Madison GA:  The Market will be closed this week......

Lori and I will be out of town but we will open next Sumday night. Thanks,Kevin.

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Market Tidbits - Please Read

Market Closes at 8:00pm Monday!

Crossfit/Lawrenceville Market Pickup Hours

You may pick up the items you ordered starting at 2:30pm. Market will end at 5:30pm; however, you may pickup until 6:30pm if you have contacted me and you make payment prior to pickup. We now have other payments options available. Please call me on Monday and I will discuss; also, please call if you have any questions. You can reach me at 404-432-4337.

Market Tidbits…

Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm has some new offerings: Bratwurst, Smoked Bratwurst, Smoked Polish Sausage, Sweet Italian Sausage, Bacon, Bacon (end and pieces), Jowl Bacon, Scrapple and Breakfast Links! Of course those are in addition to the other great Beef, Lamb, Pork products he has listed! I just wanted to make you aware of the additions!

Ok, for those of you who are transplanted from the North, you may be wondering: “What is Jowl Bacon?” It is Bacon that is made from the jowls/cheeks of the pig! Although I am a Texan and grew up in Ohio, our Farm produced the food that we ate and I remember my Mother and our Cook using Jowl Bacon in Beans, Black Eyed Peas and Greens. A favorite Summertime lunch was Pork Jowl Bacon and Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches! From my own experience, the fat ratio of Jowl Bacon is more than that of ‘regular’ bacon. I cook it in the oven and use a Bacon press, being sure to drain the fat several times during cooking. Cooked crispy, it is a real treat!

Don’t forget, Turkeys are available for Pre-Order and average about 15#‘s. There is a limited number available, so if you like Turkey… Not all of the Turkeys that are getting fat and sassy will be offered as whole birds. Greg has plans to offer Ground Turkey and make the bones/carcasses available for purchase. I am imagining lots of Turkey Bone Broth in my future!

Burnell Farms is going strong bringing us some great veggies! Several weeks ago they added Hibiscus Flowers, (great for drying and making Hibiscus Tea), Fennel, Kohlrabi and ’Cheddar’ Cauliflower. The beautiful and delicious ‘Violet Queen’ Cauliflower is now available! Burnell Farms also offers: Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli, several Lettuce varieties, ‘Savoy’ Cabbage, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens, Fennel,several types of Kale, Spinach and those awesome little Cream Potatoes!

Vicky, Steve and Matt Fry of Fry Farm have gorgeous and delicious ‘Red Kitten’ Spinach and Rutabagas! I was at the Farm on Thursday before Market and it is beautiful – so many veggies planted! We should be seeing Leeks very soon! Vicky had some available but not enough to offer at Market – soon, very soon!

I have always roasted the Rutabagas but Vicky suggested boiling them and mashing them! Be sure and boil until just tender in an ‘open’ pot. Placing a lid on the pan will trap in gases that will take away some of the great flavor!. Drain and mash with salt, pepper, garlic and butter! Great alternative to potatoes. Rutabagas contain high levels of antioxidants, Vitamin C, Potassium and Zinc. Rutabaga is really a cruciferous veggie. It includes phytochemicals which eliminate carcinogens in the body as well as assisting the liver in processing harmful toxins. Delicious and good for you ~ Definitely a ‘win-win’!

Yesterday, I made Rutabaga, Cauliflower and Potato Soup adding sauteed celery and onion. I served with bits of Bacon and a dollop of Sour Cream! Delicious!

I have spoken with Doug of Doug’s Garden who is busy, busy, busy training new helpers, getting seedlings planted and starting to harvest some items! Items are stating to appear on all of the Markets as produce is ready to harvest! This week Spinach and Bluebell Plants are available on all Markets!
Bluebells are one of my favorite plants and Doug’s Mountain Bells are exceptional! Although I am a Texas-Bluebell-kind-of-girl, (owing to the fact I am from the Lone Star State), I love the beauty and symmetry of Mountain (Blue)Bells! The picture was taken by Doug in his garden. Impressive!

When adding Mountain Bells or any other woodland perennials to your landscape, always plant them with companions that can take over when the early spring plants lose their luster. It’s important to have a multi-layered garden to keep year-round interest. Hostas, for instance, will just begin to shine by the time these bluebells are done.

Need Heirloom/non-GMO seedlings? The Veggie Patch has got you covered. Choose from their offerings of Fruit Seedlings, Herb Seedlings or Veggie Seedlings and plan for a successful and abundant harvest! Also check out their Veggie offerings!

Don’t forget to check out all of the Organic Baked Goods from Dabrielle of My Daily Bread. Have you tried her new Gluten Free Glorious Morning Muffins? Samples were available at Market last week and folks loved them.

Farmer of the Week at Lilburn Thursday ~ Dabrielle of My Daily Bread

Superior Seasons:  Springing into Action - Need seeds? Fresh greens?

Order Now (until Monday at 4:30pm) for Pickup or Delivery next Wednesday! We are still offering HOME DELIVERY to Individual customers! Restaurants, Institutions, and other wholesale customers can access delivery with wholesale pricing – ask us how! CLICK HERE, to see what’s available, set up your account, and order. Help push us over 500 members!

What’s Featured and New? Click HERE to find vegetables, meats, syrups, milled products, bath and beauty products, seeds, garden supplies and more!

Read our Recipe section HERE

Thanks for your support and please forward this message on to your friends to help grow the local audience.

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Welcome to another RCM 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.

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market is Open!

Good Day Sunshine,

And what a good day it is! We found out this week that ArkansasGives is the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to matching gifts from First Security Bank and a $1,000 bonus from Jane Hunt Meade for raising the most in the environment category, we ended up with a grand total of $2,751 that will support our mission of supporting small, sustainable, Arkansas farms. So many thanks go out to all of our donors, supporters, and especially the Arkansas Community Foundation for making this day so ridiculously incredible for so many Arkansas non-profits!

Keep supporting Arkansas farmers by ordering from the market, including products like:

• Kalepini from Arkansas Natural Produce. These tender shoots of flowering kale plants would be great cooked up like a less bitter broccoli rabe.

• I saw some sad faces at yesterday’s Food Club on those of you that missed the return of fresh fruit. Turn those frowns upside down by ordering some organic strawberries from Green Acres Atkins this week.

• Welcome back to Drewry Farm & Orchards and their delicious plants, pickled and canned goods, and even buttermilk pie. We’ve got their apple butter, chow chow, rhubarb berry jam, and so much more! Check out where all these delicious goodies are grown and made at their free farm tour on Saturday, May 16th.

Speaking of farm tours, there’s two exciting events coming up next weekend:

• The 2015 Arkansas Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 18th from 11am-4pm on the grounds of Heifer International.

• A tour of Willow Springs Market Garden on Sunday, April 19th from 3:30pm-6pm. Just meet at the Green Corner Store & Soda Fountain at 3:30pm to carpool over.

Locally yours,

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

Do you have questions or comments about this, or any, weblog? Thoughts on local food, goods, or events? Reply to this email and let us know what’s on your mind. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated!

Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC:  Market open!

Hello everyone!
The market is back open for the spring. We only have a few things this week, but some greens should be coming in the next few weeks!

Stones River Market:  Time to Order Local Food - Fresh Strawberries Appear

Market News

Welcome back to another week of local products. Produce is slowly appearing on the Market. due to the cold winter, we are still a couple weeks away from more varieties becoming available. However, Rocky Glade Farm has the first offering of strawberries this week. West Wind Farms has sliced ham and chicken available this week. Sicilian Bratwurst with Lemon and Orange is a new product from them. Chef Jenny has a new seasoning today. Tur-miracle Seasoning which blends sunflower seeds with turmeric, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, dehydrated onion, and sea salt.

Notes from our vendors:

From Dogwood Valley Greenhouse

This strange spring weather continues, resulting in all the spring perennials blooming at the same time. The woodland and sun phlox, columbine, coreopsis, vinca, and catchfly are still glorious. Joining them in bloom this week are the astilbes, early carnations, Sweet Williams (dianthus), Foam Flower & Jacob’s Ladder, as well as a few early azaleas. You can definitely set these perennials in your garden now, although I would wait a couple more weeks to add any annuals you might want. We also have lots of different herbs and several nice varieties of hanging baskets for your summer porch or patio.

We will soon have tomato and pepper plants in several varieties. It’s a bit early to plant them now, but you are welcome to email me at tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com for a list of varieties and to reserve your vegetable plants.

