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.
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Reminder about ANP
Don’t forget to place your orders for Arkansas Natural Produce before 9 pm this evening.
See you Friday!
The managers at Spa City Co-op
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday April 29
Wow, the month is gone. Hello, I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We have lots of great spring goodies.
Arugula, beet greens, baby chard, kale, lettuce, braising mixes, mustard, green garlic and green onions and more. This weeks box will look great.
We are planting tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, zucchini and even more this week. Give us a call if you would like to help, we need it.
Thank you for all your support. We will see you on Friday between 5 and 7 at Copy Central.
Thank you,
Brady
Cook Farm: Cook Farm
Hi from the farm,
I am happy to announce another addition to the line-up of produce-the tender young lettuce. Just in time as I see the spinach showing signs of slowing down, along comes the lettuce!
Please NOTICE, the shortened pick-up times at both locations
Cook Farm: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Cafe Farm to Table: 118 N. Main, Eureka
5:00-5:30 p.m.
Order deadline is Tuesday morning 9 a.m.
Thank you for supporting our efforts,
Larry & Susan Cook
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for April 28
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
I got to spend some quality time out in the garden this past weekend. Last year I moved to a fairly quiet apartment complex on the west side of town, and had planned on putting in a little container garden on the back of my small patio, which is an easy way to grow a surprisingly large amount of veggies when you don’t have any land to grow in. However, I discovered a little treasure in my neighborhood — a community garden built in 2011 by volunteers with the Athens Land Trust. The garden had fallen into disuse for some reason, but I decided to take it under my wing and bring it back. There were ten raised beds, all overgrown. I planted four of them (one of which contained perennial herbs that I gave space to grow) and kept watch over them, and let anyone who wanted to share the harvest with me have what they could use. I didn’t keep track, but a lot of food went into the kitchens here. This year, some other people have joined me by adopting beds of their own, and I look forward to seeing what we can all do together.
There are a number of community gardens around town, though I suspect more than just mine have fallen into disuse. Like any project that runs on volunteers, the amount of gardening getting done will ebb and flow with the hands available. If you’d like to get involved in bringing and maintaining public gardens for Athens communities, I’m sure the Athens Land Trust and the Community Garden Network would love to hear from you. They have a website where you can find out more: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/community-agriculture/community-garden-network. They have descriptions and other information about some of their current active gardens.
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 afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open for the season on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. The Oconee County Farmers Market is open on Saturdays in Watkinsville. Their website is www.oconeefarmersmarket.org 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!
Foothills Market: No mid-week market this week
Since it’s still early in the season, we won’t have anything available for the Wednesday market this week. However, we’re hoping to have a few things ready by the weekend. Look for an update Thursday morning!
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
Tuesday is the Opening Day for our outdoor market! Come by and shop with your favorite familiar vendors and meet our new vendors!
Market pick up will be Saturday mornings from 9-noon at the outdoor market. Come see me at the Market Welcome Table to get your order.
Hope everyone enjoyed the Dogwood Festival this weekend!
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for April 24th - Announcements!
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
p<>. Leaf Lettuce Salad with Radishes and Lemon Vinaigrette
For the vinaigrette:
1 tablespoon minced spring onion
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon medium-grain Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
For the salad:
1 bunch radishes, leaves trimmed to 1/4 inch and quartered
Sea salt
1 bunch leaf lettuce, torn, any thick stems removed
3 spring onions, minced
Put the black pepper In a small bowl, whisk the spring onion, lemon juice, mustard, and sea salt. Whisking, gradually add in the olive oil until it is emulsified into the dressing. Toss the radishes with a pinch of sea salt and set aside. Set half of the lettuce leaves in a large bowl and toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the prepared vinaigrette. Add the remaining leaves and toss with another 1 to 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Toss the radishes with the remaining vinaigrette. Transfer the lettuce to a bowl or serving platter and scatter it with the radishes and spring onions just before serving. Finish with a pinch of sea salt and ground black pepper.
Market News
Hello!
We have a few announcements this week so please read on!
We will be returning to our regular weekly schedule from here on through the season. We look forward to seeing your smiling faces every week!
It is lettuce season! How much lettuce can you eat? Well, now is the time to find out! There is a great selection of color and variety this week so enjoy it now before summer’s heat takes it away!
The strawberries are starting to trickle in! This is an eagerly anticipated time of year and oh so exciting! All of the berries sold on Fresh Harvest (along with all the other produce as well!) are organically grown without any chemicals – they are totally safe and delicious for your whole family to eat! This week we have a limited selection and will sell out fast! Please be patient – if you don’t get any this week, you WILL have the opportunity to get them as the berry supply increases in the weeks ahead.
There aren’t yet enough flowers for Tally to offer bouquets for Mother’s Day. However, consider buying the mother in your life a Pre-Paid Bouquet Subscription. That way, she can order bouquets throughout the growing season whenever it is convenient for her! She will get 10 large bouquets and you will get to treat her at a reduced price! Check it out on the market page. Also, a gift certificate will be provided for you at pick up so you can present it to her in a card!
