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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is Open!
The Market Is now Open…Happy Shopping!
Heirloom Living Market ~ Crossfit O-Zone is now open!
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:
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @conwaygrown
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Online Market is open
Apologies if this is redundant, but best I can tell, my “open-market” message never left the server yesterday.
The market is open, taking orders, lots available! Ordering open thru Sunday at noon, pickup is Monday 5-6pm at the visitors center.
Here’s a link to the market page for ordering: jonesborough.locallygrown.net/market
Happy Independence Day!
Karen
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: The JNA Farm Market is open for ordering.
Happy 4th of July! I am enjoying the quiet of the house at this early hour, with a glass of iced coffee, the back door open to allow the coolness of the morning in and a to do list rapidly growing before we take the afternoon off to spend by the pool. I am so grateful to reflect on our history and prayerful for the future of the nation. Please don’t take for granted that which others sacrificed so that we could live in freedom. How blessed we are.
I first met Jordan and his Dad, Jim, of Stickman Coffee, at the farmer’s market where they sold iced coffee. It was so good but something I never made. This morning, I took leftover coffee and made iced coffee, YUM! Fill your glass with ice, pour half full with cool coffee then fill to the top with milk. Sweeten and enjoy. (I added a splash of pure vanilla extract also.)
The chicken run has been completed and Joyful Noise Acres Farm is stocked with cuts. We have drumsticks, thighs, bone in and boneless breast, liver, feet, and backs for making broth.
With bug activity increased, my favorite soap for summer is Good Shepherd Herbals, Lemongrass soap. Lemongrass is a natural repellant, not to mention, it just smells good. The goats milk soap are so soothing to the skin and milk enough to use on a baby.
Cedar Rock Dairy continues to bless us with the best milk around. Acres of organic grass, non GMO feed and lots of love from the dairyman produces beautiful cream lines on the milk. If you order glass jars from the dairy to be filled, be aware that he does not always have them available so you may end up in plastic jugs until he gets more in stock. Don’t forget to return your jars.
We are so thankful for Conscious Cultures and the wonderful keifer and kombucha they provide. If you are not drinking your 2 oz. daily, remember to burp the jar to release the carbonation. You are welcomed to recycle the jars back to CC when it is empty.
Well, off to the market with you and off to the kitchen with me to rub down some ribs.
Blessings,
Mary Beth
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: Market is OPEN for orders!
Happy Independence Day!!!
ORDERING:
The market is now open for ordering!
suwanee.locallygrown.net
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 6:45 pm. PLEASE NOTE NEW PICK UP ENDING TIME at 6:45 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 wonderful weekend!
Nora
Champaign, OH: America
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw…I’ve gone to look for America
(Simon And Garfunkel – America)
Lovely song, all about searching…and a search that led across America. All with a lovely song to lead the way..
Simon and Garfunkel. I was so obsessed with them. They remind me of two very stand out teachers that I was lucky enough to encounter in my school journey. The first was a student music teacher that we had in 3rd grade. She came to us as a college student and she was so chic, so bohemian, so totally in tune with the times. The time was 1973.
She taught us all of the Simon and Garfunkel songs in our music class. She planned a student production with all of us singing songs from the late 60s and early 70s. As you can imagine, I was elated!! She was my idol, her music struck a chord with me, and I worshipped her. Sadly, on a rainy Monday morning, we got to our music class only to find that our lovely Miss G. was no longer there. She had been dismissed. Some parents felt that their children didn’t need the music education that she provided. Many were sad…I was heartbroken.
My other favorite teacher was, ironically, another student teacher of music. He came to us much later. We were all in high school. He was teaching us in band. I love and adore music. I did not love band. To me, it was just torture. But, then, walked in a young Mr. G (again…music, the letter G in the names). Mr. G let us explore rock and roll songs. Our drummers were coming alive in drumming that was so foreign to our ears. The chords and notes for all of us were now all about rocking and rolling and exploring the works of the 60s and 70s even though we were now in the late 70s and early 80s.
He even had an end of the term cookout/party at his big old house for all of his band kids. I am pretty sure it would be frowned on, now, but it was 1979, and it’s how we did things. I remember looking at his extensive album collection only to see his collection of the Simon and Garfunkel albums with the same songs of my lovely Miss G.
Mr. G noted my interest, my almost tears, my smile. He let me pick out two of his albums to keep. I still have them, tucked into my very vast album collection, to this day.
