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StPete.LocallyGrown.Net: Market NOW Open - July 7, 2014- Summer Schedule in Effect
PLEASE READ all about our summer market schedule effective this week at this link.
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Summer Market Schedule 2014
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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.
MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us!
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Our Market has high standards for what it sells. Despite that—as seasons transition—the challenges of evolving weather and pesky insects can take its toll on the crops. Market Growers are being very selective about what they are willing to present to you. No, it won’t always be picture perfect (which is part of its charm) and sometimes an insect is going to evade capture! But we won’t send you anything that we wouldn’t eat ourselves. If for any reason we have goofed and you are dissatisfied, please report it to me right away so we can rectify the situation. That’s how we get better and we all benefit from that. Your satisfaction is key to our success as a resource for St. Petersburgs’ lovers of chemical-free, organically & locally grown vegetables.
Message from Your Market Manager
HI FOLKS:
If you missed Sunday’s email about our summer hours which go into effect THIS WEEK then please read this webpost. We would like to hear from you about any concerns you have that will keep you from ordering every other week. We want to address each concern so that we may mutually support one another.
FEATURED FRUIT THIS WEEK ==>peaches and plums
UPDATE ON GROWERS
Keen Green has wonderful seedlings online this week. However, they have no micros this week as they had to “wipe the slate clean and start over”.
The Faith House is taking a break this summer and we expect them to be back in the fall.
We have a few local urban farmers “in the wings” just waiting for their produce to be ready.
Every summer is a new adventure for St. Pete Locally Grown!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Our volunteer opportunities remain the same this summer and we have lost a few valuable resources recently. We are recruiting new folks to serve the St. Petersburg Community from 2 to 4 hours “per Market week” on Wednesdays thru Fridays. We will train and we promise you will have fun! Please call or email me if you want to meet some fabulous, like-minded people!
NEW CO-OP St. Pete Locally Grown is now delivering to the Broadwater Neighborhood in the vicinity of 45th Ave. S. & 35th Way S. Delivery fee is $4. Just submit a comment with your order and we’ll send you the details for picking up there on Friday.
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS!
Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.
Upcoming Events
All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
- TONIGHT (7/7/14) is the monthly meeting for Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition (SUAC) at Enoch Davis Center starting at 7PM. Don’t miss this one! One of our Market’s Growers for The Faith House, Bill Bilodeau, is the featured presenter. He IS a True Guru on many subjects and tonight’s subject is on pollinators. Here are all the details. Hope to see you there!
- “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on July 12th, 8AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
- “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on July 19th, 8AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
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“Monthly Potluck Social”, July 26th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM for active Market customers, growers, and volunteers. BY Whoozin.com e-vite ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! Our Speaker is Dino Korovessis of Melina International Trading Company. Dino is descended from Kalamata, Greece, one of the most famous olive producing areas in the world and his family is part of a cooperative of small family farmers involving 160 groves in Kalamata. Dino is going to tell us more about the farm and its methods of growing, why we need to consume olive oil daily and how to select a quality oil. Dino’s final product is available through St. Pete Locally Grown’s online Market.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are currently organizing our volunteer needs by Grower and by Market. So when you are interested in learning how to garden and/or how to run an urban market—including a model for great delivery service for the Market—consider volunteering for the organizations below. Check back for more Growers to be listed.
Nathan’s Natural Veggies
Pioneer Settlement Garden
St. Pete Locally Grown Market
The Faith House
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!
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Countdown to Close...
Reminder
Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!
Fry Farm is back from vacation!
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Wednesday!
See you at Market on Wednesday!
Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Countdown to Close....
Reminder
Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!
Fry Farm is back from vacation!
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Wednesday!
See you at Market on Wednesday!
Martin's Farmstand: July 7
The website is open for ordering. We still have peas and all the normal late spring things. We cut the first of the early cabbage and the raspberries are starting. Carrots, beans, and new potatoes are soon ready- maybe a week or ten days yet.
There is still lots of small strawberries in the field. All the Honeyoye and Jewel patches are open for gleaning style picking this week during normal stand hours (10 AM- 6 PM). Next week these patches will be open for half price gleaning. We will have an intermitant supply of picked berries on the stand as we can get to picking them this week.South Cumberland Farmer's Market: Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has veggie plants available as a fundraiser for Trail Life Group
Linda Reed of Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has a good assortment of vegetable plants for sale, as a fund raiser for the Trail Life group in Manchester. Everything is in good potting mix in gallon pots: tomato plants for $5 and pepper plants for $3. the tomatoes are very big and strong, with some flowers. The peppers are somewhat smaller but very healthy.
Linda says: I have several different varieties of each. To order, e-mail me directly at tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com. I will deliver orders to this week’s market.
Citrus County Locally Grown: Summer is in Full Swing
Snow’s Country Market and Store
Amish Butter (Troyer) Just $4.69 made from the first cream in true Amish tradition. Some say a taste sensation
Mom’s Kitchen & Gardens
Back from Vacation
This week we have mixed packages of mixed peppers, tomatoes, and Beans
Many varieties of plants to add to borders and other garden features.
NW Crystal River Pickup
Rainelle Ave.
Will remain Closed Until Further Notice
We are working to find a host for pickup in the NW Crystal River Area.
Please call Michael 352.895.3942 to discuss special arrangements.
Ocala Central Pickup Point
A New Earth Farm and Feed
Located at:
3423 E Silversprings Blvd
Ocala, FL 34470
Link to Location Map.
Dunnellon “Temporary”
Located at:
1644 W. Pinion Lane
Dunnellon, FL 34434
Link to Location Map.
Our growers thank you for supporting local growers and business.
Pickup is Thursday July 10th
An email will sent to all customers early Thursday confirming pickup points
Thank you for supporting your On-Line Farmers Market. Your purchases have made a difference to many families
Your CCLG Team
THE MARKET IS OPEN
The link below will take you there.
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
What a wonderful 4th of July weekend we had!! We couldn’t have asked for better weather. I enjoyed making our festivities with delicious local food.
Looks like more wonderful weather this week, and I am looking forward to more tomatoes ripening in the garden.
We are in the planning stages, but next Friday the 18th we will have a small celebration, where you can eat local foods and meet your farmers. I hope you will join us next week.
Until then, enjoy the weather and local foods. See you Friday,
Angela
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Locally Grown - Availability for July 9, 2014
Hey Local Food Lovers,
Welcome back from the 4th of July! Hope you had a tremendous holiday. The weather could not have been better.
Summer’s bounty is rolling in. Mountain Earth has blueberries this week! All kinds of beans are rolling in from Promise Land, Wild Earth Gardens, Liberty Farms, Oakcrest, and Taylor Creek. If you’re a bean lover try two from different farms. Also cukes and tomatoes and basil are here which means the summers best salad is ready to be made. If you haven’t peeled and seeded a cuke, diced a tomato and shredded basil and mixed in a bowl with balsamic then you haven’t had the most refreshing salad you can eat.
Lots of eggs this week so order extra. The dewberry/blackberries from Hill Manor were awesome last week. Only 3 left as of this writing. Let’s leave ‘em with 0. Garlic galore is coming on from Promise Land, Leah Lake and Mill Gap. The first of peppers started last week and there are more varieties this week.Taylor Creek’s purple islander pepper is a beauty. There are over 400 products this week. That may be a record.
Last week was also our highest sales week of all-time. Thanks to everyone who is digging in this summer to make Locally Grown a staple part of your diet. We think the FARM TOUR promotions probably helped drive sales up a bit. We’re inching closer and closer to $2k in sales each week. If we could do that every week of the year (since we’re a year-round market) that’d be $100k a year. That’s a decent chunk of local economy.
Thanks again for supporting the FARM TOUR a week ago. We have two things to share with you to help us wrap up this great event.
The first is a request for all FARM TOUR ATTENDEES to take our quick SURVEY! This really helps us brainstorm new ideas to make the tour better each year. Hopefully you’ve seen some of your comments reflected in the tour over the years.
If you came to the TOUR just click on this link. The survey should take only 1-3 mins.
FARM TOUR SURVEY
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014_FARM_TOUR
As a reward for attending the event (and taking the survey) we want you to enjoy this year’s FARM TOUR VIDEO. Andrew Linker created this work of art that really captures the spirit of our collaboration amongst farmers throughout the mountains to produce local food, in the case of Locally Grown…distribute local food, and in the case of the FARM TOUR promote local food.
Even if you didn’t attend we think this video will inspire you.
FARM TOUR VIDEO
http://vimeo.com/99583620
HUGE THANKS to all the FARMERS whose hardwork produces the great food and the great culture we all get to enjoy.
EAT WELL,
Justin in Habersham
Chuck in Rabun
and Teri and Andrew too!
(the list below is for quick reference only – click on the website link and sign in to order)
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The Market closes at 8:00pm.
Please remember to place your orders before 8:00 tonight.
We have a new vendor at the market this week, Two Daughters Bakery. They specialize in cakes, cupcakes and artisan breads. This week they are offering 2 different cakes and a Jalapeno Cheese Bread.
We are loaded with vegetables, meats and many sides to fill your pantry and refrigerator this week.
Thank you for shopping local and supporting your local farmer.
Mary Beth
South Cumberland Food Hub: Open for Orders
Good Morning from the South Cumberland Food Hub.
White City Produce has edible Calendula flowers for sale. They are so beautiful atop a salad or main dish on a plate.
Crow Mountain Orchard and Valley Home Farm in Wartrace still have blackberries and Crow Mountain has peaches and Early Gold Apples are available this week as well.
Browse over the whole list here:
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page
Have a great day!
Risa