The Wednesday Market:  Remember to Order Today

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

If you’re a football fan and will be watching the Superbowl, I hope the team you are rooting for wins. I’ll be cheering on the Eagles (since the Falcons didn’t make it to the big game this year!). And did you hear the news? The groundhogs saw their shadows the other day, so the “prediction” is for 6 more weeks of winter. My family can’t wait til Spring.

We thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture, and we’ll see you at the Market.

Thanks,

Beverly

ALFN Local Food Club:  Weblog Entry

Happy Sunday!

The market is open and ready for your orders! By now many of you probably know that Arkansas Fresh Bakery has closed their doors. Stay tuned for news about the new producer taking over their accounts! If you’re missing your bread fix, be sure to check out the delicious honey wheat loaf from April’s Family Kitchen and the challah from Lily Chanel Bakery – fresh bread lovers will not be disappointed.

Up on our blog today is a delicious, easy recipe for broccoli soup. Arkansas Natural Produce is offering beautiful broccoli right now, don’t miss out!

If you’re interested in earning credit or membership for your account, sign up to volunteer with us in the future.

Follow us on Facebook for more offers and events, or visit our website to learn more about our organization.

Claire Admire
Program & Market Manager

Independence,VA:  Place your order by tomorrow night at 8 pm!

Good afternoon!

Be sure to place your order no later than 8 pm tomorrow and please stay safe out there today!

To Shop: Independence Farmers Market.

Thank you for supporting the Independence Farmers Market!

Abby

Green Acres Atkins:  Opening bell... 6 more weeks of winter!

Welcome back to Green Acres! We are going to run the refer a friend special again this week.

If you refer a friend to order on
greenacresatkins.locallygrown.net/

You will receive $5.00 off your next order.

Please place your orders by noon on Wednesday.

See ya Friday for pickup

Thanks
Tom and Kami

Greener Acres Farm:  Back at the Market-- Maple Syrup

We are happy to announce that Heritage Hills has maple syrup back in stock. And they are now carrying their Kombucha scobies for anyone interested in making their own Kombucha drinks. This is a live, active culture.

Clover Creek Cheese Cellar is currently drying off there cows in anticipation of calving season. Their raw milk will be unavailable until about Mid-March. They do still have artisan cheese and beef.

Russellville Community Market:  Local Food Buying Starts at Noon!

February 9th is National Bagel Day!

Thankfully, you don’t have to go all the way to New York to get delicious bagels! RCM and Pleasant Hill Farms have you covered! Check out their delicious New York Style Bagels as well as Plain or yummy Sesame! Top them with butter or cream cheese and one of the amazing jams from the market!

Don’t Forget the Seed Swap on Saturday!

Revitalizing Ozark Ouachita Seed Traditions (R.O.O.S.T.) will be holding their annual seed swap on Saturday, February 10th from 2pm-4pm at All Saints Episcopal Church. Check out the RCM Facebook page for more info!

RCM will be there with a table and some samples of local goodies! Stop by and say hello!

Help support the Russellville Community Market!

We are looking for events to participate in during the coming year in order to increase our presence in the community. Please contact us if you have a great food, farming, or fitness event that we should know about! All ideas are welcome! Please email russellvillecommunitymarket@gmail.com.

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” *button once you have completed your shopping. *You have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.

REMEMBER PICK-UP IS THURSDAY FROM 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. AT ALL SAINT’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON SOUTH PHOENIX.

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder- Order by 6pm TODAY! Last call for FCLO group buy

Just a friendly reminder, if you haven’t already placed your order, that market orders are due online by 6 pm TODAY. Place your order now so you don’t forget!

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

Click Here to Place Your Order For WEDNESDAY pick up in Suwanee

THIS ORDER IS FOR WEDNESDAY PICK UP AT SUWANEE LOCATION FROM 1PM to 6:30 PM (1300 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Suite 1104, Suwanee 30024 at Cultured Traditions)

Stones River Market:  Market is open for orders with New items and many specials!

Market News

ANNOUNCEMENT Tracey’s phone (the number listed for all Stones River communication) has to be replaced. While she waits for a new one to be delivered, please use Ashleigh’s number (931)536-5179 if you need anything concerning the market or orders:).

Farrar Farm has a lot of great new products listed as well as a great special on their 8 ounce hamburger patties for $5.50/pound. Get them before they’re gone.

Valentine’s Day falls on market day next week, and Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has some special things for your special someone. Beautiful and nonfattening too! Check out our Valentine’s Day Rex Begonia Planter and Valentine’s Wrap. We can also wrap our the other houseplants currently available – aloe vera, pink Christmas cacti (still blooming), mistletoe cacti, and zebra haworthia – for an additional $3. Just message me when you order one of these. We have some beautiful hanging baskets of wandering Jew and flame violet which would also make great gifts, with a nice bow on the hanger at no extra charge. We can also wrap any of our perennial plants for an additional $3, if you message me. Lastly, we have gift certificates available in any denomination for your special someone.

To get your pick of our limited supply of holiday gifts, place your order this week and specify delivery on the 14th.

Blessings,
Linda

WE HAVE YOGURT from the Mennonites who supply our pet milk comes a new cow milk yogurt, comes in plain, raspberry and orange.
No antibiotics or hormones are used on the cows. Cow feed is not organic and may have traces of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Check product for full ingredients! Pint containers.

