Champaign, OH:  Bright Side Of The Road

And time seems to go by so fast…
In the twinkling of an eye…
(Van Morrison – Bright Side Of The Road)

This morning, I was up super early, as always, having coffee in front of the dim light of my computer. I was busy making playlists for my new shop, working on a few emails, catching up on all social media. In those early hours, I have certain artists that I listen to while I work.

This Van Morrison song popped on, and my thoughts began to wander all over the place…mostly about time, and how fast it really does fly by. It’s happening all around me with the opening of my shop coming soon, the Cosmic Co-Ed quickly approaching her college graduation, and watching her excitement as she begins to plan her next journey and path.

I was thinking that we are on the brink of another yearly anniversary of this little market of love. I thought about how each year, we grow even bigger, adding more and more and gaining more and more strength.

Just as I was deep in thought, I received a 6am text from one of my best friends, old college roommate, sorority sister. We are of the same cloth…we have restless minds, free spirits, creative souls, so sleep tends to escape us when we are deep into new projects, new conquests, new ideas…

Her random text told me that no matter how quickly time really does fly, it also seems like it stands still for moments and people and projects, to remind us that it’s good to stop, think, reflect, and reconnect with the people who know your soul, know what you are about, and know what you need, right at the time you don’t even know what you need.

I like to think that this little market is that point of time that moves quickly, and yet, stands still….just for all of us. It’s the stability in this crazy, fast paced life. It offers us a piece of calm. The ability to order with ease, escape the crazy of the big box stores, keeps everything local, eases your stress load, and nourishes your soul with good food…

Take some time, today, to make time stand still…just reflect, regroup, and then turn to us to get you through the week…your soul will love you for it…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.

Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, February 13th. 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

GFM :  Market to Open In May

Good Evening All,

Market is OPEN !

Just a bit of news. The physical market will open on May 2nd, with a mothers day celebration on May 9th. Hours are 8 am to 1 pm.

This year we will also have a Wednesday Market, from 3 to 6 pm.

Please follow our website and Facebook page for updated news.

If you or anyone you know would like to sell at the market, please tell them to go to the website and fill out the online application. Cost this year for a spot at the market is $3.00. Join us.

If you or anyone you know would like to volunteer with the market, we are looking for someone to write the newsletter, help out at the market and we would love to have your input into the market.

Send me an email…greenevillefarmersmarket@gmail.com

Thanks,
J. Shelton
and the board of the Greeneville Farmers Market

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest - Local Love!

Market News

Hello!

It’s Monday evening, and we have lots of nice items still available for the week. Can you believe chocolate and cheese truffles from The Bloomy Rind? (or maybe it’s cheese and chocolate truffles – whatever. They’ve got to be good!)

We’ve also got lovely potted hyacinth plants for gifts, baguettes to go along with your cheese, and lots of nice meat options for Valentine’s Day dinner. There are some veggies left – just a few – but perhaps you can still snag SOMETHING green while you have the chance!

Also, Wednesday Tally will be bringing some lovely tulip bunches in pinks, red and apricot. There will be 10 stems for $8.00. Let her know if you’d like to reserve some.

As always, thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of Feb 8 2015

Yes, you can wish me Happy Birthday, I am fully enjoying being a senior citizen! Just recently I was offered the seniors’ discount at the petfood store; what a bizarre moment of recognition.

I like to put content up here that has nothing, and everything, to do with local food, health and eating well. Sometimes it sounds like a soapbox tirade I suppose. But I wonder how many readers have gained an insight or felt challenged in their presumptions about how life is? Let me explain my motivation…

For example, “we” are currently wrangling about how much to devastate the Earth. That’s the long and short of it when it comes to fossil energy, climate upset and species extinction.

