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.
Champaign, OH: Maple Syrup Education
Hello, little local market of love customers!! Tonight’s weblog is brought to you from Valley View Farms, and what we can expect from their recent run for sap!!
Dear maple syrup lovers,
We would like to update everyone on our maple syrup season that ended recently. As you know, the weather has been very volatile this spring! We tapped our sugar maples on February 13, which is just about a normal date for us. After a good quick sap run, warm weather shut off our taps for several days, and a forecast of a lengthy warm spell did not bode well. For a good sap run, maple trees need freezing nights and warm days. Without either one, sap doesn’t run. By early March, we had produced only a small amount of syrup, and it looked like our season would be a bust. Of course, temperatures turned cold again—very cold. March was actually colder than February! But as temperatures warmed gradually our trees cooperated and we had some great runs late in the month. Our season was saved and our syrup production was just about at the level for an average year.
Normally, early season syrup is very light colored and delicately flavored. As the season progresses and temperatures rise, the syrup darkens and turns more robust. This year, our first syrup was dark, robust, and delicious. The later cold spell actually created lighter syrup—a beautiful amber, but not light enough for us to call it golden. So for sale on the market this year, we have amber and dark syrup in our usual glass bottles, which allow the beauty of the syrup to be seen. This year for the first time we also are offering on the market a limited number of quarts of syrup in traditional plastic jugs. We are happy to satisfy our customers who are asking for larger volumes of syrup.
Pancakes, waffles, ice cream, yogurt, oatmeal, cereal, sauces, cocktails, pies—Valley View Woodlands maple syrup is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face!
Dawson Local Harvest: REMINDER! Dawson Local Harvest Market Closes @ 9pm!
Dawson Local harvest for April 27th
REMINDER! Dawson Harvest Market Closes at 9 pm Tonight!
But you can still order great offerings like Local Wildflower Honey, Eucalyptus Spearmint Soap, ground Lamb, fresh-made Blackberry Jam paired with Honey Wheat Bread, and A Whole Lot of Great Veggies! Place Your Order Now.
Thanks, Alan, Market Manager
Russellville Community Market: Market Closes at 10PM! - Thank you!
This is our last market at All Saints Episcopal Church! RCM would like to express our extreme gratitude for All Saints’ support over the past 8 years! Thank you for helping us grow!
Next week we move to Tuesdays at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot!
Your new ordering window will be from 12PM Fridays until 10PM on Sundays for Tuesday pickup at the Depot! You will receive an email at noon this Friday for our first market at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot!
We have tickets available at the market!
Russellville Community Market
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Reminder: Ordering Closes at 10 pm
Manchester Locally Grown market
We always have a few new farmers, waiting their turn to join our market and offer their wonderful products to all our customers. In order to add more farmers, we feel it would be best to grow our customer base a bit. We want to be able to offer you and your friends some new local farm products.
The farmers and market managers would really appreciate your efforts to help spread the word about our fantastic market. What a great local resource for fresh, local farm products. Please pick up a few business cards to hand out to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Advertising is very expensive, and we want to use our slim market funds in a responsible manner.
To Contact Us
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnmomof10@gmail.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
Our new pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building:
Good afternoon!
This is just a friendly reminder to place your order online by 10 pm tonight. It seems as though every week, someone says, “I meant to order last week, but forgot till about 9:45.”
Well, that’s fine, for two reasons:
1. Every single order placed before I close the market will be filled, unless the farmers run out of some items; and
2. I never close the market at 10:00 sharp. It just doesn’t happen (and to those who know me, that comes as no surprise.) It may be closer to midnight before it gets turned off. However, it’s better not to put off ordering, because some items may be sold out.
Lastly, remember to hit that last “submit” button. I really dislike it when someone gets to market, only to find no order in their name because they didn’t hit the last button. When your order is placed, you will receive an email confirmation. If for any reason you fail to receive it, please contact Linda as soon as you realize it’s missing.
See you on Thursday!
Blessings,
Michael & Linda
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of Apr 21 2018
Pretty much same story as last week, it’s drier though!
But the greenhouses are looking good. As I’ve been telling y’all for a month now, I have lovely greens: young and tender kale, green chard, rainbow chard, lettuce. I tested the Brix reading on my kale, it’s gone from 5 to 10 in the last two months. Means more nutrients in theh plant and better flavour. It’s prime, picked same day, will keep for couple weeks in the fridge. I’ve put it on two for one special, that is, I’ve doubled the standard quantity per bunch. Eat more greens, should be a mantra. There are french breakfast radishes now at harvestable size.
