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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is Open! Come on in...
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Heirloom Living Market ~ Crossfit O-Zone is now open!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30 – 7:00pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit Ozone
519 Hurricane Shoals Rd., Suite J
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
~Maryanne
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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
Augusta Locally Grown: THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
FALL SEASON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
ONGOING – Calling all Master Gardeners! Got organic veggie gardening skills? Need volunteer hours? lWe’re starting a mentor matching program for families who are new to raised bed vegetable gardening. Let us match you up! Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.
FALL EVENTS!
TUE, OCT 21 – HANDCRAFT HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR AT THE VEGGIE TRUCK MARKET, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WEST END MARKET & BAKERY. Local hand crafters of all types are welcome to sell at the farmers market this week, across from the Kroc Center! No table fee. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to sign up. Or text 706-288-7895.
THU, OCT 23 – HEALTHY SEASONAL SNACKS AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET. ALG Board member, dietician, fitness nut and local farmers’ champion Lauren Belcher will take fall veggies to the next level. Starts at 4:30pm.
FRI, OCT 24 – REDEFINING FOOD JUSTICE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. What is food justice? And how does it play itself out in the CSRA? Come join a conversation and learn ways to get more active in the local foods movement. This will be our first monthly series of free “Farmer Friday” evening talks given at Whole Foods. Starts at 6pm.
SAT, OCT 25 – CLEAN UP THE BRANCH WITH THE BENDERDINKER. With exactly six months left til Dinker time, there’s some cleaning up to do along Betty’s Branch to get it ready for April! Bring your kayak or small motor boat, pack up a cooler, find your work gloves and maybe a handsaw or clippers. We’ll make it a day on the water! Think tailgating, but better. Starts at 9am. Big love to Kristina of the BenderDinker and to Larry of Broadway Tackle for making it all happen. The BenderDinker helps support our educational programs at ALG year-round. Contact benderdinker@gmail.com to sign up for the clean up!
TUE, OCT 28 – PUMPKIN THIS AND SQUASH THAT. It’ll be a festive closing day at the Veggie Truck Farmers Market.
THU, OCT 30 – HEALTHY, SEASONAL TRICK OR TREATS, AND A WINTER SQUASH COOKING DEMO AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET. The surprises never end with Chef Charleen at the helm. See what she’s cooking up at the market this month. Plus, bring the kids from booth to booth for the most wholesome trick or treats in town! This is the market’s closing day. Starts at 4:30pm.
SUN, NOV 2 – CROP MOB AT CLYDE’S FRESH PRODUCE FARM IN GROVETOWN. Bring your shovel and volunteer on this family farm where we’ll be planting dozens of fruit trees for an afternoon in Grovetown. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to sign up! Share a simple farm meal afterwards. Order you free meal ticket through ALG on-line!
SAT, NOV 8 – MEAD, CIDER AND CISER MAKING
Fermdamental’s Danielle Shelton will join us again, this time on a Saturday afternoon, November 8, to teach a mead, cider & ciser making workshop at the West End Market & Bakery in Augusta. The workshop will be demo style, given the multi-step nature of the processes. Participants will see many different stages of the mead, cider & ciser in its creation. Of course, sampling is all part of the fun. The educational & tasting component of the class costs $15. Start-up brewing equipment kits will also be available for an additional $50, upon request.
SEE YOU ALL AT THE MARKETS!
Kim
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Jonesborough Saturday Market 10/18
What a great day on tap at the market this week.
Our farms are still producing a lot of vegetables; lettuces, chard, kale, okra, beets, bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, limited supply of fresh oyster mushrooms, sweet potatoes, buttercup winter squash, celriac, radishes and much more.
We will have some art at the market happening with two local artist, Pat Sheets and Charles Jones, painting market scenes throughout the morning. Come and check out the talent.
Attention all kids! We have pumpkins for you to decorate and take home. The pumpkin tent will be set up next to the information booth. Come on by, select a pumpkin, create your own art and take home for display.
Music will be provided by Blue Ridge Entertainers!
Stop by, have a cup of East Tennessee coffee, listen to some great music, admire the art and enjoy the market. October 25th will be the last market for this season. BooHoo :(
See you on the street
Deb
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Fresh Chicken and Market open.
What a glorious morning! The fog is covering the pasture and the cool air makes us move a little quicker across the pasture but it is a beautiful commute to work. I hope you find the same joy in your surroundings. If not, come visit us early one morning.
Joyful Noise Acres Farm has been burning up the road this week and has the full freezers to prove it. We are fully stocked with chicken and pork and Four Mile Farm brought more ground beef.
We are going to be open this Saturday from 11-3 for those of you that want fresh chicken so come on by the farm.
Farm Fresh Foods delivered an unusual treat this week, Pumpkin Hummus. It was amazing! Fresh pumpkin and warm spices made it so rich. Served with apple slices or graham crackers, no one will know it is a healthy dip, just a delicious one. Order some for your next gathering.
Remember to contact any of our 4 wonderful bakers if you have special holiday requests. They all do custom work and you already know how delightful their foods are.
The greens are starting to pop up their heads so hopefully we will have more greens on the market soon. The carrots are so sweet that it is hard to cook with them when you can eat them raw and fresh. To ensure you don’t run out of garlic, buy extra from our farmers, peel it then place in a jar and cover with olive oil. Put the lid on and refrigerate. You have peeled garlic anytime you need it. I use the infused olive oil for cooking or dressings then add more oil as needed. This also makes a lovely hostess gift.
