Carolina Foothills, SC:  Market Open!

Good day to you fellow local food eaters!

We are promised a bit a respite from the cold this afternoon. Get out and starts a few seeds that you can bring inside when the cold returns. I am happy to see Swiss Chard peaking up through the earth . Wild Earth Gardens & Herbals has some rare Tomato seeds, ‘Indigo Rose’, an OSU creation. Very prolific low acid sweet fruits . And ‘Heirloom Seminole Pumpkins’. These are meaty pumpkins meant for good eating ! Rich deep pumpkin flavor.

Veggie starts will soon be here so start thinking about what you want in your garden.
We are lean on veggies right now! Gives our dairy and meat farmers an opportunity to shine!
Wild Earth Gardens & Herbals is offering Winter Collards so get yourself some.

It’s still a coffee cocoa type of morning so be sure to check out our Gourmet Mountain Roasted Coffee and Cocoa from Jumpin Goats Coffee Roasters just over the line in NE Georgia Mountains.

Enjoy the day and Eat Well!

Market is Open till Monday 4pm

Carolinafoothills.locallygrown.net/market

Champaign, OH:  Blackbird

Blackbird singing in the dead of night…
Take these broken wings and learn to fly…
All your life…
You were only waiting for this moment to arise…
(Beatles – Blackbird)

Happy Saturday!! I hope you are all ready to enjoy what looks like an amazing day!

It’s a typical Saturday, for me, with early hours, bread rising, loads of coffee, and me, at my computer, answering emails, messages, working on social media, planning upcoming entertainment and food vendors for the upcoming Art Affair, and also laughing at random private messages on Facebook that my friends send to me…it’s almost like they can sense when I need to laugh, or when I need a bit of encouragement, or inspiration.

Anyway…typical. But, usually I have music playing, constantly. For some reason, today, I am working in silence for the moment. And, it was so nice to be working but hearing a distant sound…a sound that seems to have not been around for so long…the sound of birds chirping. I went to the window and saw a scattered few on the railing of my back deck.

This brought the greatest joy to me. It brought the biggest smile to my face. There was a reason I had no music on, it was meant for me hear the chirpings. It was all I needed to rejuvenate my soul.

I am not a lover of the long months of winter. I just cannot take the lack of sun, the lack of warmth, I find no beauty in snow…and, around this time, each year, I feel as if I am being strangled by the weather.

I needed the little birds to visit, today…I am now good to go…

So, today, go out and enjoy these warmer temperatures, enjoy the sunshine, and find your own little birds of happiness!

Think about the market, the orders that you need, and the happiness that it will bring you to do all of your shopping, with us, and not have to worry about a thing until….Thursday at pick up!

Sending you much love and sunshine, today…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

The market is open! Southern Native Plantings is back with lots of beautiful plants that will grow well in this area. Be sure to take a look at their trees, shrubs, and bulbs!
Thank you for shopping with us!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Northeast Georgia Locallygrown Availability list for Feb.6

Good Evening Locavores
We have had another week with some very cold morning temperature. Despite this your locally grown farmers have many vegetables available for your enjoyment.
Recently I asked Brooks Franklin, owner of leah Lake Farm how his Hoop house vegetables were faring with low in the teens. with a chuckle he said "Hey it is what it is, when it freezes one set of vegetables we plant another. We just keep planting.
It is only by such an optimistic and positive attitude in the face of adversity that your local farmers are able to offer fresh vegetables in February.
The cold also challenges Sylvan Falls Mill. Mike and Linda Johnson grind corn and wheat weekly in a frigid drafty water powered mill to supply fresh milled products, if the water wheel is not totally frozen over with ice that is.
The point is that this is a challenging time of year for all and we should all be especially appreciative for the extra effort that goes into making your Wednesday market pick up possible.
Thanks for supporting your local farmers and have a great weekend.

Independence,VA:  Open for orders for delivery February 13th

Friends of the Market,
It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Treat your sweetie to a delicious meal of pasture raised meats, poultry or eggs. We have lovely crafts for gifts as well. I try to post a recipe on the facebook page for a fitting chocolate dessert…
here are the market links and thanks for shopping with us!
http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the newly redesigned webpage, actually we in process of change over, so bear with us! www.independencefarmersmarket.org

South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Time to Order Local Food!

