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.
Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Last Call !
Market closes at 8:00pm
Don’t miss out! — Order before close!!
Thanks!
~Maryanne
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Last Call - Countdown to Market Close!
Market closes at 8:00pm
Don’t miss out! — Order before close!!
Thanks!
~Maryanne
GFM : Orders
Keep those Orders Coming.
Physical Market opens Saturday May 2, and great vendors will be there, so come on out.
Mothers Day celebration on May 9. the we have a Band ! “Just Becuz” you have got to come out and met these 2 young people.
Keep a growing…
J. Shelton
Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Have you ordered??
Market closes at 8:00pm
Don’t miss out! — Order before close!!
Thanks!
~Maryanne
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Countdown to Market Close!
Crossfit O-Zone Market Members:
Please be assured that we are doing everything we can to provide you with what you want from the local Farmers/Growers and Producers; but, please understand that Buying Local means supporting those who are committed to providing ‘Local’!
Fisher's Produce Tulsa: Harvest Update
Hello Friends,
This week we delivery to Brookside Whole Foods, JCT Kellyville, and the Hwy 16 and 75 junction Okmulgee.
This week’s CSA share will likely include:
Green leaf lettuce
Asparagus
Kholrabi
Radishes
Red Russian Kale
Bok Choy
Green onions
Those at JCT will be getting a slightly different mix as we don’t want you to miss out on last week’s sweet potatoes!
We had a few of the first strawberries of the season for breakfast this morning. They will be coming your way soon!!
Please have any online orders in by tonight. Thanks!
Luke
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
Wow, what a great turn out last week! Thank you so much for the great response for our local farmers market.
As a farmer, I am ready for the rain to slow down so that I can get into our ground and plant. However, my good friend from Nevada is here, and I am reminded of how precious rain and water really are. As California and Nevada head into their fourth year of severe drought, I am reminded of how blessed we are to have rain and the lush foliage that it brings. The life that it creates, both plant and animal life, and the possibilities it leaves for the farmers, gardeners, and homesteaders. On our farm our sheep are really enjoying the wonderful grass that the rain has replenished. A lot of ranchers in California and Nevada are selling their animals because of a lack of forages for them. I suspect that their will be a rise in price for vegetables in the grocery stores or they will be forced to bring them in from farther locations. So today, I am so very thankful for the rain, local gardeners, and our local meat farmers who plant and grow through the rainy season.
See you at the market on Friday,
Angela
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget to place your orders.
We have several new items on the market to make you aware of. Snack-n-Joy is offering their gluten free baking mix for those that want to bake with a gluten free blend. It is a mixture of fresh milled Buckwheat, Amaranth and Millet.
Joyful Noise Acres Farm is offering 1/2 hog options for their pasture raised pigs. You will get about 80-90 lbs. of meat. An excellent way to save money while stocking the freezer.
See you Wednesday,
Mary Beth
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for April 23
Athens Locally Grown
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Market News
There’s not much I can say about all this rain. It’s good to get it in the water table, but it’s just been wet for so long now, I nearly forget what solid ground feels like. It’s really hard on the growers and gardeners, too, who are working hard to get summer plants in the ground right now. Our clay soil works against us here. A bit of clay in nice, rich soil is a good thing, as it holds moisture when things get dry. However, if there’s too much clay (and we’re famous for our red clay) and the ground is wet, then trying to till or otherwise prepare beds for planting works the clay exactly like a potter or brickmaker. Then, when things do dry out again, that clay layer gets super hard and can keep anything from passing through — roots, worms, sprouting seeds stuck underneath. It’s a real problem, and it’s easy to get caught between gardens that are too wet and not enough time remaining to get all the work done, especially if you’re a home gardener who can only get a few hours here and there to get things in.
It does look like we’ll have a few dry days again this week, maybe, before the rains come back in time for the weekend. I’m hoping to have my rice paddies ready by then. I’ve got my hands on some Carolina Gold rice, and I think this’ll be the perfect year to plant it.
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 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. The other area markets are all still closed for the season, I believe. 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!
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 farm, Week of Apr 19, 2015
We got the chickens moved to the ‘eggmobile’ so they are on pasture again, after the winter in Florida (the greenhouse). I wonder if you will notice any difference in flavour or colour of eggs in coming weeks?
Some new greens to offer: rapini, arugula mixed salad. Still lots of kale.
Now for your piece of the blogosphere that should unseat you. Because of the momentous Paris Climate Summit later this year, you can expect to confront reams of news and pseudonews on the topic of Climate Disruption, Adapation, Mitigation.
I am quoting advice from Joe Romm at Climate Progress on how to discern the substantive from the fluff and even intentional disinformation. (http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/17/3647947/climate-change-bs-guide/)
“This may turn out to be one of the most important years in world history. The leading nations of the world are finally making serious pledges to address the greatest preventable threat to health and well-being of humanity, leading up to the Paris climate talks in December.”
“In the interest of time, let’s cut directly to the second most important thing you’ll read on climate change this year, the time-saving secrets:
- Skip climate articles by people who think the problem is hopeless or intractable — because it most certainly is not.
- Skip articles written by George Will and his ilk.
- Skip articles — especially longer climate essays — by authors who don’t explicitly tell you what temperature target or CO2 concentration target they embrace and how they’d go about attaining it.
- Skip articles embracing Orwellian terms like “good Anthropocene.”
I encourage you to read the whole article, and yes, bookmark that website. We all need to become informed of what the scientists and policy makers are saying.
Healthy eating
Ian and Cami
ps we need more egg cartons and 750ml yoghurt tubs.