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.
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market: Don't Forget!
Hello all!
Don’t forget to get those orders in for the online farmers market this week!
We can’t have a market without your support! Thank you all for going local!!
PAFM
The Wednesday Market: Place Your Orders Now
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Regular readers of this blog know that my favorite season of the year is summer. I attribute my love of summer for having been born in June. Gazing up at a cobalt sky with white fluffy clouds makes me so happy. Even though I am not much of a gardener, seeing other people’s gardens gives me great pleasure. I love flowers and flowering trees and shrubs, especially our hundred year old Southern magnolia. And I love the bounty of the vegetable garden.
Is there not anything more sublime than a homegrown tomato? My favorite dish featuring homegrown tomatoes is caprese sald. Preparation is very simple – just slice a tomato, slice a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese, and alternate overlapping slices on a platter. Take a nice little handful of fresh basil, give it a quick, coarse chop and sprinkle it over the tomato and cheese. Drizzle a slight measure of good balsamic vinegar over the top and add a tiny pinch of coarse salt for seasoning. And there you have – my favorite summer dish! Now, if I could just master frying squash the way my Mama does…..That’s a story for a different day.
Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Is Open!
Happy Sunday!
The Market is open. Be on the lookout for our newest vendor, Amandaland Farms. She will be selling delicious microgreens and sharing recipes to inspire a meal full of this delicious vegetable confetti.
The Green Groceries program has been running strong all summer long, but that’s not the only way we support the hungry in our community. Next time you’re shopping consider buying one of the items marked donation on our site. These are sent to Our House shelter every week and greatly appreciated!
On the blog today is a great article on starting your fall garden by our own Nancy Dockter of Great Day Natural Produce.
It is time high time to prepare a fall garden space. Most fall crops are planted late August through mid-October, so the sooner the soil is turned and amendments added, the better… continue reading
Volunteer: Earn credit and membership for your account by volunteering during our Saturday market.
Follow us on Facebook for more offers and events, or visit our website to learn more about our organization.
Russellville Community Market: RCM is Open!
Hey RCM’ers,
Welcome to another great market week!
Look for newly added products each week!
We also have your staples like eggs, breads, and honey.
There are lots of great RCM products to be had. Order away!
Like us on Facebook for up to date news and exciting RCM announcements. Check out our page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events too! RCM Facebook
Peruse the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the *“Place My Order” *button once you have completed your shopping. *Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.*
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
Stones River Market: Weblog Entry
Stones River Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: stonesriver.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
On Wednesdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
Good morning!
Here’s the latest from the market:
Erdmann Farm is away this week.
Smirk is BACK!! I know you’ve been waiting patiently and now the wait is over!
Fingerling potatoes were added by Nature’s Wealth
Botanical Harmony Farm is adding a wound care spray for those who prefer to sanitize and cleanse a wound or bites with a spray rather than a salve.
We have had rave reviews from human users- “great for itchy bug bites when I forget to use your bug spray”
and a canine owner- " Just wanted to tell you how much the Wound Care Spray WORKS! My dog has hot spots, BAD ones and nothing worked on them until your spray!!"
That was incredible to hear! Wild- harvested healing plants infused into witch hazel and other healing, skin friendly, all-natural ingredients! Comes in a handy aluminum spray bottle.
Also try out our spray deodorant! Witch hazel infused with wild rose petals are astringent while Magnesium is properly deodorizing, naturally, with no antiperspirant! Sweat away with confidence that this deodorant WORKS!
Short Mountain Cultures offers us some of the most delicious kraut! Choose from a variety of offerings. We use the kraut instead of pickles on bean burgers, as a side dish or even straight out of the jar as a snack! Excellent taste and nutrition!
Such a busy and bountiful time right now! Hope you are able to slow down and enjoy! No slowing down here, but we are enjoying :).
Don’t forget to take a trip through Quinn’s Mercantile Absolutely the best shop around! Locally made goods, something for everyone and the best staff in the Boro! We appreciate Tracy Toy and the space she has provided us!