It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

Market News

IN SEARCH OF TOM TURKEYS
We have a couple of vendors who are looking to buy tom turkeys for breeding purposes (think Thanksgiving). If you know where they may purchase some, please contact Kir at cumberlandfm@gmail.com. Thanks.
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IF YOU COME TO MARKET
and forget your check book, credit card, or cash, we will give you an addressed envelope to take with you. If you have a left-behind order, we will put an envelope on the refrigerator door in the kitchen for your payment. Your payment should be mailed within 24 hours of market closing so it will arrive in time to post to your account before the next market.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will be presenting the following workshops:
Farmers Market Boot Camp
Fruit Production and Direct Marketing
Locally Raised Beef
Poultry Workshop

The only workshop that doesn’t have a fee appears to be the Locally Raised Beef Workshop. Send us a (new) e-mail to cumberlandfm@gmail.com if you would like to see the information on these workshops. (Do NOT Reply to this e-mail.)
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THE CFM MEMBER NEWSLETTER has just been released. To read or print a copy, cut and paste the following address into your web browser.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dat9Y9l9aDHp8YFnmGDfmEpM7SapzMPuZj1PBX01QXE/edit?usp=sharing
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WHITE CITY PRODUCE AND GREENHOUSES reminds us that, while their growing season has ended for the winter, their CSA’s are still on the market and available for ordering until APRIL 30. The deadline will be here before you know it, so please order soon so you will not be disappointed.
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EXTENDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
There will be six webinars, each 75 minutes long, in February and March of 2015. 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

For more information, and to register, please contact Miranda at 859-218-4384 or miranda. hileman@uky.edu.
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EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.
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REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

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. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.
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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.
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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.
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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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Coming Events

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South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  ISO Turkeys!

We have a couple of growers who are looking for tom turkeys for breeding purposes. (Think Thanksgiving this year!) If you know where they might be able to buy some, please contact Kir at cumberlandfm@gmail.com

Jonesborough Locally Grown:  Member Discount Day & "Soups on" at Boone Street Market!

Saturday 2/7 we will be celebrating our members…with a special 10% discount for members on any purchase all day!

Also on Saturday: brunch and lunch options from the kitchen!

Breakfast, 10am-12 noon $3
“Fifty Mile Strata”: ALL ingredients from Boone Street Market, average distance to plate for this dish is 50 miles. Eggs, milk, cheese, sausage*, green onions and mushrooms

Lunch, 12-4pm $5.49
“The Sixty Mile Italian Celebration Soup”: Using local Italian sausage*, kale, potatoes, eggs, and cheese, served with hot cornbread

NOTE: vegetarian options available for both meals
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Don’t know about our membership? A year’s membership supporting Jonesborough Locally Grown is $50—its like a loan to the store, which you earn back over time with a 5% discount on all purchases. Read our member newsletter here: February Member newsletter.

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!N

For us at Augusta Locally Grown, February is a month of pure, unrefined planning. Those farm tours, workshops, educational programs, farmers markets and special events — they all take months to pull together. They also require a relentless army of dedicated, talented and sleep-deprived volunteers, community partners and interns. We are more than blessed with some of the BEST in the CSRA.

While the thanksgiving season may be behind us, we ARE in the throws of the month of LOVE. So here’s a candy-apple-red Valentine hug to all our volunteers, community partners and interns. You make my day, every day, ever so much more rewarding and delicious.

Here’s what’s coming up!

