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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Russellville Community Market: RCM Opening Bell
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
ALFN Local Food Club: The Market is Open for a Happy Holiday!
Oh, What a Beautiful Holiday Weekend!
I guess that’s an Arkansas winter for you…sub-zero temps one week, gallivanting-through-a-field-singing-The Sound of Music the next. Before you head outside, consider placing an order of delicious local food from the market, because nothing goes better with good weather than good food!
In honor of the holiday, I leave you with this:
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sincerely,
- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations
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United States Virgin Islands: VI Locally Grown Market: Week of January 19, 2015
Good afternoon!
I’m Castiel, the new market and CSA coordinator at R2R. I’ve enjoyed getting to meet some of you at the market! One thing that has really helped us recently is feedback from our customers. For example, please request items if you don’t see them on the site! Often they’re growing on the farm, we just don’t know they are in demand so we don’t add them to the market site. So, please keep the feedback coming and as always thanks for supporting your local farmers and craft makers. The VI Locally Grown market is now open for orders!
Don’t miss out on Ridge to Reef farm’s mouthwatering mango fed local organic pork cuts, available for purchase at the market. We also recently added Surinam Cherries!
The new location for the market is a beautiful experience within itself. If you haven’t had a chance to see the Lawaetz Museum property at Little La Grange on Mahogany road, the market is a great opportunity to support your local farmers and enjoy the a local heritage site for St. Croix.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
-Castiel and your VI Locally Grown producers
CLG: Opening Bell: Let's Grill: Chops, Ribs, BBQ Sauce...
Good afternoon,
Why not take advantage of the mild weather and do some grilling? You can find all the best items at Conway Locally Grown: Chops, brats, steaks, ribs, jalapenos, burgers. And when they’re almost done, brush with some BBQ sauce for awesomeness. I just wish we had some zucchini and corn for the grill as well!
This will be the last market for January due to a scheduling conflict on Jan 30th, so order enough goodies to get you through 2 weeks.
Be sure to share us with your friends on Facebook, especially those who are concerned about where their food comes from. Remind them that we are the only farmers market in Conway open right now!
Available now!: ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.
Check out all the Featured Products and use the SEARCH field on the main Market page to quickly find the items you want.
Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table.
The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation.
Have a great week!
Steve
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
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
I am happy to announce that we have been provided with some additional Double Dollar funding for SNAP benefits users. We will match purchases dollar for dollar up to $50.
If you place an order with the intention of using your SNAP card for payment, please make a note of this in the comments section on the check out screen. When you are placing your order, keep in mind that up to $50 of your order will be paid for using Double Dollars. So, you can order $100 and only use $50 in SNAP benefits and the rest will be paid for in Double Dollars. We will not be issuing scrips for this funding. It is solely for use towards purchases made through the online market and for Siloam Springs only. Double Dollar benefits will be applied after you place your order and a revised invoice will be emailed showing the remaining balance due at the time of order pick up. Email Stacy at farmersmarket@mainstreetsiloam.org if you have any questions.
If you know someone that does not receive this newsletter but could benefit from this program please share the information.
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmer's Market - It's Time to Order
Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.- by Christina Rossetti, pub. 1904
Hi, folks!
Welcome to another week of shopping at Manchester Locally Grown online farmers’ market. The market will be open for ordering until Tuesday at 10 pm, and pickup will be on Thursday from 3:00 till 4:30.
This message comes from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:
Everyone needs some new houseplants in the dead of winter. We have added some lovely succulent planters, some round and some oval. These will really brighten up your winter, or that of a friend. Check them out – we have four different ones to choose from.
This year-round online farmers’ market offers several types of winter vegetables, as well as other foods and herbal products produced on local farms. Support your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items.
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A sampling of items available from our local farmers: (L to R) Spare ribs from Weaver Fars, Open range eggs from Wayne Diller, Round succulent planter from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Baby mocassins and “Chocolate Swirl” Bar Soap from Solace Farm.
