Champaign, OH:  End Of The Road Farm Tour!!!

We would like to invite the virtual market vendors and customers to join us out on our farm Saturday October 10th at 2pm for a sorghum-making demonstration and a guided tour! Our draft horse, Tony, will help us squeeze the juice out of the sorghum cane, and we’ll be cooking it down to make sweet syrup – an interesting process if you’ve never seen it in person. End of the Road Farm may be a work in progress, but we, along with our three young children, have a lot of fun and enjoy working full-time on our homestead. There will be several samples of sorghum goodies to try – we’d love to meet you if you’re able to come!

Lee and Jennifer Ruff

If you want a fun day, full of farm love, and just a real good time…plan on attending this farm tour!! It was great fun, last year, and you don’t want to miss the fun!!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for October 4th

Market News

Hello!

It has been a cool and rainy weekend, the perfect cozy transition to Fall weather! Now we can surely anticipate the leaves starting to change color and begin to drop as we head into October.

This week we have an amazing selection of food for you – so many good greens, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, and other delicious produce to keep you going as we head into the shortening days.

Rocky Glade Farm has up both ginger and Thai Ginger, or Galangal. Galangal is called “khaa” in Thailand and is not the same as ginger. However, the cooking process for this Thai food ingredient is the same as that for cooking ginger. Galangal has a distinct peppery flavor and is used in curry pastes, stir fried dishes and soups. Some grocery stores also stock dried galangal, but you should always use fresh galangal if available.

These dark, colder mornings make us really appreciate our coffee! We are so proud of the two coffees we carry. We love our locally roasted, organic coffee by Nashville’s pioneering coffee biz, Bongo Java. We also are carrying a locally roasted coffee that is put out by The Nashville Food Project.
“Brew Unto Others” is whole bean coffee, locally roasted by hand, certified organic and fair-trade certified. All proceeds from sales through Fresh Harvest go to The Nashville Food Project For more info and volunteer opportunities visit thenashvillefoodproject.org

We appreciate your support, and will see you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Dawson Local Harvest:  Produce, Pumpkins, and more!

Dawson Local Harvest for October 9th

Produce, Pumplins, and More!

HI EVERYONE!

Maaybe the rain is finally over and we can get back to living. And eating. LEILANI’S can help with that with a fresh crop of fresh, crisp Green Beans, and for something a bit more exotic, try the Amethyst Purple Beans. You can prepare them just like regular Beans. Or combine them for a Bean Salad. Also added is the multi-colored Swiss Chard to join the green-leaf Peppermint Swiss Chard

BRADLEY’S has added Pumpkins to their Fall listings. These are “cooking” pumpkins which last a lot longer (and taste better) than regular “ornamental” pumpkins, and they’re less expensive, too. They also look very nice themselves as decorative accents. Check them out.

HANALEI BATH has a charming new decorative soap, their Litsea Lavender Cupcake Soap. You can see a picture in the Featured section.

THE MARKET WILL OPEN at 8pm!

REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. 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

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Upcoming Workshops/Market REMINDER

The market closes tomorrow at noon! Place your orders now!

Upcoming Workshops

These are the upcoming workshops hosted at Rancho Alegre Farm:

Nature’s Medicine Cabinet for Your Home
Thursday, October 1st @ 7pm
Come learn how to use essential oils to replace the over the counter medicines in you home!

Strawberry Growing Workshop
Tue, October 6, 9am – 12pm
Learn how to plant and grow amazing strawberries. Plant now for a May harvest!

Stressful day? There’s an Essential Oil for That!
Thursday, October 8th @ 7pm Learn how essential oils can help with mood management and uplifting emotions naturally!

Essential Oils for Happy, Healthy Kids
Tuesday, October 13th @ 10am
Come and learn how essential oils are a great way to help keep you little ones healthy naturally!

Soap Making Workshop
Wed, October 14, 6pm – 10pm
led by Mary Bois-Byrne from East Walton Ladies Homesteading Group

Cooking with Essential Oils!
Tuesday, October 20th @ 7pm
Come have fun learning how easy it is to add essential oils to everyday cooking!

OHB Wine Making Workshop Pt2
Tue, October 20, 6pm – 9pm

Visit ranchoalegrefarm.com for more information and as always, contact me for any questions or for more information!

