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GFM :  A break in the snow!


We have a break in the snow but the roads are still a bit slushy. So take advantage of the online market and get some of your shopping done.
Remember there’s never any shipping fees. And you can help the market by using smile.amazon.com to do your shopping when you shop Amazon. A small portion of your sales will go to help support the market
Orders placed today through Thursday can be picked up on Saturday at the fairgrounds parking lot under the trees.

Thank you for shopping with us!

The Vendors, Staff, and Board of

Greeneville’s Oldest, Established Farmers Market

Princeton Farm Fresh:  Sorry the market is opened late.


Hello Everyone,
We are sorry about opening the market late. My mom has been fighting an infection and was hospitalized overnight due to low blood pressure from dehydration. She will becoming home sometime this afternoon after they finish running some tests to make sure she has fully recovered. Not to worry, the market is still on for Friday pickups. We will be there with all your favorite winter veggies.
See you Friday,
Hannah

Conyers Locally Grown:  Available for Friday January 29th


Hello. I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We have lots of great pork, salmon and winter greens like collards, mustard, turnips and a few more. We also have loads of sweet potatoes. Thank you for all your support we will see you Friday between 5 and 7 at Copy Central.

Thank you,
Brady

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of Jan 23 2016


Eggs are back to regular price of $6.75/doz for extra large, $6.25 for large. Please bring in egg cartons, I’ve had to buy new cartons recently because we were sending out so many.

Special on ‘Bonny Red’ Chicken roasters, $1 off the per kg price.

As of Jan 24th, we can offer the following crops: sweet potato, cilantro, parsley, kale, fresh dug carrots, chard, collards, spaghetti and turban squash, whole wheat flour, red skin and purple potatoes.

Camelia is cooking prepared foods from our produce: apple sauce, stuffed peppers, cucumber relish, quiches (on order).

Why is the energy/climate consensus so durable, even in the face of compelling facts or logic? A persuasive analysis of this social phenomenon by Irish systems thinker, physicist and human systems ecologist David Korowicz can be found here.

He writes, “We are trying to comprehend our world within the world-views and economic orthodoxies developed over an extra-ordinary, two-hundred year period of compound economic growth. This growth was coincident with increasing wealth, complexity and globalized integration. Part of our dominant consensus is that this trend will continue. Much of what is important to us, how we live, our expectations, what we value and hold dear, was shaped by this process. And we, the global 10%, have done well out of it.”

“When the conditions that underpinned the consensus change, it can be very difficult to acknowledge and let go of our attachment. For acknowledgement means rejecting not only the familiar but something that may have embodied our status, past efforts, our hopes and even our collective mythology.

Defending the dominant consensus is always reasonable, confident and considered, for it is born out of the cosmology or world-view of the age. But world-views shape their own perceptions and contain the narratives of their own defence."

What consensus views do you share or refute? Where do you stand on the fringe (of conventional wisdom) looking in? Organic food? Limits to Growth? Grassroots democracy? Population overshoot?

Healthy eating,
Ian Cami and Kazlyn.

CLG:  CLG Reminder: No Market this Week.


Just a quick reminder that we won’t be having market this week, but will return next Sunday night. Lots of great food being produced locally. Have a great week!
Steve

Athens Locally Grown:  ALG Market Open for January 28


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

I don’t have much new to report this week. I’ve been spending my last few days getting ready to drive up to Lexington, KY tomorrow for the annual SSAWG conference, my favorite educational farming conference of the year. I’m on the staff, and they keep me busy, but I never fail to learn a ton of stuff and meet many wonderful people all the same. The very first SSAWG conference I was on the staff for was in Louisville, years ago, and it’ll be nice to see that part of the country again. Some of it is under considerable snow and ice, but it’ll be good to see it anyway.

While I’m away, I’ve left our Thursday market here in the hands of our many capable regular volunteers. There are a few things they can’t do, such as looking up account history and resolving old payment issues, so you can send those queries to me via email or wait until the following week. Also, Doug’s Salmon keeps his fish at my place in a freezer, and I bring his sales in to market for him. Since I’ll be gone, the fish will not be available to purchase this week. It’ll all be back next week, though.

I hope you all have a pleasant week. Looks like it should be both warmer and drier than the one we just had. And as much as I miss the occasional heavy snow (the Yankee in me hasn’t left completely yet), I’m glad we didn’t get the 30 inches some of my friends in the mid-Atlantic got. I know our growers feel the same.

Thank you 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 has closed for the winter. You can watch for news during the offseason on their website. The other area markets are also all closed for the season, I believe. If you know of any winter markets operating, please let me know. And they might all be closed, but we’ll be here all year round!

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!

Dawson Local Harvest:  The Harvest is Back This Week!


The Harvest is Back This Week!

HI EVERYBODY!

I hope you survived our touch of winter last weekend. The Harvest is back for this week, and hopefully we won’t be beset with more inclement conditions!

