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Oglethorpe Fresh Locally Grown:  Don,t forget the Market


Quick reminder to our Oglethorpe Locally Grown Friends: market opened at 6:00 Sunday, August 31 for Wednesday, September 3 pick-up. Wednesday pick-up days are quite lively from 4-7 p.m. with extras from the growers, meet a grower and check out the rest of all that is Oglethorpe Fresh, 111 South Platt Street. First 100 customers $15 annual membership waived. Tell a friend and We hope to see you there

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Atlanta Locally Grown:  The market is open.


Hello everyone. The market is open. We will see you on Saturday between 9-10 at your selected delivery location.

Conyers Locally Grown:  The market is open.


Hello everyone. The market is open. We will see you on Friday between 5-7 at Copy Central.
Thank you,
Brady

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


Good morning.
I hope you are having a restful day from your labors. I am so grateful we have strong bodies that can work and good work to do. A thank you to all the growers of good food to keep our bodies nourished.
Good Sherpherd Herbals has put her teas on sale this week, 20% off. This is a great time to grab a couple of extra bags. All of her teas can be consumed hot or cold. It is easy to put together a meaningful gift such as the Pregnancy tea, Beaulah Balm and Lavender Soap for the expectant Mother.
Rosemary Knoll sent over 4 Lemon Curd Goat Cheese Spreads so grab those while they are in stock. They freeze easily for longer term storage, if they don’t get eaten first!

Blessings,
Mary Beth

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Market ordering will close at noon


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

I hope you’re all enjoying the long weekend! You have 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!
Debbie Moore
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.

 

Martin's Farmstand:  Fall Raspberries


Today is Labor day and yes we are open. There is a wonderful selection of good food for us to pick in the gardens this week. The website is also open for orders. This is prime tomato season. You should get your canning tomatoes in the next 2-3 weeks. You will also find a beautiful selection of all sorts of tomatoes for your sandwich or salsa. We also have the sweet onions, lettuce, and hot peppers, garlic, basil, cilantro, sweet peppers and more to complete your recipes. Fall raspberries are in season from now till mid October. We are offering them u-pick by appointment. There tends to be lots of openings as we get towards the end of the month. You will also find an intermittant supply of already picked raspberries on the stand throughout the season. Daniel

CSA Farmers Market:  Rebekah's Pure Living Grand Opening


Rebekah’s Pure Living is having a Grand Opening. Great things are planned for that day. Taste test some of the great products and learn more about improving your health. The big event is Saturday September 20th from 1pm to 5pm. Giveaways and Gift Baskets, US 103 Radio On-Site with Carl Coffey and CranioSacral Institute of Michigan NES miHealth Scans.

CSA Farmers Market:  Apples and Fresh Cider are here


Jim Kohn and others have tasted the first fresh pressed cider of the year. The apple blend from the first early apples tends to be a little more tart than sweet. As the apples are harvested and sorted the blend of apples used will be sweeter. They have won awards for some of their superior blending of apples.
They now have two varieties available for purchase and promise to be able to make available at least 10 or more varieties of apples. The apples are hand picked, sorted and never touch the ground.
Currently available are the Ginger Golds and the Paula Reds.

Athens Locally Grown:  ALG Market Open for September 4


Athens Locally Grown

How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

Market News

Hi! I’m out of town today and the internet connection is barely present, so I’m going to be brief and let you go right into ordering.

We are no longer able to accept EBT cards as payment for your order! One provision in the new farm bill was that retailers had to bear the cost of the card-reading equipment and processing of EBT payments. Farmers Markets are exempt from this rule, but they’ve defined farmers markets in a way that specifically excludes online markets like ALG — I just didn’t hire enough lobbyists, I guess. I’ve structured ALG to be a break-even business (at best), and just don’t have the money in the budget to pay for all the overhead now needed to accept EBT cards. However, if you’re an EBT customer, you do have other (and better) options. The Athens Farmers market, on both Saturday and Wednesday, accepts EBT and also double your money thanks to grants from the Wholesome Wave foundation. Many of the same growers at ALG also sell at the Athens Farmers Market. They don’t have quite the variety we do, especially in the meat and dairy categories, but most everything else you can find at ALG you can also find at AFM. Also, I’ve been told that the West Broad Farmers Market accepts EBT, though I can’t find that verified on their website. Neither market operates year-round, so there is a gap in EBT acceptance. Perhaps by the time the other markets close for the year, I’ll have come up with a sustainable plan to bring EBT back to ALG.

Thanks so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!

Other Area Farmers Markets

The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is open throughout the week here in Athens, and you can find more information about them here: www.athenslandtrust.org. The Washington-Wilkes Farmer’s Market in Washington is open every Saturday 9-12 behind the Washington Courthouse. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse. The other area markets I haven’t mentioned have yet to open for the season, so far as I know.

All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!

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!

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Crossfit Market Open until Monday at 6:00pm


The Market will be Open Until 6:00pm Monday!

Minimums have not been met for the Crossfit Market this week. To avoid cancelling, I have extended the ordering hours
for this week only
until Monday at 6:00pm.



Bakery News

Marie of Bakery on Brooks will be back at Market this week and has all of her yummy Gluten Free offerings listed.


Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread are taking a long Labor Day Weekend to rest, relax and renew and will not have offerings on the Market this week!

Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

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Joyful thoughts and bountiful blessings,

~Maryanne

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