Ordering will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on Thursday between 3:00 and 4:30 at Square Books, 113 E Main, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if that’s more convenient for you. Just call (931) 273-9708 if you prefer to utilize this free service.
Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, all of our growers, local food, and our right to eat it. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. Nothing makes a farmer more excited than seeing new customers on the market!
Blessings,
Linda
South Cumberland Farmer's Market: Time to Order Local Food!
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage
To Contact Us
Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)
Recipes
SLOW-ROASTED, BACON-WRAPPED RABBIT (serves 4-6)
INGREDIENTS:
One rabbit from Three Oaks Rabbitry
Five slices of bacon
Vegetables in large chunks (this is usually whatever I choose to have as a side dish – sweet potatoes, or apples and onions, carrots, turnips etc.)
A splash of olive oil (if needed)
Salt and pepper
A splash of cider or white wine (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Rinse the rabbit and pat dry. Sprinkle the rabbit with salt and pepper. Place a splash of olive oil in a roasting pan with a lid and add the rabbit on top. Once in the roasting pan, drape the rabbit with the bacon. With the pan open, roast the rabbit for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
After 15 minutes, add the vegetables and a splash of wine or cider (plus any olive oil for the vegetables) place the lid on the roasting pan, and turn the oven temperature to 200 degrees. Cook until the rabbit is done (160 degrees on a meat thermometer) and the vegetables are tender – this usually takes 2 or 3 hours.
I generally place the rabbit in the oven after lunch and take it out for dinner. If this is your first time slow roasting meat, just check on it once in a while to make sure that the meat is staying moist – most likely you’ll have an abundance of good juices from the meat, bacon, and vegetables. To serve the rabbit, I generally cut it into 6 pieces, the two back legs, I split the back down the middle, and also serve the two ribs and front legs together. Alternately, rabbit is fairly easy to pull from the bones when cooked this way.
Enjoy and feel free to contact me with any rabbit related questions. Jess (jessandnatew@yahoo.com)
Market News
JUST IN FROM DOGWOOD VALLEY GREENHOUSE
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has added several nice houseplants to the listings. Available now are needlepoint ivy, cape primrose, wandering jews, and two colors of spider plants, all in 10" hanging baskets. We also have several very nice succulent planters and herb collection baskets for your table or windowsill. Panda plants and aloe vera plants would also be good additions to your winter indoor garden. All these need to stay inside until our frost-free date near the end of April, then will be happy to spend the summer on porch or patio.
We are also making decisions about spring offerings of flowering hanging baskets, vegetable plants in gallon pots, and 6 packs of bedding plants. If there is something special you would be interested in, please let us know by e-mail to tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com. -————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
Jess Wilson of In Town Organics and Summer Fields sends the following message: I want to point out something very exciting that happened in 2014 – that was the opening of Three Oaks Rabbitry on Gudger Rd. in Sewanee. I have raised rabbits for our family and a few lucky others for the past ten years. These rabbits live in large cages that are moved daily to allow access to fresh grass and plenty of hopping room and sunshine when desired. My rabbits are fed oats and locally grown alfalfa hay. I could not sell these rabbits legally in the past because there was not a processing facility in the area. Erich Eichler was willing to do the work (and waiting) needed to change this. Last year his processing facility was inspected by the USDA and FDA for processing rabbits for legal sale in our area! I’m so excited to finally have a legal outlet for selling my rabbits. Three Oaks Rabbitry sells my rabbits as well as rabbits that Erich raises himself and you can purchase them on the market! Domestic rabbit is an incredibly lean, white meat that can be substituted for chicken in many recipes. Check out a favorite rabbit recipe from our family in the RECIPE section.-———————————————————————————————————————————————————
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1st
If you come to market and forget your check book, credit card, or cash, we will give you an addressed envelope to take with you. Your payment should be mailed within 24 hours of market closing so it will arrive in time to post to your account before the next market.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will be presenting the following workshops:
Farmers Market Boot Camp
Fruit Production and Direct Marketing
Locally Raised Beef
Poultry Workshop
The only workshop that doesn’t have a fee appears to be the Locally Raised Beef Workshop. Send us a (new) e-mail to cumberlandfm@gmail.com if you would like to see the information on these workshops. (Do NOT Reply to this e-mail.)-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
WHITE CITY PRODUCE AND GREENHOUSES reminds us that, while their growing season has ended for the winter, their CSA’s are still on the market and available for ordering. The deadline will be here before you know it, so please order soon so you will not be disappointed.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
EXTENDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
There will be six webinars, each 75 minutes long, in February and March of 2015. All webinars will be broadcast from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. EST.
