The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
Oglethorpe Fresh Locally Grown: This Week's Market
We Have Sweet Potato and fresh mixed greens coming in coming from our growers.
Quick reminder to our Oglethorpe Locally Grown Friends: market opened at 6:00 Sunday,October 26 for Wednesday, October 29 pick-up. Wednesday pick-up days are quite lively from 4-7 p.m. with extras from the growers, meet a grower and check out the rest of all that is Oglethorpe Fresh, 111 South Platt Street. First 100 customers $15 annual membership waived. Tell a friend and We hope to see you there
Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: There is still time to order...
Market Closes at 6:00pm Today!
Be sure and check out the offerings of Water Buffalo from Carrell Farm. A roast would be wonderful with this cool Fall weather!
Dabrielle of My Daily Bread has Blueberry Jam and Pear Preserves listed on the Weekly Specials and they are always a treat! It is Fall and who doesn’t like a good cup of Tea with Spelt Pumpkin Muffins or Apple Bread? Yum!
Fry Farm does not list any offerings this week as Vicky and Steve’s ‘grands’, their daughter and her husband are here visiting from their Mission in England. They will be back strong next week!
Doug’s Garden is seeing an increase in his harvests, so check out his offerings and be sure and peruse the Farmers’ Sale Table to see what is available on Market Day!
Peacefield Farm has added Radishes and Dried Tomatoes to their offerings!
The Veggie Patch always has a good variety of veggies and lots of peppers from mild to VERY hot! CHeck out the “Red” carrots!
Ricky of Back River Farm has Arugula, 2 varieties of Flavorburst Peppers and Eggplant.
Grow With the Flow is offering several different kinds of Kale as well as a Gourmet Lettuce Mix.
I spoke with Lynda of B & G and she informs me that she will be re-stocked with whole chickens and parts in 2 weeks. She still has Beef and Pork listed!
Marie of Bakery on Brooks has been sick and I am requesting prayers for her quick recovery!
Thank you for your support!
See you at Market on Thursday!
See you at Market on Thursday!
Martin's Farmstand: Oct 27
Summer hours (10 am-6 pm Mon-Sat) will be ending on Saturday November 15th. In the meantime you will still find a wonderful spread of late fall vegetables at the stand and on the website.
In the next few weeks we will fill the coolers and cellers with all the bounty that is still in the fields. This will be available throughout the winter, on our website, at the Potsdam Coop, and at our house on a call ahead or ring the doorbell basis. We will start a more relaxed lifestyle. There are some things that I like about winter. Daniel
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
When I was still dreaming of being a farmer I read a DK (Dorling Kindersley) book entitled “Country Life, A Handbook for Realist and Dreamers” I read that book from cover to cover, which was easy because it was full of pictures and drawings of how to run a farm. One of the things I found so interesting was how many things you could grow on as little as a tenth of an acre. They called it a Garden Farm and within its small confines they grew not only a sizeable garden, but pigs, chickens, bees, ducks and a sizeable compost pile. I will post a picture on our Facebook page today so you can see all the great ideas for small scale farming. Within this book my dreams became a reality. I started right in our own tenth of an acre subdivision with raised beds (Fourteen 4×8 ft beds), chickens and ducks. I could only dream of having a farm one day, but I started where I was. I hope that if you have a dream of farming that you too, will start right where you are today. Start small, see if you like it, and grow with your dreams.
See you all on Friday,
Angela
South Cumberland Food Hub: Time to Order Local Food!
Good Morning from the South Cumberland Food Hub. It’s time to order your local food. We’re open till noon. Have a great day!
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page
Risa
Tullahoma Locally Grown: Weblog Entry
Good morning!
Sitting here with my Fuel So Good Sumatra Coffee, looking at the goods to offer this week.
It’s not too late to order your locally grown jack-o-lantern pumpkin!
Fuel So Good/Karma Bakeria has scones, banana chocolate chip muffins and mini bundt cakes on the market.
And the time is nigh for Healthy Harvest Breads’ Pumpkin Bread!
And I had to share this recipe since I know so many Tullahomians are Chick-fil-a fans. This recipe looks awesome and I know many of you are gluten free. (the secret is the pickle juice brining)
Gluten, Grain, and Garbage Free Chick-Fil-A Nuggets
(Fox Farm has delicious lard, and Fountain Springs has chicken breasts on our market, and I think if you didn’t have pickle juice you could sub a salt water with mustard seeds and dill)
Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market
The Market closes Noon on Wednesday, what’s in your fridge?!
Atlanta Locally Grown: Available for Saturday November 1
I hope this finds you all doing well. Trick or treat time is here already. Wow, time flies when you are having fun. We have lots of mushrooms this week along with a few other garden goodies. Order up and enjoy the best fresh produce around. This is also our final week for the hog reservation. Once we have them processed the price will be increased to cover the added cost. Early reservations help cover that expense so I can pass along the savings but when I foot the cost I have to include it. The hogs will be delivered on Tuesday. Your hog share will be ready for pickup on November 8th.
Thank you for all your support and please remember to share us with a friend. We will see you on Saturday at your selected delivery location.
Thanks again,
Brady
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday October 31
I hope this finds you all doing well. Trick or treat time is here already. Wow, time flies when you are having fun. We have lots of mushrooms this week along with a few other garden goodies. Order up and enjoy the best fresh produce around. This is also our final week for the hog reservation. One we have them processed the price will be increased to cover the added cost. Early reservations help cover that expense so I can pass along the savings but when I foot the cost I have to include it. The pig will be delivered on Tuesday. You hog shares will be ready for pickup on November 7th.
Thank you for all your support and please remember to share us with a friend. We will see you on Friday at Copy Central between 5-7.
Thanks again,
Brady
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for October 30
Athens Locally Grown
How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
We’ve got a new grower listing this week, Mana In Our Foods. Alyssa Duvall’s not a grower herself, but she has been a long-time ALG customer and has gone through the process of getting her kitchen certified by the state so she can make available meal kits made from ingredients she has purchased from our growers along with other organic ingredients. You’ll find her first items available through ALG listed in the “Prepared Foods” category, and they include things like Coconut Lentil Curry, Savory Black-Eyed Pea and Quinoa, and Spicy Mushroom, Black Bean, and Quinoa Sliders. I get excited when I see businesses like Alyssa’s, because it’s a sign that our local food system, barely present 15 years ago, is continuing to mature.
Another person who is helping our local food system grow in unusual ways is Cathy Payne, of Broad River Pastures. She is trying to bring back the American Guinea Hog from the brink of extinction, a victim of the industrialization of our meat supply. This homestead hog was a fixture in Georgia family farms, where it thrived in our climate, until after the civil war, and then sporadically until the 1990s when it almost became extinct. She is working on a book about these pigs, and the people who are bringing them back, and is crowdsourcing the funding needed to get it published. Her Indiegogo campaign is off to a great start, but she needs more help to meet her goal. You can find the campaign and browse all the great perks available to supporters, here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hogs-with-heart-writing-project—2#home.
Thank you so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!
Other Area Farmers Markets
The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is open throughout the week here in Athens, and you can find more information about them here: www.athenslandtrust.org. The Washington-Wilkes Farmer’s Market in Washington is open every Saturday 9-12 behind the Washington Courthouse. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse. The other area markets I haven’t mentioned have yet to open for the season, so far as I know.
All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!
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!