The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Hamilton Mill Market is Open!
The Hamilton Mill Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
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~Maryanne
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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Lawrenceville Crossfit Market is Open!
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Heirloom Living Market ~ Crossfit O-Zone is now open!
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
~Maryanne
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Joyful Noise Acres Farm: TheJNA Farm Market is open for ordering
Good Morning and Happy Friday!
We have another great week of great food ready for all of you. The radishes are coming in, the fresh herbs are prolific and sweet strawberries are gracing our tables. I LOVE fresh food!
I know many of you are gluten free, for various reasons, but can eat corn. Burr Stone Milling Company has wonderful certified organic corn flour, corn meal and grits. An absolutely delicious way to enjoy hot, bread is with Popovers. Take some time to play with this recipe, it really is simple and honestly, even if they don’t popover, they are still amazing – especially loaded with Buttercups Honey Butter Blend. http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Corn_-buttermilk-and-chive-popovers-305375
Farm Fresh Foods *brought beautiful radishes to the market last week and has plenty more. I like them grated, sprinkled with dill and White Balsamic Vinegar from *Home Appetit. It makes a delicious condiment for a sandwich or side for *Joyful Noise Acres Farm *pork chops.
With bug season upon us, don’t forget to order Itch Salve from Good Shepherd Herbals. If you have a bug bite, apply a paste of Bentonite clay for 30 minutes to help remove the toxins, then wash and dry the area and apply the itch salve.
We are excited to have Justin coming over on Wednesday to talk about fermented and cultured foods. He will bring samples of water kefir and kombucha. He is passionate about culturing and enjoying the foods that result from caring for the cultures. Justin has been culturing foods for about 3 years so bring your questions.
Have a great weekend and thank you for supporting locally grown foods.
Blessings,
Mary Beth
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Weblog Entry
Good Morning!
The market is now open for ordering
suwanee.locallygrown.net
If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.
If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete.
All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nora
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring Glass jars, egg cartons please.
Good Morning,
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!
Thank you,
Steve
How to contact us:
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @conwaygrown
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Jonesborough Saturday Market 5/17
We are all looking forward to a nice spring day at the market.
There will be plenty of produce, meats, breads and baked goods, goat cheese and tamales. Also we have a great variety of plants and herbs for your spring planting.
The craft area will include Earth Thyme, Heavy Metal Milkman and Pottery by Tim Roberts.
Music by Ed Snodderly.
Donation request: do you have white plastic grocery bags? We are gathering our supplies for the July 4th float and are in need of white bags. You may drop them off at the information booth on Saturdays for the next few weeks. We thank you.
See you at the market.
Champaign, OH: Please Allow Me To Introduce..
Spoonie farm is excited to join the Champaign County, Ohio Virtual Farmer’s Market and introduce our first product, Japanese quail eggs.
The eggs are about one third the size of a normal chicken egg, with a white shell decorated with tan, brown, or black speckles. They make ideal snacks for children due to their bite size and healthy nutritional content.
How can you use them? Japanese quail eggs are great for making appetizer size or first course dishes. Basically anywhere you would use a regular fried, poached, or hard-boiled egg you can substitute quail eggs. They taste very similar to chicken eggs, but the shell and membrane are a bit thicker making them a little harder to crack or peel, but what is inside makes it worth the extra effort. You can make mini-Eggs Benedict, mini-deviled eggs, or mini-pickled eggs. Our eggs hard boil in about 4 minutes, but we recommend steaming them and immersing in an ice water bath to make them easier to peel.
We started raising Japanese quail a little over a year ago. In January we bought our farm in St. Paris and brought our quail with us. We couldn’t wait to join the market and share our eggs with others.
If you have any questions about how to use the quail eggs, or any feedback about our products, please email us.
We love to hear from our new customers!
Michael & Julie Hancock
Spponie Farm, St. Paris
Champaign, OH: Shelter From The Storm
…came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form, “Come in” she said “I’ll give you shelter from the storm” (Shelter From The Storm-Bob Dylan)
So, it was quite an eventful, storm filled week, here for most of us! Tuesday night started with one of the most amazing, yet scary lightening shows. I was sitting on my back deck, for quite awhile, just taking in that evening. Later, in the evening, things got really stormy, and then, just like that, many of us were in a power outage.
The outage definitely impaired my business since I depend on my ovens in the Cosmic soul kitchen, to keep me groovin’ and able to bring the goodness to the masses.
Most of us were without power from that evening until way late into yesterday afternoon. While it was definitely a pain to deal with, it also provided me a sort of insight, or time to just think in all of the quietness.
