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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News:Market is open this week but NOT June 14th
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Have a question for other co-op members? Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op
Market This Week but Closed June 14th
We will have market this Tuesday, May June 7th but will not have market on June 14th. Pam has graciously offered her carport to host produce boxes. If you box order from Nature’s Garden that week, pick up will be at her home. I will send her address when we get closer. Otherwise, please make sure to cancel your box or arrange for home delivery that week. I will send reminders!
Milk Delivery- June 14th (PRE-ORDERS ONLY
Cedar Rock Dairy and Lil Tots Estate (Goat Milk) are offering pre-orders and delivery at the dock behind the warehouse on June 14th from 1pm to 2pm only. There are listings on the market website for the PRE-ORDER MILK. Only order PRE-ORDER milk if you plan to pick up on the 14th. This will be a pre-paid, pre-order.
We will have normal market pick up this Tuesday so feel free to double up if you need to.
Market News
My Daily Bread is back this week!!
NEW ITEMS!
Veggies – Cucumber “Pickling”
Veggies- Lambs Quarters
Fresh Herb- Mint
Veggies- Squash yellow & green mix
Veggies- Beauty Salad Mix
Veggies – Florence Fennel
Veggies – Squash ‘Yellow Crookneck’
Veggies – Squash ‘Patty Pan’
Broccoli Greens
Baby Arugula
Pea Shoots
Vinegar-Lemon Balsamic Reduction
Vinegar-Ginger Balsamic
Veggies – Spring Onions Italian Torpedo’
Lettuce Romaine
Lettuce Buttercrunch
Sourdough (Sliced)
Veggies – Beets ‘Touchstone Gold’
Veggies – Broccoli ‘Green Comet’
Veggies – Cabbage ‘Napa’
Veggies – Cabbage ‘Stonehead’
Veggies – Rhubarb – ‘Victoria’
Beef – Beef Short Ribs
Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering during market pick up. I can’t run the co-op without your help!
We need 1 volunteer for the 4pm shift!
THANK YOU Brenda & kids, Marie, Pam, and Michael for helping out on Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!
The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up
No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised.
FACEBOOK – Opportunity to help!
Many of you have told me that you can’t volunteer due to your work/family schedule and I completely understand. You’ve also asked what else can I do help out the co-op? Here’s one way that will really help us out – if you are on Facebook or other social media please consider posting a pic of your co-op goodies! I have a very limited marketing budget and really depend on word of mouth advertising. Please feel free to spread the word about our wonderful market! Tag us @SuwaneeWholeLife
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Group Buys/Vendors of the Day
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Green Pasture FCLO – 6/17 – 6/19
Great Lakes Collagen 6/17 – 6/19
WFN & Nuts Group Buy 6/24 – 6/26
Wellness Partner’s offers and events
Nothing this week :-(
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious foods possible!
Dothan, Alabama: Market at Dothan - June 5, 2016
Dothan’s SUSTAINABLE Market is now Open
This and That
Have you ever wished you had saved a recipe, a web link or information you saw in one of our weekly newsletters? Have no fear! They are recorded in the marketatdothan.locallygrown.net website. Simply click on “Weblog” and scroll down till you find what you are looking for.
Don’t miss this week’s recipe. We have three vendors offering fresh blueberries!
With summer upon us, high temperatures are also here to stay. This is the reason you may have noticed multiple coolers when you pick you your market order. While we would LOVE to be able to have every fresh picked item in a cooler, it is just not possible. So we’re asking that you come as early as as you can to pick up your orders for the remainder of summer. Heat is only a friend of fresh picked produce when you’re cooking it.
Lastly, an ANNOUNCEMENT – Meet your Farmer is back! Next week Jennifer from Sandspur Farms (and samples, and extra products for purchase!) will be with us during Market hours. Even if you don’t order come out – meet Jennifer, try some of her stuff and experience the genuine DIFFERENCE in sustainable food!
Market Info
SANDSPUR FARMS – CSA boxes, Meat Grab Bags, FEED YOUR FAMILY BOX which is designed this box to help cut some of your time standing in line at the grocery store. This box will contain 5 types of vegetables, one for each night of the week, 1 dozen eggs, plus 5 cuts of meat for the week. Serving size is based on a family of four to five.
Farm to Table Recipes
Ingredients
1-2 frozen pie shells
1 can evaporated condensed milk
¼ cup lemon juice
1 8 oz package cream cheese at room temperature
Dash of Salt
2-8 cups clean fresh blueberries
Whipped Topping for Garnish
1. Bake the pie shells according to package directions and cool.
2. Mix evaporated milk and cream cheese. Add lemon juice and salt
3. Fold blueberries into mixture. Spoon into pie shells, cover with plastic wrap and chill.
4. Add whipped topping to one pie before serving.
5. Hide the second pie for yourself because there won’t be any left.
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
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: Blueberry Season is in Full Swing
With the recent rain and the forecast for warm weather next week, we’ll be picking a lot of blueberries over the next few days. You can be sure to get the berries you want by pre-ordering here on Foothills Market. We have berries available in gallons or quarts. The current varieties are Duke and O’Neal.
