Dothan, Alabama:  March 2, 2024 - M@D is Open for Orders!

MISC MARKET NOTES

A Merry Heart Doth Good Like a Medicine

OR Let’s Just Laugh at Ourselves

At some point in life we become more conscious of making and cherishing good memories. One of my best recent memories was laughing and crying till it hurt while my son shared YouTube videos with me.

So what’s that got to do with the Market?

Well, the videos were basically about us. He had found a channel that involved pretty much everything we’re about:

Sustainability
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Natural Healing
Organic and sustainable foods
Avoiding Toxins
Etc.

And . . . it was pure satire. So much straight faced satire that if you didn’t realize it was satire it could be really REALLY offensive.
So today I want to introduce you to ReallyVeryCrunchy. For me this channel was a refreshing opportunity to laugh at myself without compromising any principals. In fact I doubled down on learning to make sourdough after seeing it (see photo below if you don’t believe me – it came out of the oven last night.)

This video about selling GIRL SCOUT COOKIES is a great place to start.

My personal favorite is the VALENTINE’S DAY short video.

And lastly here’s that gratuitous image of sourdough bread. Don’t be fooled by looks – this is the first one that actually turned out pretty. There’s still a lot to learn.

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New, Relisted & On Sale

New: Microgreens from Grows In Rows New: Vintage Potholders & Seasonal Shamrock Mold from Alabama Homestead New: Wind River Microbes from Longears-n-Herbs New: Dog Treats in many flavors from Sunrise Acres New: Baby Bottom Cream from Mount Moriah Farms New: Herbal Tinctures & Oils from Longears-n-Herbs

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2024 Winter Schedule

Order Today, March 2 – 5 for pickup Friday, March 8 Skip a Week Order March 16 – 19 for pickup Friday, March 22 Skip a Week Order March 30 – April 2 for pickup Friday, April 5

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Grier Acres: Hi everyone Harry and Jeannie are overwhelmed as usual but HAPPY.  We purchased a 100% Kiko goat herd from a rancher in Albany Ga who was retiring.  1 buck and 13 does.  That brought our herd up to 23.  Our original plan was to only breed one of the does that was old enough and let the 12 doelings get to 1+ year of age.  All 13 arrived on our farm on September 16, 2023.  Goats have a gestation period of 150 days +- 5 days.  Well 150 days from September 16, 2023 is February 13, 2024.

February 12 we had twin doelings delivered, and February 13, we had a single buckling born.  Who’s the baby daddy?  Is he the buck that arrived with the does or is the baby daddy another buck that was still in Albany?  DNA tests will tell.  (yes with a 100% New Zealand Kiko registered herd, we get DNA tests.)  At any rate, the twin doelings, Speckles and Ames are both healthy and doing well.  They are smart and intuitive.  Blue, the buckling, is rock solid and growing at .55# per day.  He can keep up with his mother anywhere she goes.  We’re excited to have him on the farm regardless of who “da baby daddy is”.   (inset photos here)

Males are always so PRETTY and Blue is no exception.  Goats are doing extremely well and we are so relieved this particular kidding is over.  However, lots more kidding coming.  LOL.  
Garden:  We’ve been collecting natural fertilizer throughout the fall and winter.  What can’t be used in our own garden will be made available for sale.  Jeannie has plenty of poop from both chickens and goats.  The chicken poop is not hot as it’s been aged for quite a while.  Let us know if you need any poop for your compost.  Harry has told Jeannie the poop is not valuable to others.  So….if you want to help Jeannie prove Harry wrong ring us up.  Tell your friends.  Lol.  

Also if anyone needs mullen let us know.  We have several spots on the farm where it naturally grows.  

Jeannie’s nursing home resident chickens are laying (a little).  She has 10 hens and 3 have finally begun laying.  We aren’t holding out for the other seven, hence the term nursing home chickens.  Sigh….

Cold weather means wood for the fireplace.  Harry is earning his keep by keeping the fat lighter split to help start the fireplace.  If you are needing some fat lighter, we will be doing table sale bundles in Dothan when you pick up your weekly purchases.  Please feel free to forward anyone to the market who might benefit from this wonderful smelling starting wood.  

Avalon Farms:

So excited and a little anxious! I’ve never grown strawberries before. Silly me, didn’t realize they bear so early. They should be ready by the end of March. (Maybe sooner! I’m watching them closely.) They’ll be available in the market ASAP.

Thankfully these were planted back in October. (Before the leg issues.) It is nice to spread the farm labor out.

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THIS & THAT

The state recently reported that our state grocery tax will NOT go down another 1% this year but will remain at the 1% reduction we received in 2023. This is because the reduction is tied to the state Education Trust Fund (EFT) which did not meet projected growth. For more information you may read THIS ARTICLE from 1819 News.

The Wednesday Market:  Here is Your Reminder to Order

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 2 and 4 p.m. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Please help us. We are still in need of egg cartons, so if you have any, please bring them with you when you come to pick up your order on Wednesday.

Also, beginning this week, we are adding a 50 cents per order fee to help offset the cost of our utilities. This charge will be added to your order at check out. As a reminder to our customers, we are and always have been an all-volunteer run organization and strive to keep our overhead costs as low as possible. Even so, we still require electricity and water. Thank you for helping us keep the lights on!

Thank you for supporting Georgia Grown. We’ll see you at the Market.

Thanks,
Beverly

P.S. If you have questions about your order or if you need to contact us, please start with Nelda, as she is our primary market manager. I (Beverly) am also available, but I may not reply immediately. You may contact us by text, email, or phone call.

Nelda Miller
678-859-6074
neldamiller411@hotmail.com

Beverly Walter
770-468-8237
bdwalter@bellsouth.net

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Market2Go Is Open! Are you planning to order this week?

Place your order by 10 pm Tuesday night for pickup on Thursday.

Choose your pickup location or delivery option from the drop-down menu before you check out.

• Statesboro – SCVB Drive Through: Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
• Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at Road-Tisserie 3:30 – 5:00
• Pembroke City hall Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
• Home Delivery – must add delivery to cart and prepay

Online Payment Available Register your debit or credit card at Your Account and click “Pay Now” when you check out. Your card will only be charged after you have received your order, including any adjustments for missed items or other credits.

Use your EBT/SNAP card to purchase authorized EBT items through the Market2Go, and you can receive matching “bonus” fruits and vegetables and raw nuts through the Georgia Fresh for Less program – with NO Limit. Please write “EBT” in the order comment field and select the Statesboro – SCVB drive-through pickup. For more information, email market2gostatesboro@gmail.com

Market News


New – We are offering a new pick up option for Thursday afternoon. In addition to our current choices of SCVB, Sylvania, or Delivery, we will offer a pickup site at Pembroke City Hall from 4-6 pm on Thursday afternoon. You can choose this option at checkout.


Thank you to our sponsors who are helping our market grow! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Statesboro Farmers Market you can find more info here.


Sustaining
Clayton Digital Reprographics
Visit Statesboro
Kiwanis Club of Statesboro

Sowing
Great GA Realty
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro Properties
Personal Finance Service of Statesboro
Quality Inn & Suites
Queensborough National Bank & Trust
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
Southern Palace Restaurant
Statesboro-Bulloch County Library
Vyve Broadband
ExperCARE Health Statesboro

Sprouting
Citizens Bank of the South
Synovus
Bulloch County Farm Bureau
Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern

Seedling
Georgia Southern University Libraries
Bulloch Solutions

Friends of the Market
Christina Harrell
Michelle Oliver
Anna Clifton
Jennifer Moran
Sam Wainford
Ann Smith-Wilson
Laura and Patrick Wheaton
Kathy and Larry Smith
Martha Joiner
Trinity Episcopal Church Yoga Group
Ming Fang He

Happy Shopping!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is open for orders!

Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!

Go to the market >>
Produce
Pastured Meats
Pastured Eggs
Naturally Fermented Foods
Baked Goods with Organic Ingredients
See All Products

Market is open Fridays at 9 p.m. through 9 p.m. Mondays!

Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!

PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in Clayton, Clarkesville, or Gainesville.

If you do not get an email ORDER CONFIRMATION after you finish the checkout process, then your order is NOT complete. Head back to the market page, and your order might still be there waiting for you to check out! If you have any trouble or questions at all, we are here to help; simply reply to this email.

Once you place an order, be on the lookout for the order reminder email on Wednesday with further pickup and payment notes. Thanks for your support!

Connie's Cornucopia:  New Mushroom Golden Oyster In Stock

Just got in a fresh Stock of Mushrooms.

New Mushroom Golden Oyster Mushroom. Check it out.

conniescornucopia.locallygrown.net

Thanks
Connie

Champaign, OH:  Hey, Hey!

It’s time for more market fun as I reopen the market for the week!!

Jump right in, and start grabbing all of the local goodness!!

FYI…Oakview Farm Meats just added brats and bacon!!

Also…JC Growers just added new mixes to their bag of tricks!!

Go ahead…start your weekly ordering…

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

CLG:  Tuesday REMINDER

The market closes today at 9pm.

Click here to start shopping: *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market

See you on Friday!

CLG:  Opening BELL

Good afternoon

The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping: *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market

CLG:  CLG Pickup TODAY 3-6pm

Hello

This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week.

If you ordered milk WITHOUT deposit, don’t forget to bring your RINSED bottles (no caps needed) thanks :)

You can pick up your order starting at 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway. You are welcome to come in and sit down in the lobby if you are early, but we may not be able to check you out until 3pm.

Please NOTE: the church parking lot may be full between 315p and 345p when the Junior High lets out and kids are getting picked up.

If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick it up for you.

Remember to bring your reusable market bags. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon!

How to contact us:

You CAN reply to this email or…

Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460

Email: Sandra – conwaylocallygrown@gmail.com

Champaign, OH:  Thursday Pick Up

If you are a customer for this week, remember that you can begin picking up your order at 3pm!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam