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.
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Open for April 9
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
I had a great time Saturday out at Grove Creek Farm for the annual old-timey seed swap. Thank you to Danni at Grove Creek for hosting it each year, and for inviting all the artisans, growers, craftsmen, and others out to her farm. The weather was beautiful, and the potluck lunch was really nice, too. I’m already looking forward to next year.
That event has always been the kickoff for the summer growing season for me, where I finalize what I’m going to put in the ground, pick up some unusual heirloom tomato plants, find some new melons to grow, and so on. The spring growing season started several months ago, so that makes now one of the busiest times of the year for our growers. Not only are they keeping up with all of their cool weather crops, harvesting and weeding and planting more, but they’re also having to start their warm winter gardens and get them going, too. And on top of all that, those markets that didn’t go year-round are starting to open up, so the farmers have to spend time off the farm selling what they grow. There’s not much free time for them right now, and not really much time for sleep, either. If you’re making the rounds at one of the Saturday markets, it might not be a bad idea to ask your favorite farmers if they need a cup of coffee.
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
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 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!
Fresh Harvest, LLC: Fresh Harvest for April 5th
To Contact Us
Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net
Recipes
Herbed Cream Cheese Scrambled Eggs
101Cookbooks.com
This super easy recipe and a great way to use all the wonderful fresh herbs we have available this week! Don’t forget a baguette from Dozen Bakery to go along with this!
8 oz / 225 g cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons chopped herbs – equal parts thyme, tarragon, oregano
6 green onions, with greens, chopped
1/3 cup (big handful) chopped chives
fine grain sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 eggs, well whisked
plenty of toast, for serving
Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl, add the herbs and mash with a fork until the herbs are evenly distributed. Add the green onions, most of the chives, a generous pinch of salt, and mash until those are incorporated as well. Set aside.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-heat. Add the eggs and let them set a bit. Use a spatula to fold them over themselves, let them set a bit again, and repeat until they are nearly cooked to your liking. Remove from heat, add 2 dollops of the cream cheese (roughly a tablespoon each) to the skillet, count to ten, then stir a bit more to work the cream cheese into the eggs. Serve sprinkled with the remaining chives, salt and pepper to taste, and toast on the side.
Serves 2, feel free to scale up with more eggs if you have more people to feed.
Prep time: 5 min – Cook time: 5 min
Market News
Hello!
We hope everyone had a lovely weekend with lots of fun, friends and family! The weather was certainly perfect.
We are entering into a slow down period with the crops, as we clear out the last of the mainstay winter crops and get ready for the fresh new produce of spring. The carrots and beets that have been staples all winter are gone for now, until the spring planting comes in about May. The next big crop of greens and lettuces will be about then as well. Until then, we will putter along with what we have for you and definitely be ready for new produce when the time comes!
We are looking forward to John’s strawberries, of course, and are hoping for a big year. The tomato and pepper plants are growing steadily in the greenhouse, and this is the week to seed that first summer squash and cucumber planting. Won’t be long now!
The Bloomy Rind will be taking this week off, but will return next week. Meanwhile, please remember our other vendors with their high quality, sustainably produced meats and eggs, and also Dozen Bakery!
And don’t forget the flowers to brighten your day! There are still some ranunculus flowers available. This will be the last week to sign up for the Pre-Paid Bouquets, so if you love flowers please treat yourself for a bounty of summer beauty at a discounted price!
As always, thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing 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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Berea Gardens: Things are greening up!
This week we have a couple of additional items to offer. We may be jumping the gun a little, but we have some wonderful, tender, sweet carrots. These are not yet full sized, but if you like baby carrots you will love these.
The gardens are filling up and the weather is warming. We will be back to full scale farming shortly!
Blessings,
Bob
Dawson Local Harvest: Flowers, Tomatoes, and Herbs
DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for April 10th
Flowers, Tomatoes, and Herbs
HI EVERYONE!
New plants in The Market this week, including several varieties of colorful Annual flowers, a full slate of Tomato Plants like the scrumptious Brandywine pink, the Black Krim dark Russian Tomato, and Sun Gold golden cherry Tomatoes, very sweet. More Herbs are also on the menu, including Thyme, several Oreganos,and 3 new Basils, plus a few more besides.
EGGS, MILK, BREAD AND BAKED GOODS, and many other items are available every week, giving you an alternative to “grocery store quality”. Help us support the people who give us these real nutritious choices! Be sure to check out The Market this week.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
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
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weekly Product List
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,
Don’t forget this Wednesday is Ozark Slow Food’s fundraising dinner from 6-8 pm. We’re going, so we will have market pickup this week from 4-6 pm instead of closing at our regular 7:00 time. Come on over and meet us next door at the Garden Room for dinner after the market! More info at
http://www.ozarkslowfood.org/.
Have you heard that Chef Matt McClure of the Hive in Bentonville was nominated by Food and Wine Magazine for the people’s choice award for Best Chef in the Midwest? You can help Chef Matt win by voting here: http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/2015/4/1/the-peoples-best-new-chef-midwest-chefs.
LOTS OF NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK—
Our new grower Bee Well Gardens has a great selection of plants ready for your garden. Check out all the edible, medicinal, and pollinator plants they have available this week!
Blue Fox Farm is back at the market with their delicious chocolate chip cookies. Choose from oat flour or wheat flour versions. Chicken Moon Farm has sugar cookies again this week too.
Diamond T Meats is also back with beef and pork selections.
Green Fork Farm has swiss chard, sage and mint bunches.
Also this week:
Vegetables—Lettuce, spinach, radishes, kale, swiss chard, and gourmet salad mix.
Herbs—chives, sage, mint, and mixed herb bunches.
Eggs—Pastured chicken eggs.
Meat—Pastured pork, beef, lamb, and chicken.
Fermented foods—sauerkraut and jalapenos.
Baked goods—Sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies.
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Olives and olive oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.
You can place your order from now until Tuesday at noon, then pick up on Wednesday from 4-6 pm.
Thanks!
Green Fork Farmers Market*
CLG: Opening Bell: Coffee, Spinach, Eggs...
Good afternoon,
This is a super busy time of the year for farmers, with some planting one crop and harvesting another in the same week! Enjoy the goodness of the season, as you ponder the potential of the new season.
Check out all the Featured Products and use the SEARCH field on the main Market page to quickly find the items you want.
Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table.
The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!
Have a great week!
Steve
ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
ALFN Local Food Club: The Market is Open!
Good Morning Food Club,
A very happy Easter and Passover to those of you that celebrate! Hope that your day is full of good food, family, and friends, and that you can take a quick break to order from the market and snag some post-Holiday eats. We got our present on Thursday when we raised $1,685.95 through ArkansasGives! In fact, over 344 Arkansas non-profits raised over $2 million dollars from a whopping 7,552 different donors!!! SO many thanks go out to everyone that helped support this incredible day of giving. I am continuously amazed by the unending generosity of the good people of Arkansas. Maybe we should just go ahead and change our name to the Naturally Giving State?
You can continue supporting small, sustainable Arkansas farms by ordering…
- Willow Springs Market Garden is back with delicious greens like Blue Curly Scotch kale, sorrel, radicchio and spinach space leaves, fresh-cut herbs such as chives, cilantro, mint, oregano, and parsley, and beautiful plant starts including arugula, basil, sage, lavender, moringa, parsley, and the notoriously tough Sargent Crabapple tree. Check out Robert’s amazing South Little Rock operation first-hand by signing up for this tour of his farm on April 19th hosted by the The Green Corner Store & Soda Fountain.
- With all the new spinach on the market, I must admit I had to ask my colleague what savoyed means. She pulled out a bag and showed that it’s crinkled like this. With the number of healthy, delicious recipes out there, even Popeye would be proud.
- Exciting new flavors of fermented tea from Maison Terre, including chocolate kombucha and vanilla jun. These sweet, fizzy drinks are packed with probiotics that are good for your gut. And don’t forget to check out the specials section for 50% off on her delicious banana date chutney.
Mark your calendars because Tyson Gersh, founder of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative, will be speaking tomorrow night at the Clinton School. The initiative is an incredible non-profit based in Detroit’s North End Community that uses urban agriculture as a platform to promote education, sustainability, and community. Come get inspired tomorrow night, Monday the 6th, 6pm at the Clinton School of Public Service.
Hope to see you there!
- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations
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Russellville Community Market: Weblog Entry
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Stones River Market: The Market is Back Open - Happy Easter and Passover
Stones River Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: stonesriver.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
On Wednesdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
The Market is back open this chilly morning with a wide variety of locally grown and made products. Healthy Harvest Bread is having to take a short break. Hopefully they will return soon.
Alfresco Pasta continues to add products to the list of items. This week there are some cheese dips. You will find them under Cold Salads and Dips.
Now is the time to start planning your perennial and annual garden, Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has a variety of plants for you.
From Sean with Nuance Coffee and Tea:
Nuance Coffee & Tea has added several new teas to their offerings this week. They are: Strawberry Kiwi Fruit and Herb, Balinese Rainbow Jasmine Green, Pinhead Gunpowder Green, Moroccan Mint Green, and Irish Breakfast Black tea. Japan Genmaicha “popcorn” tea, Earl Grey Crèam Black tea and Hazelnut Caramel Creme Rooibos are now back in stock as well. Enjoy!
There are plenty of other products available this week. Browse the categories to see what your will find.
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Thanks so much for your support of Stones River Market, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. We’ll see you on Wednesday at Southern Stained Glass at 310 West Main Street from 5:00 to 6: 30 pm!
Recipes
Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!
I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.
I 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!
John
See the complete list of products at http://stonesriver.locallygrown.net/