Thoughts of gratitude and thankfulness for all that I am able to do, love what I do, and how I love running this little market! The thought that I am so lucky to be a part of things that I feel so passionately about. It made me think of what we are bringing to the community, the relationships we are building, the support that the local community gives us.
During the day, I was reminded of the kindness of people in times of “storms”. Even a new restaurant, downtown, was closed due to the outage, but then when their power came on, they were so kind to open their doors to myself and a friend. They explained their situation but offered bits of food, wine, friendship.
Storms come in many shapes and forms and are not always even weather related. Storms can rip through, at any given time, but the beauty of the storm is the aftermath and the shelter that we all find, in some way or another, in each other.
I like to think of our little market as your shelter. A shelter from busy lives, a shelter of local spirit, a shelter of local love, and a shelter where the customers look to us to provide all that they need, each and every week.
I open the market, tonight, with much love and much excitement over how we are seeing so much growth, support, and friendship, in each market week! We are the shelter that welcomes you!
We also bring to you, a new vendor, via Spoonie Farms!! Spoonie Farms brings us the very different and highly sought after, quail eggs!!
They are working on an introduction blurb for me to send out about them, their new lives on the farm, and quail eggs!!
Be kind to yourself, this week, make it all easier by placing your orders with us!!
We appreciate being able to be your shelter from the storm…whatever that storm may be…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Local Farms First: THE MARKET IS OPEN!!
Greetings Local Farms First food lovers!
Rock Wall Gardens!
Diana grows quite a variety of items in her garden! Rubarb, Chives, Dried tomatoes and pears! Even basil seedlings! Check out her items on the market this week!!
Thanks for supporting local family farms,
Amy Konash- Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
970-641-7682
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News:Grass Fed Butter Delayed, Medicinal Herb Sale
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
How to contact us:
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/GAWholeLifeSuwanee
Group Buy for Grass Fed Butter Delayed
I just spoke with Suzy from Mountain Valley Farm and she has to delay our group buy for grass fed butter at least a week. I’ll keep you all updated. I’m anxious to get more of that yummy butter too!
Medicinal Herb Sale- All Herbs $10
I am sad to let you all know that Far East Herb Company has decided to close their business. They are offering all their medicinal herbs way below wholesale cost at $10 each. They want to thank those members that have supported them and that have seen the benefits from their products. They will be missed at our co-op market.
New Item: Espresso Blend from JavaGenesis
JavaGenesis Coffee Roasting has added their Espresso Blend to the market!
This blend of Indonesian, South American and African coffees brews a smooth, rich espresso with good body, a sweet finish and beautiful crema. It isn’t just for espresso machines! This blend is also great brewed in a French Press or a drip coffee maker.
Have you seen a coffee on their website at http://javagenesiscoffeeroasting.com/ that you’d like to see listed in the market? Send Juanice an email and she can add it to the market…whole bean, ground or 5# bulk bags.
Other NEW Items on the market:
Pancake Mixes- All Natural, NON-GMO Three varieties available – 100% Whole Wheat with Flax, 7-Grain with Flax, and Buttermilk! These mixes can also be used to make deliciously nutritious waffles.
Thick-Cut Rolled Oat cereal is when ‘old-fashioned’ is so perfect for today’s busy lifestyle. It’s all-whole grains, lots of protein and fiber – and it’s ready in just 5 minutes! Available in 1.6 LBS bags for just $5.00
From Sweet Pea Garden:
Baby Carrots (little) – Red Atomic
Lettuce – Mâche
Mushroom – Shitake Inoculated Log
Tomato Cage
Perennial Bulbs – Crocosmia (Bulbs)
We’re MOVING Soon!
Soon we’ll be moving 5 miles north of our current pick up location. Alan and Kristie O’Rouke from KCO Audio_ www.kcoav.com have graciously allowed us to use space in their warehouse for co-op pick up!
Our first pick up at the new location will be Tuesday, May 27th. The address is 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518.
*This will be the last week we will have pick up at our current location in Suwanee. *
We are in need of a couple of volunteers for the move. We need a couple of strong backs and pick up trucks to help move the refrigerators out of my garage. If you can help please let me know! My husband thanks you in advance :-)
We also still need a couple refrigerators, so if you have one the co-op can use please contact me.
Thank you all for your words of support and encouragement as we make this endeavor!
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Mountain Valley Farm – Grass Fed Butter 5/23/14 – 5/25/14
Muddy Pond- Sorghum Syrups – TBD Spring 2014
Green Pasture- Fermented Cod Liver Oil- 5/30/14 – 6/1/14
Wilderness Family Naturals – Organic Coconut Oils and pantry items – 6/13/14 – 6/15/14
Nuts.com – Bulk Organic Raw Nuts – 6/13/14
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!