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.
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
A mountain of long-sleeved laundry proves my kids are all home from college; there’s a big-ol’ Kakalakhi Farm chicken in the oven, dressed with Lazy Willow Farm carrots and potatoes and Slippery Slope rosemary and sage; my dog is chewing on a wrapping paper roll because we’re plum out of Tink’s bones. It must be the holidays!
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate the wonderous festival of lights; Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the beautiful miracle of birth. And to all, may your days be merry and bright, healthy and -above all – delicious.
Remember: no market next Tuesday, Dec 29.
HERE ARE SOME LOCAL FOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEW YEAR:
MONDAYS, JAN 5, 12, 26
KIDS WITH A FUTURE … come help make and serve delicious, locally-grown dinners for about 50 youth at the “Kids with a Future” homework tutoring program at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Harrisburg on Monday evenings this January. We’ll be using greens from the teaching garden at St. Luke’s. Donations of other local food items are welcome. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help!
MONDAY, JAN 12
SUPPORT OUR URBAN FARMING EDUCATION CENTER!
The G.R.O.W. Harrisburg partners, including ALG, will present its urban farm education center plan to a Richmond County commissioners committee meeting on Monday, Jan 12, around 2pm. Boy, would we like to fill the room with supporters! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can attend!
SATURDAY, JAN 24
G.R.O.W. HARRISBURG URBAN FARMING WORK DAY … We’ll be gathering volunteers together to work on our “100 in Harrisburg” raised bed initiative all day, Sat, Jan 24! We encourage church groups and others to get involved as well! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help!
FRIDAY, JAN 30
TEDxAUGUSTA MORNING SNACK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED … Augusta Locally Grown will be sponsoring delicious, locally grown snacks during the morning break of the TedXAugusta talks on Fri, Jan 30. The theme this year: “Connections.” Obviously it’s a perfect theme for connecting local folks to local farmers. Come help if you can. We’ll need support from 8am-11am.
FEB 20-21
GEORGIA ORGANICS CONFERENCE … enrollment is open for this fantastic event, held in Athens this year. Let’s show them what a great local foods movement we’ve got going on here in Augusta!
SATURDAY, MAR 21
G.R.O.W. HARRISBURG FARMER FEAST: A BRIDGE BUILDERS BLOCK PARTY … this date is not yet confirmed … but it’s gonna be a blast once it is. What a great way to celebrate the new initiatives of GROW Harrisburg, including the upcoming Fruit and Veggie Rx Program in partnership with the Harrisburg Family Health Care clinic, and the third opening season of the Veggie Truck Farmers Market.
SUNDAY, MAR 22
THREE FARM TOUR & PROGRESSIVE MEAL … We’re thrilled to announce an official date for our next three farm tour and progressive meal! This spring will be visiting JandL Farm and Stable, Spirit Creek Farms and Noah’s Farm and Forest. Tickets will go on sale in January!
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
BENDERDINKER … Yep! It’s happening again! The most unique paddle/local music/local foods event ever! And our only big fundraiser each year. Registration is open at benderdinker.com. What a great Christmas present to give family and friends! Wink, wink.
See you all at the market on Tuesday!
Cheers!
Kim
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: To Market....To Market
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Market closes SUNDAY at 8:00pm
Market pickup for the week of Christmas will be on Tuesday, December 23rd from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. For the week of New Years, pickup will be on Tuesday, December 30th from 4:00 – 6:00pm!
Pickup Day and Time: Tuesday 4:00 – 6:00pm
Pickup Location: All Saints Lutheran Church
722 Rockbridge Road SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
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Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on TUESDAY!
See you at Market on TUESDAY!
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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Weblog Entry
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Important News
We will have Markets the week of Christmas and the week of New Years. Pickup will be at the Lawrenceville location for those 2 weeks and the pickup times will be from 2:30pm – 6:00pm.
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on TUESDAY!
See you at Market on TUESDAY!
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BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is Open! Come on in...
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Pickup Day and Time: TUESDAY 2:30pm – 6:00pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
~Maryanne
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Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The market is open for ordering.
The market is open for ordering and here are a few highlights.
Joyful Noise Acres has pork sausage, chops and bacon again.
Two Daughters Bakery made the best eggnog cupcakes for us to sample last week. Incredible.
Jackies’s Friendly Baking. Brought beautiful English muffins that will make every breakfast a treat. They are so good!
The market will be open on Wednesday for pick up between 10 and 2.
Have a terrific weekend folks.
Mary Beth
CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring glass jars, egg cartons please.
Good Morning,
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!
Thank you,
Steve
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 Twitter: @conwaygrown
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
If you do NOT receive a confirmation email immediately after you placed your order, then your items are still in your cart and your order is not complete. All orders must be placed by 5pm on Sunday.
PICK UP:
Pick up is on Tuesday at 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford 30518 from 1pm to 6:45 pm.
PAYMENT:
We take checks, cash, credit card and Dwolla
If you are planning to pay using Dwolla please make sure your deposit includes the 25 cents fee. For example, if your order total is $22.50 make your deposit for $22.75.
Please make sure you understand our pick up policy before you order.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nora
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News: Normal Tuesday Pick Up
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
How to contact us:
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Tuesday Pick Up
We will have Tuesday pick up as usual next week and the week after. There is no schedule change due to the holidays! If you have a produce box, Nature’s Garden Express will deliver to the warehouse on Tuesday.
If you are planning on going out of town please and won’t be able to pick up your produce box *on Tuesday please make sure your box is on *VACATION HOLD. You can call Nature’s Garden at (770) 441-9976 to put your box on hold.
Thank you! Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe holiday season!
Group Buy Update
If you placed an order for one of our group buys in the past couple of weeks- Wilderness Family Naturals (coconut oil & pantry items), Green Pasture (Fermented Cod Liver Oils, VitalChoice Seafood, Kenny’s Cheese and/or Jason Wiebe Cheese, they will all be available for pick up this Tuesday, December 23rd.
HELP! We need Volunteers!!
*THANK YOU Diana, Tanya, Marie, Stephanie and Lanay for helping on Tuesday! You guys are a blessing! We couldn’t have a co-op without volunteers and we appreciate you all so much!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS NEXT WEEK FOR THE 5-6 PM slot! Please consider helping out if you can.
If you are interested in volunteering, I have created a volunteer sign up on Signup Genius. I am asking for volunteers to sign up for 1 hour shifts from 2p to 6:45 pm. No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised. Here is the link to the sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44AEA623A7FA7-volunteer
The link is also posted on the About page on our website.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Wellness Event: Get at the Roots Program
Coming in January… a program to get you healthy in 2015!
Do you lack energy?
Is stress a normal part of your day?
Are you moody?
Do you feel skinny in the beginning of the day and bloated at night?
Do you have joint pain?
Do you have dry and/or itchy skin?
Have you ever been on an antibiotic or taken a corticosteroid or used a steroid cream?
Do you have headaches?
Do you have a low sex drive?
If you answered YES to any of these questions then you may have underlying issues that may be preventing you from getting healthy & losing weight. The Get At The Roots Program will teach you what you can do to address these issues naturally through foods & targeted nutrients.
This is not a low-fat, low-calorie diet. It’s not about restricting calories and therefore nutrients. It’s about feeding the body good, healthy nutrition for your hormonal and metabolic processes. Teaching you how to eat to speed up your metabolism and optimize burning body fat. It also helps you to discover what underlying issues may be preventing you from losing weight.
The Get At The Roots Program will be offered at Vitality Method Pilates Studio- 2590 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth GA 30097.
Classes start Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m. Cost of the 8-week program is $250 if you register before January 1st or $275 if you register after January 1st.
The program includes:
8 group sessions, approx. 1 hour each
(1) One-on-One educational session with a Nutritional Therapist (Suwanee Co-op member)
Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire which helps identify healing opportunities &
Review & Feedback of your Food Journal.
This is an amazing opportunity to address your underlying issues!
We will meet for 8 weeks for approximately an hour, discussing a new topic each week. The topics include the following possible Underlying Causes of Weight Gain:
Digestive problems
Food sensitivities
Blood Sugar / Yeast Overgrowth
Dehydration & Mineral balance
Fatty Acid deficiency
Stress & Adrenal Fatigue
Sex Hormone Imbalances
Toxin Overload / Brain Chemistry
REGISTER HERE! https://nutretewellness.satoriapp.com/offers/40198-get-at-the-roots-weight-loss-program
Melissa Gauna is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant. She enjoys teaching others the benefits of a whole-foods diet, including Weston A. Price, traditional diets. The Get At The Roots Program is different than any other program because it was designed first & foremost to get the body healthy. The primary goal of any weight loss program should be to get you healthy. This program looks beyond just eating less & exercising more; we want to get you healthy first so that the weight naturally comes off.
If you have any questions regarding the Get At The Roots Program, call Melissa at (404)-941-6069 or e-mail her atmelissa@nutretewellness.com.
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Yesteryear Homewares & reCap – Milk Carriers and Pour caps – 1/16/15 – 1/18/15
Great Lakes Gelatin – Collagen Hydrolysate 1/23/15 – 1/25/15
Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils- 1/23/15 – 1/25/15
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!
Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC: Market Schedule
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that we will not be having a pick-up day Christmas Day or the following Monday (the 29th). We will have the usual pick-up this Monday (the 22nd) however, I need all orders in by Saturday night. Thanks!
South Cumberland Farmer's Market: Time to Order Local Food!
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
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To Contact Us
Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)
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Market News
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A new workshop series starting in January 2015. These six workshops will be taught by experienced growers and UT personnel and will provide growers and Agricultural professionals with training in planning, structuring, marketing, managing, analyzing profitability and expanding a CSA.
These two-hour workshops, planned from 1-3 PM (NOTE: Workshops will be 1-3 PM EST or CST according to the host farm time zone.) on Monday afternoons, will be offered on working farms throughout Tennessee from January to June.
1) January 26, Choosing Your Crops and Varieties, and Scheduling Their Planting in the Greenhouse and the Field, led by Jeff Martin, Plant Sciences, and Adam Colvin, Colvin Family Farm, Spring City, TN
This workshop will discuss crop and variety selection, as well as crops in the field and greenhouse.
2) February 9, Options for CSA Legal Structure and Analyzing CSA Profitability, led by Chris Clark and Margarita Velandia, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Becky Jacobs, College of Law, and Ray and Bart Gilmer, Falcon Ridge Farm, Toone, TN
This workshop will help participants think about the legal structure of their business, as well as help them analyze the profitability of their CSA.
3) March 16, Managing Growth of Your CSA, Labor Management, Apprenticeship Programs and Quality of Life, led by Jeff Martin, Plant Sciences, and Tana Comer, Eaton’s Creek Organics, Joelton, TN
This workshop will cover labor issues, the pros and cons of apprenticeship programs, and expanding your CSA gradually, while maintaining your quality of life.
4) April 13, Adding Fruit Crops to Your CSA, led by David Lockwood, Plant Sciences, and Shannon Meadows, Mountain Meadows Farm, Heiskell, TN
This workshop will introduce participants to considerations for small and tree fruit production.
5) May 11, Choosing Equipment for a Small, Diversified Farm, led by Bob Due, Terraced Gardens Farm, New Tazewell, TN
This workshop will cover choosing equipment for a small, diversified operation.
6) June 15, Marketing Your CSA and Keeping Your Customers Happy, led by Megan Bruch, Center for Profitable Agriculture, and Ron and Chris Arnold, Herb and Plow Farm, Grimsley, TN
This workshop will help participants develop a marketing plan and provide tips for marketing their CSA.
To register:
Registration is $50 per person for all six workshops or $10 per person per workshop.
Registration for TN Fruit and Vegetable Association members (http://www.tfva.org/jointfva/) or TN Organic Growers Association members (http://www.tnorganics.org/contact.html) is FREE. Enter promo code TFVAFREE or TOGAFREE on the payment screen, if you are a member. Member verification required.
Register on-line by clicking on one of the six workshops under ‘Upcoming Events’ at: http://organics.tennessee.edu or http://vegetables.tennessee.edu
Please contact Jenny Moore (865.974.0710 or jcroker@utk.edu) or Annette Wszelaki (865.974.8332 or annettew@utk.edu) for more information.
