrup process is severely affected by the weather – changes in barometric pressure can fluctuate daily or hourly, and hinder production. So much thought, planning and care goes into Braden’s syrup, and you can taste not only the quality but the effort it’s production demands.

You couldn’t find a lovelier personality than his mother, Marilyn, who is a familiar face at the Cherry Street farmer’s market with Braden’s syrup and sugar along with her scrumptious confections, of course made with maple!

In addition to the virtual market, Cherry Street, and their farm store, you can also find his syrup and sugar at the Covered Wagon farm market, Dorothy Lane market, Bodega in Tipp, and Whole Health for the Whole Family in Troy.

We are undoubtedly lucky to be in an area able to support such a plethora of delicious, quality products… Home Grown Great, indeed!

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest Order Reminder!

Market News

Hello!

There are still some great veggies available on the Market. Carrots, lettuces, radishes, and spinach! Get your fresh veggies, eat healthy and keep those winter blues and sickness away! Also, stock up now on meats and eggs!

We will be taking next week off of deliveries. We will continue on an every-other-week schedule. Our next delivery will be on March 15th.

Thank you so much for all your support!

See you Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Yalaha, FL:  Order now for March 4th Produce

Order now through March 2nd for March 4th pickup.

Send me a message if you are interested in Getting Channel Catfish.

Let me know if you are interested in Shiitake Mushrooms. They should be listed soon but if you let me know, I may be able to fill orders even before the new farm gets listing.

If you want Living Trays of Sunflower shoots, Pea shoots, or micro greens please let me know as I need time to grow them for you. Currently I can do Pea shoots, sunflower shoots, radish, arugula, and Basil micro greens and wheatgrass in full trays, 1/6th trays or 1/8th trays. I can also do radish in smaller containers. In trials are Beet micro greens. If you have any particular requests, let me know I’m happy to grow to order.

Sign in to order. https://yalaha.locallygrown.net/market

You have to sign in to see the add to cart button. Then click the add to cart button on the items you want to buy. Remember you need to check out before your order will be placed.
Remember to let me know when you want to pick up on Sat. (If I don’t send you an e-mail confirmation of your order and pick up time, please make sure you checked out and completed your order.)

Green Fork Farmers Market:  Weekly product list

Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers:

Here’s what’s available this week:

Vegetables—Spinach, kale, arugula, green garlic, swiss chard, japanese turnips with greens, collard greens, lettuce, bok choy.

Eggs—From free range hens on pasture.

Herbs—Cilantro, parsley, and turmeric.

Honey—Local and delicious!

Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, and lamb.

Olives and Olive Oil—Direct from the organic grower in California.

Fermented foods—Okra and jalapenos.

Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.

Crafts—Natural, handmade soy candles scented with pure essential oils (no toxic chemicals!)

Place your order now, then pick up and pay on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.

You can also check out a selection of locally grown and handmade goods at the market on Wednesday.

We look forward to seeing you!

Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
Inside Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR

To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—-if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!

Princeton Farm Fresh:  The Market is Open

I am in awe Kentucky! The crazy weather this state has, always leaves me guessing and feeling humbled to Mother Nature.
As I progress in my knowledge of farming, I truly feel blessed to be asked questions about how to start farming. I hope that I forever stay approachable and open to sharing my love of farming with others. I don’t always know the answers, but love researching and helping others get started. There is so much to learn and without the help of others I would be so lost. I thank those that have graciously helped me find my way and continue to do so.
See you all on Thursday,
Angela

Russellville Community Market:  Final Reminder--RCM Board Meeting March 2nd

RCM Community,

This is a final reminder that we are having our next RCM board meeting this Thursday (March 2nd). See below for details!

We invite you to attend the meeting on March 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at All Saints (501 S. Phoenix) to give us your input on how we may be able to grow the market, as well as give us some ideas for making the market better for you!

Please try to attend if you are available. We hope to see you there!

Thank you!

RCM Board of Directors

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Market Closes at 8:00pm! PLEASE READ!

The Market closes at 8:00pm!

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Market closes at 8:00pm! Have you placed your order?

The Market closes at 8:00pm!