The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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DeForest, WI: Availability for the week of July 31
This week there should be more varieties of tomatoes. Add the tomatoes to your comments in your order and then you can pick out yours at the time of pick up. Or you can order them in 3 or 5 lb quantities of the farmers choice that will need to be used soon.
Farmer Rich says his sweet corn is just right, and the raccoons agree!! Remember that the Farm Stand CSA punch cards do not work for sweet corn, you need to pay with cash or check.
As was the case this past week, there is a good chance that the farmers will find more veggies that are ready to go home.
Since the market was closed one Friday in July, we will honor the cards that are good until the end of July 2016 this coming Friday, August 5.
Central Arkansas : Friendly Reminder
Just wanted to remind everyone to place their order for the week!!
You only have a few hours left until the market closes.
There’s a lot of great items on the market this week!! We want you to have all the fresh food & handmade products that your heart could possibly desire!!
Have a great week folks & we will see y’all Tuesday.
Eat Fresh, Eat Local, Buy Healthy
-CAFM Market Manager
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for July 31st
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Eggplant with Yogurt and Tomato Relish
from the blog, Smitten Kitchen
This is a delicious way to eat eggplant and those summer tomatoes! Great with couscous!
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds eggplant; I prefer the long, thin variety here but any will do
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup (75 grams) dried couscous (optional)
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, plus more to taste
Red pepper flakes
1/2 cup plain yogurt
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Trim eggplants and cut in half lengthwise; season cut sides with salt and pepper. Coat a large roasting pan with olive oil (1 to 2 tablespoons). Arrange eggplants cut side down; sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Roast for 25 minutes on the first side, or until brown underneath then flip and roast 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
Meanwhile, make couscous, if using it. Bring 3/4 cup water and a few pinches of salt to a simmer then pour it over dried couscous in a bowl. Cover with a lid or foil and let side for 5 minutes to absorb, then fluff with a fork.
Make tomato relish by pulsing garlic and parsley in a blender or food processor until finely chopped, then add tomatoes and pulse until they’re well chopped. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper or a pinch or two of red pepper flakes and pulse to combine. No food process or blender? Not a problem at all; just mince the garlic and parsley well and finely chop the tomatoes; stir this together with the remaining ingredients. Both methods: taste for seasoning. We like this extra sharp and almost always add 1 more teaspoon vinegar and more salt. The longer it sits, the more potent it gets.
To assemble, schmear each eggplant half with a little yogurt. If you’re using couscous, sprinkle a little on top. Spoon tomato relish over and serve the rest of all the above on the side..
Market News
Hello!
Looks like as we head into August, the weather will continue to be hot and steamy! It has actually been a few years since the hottest period of the year was during the end of July when, statistically, it has always been. Recently the hottest stretches have been in June with days of 100 degree temperatures. But as we know in the South, it’s the humidity that is crippling.
The tomatoes and summer produce are at their peak right now!~ This is the time folks to stock up on tomatoes for canning and freezing, etc. We’ve got the 10lbs for $10.00 special going on just for you! It’s really an amazing deal! Also the ‘Juliet’ variety Roma tomatoes are great oven roasted to concentrate their flavor and frozen for later.
We have lots of lovely melons! Enjoy these fleeting fruits of summer while they are here! They are a lot for us to lug around, but we love to eat them so! We still have blueberries as well, although don’t know for how much longer.
You have until Tuesday evening to place your place your order!
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Thank you so much for all your support!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!
Champaign, OH: Woodstock
We are stardust…
We are golden…
And weve got to get ourselves…
Back to the garden…
(Woodstock-Joni Mitchell)
Introducing the newest duo to this little local market of love…
Hippie and the Farmer, LLC is a business that was formed between Cosmic Charlie Bread and Oakview Farm Meats. We offer, sell, distribute boxes of themed, once a month, boxes to individuals and corporations. Farm fresh goodness, just one field away, from our farm to your door. These boxes are packed with assorted frozen meats, produce, breads, seasonal local fruit, assorted other seasonal items, newsletters, recipes, menu plans, shopping lists, and fun music playlists. These boxes can be purchased by visiting our Facebook page at Hippie and the Farmer. The popularity of our boxes rests on the unknown theme, each month, and the surprise of the contents, each month!