Thank you and happy holidays,
Annette-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
EXTENDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
Learn about season extension in high tunnel production systems in a new webinar series sponsored by the Center for Crop Diversification, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the Barnhart Fund for Excellence. There will be six webinars, each 75 minutes long, in February and March of 2015. The series will cover market opportunities, structure options and construction, organic production and certification, crop and equipment options, pest pressure and control, as well as a summary of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative.
For more information, and to register, please contact Miranda at 859-218-4384 or miranda. hileman@uky.edu.
All webinars will be broadcast from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. EST.
Webinar Schedule
• February 17 — Season Extension Opportunities & EQIP Funding
• February 24 — Structure Options, Construction, Ventilation & Temperature Control
• March 3 — Organic Certification & Marketing High Tunnel Crops
• March 10 — Crop, Irrigation & Equipment Options
• March 17 — Insect, Weed & Disease Control
• March 24 — Producer Views & Series Wrap-up-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
BROWN’S HOLLAR CREATIONS has let us know that more pumpkin pies are available made with fresh local pumpkin and eggs, and that proceeds go toward the farmers’ market in Tracy City. Also available are black walnut cakes made with fresh local walnuts and local fresh eggs.
And look for a few green onions.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
FROM THREE OAKS Howdy! The holidays are a time which many of us associate with heavy meals, drinks, sweets and ultimately weight gain. That’s why we’re offering rabbit on the market this week at a reduced price. Pound for pound, rabbit meat contains less fat, cholesterol and calories and more protein than any other conventional livestock. Perfect for the health-conscious Christmas carnivore or a head-start on that New Year’s resolution. Checkout the delicious recipes we’ve added to the market for cooking ideas and have a very merry Christmas!
Erich, Three Oaks Farm-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
NEW FROM NATURE’S WEALTH Look for 5-pound bags of their incredible popcorn!-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you know of anyone who isn’t receiving our (general) e-mails that we send to the entire customer and grower bases (which would include Order Confirmations that come out of our proprietary software e-mail account that is re-directed via Mailgun.us: We have been working with a tech from BLomand who has done a large amount of troubleshooting and research.
If you have an e-mail address that is through Yahoo or BellSouth (Yahoo actually hosts BellSouth e-mail), you will need to go into your Contacts list and add these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
*@mailgun.us
If you have an e-mail address through BLomand, you will need to go into your Gray Mail and add as a Friend these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
mailgun.us
If you have an e-mail address that is from another provider (gmail should be OK, but you never know…), use one of the iterations above.
Also, if you want an entire domain to be “approved,” you can, for example, enter the following as a Contact/Friend (for gmail, let’s say):
*@gmail.com
If, after doing all this, you are still not receiving our e-mails (at the very least the Saturday Blog opening the market), you will have to get in touch with your e-mail provider and tell them to recognize our address as well as the mailgun address. Just giving them the cumberlandfm@gmail.com address will not be sufficient.
We hope this helps resolve these problems going forward!
Kir and Linda-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
ANSWERING MARKET E-MAILS
Please DO NOT press “Reply” to our software’s automated e-mails. This includes Blog e-mails (such as this one), your Order Confirmation e-mail, or even Account Balance/Adjustment e-mail. If you need to contact us via e-mail, just compose a new e-mail with an appropriate Subject line and send it to cumberlandfm@gmail.com. This will ensure your e-mail is seen (not always possible with a Reply to Order Confirmations, for example) so we can best help you.
ALSO, we are checking e-mail only several times a week, so it may take a short while for us to get back with you. You are always welcome to call 931.592.3399 (no voice mail) to reach us more quickly. Thanks!-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch, the new Sewanee delivery driver. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.
Please remember that payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. To ensure your account always has a positive balance, the CFM prefers payments in increments of at least $100.00. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.
Should at-home delivery not work for you, your second option is to leave your order at the Center to be picked up by you or a designée by 6 p.m. Wednesday. As with any left-behind order, there will be a $3.00 fee unless that order has been prepaid in full in advance. Don’t forget there is no freezer at the Center for the foreseeable future, so it is imperative your items be picked up in a timely manner.-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.
If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.
Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.
Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers
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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.
Coming Events
Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .
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!