We’re adding cabbage and onions to the market this week, and we have a lot of beautiful broccoli crowns available. We’re also digging potatoes this afternoon, so we’ll have plenty of new potatoes this week.
You can place your order between noon Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday for pickup at the farmers’ market on the courthouse square between 9-11 a.m. Saturday.
Eat something fresh this week!
Gwinnett Locally Grown: Market is OPEN!
The Market is now OPEN until Monday at noon!! Click here to order now!
Hope everyone had a fantastic Memorial Day weekend, and a great week so far. I have been very busy around the farm, trying to finalize this summer’s garden. I have noticed some of you have gotten seedlings from The Veggie Patch, I love gardening and would love to hear about all the exciting things going on your backyards/gardens. So please feel free to share, I’m always looking to learn and exchange information!
This week has been all about chickens for me, we have some new baby chickens at the farm and it got me thinking about pastured Vs conventionally raised poultry. The USDA has so many labels such as “free range”, “free roaming”, organic… it can get pretty confusing. Bill, our “chicken guy” does a combination of pasture and supplements with a non-GMO feed. His “girls” (as he refers to them) live in portable tractors out in the field and are moved to fresh pastures every day. The combination of pasture and feed leads to a diverse fat profile, higher Omega-3 content and reduced saturated fat/overall fat; not to mention they taste better. Chicken is one of the most versatile ingredients you can have in your freezer, not to mention a good and healthy source of protein. Head over to the market and check out Bill’s inventory!
ALSO AVAILABLE
- Raw Cow's Milk
- Raw Goat Milk
- Pastured, free range chicken eggs
- Pastured, free range duck eggs
- Pork
- Organic Vegetables
- Local honey
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments, as well as any feedback on how we can better serve you. I am available Monday-Thursday 11am-4pm. grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com or 770-339-3065 ext 5
The Market is open Thursday at 9am – Monday at noon. After Monday at noon, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4-7pm only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here
STAY TUNED FOR NEWS ON FUTURE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES TO BE HOSTED AT RANCHO ALEGRE FARM
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: This Week at The Cumming Harvest
THIS WEEK…
We’re starting to see more summer veggies coming in this week. Look for Beans, Beets, Squash, Zucchini and even some Cherry Tomatoes online.
Did you know that all of our veggie farmers are within only 30 miles from Cumming? Cane Creek Farm, MJ Fruit & Veg, Weedy Soil Farm are all in Cumming. Heirloom Gardens grows from Dahlonega and Leilani’s Produce is grown in Dawsonville. We are very lucky to have these passionate growers so close to us and all growing sustainably. Support local farmers by making a point to purchase from growers that actually grow the food they sell.
Eggs We have a limited supply of eggs this week. Please limit your orders to no more than 4 doz per family.
Watsonia Farms has listed yellow clingstone peaches online. These are certified organic peaches, so they will need to be consumed or preserved within the first 3 days of pick up. Clingstone’s will be available through the end of June. Freestones are available from end of June through the end of August.
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Classes
Cane Creek Farm
Classes and Workshops
Pick-Up
Market Location and Pick Up
135 Enterprise Drive, Suite I, Cumming, GA 30040
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
Champaign, OH: Soul Kitchen
Well, the clock says, “It’s time to close now”…
I guess I’d better go now…
I’d really like to stay here all night…
(The Doors – Soul Kitchen)
So, don’t forget to stock all of your soul kitchens with the goodness of this market, and all of the late spring awesomeness!!
Strawberries, herbs, both dried and fresh, greens, lettuces, spring garlic, asparagus!!!
And, on the asparagus note…order NOW!! Beth let me know, today, that unless we get some rain, the asparagus crop could be done!!! Sadness…so, make sure to order it, pronto!!
It’s also grilling season!! Stock up on meats, chicken, and trout!! Also, it’s time to entertain!! Bring on spreads from Freshwater Farms!! Oakview Farm Meats, Women That Farm, and Nettle Creek can supply your fridge and freezer with assorted meats to toss on the grill!!
Seasonings, jams, jellies, apple butter, maple syrup, eggs, baked goods, sweet treats, flours, dried beans, breads of all varieties, grilled pizza with frozen pizza dough!!
Candles, soaps…
We have got it ALL!! Your soul kitchen, your oasis of your home, and your inner soul can all get their groove on!!
It is 7pm! You have until 10pm…order up some soul, baby!!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Russellville Community Market: Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Sorry about the late reminder!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Your Market Closes Today at Noon
Your Market Closes Today at NOON.
Your Tullahoma Locally Grown Market is open today until noon. Please ensure you place your final orders by that time. It is okay if you already submitted an order; multiple orders are automatically combined. You still have time to order your eggs, milk, breads, vegetables, flowers, candles, and other items.
Great News from Sow’s Ear Piggery
Check out the great pork products currently available. Also, be sure to check each week for new additions. Remember, order early each week to ensure you have the best chance of obtaining the products you desire.
Pickup will be tomorrow (Thursday) from 4:15 to 5:15.
Here is the link to the market: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
Thank you for your support. Have a great day,
Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters
CLG: Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.
Hello friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, June 3rd. The market closes TONIGHT around 10pm. See you Friday!
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Our Website:
www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846st