As Susan Solnit puts it in her essay, “Climate Change is (global-scale) Violence” against places and species, as well as against human beings. Once we call it by name, we can start having a real conversation about our priorities and values. Because the revolt against brutality begins with a revolt against the language that hides that brutality. http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/28933-climate-change-is-violence

In every arena, we need to look at industrial-scale and systemic violence, not just the hands-on violence of the less powerful. When it comes to climate change, this is particularly true. Exxon [and the other Alberta Tar Sands miners] has decided to bet that we can’t make the corporation keep its reserves in the ground, and the company is reassuring its investors that it will continue to profit off the rapid, violent, and intentional destruction of the Earth.

But what do we do, the locals? Well, we shop and patronize, invest and borrow, read and converse, etc. All this could be informed by a morality that prizes earth care. But we are all gamblers, with a fatal mental malfunction, we think we can dodge the bullet (win the lottery) next time because so far we have (or haven’t). In the end, the gambler’s fallacy is one of the factors that lead people, companies, and entire civilization to a rapid collapse. It is what Ugo Bardi has called the “Seneca Cliff” from the words of the ancient Roman philosopher who first noted how “the way to ruin is rapid”. In the case described here http://cassandralegacy.blogspot.it/2015/02/senecas-gamble-how-to-create-your-own.html, we might call it the “Seneca gamble” but, in all cases, it is a ruin that we create with our own hands.

This week we have root crops, especially carrots, wheat and spelt flour, garlic, meats, eggs and honey. I’m making a batch of beef bone broth for sale by the liter.

Healthy eating, and unstoppable caring,

Ian and Cami

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  A Worthy Cause...Please Read!

Dear Members:

Whether it is in a ‘traditional classroom’, home, or out in the field, teaching our youth is truly a ‘calling’. It requires dedication and a passion to instill the love of learning.

In addition to being a wife, grandmother, active Member of her Church, working her Farm, running a successful agricultural based business, volunteer work in the community, Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms founded For My Daughters’ Sake. This non-profit, faith-based organization concentrates it efforts on educating and engaging girls (from 8 to 21) in educational programs. Teaching our youth self-sufficiency skills enhances their knowledge, ability to accept responsibility, confidence to meet those responsibilities, ability to think ‘outside of the box’ and create a niche to entrepreneurial success. On the path they are learning about nutrient dense foods for healthy nutrition, sustainability, canning, sewing, soap making, etiquette —
and a myriad of other life skills that will serve them well as they transition in the the world of adult-hood. Keeping and growing in faith and spiritual ideals will give them strength and fortitude in their journey.

Truly Living Well, a well-established urban farm and organization out of Atlanta, Georgia has collaborated with Burnell Farms to add to the success of this youth program.

In an effort to further the girls’ understanding of organic farming, Tammy is endeavoring to take them to the Georgia Organics Conference being held later this month. The girls engaged in a canning project to raise money; but have fallen a bit short and need our help! You can do this either by donating at Market pickup or by clicking the link below! A portion of the Market proceeds this week will be donated to My Daughters’ Sake. Will you help also?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for donating to this worthy endeavor! In a future Newsletter, I will provide feedback from these young ladies about their experience!

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  A Worthy Cause...Please Read!

Dear Members:

Whether it is in a ‘traditional classroom’, home, or out in the field, teaching our youth is truly a ‘calling’. It requires dedication and a passion to instill the love of learning.

In addition to being a wife, grandmother, active Member of her Church, working her Farm, running a successful agricultural based business, volunteer work in the community, Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms founded For My Daughters’ Sake. This non-profit, faith-based organization concentrates it efforts on educating and engaging girls (from 8 to 21) in educational programs. Teaching our youth self-sufficiency skills enhances their knowledge, ability to accept responsibility, confidence to meet those responsibilities, ability to think ‘outside of the box’ and create a niche to entrepreneurial success. On the path they are learning about nutrient dense foods for healthy nutrition, sustainability, canning, sewing, soap making, etiquette —
and a myriad of other life skills that will serve them well as they transition in the the world of adult-hood. Keeping and growing in faith and spiritual ideals will give them strength and fortitude in their journey.

Truly Living Well, a well-established urban farm and organization out of Atlanta, Georgia has collaborated with Burnell Farms to add to the success of this youth program.

