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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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Siloam Springs, AR: The Online Market is Open!
New products this week! Opossum Hollow has greens! Butter crunch lettuce, spinach, kale and other great options perfect for a lovely spring salad. We have plenty of other products on our online market to keep you stocked through the off season! Pick up for your online orders will be available on Saturday mornings from 9am-10:30am in the Moss House. See you this Saturday!
Lathemtown Farm Fresh Market: This Week at the Market
Good morning! It’s full steam ahead this week in the garden! After a few weeks of visitng with out of town friends and family here at the farm, it’s time to finish planting. Tomato plants, squash, and more are going in as well as more directly sown seeds.
Back in the market is our lettuce bags. They’re a mixed variety of greens perfect for your salad.
I hope you’re enjoying Gabriella Brown’s sourdough. I must recommend her Cheddar Sourdough this week, toasted with our Tomato Soup!
Trying the pretzels? Add out Honey Mustard Dip made with tons of our own honey.
Have you tried making your own pizza? Do it on a flat top grill with fresh sourdough pizza dough from the market!
Have a great week and don’t forget to stop by the stand anytime.
If you’re new to the market – thanks for trying us! We repurpose containers and jars, so if you order soups, salads, desserts and can do so, we will give you market credits. If I forgetto issue, just note on your order for the credits.
Farmher Chef Amy
Frontier Farms: Its tax day!
Its tax day today, Wendsday is lettuce day!!
https://frontierfarms.locallygrown.net/market
Champaign, OH: Monday Crazies!
It’s that Monday kind of morning when all the crazy starts to jump in…
The best way to make your life a bit less crazy, is to order from the market!
A few minutes taken to order, means a smooth sailing week, ahead!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
Fayetteville Farmers' Market: Online Orders NOW OPEN
Online ordering is now open!
Closing is at 6am on Wed morning.
https://fayettevillearkansas.locallygrown.net/market.
NEWS AND NOTES THIS WEEK:
PICKUP at the library will be Thursday April 18 from 4:30-5:30 pm.
ASPARAGUS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK! Chickadee Farm has their locally grown asparagus for sale.
LIVE PLANTS AND STARTS: lots to see, including peppers and tomato plants, strawberry plants, herbs, hyacinth.
FLOWER BOUQUETS: 3 to choose from this week.
NEED TO PLANT SOME GARDEN FRAGRANCE? Plentygood Farm has Tuberose bulbs available!
EGGS: plenty available this week.
LOCAL MEAT: Consider adding some local meat to your table—beef, pork chicken and more available online now.
Ozark Natural Breads has a variety of bakery items and Dirty Apron is back online. Celi Bakes has gluten free and/or vegan goodies. Bartleby’s is back with their locally made seitan products. We can say from our experience that ALL of these products are yummy!
OTHER GOOD THINGS AVAILABLE: local meats, local honey, locally made food products including salsa and hot sauce, locally handcrafted items and other goodies.
2024 FAYETTEVILLE DELIVERY SERVICE
In the past, our nonprofit partner Seeds that Feed graciously delivered online market orders to Fayetteville addresses. However, their funds for this service have run out. Therefore we added delivery service as an item, to help their volunteers cover the expenses of delivery to Fayetteville addresses.
Delivery will still be FREE for the following Fayetteville customers:
-SNAP customers
-customers 70 or older
-customers who are not able to drive to pickup location on Thursday
—customers who already donate each time they receive a delivery
If you are a customer in any of the above categories, please put “Free Delivery” in the comments as you finish ordering.
If you request delivery and you are not in the above categories, please choose delivery service as one of your items when you order. You can find this item under Delivery and the cost will be no more than $7 for each delivery date. This service will be charged to your order. We will make sure that Seeds that Feed receives all of those fees. Thanks!
INFO YOU ALREADY KNOW IF YOU HAVE ORDERED BEFORE:
DRIVEBY PICKUP TIME AT THE LIBRARY OUTDOOR PARKING LOT is THURSDAY afternoon from 4:30-5:30. Note: if you already know that you cannot make it by 5:30 pm Thursday and you want to order this week, just reply to this email or text 479-935-5111 and we will work with you on a plan.
SEARCHING TIP: On large categories such as baked goods or meats click on the category to get a drop down of specific items in that category.
HOW TO CHECK ITEMS FROM A PARTICULAR SELLER: Scroll down on left side until you see “show specific growers”. If all the boxes are checked, you can click on “reverse all” then click the boxes on or off of those sellers you want to see. Then click “show specific growers” again.
BUYING TIP: If you see items that you want but not much available, order and pay and then log back in and continue shopping. Your orders will be combined and you will only be charged once.
SNAP CUSTOMERS ONLY: you may choose pay at pickup and bring your EBT card on Thursday. We will swipe your card and match up to $100 of your order. NOTE: please do not bring tokens or match cards to pickup at the online market.
NOTE: New customers and new orders always welcome—no minimum order required, no weekly order required.
TIPS:
1) Sellers sometimes add more products later in the ordering period, so be sure to check back. The product list changes each week, even from the same seller, so it’s worth exploring the categories you are interested in.
2) Multiple orders from you at different times will be automatically combined into one order before pickup and you will only be charged once.
PICKUP LOCATION:
The OUTDOOR parking area at the south end of the new part of the Fayetteville Public Library. Follow the line of cars towards the building and stay in your car in line while we get your order.
Thank you for your continued support of the online market.
Reply to this email or 479-935-5111 if you have questions.
Foothills Market: The Market is Open!
It looks like it’s finally safe to say it – spring is here and frost is past! Our Foothills Market growers are busy putting out late spring and summer favorites like tomatoes that you’ll see on the market in another month or two.
For now, though, we still have early spring vegetables like collards and salad mix on the market, along with farm-raised beef, local jams, and home-baked goods. We also have a variety of transplants if you want to put in your own garden, including tomatoes, peppers and herbs.
Browse the market between now and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. We’ll have your order ready for pickup on Thursday afternoon.
Eat something fresh this week – and enjoy the spring weather!
Russellville Community Market: 4/14/24 closing
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.
Be sure to check out our amazing extras table when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday!
What’s for dinner this week? Shop our delicious beef, chicken or pork for your favorite cuts! Maybe some Dunrovin drumsticks, Bluff Top pork roast, R&D tri-tip roast beef, or Porch Swing Farms ground pork will be on the menu this week! Just imagine the delicious recipes you can create with homemade pasta from Wild Hare and fresh or dried mushrooms from The Fortunate Mushroom? I bet Meadowlark Valley’s Hawaiian Sauce would be delicious on some lovely pork chops and I am sure Victoria’s Little Bread House has a sourdough focaccia flavor to complement your meals! Slice up some Cecelia and Otis sourdough or toast a Pleasant View bagel or English muffin for breakfast or amazing snacks! Try our selection of chocolate chip cookies; there’s not a bad one in the bunch! Or sample new browned butter snickerdoodles from Sorrentino Family Farmstead. Their healthy snacks are delicious or you can try their new salad dressing! Check out the herbs and spices for fresh curry sprigs from Pine Ridge Gardens, lemon thyme from Le Jardin bien-aimee or spice blends from McAnulty Mercantile! Taste the difference with farm fresh eggs; we have plenty available and lots of choices in size and colors! Working in your garden? Find some spectacular starts in the live plants category! Pine Ridge Gardens has a container cucumber that is ready to produce, some tomato plants and unique plants like her tea camellia! Check out variegated Cuban oregano from Meadowlark Valley for a beautiful and tasty herb to add to your garden, too! We can’t wait to try the candied fruit from Sweetbirds Candy Kitchen; it sounds unique and decadent! This time of year there’s so many new things popping up on the market. Keep checking us out to see what’s new each week!
Happy Shopping!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
RCM accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards and SNAP/EBT transactions.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
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Stones River Market: Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday
Welcome to the April 14th and 15th online Stones River Locally Grown Market,
pickup orders on Wednesday April 17th between 5:00 to 6:15pm, we will wait for you until 6:30 is necessary – message me if you will be that late.
Strawberries have arrived, check for them in the Fruits ans Fruit Juices and Drinks Section. RC Farms and Emerald Acres have them listed.
With the weather improving several of our Growers are in their fields and gardens preparing for a great 2024 harvest this year. Their is alot to select from this week, Special cuts of Beef and Pork and Chicken and Lamb, Fresh Farm Eggs, Jams and Jellies, Relishes, Baked Breads, Several dessert items, Snacks, you can probably find alittle of everything to help with preparing your special meals or a Special Gift for a friend or yourself.
Growers on the Market this week, subject to change:
Growers News: Always check back over the market anytime it is open, some Growers add or update their inventories.