BUT..HERE, NOW, FOR A LIMITED TIME, THIS SEASON…
We would like to offer Hippie and the Farmer mixed produce boxes to our online market, here! The produce comes from the three large gardens, on the farm, of Oakview Farm Meats, also the site of the Hippie and the Farmer, LLC fully licensed commercial kitchen.
We use all organic methods of growing in our gardens, but are not certified as organic!
We do local, we are local, we support local.
Hippie and the Farmer mixed produce boxes…a box of local love!
As we pick from our gardens, we will put these items in your boxes! The fun is in the mystery of what you will find! The picture would be a good example of the items, with other produce as well as fresh herbs, as we have them!
You love us and trust us as your market managers, and now you can love us and trust us as Hippie and the Farmer!
Dawson Local Harvest: "I Don't Give a Fig!"
Dawson Local Harvest for August 5th
“I Don’t Give a Fig!”
But maybe you should. Two or Three, in fact!
HI EVERYONE!
All sorts of Fruits are coming in now. So why should you give a Fig? Because latest to join the fruit parade are Figs from MY BAILY BREAD. These are sweet and delicious Brown Turkey Figs, and if you’ve never had fresh-picked, right off a tree Figs you don’t know what you’ve been missing! They join Blueberries and the return of Blackberries to the Fruit section of The Market this week.
Tomatoes are Back after a short hiatus due to the difficult summer (too hot!). LEILANI’S has some tasty, very nice-sized Tomatoes for sandwiches, burgers, salads, and more. They join ‘Blue Lake’ Green Beans, Squash, various Zucchinis, Cucumbers, and other goodies. Find them in the Vegetable section.
Don’t forget great Gluten-free and organic Breads and Desserts from MY DAILY BREAD. We are really fortunate to have one of the premier bakers in our Market, so please look at their offerings in Baked Goods, Processed and Prepared Foods. There’s some wonderfully delicious treats to discover there!
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
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! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
United States Virgin Islands: Wednesday August 3rd - Market
We’re open for the week – just a reminder, lots of lamb stew meat available!!
LB
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
Dog Day of Summer is this Saturday, August 6th, at the market. Activities begin at 9:30 with the Dog Walk down Broadway. Meet at the farmers market sign in the park. FREE contests begin at 10 am for Cutest Dog, Cutest Puppy, Best Costume and Dog Owner Look Alike! There will be dog themed vendors and a drawing for an amazing dog house, hosted by Stephanie Truitt of 21st Century Realtors. Be sure to visit her booth to enter the drawing!
Place your order online to ensure you get the items you want.
See you Saturday!
The Wednesday Market: Need Shrimp?
The St. Simons Island Shrimp Specialist is delivering shrimp this Wednesday. If you have not already placed an order for shrimp since the last delivery, now would be a great time to do so.
Thanks,
Beverly
The Wednesday Market: This is Your Reminder to Order!
Good afternoon.
This is your friendly reminder that the Market is open, and it is time to order. 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 details on this week’s product offerings. Here is the link:
http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Many of you may know that I live in an old house in Zebulon. What you may not know is that the house, when we bought it in 1998, came with 7 fig trees. That’s right – 7 fig trees! Someone in the house’s past must have really loved figs. Well, just this week, the figs started coming in, and there are a lot of them. During a previous year’s bumper crop, my mother and I made some incredibly delicious fig preserves seasoned with sliced lemon. The lemony preserves made a superb accompaniment to roasted pork.
I really hope that we’ll be able to make another batch or two of those preserves, but in the meantime, if you are like me and have a bumper crop of figs on your hands, here is a link with some ideas about what to do with them: http://www.finecooking.com/articles/in-season-fresh-summer-figs.aspx
Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally. Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Reminder: Place your order before 6pm today!
