Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  don't forget!

Hello market friends and family!

Last call for orders this week!

We have a great selection of meats, cheeses, baked goods and eggs as usual….and spring bounty is in full swing with greens, lettuce/salad mixes, onions, etc. ready for the picking!!

Thank you for your support of our market…we are looking forward to “going live” in just one week!!

Peace,
PAFM Family

Citrus County Locally Grown:  FREE TOMATOES with Lettuce purchase

UPDATE FROM
CITRUS COUNTY LOCALLY GROWN
Your On-Line Farmers Market

Next Market: Thursday May 11th.

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ARBOR TRAILS
BONUS TOMATOES
Purchase A TANGO Lettuce and receive a bonus 1lb of Tomatoes.
Limited to available quantities, and one order per household. CLICK here for Lettuce List.

3 ROCK FARM
This week
ORGANIC BLUEBERRIES (OGV) are now in full season. First picking of Organic Blueberries from Citrus County. We had them last year and they were deeeliscious…this year looks to be even better!CLICK here for Fruits List.

CAPTAIN TIM
Stone-crab season is nearing its end.
Jumbo , Medium and Small Claws on sale this week. CLICK here for Seafood List.

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3ROCK FARM
EGGS 18 Count Still Available
All Naturally Grown: Radishes (OGG), Baby Arugula (OGG), Micro Greens (OGG), Curly Kale (OGG), Sweet Russian Kale (OGG), Low Sugar Jams, Maple Nuts, PUMPKIN SEEDS, SCONES, Ornamental GINGER plants and Handmade Baskets!

ARBOR TRAILS
BONUS TOMATOES this week
Purchase A TANGO Lettuce and receive a bonus 1lb of Tomatoes.
Limited to available quantities, and one order per household.
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There are many choices of vegetables available.Lettuces- Tango, Red Butterhead, Romaine Kale, Swiss Chard, Arugula, Spinach Peppers, Egg Plant, Radish Kohlrabi, Herbs, Cabbage Chinese Cabbage, Turnips, Beets

BENT PINE FARM
Eggs – Brown-Free Range All Non GMO feed (OGG)

FLORIDA FRESH MEAT
Naturally raised chemical and hormone free meat.

KELL FARMS
Well established Levy County farm using natural fertilizers and insect repellents. Sharing their Kale Collard Greens & Scallions.

LIBBYBNATURAL
A Full range of Health and beauty products all locally made. Some gaps in inventory as production is being relocated within Marion county & Hair Care Products.

ROXIE’S GARDEN
Brings Duck eggs to the market. Jams made with Organic Fruit and Honey

SNOW"S COUNTRY MARKET
Great range of (CGV) Produce available
New seasons BLUEBERRIES, PEAS & BEANS (CGV) have arrived.

SANDHILL FARM
Fresh raw cows milk, Per FL Law intended for ANIMAL CONSUMPTION only.
Milk now available in 1 gal and 1/2 gal sizes. Also eggs fresh from their own hens.
GOAT MILK available

TINA"S GARDEN
Soap made here in Citrus County. Just one to start Honey Lavender Oatmeal.

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Enjoy browsing the products from the comfort of your own home.
Delivery to your home is available in most areas. Just $8.00
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THE MARKET IS OPEN

Click on the text below to go to the Market.

www.citruscounty.locallygrown.net/.

The Wednesday Market:  Happy Mother's Day from The Wednesday Market; Time to Order

Good afternoon, and Happy Mother’s Day on this splendid Sunday.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pickup between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally. We’ll see you on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Beverly

Russellville Community Market:  Opening Bell

Hey everyone, and welcome to a new 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.

Dawson Local Harvest:  HAM's On Sale, Fresh Shrimp and Mucho Produce

Dawson Local Harvest for May 13th

The GREAT HAM SALE, Fresh Shrimp and Mucho Produce

HI EVERYONE!

Love this time of year, great weather and lots of great eats!

First up, FIVE HENS FARMS has their delicious free-range Ham on SALE for just $5.75 a pound! This is a very good price for some extremely tasty Ham. It’s a limited time offer, so get it while you can!

Next up, more Fresh wild-caught Georgia White Shrimp from Tom’s Awesome Seafood will be available this week. Again, we do not always have this, so take advantage while you can! Both are in the Meat section of The Market.

LEILANI’S has a pretty full slate of cool-weather Produce ready now. Newest arrivals include Bok Choi (aka Pak Choi), red and green varieties of Buttercrunch Minihead Lettuce (very tender and creamy baby head lettuces), Baby Carrots, Swiss Chards (green w. red stems and Peppermint) to go along with Turnips (red and white), Baby Georgia Collards, Kales (see the Kale Chips recipe below), and several varieties of other Lettuces. In the Vegetable section of The Market.

