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Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Market is now open for ordering


The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. 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
Mother Earth Meats is transitioning to a 6-week delivery cycle.
The next delivery will be October 4th, and cut-off for ordering bulk packages is September 21st. It is likely he will remain on the 6-week cycle, so please plan accordingly.Here is the direct link to the most popular package but don’t be afraid to browse the website!

Once you have ordered on Mother Earth Meats website, if you could email your order to us so that we make sure your delivery arrives here smoothly!

Remember: market hours are only 4:30 to 6:30 – producers are delivering up to 4:30 and I close the doors at 6:30. Thanks for your kind attention to this matter :-) Please also remember to bring your bags!

We hope you got a chance to look at the new shelving in the Country Store. It’s just the first of many exciting improvements to come!

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

My best to all -

Shop often and eat well!

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. 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 wonderful events and news.

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of Sept 7 2014


Market day is here already tomorrow, so please order by noon thursday latest. I expect to have fresh lamb from our pastures via the butcher.

Big news this week, certified organic raw milk dairyman Mark McAfee is visiting Ontario and will speak at the Copetown Community Centre on Monday Sept 16, 7:30. His topic: The New Science of Farm-Fresh, Unprocessed Milk: Still a Health Hazard?
Mark, founder and spokesperson for the Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) in California, proposes an alternative point of view on raw milk safety, a proposal for legalization in Ontario, the role of herdshares in community-based agriculture, and the role that RAWMI training can play in a thriving and self-regulating agricultural sector.
This talk is hosted by the Hamilton chapter of the Weston A Price Foundation. Potluck at 6:30, talk at 7:30 at the Copetown Community Centre on Governors Rd.
Bring your hubby or wifey and kids for the potluck, or just come for the talk; learn what’s good about raw dairy products for your health.

Now Old 99 produce: we have lots of veggies, in case you wondered?! As of Sept 7th, we can offer over 60 items including the following crops: dill, chives, lovage, mint, basil, beet tops, beet root, tomatoes, chard, rhubarb, celeriac, eggplant, carrots, bush beans (slender purples and greens), snap peas, peppers, cucumbers, summer squashes and kale. The raspberries are ripe, and showing a bountiful crop. Camelia has prepared dill pickles in whole and spears. The raspberries are ripe, doing u-pic this week. The last puppy was sold yesterday and I admit to feeling the loss; she was a lovable puppy.

Here’s your energy/climate thought for the week. Cooking. Did you know that while modern cooking stoves are convenient, when it comes to energy use they leave a lot to be desired. As described on http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/07/cooking-pot-insulation-key-to-sustainable-cooking.html, the thermal efficiency of an electric stove does not exceed that of a conventional open fire. In both cases almost 90% of the primary energy is lost during the cooking process.

Cooking food could be achieved in a far more energy efficient way, especially if the cooking pot itself is insulated. This is the principle behind the fireless cooker, a well-insulated box that keeps food simmering with only the heat of the cooking pot itself. A fireless cooker doubles the efficiency of any type of cooking device because it shortens the time on the fire and limits heat transfer losses.

In the early twentieth century, fireless cookers were common additions to western kitchens, similar to the refrigerator or cooking stove. Some models even integrated fireless cookers with gas or electric stoves. These functioned by lowering an insulated hood over the cooking pot once the heat had been switched off.

So if you want to do your part, read up at the link provided, then try some of the methods for reducing waste heat in your kitchen.

Healthy eating,
Ian and Camelia

South Cumberland Food Hub:  Time to Order Local Food!


The South Cumberland Food Hub is open for orders until noon today. Don’t miss out on all the local fruits and vegetables available now.

Have a great week!
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page

Risa

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Newsletter - September 10, 2014


Market News

The market is open and ready for you to place orders online. You may pay online or when you pick up with either cash, check or a credit card. A 3% convenience fee is added to all credit card payments, online and in person.

Did you see our article in the Go Green section of the Forsyth Herald? We appreciate Pascale Chambers and James Carr for putting it together for us. I’ll have a copy at the market on Saturday if you missed it.

Secret Garden Soaps has a Soap-Clearance bag assortment on sale for $15, and an End of Summer collection, marked down to $24 (20% off single bar price).

JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting will be taking a short vacation on Sept 20th. Order extra this week and stock up! They will return to the market on Sept 27.

