Tullahoma Locally Grown:  Yarn and Fiber!

Good morning!

Tom has listed his oh-so-delicious Austrian Pea Shoots and Deep-Set farm has watercress.

This week Solace Farm listed a Scottish Highland Tanned Hide and some gorgeous handspun alpaca yarn.

Also this week Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters has a 1 lb Whole Bean “Healing Grounds” for Partners for Healing. $5 per purchase is donated directly to Partners for Healing, a Tullahoma not-for-profit providing health services to uninsured in Coffee, Franklin and Moore Counties. We source only Fair Trade Organic (FTO) green coffee beans. This means many things to the consumer (you), the coffee farmer and us as a responsible business.

An announcement from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:
Hello, spring! The daffodils are beginning to open! Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has daffodil bouquets in clear glass vases available on the market this week. We also have several succulent planters which will be a great table or desk decoration or Easter gift. They can also be moved outside for the frost-free time, from early May till October. What wonderful cheerful gifts for a friend, or for yourself!

Joyful Noise Acres Farm:  Maple Syrup and Olive Oil

Don’t forget to place your orders before 8:00 tonight.

*Joyful Noise Acres Farm, Four Mile Farm and White Gates Farm *are taking orders for whole hams and Leg of Lamb for the holidays. Send an e-mail to Marybeth@pasturedmeats.com to reserve yours. Please indicate the size you would like and we will do our best to have it for you.

One of our market customers has purchased 3L tins of Olea Estates Organic Olive Oil. This oil comes from Greece, is a single pressing oil and is delicious. With all the evidence surrounding Olive Oil being cut with other oils, it is difficult to find pure oil. Cindy has done her research on this matter. If you are interested in a tin, her email is gloryspill@gmail.com. I will have the oil here on Wednesday for those of you that would like to taste it. When you order a tin directly from her, you can pick it up here. The cost is $72 per tin.

*Maple Syrup *Time: It is time to order the syrup. We are looking for mid April delivery. I am listing it on the market for your convenience but prefer you complete the order form and snail mail it back with your check. Email me for a copy of the form.

Thanks and have a great day!
Mary Beth

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  Market Tidbits -- Please Read

I hope you will take a few minutes to read a little news from the Market this week…

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’!

Tidbits

Please keep Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms in your prayers. She was hospitalized last Thursday and had Gallbladder surgery. She is recovering but in pain. Please pray for her fast recovery.

…on a happier note…
Marie Wheeler of Bakery on Brooks and her fabulous husband Chuck Wheeler are celebrating their 41st Anniversary tomorrow! Marie does not have items on the Market this week so that they can take time to celebrate.

Offerings you may want to check out…

Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm has outstanding grass-fed Meats! On Special this week are: Boston Butt, Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast and Thick cut Pork Chops!

Availability of Chicken is still a way off yet. Growing out chickens over the winter is tough in Georgia! They need pasture and worms and warmer ground to get all of the nutrients that make them grow! We are working on finding another source until Greg’s chickens are ready for processing. We will have Ground Chicken and Sausage coming up in the near future!

Burnell Farms is going strong bringing us some great winter veggies! Last week they added Hibiscus Flowers, (great for drying and making Hibiscus Tea), Fennel, Kohlrabi and ‘Cheddar’ Cauliflower. Some of you may remember this Cauliflower which Tammy also offered last year. Slightly orange in color and a mild taste with a creamy texture when cooked!

Don’t forget to check out all of the Organic Baked Good from Dabrielle of My Daily Bread. Pasta Salad, Jams and Jellies and Pumpernickel Bread are on Special this week! Be sure and check them out!

Last week at Crossfit and Hamilton Mill Markets, Carrell Farms had samples of Cranberry/Sage Alpaca Sausage and Basil Sun-Dried Tomato Alpaca Sausage! My favorite is the Cranberry Sage! I would say that the field was pretty evenly split — both have rich flavors with the Cranberry Sage being a tad sweeter than the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil! Perhaps Lilburn Members will break the tie this week when they will have samples available at Market! Both varieties come in 1# packages; however the Cranberry Sage is made in smaller breakfast sized sausages while the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil are ‘full size’! I have already added both to my cart this week. Of course their wonderful Water Buffalo offerings are also available! Try some Soup Bones for wonderful Bone Broth! Add in the Ox Tail for an especially delicious treat! Roasts, steaks, ground …they have it all!