SEND A SUPPORTING THOUGHT out to Bruce Wills of MY DAILY BREAD who will be undergoing open-heart surgery this week. Naturally there will be no Baked Goods available for this Market.

Kale Chips

So easy, so tasty, and like potato chips you can’t eat just one! All you need is some of LEILANI’S delicious Kale, plus salt (seasoned, sea salt, kosher, etc.) and olive oil (drizzled or spray).

PREPARATION IS EASY! Preheat oven to 350. Wash Kale thoroughly, pat dry, cut the leaves off the stems and tear into bite-sized pieces. Use parchment paper or lightly spray a cookie sheet and place the Kale pieces on the sheet. Drizzle or spray the olive oil, salt or season as you wish, then put into the oven and bake until the edges are crispy and brown, about 10-15 minutes. THAT’S IT!

VARIATIONS YOU CAN TRY: Sprinkle with Garlic powder, Onion powder, Pepper, or shaken Parmesan. Be creative, the possibilities are endless.

THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!

REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. 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.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Alan Vining
Market Manager

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder: Place your order before 6pm today!

Happy Mothers Day to all our moms! We hope you have a beautiful and relaxing day filled with lots of love!

Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online today by 6 pm.

Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

See you on Tuesday!

Click Here to Place Your Order

United States Virgin Islands:  This Week in VI Locally Grown

Good Morning,
The market is now open for orders. Although not available for preordering, we will have a lot of fruit on the table this week, banana, jackfruit, surinam cherry, papaya, and more. See you Wed!
Best,
Your VI Locally Grown Growers

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market Is Open!

ALFN Members,

As you may know, we have a few new growers who have joined the market this past week. I am excited about the value they will bring to ALFN and to all of us.

Old Boss Acres out of Hot Springs is a small farm that specializes in raising cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens. Check out all their listings in the meat section of the market!

Beyond the Greenhouse is a small farm with a flock of ducks. They specialize in selling duck eggs, but hope to expand to micrograms in the future. Check out those eggs!

Finally, Cedar Rock Acres is a two generation farm that specializes in cornmeal and corn grits. However, they also sell berries and a variety of vegetables and sorghum molasses. I know some of you have already purchased their grits and cornmeal.

Send us your reviews!

Backyard Permaculture II

Last week I introduced permaculture as a strategy to design ecological, stable systems that not only provide for the needs of humans but also benefit the environment. How does permaculture work? As a design process, permaculture is built on ethics of care for the earth and people with a demand to return surplus back into the system. It is tempting to jump from a quick definition of permaculture and begin talking about strategies and techniques. However, permaculture as a design process can have many applications from large scale farms to small backyards. Consequently, it is more important to clarify the undergirding process and principles of the framework. The principles of permaculture guide the design process. These principles are ecological in nature. When looking at your backyard, consider whether some of the permaculture principles could be applied:

1. All elements should have multiple functions
2. Diversity of elements brings resilience to a system.
3. Produce no waste
4. Catch and store energy
5. Use small and slow solutions

As you may be able to tell, permaculture is a way of viewing the world around you and finding ways to build systems of resilience and production. Consequently, permaculture looks at a backyard in ecological terms. What are the elements I need to have in this yard? How do these elements fit together? Where does energy flow through this yard? Are there ways I can catch this energy and store it? How can the wastes from this yard be recycled on site?

I’ll provide more concrete applications to permaculture next week. Admittedly, I’m only skirting the edges of this design process, but hopefully you have the basic gist. If you are interested in seeing how permaculture can design an urban plot, check out Paradise Lot by Eric Toensmeier.

Take care,

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Stones River Market:  Weblog Entry

Market News

Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a mother or have one, this is a lovely day to enjoy our loved ones.

Rocky Glade Farm says they will have gallons of berries again! They will also have: Happy Rich greens and florets, Green Kohlrabi, Collard Greens, Starbor Kale, Hakurei Turnips, Spinach, Cilantro, Winter Density Lettuce, Parsley, and Swiss Chard.

Erdmann Farms is back for the week with Two kinds of lettuce, kale, swiss chard along with peony bouquets and cut stems! Maybe we can talk John into hanging around to visit for a moment with everyone!

Michael with Frontier Family Farm will have extras for sale this Wednesday so if you forget that extra bag of spinach… you can pick one up from him.

See you all Wednesday,

Ashleigh & Tracey
Market Managers
(931)952-1224
stonesrivermarket@gmail.com

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!

I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!