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The Cumming Harvest - Closed: This Week at The Cumming Harvest
Market News
Good Morning,
I just got a new shipment of Raw Cheeses from Meadow Valley Farm in Indiana and it’s listed online.
BUTTER!! from grass-fed cows, produced by an Amish family in Indiana is shipping to us this week and I hope will be in this Saturday.
The online ordering closes on Thursday at 8pm.
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FREE MEMBERSHIP You can now waive your membership fee of $25 just by signing up to volunteer one full Saturday morning, 8:30am-12:30pm. It’s fun and rewarding to experience “behind the scenes” of our locally grown market. Volunteers greet farmers and customers, organize food delivery and pick up, and check-out customer orders using a ipad. Check out this online sign up sheet to find an opening. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4baca92fa13-thecumming
UPDATE CONTACT With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and new routines, it’s easy to forget things like picking up your TCH order. Remember that we can’t keep your items past 12pm, and we’ll try contacting you any way we know how to make sure you get what you ordered. Now’s a great time to check the phone number on your account to make sure it’s a number I can reach you at 11:45am on a Saturday. I start calling everyone who hasn’t picked up yet then, and will keep trying to reach you until 12pm, when we have to pack it all up. I hate seeing people’s food go somewhere else, and having a good phone number on your account is the best way to keep that from happening.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
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To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
To Contact Us
The Cumming Harvest
thecummingharvest@live.com
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The contact information for each farmer and vendor is located on the Grower page.
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!
Farm Where Life is Good: Online Market is OPEN for Business-- Spinach, greens and honey, oh my!
Cover Crop: The nutrients that are now feeding the high tunnel spinach thru the winter; isn’t it beautiful?
Life on the Farm
The cold nights have added the sugar to the spinach, just like we like it! So come and get it! That chlorophyll will boost you like no other! It keeps for at least 3wks in the fridge; amazing stuff.
And while you are at it, how about some fixin’s for fall and winter soups and breakfasts. Make a few crockpot batches and freeze for those easy dinners this dark and cold winter.
Jump on to The Market; it is now open for spinach needs and your annual honey and wheatberry supplies.
Ordering will be open from Tuesday night until Thursday 12n. Get your orders in now so packing can begin specific to your requests.
PLEASE NOTE: Deliveries will be made FRIDAY to your chosen Dropsite Location .(ONLY 3 dropsite options.)
Recipes for your consideration
A wonderful rich, sweet and chewy bowl of warm pie (masquerading as hot cereal) is a perfect start to the day. The complex carbs will sustain you for hours.
Slow Cooker Apple Pie Breakfast Porridge
2 apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2-1/2 to 3 cups chopped)
1-1/2 cups almond/soy/rice/hemp milk
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup uncooked uncooked wheat berries
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
1-1/2 tablespoons Earth Balance margarine, cut into 5-6 pieces (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground flax seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Garnishes: chopped nuts, raisins, dates
Coat inside of 3-1/2 quart (or larger) slow cooker with cooking spray. Add all ingredients (except optional toppings) to slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook on low for approx. 7 hours (slow cooker times can vary).
Spoon porridge into bowls; add optional toppings, if desired. Store leftovers in refrigerator. Freezes well.
To reheat single servings: Put 1-cup cooked porridge in microwave proof bowl. Add 1/3 cup almond/soy/rice/hemp mild. Microwave on high for 1 minute; stir. Continue cooking for another minute, or until hot.
Adapted from many sources
Portuguese Kale Soup (Caldo Verde), otherwise referred to as Portuguese Penicillin (think, “chicken soup”). Nuff said!
Portuguese Kale Soup (Caldo Verde)
2-3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 package Tofurky kielbasa, cut into ¼ – ½ inch rounds
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
6 cups stock/broth
1 pound Tronchuda cabbage (Porteguese kale), dense stems and center ribs discarded (saved for veggie stock) and leaves very thinly sliced
2 bay leaves
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
½-1 tsp sea salt (depending on salt in stock/broth)
1 cup white beans, cooked/canned
Accompaniment: piri-piri sauce or other hot sauce
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then brown Tofurky Kielbasa, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
Add onion and garlic to pot with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring often, until browned, 7 to 8 minutes.
Add potatoes, stock/broth, and salt and simmer, covered, until potatoes are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Mash some potatoes into soup to thicken, then add chopped/sliced cabbage/kale and simmer, uncovered, until tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in Tofurky kielbasa and beans and cook until just heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil and season with ground black pepper and hot sauce.
Adapted from many sources
This one sounds odd, but oh-so flavorful and colorful (and packed with protein). Give it a try; adding other chopped veggies as you see fit. Bob’s Red Mill has chickpea flour and nutritional yeast, otherwise, the bulk sections of the co-op-y type stores do too. You can also make your own chickpea flour with a VitaMix…what an awesome invention!
2 cups chickpea flour
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
3 T flax meal
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
3-4 cups loosely packed spinach
Water, as needed
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients, except the spinach. Mix well.
Chop the spinach up fine.
Heat a large saute pan on medium heat.
