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Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Last Minute Additions!


Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.


Good afternoon!

We have some late additions on the Manchester Locally Grown market. These are all locally grown items harvested fresh for you after your order is placed. We also have a new grower on the market, Sand Dragon Farm in Manchester. Check out the vegetables and fruits! I saw these (but may have missed some):

tomatoes Riesentraube & Purple Russian from Erdmann Farm;

bush bean Masai Bush Haricots Verts from Erdmann Farm;

wild blackberries from new grower Sand Dragon Farm;

and several other vegetables new in the last week or so. There is some really good eating on this market!

Don’t forget to place your order on Manchester Locally Grown market. The market will be open till 10 pm tonight. Delivery of your order, fresh from local farms to Square Books, will be made on Thursday.

Pickup of your order will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday morning, if that’s more convenient for you. Square Books will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Just make a note on your order, or text or call (931) 273-9708 if you prefer to utilize this free service.

Remember that we are a year-round market, not subject to seasonal closings like the local farm stands. You will find special items here – currently beef & pork products, herbal & handmade products, plants for home & garden, summer vegetables, milk & eggs – with other items available seasonally. Gift certificates are available in any denomination. Give the gift of great local products!

Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop at our year-round market and support local farmers!

Blessings,
Linda



Here is the complete list for this week.

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Reminder


Greetings Fellow Collective Taste Buds,

Remember to finalize your orders on the market before it closes tomorrow at noon.

I just received word from ABC Nature Greenhouse and Herb Farm that they have Oyster mushrooms ready for the Saturday market. They have two varieties of Oyster: Black and Pink. They have posted the produce on “What’s New,” but you can also find them on their grower site.

Happy Ordering!

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Citrus County Locally Grown:  Market July 16th Organically Grown OKRA and Ground Beef Sale extended


THIS WEEK
Ground Beef on SALE $7.99/lb. SALE EXTENDED 1 WEEK

NEWS FROM THE FARMS
Planting for late summer and Fall crops is underway.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED.
Your Market runs with help from volunteers. We always welcome new faces to our volunteer ranks. With Pickup locations in Dunnellon and Lecanto and soon in Inverness and Homosassa we have opportunities. Please call Mike 352.895.3942 or Amy 352.854.9997 to discuss these opportunities


OUR GROWERS THANK YOU

Our growers thank you for supporting local growers and businesses. Your orders make a real difference

BENT PINE FARM

This Hen House with all its crazy angles is home to some of the layer hens, all chickens have access to those tasty high protein bugs and any grain supplement is NON GMO organic feed. Hawks are a big problem this year so they cannot free range without a guardian.


3 ROCK FARM

Aminos Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds), Organic
AN INCREDIBLY HEALTHY SNACK! Organic Pumpkin Seeds provide a very good source of the minerals phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, and copper to name a few.

Maple Pecans
I’ve soaked theses pecan halves in Organic Maple Syrup and then roasted them to perfection for a great, healthy snack!!

Maple Walnuts
I’ve soaked theses walnut halves in Organic Maple Syrup and then roasted them to perfection for a great, healthy snack!!

Lemon Blueberry Scones and Arugula and Radish microgreens ONLY and plenty of Eggs.

THE GARDEN DOCTOR TEACHING FARM

Great naturally grown OKRA Clemson Scarlett Just $2.35 a basket. Try these sliced in salads.


FLORIDA FRESH MEAT

Ground Beef SALE $7.99/lb STOCK UP NOW

Florida Fresh Meat is your “One Stop” Gourmet Shop for locally raised, healthy, sustainable meat!
Grass Fed & finished Gourmet Beef, Pasture raised Pig, Lamb, Goat, Chicken & Duck.
Farm Raised Gator – Phosphate & Preservative Free

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BUSH BOYS BEEHIVES
Crystal River Brazilian honey is on sale

Citrus County Locally Grown market has our full inventory of honey available right now. The new flavors include Homosassa Gallberry, Citrus Springs Wildflower, Dunnellon Palmetto, and of course the Crystal River Brazilian honey is on sale, due to the natural crystallization process beginning.


DEB’S NATURAL SOURCE

GLUTEN FREE Breads fresh from the Tampa Bakery delivered just in time for market assuring perfect freshness.
Try the Ancient Grains, Cinnamon & Millet, Millet and Flax, Millet Sourdough, Pumpkin Millet Flax.

CAPT. TIM

Fresh Snapper. Grilled or Baked. Sure to please.
As an appetizer try some Crab Salad you will not be disappointed.

COFFEY BREAK FARM

You can do so much more with these cheeses than just cheese and crackers…Try spreading it on chicken breast or putting it inside a meatloaf. Or spread them on flatbread or top your favorite pizza.

With all these flavors available, you are sure to create something delicious: Garlic Basil, Honey Cranberry Pecan, Chocolate Cherry, Fig Walnut Date, Garlic Cilantro, Herbed Chili Pepper and Plain.

Also, if you’re looking for Goat Milk, this is the place!

ABBD FARM

RAW Jersey COW MILK is AVAILABLE! Since we need to get your order to the farm on Tuesday, we will stop taking orders for milk, MONDAY NIGHT. Please place your orders early!

Thank you for supporting your On-Line Farmers Market. Your purchases have made a difference to many families

Your CCLG Team

THE MARKET IS OPEN
The link below will take you there.

www.citruscounty.locallygrown.net/.*

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Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of July 5 2015


New additions: raspberries and black currants, picked and upick, also Napa Cabbage and sugar snap peas, zuchinis.
That is in addition to the kale, collards, chard, lettuces, parsley, herbs, eggs, meats (hey chicken is in).

See you on thursday!

