Athens Locally Grown:  ALG Open for March 19

Green Fork Farmers Market:  Weekly Product List

Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,

New this week: Green Fork Farm has gourmet salad mix, radishes, and cilantro.

Figgieville has a new shipment of olives from the grower in California—in 10 oz jars with a reduction in price per pound!

Also available this week:

Vegetables—lettuce and spinach.

*Meat*—chicken, lamb, pork, organ meats, soup bones, and parts for stock.

Eggs—pastured chicken eggs.

Baked Goods--Ethan’s Awesome sugar cookies.

Specialty foods—fermented sauerkraut and jalapenos, salsa made from local and organic ingredients, and olives and olive oil directly from the grower in California.

Go ahead and place your order from now until Tuesday at noon. We’ll also have products available for sale at the market on Wednesday from 4-7 pm.

See you then!

Green Fork Farmers Market

Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
At Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR

To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!

Plattsburgh Online Ordering:  online farmers market open

Looking at the local food available is an antidote to the dreary weather. Accepting orders through Tuesday evening. The spinach is regrowing nicely – all the leaves are now new growth.

Dawson Local Harvest:  First Market of Spring

The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for March 20th

The First Market of Spring

HI EVERYONE!

Spring is arriving next weekend, and that gives us a chance to celebrate our first Market for Spring 2015. Highlighted this week are more Organic Vegetable Plants for your garden from LEILANI’S. This week you’ll see 2 more Lettuce mixes, plus Kale, Kohlrabi, and Leeks (sort of a mild, sweet green onion great for soups and stews). These are all 4-pack Vegetable plants grown in organic soil (non-GMO seeds).

Elsewhere, HANALEI BATH has their superb Apple Cider Soap available, along with several more Bath and Body products. And don’t forget about the great Baked Goods offerings from MY DAILY BREAD, Eggs from FIVE HENS FARMS, and more gooies in The Market. Check it out today!

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

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for March 15th- Pre-Order Bouquets Available!der

Market News

Hello!

What a beautiful day it has been! It is so nice to see the sun and feel the warmth of the sun after such a winter!
We are still experience a lot of MUD in the fields, which is really delaying spring planting. The greenhouse is full of plants ready to get in the ground, but there is no place to put them until the dirt dries out enough to get in there with the tractor. The onions, potatoes, cabbages and other cole crops really depend on a cool spring for development, so we’ll see how it goes! Every year is different!

Now is the time to think flowers! The pre-paid bouquets are available, meaning current customers have the opportunity to save $20 if they pre-pay now for 10 large flower bouquets that will be available over the course of the summer. You are not obligated to get a bouquet every week – just when it suits you. The flower bouquets are available usually about 20 weeks, so you will have plenty of opportunities to order one. PLease email Tally if you have any questions!

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Madison GA:  The Market is Open...........

All growers and customers please drop off and pick up at Auto1. Thanks!!!!!!!

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Please Read -- Market Update

Market Closes at 8:00pm Monday!

Thank you to those who have already placed orders!

I am officially changing the hours of pickup starting this week. You may pick up the items you ordered starting at 2:30pm. Market will end at 5:30pm; however, you may pickup until 6:30pm if you contacted me and make payment prior to pickup. We now have other payments options available. Please call me on Monday if you have any questions. You can reach me at 404-432-4337.

Please be assured that we are doing everything we can to provide you with what you want from the local Farmers/Growers and Producers; but, please understand that Buying Local means supporting those who are committed to providing ‘Local’!

Tidbits

Thanks go out to Bethe Munn who stepped up to help with Market pickup this past week! You will also see her this week! I cannot run this Market without the help of Volunteers – please consider working at Market pickup once a month! Contact me at 404-432-4337.

Please keep Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms in your prayers. She was hospitalized last Thursday and had Gallbladder surgery. She is recovering but in pain. Please pray for her fast recovery.

…on a happier note…
Marie Wheeler of Bakery on Brooks and her fabulous husband Chuck Wheeler are celebrating their 41st Anniversary tomorrow! Marie does not have items on the Market this week so that they can take time to celebrate.

Offerings you may want to check out…

Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm has outstanding grass-fed Meats! On Special this week are: Boston Butt, Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast and Thick cut Pork Chops!

Availability of Chicken is still a way off yet. Growing out chickens over the winter is tough in Georgia! They need pasture and worms and warmer ground to get all of the nutrients that make them grow! We are working on finding another source until Greg’s chickens are ready for processing. We will have Ground Chicken and Sausage coming up in the near future!

