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Champaign, OH:  Sugar Mountain


Oh to live on Sugar Mountain…
With the barkers and the colored balloons…
You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you’re thinking that you’re leaving there too soon…
You’re leaving there too soon…
(Neil Young – Sugar Mountain)

Although the title of this weblog would be against what my food beliefs follow, it is also one of my favorite Neil Young songs, and Neil Young is who I listen to, each and every year when the fall weather starts to creep in.

I have chatted about growing up in the West End of my town, the special bonds that I still share with the friends who were part of my childhood and teen years, and the eclectic, free kind of lifestyle we all lived even with being so young. We had such a close knit community, it was the 70s, and it’s just how the times were for us.

In a special place, nestled in an almost magical woods, there was a secret place that we all would hike to as a coming of age rite of passage, almost. We would hike down rocky paths to the most breath taking site of water, water falling, total seclusion. The early and mid fall were the most magical. We would go in our groups, make it a day, camp for the night, always loaded with old boom boxes, or cassette players, for our tunes. It always seemed to be Neil singing to us.

The secret place housed so many of us, in those years. Our fun, our mischief, our music, our bonds of friendship. When the weather turns to fall, I immediately let myself drift back to those colorful, sunny days with Neil Young drifting in the air, and my band of friends all together, in our sparkling secret local place.

Sadly, that local tradition, the local loveliness is no longer. Bulldozed the woods, filled in the secret water falls. All for new neighborhoods of the 90s. Neighborhoods that were built around our small, local neighborhoods, neighborhood grocery…suddenly, all phased out when bigger was better, newer was better and local was out.

Now, look at things…people all crying over the fact that progress took the beauty of our favorite places. That’s what can happen if you don’t protect all that is local. It can be gone in a minute, never to be had, again.

I feel strongly about all things local. Obviously, this is why I feel so passionate about this little local market of love. It’s our market, it’s your market. We are the faces of local, you are the faces of local. Together, we have made quite the local statement with this market. I hear it on the streets, and in meetings. I hear it from local businesses.

We are local…and this fills me with love.

Today, is the last day for market ordering for the week!! Don’t miss out!!

We have new sizes of milk added back on, new varieties of baked goods for the fall weather, herbs and garlic blends for your fall cooking needs, end of the season produce, maple syrups for your hearty breakfasts, locally produced meats for your fall soups and stews, dried beans to add to dishes, coffee to take the chill off of your mornings, new products coming on Thursday, a new vendor which excites me, eggs are back in full force, lettuce is back with a new crop from End of the Road Farms! Tons of upcoming festivals and farm tours and open houses and an upcoming Local Foods Lunch which I will be giving more details on, soon…

We have it all…and, we can make it even more than it already is just by all of you embracing the local love.

Give us a look, place your orders, and let us take care of the rest..

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

New Field Farm's Online Market:  What's new


Greetings,

We’re adding cauliflower, baby bok choy, and green cabbage this week. We also have some broccoli again.

The squash and cukes may be hard to come by with this cool – cold! – weather, but we’ll see.

Thank you for your orders.

Enjoy,
Tim

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight!


Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, September 19th. 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 Twitter: @conwaygrown

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846

Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC:  Market closed


Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that the market will be closed the next few weeks. The summer produce is slowing up and the fall produce is not ready yet. We will let you know when the market is open again. Thanks!

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 FArmweek of Sept 12


Lots of yellow plume tomatoes, cherry tomoates and beefsteak tomatoes.
NOt so many eggs.
please see the list.
thanks,
Ian

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  Market is open!


Great turn out at the Tullahoma Health Fair on Saturday. New customers – feel free to email me with any questions at tullahoma@locallygrown.net.

Fountain Springs Farm will be on vacation starting next week, so you will need to order their products by tonight (monday night). Also all of their turkeys are spoken for, and if you have placed a deposit, make sure you email them at earle415@blomand.net the weight of the turkey you’d like.

Frontier Family Farm has Lettuce and Radishes this week!

Order Saturday at Noon to Wednesday at Noon. Pick up is Thursday 4:15-6 at First Christian Church annex on Grundy St.

Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Market Open Until 6:00PM


Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!

Hop on over to the Market and place your order…



New Pickup Day


Market Pickup will be on Thursday from 2:30 – 4:30pm starting this week!


Take me to the Hamilton Mill Market
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Thank you for your support!

See you at Market on Thursday!

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Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Have you placed your order? Market Closes at 6:00pm


Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!

Hop on over to the Market and place your order…


Thank you for your support!

See you at Market on Thursday!

Joyful Noise Acres Farm:  The market closes at 8:00 tonight.


Take a moment and get your orders in. We have lots of fresh options to choose from. Georgia Farm to Table is back in the market with their popular vegetable boxes and the flavors of fall are showing up in delicious breads and cupcakes.
See you Wednesday.
Thank you for shopping local!

Mary Beth

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Monday Morning Reminder!


This email is a gentle reminder that ordering through Gwinnett Locally Grown will close today at noon.

The Market is open Thursday Noon – Monday 9:00 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday noon-ish. Pick up your order Tuesday 4:30-6:30 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

Sorry I forgot to send out a reminder yesterday. Enjoy a couple extra hours of ordering time. I’ll close the market at noon today.
See you Tuesday!
-iris

My best to all -

Shop often and eat well!

Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please contact grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. If you are interested in Goat’s Milk, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. We generally have some goat’s milk available during market hours, whether you have placed a market order or not. Please contact him first though to confirm. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our events and news.