Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Whoops!!! the market is NOT closed.

Please disregard the earlier message that the market is closed. It has been reopened and will be so until 9 pm tomorrow night, Tuesday the 16th. You still have plenty of time to pace those final orders before Christmas.

My apologies to all. Looked at the wrong day on the calendar, a true senior moment.

My bad,
Karen Holcomb

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed.

the Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your order this Friday at Emergent Arts between 3:30 and 5:30.

See you Friday,

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Weblog Entry

Market News

Hello!

This will be your last chance to order before Christmas and New Years! There is still some great produce left, so stock up on the sweet potatoes, beets and carrots! We also recently added some fennel bulb.

If we don’t see you on Wednesday, we wish you a very Merry Holiday Season. May your coming days be filled with much love and joy! And best wishes to all of us for a healthy and peace – full New Year ahead.

Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

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Champaign, OH:  Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

So deck those halls, trim those trees…
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer…
(The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping)

I know, I know…I have used this Christmas song, different lyric.

But…it’s perfect for the fun Christmas drawing I have for you, for this week!!

Let’s bring back the market playlist fun!! We did for the summer months, so now let’s do it for the holiday season! I am going to enter two customer names, who order for this week, and then draw when the market closes, tomorrow night!!

The Cosmic Christmas Market Playlist…you will want a copy! It’s played down in the Cosmic shop, it’s played in Santa Land, and now…it can be yours! The fun of the season’s weblogs combined with the fun music!

But…you need to order to be entered into the drawing!!

Christmas Wrapping…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Cape Locally Grown:  Challenges of Growing Produce in the Winter

There are real challenges in bringing fresh vegetables to our tables during the wintertime. Excessively cloudy, rainy, and freezing conditions are less than ideal for most crops, including winter crops. While covering with row cover and plastic keep plants from dying, tough weather conditions keep them from thriving. When conditions are favorable, winter crops can make good growth, though slower than spring and summer plantings.

The time when daylight is shorter than 10 hours a day, not much plant growth occurs and plants exist in a semi-hibernation state. In this area this time stretches from late November to mid January and are referred to as the Persephone days. For growing winter crops, these dates are more important than frost dates. The trick is getting plants to a good stage of growth before the days of deep winter set in. The winter basically prolongs the harvest season, not the growing season.

Cold temperatures can actually be a blessing for the taste of winter crops, as it seems to sweeten and crisp up many vegetables. Lettuce, spinach, and other winter crops may not make huge growth during the cold months, but their quality seems improved and maintained.

A few growers in this area are experimenting with growing winter crops for sale. Consumer patience is needed, while it takes trial and error to learn what will work in this area, the quality of the produce can be fantastic. Be sure to support their efforts through Cape Locally Grown while they work to create a sustainable winter food system.

Citrus County Locally Grown:  Just in time for Christmas

MARKET NEWS

LibbyBNaturals

Has a wonderful variety of soaps, body lotions, shampoos, face serums and more formulated from all natural ingredients! Check out LibbyBNatural’s for Great Christmas Gifts!!

3 Rock Farm
Our winter vegetables are just coming in. Seasonal items are going fast. Could be the last week for Satsuma Tangerines.

We have arugula, scallions, bok choy, and a variety of micro greens, perfect for salads, sandwiches, soups, and garnishes…

Low Sugar Orange Tangerine Marmalade
Made with Satsuma Tangerine juice and fresh Florida oranges.

Christmas Jam;
A wonderful blend of strawberries and cranberries; a perfect complement to holiday dinners and a great gift for anyone on your list!

Snows Country Market

Perfect for the holiday…Troyer Sprial Sliced Ham.

This market, Citrus County Locally Grown, will remain open for orders until 6:00 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2014

Pickup is Tuesday December 23, 2014

Our growers thank you for supporting local growers and businesses. Your orders make a real difference

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.

www.citruscounty.locallygrown.net/.*

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  Christmas update!