See ya on the porch!
Tracey & Ashleigh
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Recipes
Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!
I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.
See the complete list of products at http://stonesriver.locallygrown.net/
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!
Manchester Locally Grown market
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
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.
Good morning!
Did you know that by ordering on the locallygrown market, you are virtually assured of receiving the “cream of the crop” from each farmer? You will receive the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! You can’t get any fresher and higher quality than that! Thank you for supporting your local farmers and small businessmen and women.
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.”
Farm News of the Week
Native Fare Farm has added more new vegetables, honey, and raspberries to our lineup:
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Top: Heirloom Tomatoes, Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash.
Center: Local Honey.
Bottom: Zucchini, Red Raspberries.
Safe travels to John Erdmann. Erdmann Farm products will be available on the market again next week.
Potatoes! Flying S Farm has added blue, Kennebac, and Red Pontiac potatoes.
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Welcome back to Smirk Ice Cream!
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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.
GFM : TEMPORARY CHANGE OF VENUE
We are moving Temporarily to The Doak House Museum for August 5th and 12th during the Fair. Watch for the signs.
We will set up between the Road and the Doak House. There is plenty of parking. There will be bathrooms available.
If you have contact with other market regulars please let them know of the temporary change of venue for these dates.
Questions ? Call Me….Judy @ 423-552-3023
Dothan, Alabama: July 29, 2017 Newsletter
This Week’s Newsletter:
Know Your Chicken!
Slow Food Announcement
Market ChitChat
Grower Notes
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CHICKEN?
Eat better and be an educated consumer! We have found that some people don’t realize that most of the chicken you buy in the grocery store is raised in poor filthy living conditions. These birds are kept in tight spaces and force fed night and day. I’m sure that we all have seen those “super-birds” on the shelf. Our family raises chickens and even our biggest roosters don’t have breasts or wings that look like that. I have watched those truckloads of chickens being taken to the factory and thought wow there’s so many! That can’t be good. When we think about chicken houses, they are huge! Inside they house tens of thousands of birds at one time. Some become sick and are given antibiotics but it’s supposed to be ok with us as consumers, because the federal law mandates that chickens be free of antibiotics BEFORE they leave the farm. So let’s feed them more so the antibiotics will flush through their system faster….. right??? WRONG! The problem with this is that the farmers get paid for the final weight of the chickens. So all that really matters is how much weight they gained in the end.
As you can imagine a lot of these chickens don’t make it, but they aren’t always cleaned up so the birds who survive end up feasting on dead birds. Chickens do eat other chickens! Once at the slaughterhouse they are washed with bleach and treated with chemicals, like chlorine, before being packaged and sold to us to eat. They are marketed and labeled as “all natural” or “vegetarian fed” but what does that really mean?!?! A diet of genetically modified soy and corn along with fillers plus some antibiotics on the side. They want us to eat this and sadly for years we have. The question that we should ask ourselves is this: Do we really want to continue to feed our family this way?!?? I’m sure the answer is no. Your health and theirs is too important! The fact is that we all have choices. We can choose to be aware of what we put in our mouths, we’re fed themselves. We can learn how the animals we eat were raised, treated, harvested, etc. We can ask questions and be informed consumers. I personally know someone who raises chickens and sells them and they are huge! I also know that he gives them the cheapest feed he can find in bulk and makes sure that they don’t ever run out. Just because someone owns a farm or raises chicken doesn’t mean they are fed well or even well cared for. We know that not everyone can or even wants to eat organically but it’s important to be aware and in control of what we eat. Food can be healing. We often become sick because what we ate was sick. Please don’t take our word for it. Research for yourselves and then decide. We are in no way saying that everyone who owns a chicken house or has a mass production poultry farm is bad. This post is about being informed and aware of those who are. Thank you for taking the time to read this information. It is our sincere hope that it helps us all to be better consumers. We want you to think about what you eat…..so be informed and choose better!
