CLG:  No Market this Week

Good evening,
Just a reminder that we won’t have a market this week because the parish hall is not available. Market opens next Sunday, January 29th at 6pm. Have a great week!

Miami County Locally Grown:  Time is running out!!

How are you taking advantage of this unbelievable weather?

The Wednesday Market:  Ordering Time is Upon Us Again; We Have a New Milk Runner!

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: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

This is Jennifer Adams’ last week as the milk runner for The Wednesday Market. Thanks to her volunteerism, many of our customers have had access to farm fresh milk, cream, eggs, ground beef, honey, cheese and other products from The Good Shepherd Farm. Jennifer is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. Thank you, Jennifer, for being part of our team, and we wish you all the best on your new endeavors.

Fortunately for all of our milk customers, Betty Dean has stepped forward to assume the duties of milk runner. And, for those of you who may not already know, Betty is my mother and my right hand helper at Concord Street Sweets. Having grown up on a farm herself, Mama is passionate about providing others access to fresh, wholesome products. Please take the time to thank Jennifer and Betty for their time and service to The Wednesday Market.

Some of you may have noticed that Twigg Hollow Farms is absent from the Market lately. Sandra Hayes is having surgery Feb. 16 and due to her health concerns, her activities are limited. She reports that Twigg Hollow may be back to the Market with vegetables in late April or early May. Sandi, we send love and peace and wishes for a speedy recovery!

We also send special greetings to Sharon Fox of Fox Hollow Farms who has been away from us for several weeks now. Sharon, we love you and miss you and hope that you are feeling better and will come back soon!

Concord Streets Sweets is absent from the Market this week, but will be back next week. We just have a little bit of catering to do.

Hang on to your hats, y’all, as the weather people say we’re about to get a third round of severe weather coming through this afternoon and this evening. Then, hopefully, this crazy Georgia weather will settle down some.

As always, we thank our customers for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to spend their money locally. Take care, and we’ll see you at the Market on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Is open!

Happy Sunday everyone!

The market is open. We’d like to extend a warm welcome to all our new food club members who joined this month. Don’t forget to tell your friends that new customers who order for the first time in January get a free T-shirt!

This week’s blog post features great recipes to use a whole roasted chicken – be sure to check it out!

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!

Claire Hodgson
Program & Market Manager

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Order Reminder & Jams on sale, Free Kefir grains

Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget.

My Daily Bread just marked all jams and jellies are $1 OFF THIS WEEK!

FREE Kefir Grains (for dairy) – One of our co-op members has free kefir grains to share. They are listed on the market site to order. Here’s a link on how to make kefir from these grains: http://www.culturesforhealth.com/kefir

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TUESDAY for 2PM & 3PM SHIFT
We still need volunteers for the 2pm slot and 3pm on Tuesday. If you can help out please sign up via this link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a44aea623a7fa7-volunteer

Thank you so much for your support!!!

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

Champaign, OH:  Your Sunday Weblog!

Today’s weblog comes from our new vendors at Dugan Road Creamery!!

Get to know them!! They also sent pictures that cannot post to the weblog site, but I will be adding to their Grower’s Page!!

Get excited!! They are bringing their products in just a few short months!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

Nelson Dairy was established in Urbana, Ohio in 1988. The farm has been in constant operation since that time. However, that is not the beginning of the family farm. Chris Nelson has been in the dairy industry his entire life following in his father’s footsteps. The family farm is currently in its fourth generation with hopes that the fifth generation will stay involved in the dairy industry, only time will tell. In the fall of 2015, Chris and Joyce made the difficult decision to down-size their herd due to the tumultuous industry. Keeping the family farm profitable has been a struggle for many local farmers inside the dairy industry and agriculture in general.
With some imagination and the desire to develop a niche market of their own, The Dugan Road Creamery was born. The creamery will begin production in late spring 2017. The initial offerings will include fluid cream line milk (with gallon and half gallon quantities available) and yogurt (with quantities still being determined).
So, what exactly is cream-line milk? It is pasteurized, just like milk at your local grocery store, but the biggest difference is that the milk is not homogenized. Homogenization is the process after pasteurization where the milk is mixed and the cream line (or fat content) is permanently mixed into the body of the milk. This high-pressure process breaks down the fat molecules so that they can dissolve into the milk, preventing separation. It has been hypothesized that this process can also reduce some of the health benefits of milk consumption. Dugan Road Creamery products will be made with a minimal amount of processing (pasteurization-only) resulting in milk as close to nature as possible.
We look forward to providing more information on both the humans and cows behind our product in future blogs. We hope to show our customers that we provide quality dairy products while upholding the strictest standards of animal welfare, land eco-sustainability, and product quality. We welcome any comments, questions, and visitors to the farm as we begin this new adventure. Thank you for helping to bring our family farm from conventional to sustainable.