In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup of the dry mixture and a scant 1/3 cup water. Whisk that together. If you want an omelet, make the batter a little thinner with more water. If you want a pancake consistency, make the batter a little thicker.
Add a little amount of spinach into the bowl with the batter. Pour the mixture into the saucepan and cook. These cook like a pancake, so when you see the mixture bubble, you know it’s time to flip to the other side and cook for another minute.
Repeat these steps until all the omelets are done.
Store these in the fridge. They should last a couple weeks that way. They can also be frozen.
From— http://mywholefoodlife.com/2015/08/31/spinach-chickpea-omelets/
Go get ready for the coming cold! Eat well, stay healthy.
Roger and Lara
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Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is closed for ordering
The Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up you order this Friday at Emergent Arts between 3:30 and 5:30, earlier in that period if at all possible.
Thanks for your support for Spa City Co-op.Julie Alexander
Market Manager
5016559411
dragonlaughter @ gmail.com
Martin's Farmstand: Honey and Apples
Hello again. It is time to be thinking about laying up a supply of things like honey, potatoes, apples, carrots, kale, beets etc. There is something right about well stocked cellars and pantries as winter starts.
My Dad has harvested several hundred pounds of honey from our bees which is available on the stand. I may be partial but I think Dad’s honey that we have this fall is way better than most honey. We have a full selection of storage apples picked and lots of late potatoes dug.
There are still a lot of potatoes, beets, carrots etc in the field. Do any of you wish to help with the late fall harvest? It is a way to stock up with out spending money. Have a good night. Daniel
Champaign, OH: Love and Comfort
So, tonight is just a cold rainy mess out there. I worked the afternoon in my shop, needed to work a bit later in my shop to start sprucing up for my upcoming ribbon cutting/open house, and then headed home.
It is one of those windy, dreary, rain filled nights. I was cold and in need of wine, and nourishment when I walked in the door.
I poured the wine, and then I got busy with the nourishment of dinner. I started making a Cosmic Wild Rice/Potato soup. Full of veggies from this market. Full of Cosmic love. And, it will be on tap, the rest of the week, at The Depot Coffeehouse. If you are not a vegetarian/vegan, like I am, you can easily add a variety of meat or seafood…Cosmic bread that I baked, this morning, will go with the soup.
We have it all, right here at the market. Well, except for the wine. Just think of how easy, affordable and nutrient filled your dinner could be if you shop with us!!
The market will close at 10pm, this evening!! Give us your orders of love and comfort. Let us make your week easy…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Martin's Farmstand: Honey and Apples
Hello again. It is time to be thinking about laying up a supply of things like honey, potatoes, apples, carrots, kale, beets etc. There is something right about well stocked cellars and pantries as winter starts.
My Dad has harvested several hundred pounds of honey from our bees which is available on the stand. I may be partial but I think Dad’s honey that we have this fall is way better than most honey. We have a full selection of storage apples picked and lots of late potatoes dug.There are still a lot of potatoes, beets, carrots etc in the field. Do any of you wish to help with the late fall harvest? It is a way to stock up with out spending money. Have a good night. Daniel
Russellville Community Market: RCM 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!
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.
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Russellville Community Market
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
Don’t let the deluge dampen your demeanor. Brighten your day and finalize your orders from the market. Remember the market closes tomorrow at noon.
Other Reminders
1. Make sure you check out White River Creamery’s Kickstarter.
2. Our new grower, Great Day Natural Produce, still has some produce left as well.
3. We need one more volunteer for the late shift on Saturday. If you can help, sign up here: Volunteer Spot
Quote for the Day
I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to be overwhelmed by the details of life this week. I was reminded by a friend of the wonderful book, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. My thoughts led me to a quote that is apropos for the ALFN membership:
“There’s nothing equal to wearing clothes and eating food. Outside this there are neither Buddhas nor Patriarchs.” Zenrin Kushû (The Way of Zen 152, 224)
This makes me laugh. I guess the way of Enlightenment can be found at a table. May your eating and foraging be mindful and tranquil. Here’s to our common need.
Zenfully,
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager
Yalaha, FL: Oct 27-31
Happy Halloween
Ordering open Tues Oct 27 to Thurs Oct 29 for Sat Oct 31 pickup
Champaign, OH: Our House
I’ll light the fire…
You put the flowers in the vase that you bought today…
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you…
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me…
(Crosby Stills Nash – Our House)
Same song title of last Weblog, very different genre…and one of my favorite songs of all times. It reminds me of the fall season, of comfort, of love, and I love knowing that Graham Nash wrote this for Joni Mitchell back in the day…
But, back to the fall season, and this song. Just imagine the cozy fire, the fall flowers in a vase, music playing, and the fall breakfasts, lunches, dinners being prepared in the kitchen…
Our little market of love can help with the foods, coffees, teas, spices, jams, syrups, meats, breads, eggs, honey, dairy, flour, vegetables, greens, seafood, cheeses to help in all of your fall needs for all of the fall goodness coming out of your kitchen…
Take some time, today, to grab a warm drink, make a list, and instead of heading out to a big box store, give our little local market a try…we have it all, and it’s all done, right here, where you live…
The market will close, tonight, at 10pm…get those orders in…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam