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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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Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of Feb 21 2015
We’re going to head back to Huron County this weekend to finish the Holistic Management course at MeetingPlace Organic Farm, and apparently, another storm is on the way. May be more rain than snow though.
My inquiry about chicken broth got a couple of replies, so we’ve gone ahead and started producing the first few batches. Cami adds our organic onions, carrots and seasonings. I’ll include it in the market offerings. There is the simmered chicken meat from the carcass as well, good for making quick meals, stir fry, soups and chicken pot pie. It will be frozen in baggies.
Greens are holding well in the greenhouse, with the first new crop of arugula now able to harvest. Also purple potatoes in the rootcellar and duck, chicken and goose eggs (good to eat and keep the shells for painting Easter Eggs).
Says Peter Mundy, originally published by Sustainable Food Trust (Feb 19, 2016), "We face huge challenges in feeding the world sustainably. But one thing is certain: grazing ruminant livestock – and the high-quality food they produce – can and should play a key role… The quest for sustainable food production is highly complex and there will be no one-size-fits-all solution. Indeed, the necessary solutions will inevitably be highly complex, multi-faceted and site-specific: it comes down not simply to what you eat, but fundamentally how it is farmed. Read more here and here
So, in light of this important public discussion, the special this week is Hamburger, 10% off.
Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Kazlyn.
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
Good Morning ALFN Members,
Remember to finalize your order from the market before 12:00 today when I need to send all orders out to our growers.
Rattle’s Garden is back in egg production. Tara of Rattle’s notes, "Last week it was like a switch flipped in the chicken coop and the laying hens turned on! Lots of color! Varying shades of blue, green and pink along with the start of dark brown eggs being laid by our new Cuckoo Marans this year. Please enjoy our wonderful fresh eggs produced by our flock of pastured laying hens that rotate through our veggie fields in the winter and range on our hayfield during the summer. We think you will find them delightful. Check out our “mobile chicken coop:”http://www.rattlesgarden.com/2013/09/mobile-chicken-coop.html
This Saturday is Community Market Day; we will have folks available to discuss the possible new chicken regulations in the city as well as discuss breed varieties. There may even be a few guest poultry there to express their fowl opinion of new regulations:)
We have two slots open to volunteer this Saturday. It’s always good to have new volunteers from our membership. If you haven’t volunteered, give it a try and earn some ALFN market credit! Sign up here: Volunteer Spot
Thanks!
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Have you placed your order? Market closes at 8:00pm
The Market closes tonight at 8:00pm!
Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! At the present time we are almost to minimum! Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
…this and that…
Uncured Hams are listed this week! Large, (approx 23#’s) — one of these would be perfect for Easter.
Beef, Chicken, Lamb and Pork — Heritage Farm has it all!
Don’t miss this opportunity. It is available by the piece as well as in a 3lb quantity!
Don’t forget Carrell Farms has Alpaca, Water Buffalo and Lamb. The Alpaca Sausage is great on the grill or cooked in an iron skillet. I use a mix of Alpaca Bones and Water Buffalo Bones to make a very rich Bone Broth! Alpaca and Lamb also make a rich, yummy Bone Broth!
Eggs (Organic, from Free Range Hens) These are really flavorful and yolks are orange!
3 varieties of Cabbages
Purple Top Turnips
Hakurie Turnips
Georgia Collard Greens
Rolled Oats (Organic Rolled Oats)
Stone Ground Grits (Organic Corn Grits)
Einkorn Wheat Berries Organic Perfect to mill yourself and make your own Bread!
Einkorn Flour Organic Freshly milled when ordered!
Red Wheat Organic Freshly milled when ordered or request the berries and mill yourself!
Veggies: It is Winter and the weather has been rather crazy this past month, so Mother Nature has definitely impacted the availability of Veggies on the Market. I am working to find Farmers who have High Tunnels and Greenhouses to add to our selections! Thankfully, The Veggie Patch has a variety to keep us supplied and Morris is back with some items!
Schedule for Market Ordering and Pickup
Lilburn Members Pickup Location
All Saints Lutheran Church
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pickup Location:
722 Rockbridge Road SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Click Here for Map
Order now since you are just a click way!
Azure Standard
Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, March 7th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q5
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Countdown to Close...Have you ordered?
The Market closes Monday at 8:00pm!
Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! At the present time we are a little more than 1/2 of the way to minimum! If minimums are not reached, pickup will be at the Lawrenceville Market on Thursday. An email will be sent after Market close this evening. Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
…this and that…
Uncured Hams are listed this week! Large, (approx 23#’s) — one of these would be perfect for Easter.
Beef, Chicken, Lamb and Pork — Heritage Farm has it all!
Don’t miss this opportunity. It is available by the piece as well as in a 3lb quantity!
Don’t forget Carrell Farms has Alpaca, Water Buffalo and Lamb. The Alpaca Sausage is great on the grill or cooked in an iron skillet. I use a mix of Alpaca Bones and Water Buffalo Bones to make a very rich Bone Broth! Alpaca and Lamb also make a rich, yummy Bone Broth!
Eggs (Organic, from Free Range Hens) These are really flavorful and yolks are orange!
3 varieties of Cabbages
Purple Top Turnips
Hakurie Turnips
Georgia Collard Greens
Rolled Oats (Organic Rolled Oats)
Stone Ground Grits (Organic Corn Grits)
Einkorn Wheat Berries Organic Perfect to mill yourself and make your own Bread!
Einkorn Flour Organic Freshly milled when ordered!
Red Wheat Organic Freshly milled when ordered or request the berries and mill yourself!