Don’t forget to check out Shalley’s line of Skin Care products. My new favorite is her Silky Bamboo Lotion! A little goes a long way – and it feels exquisite on your skin!

Jay and Patti Parsons of Dances With Bees offer both Honey and Natural Skin Care products made with Honey or Beeswax. Patti’s Beeswax Candles are wonderful, also!

I received an email from Vicky of Fry Farm and she let me know that she does have Rutabagas and Red Spinach available. They are not yet listed on the Market, however, if you would like to order, please email me and let me know. So glad that Vicky, Steve and Matt are back and I look forward to them adding additional offerings as Mother Nature continues toward Spring!

I have spoken with Doug of Doug’s Garden who is busy, busy, busy training new helpers and getting seedlings planted! Doug has told me that this year he is going to be offering a “flat” of lettuce, living! This will enable you to pick your lettuce before your meal! What a cool concept! He is still working out the logistics. Pictures and more details coming soon!

Check your Grocery List and get your orders in before 8:00pm this evening for delivery on Thursday!

Thank you for your support!

See you at Market on Thursday!

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Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Locally Grown - Availability for March 18 , 2015

Hey Local Food Lovers,

Sustainability has been on my mind a lot lately. If I had to guess, it’s probably on the minds of most of our farmers too. That’s one of the things that sets this whole group of individuals involved in the Locally Grown market apart from the average person. That includes all of you reading this too. There may be a few customers who just want fresh food, but I’m guessing that most of you care about the conscientious efforts to protect the environment that are going on behind the scenes at each of the participating farms.

Here are a few of the ways that I see connections between LOCAL FOODS and FARMING and SUSTAINABILITY.

Pastures practicing rotational grazing and mob stocking are actually creating a way to PUMP Carbon into the soil forming a CARBON SINK for CO2 from the atmosphere. Think of it this way. TALL GRASS = TALL ROOTS and when the cow comes to eat all that grass aboveground, the roots don’t all decompose they form a stable carbon pool in the ground which is also a source of immense fertility and enhances the ability of rainfall to soak into the ground. Grasslands well managed build topsoil faster than almost any other natural system. But only if they are well managed and it takes a special kind of farmer to do it. There’s only a small handful in our region. The beauty is, not only is it better for the environment (including potential benefits to climate change), but the animals are happier and better fed, and grassfed meat is better for us (chloroplast is where omega 3’s come from….not fish….fish get it from algae).

A few of our farms use some form of rainwater harvesting. The community garden in Clarkesville is 100% fed by capture rainwater. Rainwater harvesting is increasingly important to our urbanizing north Georgia region. North Georgia is at the tip top of a bowl called a watershed, specifically the Chattahoochee watershed. This is one of the smallest watersheds in the country serving a population well over 5 million people. Unfortunately, every time we build anything we disconnect rainfall from landing on the ground, soaking into the earth and slowly releasing into rivers and streams naturally. Farmers that are recycling the rain that falls from the sky reduces the pressures we put on water we pump out of the ground, or from surface waters. This is something that you can do as well. Recycling water from your roofs for gardening. Or simply encouraging rainfall at your home to go into the ground, not into a pipe. Pipes are bad for rainfall. They make it go downhill fast and forever.

The recycling of organic wastes (so called wastes) is a valuable way to rebuild topsoil fertility. Keeping organic wastes out of landfills actually reduces the production of methane gas which is a harmful greenhouse gas that is a byproduct of burying any organic waste in a landfill. Decomposition in the absence of oxygen is called anaerobic decomposition and produces methane which is 20x worse than CO2 per lb in increasing the greenhouse effect. Many if not most farms are involved in some form of composting, or at least using composted materials as a source of fertility. If there’s one thing you could start doing today to get involved in organic sustainability, it would be to start composting your kitchen scraps. It’s a lifelong activity just like brushing your teeth.