THU, FEB 12 VEGGIE FERMENTATION WORKSHOP
Fermdamental’s Danielle Shelton will join us on Thursday evening, February 12, to teach a Vegetable Fermentation workshop. This is a hands-on event, and everyone will take home a jar or two of sauer kraut. Of course, sampling different kinds of veggie ferments is all part of the fun. Participants will also receive handouts with a few different fermentation recipes. One jar of kraut is included in the price for the class; additional jars (if there are any) will be an additional $5 per jar. The workshop will take place from 5:30 -7:00 pm, at the GROW Harrisburg Local Foods Classroom (1808 Broad Street) Augusta, across from the Kroc Center. Tickets are available through this on-line market, or email kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

TUES, FEB 17 – EHS STEPS INTO WELLNESS: HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR … ALG will host a seasonal foods education booth at Evans High School for CCBOE employees. We’d love a volunteer or two to help, especially to promote the Evans Towne Farmers Market. We’ve filled all our volunteer slots! Thank you!!!

MON, FEB 23- APARTMENT AQUAPONICS WORKSHOP … Join David Young for another hands-on aquaponics workshop, this one tailored for urban gardens on a very tight budget and with very small spaces! The workshop is 5:30pm-7pm. For just $5, everyone goes home with a small fish farm for herbs. Held at the GROW Harrisburg Local Foods Classroom, 1808 Broad Street, Augusta. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to enroll.

SAT, MAR 14 – FARM TOUR & WORKSHOP AT ADDERSON’S FRESH PRODUCE … One of the CSRA’s most beloved organic veggie farms is planning an educational farm tour and workshop in mid-March, and Augusta Locally Grown will be helping! We’ll need several volunteers at this wonderful setting in Keysville, GA. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help. Tickets are on sale now. Email Loretta Adderson for purchase details: lorettaadderson@yahoo.com.

TUE, MAR 17 – OPENING DAY AT THE VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET … “Dark Leafy Green St. Patty’s Market Party” is what we’re calling our opening day festivities this season. Come support these all-local, all-naturally-grown farmers and other vendors. The magical Chef Charleen of Culinary Connections will be doing the season’s first cooking demo! And yes! We’ll be doubling SNAP/EBT again this year. The market is in Harrisburg, across from the Kroc Center, every Tuesday, 4:30pm-7pm, through October. Volunteer cooking demo instructors are always needed!

WED-THUR, MAR 18-19 – THE GEORGIA DIETETICS CONFERENCE will be held in Augusta this year. ALG will provide an educational booth on local foods. Volunteers will be needed on both days! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help.

SAT, MAR 21 – PRUNING AND SMALL FRUITS WORKSHOP AT ADDERSON’S FRESH PRODUCE … Return to the Adderson’s organic farm the following week for this educational workshop! Free for participants of the Mar 14 event; $5 for newcomers. Contact s-l-add@sbcglobal.net to enroll.

SAT, MAR 21 – GROW HARRISBURG PRESENTS: RE-VIBE – THE COFFEE HOUSE! Details soon!!

THUR, APR 2 – OPENING DAY AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET … We’re taking vendor, sponsor and volunteer application now!!! Visit our updated website at www.evanstownefarmersmarket.com. Market opens April 2.

SAT, APR 11 — SHEAR FUN AT KHAKALAKI FARM … This family-friendly event will include the full range of fiber fun, from sheep shearing to spinning and knitting demos. Kids activities, farm tour and a farm lunch will be included. Overnight camping at this beautiful site is also an option. Tickets will go on sale soon through ALG On-Line, and will be limited. Save the date and check back soon!

SUN, APR 12 – THREE FARM TOUR AND PROGRESSIVE MEAL … Spring will bring us yet another 3-farm tour … this one at JandL Farm & Stable, Noah’s Farm & Forest, and Spirit Creek Farms.

SAT, APR 25 – BENDERDINKER! Registration is OPEN! Visit www.benderdinker.com. This is the biggest fundraiser each year for Augusta Locally Grown, and the presenting sponsor of the Evans Towne Farmers Market.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND – BANJO B Q – Shadow BBQ will be back, competing again by featuring local meats and promoting Augusta Locally Grown. Save this date, buy your tickets and GO SHADOW BBQ!!!

Cheers!
Kim

Lake Placid Online Farmer's Market:  February Market is Open!

Hi Everyone,

February’s online market is now open until 12 on Monday. As always, some great items for sale.

Please email with any questions at christiesausa@icloud.com.

Thank you!
Christie