Backyard Tailz
Calico Farms
Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farms)
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings & Luffa
Emerald Acres
Flying S Farms
Heath Homespun
Hollow Springs Farm
Kumaika Coffee
Lavendar Cottage
Linwood Lamb
NashPhilly
Oakview Farm
Periwinkle and Pine Co
Pinky’s Micros
Quarter Spring Farm
Quinn’s Mercantile
RC Farms TN
Safe & Sound Soap Co.
Singing Bee Honey
Sow’s Ear Piggery
Sunshine Farms
Sweet Beets Farm
Tailwynds Farm
Triple LLL Farm
Valley View Farm and Garden
Yentz Family Farm
Growers News: Always check back over the market anytime it is open, some Growers add or update their inventories.
Safe and Sound Soap Co.: Summer is right around the corner!! With this in mind I have added two new scents to my Non Toxic Car Air Freshener collection: Honeysuckle Breeze, a clean sweet scent that will take you to the country where the honeysuckles grow! And my new favorite, Beach Babe. This is a bright coconutty scent with a hint of sunshine and tanning oil, you’ll feel like you are laying on the beach with this air freshener in your car!
If you are an essential oil lover, don’t worry, I have something for you too! This week my essential oil car fresheners are on sale for $10 each! I have Orange Bergamot, Vanilla Sandlewood, Cedarwood and Cinnamon, and Lemon Eucalyptus.
Tailwynds Farm: We have some new cuts of beef available. We have a Picanha Roast Cut. This cut can be grilled to perfection, has wonderful flavor and a similar texture to a sirloin steak and to top it off try a homemade fresh strawberry pie for dessert. If you have not tried a Tomahawk steak we still have some available. We have had amazing reviews on these cuts with customers saying it was the best and most tender steak they have ever eaten. Fire up those grills and give one a try. We have many crops already growing and plan to have all the farm fresh vegetables available as soon as they start coming in.
Emerald Acres: Strawberries, Lettuce Mix, Mixed Lettuce Heads and Spring Mix of Flowers.
Sow’s Ear Piggery: We have re-stocked our “BEST-SELLERS” this week: mild pork breakfast sausage (no MSG) and pork chops! Heritage-breed, pastured pigs on non-GMO/non-soy/non-corn diet. More cuts to be added soon!
Pinky’s Micro’s:
New Spring blend of power packed microgreens…Romaine, Golden Leeks, Lemon Basil and Red Panda Sorrell.
Also check out our other Micro’s – Basic Salad Mix, Broccoli, Cilantro, Pea, Radish, Red Amaranth, Sunflower and Wheat Grass Shots.
Oakview Farm:
We will have some of its customer favorites this week: Scandanavian Buttermilk Sourdough Bread, Artisan Sourdough bread, Roasted Strawberry Jam, and Homemade Peppermint Patties! Our hens have been laying like crazy, so we have fresh eggs, too.
From our garden, we have our Salad Greens Mix, Cabbage, Rainbow Swiss Chard, and Spinach. We don’t use any chemical fertilizers or pesticides on our produce, so you know it’s good for you and the environment.
Quarter Spring Farm: has all the affordable luxury that you need this spring. From our moisturizing soaps to our delicious meats and eggs, we have all the goodies to pamper you. You work hard, so treat yourself to an incredible dining experience with our lamb or chicken. It’s healthier and tastier than conventionally grown meats, and better for the planet, too. Our amazing goat milk soaps and lotions will leave your skin feeling like you just dropped 2 grand at a high end spa. You deserve nice things, so let us provide them to you.
NashPhilly:
Few new items this week.- Chicken, prosciutto pesto lasagnas for spring. We are taking the journey of exploring different and special lasagnas this spring and summer season. Delicious pesto sauce with spinach, sun dried tomatoes and of course lots of Italian herbs and cheeses.
Bruschetta. It’s tomato time and we have been wanting to do this for a while now. Tomatoes marinated in extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil and of course raw garlic. A great snack with some crackers, toast points, or you can even put it in a bed of salad greens.
Roasted Garlic and cauliflower soup. We roast the cauliflower with garlic, shallots, and thyme in the oven for one hour before blending it with vegetable stock. And finish it with truffle oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice. It’s a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian. And it’s a home run of a soup.
Kumaika Coffee:
If you have not started your morning with our Coffee, you are missing out! We have Dark, Medium and Light Roasted Beans. We are a Certified USDA Organic Product provider. We have a small coffee roaster business. We specialize in roasting and crafting small batches of organic, high altitude single origin and fair trade coffee beans. We bring the coffee beans directly from Nicaragua and roast small batches in our home located in Lascassas TN. We have Beans and/or Ground Coffee available or can’t decide order our Sampler of all 3.