Don’t forget, Cedar Rock Dairy will buy back your half gallon jars if you are no longer wanting to order milk.
Thank you for supporting locally grown. It really does matter…to the land, the environment, the community, the farmer and the family.
Blessings,
Mary Beth
Champaign, OH: Warm It Up!
Swisher Hill Herbs also gives us another exciting announcement!!
Warm it up!! New tea blends, on the market!!
Swisher Hill Herbs Introduces Herb Teas
As the weather changes from summer to fall, then into the winter here at Swisher Hill Herbs we enjoy the flavors of Herb teas. You can make teas from a single herb or from a combination of several: some herb teas are delicate, such as lemon grass, chamomile and rosehips. Other herbs, spices and flowers are quite strong flavored like peppermint, hibiscus flowers, cloves, cinnamon and citrus peels. Herb teas can be tart and acidic, mild, fruity, refreshingly minty, or pungent and savory. Finding a combination that you really enjoy is half of the pleasure of drinking Herbal teas. Once you have found a blend you really like you can make up a larger batch and keep it in a larger container or tea tin.
Many people drink herb teas because they are caffeine free, just for the flavor and there are others that turn to herb teas for their therapeutic value to soothe digestion, lift the spirits, induce sleep or ease the misery of a cold. Whatever your choice we are sure you can find an herb tea you enjoy.
You can brew herb tea just like ordinary tea by pouring boiling water over the herbs.( Rule of thumb is 1 teaspoon of dried herbs or 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs per cup of tea.) Let it steep, covered. Some teas take less than 5 minutes other teas containing roots, citrus peel and spices may take up to 10 minutes to brew. (Brewing teas too long gives them a bitter taste) When brewing teas always use glass, stainless steel, ceramic, enamel, or porcelain kettle or pot, since the alkaloids in herbs are extremely sensitive to metal.
During the summer months you can raise and dry your own ingredients for herb teas. Scented geraniums, lemon balm, mints, chamomile, lemongrass, bergamot, lemon verbena, pineapple sage just to name a few. Save and dry your own citrus peels.
We have had many requests for herb teas. We will begin by offering a selection of single common herbs for teas and also 3 combinations of herbs and spice teas that we enjoy. German Chamomile, peppermint c/s, lemon grass, !hibiscus flowers c/s, and rosehips seedless, are the three herb teas, and Fruit Tea, Crimson Berry and Orange spice are the tea blends. For a quick find on the virtual market; look in Categories, then under Herbs and spices.
Enjoy!
Joe and Charlene Stapleton
Champaign, OH: Swisher Hill Herbs!
Swisher Hill Herbs brings us two new items for the market!!
Swisher Hill Herbs…adds new products!
Sour Cream / Buttermilk Salad Dressing Blend of 6 different herbs to make a tangy ranch style salad dressing. Great on your favorite spinach or tossed salad. Also makes a delicious dip for fresh vegetables or Buffalo wings! 1 pkg. makes 3 to 4 cups $3.00 per pkg.
You know you want to order…you know you need to order!!
Champaign, OH: The Excitement!!!
Well, as if it’s not exciting enough to have the market open, again, for the week, BUT…our friends from Oakview Farm Meats want us to let you in on a little exciting news…
**Their Box Specials are….BACK!!!! Go straight to the market site, look for the boxes, and place your orders!!
You know they never last for long so get the orders in…EARLY!!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Champaign, OH: Watching The Wheels
People say I’m crazy…
Doing what I’m doing…
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings…
To save me from ruin…
(John Lennon – Watching The Wheels)
It’s been a crazy week coming off of a crazy weekend that had involved all things on the local front. A large amount of us were part of the State Of The Plate. It was such a huge success, and left so many of us on a high, that it took a bit of effort to get back in the swing of reality, this week.
I felt like the week just went into crazy mode, the minute Monday morning hit. It just kept going, I just kept baking, delivering, working my shop, and working this market. I tend to go into Cosmic overload, and then I remember to stop, take a bit of time, meet up with friends, recharge with a bit of downtime, great laughs, a cocktail or two, and a tiny bit of sleep.
When I am at my most frantic, I fall back on my friends. Either in person, via the phone, texts, social media…My friends have an uncanny ability to reach out to me, randomly, just when I need it. They ground me, they love, me, they support me, they make me laugh, they make me cry. I have collected quite an eclectic group of pals, over the years, through the decades, some of them reaching way back to even elementary school.
Spending time with old friends is very much like just sitting and watching the wheels go round. A familiar routine with familiar faces, familiar voices, familiar arms that reach out to hug you. I love that they bring me back to reality, and restore the calm.
This market is like a familiar old friend, these days. Sort of like watching the wheels go round and round. We have worked hard to get it to this level. The level of friendship, the level of trust, the level of when you order, you feel like you are visiting an old friend…over and over.
The local of it all, the love of it all, the friendship of it all. It all works, together, to bring you the familiar, each and every week.
Go ahead, let the market be your familiar friend, place your orders, get to know us even better, and let yourself relax while watching the wheels go round and round…
Good friends in a familiar place…it’s what we are here for!
Tonight is Thursday, I am opening the market for the week, and I encourage you to try us, like us, love us…you won’t be sorry!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders! Group Buy This weekend
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
GROUP BUY THIS WEEKEND! Fermented Cod Liver Oil and Grass Fed Collagen
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 5 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 blessed weekend!
Nora