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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Bits of "Bites and Bites"


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Greetings Crossfit / Lawrenceville Market Members:



I hope this finds you all well and enjoying the weekend with family and/or friends!


Because the minimum has not been reached for the Crossfit O-Zone Market, I am leaving ordering open until NOON on Monday! Get your orders in now while you are just a click away!

Take me to the Crossfit Market


Market Update

Lauren Stephens will coordinate the Crossfit O-Zone / Lawrenceville Market. Please put her phone number in your contact list so if you have any issues on Market day you can contact Lauren directly.

Lauren Stephens 678-622-8508


Crossfit O-Zone/ The Lawrenceville Market pickup is between 4:30 and 6:30pm on Thursday. If you are unable to pickup during this time frame, please let Lauren know. Since this location has ‘permanent space’, alternate arrangements are possible, but you will need to let her know that is your intention!

Market will close at Noon on Monday for the Crossfit Market!

Our Farmers, Growers and Producers have been very good to us; delivering orders even when there were only one or two items for the Market. The upside has been that rarely do we NOT receive items because it was not ‘cost effective’ for a Farmer to bring it to Market. The downside has been for the Farmers/Growers/Producers who have made the effort but spent more in their time and gas then the product was worth. In other words they lost money serving our needs.


I have worked to increase Market growth in the past and will continue my efforts via more listings on various internet sites. Word of Mouth advertising by our current Members is the best way to grow the Market. The effort of the Farmers, Coordinators, Market Manager and Volunteers at present far outweigh the benefits.
Please do your part and pass on information about the Market to friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.


It has been necessary to establish minimums for each Market. If the minimum is not met and you have ordered items, you will receive an email letting you know that your items cannot be delivered. Perhaps we will make items available on an every-other-week schedule if orders continue to fall below minimum. 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’!
Farmer Updates


Shalley of Carrell Farms has let me know that the ‘Chubs’ of Ground Water Buffalo will NOT be available for several more weeks. Last week folks who ordered a pound of Ground Water Buffalo received a pound of Ground Water Buffalo Patties instead of the ‘Chub’ (packaged roll). This is the same product as the ground, just in different form and packaging.


With the end of Summer, we are now getting into the Fall Veggies; however, just as with every change of season, the crops are slow to come in at the beginning of each season! Although we do have a good selection, the variety may be a little slim for the next few weeks! Keep checking here and on the website for new offerings.


Ginger and Turmeric are being offered this week as well as Broccoli from The Veggie Patch. Both Ginger and Turmeric have wonderful medicinal properties and I am stocking up now for the coming cold and flu season! And I am excited to have Broccoli available again.



Turkey

I am still working to find a local source for our Holiday Turkeys and will send more information as soon as possible. We will have a sign-up sheet for folks who are interested in finding out more about availability at Market this week. Be sure and let us know you are interested. Typically Farmers ask for a deposit, ranging from $25 – $50 when orders are placed. This amount will be paid directly to the Farmer supplying the Turkeys.


Thank you for taking the time to read this bit of information!

Please know that we appreciate the support of Crossfit O-Zone Gym for the use of the great spaces for Market. We are grateful for you and for your support of our dedicated, LOCAL Farmers/Growers and Artisans.

Please “Like” us on Facebook and please share the Market with family and friends!

Market will close at Noon Monday for the Crossfit Market!
Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Hamilton Mill Market!
Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Lilburn Market!



Order now since you are just a click way!

Happy shopping!

Take me to the Lilburn Market
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Take me to the Crossfit Market

Take me to the Hamilton Mill Market




BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!

Madison GA:  The Market is Open!!!!!!!!


See everyone Wed!!!!!!!

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for September 28th


To Contact Us

Fresh Harvest, LLC
Link to Fresh Harvest
Email us!
Tallahassee May
tally@wildblue.net
JohnDrury
john.drury@att.net

Recipes

Mustard Greens with Tomatoes, Onions, and Chilies
by Deborah Madison

Serves 4

2 lb. mustard greens or collards, washed, stems removed, and coarsely chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled, cut into ½-inch squares
3 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 to 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 small dried red chilies or several pinches red pepper flakes
salt
vinegar

Steam the greens over boiling water for roughly 5 minutes or until they are tender.
Heat the oil in a large skillet.
Add the onions and cook them over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, and chilies.
Add salt to taste and cook for another minutes, then add the greens.
Mix everything together and cook until the greens are thoroughly warmed.
Check to see if the greens need additional salt and add if needed.
Add a splash of vinegar and serve.

Market News

Hello!