Marcy Jams select varieties are ON SALE for $5 this week, regular price $6 per 8 ounce jar! Stock up!

Botanical Harmony Farm sugar scrubs are ON SALE this week Regular price $10, get a few for your dry winter skin and give as gifts for only $8 per jar! Perfect for shower, bath, shaving, face and more! Organic, simple ingredients! No coconut oil means less grease.

See ya on the porch!!

Tracey & Ashleigh

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!

Good morning!

Welcome to the “cream of the crop” from local farmers, the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! Thank you for supporting your local farmers and small businessmen and women.

The market 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

Amy from Solace Farm sent this interesting information:

The cold weather has brought our fresh garlic to an end, but we’ve been processing the remainder so that we – and you – can enjoy it the rest of the year. Over the last 3 weeks, the boys (4 & 7, with surprising help from the 1.5 yo) have peeled their way through countless pounds of garlic, while I chop it, dry it on cookie sheets in the oven, and grind and sift it – or roast pans of the peeled cloves, and freeze them for hopefully making roasted garlic jam later this spring “when I have time”. This year, we had lots of extra Elephant garlic, and I processed it separately – it turns out very mild and sweet, so much so that I’m calling it “onion” powder rather than garlic powder. We’ve ended up with about 1.5 gallons each of garlic powder and “onion” powder, and another gallon of dried chopped garlic (and we’re not quite done!). These are all listed separately on the market, as well as a new listing for Cajun seasoning, using our garlic and “onion” powders, a blend of our own hot pepper powder, and our own basil, oregano, and thyme.

If you’re wondering why our garlic is finished for the year, but it’s still available in the grocery stores, there are multiple answers. The simplest is that most (at least 60%) of America’s garlic is imported from China. That doesn’t explain, though, why mine starts sprouting and dehydrating itself after 4-8 months, and the Chinese garlic doesn’t. Being a garlic grower, I know that it is a very seasonal crop, dependent on day length, so it really can’t be grown out-of-season. From what I can find out, large scale producers in China often irradiate or chemically treat garlic to prevent sprouting. This means that, rather than the grocery-store garlic being grown in-season elsewhere, it’s just as old as mine, but has been chemically made shelf-stable. That’s also why store garlic is lighter-feeling than local, farm-grown garlic – it has lost much of it’s natural moisture to time, and is slowly drying out.

From the health side of things, I found this reference in an article in the Washington Post – “The AWF’s [Americans for Wholesome Food] report, based on independent lab tests, found “high levels of lead, arsenic and added sulfites in two supermarket-brand imported garlic powders from store shelves.”

Lastly, I found references to garlic importers, particularly from China, circumventing customs restrictions and taxes/tariffs and “dumping” millions of pounds of cheap product (60 million in 2013 alone), and in the process severely damaging the California – and US in general – garlic growers that can’t compete with the artificially low prices of imported garlic.

All in all, there are several reasons to buy local garlic, from health to ethical to political, and that includes garlic powder :)

(Clockwise from upper left)
Garlic Cloves, Dried, Ground, and Assorted Varieties of Garlic.


( Ed. note: Here is another interesting link that I found: 11 Proven Health Benefits of Garlic )

Triple T Cattle Farms continues their special of $4.20 per pound for ground beef and $4.20 per pound for shoulder roast.

Valentine’s Day falls before market day next week, and Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has some special things for your special someone. Beautiful and nonfattening too! Check out our Valentine’s Day Rex Begonia Planter and Valentine’s Wrap. We can also wrap our the other houseplants currently available – aloe vera, pink Christmas cacti (still blooming), mistletoe cacti, and zebra haworthia – for an additional $3. Just message me when you order one of these. We have some beautiful hanging baskets of wandering Jew and flame violet which would also make great gifts, with a nice bow on the hanger at no extra charge. We can also wrap any of our perennial plants for an additional $3, if you message me. Lastly, we have gift certificates available in any denomination for your special someone.

To get your pick of our limited supply of holiday gifts, place your order this week and specify delivery on the 13th.

(Clockwise fromo upper left) Rex Begonia Planter, Valentine’s Wrap, Aloe vera large, Light Pink Christmas Cactus large, Mistletoe Cactus large, Zebra haworthia large, Wandering Jew, Flame Violet large, Gift Certificate.


Flying S Farms has added some new items:

Blueberry Orange Cake Bars and Oatmeal Cake Bars with Broiled Pecan Topping.


Cheryl’s Neighborhood Garden has added these two items:

Cosmetic Bag and Set of 4 Dried Herbs

Important Ordering and Pickup Information

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at our NEW LOCATION across from Manchester City Schools administration building, 215 East Fort Street, Manchester.

We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday afternoons, for a small fee, if it’s more convenient for you. If you prefer to utilize this service, please place an order for it, same as other products, selecting your delivery area. Don’t forget to give us your location address in the comments section of the order. Also please text Linda at (931) 273-9708 for specific arrangements.

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. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends and inviting them to give us a try. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda & Michael

Here is the complete list for this week.

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Reminder

Just a reminder that if you want items from Arkansas Natural Produce, you’ll need to place your co-op order before Monday night.

Also, Bluebird Hill products will be offered only once a month, so be sure to stock up on those this market.

We’ll be needing volunteers for all markets in February and beyond, so
do please click on the Volunteer Spot button at the top of the market page and
sign up to man a market. Your co-op needs you!

Thanks as always for your support of Spa City Co-op.