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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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Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is open for ordering! Welcome Golden Farms!
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 Golden Farms!
Website: www.goldenfarmsga.com
Cara, the owner says…
We sell specialty dog treats. Our jerky is made with locally grown beef. We also sell a variety of gluten free biscuits. Our wonderful dogs, Nicholas and Versace, our Great Pyrenees love them.
Presently, we are a retailer for Texas Natural Feeds. We offer organic, non GMO, no Soy or Canola feed for chickens, rabbits, sheep and goat. We also have non GMO cracked corn and alfalfa including organic apple cider vinegar. The feed is high quality but affordable. (Website currently under construction). Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Cara also has duck eggs that are non GMO, non Soy or canola fed.
*_We are starting to do workshops again so please look for those, I will be posting them very soon! It’s a great way to learn new things and get to see more of what Rancho Alegre Farm is about! Stay tuned!
Is anyone interested in Azure Standard? They are a group buy that is delivered once a month. We have the opportunity to participate….so go on
https://www.azurestandard.com. Please email me if you would like to participate!
_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!
Browse through to see all the great Growers we have and maybe you will find something new!
We have Wilderness Family Naturals Coconut Sugar, Flour and Organic Popcorn in the Market for sale! When you come to pick up your order, check them out! They are also now online!
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.
Republican Valley Produce: The market is open...
Things are really starting to take off at our farm. We have over 600 tomatoes growing, and 360 lettuce plugs started. On Thursday, I will be starting kales, broccoli, cauliflower and kolharbi. Next week we will start peppers and much more. We will probably need to increase our grow lights!
We have also started direct seeding crops. The first planting of carrots has already been planted.
With the weather coming in this weekend and the beginning of next week, it will be interesting.
The market will be open til 10:00 pm on Saturday, with delivery on Tuesday (if the weather allows it).
Thanks,
Jay
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market CANCELLED
Hi Market members,
You should already have received notification that Northeast Georgia Locallygrown market is cancelled today due to winter storm weather.
All orders will be cancelled. The market will reopen as usual on Friday evening to accept orders for next week.
Best to all.
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - February 25, 2015
Doug’s Wild Alaska Salmon
The Cumming Harvest sells sustainably fished Sockeye Salmon direct to you from Bristol Bay, Alaska….
We get our Salmon from Doug’s Wild Alaska Salmon, which is family owned and operated with three generations of Alaskan fisherman spanning a 30 year period….
Based in South Carolina, Doug’s Wild Alaska Salmon makes fresh-frozen salmon available locally in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
Being the fisherman, we can provide you with the highest quality flash-frozen wild salmon. Dougswild is owned and operated by the Resetarits family, Grandpa Dan is a South Carolina resident who flies north each summer to join the boys for the harvest. Dad Doug, a part time Carolinian, is a 30 year Homer, Alaska native, a licensed Coast Guard captain and former Bering Sea crabber of “Deadliest Catch” fame. All four boy’s began fishing salmon with Dad when they were 10, and together operate four, 32 foot fishing boats during June and July. Bristol Bay is the largest wild “red salmon” or sockeye salmon fishery in the world. Certified sustainable, natural, and robust, the Alaska salmon fisheries are known worldwide as a model of successful fisheries management and economic prosperity.
As the fishermen, we are blessed to experience the beauty of Alaska during the renowned Bristol Bay fishing season, to participate in the native culture, and to work long hours side-by-side. Demand continues to increase for wild salmon and omega 3 rich diets, we are proud to make our fish available.
Sincerely,
The Resetarits Family
Recipe for Honey Dijon Alaska Salmon
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Foil
1/4 cup honey
2 Tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1 Tablespoon melted butter
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
4 Alaska Salmon steaks or fillets (4 to 6 oz. each), fresh, thawed or frozen
1 pound fresh asparagus spears
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 400ºF.
LINE a 13×9×2-inch baking pan with Reynolds Wrap Release Non-Stick Foil with non-stick (dull) side toward food. Combine honey, mustard, butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper; set aside.
RINSE any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Salmon under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Place salmon portions in center of foil-lined pan. Arrange asparagus around salmon. Sprinkle with walnuts; drizzle with reserved sauce.
BAKE 26 to 30 minutes for frozen salmon OR 20 to 22 minutes for fresh/thawed fish. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout.
Note: For best texture, select thinner asparagus spears when cooking with fresh/thawed fish or thicker spears with frozen fish.
