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: Daydream
And even if time has passing me by a lot
I couldn’t care less about the dues you say I got
Tomorrow I’ll pay the dues for droppin’ my load
A pie in your face for bein’ a sleepy bulltoad…
(Lovin’ Spoonful-Daydream)
Soooooo….I had a super post, all ready to go, to welcome in the spring weather, to shed sunshine all over your day, and to talk about growth, green, golden tones…but, as usual, Mother Nature has the last laugh.
Happy first day of spring…happy day of incoming snow, ice, wind…yes, the winter that wouldn’t leave. The spring teases, the winter crushes.
Anyway…we just keep all warm and cozy in our little online world. The market is rolling, the orders are spinning, and it’s the perfect way to stay out of the cold, out of the big stores, and staying in with local food, nutrition, and value. All with the ease of ordering, picking it up with ease, and getting smiles and chatting from your lovely market managers, and your Y staff…can you get that anywhere else?
Ok…go dream your own daydream about spring…but first…groove us your order…
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Greener Acres Farm: Open Good Friday
Just a short note to let you know that we WILL be delivering next week on Good Friday. And a reminder that ordering for THIS week ends at 9pm tonight.
GFM : Open for the week
The Online Market is now open for the week.
Check out all our goodies available here online.
Our physical market opens May 12. Don’t forget we have moved to The Doak House Museum for the physical market.
It’s a beautiful locations, under the trees. We are all excited and are looking forward to seeing all of you again.
Sincerely,
Vendors, Board and Volunteers
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
Chicken drumsticks from R Family Farm are on sale as long as inventory lasts. Get 2-2.5 lbs for $7!
Opossum Hollow has kale and lettuce available.
Our farmers are hard at work tending to the seedlings planted weeks ago. Potatoes are in the ground. Chicks are being raised and baby calves are being born. Bees are gathering pollen on warm days and taking it back to the hive to fill the frames and make honey.
Outdoor market season is getting closer. Mark your calendars for opening day on April 14th!
May your week be filled with blessings and joy! See you Saturday!
~Stacy
Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op: reminder to place your orders
Please remember to order by tomorrow evening before 9 pm.
Have a great day
Julie
Tri County Market: Opening Day! Coming Soon!
Market opens Thursday, March 29!! Tell your friends and family!!
Goods must be delivered to the Highway 71 rest area on Monday evenings at 5:00 pm. There will be a designated pavilion.
Orders can be picked up at the Highway 71 rest area on Monday evenings at 5:15 pm. They will also be available at the park in Mansfield (near Dollar General) at 5:45 pm. Delivery will also be available for a small fee, if indicated on the order.
Foothills Market: No Market This Week
Foothills Market will be closed this week so our growers can enjoy a little R & R time on spring break before gardening season gets into full swing. We’ll be back next week!
Dawson Local Harvest: CIABATTA and BREADSTICKS are HERE!
Dawson Harvest for March 23
CIABATTA and BREADSTICKS are HERE!
You can order new fresh-baked CIABATTA, Plain BREADSTICKS, and “Everything” BREADSTICKS topped with onion, garlic, sesame, and poppy seeds! DELICIOUS! From MY DAILY BREAD in the Fresh Bakery Listings. ORDER NOW!
Thanks, Alan, Market Manager
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for March 22
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
If you got a Spring Break last week, I hope you had a good one! Me, I’ve got a regular 9-5, and stayed in town and enjoyed the quiet. That was nice. Spring officially starts this week, and hopefully the deep freezes are behind us. We’ve got another month until our average last frost day (two months for some of our outlying growers), so we’ll no doubt see some cold nights — possibly even some light frost in town later this week. Frosts are one thing, but deep freezes are much harder on our growers and the plants they’re cultivating. I was out hiking in the botanical gardens today and saw some blueberry bushes in bloom, and was reminded of our late March deep freeze last year that did serious damage.
Thank you 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
Most other area markets are closed down for the season or have moved to winter hours. The Athens Farmers Market has closed for the season. They’ll return on March 24, and you can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is closed for the season, and you can watch for their return on April 28 on their website here: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/west-broad-farmers-market/. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running Saturdays from 9 to noon. You can learn all about them here: www.washingtonfarmersmkt.com. Folks to the east can check out the Hartwell Farmers Market, which starts bright and early on Saturday morning from 7am to noon, and Tuesday afternoons from noon to 4pm. If you know of any other area 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!
Dawson Local Harvest: Spring Into The Harvest!
Dawson Local Harvest for March 23rd
Spring Into The Harvest
HI EVERYBODY!
Yes, it’s Springtime, almost, and lots of things are going on as we Spring Into The Harvest. First of all I want to mention some of the great pasture-fed Beef available now from COPPERHEAD HOMESTEAD, including Ribeyes, Cube Steak, and more. Other choices which are presently unavailable will be back shortly.
Also, in the next week or so we should see Lamb back in the Listings, and MY DAILY BREAD has a couple of exciting new offerings including Ciabatta and ‘Everything’ Bagels coming by the end of the month.
And don’t forget LEILANI’S has cool-weather Vegetables with Gourmet Lettuce Mix, 3 Kales including my favorite, colorful Scarlet Kale, Collards, Spinach, Swiss Chard, and delicious Purple-Top Turnips (yum!).
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 6 pm.
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.
If you like what we’re doing please tell a friend!
Alan Vining
Market Manager