The kindness of two G’s, both out to make the world a bit brighter with their love of music. Their wonder, their excitement, their quest…isn’t that what life and the everyday should be about?
As we celebrate our country’s birthday, tomorrow, as we embrace this little local market, as we think about how we all are connected, how we all come together, how we all help out…the way it should always be, to make each day in this country and in this little market that we call home…just put a little song in your hearts.
Make each day just a little brighter by keeping that song in your heart. Make each day a bit of a celebration by keeping that song in your heart.
As I open the market, this evening, I want to say, Happy Fourth of July…think about all that it means, and celebrate in song…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Local Farms First: Weblog Entry
Greetings Local Farms First food lovers!
Thistle Whistle
Check out Thistle Whistles AWESOME produce on our market this week!! Begin enjoying summer with the bounties of Local Farms First produce and MORE!!
Thanks for supporting local family farms,
Amy Konash- Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
970-641-7682
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
How to contact us:
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518
Happy Independence Day!! We wish you, your family and loved ones a very happy, fun and safe 4th of July!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We have an incredible opportunity to participate in a bulk buy from Eden Foods with Lizzie’s Pantry! Focused on all natural, organic, NON-GMO goodness, Eden Foods is the oldest natural and organic food company in North America.
This order offers:
Snacks – Organic, dried, no refined sugars, no sulfites, no preservatives, pure yummy dried fruit and mix snacks for your family!Just in time for back to school. Snacks come in a case of 12, individual 1 oz pocket packs. You can’t go wrong with these varieties and it’s perfect timing to stock up for the school year.
Whole Grains – Organic, non-gmo Popcorn, Quinoa, Millet and Buckwheat! The pricing and product is superb.
Beans – Organic beans canned in Eden’s certified organic and kosher cannery with purified water and zero chemical additives. 15 oz BPA free lining cans or dried.Perfect for the fall and stocking up your pantry.
Sea Salt- French Celtic, fine grind, hand harvested stone ground sea salt
Tomatoes – Organic canned Roma tomatoes in Amber Glass or 14.5 oz BPA free lining cans
Apple Cider Vinegar – Organic, raw, aged in wood, in amber glass
Sauerkraut – Organic, fine cut in glass jar
These items are perfect for stocking up your pantry, the school year and food storage!
Orders accepted through July 30, 2014. Customers will be notified on or before August 20, 2014 for pick-up and payment. Shipping is FREE!
How to Order:
1. Print and Fill out an order form
2. Bring your order form to co-op pick up and drop in payment box or email to sales@lizziespantry.com before July 30th
When filling out your order form please put “Suwanee Whole Life Co-op” on the Representative line so Lizzie’s Pantry will know to deliver to our warehouse location. Also don’t forget there is a 3% food tax and shipping is free.
If you have any questions regarding this special order please contact Lizzie’s Pantry at liz@lizziespantry.com.
A simple way to save on organic, non-gmo goodness. Don’t miss out on this savings!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
THANK YOU Marie, Janna, Darla, Stephanie, Gregg, and Marianna for volunteering on Tuesday!!!
The July calendar is posted and we need volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering, I have created a volunteer sign up on Signup Genius. I am asking for volunteers to sign up for 1 hour shifts from 2p to 6:45pm. No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised. Here is the link to the sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A44AEA623A7FA7-volunteer
The link is also posted on the About page on our website.
Thank you in advance for your support!
New Items
New Items this week:
(All items are grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides as with all items on the market)
Lizzie’s Pantry has expanded their Wheat Montana line and are now offering their premium Non-GMO flours in 5lb bags! If you always wanted to try it out but didn’t want to invest in a 10lb bag, you can now try a smaller size! Great way to test that latest recipe with 100% whole-wheat flour to see how your family enjoys it before you take that next step of grinding your own wheat for fresh flour!
Bronze Chief Whole Grain Wheat Flour (5 LB Bag)
Natural White All Purpose Flour (5 LB Bag)
Prairie Gold Whole Wheat White Flour (5 lbs)
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Green Pasture – Fermented Cod Liver Oils- 7/18/14 – 7/20/14
Muddy Pond – Pure Sorghum Syrup – 7/25/14 – 7/27/14
Jason Wiebe Dairy- Farmstead Cheese – Grass Fed Cheeses – 8/1/14-8/3/14
Kenny’s farmhouse Cheese – Grass Fed Cheeses – 8/1/14-8/3/14
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
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Online Market open for July 7th delivery!
