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!

Russellville Community Market

The Wednesday Market:  We're Open!

Good morning.

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 all of this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

One more week of school and then my kids are on summer break! It is exciting and stressful at the same time. We have had lots of special activities and events this month and still have several to get through this week. My family is looking forward to a more relaxed pace of life starting next week!

A quick reminder for anyone who sends an email reply to the weblog, please include a phone number or an email address when you write us so that we can reply.

Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for buying locally. We hope you all have a happy Sunday, and we look forward to seeing you Wednesday at the Market.

Thanks,

Beverly

CLG:  Opening Bell: Squash, Honey, Cucumbers, Goat Cheese!

Good afternoon!
If you are looking for something interesting for your kids to do this summer, consider having them volunteer at the market from 2-6pm some Fridays. I’m making the schedule for June now. If you are interested, please email or text Steve.

Do you want to attract pollinators, butterflies, or hummingbirds to your yard? If so, there are plenty of perennial plants available now that will lure them in. Cedar Rock Ridge has several varieties for only $1-$2 per plant. If you need any advice or have questions, just text Steve at 501-339-1039.

Pickling cucumbers are coming in at Strack Farm and they look awesome! If you want to make some dill pickles, all you need is some cucumbers, dill, garlic, and vinegar for most recipes. Try it! If you need dill, just text me and I will bring you some. I have plenty.

This is the time of year when we see new items every week so be sure to search for your favorite items using the search field.

New varieties of Goat Cheese available now from White River Creamery!

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!

Check out over 600 wonderful items listed right now. See you on Friday!

And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)

The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping:

www.conway.locallygrown.net

Please check your email a few 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

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder Order by 6pm today

Just a friendly reminder to order extra this week if you need to since we will not have pick up on June 1st.
If you haven’t already placed your order, orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget!

Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

Click Here to Place Your Order For THURSDAY pick up

THIS ORDER IS FOR THURSDAY PICK UP AT SUWANEE LOCATION (1300 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Suite 1104, Suwanee 30024 at Cultured Traditions)

*If you want to order from BUFORD LOCALLY GROWN pick up on TUESDAYS Click here to be redirected to Buford website

YOU CAN ONLY PICK UP FROM THE LOCATION YOU HAVE ORDERED FROM!

Buford Locally Grown :  Reminder Order by 6pm today!

Just a friendly reminder to order extra this week if you need to since we will not have pick up on May 30th. If you haven’t already placed your order, orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget.

Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

Click Here to Place Your Order

THIS ORDER IS FOR TUESDAY PICK UP AT BUFORD LOCATION (285 E. Moreno St, Buford, 30518 – Behind KCO Audio)

Stones River Market:  Weblog Entry

Market News

Good morning market family!

Ferris Family Farm
has added some fresh cut herbs, edible flower blossoms, garlic scapes, and swiss chard.
Don’t forget, they also have cut and cured bamboo, in several size cuts, for projects and garden stakes!

Rainbow Hill added certified organic arugula to the greens line-up.

Thank you so much, Michael Raines for bringing us fresh pet milk and butter! Very excited to have these items back in stock!

Botanical Harmony Farm is adding a spray deodorant with Magnesium, witch hazel and aloe! A must-have for summer and it WORKS!
They are also adding herbal bath salts in Energizing Citrus, Floral Lavender/Rose and Eucalyptus/Mint for sore muscles in a small 6 ounce size. Each containing locally grown and/or wild harvested herbs and flowers for an amazing spa bath experience. A blend of several salts including Dead Sea, Himalayan and more are included for the added health benefits they bring.

We have some amazing local makers/growers! Try something new today to find new favorites!

Thank you customers for your continued support of our wonderful community market!

Need a graduation gift, late mother’s day gift or something special for father’s day? Do check out Quinn’s Mercantile Tracy and her staff give amazing suggestions and know their products very well! From jewelry, to art to Walker’s Drink Mixes, Quinn’s has you covered! Once again, local supporting local! That is beautiful!

See ya on the porch!

Tracey & Ashleigh

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.

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Weblog Entry

Good morning!

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.”

Don’t forget to stock up this week for your Memorial Day celebration! We would like to thank our present and former service personnel for all their sacrifices. Freedom is NOT free!

Farm News of the Week

From Molly Cornelison of Kountry Vittles:
With the beautiful but hot weather we have been having as of late my nice homemade chilled pies have been very popular and refreshing. Whether it be a Coconut Cream, a Chocolate Meringue, or the flavorful Fresh Strawberry Pie. For those wanting a reason to enjoy a good scoop of ice cream, there is always the Fudgy Fudge Pie and the Blackberry Cobbler. I will be adding cupcake sized cheesecakes to the market this week as well. I will be offering these in plain, chocolate or Chocolate covered Strawberry.

(Clockwise from upper left) Coconut Cream Pie, Chocolate Meringue Pie, Blackberry Cobbler, Personal Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecakes.


News from Sow’s Ear Piggery:
If you have yet to fire up your grill or smoker, the upcoming Memorial Day holiday is the perfect opportunity. The only question is, will it be ribs, chops, or burgers? We have you covered. Enjoy our pasture-raised, non-GMO, non-soy pork. And we would like to take this opportunity to thank our service men and women for their sacrifice and valor.

(L to R) Ribs, chops, and ground pork.

