The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
Champaign, OH: Honey, Ah Sugar, Sugar!
Honey, ah sugar sugar…
You are my candy girl…
And you’ve got me wanting you…
(Sugar, Sugar-The Archies)
Go ahead, crank up your pop radio favorite…you know you want to sing and be all groovy playing the tambourine! Oh, wait, that’s just me….lol
ANYWAY…you really are going to want to sing, be groovy, and dance because guess what??
We now have local honey, again!!
Back for the season is Honey Boy Honey!!
Yes!! Go, order, be groovy, thank us, always…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Yalaha, FL: Week October 5-10
Finally Fall weather has arrived. It is wonderful to feel comfortable outdoors with clothes on again.
The plants love the weather too. Lettuce is looking bigger and soon we will have more variety to offer.
McColloms Market: October FFFN Order - Reminder
Hi Everyone:
Just a reminder that the Market is open until around 5 pm today.
Thanks.
Melinda
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for October 8
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
It’s been the sort of rain lately where even the best drainage in your gardens isn’t enough to get the job done. It’s been a cold rain, too, thanks to the weird combination of massive hurricane and a perfectly placed jet stream bringing all the moisture right to us (and poor South Carolina). This may well spell the end for any summer veggies growing outside — they’re able to tolerate cool nights so long as the days are nice and warm, but cold soggy roots are just the worst for them. You may see some stragglers, but the tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers will soon get a lot scarcer.
One favorite product we do now have plenty of is salmon and halibut from Doug Resetarits. He and his family are back from another successful fishing season in Alaska, and they stocked up a freezer here in town with the first delivery of their catch. The halibut is back, along with several cuts of salmon, including packages of ground salmon perfect for making your own burgers, croquettes, and other preparations. I expect he’ll be keeping the freezer well-stocked until he runs out again, just in time to go catch more next summer.
Another grower that’s returned to us is Burnell Farms. They’ve been out for quite a while with some medical issues that just made all the manual labor that goes into small-scale vegetable production impossible. The surgeons have been doing a great job and have cleared the way for some light farm work to resume.
That’s it for the news this week. Thanks 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 is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. A new Athens Sunday market has opened up at the Classic Center, every Sunday from 11 to 4 now through October. They have a website here: http://www.sundaycentermarket.com. The Comer Farmers Market is open in downtown Comer on Saturday mornings. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. The Shields Ethridge Cultivator Market is held monthly in Jefferson. If you know of any markets operating, please let me know.
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!
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weekly product list
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,
NEW this week—Beyond Organics has arugula, pumpkins, and whole pastured chickens available.
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Green Fork Farm has mixed summer squash as well as Shiitakes this week.*
Bee Well Gardens is back with all of their beautiful pollinator, medicinal, and culinary plants.
Also available this week:
Eggs—Pastured chicken eggs.
Vegetables—Potatoes, cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, okra, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash, green beans, tatsoi, arugula, green bell peppers, jalapenos, large jalapenos, poblanos, red Anaheims, green Anaheims, Long Red Cayennes, habaneros, serranos, tabascos, ghost peppers, mixed hot peppers, sweet italian frying peppers, and sweet banana peppers.
Herbs—Cilantro, sage, rosemary, and mixed herb bunches.
Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, and goat.
Fermented foods—Sauerkraut and jalapenos.
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Olives and Olive Oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.
Plants and Flowers—Bee Well Gardens is back this week! They have some lovely plants to choose from.
Bath and Beauty—Handmade, all natural soaps.
Place your order from now until Tuesday at noon for pickup on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
If you aren’t able to place an order, stop by to shop with us on Wednesday. We will have a variety of items for sale from the table.
See you on Wednesday,
Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
At Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR
To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!
Lake Placid Online Farmer's Market: No October Market, mark your calendars for the November Market!
Hi everyone,
As you might have assumed, we will not be having an October market. We are currently in the process of establishing a new payment system; I am not at the Skate Shop much anymore (I started a new job) so we are working on creating a system that is easier and more efficient for anyone. We expect the system to be an online payment system, and we will be in touch when this is established with information on how to pay for your orders with this new method.
We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your patience. The next Market is November 6-11, so please note the dates and watch your email as it gets closer for info on the new payment system and a listing of available items!