Hey everyone,
This week we have a new grower! Hope for Health offers healthy baked goods and candies, just in time for the holidays.

Solace Farm has added 2 sheepskin rugs. How cool is that?? She also has super cool garlic leaf card sets, look for them in the Farm Crafts category.

I also wanted to remind everyone that Fountain Springs Farm pork and chicken must be ordered by Monday night every week.

Our next few pickups are Thursday the 18th, Tuesday the 23rd, and Tuesday the 30th. This means ordering will end Mondays at noon. We will be back on schedule Thursday January 8th.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse is taking orders through December 22 for beautiful Christmas kissing balls. Made with live greens and other natural materials, these balls are about 18" in diameter and come in three styles, shown on the market. Each one is mounted on a sturdy hanger and includes a festive red ribbon bow. They are suitable to hang on a shepherd’s crook or from a chain for a beautiful outside Christmas decoration.

Make a collection of common culinary herbs, to give as a gift or to keep for yourself. Please see the description under ‘Farm Crafts,’ ‘Weekly Specials,’ ‘Live Plants – Dish Gardens,’ or ‘Live Plants – Herbs’; and specify your choice of herbs. We have a good selection of herbs available, and have expanded the list from last year. Included are:
Mints (chocolate, peppermint, pineapple [variegated], spearmint, grapefruit)
Oregano (Greek or variegated)
Rue
Rosemary
Sage, Garden
Thyme (Lemon, English, silver-edged, citrus, lime)
Lemon balm
Stevia (small but healthy)

If intended as a gift, please order your herb collection early to allow time for custom preparation. Includes planter, and will make a unique living Christmas centerpiece as well.

Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market

See you all Thursday!
-Candace

GFM :  Christmas is Coming !

Can you believe that Christmas is only days away ? Hope you all have gotten most if not all of your Christmas shopping done.

Most of us will be either having family and friends join us in our homes, or will be traveling elsewhere for the season.

What ever you do, be safe, have fun, don’t eat to much, and MERRY CHRISTMAS from all us here at the Market.

The market is open this week, but WILL WILL BE CLOSED TILL JAN 5TH.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Local Farms First:  Winter Schedule Update

Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,

Schedule update:
LFF will not deliver during January and February while we undergo a re-visioning process for the service. Stay tuned for updated information in late winter.

Thank you for your support of Local Farms First.

Have a fantastic holiday,
Erin Griffin – Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com

Cape Locally Grown:  Seasons Greetings and a Gift for you!

Seasons Greetings!

It’s that time of year again when we show appreciation to the ones we hold dear, both friends and family.

We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the local farmers, growers, and artisans that make up Cape Locally Grown. As a Christmas gift, we are offering all of our customers $5.00 off this week on their orders of $30.00 or more. Take advantage of the local meats, baked goods, veggies, nuts, soaps, and clothing items available this week for your Christmas time celebrations!

New growers this week include Steve McKaskle’s family farm (Braggadocio, Missouri) in the Missouri Bootheel. He grows high quality certified organic rice, popcorn and corn meal products. They make a great addition to our market and provide you with more opportunities to support local growers.

Also April Calvin at Crow Moon Farm (Fredericktown, Missouri) brings her luxurious soaps made from organic oils and essential oils. If you want a special gift this Christmas, this soap is it!

For Christmas shopping, check out our gift certificates that make a great stocking stuffer for your locavore friends. Also our gift boxes are a great way to get a taste of local flavor for family and friends as our boxes offer several growers’ products in one gift!

Don’t forget the other great products for your Christmas celebration – grass-fed beef from Double B Ranch, ice cream from Cream of the Crust, eggs from Manoor Manor, baked goods and salad greens from Green’s Garden, jams and winter squash from Null Farms Produce, black walnuts from First Fruits, alpaca wear from Three Sisters Farm, and young fryer rabbits from Maple Cottage Farm.

We appreciate your support as we do our part in helping to build our local food system.

Lance and Sharla Green
Cape Locally Grown