See you Tuesday,
Amanda
-market manager

The Market is open Thursday at 9am – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

As Always….

Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living.

Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!

If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your input!

Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

Thanks for all your support!

Shop often and eat well!

grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

The Wednesday Market:  Greens, Eggplant, and Peppers! Oh My! - Order Now

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Check the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

The calendar turned over this week, and it truly seems that Fall is settling in on us. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this gloomy weather to lift for a while. We deserve a crisp, sunshiny day soon!

If you browse the product listings for this week, you’ll notice an abundance of greens. Whether you fit in the “I-only-want-them-the-way-Grandma-does-it” camp, or take a more modern approach, there’s not doubt that greens are good for us. I had them southern style yesterday at lunch, with lots of tasty shreds of smokey pork floating in the mix. Delicious with a corn bread muffin and pepper sauce! My brother-in-law Aaron, on the other hand, prefers his greens barely cooked and on the garlicky side. You can give it a try, too. Here is a great link on how to cook greens quickly: http://food52.com/blog/9579-how-to-make-sauteed-greens-without-a-recipe

You may also notice that several of our farmers are offering eggplant. Here is a link on ways to cook eggplant: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/different-ways-to-cook-with-eggplant/

And we have peppers! This weblink features a slide show with recipes for bell peppers: http://www.kitchendaily.com/read/16-best-bell-pepper-recipes

Maybe some of these ideas will inspire you to go to the kitchen and cook up something yummy for your family.

Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally. Know your farmer, know your food!

We’ll see you Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Welcome to another RCM Market Week!

Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!

Happy shopping! Eat Local!

Check out 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.

Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!

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

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder: Place your co-op order today!

Just a friendly reminder that the market closes today at 6 pm.

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!

See you on Tuesday!

Click Here to go to the Market

Stones River Market:  The Market is Back Open - Welcome to October

Market News

Welcome to October. The Market opens this morning to fall type weather. Pumpkin Pie reminds us of Fall and White City Produce and Greenhouse has edible pumpkins available. Thanksgiving is fast approaching so be sure to reserve your fresh turkey from West Wind Farms.

With the cooler weather comes greens and we have plenty this week. All kinds of varieties from Erdmann Farm, Flying S Farms, JourneyWorks Community Garden and others.

Besides baby ginger, Rocky Glade Farm introduces a Thai ginger to the Market which is used in Thai cooking but also can be used as a medicinal tea.

As summer winds down, we have several varieties of beans available including wax beans from Rainbow Hill Farm that are perfect for preserving for the winter months.

Wedge Oak Farm has plenty of artisan sausages. Besides the artisan bratwurst, you can also find a hot chicken sausage, a honey pig sausage, a korean ginger sausage and several others flavors.

Linda with Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has this message:

After more rain than I care to think about, hopefully we will see some sunshine later today! I’m excited! It’s time to start cleaning out the fall garden and planting perennials and bulbs for next spring’s bloom! Fall is actually the best time of year to plant perennials, as well as a great time to get a jump on your spring gardening. Fall-planted perennials establish a strong root system over winter, allowing for spectacular spring blooming. It’s definitely time to take advantage of Dogwood Valley Greenhouse‘s “Fall Special” on perennial and herb plants and ferns: Buy 3, get one of equal or lesser value free. Please make a note on your order form of which plant you would like for free (name 3 choices).

There are plenty of other products available this week. Browse the categories to see what your will find.

Thanks so much for your support of Stones River Market, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. We’ll see you on Wednesday at Southern Stained Glass at 310 West Main Street from 5:00 to 6: 30 pm!

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.

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market Is NOT Open!

Good morning!

I wanted to send a quick word out to all our members and remind you that we will not have market this Saturday (October 10th). We had a great market yesterday with fall produce including greens and pumpkins. Down payments are available for turkeys, and fall pork is ready to be ordered. I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the festivities.

Sincerely,

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

CLG:  Opening Bell: Kale, Okra, Pork, Purple Hull Peas!

Good afternoon,
Over 500 items available this week! Such an amazing variety of summer favorites with some fall produce coming in too. Best time of the year? Maybe…

It’s also a busy time for our Growers as they tend to the THOUSANDS of plants that will get us all through winter: Onions, garlic, broccoli, cauliflower, chard, kale, etc.

Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table. And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)

The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 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

ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.

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/146991555352846