Fisher's Produce Tulsa:  Spirit Event Center Update


Dear Friends at Spirit Event Center,

We unfortunately have a funeral to attend at 2:00pm in Bristow. We would like to try for a 12:30 delivery time. CSA members, please let us know if you can accommodate us in this way.

Luke

Fisher's Produce Tulsa:  Rain or shine


Hello friends,

Only two weeks left of our regular season!

We finally have a little sweet corn! The spring flooding drowned the first three plantings but only almost drowned planting #4!

The online market will be open. I believe this is our last regular delivery of the season to the Spirit Event Center, so stock-up, while you can! Please have orders in by 1:30pm if possible. Earlier the better. We are also delivering to Brookside, B’nai Emunah and Beggs as usual.

This week’s CSA will likely include:

Tomatoes
Sweet and/or purple bell peppers
Cucumbers (and more squash if you want it ;)
Fisher Red sweet onions (from a farm seed saving project)
Purple cabbage
Cantaloupe
And a little sweet corn

See you tomorrow!

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.


Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, July 10th. The market closes TONIGHT around 10pm.

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

Champaign, OH:  Day In The Life Recipe!


So…not only do we get the latest installment of our market series, with Champaign Berry Farm, but Cathy also provided us with an amazing recipe, this week!

Thanks, Cathy…and thanks for being the spotlight vendor of the week in the Day series!!

Lemon-Almond Strata with Fresh Raspberries

1 lb. challah, brioche or soft French bread torn in bite-sized pieces

½ cup lemon curd (note- I googled to find a recipe for lemon curd since I could not find any in Urbana at the last minute)

1 cup fresh Champaign Berry Farm red or black raspberries plus more for serving

8 eggs beaten

4 cups milk (I used almond milk)

¼ cup sugar

1 tsp. almond extract

½ tsp. salt

1 cup slivered almonds

1/3 cup (or more depending on taste) Champaign Berry Farm Red or Black Raspberry Sauce

1. Lightly grease a 13 × 9 inch baking dish. Layer half of the bread in the pan. In small dollops, distribute lemon curd on top. Scatter the raspberries evenly over the top of the curd & bread. Layer remaining bread on top.

2. Wisk together eggs, milk, almond extract, salt and sugar. Pour over bread. Sprinkle with almonds. Cover pan and refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover strata and bake for 60-65 minutes, until egg mixture is cooked through and almonds are toasted. Serve warm with Champaign Berry Farm Red or Black Raspberry Sauce and additional fresh raspberries.

Serves 8-10

Adapted from Parade Magazine

Cathy Pullins

Champaign Berry Farm

Champaign, OH:  A Day In The Life


Hello, lovely little local market of love customers!! Can you believe it’s Monday? Can you believe that your market manager is just getting the Weblog out? Can you say that your market manager is still recovering, er, regrouping from her night in Columbus watching the simulcast of the Grateful Dead’s Farewell Tour? Yes…dancing, twirling, wine consumption, all equaled a very happy Fourth Of July weekend!!

So now…time to get my groove on!!

This week, we feature the story, and day in the life of the Pullins family of Champaign Berry Farm! Their farm is just up the road from my house, I have loved getting to know Cathy and Mike, and I loved reading their story…

So, here you go…the latest in the Days installments!!

Also, after reading, remember that the holiday weekend is over, the market is open, and it’s time to get those weekly orders ready!

Champaign Berry Farm, located on State Route 29 near Mutual, is a family run business featuring red raspberries, black raspberries and gooseberries. The farm started in 1993 as a Future Farmers of America project for the eldest son, Matt. At the time, Matt’s father Mike was the Executive Director of the Ohio Fruit Grower’s Society and was aware of the consumer demand for fresh, farm grown fruit. We began with the planting of 2 ½ acres of raspberries and added another 2 ½ in 1994. Matt graduated from Triad High School in 1997 and was off to OSU. He continued to help with the farm on weekends and during the summer. Meanwhile, the youngest son, Kent, managed the farm while he was in high school and college. Both are now grown and live and work away from the farm however they continue to be an integral part of the operation.
In the early 2000’s we realized the demand for fresh berries was growing beyond the capacity of the original 5 acres so we purchased the current farm and planted 23 acres in 2002 and 2003. The location is excellent with easy access to I-70, and State Routes 29, 36, 161, 4, 68, 54 and 56. Over 80% of our berries are sold as Pick Your Own. We hire local teens, college students and others to pick for customers such as those who use the virtual market or those who stop by to purchase pre-picked berries.
Our website www.champaignberryfarm.com was launched in 2005 and is updated often to enhance viability and sales. Check out our harvest section for recipes! We are also using social media to reach our customers. Kent’s wife, Lindsay, is the designer and webmaster of our website and she also creates Facebook posts as well as emails for our customer base. We are members of the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association and annually attend trainings and seminars to learn about current trends and research in fruit production as well as to understand and comply with food safety regulations. We are also members of Ohio Proud and The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest - Delicious Organic Blueberries and Tomatoes Still Available!


To Contact Us

Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net

Recipes

How To Make 3 Easy Coleslaw Dressings
A simple overview of recipes for making classic creamy coleslaw!
Makes 1 1/4 cups dressing

Mayonnaise dressing:
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Buttermilk dressing:
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Sour cream dressing:
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Equipment
Small mixing bowl
Whisk

Instructions
Combine the dressing ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
Whisk to combine.
Pour over coleslaw and toss lightly to combine.
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Market News

Hello!

There is still time to place an order if you haven’t done so already! Now is the time to stock up on blueberries – frozen for winter or canned in jam. Or pie – there is always a need for pie, right?

There’s other lovely items as well – heirloom tomatoes, cooking greens and cabbages, and freshly dug garlic.

You have until Tuesday evening to place an order.

Thanks so much – and we’ll see you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee


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