Webinar Schedule
• February 17 — Season Extension Opportunities & EQIP Funding
• February 24 — Structure Options, Construction, Ventilation & Temperature Control
• March 3 — Organic Certification & Marketing High Tunnel Crops
• March 10 — Crop, Irrigation & Equipment Options
• March 17 — Insect, Weed & Disease Control
• March 24 — Producer Views & Series Wrap-up
For more information, and to register, please contact Miranda at 859-218-4384 or miranda. hileman@uky.edu.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.
Payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.-———————————————————————————————————————————————————
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.
If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.
Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.
Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers
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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.
Coming Events
Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .
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!
Dothan, Alabama: "Winter Wonder", Sweet Cakes Bakery & Valentine's...
Market At Dothan_Eating Locally, Year Round
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Market At Dothan Locally Grown
How to contact us:’
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email:2farmersdaughters@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketAtDothan
Market News
WINTER MARKET 2015 WEEKLY PICK UP OPTIONS @ DOTHAN NURSERIES …
To improve access to “Local Food”, Market At Dothan is Adding “SATURDAY PICK UP” weekly from 10am -12pm @ DOTHAN NURSERIES during Winter Season (January, February & March) in addiTion to regular weekly FRIDAY PICK UP 10AM -12PM. Helping you make 2015 the year of “Local Food”! MUST Select Pick Up DAY before placing order.
“WINTER WONDER”…
Message from Jennifer @ Sandspur Farm:
" This winter has been different, at first I was mad and upset with crops being ruined when some were reaching their prime. To see turnips shatter like glass from being frozen is ugly. But then I changed my mind. Without winter, pests in the garden would continue, there would never be an end to their cycle. So now I am happy to say that winter is not all bad. It’s the reset button for growing things. I’ve included some quotes I found online. The most important is the Bible verse from Deuteronomy 11:13-15. It says “It shall come about, if you love the Lord your God that He will give the rain for your land in its season that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil. He will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.”
Our ancestors didn’t have greenhouses back in the 17 & 1800s, they grew what they could during the spring and summer and stored for winter. To them winter was horrible. We have so many luxuries in life to be thankful for. Giving our lands a rest period or at least a slower pace, isn’t all bad."
Thanks Jennifer for sharing your optimism & farmer’s perspective!
SWEET CAKE BAKERY…
“Now available from Sweet Cakes Bakery- Homemade Cinnamon Rolls! Lovely, cinnamon goodness rolled and smothered in a sweet icing; available by the dozen or half dozen! Also, check out the Rosemary Bread, a savory round loaf full of herbs, with a fine, soft texture and utterly delicious! I will be adding more bread over the next few weeks, so be sure to check in and see what is new! Coming soon will be Potato Bread, Butter Bread and French Bread, all homemade! Thank you so much for your support and patronage!”
VALENTINE TREATS…
MS. EMMA’s…
Red Velvet .Mini Cakes & Cupcakes and Strawberry Mini Cakes & Cupcakes are carefully placed in a decorative Valentine box ready to be given to your favorite Valentine.
HORTON FARMS..Freshly milled grains: Sourdough Mix, Ezekiel Mix, Whole Wheat & Buckwheat Pancake & Waffle Mix now available through Horton Farms. Thanks Ros!
PRICELESS PRODUCE UPDATED…
CSA- Full & 1/2 Shares
Arugula – baby, pesto & 2 gallons
Greenhouse Mix – of Baby Chinese Cabbage, Baby Siberian Kale, Baby Bok Choi, and Baby Swiss Chard!