Here’s the way we figured out how to do it at our house with the least amount of hassle. Every meal we have veggie scraps (we don’t add citric wastes, meat, dairy, or hot peppers because micro-organisms don’t like these) and we put them in a ziploc bag that then goes in the freezer. This stops decomposition until the bag is full, then I carry it outside. I have a pile of leaves from my oak trees. I put a small circular cage on top of the leaves then add the food scraps and put several layers of leaves on top. This reduces any unsightliness, smells, and can even reduce things like flies if you really bury the scraps deep. Plus, the sandwiching of greens and browns helps the pile break down.

I feel extremely fortunate to have been involved in sustainability efforts for nearly 20 years now. However, let’s admit this to ourselves. We are all still taking baby steps in learning to live sustainably with our environment. True sustainability is a never-ending reinvention of ourselves and our behaviors. And what joy to learn about the earth and how to live in harmony with her patterns and habits. Sometimes I try not to pretend we’re saving the world through our actions. We’re just trying to do the best we can right here where we are, this piece of land that we control.

Why? Because its beautiful to live closer to the processes of the earth. In ecology there’s a term for organisms that live together to mutual benefit. It’s called symbiosis. Each action we take can either have a regenerative effect on the earth, or an extractive effect. It’s rarely just neutral. Keep that in mind as you walk the earth, and as you decide what you’d like to eat this week. EATING WELL isn’t the only way to walk sustainably by a long shot, but if you were going to just choose one practice to adopt, what a good way to go. We hope that your practice to EAT WELL may lead to a dozen other small steps towards sustainability.

EAT WELL and LIVE WELL!

Justin, Chuck, Andrew and Teri

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Market Tidbits - Please Read

I hope you will take a few minutes to read a little news from the Market this week…

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’!

Tidbits

Please keep Tammy Burnell of Burnell Farms in your prayers. She was hospitalized last Thursday and had Gallbladder surgery. She is recovering but in pain. Please pray for her fast recovery.

…on a happier note…
Marie Wheeler of Bakery on Brooks and her fabulous husband Chuck Wheeler are celebrating their 41st Anniversary tomorrow! Marie does not have items on the Market this week so that they can take time to celebrate.

Offerings you may want to check out…

Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm has outstanding grass-fed Meats! On Special this week are: Boston Butt, Bone-In Pork Shoulder Roast and Thick cut Pork Chops!

Availability of Chicken is still a way off yet. Growing out chickens over the winter is tough in Georgia! They need pasture and worms and warmer ground to get all of the nutrients that make them grow! We are working on finding another source until Greg’s chickens are ready for processing. We will have Ground Chicken and Sausage coming up in the near future!

Burnell Farms is going strong bringing us some great winter veggies! Last week they added Hibiscus Flowers, (great for drying and making Hibiscus Tea), Fennel, Kohlrabi and ‘Cheddar’ Cauliflower. Some of you may remember this Cauliflower which Tammy also offered last year. Slightly orange in color and a mild taste with a creamy texture when cooked!

Don’t forget to check out all of the Organic Baked Good from Dabrielle of My Daily Bread. Pasta Salad, Jams and Jellies and Pumpernickel Bread are on Special this week! Be sure and check them out!

Last week at Crossfit and Hamilton Mill Markets, Carrell Farms had samples of Cranberry/Sage Alpaca Sausage and Basil Sun-Dried Tomato Alpaca Sausage! My favorite is the Cranberry Sage! I would say that the field was pretty evenly split — both have rich flavors with the Cranberry Sage being a tad sweeter than the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil! Perhaps Lilburn Members will break the tie this week when they will have samples available at Market! Both varieties come in 1# packages; however the Cranberry Sage is made in smaller breakfast sized sausages while the Sun-Dried Tomato Basil are ‘full size’! I have already added both to my cart this week. Of course their wonderful Water Buffalo offerings are also available! Try some Soup Bones for wonderful Bone Broth! Add in the Ox Tail for an especially delicious treat! Roasts, steaks, ground …they have it all!