Best,
Christie
P.S.—If you are on Facebook, please like our page at Lake Placid Online Farmer’s Market!
Champaign, OH: End Of The Road Farm Tour!!!
We would like to invite the virtual market vendors and customers to join us out on our farm Saturday October 10th at 2pm for a sorghum-making demonstration and a guided tour! Our draft horse, Tony, will help us squeeze the juice out of the sorghum cane, and we’ll be cooking it down to make sweet syrup – an interesting process if you’ve never seen it in person. End of the Road Farm may be a work in progress, but we, along with our three young children, have a lot of fun and enjoy working full-time on our homestead. There will be several samples of sorghum goodies to try – we’d love to meet you if you’re able to come!
Lee and Jennifer Ruff
If you want a fun day, full of farm love, and just a real good time…plan on attending this farm tour!! It was great fun, last year, and you don’t want to miss the fun!!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for October 4th
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Market News
Hello!
It has been a cool and rainy weekend, the perfect cozy transition to Fall weather! Now we can surely anticipate the leaves starting to change color and begin to drop as we head into October.
This week we have an amazing selection of food for you – so many good greens, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, and other delicious produce to keep you going as we head into the shortening days.
Rocky Glade Farm has up both ginger and Thai Ginger, or Galangal. Galangal is called “khaa” in Thailand and is not the same as ginger. However, the cooking process for this Thai food ingredient is the same as that for cooking ginger. Galangal has a distinct peppery flavor and is used in curry pastes, stir fried dishes and soups. Some grocery stores also stock dried galangal, but you should always use fresh galangal if available.
These dark, colder mornings make us really appreciate our coffee! We are so proud of the two coffees we carry. We love our locally roasted, organic coffee by Nashville’s pioneering coffee biz, Bongo Java. We also are carrying a locally roasted coffee that is put out by The Nashville Food Project.
“Brew Unto Others” is whole bean coffee, locally roasted by hand, certified organic and fair-trade certified. All proceeds from sales through Fresh Harvest go to The Nashville Food Project For more info and volunteer opportunities visit thenashvillefoodproject.org
We appreciate your support, and will see you on Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee
Coming Events
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!
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Dawson Local Harvest: Produce, Pumpkins, and more!
Dawson Local Harvest for October 9th
Produce, Pumplins, and More!
HI EVERYONE!
Maaybe the rain is finally over and we can get back to living. And eating. LEILANI’S can help with that with a fresh crop of fresh, crisp Green Beans, and for something a bit more exotic, try the Amethyst Purple Beans. You can prepare them just like regular Beans. Or combine them for a Bean Salad. Also added is the multi-colored Swiss Chard to join the green-leaf Peppermint Swiss Chard
BRADLEY’S has added Pumpkins to their Fall listings. These are “cooking” pumpkins which last a lot longer (and taste better) than regular “ornamental” pumpkins, and they’re less expensive, too. They also look very nice themselves as decorative accents. Check them out.
HANALEI BATH has a charming new decorative soap, their Litsea Lavender Cupcake Soap. You can see a picture in the Featured section.
THE MARKET WILL OPEN at 8pm!
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
Gwinnett Locally Grown: Upcoming Workshops/Market REMINDER
The market closes tomorrow at noon! Place your orders now!
Upcoming Workshops
These are the upcoming workshops hosted at Rancho Alegre Farm:
Nature’s Medicine Cabinet for Your Home
Thursday, October 1st @ 7pm
Come learn how to use essential oils to replace the over the counter medicines in you home!
Strawberry Growing Workshop
Tue, October 6, 9am – 12pm
Learn how to plant and grow amazing strawberries. Plant now for a May harvest!
Stressful day? There’s an Essential Oil for That!
Thursday, October 8th @ 7pm Learn how essential oils can help with mood management and uplifting emotions naturally!
Essential Oils for Happy, Healthy Kids
Tuesday, October 13th @ 10am
Come and learn how essential oils are a great way to help keep you little ones healthy naturally!
Soap Making Workshop
Wed, October 14, 6pm – 10pm
led by Mary Bois-Byrne from East Walton Ladies Homesteading Group
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
The Market is open Thursday at 9am – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
As Always….
Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living.
Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your input!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.