Group Buy

Green Pasture Your order is in and ready for pick up at the market. I also ordered a few extras in case you missed it, these extras will be on the extras shelf this Saturday.

Future Group Orders
Butter I will be adding Butter to the list next week, 9/17.
Gelatin will be added the week of 9/24.

PICK UP LOCATION
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!

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Just a Few Hours Left to Order!


Please remember to place your market order very soon. This week’s market will close for ordering at 10 a.m. today (Wed), for delivery fresh from local farms on Thursday. Don’t forget all our yummy vegetables, eggs, creamline milk, perennial plants & hanging baskets! And all the new summer vegetable and fruit bounty on the market, as well as Steve’s Bees local honey! And our newest additions, Mad Hatter jams and Doorstep Bakery bread! What good eating, so easily available on our online market!

Pickup will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. Please e-mail me or call (931) 273-9708 if you would prefer to pick up on Friday morning between 10 am and 1 pm.

Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop with us and support local farmers!

Here is the complete list for this week. See you on Thursday!

~ Linda

How to contact us:
On Facebook
By e-mail
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

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


Greetings,

Please remember that orders should be in by Thursday night at 8:00. A little later is okay if you forget or are busy, but Friday mornings generally don’t work.

Also, please remember that there’s a minimum of six orders per season to be a member of this market. Most people have done that or more, but for those who haven’t please make the effort before the end of the regular season at the end of next month. If you have any questions about this please let me know.

We’re adding Kennebec potatoes, a white baking, mashing, and general use potato. For the first time in many years there is little or no scab which is great to see.

We’re also adding Copra onions, a yellow cooking onion. They’re still curing in the barn so it’s not time to buy in quantity for the winter, but they’ll last a long time all the same.

Spinach is another addition this week. I’m estimating how much is ready so if it’s sold out you can ask for some on your order and we’ll see what we can do.

Squash is iffy with the cool weather, but we should have enough cucumbers this week.

Golden beets are back. They’ll mostly be on the small side.

We should also have some beans again.

The second planting of broccoli has been eaten aggressively by deer the last week or so, despite some electric fencing. I’ve never seen them go after it this way, especially this time of the year. Signs of an early, cold winter?

Enjoy the full moon and thank you for your orders.

Tim

Champaign, OH:  Get Your Groove On!


You have 30 minutes before the market closes!

Get your groove on, get your orders in!

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight!


Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, September 12th. 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

aaaaaaa:  Produce Week Sept 7-13









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Trust Local Foods

How to contact us:
Our Website: trustlocalfoods.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrustLocalFoods
Monday – Saturday: Here’s a map.

Market News

At the Trust Local Foods retail warehouse, we are trying to offer a larger variety of produce for our customers. This week is our second week ordering produce just for our retail store. Please support us if you would like to see this stay :) We can’t wait to have more fresh fruits and veggies available for you! A healthier you = a happier and healthier world.

This Week:
Brussel Sprouts
Beets
Blue Adirondack Potatoes
Yukon Gold Potatoes
German Butterball Potatoes
Red Norland Potatoes
Sun Sugar Cherry Tomatoes
Heirloom Tomatoes
Red Onion
White Onion
Garlic
Orange Carrots
Purple Carrots
Mixed Butter Lettuce
Curly Kale
Green Peppers
Green Beans
Early Gold Apples
Paul Red Apples
Honey Dew Melons
Galia Melons
Orange Seedless Watermelon
Red Seedless Watermelon
Yellow Seed-In Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Tasty Bites Melon
Butternut Sqaush
Buttercup Squash
Ambercup Squash
Spaghetti Squash

Champaign, OH:  Mr. Blue Sky


Hey there Mr. Blue, we’re so pleased to be with you…
Look around see what you do…
Everybody smiles at you…
(Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky)

So, another totally amazing day!! I had the day free of any obligations or responsibility so I spent it, outside, giving some much needed love to my flower beds!! It was so nice to be in the breeze, the sunshine, the blue skies. Even weeding was pleasant. I flipped on the outside stereo and went about my day.

I did want to remind you that while I hope you have been able to take advantage of this lovely weather, I hope you have had time to place your market orders!! You have until 10pm, this evening, to get it all together!!

Placing your weekly order will make this sunshine day even brighter for you!!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam