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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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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Market is Open!
The Market is now open…Happy Shopping!
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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is Open!
The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Order now since you are just a click way!
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Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The market is open for ordering.
It has been such a nice week,,,we have enjoyed such beautiful weather, our meals have been taken on a simplicity so that the flavors of summer shine through and evening walks are more pleasant in the coolness.
We have an abundance of bones and organ meat this week to get you started making broth. It is the basis for so many wanderful soups, including summer squash soup and curried vegetable soups. Add a spicy pepper to bring up the heat which actually cools your body.
New this week is Zesty Italian Sausage from Joyful Noise Acres Farm. Grab a pound or two to add an extra layer of flavor to your pizza, meatballs or lasagna. The seasoning blend does not have any added chemicals – just herbs, pepper and salt.
Holden Creek Farm delivered more chickens and leg quarters, perfect for the grill. We also have fresh ground lamb and lamb chops available this week.
Sam at Cedar Rock Dairy asks that we be careful to have the metal flat lid on all our jars. If you don’t it will not seal well, it will go sour more quickly. I have asked him to replace any missing lids to protect your milk but he will be charging the customer $0.40 per lid to replace since he has to buy the lids. Please don’t forget your lids!
Blessings to each of you and thank you for supporting your local farmers and artisans.
Mary yBeth
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
Order TODAY so you don’t forget! :-)
If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.
PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.
PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla
Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.
Have a blessed weekend!
Nora
Champaign, OH: Weblog Entry
You belong among the wildflowers…
You belong in a boat out at sea…
Sail away, kill off the hours…
You belong somewhere you feel free…
(Tom Petty – Wildflowers)
This week has shown me many things about myself, about what I hold dear, why I am involved in this local food movement, and why I love my circle of friends who let me be…well, just be me.
First…I was reunited with friends who have drifted out of my life for many reasons. Many of the reasons are just as simple as their paths took them off on new adventures, some drifted off to find themselves, and some just lost connection to me. In a sort of Cosmic pattern, I ended up with chance encounters with some, chance texts by others, and messages of some returning to me for a visit.
My heart holds all that is dear to me in a very tight, loyal, love filled bond. To see each of these friends drift back into my life, drew me to tears, and laughter, and hope. Each of these lovelies means so much to me. Each of them was a part of my life, in different ages and stages.
But, what has always been constant, has been our dedication to friendship, to a wildflower kind of relationship that allows us to catch right back up where we all left off, years ago.
Just like this little dedication I feel for this local love, for this little local market, for all of the love and friendship that has been poured into this market. It has taken hard work, laughter, tears, ideas, and a healthy dose of trust that we are always doing the best we can do for this market, that we are upholding this market, and that we do everything to make this market grow.
The market is always here. Year round. We see some customers, each week. We see some, every couple of months. We see some over the years. But, the never ending vibe is that the market is a constant. A light of local. A friend when you need us. A market that wants to be here for the times that you may need us.
We hold each customer dear to our hearts. We are here, ready to welcome you home, ready to say hello, ready to make your life a happy place!
Get to know us, once again…shop with us, let us help you through the busy weeks.
We’ve got it all for you, and we just want to welcome you back into our local market of love…you belong among the wildflowers…let us help you back into the bonds of local shopping…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: New Vendors & We NEED Volunteers
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
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New Vendor: FarmHouse Poundcakes
If gives me great pleasure to welcome Ellen Dawe of FarmHouse PoundCakes to our family of producers and growers! Many of you had the opportunity to meet her on Tuesday during pickup and try out some samples of poundcakes, gluten free poundcake, and granola. I’ve heard lots of great feedback!
Starting this weekend their PoundCakes, Gluten Free PoundCakes, Granola, and PanCake Mixes will be listed on the market!
Info about FarmHouse Pancakes:
FarmHouse PoundCakes are made with the finest ingredients, sourcing local ingredients whenever possible. From King Arthur Flour, pure cane sugar, real butter, sour cream and Nielsen Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla to the farm fresh eggs. Simple ingredients, mostly organic and always homemade. Chances are, the eggs in your cake were laid the day it was baked!