From Sean with Nuance Coffee & Tea:

Nuance Coffee & Tea has added 2 new coffee offerings this week. An organic Sulawesi Peaberry, from Indonesia, and a Fair Trade Certified Rwandan from Africa. Enjoy!

There are plenty of other products available this week. Browse the categories to see what your will find.

Thanks so much for your support of Stones River Market, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. We’ll see you on Wednesday at Southern Stained Glass at 310 West Main Street from 5:00 to 6: 30 pm!

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.

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Sunday Market Reminder! Welcome Sparkles Cookies and Desserts!

The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

MARKET NEWS

Welcome Sparkles Cookies and Desserts!

Website: www.sparklescookiesanddesserts.com

Our company was established to help those with digestive issues or just wanting healthy and tasteful alternatives to the sugar, wheat-laden options typically available. We make absolutely THE YUMMIEST cookies, cupcakes, muffins and treats, and they are ALL GLUTEN-FREE, LOW-CARB, PALEO, GRAIN-FREE & REFINED SUGAR-FREE treats. We use only the finest ingredients from almond flour, to fresh fruits, grass-fed butter, organic coconut oil and raw honey. Our customers particularly value the excellent taste, fresh ingredients and health benefits of our food.

Workshops
Join us for a workshop! You’ll be amazed by the plethora of information and lessons offered by our fantastic workshop instructors. Our workshops cover subjects such as gardening, nutrition, nutrient dense foods, natural remedies, essential oils, and much more!
Our goal is to host one workshop a week which will always be on Tuesday. The workshop schedule will rotate from 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM for the community’s convenience. The farm brings workshops to the community as an outreach to share the wealth of knowledge we have attained over the years. We do not charge for these events but allow the speakers to charge a fee to cover their time and supplies. We hope everyone will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.
Please share this with all your friends and family and RSVP via FB Eventsand/or Meet-Up.

Workshops @ the Farm

Wine Making Workshop – 2 Sessions
Each Session Approx 60 min. (1 session each month)
Session 1 | Apr. 14 @ 7:00 PM: Sanitizing steps, mixing the ingredients, tips/tricks
Session 2 | May 12 @ 7:00 PM: Bottle, Cork, and label your wine, take it home
Each person will take home 2 bottles at the end of the 2nd session
Cost: $10 per person
RSVP on Facebook or Meetup.com

Natural and Healthy Bread Making with Vicki – Tue. Apr. 21 @ 7:00 PM
Join Vicki as she shows us how to make natural and healthy bread from scratch! She will cover how her bread recipe is much healthier than store bought bread and techniques on how to bake her bread.

How to Use doTERRA Essential Oils with Cheryl and Pilar – Tue. Apr. 28 @ 7:00 PM
Please share this with all your friends and family and RSVP via FB Events and/or Meet-Up.

_As Always….
_Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living. *_

Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!

If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!

Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

Thanks for all your support!

Shop often and eat well!

Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please email 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.

United States Virgin Islands:  This Week in VI Locally Grown

Hello VI Locally Grown Members! So many new items are comin in, we can hardly keep up. I’ll be brining more parsley, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, eggfruit, tamarind, etc this week. We apologize for the late start last week. Because of the holidays we had to ship our CSA the same day as the market. On that note, did you hear that last week we had our biggest shipment ever to the St Thomas at St. John schools and CSA program? 173 boxes of VI locally grown produce, yay! If you’d like more info about our CSA program, please visit here —> http://ridgetoreef.csasignup.com/members/types Thank you so much for your continued support!

Castiel and your local growers

CLG:  Opening Bell: It's planting time!!!

Good afternoon,
It’s “dirt under the fingernails” time for most of our Growers. Cedar Rock Ridge is a small garden, yet I spent 10 hours yesterday prepping, planting, and picking out rocks. It probably wouldn’t have taken so long if not for the chickens wanting to inspect every shovelful of rich soil as I dug holes. I line each hole with a used coffee filter from Starbucks to protect from cutworms. Oddly enough, I didn’t even see any cutworms at all this year, thanks to the hens!

Our Growers are happy to answer any questions you might have about their products. You can find their contact information under the “Our Growers” tab, or email Steve.

Check out all the Featured Products and use the SEARCH field on the main Market page to quickly find the items you want.

Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table.

The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!

Have a great week!
Steve

ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.

How to contact us:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

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