Burnell Farms is going strong bringing us some great winter veggies! Last week they added Hibiscus Flowers, (great for drying and making Hibiscus Tea), Fennel, Kohlrabi and ‘Cheddar’ Cauliflower. Some of you may remember this Cauliflower which Tammy also offered last year. Slightly orange in color and a mild taste with a creamy texture when cooked!

Don’t forget to check out all of the Organic Baked Good from Dabrielle of My Daily Bread. Pasta Salad, Jams and Jellies and Pumpernickel Bread are on Special this week! Be sure and check them out!

Last week at Crossfit and Hamilton Mill Markets, Carrell Farms had samples of Cranberry/Sage Alpaca Sausage and Basil Sun-Dried Tomato Alpaca Sausage! My favorite is the Cranberry Sage! I would say that the field was pretty evenly split — both have rich flavors with the Cranberry Sage being a tad sweeter than the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil! Perhaps Lilburn Members will break the tie this week when they will have samples available at Market! Both varieties come in 1# packages; however the Cranberry Sage is made in smaller breakfast sized sausages while the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil are ‘full size’! I have already added both to my cart this week. Of course their wonderful Water Buffalo offerings are also available! Try some Soup Bones for wonderful Bone Broth! Add in the Ox Tail for an especially delicious treat! Roasts, steaks, ground …they have it all!

Don’t forget to check out Shalley’s line of Skin Care products. My new favorite is her Silky Bamboo Lotion! A little goes a long way – and it feels exquisite on your skin!

Jay and Patti Parsons of Dances With Bees offer both Honey and Natural Skin Care products made with Honey or Beeswax. Patti’s Beeswax Candles are wonderful, also!

I received an email from Vicky of Fry Farm and she let me know that she does have Rutabagas and Red Spinach available. They are not yet listed on the Market, however, if you would like to order, please email me and let me know. So glad that Vicky, Steve and Matt are back and I look forward to them adding additional offerings as Mother Nature continues toward Spring!

I have spoken with Doug of Doug’s Garden who is busy, busy, busy training new helpers and getting seedlings planted! Doug has told me that this year he is going to be offering a “flat” of lettuce, living! This will enable you to pick your lettuce before your meal! What a cool concept! He is still working out the logistics. Pictures and more details coming soon!

Check your Grocery List and get your orders in before 8:00pm this evening for delivery on Thursday!

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BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!

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Local Farms First:  LFF Service Update

Greetings,

Market Update
Local Farms First (LFF) announces that it is indefinitely delaying the start of its 2015 operations while it works to improve its business model. At this time, the organization that oversees the LFF program, the newly merged ORE/Coldharbour organization, is undergoing a period of strategic visioning in order to best serve the needs of the region. While we see tremendous potential in LFF, the program has been losing money in recent years. ORE/Coldharbour is working to recruit additional wholesale customers, write grants, and otherwise build capacity to allow the program to continue. We are sorry for the impact this has on our extremely loyal producer and customer base. We will continue to provide updates throughout this growing season. Please contact info@resourceefficiency.org for more information.

Happy Spring!
Erin Griffin
ORE/Coldharbour Office and Communications Manager

The Wednesday Market:  Time to Order; Has Spring Finally Sprung?; And More

Good afternoon on this sunny Sunday!

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

What a week of weather we just had! So strange that we get a taste of all four seasons in the span of a few days. I truly hope that Spring has finally sprung upon us! If you are wondering when the average last frost occurs, you can check the statistics at www.GeorgiaWeather.net by looking at the data collected at various weather stations around the state. Griffin and Williamson are the two closest stations near us.

I looked at 21 years of data recorded by the Williamson station, from 1993 to 2013, and learned that the last frost date has been as early as February 20 (in 2012) and as late as April 19 (2001). Furthermore, the last frost date has occurred 10 times each in March and April, but only once in February.

What does all of this data mean? I think it means that we should be cautiously optimistic that Spring is here. I am not ready to plant anything yet, and I’ll be keeping my jacket and umbrella handy! In the meantime, today is to be enjoyed.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, here is my favorite Irish blessing:

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

I encourage each of you to join the “Pick Up Pike” or PUP Facebook page to follow efforts to improve the countryside by picking up litter along our roadways. Find out what you can do to get involved! It takes all of us to keep Pike clean.

Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally! We’ll see you Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Stones River Market:  The Market is Closed This Week

Market News

REMINDER!

The Market is closed this week. We will resume normal operations next Sunday, March 22 at its regular time.

Thank you for being such awesome customers.

John

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.