Rachel Hawkins of Hawkins Homestead
SLOW FOOD ANNOUNCEMENT
Note From Ros: Did you know that Market at Dothan has a “sister” market? Not long after Mayim Farm joined our awesome group of growers, the Lolley’s took on the task of providing the Enterprise/ Elba area the same type of healthy food choices you have. Please share the following information with anyone you know who could benefit!
“Slow Food Elba” and the greater “Slow Food Alabama” is a dream of ours, Greg and Carole Lolley of Mayim Farm. We want to see everyone in these small towns scattered over the countryside in Alabama have access to good wholesome naturally grown foods without harmful chemicals. Most of these little towns only have maybe one or sometimes no grocery store at all. And if they do have a local grocery store the supply of organic produce is slim or none. You might say these are organic food deserts. We intend to change that by opening these markets throughout middle and lower Alabama. This will not only help the local residents but will also help the new and beginning farmers with new markets. It’s a win win for all. More exciting news is coming soon with the kickoff of “Slow Food Alabama” in Fall of 2017. Slow Food Elba is currently serving Elba and Enterprise with drop point locations at the Just Folk Coffeehouse in Elba and the Boldly Going Coffee Shop in Enterprise. Know anyone one in these areas, pass the word…www.slowfoodelba.com.”
MARKET CHIT-CHAT
We hope everyone who came by on Friday enjoyed the chocolate from Haiti, and many thanks to the ladies (you know who you are!) who donated to the ongoing effort to help the farmers of Petit Trou de Nippes. There are three more blocks of chocolate listed on the Market if anyone is interested in cooking with this unique product. All monies will go to the farmers. The samples will be available at Market on Fridays till they are all gone.
That smoke you may be smelling is your market vendors BRAINSTORMING about putting together a Fall Farmer’s Market. We’re not talking about online pre-orders, we’re talking about real tents with our very real farmers selling directly to you! We can’t promise any vintage blue pickup trucks, but we do promise this will be FUN! Stay tuned!
Don’t miss the note from SANDSPUR FARMS in the grower notes!
THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
MAYIM FARMS: Never had shishito peppers? You need to get them right now!
Shishito peppers generally are served as a starter or as a side, often heaped in a bowl and munched. And the prep couldn’t be easier. They are cooked whole, usually with a splash of oil and just enough time in the skillet to lightly brown in spots. Seasonings can be whatever you like, though coarse salt is a must.
In addition to having a wonderfully addictive flavor — the trinity of oil, salt and a gentle roasting helps here — shishito peppers are perfect for summer. They generally are shared, making them perfect for a backyard barbecue. Because they cook quickly and do well in intense heat, they adapt perfectly to the grill!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1/2 lb shishito peppers
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 lime (juiced)
1/2 tsp fresh ginger (zested)
1/8 cup panko breadcrumbs (optional topping)
Instructions
Sauté the shishito peppers over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
Whisk the other ingredients together in a small bowl to form the sauce.
Pour the sauce over the shishito peppers.
Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until peppers are tender.
Toast the breadcrumbs in a skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top of the shishito peppers and serve.
SANDSPUR FARMS: Good afternoon to all. By now I’m sure you’re wondering where Sandspur Farms has been. We are taking a summer break. The rain we had a few months back destroyed most of our crops by either too much rain or wind or combination. I have also started a new career in addition to farming. We will be back soon with fall and winter veggies, more beef & pork. Our farm store is almost finished. We just need to finish the inside now and put the new gates up. Stay cool and stay happy and we’ll see you soon. If you’re ever down our way be sure and give me a shout.
Footnotes
We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite recipe, want to write a product review, have an idea or request for an article or information, let us know! You can reply to this newsletter or write marketatdothan@gmail.com.
Order Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm weekly for Pickup the following Friday
Dothan Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: Daleville Chamber of Commerce Office
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
Be sure to use our hashtag! #marketatdothan
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!