Our hens are Heritage Breeds (not genetically modified) and are Animal Welfare Approved, raised and fed the way Mother Nature intended. Happy healthy hens make healthy and delicious eggs!
Our Gluten Free cakes are made with an excellent combination of ancient grains that give a wonderful texture as well as being a healthier gluten free grain (no rice flour used).
New Vendor: Sentient Collective
Introducing Sentient Collective! Sentient Collective’s goal is to connect people with fresh, local, sustainability grown food. Knate and Sam are on a mission to steward as much green-space as possible for the production of clean local food!
From the Spring of 2015 Sentient Collective has been stewarding the land many of you know as BeeBerry Farms. Some of you lucky few may have had the opportunity to come out to the farm and meet Knate and Sam! Sentient collective is now managing all commercial and agricultural operations on BeeBerry Farms! Many of the items that were currently listed under BeeBerry Farms have been switched over to Sentient Collective. We just wanted you to know of the new name change as to not cause confusion. Kevin from BeeBerry Farms will still be part of the co-op but will be launching other products in the near future.
Market News
My Daily Bread is on the Market this week!
My Daily Bread will be listing their items every other week. Feel free to double up on items that you would purchase weekly. Breads, tortillas, muffins, and other items freeze well. Stock up!
REMINDER:Pick Up ends at 6:30 on Tuesdays (repeat)
Just a reminder pick up ends on Tuesday at 6:30pm sharp! I have to have the warehouse locked up and ready to take my daughter to practice so please show up a little before 6:30 at the latest. Thank you all for your support!
Mountain Fresh Creamery (repeat)
We will no longer have Mountain Fresh Creamery on the market. The supplemental feed they give their cows contains GMOs. I am currently looking for a new dairy to provide us low temp pasteurized milk. I will keep you all updated. In the meantime, please consider Cedar Rock Dairy and Lil Tots Estate.
New Items
PoundCakes – Coconut Macadamia
PoundCakes – Fresh Lemon
PoundCakes – Salted Caramel
PoundCakes – Old Fashioned
Granola – Honey Blueberry
Granola – Maple Cranberry
Pancake Mix – Ancient Grain PanCake Mix Gluten Free
PoundCakes (Gluten Free) – Fresh Lemon Blueberry
PoundCakes (Gluten Free) – Honey Vanilla
Brownie Minis: Salted Caramel Pecan
Brownie Minis: Plain
Brownie Minis: Mint Chip
Brownie Minis: Marshmallow Swirl
Herb-Basil
Pistia
Water hyacinth
Blueberry plants – 2 gallon
Volunteers Needed
Please volunteer if you can. I can’t run the co-op without your help!
WE NEED 3 VOLUNTEERS THIS TUESDAY!!
THANK YOU Diana, Pam, Chuck, Brenda, and Vicki for helping out last Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!
September schedule is posted and sign up is available. 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.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Sorghum Syrup – 8/21 – 8/23
Grass Fed Cheese – 9/18 – 9/20
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!
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Saturday Market August 15th
Shopping at Farmers Markets puts money right in your neighbors hands, which directly improves your local economy.
Whats happening at the market this week?
Dotson Farm is returning with eggs and River Island Taters will have those wonderful potatoes
New vendor: Bill Johnson’s melons
UTExtension will have food samples and give aways, don’t forget to pick up the latest recipe card
PLANTS
flowers, butterfly bushes, knockout rose bushes.
Vendor this week: Perry Phillips
Local food is fresh food. If you’re buying at a Farmers Market, the produce has often been picked that morning.