Veggies: It is Winter and the weather has been rather crazy this past month, so Mother Nature has definitely impacted the availability of Veggies on the Market. I am working to find Farmers who have High Tunnels and Greenhouses to add to our selections! Thankfully, The Veggie Patch has a variety to keep us supplied!
Hamilton Mill Members Pickup Location
Crossfit PURE
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit PURE
1342 Auburn Rd.
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map
Order now since you are just a click way!
Azure Standard
Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, March 7th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q5
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
“Like” us on facebook!
BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Have You Ordered? Market closes at 8:00pm!
The Market closes Monday at 8:00pm!
Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! At the present time we are a little more than 1/2 way to minimum! Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
…this and that…
Uncured Hams are listed this week! Large, (approx 23#’s) — one of these would be perfect for Easter.
Beef, Chicken, Lamb and Pork — Heritage Farm has it all!
Don’t miss this opportunity. It is available by the piece as well as in a 3lb quantity!
Dabrielle of My Daily Bread has her Fabulously delicious Pumpkin Roll back on the Market!
Don’t forget Carrell Farms has Alpaca, Water Buffalo and Lamb. The Alpaca Sausage is great on the grill or cooked in an iron skillet. I use a mix of Alpaca Bones and Water Buffalo Bones to make a very rich Bone Broth! Alpaca and Lamb also make a rich, yummy Bone Broth!
Eggs (Organic, from Free Range Hens) These are really flavorful and yolks are orange!
3 varieties of Cabbages
Purple Top Turnips
Hakurie Turnips
Georgia Collard Greens
Did you know that we have several different options for Organic Cereals and Grains?
Rolled Oats (Organic Rolled Oats)
Stone Ground Grits (Organic Corn Grits)
Einkorn Wheat Berries Organic Perfect to mill yourself and make your own Bread!
Einkorn Flour Organic Freshly milled when ordered!
Red Wheat Organic Freshly milled when ordered or request the berries and mill yourself!
Veggies: It is Winter and the weather has been rather crazy this past month, so Mother Nature has definitely impacted the availability of Veggies on the Market. I am working to find Farmers who have High Tunnels and Greenhouses to add to our selections! Thankfully, The Veggie Patch has a variety to keep us supplied!
Schedule for Market Ordering and Pickup
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday 9:00am
Market Closes: Monday 8:00pm
Market Pickup: Thursday 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 1385 Winder Highway
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map
Take me to the Crossfit Market.
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday 9:00am
Market Closes: Monday 8:00pm
Market Pickup: Thursday 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 1385 Winder Highway
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map
Take me to the Crossfit Market.
Order now since you are just a click way!
Azure Standard
Azure Standard Order Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup: Monday, March 7th at 10:15am
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Drop #: 796431 Route: Q5
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
“Like” us on facebook!
BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
Seeds have been ordered, wood chopped for the greenhouse wood stove, and greenhouse has been cleaned and readied. we are getting excited to plant. Our greenhouse is new and so we are heading into new territory here, hoping that we can keep the seedlings warm at night. As new farmers I find that I often am just giving it a try and hoping that it (whatever the newest idea is) works. The daily challenges are what I love about farming. There is always something new to learn. This time of year we are focusing our learning on seeding, growing, and nourishing our plants. Our goal is to give them a great start so that they can be healthy for your bodies somewhere in the future.
I look forward to seeing you on Friday,
Angela
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday February 26
Hello. I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We have lots of great selections this week. The winter greens are holding on We have a whole new batch of pork. We also have the best eggs this side of Atlanta. Order up! We will see you Friday between five and seven copy central. Thank you, Brady
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weblog Entry
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,
NEW this week! Beyond Organics has beets available. They also have arugula, lettuce, spinach, swiss chard, and cilantro again this week.
Also available:
Herbs—Mixed herb bunches.
Eggs—From pastured, free range hens.
Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, goat and lamb.
Fermented foods—Sauerkraut and jalapenos.
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Olives and Olive Oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.
Place your order from now until Tuesday at noon for pickup on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
If you aren’t able to place an order, stop by to shop with us on Wednesday. We will have a variety of items for sale from the table.
See you on Wednesday,
Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
At Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR
To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—-if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for February 25
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 don’t have a lot of new information for the newsletter tonight. It’s been a really beautiful last few days though, and that’s had me itching to get into the garden and get to work. I’m lucky that there is a community garden in the apartment complex where I live, practically right outside my door, so I have take my basket of hand tools and get right to it. Even though I don’t have my own vegetable market farm any more, I still grow the same things I did then — unusual heirloom varieties from around the world. My favorite source for seeds is Sow True Seed, just of the road from us in Asheville, NC. But my favorite source for live plants is right here at Athens Locally Grown. Right now there are 40 listings for live plants on the market, and you can expect that to climb into the hundreds as gardening season get into full swing. I can’t wait to be taking flats home with me on Thursday nights and getting them into the garden on the weekends.
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 closed for the winter. You can watch for news during the offseason on their website. The Comer Farmers’ Market is continuing, weather permitting, on Saturday mornings from 10am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm on Friday evening for their plans. The other area markets are also all closed for the season, I believe. If you know of any winter markets operating, please let me know. And they might all be closed, but we’ll be here all year round!
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!
Central Arkansas : Friendly Reminder
Howdy Central Arkansas Marketers,
Just a friendly reminder, that the market closes at 10:00pm tonight!! Make sure you get your orders in before it closes & you have to wait another week for all this wonder food!!!!
We have a wonderful variety of amazing locally grown foods & homemade products for you this week!!!!
Come check us out & get those orders made!!!!
Happy Marketing
Market Mama