There the eggs, pastured meats are your healthy source for protein and animal fats. Have you gotten unbrainwashed yet about eating crisco, bechel, margarine etc. instead of butter, lard, fatty meats? I pork lard, minced ready to render or use as is.
Stewing Hens are on special, discount $2 off the kilo price.
Did you notice my 20lb beef pack? Less than a quarter but still good selection of cuts, steaks, roasts, burger, for $220.
I have large caliber trees for sale, which I raised here, at a very good price, $15. For 25mm diameter minimum and at last 2m tall. Ready to plant: cherry birch, osage orange, butternut, all Carolinian ian forest species we need in our forest canopy here.
I have formulated a winning compost from the cow manure and straw in last year’s bedding ammended with biochar and active microbes. Price is $3/bushel (35L) or bulk $60/cu yard (22 bushel) Bring your own containers or trailer which I can load with my tractor.
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weekly product list
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers:
Here’s what’s available this week:
Vegetables—Kale, arugula, radishes, swiss chard, mizuna mustard greens, spinach, and beets.
Herbs and Spices—hot chili powder.
Eggs—From pastured hens.
Meat—Pastured beef and chicken.
Olives and Olive Oil—Direct from the organic grower in California. Check out sales prices on selected varieties!
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Live plants—Fig trees, fig houseplants, and tomato transplants.
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.
We will also have a selection of locally grown and handmade goods available for sale from the table at the market on Wednesday.
We look forward to seeing you!
Green Fork Farmers Market
GFM : We'll Be Celebrating Moms on Opening Day
18 Days Left Until Greenville Farmers Market Opening Day
We’re excited to begin another season of produce sales at the Greenville Farmers Market. As many of you are now well aware, we’ll be located at the historic Doak House Museum on Tusculum Rd.
Some New Vendors Have Stepped Up
This past week, we’ve added one new produce vendor and another who will be selling farm fresh eggs. We’re hoping for a bunch more new vendor signups before opening day arrives, so if you’d like to sell, please call Judy Shelton at (423) 552-3023 to learn about becoming a vendor.
Here’s To All the Moms!
As Mother’s Day 2018 falls on the Sunday following our Market Opening Day, we’re going to be celebrating moms at the market. Bring a mom, buy a hand-made or locally-grown gift for your mom, or if you are a mom— come have a great day with us at the market. We hope to see all you moms there!
As always, with a new week, our Online Market is open and ready for business.
Have a great week everybody! Here’s to Spring sticking this time!
Siloam Springs, AR: Siloam Springs Farmers Market at the Dogwood Festival
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
The second week of market season was great! If you haven’t met David Mitchell of Dos Locos Farm make sure you stop and talk to him about his product. He sells lamb and goat and provides information about how to prepare each cut. This is our first year to have lamb. I noticed Ridgeline Farms Gourmet Microgreens had some mint for sale last weekend. That might work very nicely with lamb.
This coming Saturday, April 28th, the market will move to the Arvest Bank parking lot, downtown, across from 28 Springs Restaurant. We will be there from 8 am to 1 pm so come by and do your shopping before or after visiting the festival. There is a possibility there will be STRAWBERRIES this weekend!
Thank you for supporting our local farmers, makers, and bakers. See you Saturday!
Winnsboro, TX: Market is Open!
Good morning!
Enjoy shopping this week from an ever-growing selection of produce.
The Embry family is back with their gorgeous radishes & kale, among other items.
Found Penny is now selling half loaves of their delicious bread.
Interested in something different? We also have rose bouquets, baby quail, & bath products available.
Shop today & tomorrow; pick up is at the Depot on Broadway between Main and Walnut, this Thursday 4-5:30pm
Have an awesome week,
Stacy
903.629.7079
cell 214.223.5233
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for April 26
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, before the deluge started today. Year before last I moved to a rental house on the west side of town, and I was lucky enough to find one with raised beds already established in the back yard. They were overgrown and there wasn’t an easy way to get water out to them, but just having them there was a great start. Even if the beds weren’t here, I could have a little container garden on the patio, which is an easy way to grow a surprisingly large amount of veggies when you don’t have any land to grow in. But if you don’t have space of your own for a garden in the ground and growing in pots doesn’t sound like a “real” garden to you, you’ve got another option: community gardens.
There are a number of community gardens around town, though I suspect some 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, and I’m sure they’d love more hands.
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 has returned to Saturday mornings at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons at Creature Comforts downtown. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market returns this weekend, and you can catch the details on their website 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. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running Saturdays from 9 to noon. 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 noon to 4pm. 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!