Lettuce – Mesclun, Red Oakleaf
Micros – broccoli, spicy, radish
Salsa
Sprouts -sunflowers
CASABLANCA RANCH- LOCAL GRASS FED, GRASS FINISHED BEEF…
“Locally raised in Abbeville, AL. Grass Fed and Grass Finished. Our cattle are never given hormones, any type of steroids or growth enhancing medications. We do not feed them corn, chicken litter or cotton gin waste. Their diet is grass and hay. We give them minerals and salt as needed. We vaccinate them for diseases and parasites under the oversight of a veterinarian. Our meat is inspected and approved during processing by a USDA inspector and carries the USDA seal of certification.”
GROUND BEEF, 93% LEAN
*GROUND BEEF PATTIES
*SIRLOIN TIP ROAST
*CHUCK ROAST
*BRISKET
*LIVER
**SOUP BONES
#SHOPLOCAL…
PLEASE SUPPORT these LOCAL businesses! “It’s not hard to support your local economy. Just shift your spending to local independents. Every bit counts.” #ShopLocal. Order Online @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS…
Now accepting Debit & Credit cards @ Market at Dothan when you PICK UP your order. Using SQUARE, is a FLEXIBLE payment option that allows you to get receipts via email or text message. EASY & CONVENIENT way to pay!
EASY & CONVENIENT Online Ordering @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
Farm to Table Recipes
Chili
1 to 2 tablespoons oil
1 pound sirloin, cubed, grass fed, grass finished
1 pound ground meat, grass fed, grass finished
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 Bottle of beer
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup coffee (strong is best)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 finely chopped chili of choice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon heaping of cumin
1 teaspoon heaping of coriander
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 15 ounce cans kidney beans
1 15 ounce cans white beans
5 large carrots, chopped into discs (OPTIONAL)
In large stock pot or dutch oven, heat oil over med. flame and brown meat, sirloin chunks first then ground. When meat is lightly browned, throw on the onions. Take two large sips from the beer. Add remaining beer plus, tomatoes, coffee and tomato paste. Add sugar, spices and kidney beans. Reduce flame to low and let simmer for an hour. Add white beans and carrots simmer for another hour or two; longer will be better. Season as needed.
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: The market is open for ordering
Good Morning on this fine sunny day!
The market is open for ordering until Tuesday at 9 pm. Please remember to mark your calendars for pickup Friday the 23rd between 3:30 and 5:30 at 341A Whittington Avenue. Before 5 is better for our volunteer staff. See you then.
http://spacity.locallygrown.net/market
Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
501 655 9411
spacity@locallygrown.net
Carolina Foothills, SC: Cold Months
http://carolinafoothills.locallygrown.net/market
Good morning folks ,
Brrr…..cold! Starting a fire and holding a warm cup of Southern Pecan from our mountain roaster ,‘Jumpin Goats Coffee Roasters ’.. Really really good. Robust with hints of pecan. Not artificially flavored ( of course)! Just a good cup of Joe! And to add my own kind of good I put in the Chocolate Brownie Cocoa also from Jumpin Goats Coffee Roasters. Let’s just say it’s like that really good mocha you paid too much for. Only you do it yourself! For way less!
As always I buy most of my food here! It just makes more sense to get food from my local farmers. I’m eating huge salads every night thanks to Leah Lake Farm! Lettuces are beautiful and tasty and the beets are so good! Thank you to this farm for providing this even through these cold spells! Quite impressive!
I visited Sylvan Falls Mill recently. Lovely Bed & Breakfast! If you haven’t tried their Breads, Muffins and lots of other baked goods do it now. They also offer *Stone milled Grits and Flours
I’m going to get back to sipping my Southern Pecan Mocha. Enjoy you day!
Remember you can order anytime day or night till Monday 4 pm. http://carolinafoothills.locallygrown.net/market
Eat Well,
Marantha
Wild Earth Gardens & Herbals