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: Several items ready to plant in cooler weather. Herbs, Ferns, Hosta and Shrubs
Valley View Farm & Garden:
Crocheted Baby Blankets and Decorative Eastern Bluebird Nesting Boxes and several selections of Dried HOT Peppers along with dried Floral Bouquet.
Lavender Cottage:
We are excited to be adding a few more new items. Some seasoning mixes as well as a new powder to our line up. When weather permits, we plan to be on the porch Wednesday during pickup so you can view and purchase from our inventory.
RC Farms:
STRAWBERRIES HAVE ARRIVED! We have several items restocked and frozen produce, and delicious desserts, we’ve been working and preparing our tunnels for spring produce. Spring will be here before you know it!
Triple LLL Farm: We Have April Special available, great price. Few March Specials still available. We also have added Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks still on sale. We also have added more eggs available.
Flying S Farms:
FRESH FARM EGG SPECIAL, WE LOWERED OUR PRICE THIS WEEK…The ladies are very happy with the weather getting warmer, we are overrun with eggs! So we have a really good Eggcellent Special this week, single dozen or 3 dozen Fresh Farm Eggs Special. Also our have our delicious Sour Dough Breads, along with delicious Brownies, Biscuits, Various Friendship Breads, few Jams available, we will Jamming soon updating our inventory.
Look forward seeing you Wednesday, April 17th when you pickup your orders.
Picking up your order, we will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We will be looking forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, April 17th from 5:00 – 6:15 pm, LITTLE CHANGE WITH CLOSING, IF YOU THINK YOU’LL BE LATER PLEASE CONTACT ME. Please note time change, but we still like getting off the porch earlier, please contact the Manager if you are unable to pick up your order or are running late, by phone, email or text the Manager (615.542.1078) so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We have Delivery Service again, if your new to our Delivery Service, please put direction to your address in the comments when you place your order.
How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on the corner of Spring and Lytle.
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: The Market is Open for Orders
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown market
will be open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm.
Dothan, Alabama: April 13, 2024: M@D is Open for Orders!
MISC MARKET NOTES
One of the things I love best about our M@D Market is wonderful give and take between our vendors and customers. On any given pickup Friday there’s going to be multiple people present usually having lively conversations about something. I think all of us who’ve hung around can remember something significant that has enriched our lives.
For this manager one of those conversations inspired me to join the sourdough cult. I say cult because I frequently find my thoughts in that realm: “did I feed the starter today”, “what am I going to do with all this discard”, and “I’d like to try that design or that recipe”. While it’s been a fun and tasty adventure, it’s also been frustrating and discouraging at times. Perhaps the main thing I’ve learned is that there are principals that must be respected but there are no hard and fast rules.
Bread aside, loving to learn is the gift that keeps on giving. We all understand how important it is for children and young adults, but perhaps it best serves those of us 60 and above as it creates resilient cognitive abilities. In one study researchers tested the verbal working memory of older adults (average age 66) compared to younger adults (average age 22) simply by having them determine if pronouns in sentences were used correctly. Besides doing as well and sometimes better than younger adults there was evidence that older adults used additional brain regions with cognitive activities.
Other research has found that continuing education adds to cognitive resiliency. Learning new things helps the brain create new neural pathways associated with problem solving and memory.
What it all means is that intellectual ability doesn’t necessarily decline as you age and that lifelong learning is important for continued mental health and wellness.
Even simple activities like reading a book or watching a documentary can help with:
1. Increased Neuron Generation. Lifelong learning has been found to stimulate greater neuron generation and connection in the brain. Neurons are responsible for sending information throughout the body and when this is improved, it positively affects memory, attention, thinking, and reasoning skills.
2. Reduced Risk of Forms of Dementia. This greater neuron generation can maintain and enhance brain health. Activities like learning a new language and mastering a new gardening technique are cognitively stimulating and may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
3. Improved Ability to Handle Challenges. Simply reading a book or practicing an instrument can decrease muscle tension and blood pressure. Lower stress levels can help you better cope with challenging situations and changes in life.
4. More Socialization. One of the best parts of lifelong learning is it can be done with others! Learning courses, discussion groups, and book clubs can spark social interaction that is intellectually engaging and helps you avoid depression and isolation.
MOTHER’S DAY OPEN HOUSE is Saturday, May 11! Mark your calendar and plan to join us on this special day! Many of our vendors will be set up on site and in person.
We look forward to seeing you next Friday at one of our pickup locations. 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!