Manchester Locally Grown market

Good morning!

Did you know that by ordering on the locallygrown market, you are virtually assured of receiving the “cream of the crop” from each farmer? You will receive the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! You can’t get any fresher and higher quality than that! Thank you for supporting your local farmers and small businessmen and women.

The market is open as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday at 10 pm.

Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

Farm News of the Week

(Clockwise from upper left) Peach-Mango Habanero Jam; Mango Habanero BBQ Sauce; Carrot-Habanero Hot Sauce; Carrot-Habanero Hot Sauce, Caribbean Style.


From Andra at Sow’s Ear Piggery:
We are very happy to share some new cuts with our latest pork order. I need more time to sort through the total order in terms of number and weight of cuts, so this week we are offering a limited quantity of these new items: tenderized pork cutlet (great for chicken-fried pork or pork parmigiana; cubed shoulder (for stew or kabobs); and thick-cut pork chops (with or without extra fat cap). We also have ground pork (versatile cut for burgers, meatlballs, or in a sauce over pasta); mild and spicy breakfast sausage (great on nachos too!); and pork shoulder for smoked, pulled BBQ. As always, our products are from pasture-raised pigs, non-GMO, never fed antibiotics animal by-products, or growth supplements.

(Clockwise from upper left) Tenderized Pork Cutlet, Cubed Pork Shoulder, Ground Pork, Thick Cut Pork Chops.


Flying S Farms has added some jams and jellies.

(L to R) Peach Jam, Green Garlic

Native Fare has added some new vegetables in place of some that are finished. Don’t forget to order their yummy blueberries, available both fresh and as a Fresh Blueberry Crumble Pie!

(Top) Kennebac NEW Potatoes, Duke & Northland Highbush Blueberries.
(2nd row) Blueberry Crumble Pie, Fresh Basil.
(3rd row) Skiitake Mushrooms, Zinnias in a Mason Jar.
(Bottom) Oyster Mushrooms, Goat’s Milk Fudge.


Wayne Diller added White Fingerling Potatoes.

Is your garden looking a little tired & drab? Does it need some colorful perennials? Dogwood Valley Greenhouse plants are available all year round, unlike the box stores. And I pay special attention to sequence of bloom when I add new plants to the market. Right now I have several in bloom, including the “old reliable” carnations, which have bloomed all summer. These garden carnations have shorter stems and smaller blooms than the florist types, but they bloom prolifically, and their scent is heavenly! I have restocked several types of Coneflowers, and although these plants are young and small, they have been blooming very nicely for most of the summer. Some of the reblooming daylilies, as well as Pincushion Flower and Tradescantia, are back in bloom after a short rest. The gauras aren’t prolific bloomers, but their delicate dancing flowers will continue all summer till frost. The less common Species begonias are just coming into bloom now in the shady greenhouse. These are native to this area, but I cannot tell whether they are true perennials, or whether their prolific self-seeding is the reason I have them every year. I also currently have Toad Lily and Plumbago in bloom, more shade-lovers whose blooms are sure signs of shortening daylength. Coral bells are also very colorful in the late summer shadey garden, with bright foliage color choices between lime green and burgundy, some with striking markings. Still waiting their turn to bloom are the Anemones, Asters, and Sedums. If you haven’t tried some of these beauties, you owe it to your perennial garden to add a few now!

(Clockwise from upper left) Pincushion Flower, Tradescantia, Plumbago (Leadwort).

THIS WEEK’S GROWER NOTES

We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.

HAWKINS HOMESTEAD FARM: We want to say how grateful and happy we are that our chicken was such a success on the market last week! What an overwhelming response we had! Thank you to everyone who tried our chicken for the first time and also to those of you who came back for more! We have another flock that is about 3 weeks old now and growing up fast. We are also expecting another to hatch around August 7th so more chickens are on the way! We have set a goal to have chickens available every week that we hope to reach with these next two hatches. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Thank you to our egg customers and also to those that have tried our organic produce. We appreciate all of you!

Coming up soon to the market we will be posting our organic poinsettia peppers. These guys are extremely hot but if that’s how you like it then get ready for the spice. We have found these peppers are good for making your own hot sauce or even a hot sauce vinegar. They can also be used to make an organic garden spray for those buggers who like to feast on your produce you worked so hard to grow.

This week our family is purchasing honey from Horton’s Farms. Some of us suffer from allergies and having access to local honey is something we can’t be without. We also use it to make almond butter, homemade cough syrups, and as a sugar replacement. I encourage you to try it. Happy shopping!

MARY’S PEEPS: I know its been a little slim the past couple of weeks, but I had  family emergency in Georgia, so my Good friend Ros had to help me out last week, and this week I just didn’t list a lot because I wasn’t sure if I would have time to do orders. I guess you have noticed I have listed only pound cakes, the heat has been so bad I just hated to try and send frosted cakes in it. If anyone has a request for a frosted layer cake I would be very happy to do one, just send in a request to Ros and she will let me know, I will be adding my breads back, and many of the peppers and mint bundles you may need. The hens are a little slow laying right now, they have started their molt to ready them with a new coat for winter, During this time they may slow or even stop laying so I will list eggs as I get the larger quality ones you are used to getting.  I want to thank everyone who has ordered from me and I hope you have enjoyed my products. they are not just orders for me they are homemade items I enjoy doing, and I am proud of what I do.  I will be looking towards fall and adding new seasonal stuff. Any suggestions are welcome…..Thanks again….Mary Dale Peeples….Marys Peeps, Mary Bees 

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