The Weblog
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 Lawrenceville : Have you placed your order? Market Closes at 8:00pm
Market Closes at 8:00pm TONIGHT!
Thank you to those who have already placed orders!
Markets close at 8:00pm Monday. Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
Markets close at 8:00pm Monday. Please remember that minimums must be met for each Market to ensure delivery by our Farmers! Be sure and get your order in and thank you for supporting our LOCAL Farmers!
Crossfit / Lawrenceville Market Pickup Hours
You may pick up the items you ordered starting at 2:30pm. Market will end at 5:30pm; however, you may pickup later if you have contacted me and you make payment prior to pickup. We now have other payments options available. Please call me on Monday and I will discuss the other options with you and answer any questions. You can reach me at 404-432-4337.
Pickup at Crossfit Market
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 5:30pm (later by appt only!)
Pickup Location: Crossfit O-Zone
519 Hurricane Shoals Road NE
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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Order now since you are just a click way!
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BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget to place your orders.
The market closes tonight at 8:00pm so don’t forget to get your orders in. If you want to add to your existing order, re-open the order and you can easily add to it rather than creating a new order.
Spaghetti squash is available this week and makes a wonderful base for lasagna rather than using wheat noodles.
Enjoy!
Mary Beth
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for July 23
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’ve spent the last few days suddenly scrambling after it hit me that summer was almost over and the new school year was almost upon us. I’ve got two girls in school, but even if I didn’t this community is based far more on the academic year than the calendar one. Even though we’ve had the hottest few days of the summer this week, it’s time for me to start thinking about cool season school uniforms, waiting outside for the busses, and trying to keep packed lunches hot.
The new school year brings new people to town, and new ALG customers. Welcome, all of you! I’ve seen quite a few new faces these past few weeks. If you ever have any questions about how our market operates, please don’t hesitate to shoot me an email or talk with me during Thursday pickups. The new year also changes existing household routines, so it’s easy to forget it’s Thursday and you’ve got an order waiting for you at Ben’s Bikes. I do make phone calls to everyone who hasn’t arrived by 7:30, and every week catch at least one person who has completely forgotten. I also get a lot of home phone answering machines, though, so now’s a good time to make sure you’ve got a mobile number on your account if you have one. You can change your contact info and several other account details on the Your Account page of the website.
Thanks 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 is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. A new Athens Sunday market has opened up at the Classic Center, every Sunday from 11 to 4 now through October. They have a website here: http://www.sundaycentermarket.com. The Comer Farmers Market is open in downtown Comer on Saturday mornings. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. The Shields Ethridge Cultivator Market is held monthly in Jefferson. If you know of any markets operating, please let me know.
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!
Oglethorpe Fresh Locally Grown: Mid Summer Madness
It has been a wonderful summer so far with more to come. Check out all the lovely locally grown items this week and each week from our Oglethorpe Area Growers. It is so exciting what is happening in Oglethorpe County and at Oglethorpe Fresh. Tomatoes are awesome this year with good heirloom variety, flowers, beef, plants and more to help you with a rich summer’s end and looking to the fall. Check us out at Oglethorpe Fresh Co-op daily 10-5 and on Saturday morning for more fresh and fun. Call 706-743-5965 or email at helmly@netzero.net Thanks for all your support. Linda
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Closed This Week - July 25, 2015
Dear friends,
Dad and I are taking this week off to attend our McDowell family reunion. We’ve decided it’s best to close the market for the week and reopen on Wednesday, July 29th for ordering. If you have any questions about food purchases, please contact the farmers directly. You can also email me with any market questions.
We hope you all have a great week and we look forward to seeing you when we get back.
Suzanne
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!
Atlanta Locally Grown: Available for Saturday July 25
I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We will see you on Saturday at your selected delivery location.
Thank you for all your support,
Brady
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday July 24
I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We will see you on Friday between 5-7 at Copy Central.
Thank you for all your support,
Brady
DeForest, WI: Availability for Week of July 19
The Market is open.
Once again this week,there should be tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers and summer squash at pickup.
Please respect the quantity limits.
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for July 18th
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Ratatouille Breakfast Skillet Strata
Serves 6
1 6-ounce sourdough baguette, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 small eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and diced
1/2 medium red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
3 small plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped (about 1 cup chopped)
1/4 cup chopped kalamata olives
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded Fontina cheese (or mozzarella)
Freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large ovenproof skillet (a 12- to 14-inch skillet is ideal), heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the slices of bread and toast them for about 2 minutes on each side, or until light golden-brown. Remove from skillet and set aside.
In the same skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil until shimmering. Add the onion and cook until just translucent, about 5 minutes. Fold in the eggplant, zucchini, red bell pepper, and tomatoes; the pan will feel very full at this point, but everything will cook down and then feel much less crowded. Continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes, or until vegetables are just tender. Fold in the olives, salt, basil, and thyme. Scoop half of the tomato mixture out into a separate bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs with the milk, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Lay the slices of toasted bread on top of the tomato mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Spoon the other half of the tomato mixture on top of the slices of bread. Pour custard mixture over the top, and sprinkle the fontina on top of that.
Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 35 to 38 minutes, or until the custard seems set and the top of the strata is golden-brown. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to cool a bit before serving.<
Market News
Hello!
It’s been a hot past week – hope you all are finding ways to stay cool! We’ve got a great week of produce and flowers for you, so enjoy all these good veggies in a cool salad.
We have wonderful organic blueberries from Blue Honey Farm for a few more weeks, so make sure you are stocking up! The Peach Truck has let us know their peach season has about 3 more weeks.
A note that NEXT week, The Bloomy Rind will be taking a week off. Stock up this week on the good cheeses!
Thanks so much – and we’ll see you on Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!
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Jonesborough Locally Grown: Local Food Survey
In an effort to learn more about our region’s local food economy, the Appalachian RC&D Council is conducting a survey on residents of Northeast TN and Southwest VA. The ARC&D is currently working on a USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant and data collected from the survey will help inform their efforts. The survey should take between 5-10 minutes to complete. Here’s the link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/local-food-survey2
If you have any questions about or comments on the survey, please direct them to Alexis at alexis@arcd.org.
Thank you for your time and participation in the Local Food Consumer Survey!
Thanks,
Lexy