PRODUCE
cantaloupes, peaches, blueberries, watermelons, eggplant, green peppers, hot peppers, fresh and dried shiitake mushrooms, summer leeks, okra, onions, heirloom tomatoes, squash, beets, corn, beans, basil, lima beans, microgreens, potatoes
Vendors this week: Rogue Harbor Farm, Ranchito la Chiva, Uncle Rob, Dominick’s Garden, White’s Mountain Meadow Farm, Salamander Spring Garden, McQueen Farm, Sunset View, Buffalo Trail Orchard, Rural Resources, McIntosh Woods, Millwood Greenery, Matheson Farm, Bill Johnson Farm, River Island Taters
FROM THE FARM
chicken, pork, lamb,goat cheese, honey, and eggs
Vendors this week: Sentelle’s Homemade Sausage, Kany/Perservation Farm, Ziegenwald Dairy, Rosey Apiaries, Clover Creek Farm, Dotson Farm
FROM THE KITCHEN
breads, muffins, tamales, granola bars
Vendors this week: Farmhouse Gallery, Dona Eva
FROM THE ARTIST
pottery,goat milk soaps, pet treats, garden flower art from upcycled ceramic plates
Artist this week: Tim Roberts Pottery,
Angie Sheek – Sheek Treats, Becky Chapman – Reblooms
MUSIC
Bluebirds
BREAKFAST
This weeks menu:
Sausage biscuits with Sentelle’s homemade sausage
Egg & cheese biscuits
Parfaits – homemade yogurt and fresh market fruit
A FEATURED FARMER
Dominick’s Garden – Dominick Haynes
Garden produce, grown only 2 blocks from the market, hours fresh from the garden to your table
Season vendor since: 2008
See you on the street,
Deb
Princeton Farm Fresh: Join Us Today at the Caldwell County Farmers Market
The Caldwell County Farmers Market is Open today from 4-6pm at the Princeton Park (in front of the Senior Center on Eagle St). I know everyone is busy with kiddos starting back to school but what could be better than coming out enjoying a lemon shake-up and purchasing your vegetables locally. The park has a wonderful playground to let them get their wiggles out before heading home for dinner and studies. The market is a great experience for ALL AGES! Bring the whole family out today and get your little ones excited about the food they eat , the products they buy and help them learn the importance of supporting local!!
Your local farmers depend on you!
See you there today,
Angela
Old99Farm Market: Aug 13 Earth Overshoot Day
In 2015, 13 August is Earth Overshoot Day. The day marks the estimated calendar date when humanity’s demand on the planet’s ecological services (which produce renewable resources and assimilate wastes) outstrips what the Earth can supply. This means that for the rest of the year, we are taking more than is regenerated, operating in Overshoot. Last year, Earth Overshoot Day was August 19th. We first went into Overshoot in the late 1970s, and since then the day has crept ever earlier on the calendar. This means we are using the ecological resources of just over 1.5 Earths.
Meeting the challenge of providing for all humanity’s needs within the limits of what our Earth can provide will require a radical restructuring of the global economy. In this post I will discuss how a post-growth economy based around not-for-profit enterprise can help us get to One Planet Living.
Read more at Resilience.org
StPete.LocallyGrown.Net: Volunteer Needed for Raw Dairy Pickup
St. Pete Locally Grown Market Needs Volunteer to Pick Up Raw Dairy
Raw Dairy Lovers:
I didn’t think this could wait for Monday. Our recent plan for getting raw dairy to you from The Dancing Goat has been cancelled due to a well deserved promotion and additional responsibilities for our would-be volunteer. Congratulations Miss Carol!
I am back asking for a volunteer to pick up dairy in Oldsmar every other Thursday afternoon. Pam says picking up anytime after Noon until 4 or 5pm will work well. Volunteer will pick up crates (2 or 3 to transport the egg cartons) and 2 or 3 large styrofoam coolers/ice at our home on Thursday on the way to Pam’s. There is a back up person who is ready to help on an emergency basis with 3 or 4 days notice whenever the primary volunteer has something come up.
We will not be able to continue carrying The Dancing Goat’s products as of Oct. 1st without a volunteer to do the pick up. Only THREE Markets remain to train someone to fill this spot. Please respond to make arrangements for training with Nathan next week (on 8/20) if at all possible.
Thank you!
Only the Best,
Tina, YOUR Market Manager