We want to welcome back MY DAILY BREAD this week, with all the delicious Breads, Chocolate Zucchini Bread, Bagels, and so much more! LEILANI’S will have Cabbage, Baby Leeks, and Kohlrabi, FIVE HENS FARMS has their free-range Beef, Chicken, and Eggs, and there are other goodies hiding in the Market listing for this week. Take some time and take a look!

THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!

REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.

You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net

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! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Alan Vining
Market Manager

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  reminder!


Order reminder!
Hello Paris market family!

This is a friendly reminder that we will be closing orders for the week tonight at 10pm! There are still plenty of amazing local products to choose from! Meats, cheeses, veggies, baked goods, soaps, honey, eggs and more! Come on over to the PAFM market page and check it out!

Www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net

Cheers, neighbors! See you Tuesday!

PAFM :)

Central Arkansas :  Last Minute Order Reminder


Ok folks
Don’t forget to get those orders in for this week. You still have a few hours left.

There are so many great products on the market this week. Come by & check it out. We have everything from meat, eggs & cheese to veggies, breads & baked goods. We also have several kinds of handmade goods.

We are so excited to bring all the local products available in & around our area to your computer!!

Thank you for all the support!! We look forward to a long future here on locally grown!!

Thanks CAM -Market Mama

StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  Market NOW Open - Jan. 25, 2016


Ready To Order?

sign in & shop now
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.

So “WHAT’S NEW?” Growers Fluctuating This Week

The recent weather changes the best of plans for producing fresh harvest for our customers. Both Geraldson Community Farm & Glory Road Gardens are absent from the Market this week. Christa from GCF reported that “the fields are taking a beating” from the windy weather and Kevin from GRG emailed that “the cold has us delaying the harvest… so I can’t promise delivery…” Severe weather can create damage that isn’t immediately obvious until harvest so please keep your fingers crossed for our other Growers. The really good news is that Donna of Organically Inclined is back this week with dried goods, seeds, legumes, dried fruit, and nuts. She makes “cameo appearances” on our Market and always has items that no one else is able to provide. Take advantage and stock up! The quality of her items and her devotion to freshness make them four cuts above anything that you’ll find at local retailers.

Message from Your Market Manager

Beef Delivery This Week & Pork PRE-ORDERS Needed
If you have not yet PRE-ORDERED, please read about PRE-ORDERS on our Q&A page, before you place an order.

  • Beef will be delivered this week to those who pre-ordered. I will make another trip to Land O’Lakes for beef in the February/March timeframe so feel free to submit PRE-ORDERS for the beef cuts listed on Market this week. It will be my last trip up there so plan to order soon.
  • Please place your PRE-ORDER for pork now as this is just a one-time purchase for pork as a group. NOTE: PORK LOIN was added this week. We are just half way to meeting the $300 minimum order. If we get close enough to the minimum this week then there won’t be another chance for you to order any. I will be ordering too so this order will not be cancelled unless I have to spend way over $100 of my own funds. There is NOTHING like pastured pork. Let’s make this happen!

Fabulous Fall Veggies At Last

  • Whfoods.com reports that “There’s research evidence for including at least one serving of an allium vegetable in your meal plan every day” and recommends 1 cup of chopped leeks to meet that requirement. Bon Appetit declares that “Leeks are cooler than onions” because they are sweeter and provides 12 of Our Very Favorite Leek Recipes so you can make it work for you!
  • Did you know that using a portabello mushroom as a side dish with a source of animal protein like lean beef or a chicken breast will boost the protein content? Putting a portobello in a bun to make a sandwich boosts the carb content. They are high in fiber as well. They make great Portobello Mushroom Burgers.
  • Italian parsley is a rich source of nutrients, several of which contribute to bone health. It’s used raw in salsas and pestos but is just as effective when cooked. Here are 25 Ways to Use Parsley so you can see for yourself.

SPLG’S FRUIT BASKET
Calamondin (aka sour oranges), starfruit aka carambolas, a variety of dried fruits (raisins, banana chips, and mango), papayas (ripe & green!), and Miracle Fruit —all locally grown in St. Pete. Non-local: Braeburn apples from Washington State and Bosc pears from Wenatchee, WA.

ECONOMY SIZED PACKAGING
FRESH picked greens in abundance this week: bok choy, broccoli greens, Lacinato kale, collard greens, turmeric, and Swiss chard. Thank Goodness for fall veggies!

ON SALE THIS WEEK
Coconut infused balsalmic vinegar, smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, Braeburn apples, turmeric, and a Muscle & Joint Remedy.

KITCHEN GARDEN INTERNATIONAL
This month KGI addresses “How does your home-grown produce tackle food waste?” This article contends that “If food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the USA.”

MARKET MEMBERSHIP FEE is now $30 if paid this month
If you have never ordered from us, you should know that the membership fee doesn’t get charged until your SECOND order. Our Market Season, formerly June 30th, NOW ends on March 31st instead. That’s $10 per month.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

  • *"Monthly Potluck Social" for February 27th is scheduled and I am thrilled that we are starting to cycle our potluck locations. Details to follow soon via Evite!

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!