Don’t forget to check out Shalley’s line of Skin Care products. My new favorite is her Silky Bamboo Lotion! A little goes a long way – and it feels exquisite on your skin!

Jay and Patti Parsons of Dances With Bees offer both Honey and Natural Skin Care products made with Honey or Beeswax. Patti’s Beeswax Candles are wonderful, also!

I received an email from Vicky of Fry Farm and she let me know that she does have Rutabagas and Red Spinach available. They are not yet listed on the Market, however, if you would like to order, please email me and let me know. So glad that Vicky, Steve and Matt are back and I look forward to them adding additional offerings as Mother Nature continues toward Spring!

I have spoken with Doug of Doug’s Garden who is busy, busy, busy training new helpers and getting seedlings planted! Doug has told me that this year he is going to be offering a “flat” of lettuce, living! This will enable you to pick your lettuce before your meal! What a cool concept! He is still working out the logistics. Pictures and more details coming soon!

Check your Grocery List and get your orders in before 8:00pm this evening for delivery on Thursday!

“Like” us on facebook!

BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!

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Athens Locally Grown:  ALG Open for March 19

Green Fork Farmers Market:  Weekly Product List

Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,

New this week: Green Fork Farm has gourmet salad mix, radishes, and cilantro.

Figgieville has a new shipment of olives from the grower in California—in 10 oz jars with a reduction in price per pound!

Also available this week:

Vegetables—lettuce and spinach.

*Meat*—chicken, lamb, pork, organ meats, soup bones, and parts for stock.

Eggs—pastured chicken eggs.

Baked Goods--Ethan’s Awesome sugar cookies.

Specialty foods—fermented sauerkraut and jalapenos, salsa made from local and organic ingredients, and olives and olive oil directly from the grower in California.

Go ahead and place your order from now until Tuesday at noon. We’ll also have products available for sale at the market on Wednesday from 4-7 pm.

See you then!

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!

Plattsburgh Online Ordering:  online farmers market open

Looking at the local food available is an antidote to the dreary weather. Accepting orders through Tuesday evening. The spinach is regrowing nicely – all the leaves are now new growth.

Dawson Local Harvest:  First Market of Spring

The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for March 20th

The First Market of Spring

HI EVERYONE!

Spring is arriving next weekend, and that gives us a chance to celebrate our first Market for Spring 2015. Highlighted this week are more Organic Vegetable Plants for your garden from LEILANI’S. This week you’ll see 2 more Lettuce mixes, plus Kale, Kohlrabi, and Leeks (sort of a mild, sweet green onion great for soups and stews). These are all 4-pack Vegetable plants grown in organic soil (non-GMO seeds).

Elsewhere, HANALEI BATH has their superb Apple Cider Soap available, along with several more Bath and Body products. And don’t forget about the great Baked Goods offerings from MY DAILY BREAD, Eggs from FIVE HENS FARMS, and more gooies in The Market. Check it out today!

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.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Alan Vining
Market Manager

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for March 15th- Pre-Order Bouquets Available!der

Market News

Hello!

What a beautiful day it has been! It is so nice to see the sun and feel the warmth of the sun after such a winter!
We are still experience a lot of MUD in the fields, which is really delaying spring planting. The greenhouse is full of plants ready to get in the ground, but there is no place to put them until the dirt dries out enough to get in there with the tractor. The onions, potatoes, cabbages and other cole crops really depend on a cool spring for development, so we’ll see how it goes! Every year is different!

Now is the time to think flowers! The pre-paid bouquets are available, meaning current customers have the opportunity to save $20 if they pre-pay now for 10 large flower bouquets that will be available over the course of the summer. You are not obligated to get a bouquet every week – just when it suits you. The flower bouquets are available usually about 20 weeks, so you will have plenty of opportunities to order one. PLease email Tally if you have any questions!

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
John and Tallahassee

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