Independence,VA:  The Market is open for orders to be picked up November 13th

Friends of the Market,
It’s almost time for the annual Green Friday Christmas tree fundraiser and winter market on November 27th and again December 5th. We’ll be taking pesticide free Christmas tree and wreath orders soon!
Exciting news, we are hiring a part-time Market coordinator. You can view the job description on the Webpage and our Facebook page. Please help spread the word and/or consider doing it yourself.
Isn’t it great to have all the produce on the Market! Just a reminder, the Market closes to orders at 7pm Wednesday evening. If you have questions, feel free to email me at independencefarmersmarket.org or call 276-768-0597. Pickup is Fridays from 10-noon in the conference room (across from the gift shop)in the 1908 Courthouse. Please bring cash or checks. You’ll still be dealing with each individual vendor.
Happy shopping! Here are the links:http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org
Thanks and hope to see you Friday!
Michelle

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Local Farm Products!

Good morning, everyone!

Manchester Locally Grown online farmers’ market will be open for ordering until Tuesday evening at 10 pm. See the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Welcome to Rachel’s Cupcakes from Tullahoma! Watch for her very attractive products to be added soon!

Vegetable production is still in full swing, with several recent additions of cool-season crops, and several of our farmers have a good selection on the market. White City Produce & Greenhouses has added curly kale and green onions this week. These other great vegetables are still available on our market from local growers: Brussels sprouts, broccoli, turnips, red potatoes, cabbage, spinach, and cucumbers; and several types of tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers.

But our farmers’ market is not just about vegetables. Please take note of some of the seasonal items available this week: Live Water Kefir Grains and Square Bale Grass Hay from Triple B Farms; Ground Beef from Paccman Ranch; and Scuppernong cider and jelly from White City Produce & Greenhouses.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse is offering fabric-lined baskets filled with three herb plants, each in its own 4" pot. These pretty baskets will make great Thanksgiving decorations or hostess gifts. Herbs included will be those commonly used in baking and cooking, a great addition to any kitchen. Specify your preference of herbs from this list: lemon balm; orange, pineapple, apple, chocolate, spearmint, or grapefruit mint; Greek or variegated oregano; silver-edged, English, common, variegated lemon, citrus, or lime thyme. Basket #1 is approximately 8-9" round with a handle, but may be different from the picture on the market. Pattern of fabric may vary, but will be fall/Thanksgiving themed.

We also have lots of our regular year-round items: perennial, herb, and fern plants, as well as a good selection of houseplants; local milk, eggs, and honey; pork and chicken cuts; dried herbs and fresh, as well as lots of homemade herbal products too.

(L to R) Curly Kale and Green Onions from White City Produce & Greenhouses, Dark Pink Gaura Plant from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Pork Chops from Weaver Farms, Square Bales Grass Hay from Triple B Farms.

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Important Ordering and Pickup Information

Ordering will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on Thursday between 4:00 and 5:30 (note later pickup hours) at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We have more variety than many large Saturday markets, and our items will be in your hands on Thursday! Instead of fighting the crowds and getting up early to search for what you want at the Saturday market, check out the wonderful products our local growers have for you, from the comfort of your own computer.

We have some new farmers considering joining our market, if they can expect large sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda

Here is the complete list for this week.

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

Sweet potatoes, carrots, kale and lots more!
The market is open!

Lake Placid Online Farmer's Market:  Happy November--the Market is Now Open!

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying the lovely (and, in the case of the last few days, warmer than usual) Autumn weather we’ve been having!

After a hiatus, the farmer’s market has started again, just in time for Thanksgiving! Now’s the time to stock up on some items for your family feast, or just because it’s your favorite foods fresh from your local farmers.

We did make a few changes during the hiatus. The small change is the template of the market, which is now decked out in fall colors to celebrate the autumn season. The big change is that payment is now via credit card at checkout to streamline the accounting for the market and make it easier for everyone. It’s a very simple process where you add a credit card, then when returned to your cart for checkout, select that preferred credit card for payment. So then there’s no need to bring money to the market, all you need is to pick up your items on Wednesday afternoon at the Lake Placid Skate Shop (2647 Main Street, across from the Olympic Oval and Olympic Center in Lake Placid).

Here are some exciting new items on sale this market:

Sweet potatoes—medium and large. Perfect for Thanksgiving dinner!

Rutabagas—another excellent autumn/winter treat.

Carrots—A lovely addition to soups and stews as the season gets chilly!

Squash—I know in my house, we love our squash. Butternut and honey nut can even be used in pies “pumpkin pie style” but they are also fantastic baked, sautéed, or mashed.

Kale—A super food! An easy way to add greens to your diet; make smoothies with them, add them to salad, sautée them, steam them….they are a versatile and nutritious treat.

CHEESE!—Asgaard has several different varieties of goat cheese, which can be a perfect appetizer for your Thanksgiving feast; they also have home-made caramels and meat available in the market.

Of course, see the list below for a full listing of items available at this market!

Hope to see you Wednesday, and happy shopping!

Best,
Christie
Market Manager

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market Open!

Good Evening Locavores,

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is now open for orders!

Reminder: You will still be able to order and pickup orders the Wednesday before Thanksgiving this year!

Stay dry,

Andrew in Hall
Chuck in Rabun
Teri in Habersham

McColloms Market:  November FFFN Order is Now Open

Hi All:

My apologies for not getting this open earlier today. I’ve been at a Conference in New Hampshire since Wed and just got back. They made us work very hard so I completely lost track of the other tasks that I should be paying attention to.

The Market will be open until Monday night. Pick Up will be on Wed. from 4:30 – 6:30 at my house.

Have a good weekend.

Thanks.

Melinda

Carolina Foothills, SC:  The Market is open

Happy Friday to you all,

I hope this weekend finds you all well.

Stop by and take a look around, we have new items.

Susan.

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  Your Market is Now Open

Good Morning.

Thank you for a successful market day yesterday. We will soon have exciting news to share with you regarding special Thanksgiving and Christomas offerings and market operations during the upcoming holidays.

Your Tullahoma Locally Grown Market is now open. Feel free to browse and select your items between now and Wednesday at noon.

Here is the link to the market: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market

Thank you for your support. Have a great day,
Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!

BIG LOVE TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR AUGUSTA FOOD OASIS MEETING LAST NIGHT! What an amazing group of hard-working folks, all edging this local foods movement forward!

UPCOMING!

SAT, NOV 7 – MAKE SPA-GRADE PRODUCTS: A WORKSHOP AT WHITE HILLS FARM – Lisa Kessler will share her herbal secrets, much to the delight of the rest of us! This workshop runs 10am-2:30pm, with crafting of three bath and beauty preparations. You will learn to make balms, scrubs and body butters using organic herbs and oils and will receive the latest information on best preparation practices. Fun and relaxing! Lisa will also serve a teatime lunch with dessert! Cost is $32/person. Register by email at whitehillsfarm@gmail.com or through this ALG on-line market.

SAT, NOV 7 – DEC 24 – HOLIDAY MARKET AT SOUTHERN MADE – The gorgeous fiber-farmer-owned store that is Southern Made will start their “Holiday Market” next weekend. Get locally-grown, handmade holiday gifts for your loved ones and support local artisans and farmers! Free demos and refreshments Nov 7-8, 10:30am-5:30pm. 1808 Broad Street, Augusta.

WED, NOV 18 – FORT GORDON SPOUSES CLUB – ALG will share news of local food events with military spouses at Fort Gordon! We could use a volunteer for this. Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can help us spread the word and get folks more involved!

THUR, NOV 19 – A TASTE OF THANKSGIVING AT RED CLAY MARKET IN EVANS – Sample deliciously creative dishes – perfect for the Thanksgiving dinner table – made with seasonal local ingredients. Augusta Locally Grown will partner with this wonderful new store to make a fun-filled day of it! Door prizes, free recipes, good company. The works!

TUE, DEC 1 – HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR – It’s our annual gift bazaar, held at the AJCC in Evans during market pick-up in Evans. What a great way to bring “locally grown” products home for the gift-giving season. Runs 4pm-6pm. Contact Amy at arsutter@hotmail.com if you’d like to set up as a vendor.

WED, DEC 2 – TURN-BACK-THE-BLOCK VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON – Participants of our G.R.O.W. Harrisburg/FVRx efforts have been invited to cook a locally-grown luncheon for Turn Back the Block volunteers at Crawford Baptist Church this holiday season. We’ll be prepping soups all day on Monday, Nov 30. Come volunteer if you’ve got the time!

TUES, DEC 8 – OUR ANNUAL LOCAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE – One Tuesday each year, ALG offers free delivery of freshly cut trees from the Clarks Hills Christmas Tree Farm in Modoc, SC. Purchase your tree through our on-line market, support a local farmer and get the freshest tree around! Better yet, go pick it out yourself at the farm and meet these unique growers! Visit clarkshillchristmastreefarm.com.

SAT, DEC 12 – URBAN FOOD GROWING FOR KIDS AT GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST – ALG has been invited to host a monthly urban food growing program for kids at this Augusta-based church one Saturday each month, Dec-Apr. We could sure use a volunteer or two to help! Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

THU, JAN 7 – AUGUSTA FOOD OASIS – We’ll host our “action plan” meeting of Local Food Activists on Thursday, January 7, 6pm-8pm. Location TBA! If you want to help create a more vibrant local foods culture in the CSRA, then please know: YOU are invited!!!! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org for more info.

FRI, JAN 29 – TEDX AUGUSTA – We’re very excited to again play a part in helping with the TedxAugusta event in 2016. What a great way to promote local foods among our community’s deep thinkers. We’re gonna need at least 8 volunteers to really pull this off! Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can commit!

SUN, JAN 31 – CROB MOB AT CLYDE’S FRESH PRODUCE IN GROVETOWN – What’s a crop mob, you ask!? Good question! Imagine 30-40 volunteers, gathered for an afternoon on a farm, all volunteering their time to get something big done for the local farmer. This time, we’ll be planting dozens of fruit trees! Of course, we’ll share a farm-fresh meal afterwards. Save the date! Times TBA.

CHEERS!
Kim

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  The Market is Open...Come on in

The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!

…tidbit highlights…

New Items Available on Market starting tomorrow!

We are working to get the new items listed! Please check back in the morning to order Salmon, Cod and Cheese

Take Note!!!

Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread have let me know that going forward, they will make their items available every other week. Since they will not be will NOT be on the Market the week of November 19th, be sure you you have an adequate supply of their yummy goodies! Order extra for delivery Thursday, November 12th! Their items freeze well! Dabrielle has her Pureed Pumpkin on Special this week! Don’t miss the opportunity to get some for the pies you are sure to be baking for the holidays! Also, her yummy Yeast Rolls are a featured product this week! Get an extra for the freezer – so convenient to pop a few out of the pan, defrost and warm for dinner!