In the coming weeks we will have basil and tomato plants available for your garden!
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!
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Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: Fresh and Local!
Hello Market Family!
We have such great items this week…spring is being very generous with this bounty!
Don’t forget to get your orders in by 10pm tonight! And please visit the farmer’s market Facebook page for info about the opening day of the Paris Saturday Market and the Tuesday evening markets coming soon!
https://www.facebook.com/parisarkansasfarmersmkt/
Feel free to call or email if you have any questions or special requests with your orders!
Thanks for going local, y’all….see you soon!!
PAFM
CLG: Opening Bell: Hummus, Chicken, Spinach, PLANTS, Bacon!
Good afternoon!
This week you will find all the spring favorites with a few early summer items. 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!
STRAWBERRIES have been listed, and a few more have been showing up on the extras tables so plan to pick up early on Friday if possible.
Usually our volunteers have the market ready for customers to pick up before 4pm. If you are out and about and want to know if we are ready, just text me to see: 501-339-1039
Check out over 500 wonderful items listed right now. Have a great week!
See you on Friday!
Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table. And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)
The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!
Have a great week!
Steve
ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Market News you should know...
The Market closes Monday at 8:00pm!
My Daily Bread does NOT have offerings on the Market this week. Bruce will be having surgery on Thursday. Please keep Bruce, Dabrielle and their son Brandon in your prayers as they journey through this difficult time.
Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
…this and that…
Sarah Rockey, who has dedicated her time to the Market since its creation and who now manages the Hamilton Mill Market, celebrated her 30th Birthday on Friday, April 22nd! Happy Birthday, Sarah! Not only does Sarah work at Market, she also works for Vicky and Steve at Fry Farm, Ricky Brown at Back River Farm and Drisdell Consulting! You are are an amazing woman and I am grateful that you are a part of Market. You are a blessing in my life!
Cedar Rock Dairy has Buttermilk for $5.50/half gallon. If you would like some, please TEXT me at 404-432-4337.
Ricky Brown of Back River Farm has Red Russian Kale. Be sure and check it out!
Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm has let me know that chicken will be available next month. He will also be processing Ducks and Turkeys. For those of you who had the pleasure of trying the Turkey Bologna, be advised it will be available again! WoW! I really like the Turkey Bologna and it is a treat to have Lunchmeat with no nitrites! This week, Greg has listed Chicken Gizzards and Pork Spare Ribs on Special. The Ribs are meaty and have excellent flavor – great grilled on slow cooked in the crockpot!
Doug of Doug’s Garden still has Carrots and is offering them again this week! Per Doug, this will probably be the last week for them because they will start to lose their sweetness. Three different quantities to choose from! These are YUMMY!
Vicky and Steve of Fry Farm are trying something new this year! Harvest Boxes. These will include a variety of veggies available for Harvest on Market Day! Matt Fry, Vicky and Steve’s son who also works at the Farm will also include a handy “Usage Guide” in case you are not familiar with the included Veggies! Yay Matt! In addition, this week Vicky has listed: Popcorn, Cilantro, 2 types of Watrecress, Red Russian Kale, Lettuce Mix, 2 types of Spinach and Hakurei Turnips.
Kathy Barnes of So-Koi is offering a Special on Einkorn Berries and Einkorn Ground Flour. Great savings! Be sure and check it out!
Be sure and check out the Water Buffalo and Alpaca offerings from David and Shalley of Carrell Farms! All of their Sausage Products are delicious; however, I am partial to the Water Buffalo Longaniza and the Jalapeno Cheese Water Buffalo Sausage! Check them out!
In addition to sharing the responsibility of raising Water Buffalo and Alpacas, Shalley Carrell has worked hard to develop a Skin Care line of Products made with Tallow from the animals they raise! Many of you have tried some of Shalley’s products and have given RAVE reviews. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, be sure and peruse the offerings from Buffalo Gal Grassfed Beauty. You will not be disappointed! Thanks, Shalley for all of your dedication and hard work! Also, Happy Belated Birthday!
Veggie Patch Once again this year, The Veggie Patch is offering Herb Seedlings and Vegetable Seedlings. Check out their greens and other produce!
Watsonia Farms has Strawberries and Asparagus this week! Don’t miss the opportunity – they won’t be around for long!
The Black Lab, “Dudley” is still vacationing up in Ohio with my brother Michael and his wife Karen and his Springer Spaniel cousin, Doyle. He celebrated his 11th birthday recently. I miss him like crazy but know that he is well-loved. Michael takes Doyle and Dudley and their friend Macy to a 100 acres property to run on a daily basis so he has plenty of room to explore the woods and run! He also has a fenced yard to play in and it has been ‘Dudley proofed’ – I told Michael he was the ultimate ‘escape artist’ and he believed me after Dudley ATE 2 pickets to escape! just thought you would like an update…
Schedule for Market Ordering and Pickup
Lilburn Members Pickup Location
All Saints Lutheran Church
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pickup Location:
722 Rockbridge Road SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Click Here for Map
Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, April 5th at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, April 11th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q6
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
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