We have some news for you this week for you Wedge Oak farm buyers. They will be taking this week off of their meat orders, but will still have their eggs available. They are hosting an Outstanding in the Field Dinner on their farm on Thursday evening, and need to focus all of their energy into getting their farm ready! There are still some tickets available to this special event. You can read about it and purchase tickets at outstandinginthefield.com/event/wedge-oak-farm/

Also, they have put their reservations up for their turkeys at Thanksgiving. There is a $25.00 deposit which is paid at the time of making the reservation, and then the rest is due at pick up. You will be contacted by Wedge Oak asking what size turkey preference you have. These turkeys will be frozen, so pick up will probably be the Wednesday a week before Thanksgiving. Details to be worked out soon!

Please make sure to support our other local vendors. Little Seed farm has wonderful soaps and body care products made with their very own goat milk. Dozen Bakery has the wonderful fall time treat of their apple gallette. Also, Bear Creek Farm has some new items up that you will be excited to try!

Lots of great veggies and flowers, as well!

Once again, 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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Florida Suncoast Locally Grown:  market is open:)


hello everyone,

just want to send out a reminder that the market is back on weekly. eddie will be back at his Saturday market also starting oct. 4 for those of you who pick up there. Kathy will be back at downtown bradentons market starting oct. 4. I have added a few new items and in the coming weeks we will have a new grower selling fresh local grown veggies and prodoce. hope to see everyone soon, thanks.

South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Poultry Processing Plant for Sale


We wanted to let your group know that we are selling our poultry plant! It is not for a lack of business, we can assure you. Quite the contrary: our business has grown faster than expected and more than these old bones can keep up with. So for health reasons, we are searching for a buyer who will continue the effort we started, which was to bring affordable and convenient USDA poultry processing to Tennessee. We met our goal and then some. Our customer base comes to us from all parts of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. We have had requests for ducks and quail, and even emu! Now that the hard part is done, ie; building a plant and creating a HACCP plan that passes federal regulations, the business is poised to really take off for the right person (or people).

The sale price will include the plant, equipment, HACCP plan, staff, customer base and training. The plant sits on 5 cross fenced acres with a 3/2 house, pond and barn and is located in White County near Sparta and just 20 miles south of Cookeville. The new owner merely needs to take a short HACCP class and request their own grant of inspection which will be simple since the building, plan and staff are already approved and proven.

We are still booking appointments and processing until the right person comes along to continue what we began. Please pass this information on to any interested parties you may know. Please call for price and details. Thank you for any assistance you might give.

Sincerely,

Mary Malamatos
931-743-4898
Steve Malamatos
931-239-9633
Nikoandcompany.com

The Wednesday Market:  Reminder to Order; A Boy's Winter Garden


Good afternoon to everyone in The Wednesday Market community. We hope you are having a good day!

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

This year is my son Stephen’s first year of middle school, and he has Agriculture as an elective class. Today, he will be working on his project. Stephen is planting a winter garden and will be responsible for watering, tending and harvesting it and documenting the results. Yesterday we purchased the materials he needs to build a small raised bed, including starter plants. I really enjoyed the enthusiasm displayed by Stephen and his brother Charlie when it came to time to choose the plants. Stephen chose lettuce, broccoli, turnip greens, and Brussels sprouts. I selected spinach, rosemary, rutabagas, cabbages and Swiss chard. Charlie is in Kindergarten and does not yet read, but keenly checked the pictures on the labels of the various plants. “Look, Mama, this one is for pizza!” Charlie exclaimed as he chose basil. “I want this one, too, because it’s for deviled eggs,” he said, and picked up a pot of parsley. Now, I know that basil is not a winter plant, but I just could not say no to Charlie’s excitement, not to mention that the plant was lush and green and healthy-looking. And, as several of my Wednesday Market friends know, basil is my favorite herb!

As luck would have it, rain is forecast for later on today, and so, I’d better get to work helping the boys build and plant. Hopefully the rain will come after the planting is done, and we will be well on our way to having some homegrown vegetables soon.

Thank you for supporting The Wednesday Market, and we’ll see you soon.

Beverly

Green Fork Farmers Market:  Weekly Product List


Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,

It’s time to place your order from now until Tuesday at noon for this Wednesday’s market.

New this week—Beyond Organics has Jack O’ Lantern pumpkins, and Green Fork Farm is bringing back microgreens.

Also available this week:

Vegetables—tomatoes, elephant garlic, okra, butternut squash, delicata squash, bell peppers, Anaheims, sweet banana peppers, jalapenos, and serranos.

Mushrooms—fresh log-grown Shiitakes, dried Shiitakes, and mushroom powder.

Herbs—green basil, thai basil, purple basil, sage, lemongrass, lovage, tarragon, and mixed Italian herbs.

Meat—lots of different cuts of chicken, lamb, and pork, organ meats, soup bones, and parts for stock.

Eggs—from free-range hens fed organic grains.

Specialty foods—fermented sauerkraut and jalapenos, salsa, and olive oil from organic California-grown olives.

Botanical bath and beauty products—soap, lip balm, mouthwash, scented oil, facial elixir, and muscle salve.

Plants—Figgieville still has fig trees ready to plant this fall.

We’re looking forward to receiving your order!

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!

Dawson Local Harvest:  ORGANIC BREADS, COOKIES, AND JELLIES NOW AT DAWSON HARVEST!


DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for October 3rd

New Organic Breads, Cookies, Jellies, and more with MY DAILY BREAD

HI EVERYONE

We are very pleased to welcome a new vendor, MY DAILY BREAD, to the HARVEST. These guys present a wonderful range of Organic Breads with favorites like Sourdough and Honey Whole Wheat as well as Vegan Spelt Bread, Dessert Breads such as Cinnamon Buns or Dark Chocolate Bread w. Organic Zucchini, Bagles, Cookies, and even gluten-free Brownies! Check out their entire Bakery Goods listing in the Products section on the left of The Market page.

MY DAILY BREAD also does Organic Jams, Jellies, and Preserves, including the delicious Organic Rosy-Peach Jam and the Chemical-Free Fig Preserves. You’ll see these and others listed in the Processed Foods tab in the Products section, and you might want to see their website under the Our Growers page for more on their story.

A Couple of Other Notes: On the Vegetables front, 2 varieties of Kale are making their first Fall appearance courtesy of LEILANI’S, along with Zucchini, Squash, and Okra, and FIVE HENS FARMS has Beets. There’s still a pretty good offering of other veggies from Green Beans to Butternut Squash, so take a good, thorough look at everything that’s available for your table right now!

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.

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell


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!

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

Champaign, OH:  Join Together!


Everybody join together, I want you to join together…
Come on and join together with the band.
We need you to join together, come on and join together…
Come on and join together with the band..
(Who – Join Together)

Good morning, little local market of love!!

Yesterday was a big day in downtown Urbana as we celebrated another amazing Chili Cook Off!! There are two huge, Monument Square District sponsored events, downtown. Art Affair is one (My baby along with my co-chair, and committee), and then Chili Cook Off! These events are huge. Not only do they bring in lots of people, lots of revenue, and lots of PR for the downtown, but they also do what this market is always talking about…they bring together community spirit and local pride!

I was a vendor, yesterday, as I usually am. I was set up in conjunction with Oakview Farm Meats, as I usually am. My other neighbors were new chili contestants who went on to win Third place, and as I was nestled in between my neighbors, and surrounded by so many friends who continued to come up to my canopy, give me a hug, give me a high five, talk, dance, wave…I had to just stop and take it all in.

Community spirit and pride make us strong. They makes us proud. They make us believe that we can conquer all as a united local front.

I felt very proud and very loved, yesterday. I love the networking and the building of a stronger and stronger local fabric. It reassured me that through this building of fabric, we can stand strong, we can face anything, and with the help of all of us, we can make a whole happen on the local front.

I am thankful for so much in my Cosmic life but I am most thankful that you put your faith in me, each week, with this market. I am only one person, though, in this local market of love. I also have my ever true, ever wise, Charlene Stapleton. She and Joe of Swisher Hill Herbs are such icons in this community. I love seeing her smiling face, each and every Thursday, as we prepare the market for each of you.

I am thankful for Mark Runyan and the entire Runyan family behind Oakview Farm Meats. He is my other assistant at this market who helps me get your orders out to you, each and every week. They are a power house of a family in this local community, and we are lucky that they are a part of this little local market of love.

Paul Wadsmith and the YMCA…I cannot say ENOUGH about this team!!! We would be very, very sad without the YMCA and their hard work that keeps our financials, houses our market home, and supports us out in the community.

Heather T…we are a market because of her vision, her hard work, and her endless hours in getting this market up and running in the early days and years…

To the vendors…without you, the market would be nothing!

To the customers…THANK YOU!!!! We appreciate all of you, each and every week!!! We welcome you, we applaud you, we love you!!

I feel like sometimes you just have to stop, look around, know who to thank for the goodness, and make sure that everyone knows how much they are appreciated!

We join together in many, many ways…and I thank you for this local front.

The market is open! It’s Sunday…the best day to organize the upcoming week, to see what you may need or want, and get your orders in!

A reminder…we are in the last month of late summer produce…take advantage!

Champaign Berry just let me know that they have added a very limited supply of Golden Raspberries!!!!

Volk Fruit Farm has added a few new varieties of apples!!!

And, as always, we bring you the best of the best of the best from the rest of your local vendors!!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam