The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: Veggie Plants
Debe Hudson of A B C Nature Greenhouse & Herb Farm will deliver veggie plants only two more times this season.
The price for these healthy plants has been lowered $1.14 each.
Take advantage of this wonderful offer during the next two markets. When Debe sells out, there will be no more of her fine veggie plants until next season.
Martin's Farmstand: Asparagus
Asparagus harvest is starting. I cut the first today. We will be open at our farmstand tomorrow . ( Thursday). Summer stand hours are 10am – 6pm Mon- Sat. Daniel
Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is open for ordering! Welcome Back in Time Farm!
The Market is open Thursday at 9 – 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.
MARKET NEWS
Welcome new Grower Back in Time Farm!
We are a small 14 acre family farm located just down the street in Statham, Ga. We specialize in non-gmo, non-soy, pastured poultry & eggs. We also grow many types of small fruits and vegetables with non-certified organic methods. Featured is the “Back in Time bird” raised the old fashioned way.
Ruth & Bill Hayden
Check out their whole chickens on Market and wonderful eggs!
Workshops
Join us for a workshop! You’ll be amazed by the plethora of information and lessons offered by our fantastic workshop instructors. Our workshops cover subjects such as gardening, nutrition, nutrient dense foods, natural remedies, essential oils, and much more!
Our goal is to host one workshop a week which will always be on Tuesday. The workshop schedule will rotate from 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM for the community’s convenience. The farm brings workshops to the community as an outreach to share the wealth of knowledge we have attained over the years. We do not charge for these events but allow the speakers to charge a fee to cover their time and supplies. We hope everyone will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Please share this with all your friends and family and RSVP via FB Eventsand/or Meet-Up.
Workshops @ the Farm
Wine Making Workshop – 2nd Session of 2
Each Session Approx 60 min. (1 session each month)
Session 2 | May 12 @ 7:00 PM: Bottle, Cork, and label your wine, take it home
Each person will take home 2 bottles at the end of the 2nd session
Cost: $10 per person
RSVP on Facebook or Meetup.com
*Easy Paleo Meals with Keila Workshop – Lose Weight, Have More Energy
Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00pm
RSVP on Facebook or Meetup.com
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_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 imput!
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!
Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
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 Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - May 6, 2015
Weedy Soil Farm
Getting to know your farmer….
Hello, my name is Lois Dewey, and it turns out that if you rearrange the letters in my name you get Weedy Soil. I’ve known about that for a while, so when it came time to pick a name for my new farm, I just had to use it. I am now in my fourth year of farming, though I have been an organic gardener for as long as I can remember. It’s just the way it’s always been done!
Weedy Soil Farm is Certified Naturally Grown. Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) is an alternative to the USDA organic certification. The same rules and standards are required, in fact sometimes there are additional restrictions. Instead of relying on a government-sanctioned certifier, CNG uses a method of farmers inspecting other farmers. We each understand the importance of maintaining the reputation of the certification and work hard to ensure compliance. The USDA certification is geared toward large farms and requires too much paperwork and expense for a small farm to handle.
Locally grown food is better for a variety of reasons. The biggest reason is it tastes better because of its freshness. Food grown at Weedy Soil Farm will generally be available the day after it is harvested. Second in importance (to me anyway) is the reduced environmental impact. Buying food from Weedy Soil Farm means minimal packaging and far less fossil fuel burned to deliver it to you.
I work hard to produce the best, freshest, tasty vegetables available. I have a passion for the environment and protecting nature. I hope it shows in my produce.
Look for Lois’s delicious produce on the Cumming Harvest website under “Vegetables” and “fruits”.
Specials this week:
My Daily bread has several items on sale this week…
Chocolate Zucchini Bread – rich dark chocolate bread with bittersweet chocolate bits on top.
Hot Pepper Peach cheese logs – organic cream cheese mixed with our organic sweet & hot peppers and sweet vidalia onion, rolled in crushed pecans. Perfect for Mother’s day brunch.
Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip – “HOT” combo of organic cream cheese, peppers, shredded sharp cheddar, blue cheese, and spices. Great with dipping veggies, on wings, or with tortilla chips.
Beer Buzzed dip – organic cream cheese, sharp cheddar mixed with herbs and a robust Lager.
Look for these sale items under the “Weekly Specials” on the website.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location, 10am-12pm, if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buy
Green Pastures – April orders have arrived and are ready for pick up at the market.
Butter – We have raw butter at the market. Not listed online, but you may email me or ask for it when you pick up.
Gelatin – Great Lakes Gelatin is available for order online this week.
Raw Cheese – We have raw cheese in this week. Check online to order.
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.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
Champaign, OH: Last Call!!
It’s Last Call…you know how to groove it!!
Order or be sad that you missed out on the goodness of the little local market of love…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Champaign, OH: Feelin' Groovy...
Slow down, you move too fast…
You got to make the morning last…
Just kicking down the cobble stones…
Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy…
Feelin’ groovy…
(Simon And Garfunkel – The 59th Street Bridge Song (feelin’ Groovy)
Today was one of those groovy kind of days! One of those days where the sidewalks were all alive, my shop neighbor and I were laughing on our back porches, friends were coming and going, it was warm, customers were buzzing in, and the sunshine just made you happy. And, you felt loved. Groovy all around…
So, let’s continue this groovy feeling at our little local market of love…
You have one hour!!! Take advantage, get your orders in, and then sit back, enjoy the week, and let us groove your groovy orders!!
Make me happy, make me feel even more groovy…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
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.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
There is an indigenous American folktale told by the Cherokee that seems relevant to our seasonal produce. According to the origin myth, Sky Woman and First Man had an argument. After Sky Woman left, First Man was overwhelmed with regret. However, First Man couldn’t catch up with Sky Woman; she was too fast. In compassion, the sun created strawberries to distract Sky Woman from her anger so First Man could catch up to her and apologize.
The market is still bursting with vibrant colors of red and green today. Take a break from the hectic week and allow the colors of local produce to distract you for a moment today. Who knows? Maybe what you find in the market will alow you to catch up with your loved ones over a plate full of sun-filled food.
Remember to enter your order this week before the market closes Wednesday at noon!
Here’s to blue skies!
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager
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Champaign, OH: Show Your Mother Some Love
It’s the annual Sunshine Gardens Mother’s Day Open House!! This coming weekend!!
It’s tradition, and it’s great fun!! As always, they will be offering annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, herbs, vegetable plants, baked goods, Amish cheeses, refreshments, and door prizes!!
What a way to shop for your mother, spend the beautiful days of the weekend, or just to treat yourself!!
Friday and Saturday, May 8& 9…open from 9am-7pm, both days!!
11772 N. SR 4, Mechanicsburg!!
Go out and enjoy the tradition that is Sunshine Gardens Mother’s Day Open House!