Eat seasonally! We have lots of delicious spring vegetables available right now! Try something new, and please post your favorite recipes to the Recipe section of the website. Thank you for he’ping us all eat more healthy and local.


Dogwood Valley Greenhouse still has several varieties of large, strong tomato plants and several “California Wonder” green bell pepper plants, but this will be the last week they will be available. (Both are much larger and stronger than their market pictures.) We also have a few large, beautiful blooming hanging baskets which would love a sunny or partly sunny spot in your yard. The late spring blooming perennial plants are in full flower now: gorgeous astilbes in several colors, coral bells having several colors of foliage, salvia’s stately spikes, and tradescantia’s strange triangular flowers. At the same time, the spring coreopsis, pincushion flowers, and dianthus still add their vibrant colors to the greenhouse, and summer’s daylilies are preparing to burst forth in bloom. We are excited to add fresh-cut herbs to the market this week – several mints, some thymes, and a couple of others. Don’t forget about our Rex begonias and foliage hanging baskets, which will brighten your porch or patio this summer.

(Clockwise from upper left): Tomato plant ‘Celebrity’, Calibrachoa Hanging Basket, Orange Mint, Astilbe Silver Pink.

Botanical Harmony Farm has added several new products in the category of “Bath and Beauty.”

Dothan, Alabama:  May 20 Market Newsletter: Memorial Day Edition

Memorial Day Edition
Remembering
In Season: Fire up the Grill!
Market ChitChat
This Week’s Grower Notes

A Solemn Charge

“Let us, then, at the time appointed gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with the choicest flowers of spring-time; let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor; let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us a sacred charge upon a nation’s gratitude, the soldier’s and sailor’s widow and orphan. “ JOHN A. LOGAN, Commander-in-Chief, May 5, 1868

“In this time of unprecedented success and prosperity throughout our land, I ask that all Americans come together to recognize how fortunate we are to live in freedom and to observe a universal “National Moment of Remembrance” on each Memorial Day. This memorial observance represents a simple and unifying way to commemorate our history and honor the struggle to protect our freedoms. “ William J Clinton, May 3, 2000

Memorial Day Trivia:
Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country.
General John Alexander Logan ordered the Memorial Day holiday to be observed by decorating the war dead.
On Memorial Day, the flag should be at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.
Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower.
“Taps” is often played at ceremonies on Memorial Day.
Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day” because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers.
New York was the 1st state to officially recognize Memorial Day.
Flowers and flags are the two most popular items people use to remember soldiers.
The south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.
Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971.

Formal Observance of Memorial Day:
Wear a red poppies on Memorial day to honor those who died serving the United States during war.
At 3 p.m. local time, Americans should pause for a moment of silence or listen to “Taps”.
Visit cemeteries and place flags or flowers on the graves of veterans.
Visit a memorial.
Attend a parade to honor fallen heroes.

In Season

The words, the culture and the country may change, but the deep sentiment and call to honor our dead have not. Memorial Day is now also regarded as the unofficial beginning of summer and often includes family gatherings and picnics and GRILLINNG! To that end we dedicate this section of available Market foods in hopes this will be your most delicious Memorial Day ever.

Working Cows Gouda Cheese and D’s Pepper Jelly are an unbeatable appetizer on fresh vegetables or bread from Mary’s Peeps

Both Richter Farms and Sandspur Farms offer Pork Chops from naturally raised and naturally fed animals.

These and many other vegetables suitable for grilling are available from Avalon Farms, Mayim Farms,

Horton’s Farm, Sandy Valley, and Sandspur Farms

You just can’t beat a good burger! Wholesome grass fed beef is available from Casablanca Ranch, Smith Farms, and Sandspur Farms. Working Cows Dairy carries delicious Organic Cheese.

No picnic is complete without Deviled Eggs. Market at Dothan is blessed to have Kathy’s Churpers, Mary’s Peeps, Richter Farms, Sandspur Farms, and Horton’s Farm who all have eggs. Avalon Farms now has pickles and relishes available for making them. For especially healthy toppings, try microgreens and sprouts from Restoration Gardens and Mayim Farms.

No picnic is complete without a refreshing beverage. May we suggest The Tea Cart’s Honey Bush Peach Apricot tea infused with fresh fruit and lightly sweetened with honey from Horton’s Farm?

If you still have room after all that a Cream Cheese Pound Cake from Mary’s Peeps travels well and is the perfect ending to a perfect meal.

Dawson Local Harvest:  Broccoli, Cultural Traditions, and More

Dawson Local Harvest for May 26th

Broccoli, Squash, Leeks, and More

HI EVERYBODY

BIG DOIN’s IN PRODUCE: If you are one of those who thinks fresh Broccoli is a wonder of the world, you’re in luck! The first few heads of LEILANI’S spring Broccoli is ready, though this week just enough for 2 or 3 orders. Next week it will be coming in strong! Yellow Squash is starting to come in (2-3 orders), and a few Leeks are also ready. Check the Vegetable section of The Market and get your order in early!

TOMATO WATCH 2017: The great news, LEILANI’S harvested their first juicy red Tomatoes of 2017. The bad? It was one 6 oz. and one 3 oz. Tomato! BUT do not despair, there’s lots of big green tomatoes out on the vines and we may have enough for 3 or 4 orders in two weeks, weather depending. We’ll certainly keep you posted.

THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!

REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 6 pm.

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

Naples,FL:  market closes Sunday noon

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