Ordering is open! Shop now thru Sunday at noon, pick up & pay for your order Monday 7/7 from 5-6pm at the Jonesborough Visitor’s Center.
This online ordering cycle is a special holiday weekend substitute for our missed Saturday market July 5th.
Have a safe and happy weekend, and hope to see you Monday!
Gwinnett Locally Grown: OUR MARKET IS GROWING!
The Market is open Thursday Noon – Monday 9:00 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday noon-ish. Pick up your order Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
EXITING NEWS!
Our market is growing! Since I became market manager in October, I’ve been tracking our sales and we are showing a general upward trend in order $$$. This is exciting because as our market sales grow, we can bring in new vendors. I have been assured that Rancho Alegre Farm is kind of far out in the country, which I continue to try to wrap my head around – being from what now seems as a fairly remote part of Ohio (23 miles round trip to grocery, 52 miles round trip for my kids to go to school, very difficult to see a neighbor from the kitchen window). We moved on purpose to an area where we have better and closer access to everything.
My point is that there’s a symbiotic relationship between farmers and customers – we have to have good farmers to attract a lot of customers, and we have to have a lot of customers to attract a wide variety of farmers. This latter makes it difficult to have specialty items listed on our market. Although I don’t have a problem with some competition among farmers when it comes to offering products, I am much more concerned with creating an ever-increasing variety of products.
Be sure to pick up market brochures when you come Tuesday to share with your friends, family, co-workers, and random people on the street :-) The more customers we have, the more variety we will be able to offer! We are definately on our way, and it will take all of us to grow the market!
MARKET NEWS
We have pastured chicken from Mother Earth Meats in stock again. Be sure to order as early as possible because it is a popular item! Sadly, we cannot stock as much as I would like – we simply do not have the freezer space to store it. They have a really good $99 package you can order directly from them and have shipped to Rancho Alegre for pick-up on the fourth Saturday of the month. I have not confirmed July’s schedule yet, so be sure to call Tracy first if you have a tight schedule. No. 1 on my list of future purchases is a small chest freezer so I can start ordering in bulk!
Mother Earth Meats also has elk, seafood (frog legs anyone?), wild Alaska salmon and other items. I really like elk, its’ taste is much more similar to beef than venison.
If you do try something from MEM besides chicken, let me know what you think, I’d love to talk about it here.
For those of you new to the market, our in-stock Mother Earth Meats is a group buy, and as such, is not listed under Fresh & Local. Go to Group Buys — > Mother Earth Meats, to make your selection. Bulk orders directly through MEM should have our farm listed as the delivery address.
FARM NEWS
I have copied the following info from the farm newsletter I sent out over the past couple days concerning a farm project in development with a non-profit organization. One of Pilar’s biggest passion is teaching about farming and healthy food and our partnership with Project Generation Gap will help more kids be able to attend our farm summer camp. If you do not get our newsletter, please give the following a read:
Project Generation Gap has teamed up with Rancho Alegre Farm to send deserving kids to Farm Camp.
Project Generation Gap believes that traditional growing methods are being lost and our food supply is being compromised. Using the garden as the genesis, PGG intends to ‘bridge the gap’ between our elders and our youth, food producers and consumers. Our vision is to create a community of intergenerational gardeners; cultivating relationships as they cultivate the land using sustainable, respectful growing practices. Through educational programming, volunteerism and hands- on workshops, we intend to reinforce the three main pillars of any sustainable community: education, stewardship and respect.
Please help us achieve our goal of giving deserving children an opportunity they might not otherwise have. By purchasing one of our stylish, organic t-shirts, you are becoming a part of our grassroots effort to support the next generation in becoming healthy, well informed, contributing citizens. Every 5 shirts sold means one child goes to camp! 100% of the profits from this campaign go to the kids. Our goal is to sell at least 100 shirts by July 13th. To purchase a shirt, visit here
To learn more about the vision and goals of Project Generation Gap visit here.
To register your child for Rancho Alegre Farm’s amazing camp go here.
• If you have questions, please email Learn@ranchoalegrefarm.com.
Thank you all and have a wonderful, safe and healthy Fourth of July week-end!
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
If you are interested in Goat’s Milk and can pick up any day but Tuesday, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. Goats have to be milked every day and a week-end pick-up would be lovely. Please contact him first though, we can’t accommodate walk-ins due to hosting private events almost every week-end!
Please contact grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.