StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  Changes Coming on Nov. 2nd

CSA Farmers Market:  Farmers Market Update Oct 15, 2015

Smitten in the Kitchen

The Licensed Kitchen is complete!! Our experimental chef is out there working on new products for the customers to enjoy. Our policy is to use local ingredients whenever possible to create the products we sell. We are currently working on a few new products so keep your eyes open…hummus and kombucha are in the line up. If you have any suggestions or any products you would like to see please let us know

It is the time of year that the growers close up their hoop-houses to protect the plants from the frost. Also the ground is being worked so that fall cover crops can be sowed and plowed under next spring to help add organic matter to the soil.
Inside work continues as we prepare for new plantings, in one hoop house all the beds are changing direction so that we can do smaller plantings more often and more variety.
The clover is actually a cover crop, it is good for the bees and beneficial insects as well as it competes well with unwanted weeds and adds nutrients to the soil. As always it is nice to see the periodic 4-leaf clover, as often time farming seems like luck when we are at the mercy of the weather.

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  The market is OPEN! Come see what all the BUZZ is about!

The Market is open Thursday at 9am – Monday at noon.
After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning.
Pick up your order Tuesday from 4-7pm only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

Rockin’ H Farm is starting to dry off their goats for breeding season and will only have a limited amount of goat milk until the end of November and then will be out until March. If you’d like to have some delicious goat milk over the winter, stock up now and freeze it!

The Buzz on Bees!

Cold season is among us. Did you know we have our own bee colonies on the farm? These bees produce yummy honey and our beekeeper, Jay Parsons, turns it into delicious products available by Dances with Bees on the market and in our Country Store. Some refer to honey as “liquid gold” because of its many health benefits.

Here are a few reasons to enjoy honey in your daily life:

1. Alleviates allergies: Honey’s anti-inflammatory effects and ability to soothe coughs has led to the belief it can also reduce seasonal allergy symptoms.

2. All-Natural Energy Drink: Honey is an excellent source of all-natural energy at just 17 grams of carbohydrates per tablespoon. This natural unprocessed sugar — fructose and glucose — directly enter the bloodstream and can deliver a quick boost of energy.

3. Boosts Memory: The sweet nectar is loaded in antioxidants that may help prevent cellular damage and loss within the brain.

4. Cough Suppressant: Honey can be the all-natural cure when it comes to pesky colds. A persistent cough that won’t go away can easily be remedied with two teaspoons of honey.

5. Sleep Aid: Honey can be a health aid for sleepless nights. Similar to sugar, honey can cause a rise in insulin and release serotonin — a neurotransmitter that improves mood and happiness.

6. Treats Dandruff: Honey can bring temporary relief to the scalp by targeting dandruff.

7. Treats Wounds And Burns: Honey is a natural antibiotic that can act both internally and externally. It can be used as a conventional treatment for wounds and burns by disinfecting wounds and sores from major species of bacteria.

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Don’t forget to follow us on facebook and on instagram @gwinnettlocallygrown for discount codes and promotions!

Upcoming Workshops

These are the upcoming workshops hosted at Rancho Alegre Farm:

Cooking with Essential Oils!

Tuesday, October 20th @ 7pm
Come have fun learning how easy it is to add essential oils to everyday cooking!

OHB Wine Making Workshop Pt2
Tue, October 20, 6pm – 9pm

Visit ranchoalegrefarm.com for more information and as always, contact me for any questions or for more information!

See you Tuesday,
Amanda
-Market Manager

New Field Farm's Online Market:  Ginger order clarification

Hi,

I want to be sure that I’m clear about the ginger/turmeric order.

The ginger and turmeric need to be ordered this week and will be picked up next week. If you want some you can let me know in the comment section of your regular order for this week.

Or, if you’re not ordering veggies this week, you can email me how much ginger you want.

If you just order ginger and/or turmeric then that’s what you will pick up next Friday, Oct. 23 at the usual time and place. If you also order veggies next week then the ginger or turmeric will be added to your regular order.

And again, the ginger is $12/lb. or $6 per half lb. and turmeric is $16/lb. or $8 per half lb.

If you have questions please let me know.

Thanks,
Tim

ALFN Local Food Club:  Volunteers for Saturday

ALFN Members,

I could use two more volunteers for this Saturday during the late shift. If you can help, go ahead and sign up here: Volunteer Spot.

Thanks!

Kyle

Naples,FL:  Please read

Milk production is low and I cannot open the market until later this week.I may only have a few gallons unless the cows that are due have their calves. I have been alternating each of retailers with a week off but am hoping to not have to do that to you but I may have to.If I do it will be available at Food and Thought and then they will not get any the following week but you will. We are trying to be as fair as possible to all buyers. Will update as soon as I know something.
Thank you,
Teresa

Palouse Grown Market:  Two weeks left!

Good morning!

Palouse Grown Market will be open and taking orders for local fresh foods until the 26th, making the last pick up day Tuesday October 27th.

Get some locally grown produce while you still can!

Stock up on 10lb boxes of tomatoes, canned goods, onions, garlic, grains, legumes and more!

Enjoy,

Holly
Market Manager

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  Oct 14 - Last 3 Hours of the Market

Good Morning.

Your Tullahoma Locally Grown Market is open for another 3 hours — it will close at noon today. You still have some time for your last minute bread, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy orders.

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

Old99Farm Market:  The Permaculture City: a review

Permaculture is more than just the latest buzzword; it offers positive solutions for many of the environmental and social challenges confronting us. And nowhere are those remedies more needed and desired than in our cities. The Permaculture City provides a new way of thinking about urban living, with practical examples for creating abundant food, energy security, close-knit communities, local and meaningful livelihoods, and sustainable policies in our cities and towns. The same nature-based approach that works so beautifully for growing food?connecting the pieces of the landscape together in harmonious ways?applies perfectly to many of our other needs. Toby Hemenway, one of the leading practitioners and teachers of permaculture design, illuminates a new way forward through examples of edge-pushing innovations, along with a deeply holistic conceptual framework for our cities, towns, and suburbs.

The Permaculture City begins in the garden but takes what we have learned there and applies it to a much broader range of human experience; we’re not just gardening plants but people, neighborhoods, and even cultures. Hemenway lays out how permaculture design can help towndwellers solve the challenges of meeting our needs for food, water, shelter, energy, community, and livelihood in sustainable, resilient ways. Readers will find new information on designing the urban home garden and strategies for gardening in community, rethinking our water and energy systems, learning the difference between a “job” and a “livelihood,” and the importance of placemaking and an empowered community.

This important book documents the rise of a new sophistication, depth, and diversity in the approaches and thinking of permaculture designers and practitioners. Understanding nature can do more than improve how we grow, make, or consume things; it can also teach us how to cooperate, make decisions, and arrive at good solutions.

Hear podcast with author Toby Hemenway

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed.

The Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up you order this Friday at Emergent Arts between 3:30 and 5:30, earlier in that period if at all possible.

Thanks for your support for Spa City Co-op.

Karen Holcomb
market Manager
Ksholcomb@gmail.com
501-760-3131
501-282-6314 cell