Nutrients per serving: 415 calories, 18g total fat, 5g saturated fat, 37% calories from fat, 138mg cholesterol, 40g protein, 27g carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 350mg sodium, 65mg calcium and 1.5g omega-3 fatty acids.
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – This week you may choose to pick up your order from the Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom between 1:30-2:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buy
Green Pastures – Cod Liver oil and Coconut oils are in and ready for you to pick up.
Raw Cheese – 1 gouda, 1 havarti, 1 colby, 1 sharp cheddar is available at the market.
Butter – Going Fast! We have about 5 unsalted butters left, selling for $6.50. You may email me at thecummingharvest@live.com to reserve yours or purchase at pick up.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
Champaign, OH: Thank You!
Thank you for ordering at the market!
The market is now closed but will reopen at 8pm on Thursday!
Aiken: Our first weekend sale
Our first weekend sale was a success. We are in the process of adding more farmers to the market. This market is meant to be an easy conduit between local farmers and customers that enjoy the freshest products available in our area. Thank you for your help in making the first weekend a painless experience.
Joel
Champaign, OH: It Ain't Over Til It's Over
‘Cause Baby it ain’t over ‘til it’s over…
(Lenny Kravitz – It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over)
I have been in a total old school Lenny Kravitz mood, lately…such a swoon worthy voice. I dug out my, Mama Said cd, the other day, and hello….soulful from way down.
Just like this little local market of love that is filled with so much soul, so much love, so much local goodness…we bring it, old school, from the days when eating was all about real food, local food, seasonal food.
With this bitter cold front, I know it’s easy to say that you don’t want to have to fight the cold to come out and pick up your market orders, so you end up not ordering. Then, you are sad. And, we are sad.
If you think about it…wouldn’t it make more sense to curl up to a computer, smart device, grab coffee, tea, wine, whatever your drink choice may be, and place a week’s worth of grocery shopping from the comfort of where you are? It’s warm, it’s cozy, we have so many options for you to try, and you are not warming up your car, driving to the store, fighting the bitter cold and crowds, and then getting food that is not local or seasonal?
Who else gives you the local love? Who else wants to see you, each week, just so we can show YOU some love? Yeah, not the big box stores.
Go ahead…get comfy, place your orders, and all you need to do is come to one stop to pick it all up. One stop for a local shop! Try it…we promise you will like it…
We close, tonight, at 10pm….you have two hours, and baby, it ain’t over til it’s over…
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
ALFN Local Food Club: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Maybe I’m bias, but I think Food Club is pretty darn great. Since you’re reading this, I can only assume you feel the same way. We here at ALFN want to keep Food Club up and running, maybe even thriving, for years and years to come. As you may have heard, we’re making a few long-overdue changes to ensure that everyone can continue to shop for healthy, delicious, Arkansas products for years to come.
What’s in Store:
- Beginning Saturday, March 7th in addition to being able to pay via credit or debit card through our website, you will also be able to pay by card when you pick up your order. If you do not have a form of payment, your order can not go home with you. To receive your food, you can come back during Food Club with a form of payment, pick your order up on Monday, or we’ll hold on to it one full week for an additional $10 fee. Though it may not seem like much, we can no longer bear the administrative costs of tracking IOUs.
- Beginning Monday, March 9th the Monday pickup will be 5:00-6:00pm. In order to help cover our costs, all orders picked up on Monday will be charged a $2.50 convenience fee.
If you have questions or concerns about any of these changes, please contact us by replying to this email, or calling (501)291-2769. We only exist because of the continued support of our members and want to make sure that this wonderful Food Club has its best days ahead!
In Other Change-Related News:
It may not feel like it right now, but spring will eventually come (Right? Right?) and we want you to be prepared. So take a look at the Plants, Flowers, & Seeds section of The Market, where sprouts and starts are slowly trickling in. The weather may have your indoor seedling space heavily populated, but there’s always room for a few purple cauliflower plants and an exotic citrus tree or two.
Note for February 28th:
This Saturday, the Little Rockers Kids Marathon will run from East Capitol & Scott Street to President Clinton Avenue & Sherman Street. This will not directly hinder Food Club, but please drive carefully and watch for small pedestrians. If you would prefer to switch to Monday pickup, just reply to this weblog and let us know.
-Rebecca Wild
Program Manager
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