Chris, Joyce, and JD Nelson
Dugan Road Creamery

Dawson Local Harvest:  Bok Choi Rejoins The Market

Dawson Local Harvest for Jan. 27th

Bok Choi Rejoins The Market

HI EVERYONE

January is plugging along, and we’ll soon start to see a few more winter veggies. First to make a reappearance, Bok Choi. Wondering what to do with it? Well, it’s an excellent easy stir-fry side dish, literally just a little oil, a couple cloves of garlic, Bok Choi cut into bite-sized pieces, stir-fry and done! I like to add grated ginger, red pepper flakes, and a little sesame oil and soy sauce to taste. You can also “beef it up” with a little steak, pork, or chicken. In the Vegetable section along with Kale, Collards, Turnips, and Green Onions.

Check out all the other offerings in The Market this week!

THE MARKET WILL OPEN Sunday night at 8pm!

REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. 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

Stones River Market:  The Market is Open for this week's orders

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!

Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

How to contact us:

Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708

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.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Several of our growers have new things in the works this winter. Amy Rae of Solace Farms sends this note:
We have added a few more cuts of our grassfed Scottish Highland beef – some sirloin steaks, round roasts, and have lowered the price of our ground beef and added a value-pack 5 lb listing. Also, this week only, we’re taking $2 off T-bone packages! We need to make some room for the next steer we are getting processed, so there may be more specials coming soon.
We are sold out of lamb chops and ground lamb, but still have plenty of ribs and roasts for those wonderful winter slow-cooked meals!
I’ve also added several new soaps – a Sandalwood & Cedar that comes in a wild animal shape, and a Ginger, Lime & Lavender goat milk line as well. There are also some new listings for small-bar multi-packs if you want to sample several different soaps and fragrances, and lastly I’ve added a smaller version of my ever-popular alpaca-wrapped felted soap, in the same natural or hand-dyed colors. Try one out this week!

From Corey Mack Raper of Macks’ Mushrooms:
Hello Folks,
It is that time of year !! Macks’ Mushrooms is staying busy cutting new mushroom logs and inoculating them. Macks’ will be adding at least 200 logs into production which means more beautiful shiitakes !! Macks’ also has plenty of dehydrated shiitake available that keep great on shelf for later use
Best Regards,
Corey Mack

Catherine from Flying S Farms writes:
We will only have our value added products till farming season. Eggs, Sour dough breads and rolls, bar cookies, cakes, and jams. Will have Tart Cherry and Almost Seedless Blackberry jams added this week, may add more depends what all I get made Monday. Working on a yeast roll not sour dough recipe to make dinner rolls and/or cinnamon rolls…fine tuning my recipe.

We will be glad to deliver your order to you, at home or a location of your choice, on Friday afternoons for a small fee. Order delivery just like any other product.

(L to R) Several scents and shapes of goat milk soap from Solace Farms, White Oak Logs innoculated with shittake mushroom spawn by Macks’ Mushrooms, Sweet Cream Home Churned Butter from Altamont Mennonites, Chicken Eggs and Soft & Tender Sourdough Bread from Flying S Farms.

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, 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.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. 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

Here is the complete list for this week.

Greener Acres Farm:  New Grower -- Clover Creek Cheese Cellar

Welcome Clover Creek Cheese Cellar

We would like to welcome our newest grower, Clover Creek Cheese Cellar of Wiliamsburg, PA. The Rice’s farm produces delicious raw milk, artisan cheeses, and grass-fed beef. They market their products at many local farmers markets and other channels, but now you can have their amazing dairy products delivered directly to your home or office weekly.

Come on over and check out all of their offerings as well as Goat’s Milk Soap from Cherry Hill Farm and all of your own products at greeneracresfarm.locallygrown.net