In an effort to further the girls’ understanding of organic farming, Tammy is endeavoring to take them to the Georgia Organics Conference being held later this month. The girls engaged in a canning project to raise money; but have fallen a bit short and need our help! You can do this either by donating at Market pickup or by clicking the link below! A portion of the Market proceeds this week will be donated to My Daughters’ Sake. Will you help also?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for donating to this worthy endeavor! In a future Newsletter, I will provide feedback from these young ladies about their experience!

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  A Worthy Cause...Please Read!

Dear Members:

Whether it is in a ‘traditional classroom’, home, or out in the field, teaching our youth is truly a ‘calling’. It requires dedication and a passion to instill the love of learning.

In addition to being a wife, grandmother, active Member of her Church, working her Farm, running a successful agricultural based business, volunteer work in the community, Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms founded For My Daughters’ Sake. This non-profit, faith-based organization concentrates it efforts on educating and engaging girls (from 8 to 21) in educational programs. Teaching our youth self-sufficiency skills enhances their knowledge, ability to accept responsibility, confidence to meet those responsibilities, ability to think ‘outside of the box’ and create a niche to entrepreneurial success. On the path they are learning about nutrient dense foods for healthy nutrition, sustainability, canning, sewing, soap making, etiquette —
and a myriad of other life skills that will serve them well as they transition in the the world of adult-hood. Keeping and growing in faith and spiritual ideals will give them strength and fortitude in their journey.

Truly Living Well, a well-established urban farm and organization out of Atlanta, Georgia has collaborated with Burnell Farms to add to the success of this youth program.

In an effort to further the girls’ understanding of organic farming, Tammy is endeavoring to take them to the Georgia Organics Conference being held later this month. The girls engaged in a canning project to raise money; but have fallen a bit short and need our help! You can do this either by donating at Market pickup or by clicking the link below! A portion of the Market proceeds this week will be donated to My Daughters’ Sake. Will you help also?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance for donating to this worthy endeavor! In a future Newsletter, I will provide feedback from these young ladies about their experience!

Princeton Farm Fresh:  The Market is Open

See you at the Market on Friday,
Angela

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Countdown to Market Close at 8:00pm

Greetings All:

Offerings you may want to check out…

Greg of Heritage Farm has Beef Rib Steaks, Minced (ground) Lamb and Leg of Lamb on special this week! Great deals! Be sure and check them out. He also has a Bulk Pack of Organs (Kidney, Heart and Liver) that is wonderful for homemade Pet Food. I am still going strong on making soups! Grab some bones while they are available. With all of the wonderful winter veggies available, some bone broth, lentils or beans – yummy soups!

Burnell Farms is going strong bringing us some great winter veggies! Broccoli, Brussell Sprouts, Huge heads of Savoy Cabbage, Carrots, Kale and Romaine Lettuce are all listed in their offerings this week.

Dabrielle of My Daily Bread is back! Challah, Tortillas and Pumpernickel are available!

Marie of Bakery on Brooks has wonderful Gluten Free offerings. Be sure and check them out. Please keep Marie, her husband Chuck and family in your prayers. An extended family member has died after an extended illness. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to them and their loved ones.

Carrell Farms has delicious Water Buffalo offerings! Try some Soup Bones for wonderful Bone Broth! Add in the Ox Tail for an especially delicious treat! Roasts, steaks, ground …they have it all! Don’t forget to check out Shalley’s line of Skin Care products. My new favorite is her Silky Bamboo Lotion! A little goes a long way – and it feels exquisite on your skin!

Jay and Patti Parsons of Dances With Bees are enjoying a vacation and will return next week with all of their offerings!

Jeff and Tammy of Peacefield Farm had an issue in their Greenhouse and it may be a little while before they have items available. Please keep them in your prayers.

Check your Grocery List and get your orders in before 8:00pm this evening for delivery on Thursday!

Just a heads-up…this week at Market Kefir, Elderberry Syrup and Organic Quinoa will be available on the Farmers’ Sale Table. There is a limited amount of Kefir, so if you know you would like some, please send me an email.