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Statesboro Market2Go:  Beans, Onions, Potatoes, Blueberries!


Lots of fresh produce is coming in right now, so be sure to place your order for Thursday’s pickup. We are open until midnight tonight.

www.statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net

Champaign, OH:  Weblog Entry


Sometimes I wonder, what am I gonna do
There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues
(The Who – Summertime Blues)

So, it’s a rainy summer day with no sunshine in sight. I have always called these days, Summertime Blues days. I know we need the rain but it always draws me back to younger days, staring out the window, wanting to be outside running like the wind but all you saw was rain pelting the windows.

When I was older, in college, and home for one of my summer breaks, one of my pals ended up with a huge, old house for the summer. It was one of those houses that became the community house. It was on the outskirts of Wittenburg’s campus, and it was all of ours’ for the entire summer. What fun!! Everyone just kind of came and went. We would work our summer jobs, hang out at the house in the evenings.

It was the summer that I worked three jobs. I was a window designer for a store at our local mall, I worked in a pub, and I interned at the local newspaper. I remember one night, upon arriving at the house for a night of fun, I felt so tired and just sort of sank down on a random sofa beside one of my oldest and dearest pals.

He asked what was wrong with me since I was always bopping around, singing, grooving. I told him I was just tired from the pace of all three jobs. He looked at me and just said, You’ve got the Summertime Blues, Pammie (always my nickname back then). I just cracked up laughing because yes, it was the Summertime Blues but also it was the name I had given rainy days way back when I was young.

So…for this Summertime Blues day, I am going to make it a bit cheerier for all of you!! Instead of the one Market Love playlist winner, I am going to make it FOUR Market Love winners!!!! But, you can only have a chance to win if you all get your orders groovin’!!

We are having a great market, and we would LOVE to break even our best record!!! What better way to cheer yourself up, make your week easier, and win a Market Love playlist??

Let’s go…let’s do this!!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC:  Market open!


Hello everyone! The market is open for ordering. Our blueberries are coming in and we have a few pounds available!

Champaign, OH:  The Beat Goes On


And the beat goes on, beat goes on
Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain…La de da de de, la de da de da

(Sonny & Cher – Beat Goes On)

So here we are at Tuesday, again…the days go by, the weeks go by, we mark each move into the next by keeping a beat of sorts. Each of us has our own way of keeping track of the days, passing the time, making sure the beat goes on.

It’s sort of a natural rhythm that plays out. In the world of Cosmic Charlie, much of my beat goes on, daily, with who/what/where I will be baking, showing up, making it all happen. I know which (very few and very rare) days are my play days. I know who and what I am baking for, on each designated day.

I keep the rhythm of the days groovin’ with music, lots of coffee, lots of bread dough, a bit of wine, and a whole lot of love from my pals, to keep me motivated.

And so each day comes as an adventure all the while keeping up it’s constant and steady beat. Now we are rockin’ in the beat of Tuesday. This means that it is the last day for market ordering for the week. I begin marking this day with your morning Weblog, followed by a late reminder, a Last Call, and then the closing sign.

Pick up the pace, keep the beat, twirl your way into this day, Tuesday, by placing your orders. As the day goes on, so does the beat. Before you know it, I am singing the Closing Time song, while there are still frantic customers who forgot to place their orders.

So, start now…groove the beat…place your order…take a bow. Your local rhythm continues…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

McColloms Market:  June FFFN Order is Closed


Hi All:

I just closed the order. Pick up will be tomorrow (Wed) from 4:30 to 6:45. See you then.

Thanks.

Melinda
(518) 354-0202

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder. Market closes tonight.


Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, June 13th. The market closes tonight around 10pm.

How to contact us:

Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net

On Twitter: @conwaygrown

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

Fisher's Produce Tulsa:  Sweet Corn and Tomatoes!


Summer is here! We are going to start harvesting our first early sweet corn patch this week! The early variety makes smaller ears than our main season crop, but it is still tasty! And tomato production is starting to pick up!

This week’s CSA shares will likely include:

Beets and carrots
Squash and cucumbers
Peppers, Eggplant, or green beans
Celery
4 ears of sweet corn
1 lb of tomatoes
1 small to medium garlic

This is an A-week delivery to Brookside, Spirit Event Center, Beggs, and Okmulgee. Please have orders in as early as possible on Tuesday, but by noon at the latest.

Luke

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Just a Short Time Left to Order!


Please remember to place your market order very soon. This week’s market will close for ordering at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wed), for delivery fresh from local farms on Thursday. Don’t forget all our yummy vegetables, eggs, creamline milk, and new perennial plants & hanging baskets!

Pickup will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. Please e-mail me or call (931) 273-9708 if you would prefer to pick up on Friday morning between 10 am and 1 pm.

Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop with us and support local farmers!

Here is the complete list for this week. See you on Thursday!

~ Linda

How to contact us:
On Facebook
By e-mail
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

Lake Placid Online Farmer's Market:  Last Chance for June market ordering...


Hi everyone,

If you haven’t sent in your order yet, please note that I will be closing orders at 10 PM. Until then, order away! :)

Christie

StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  Market NOW Open - June 9, 2014


To Contact Us

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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us!

Spinach Varieties

Have you noticed that we have a very wide variety of spinaches on our Market right now? I’ll bet there are plenty of them which you have not yet tried. Now would be a good time to purchase and try them both raw and stir fried. All of them bring a wonderful surprise to the standard salads to which we are accustomed. These are FRESHLY HARVESTED and so have more nutrients. Ceylon Spinach is juicy and light, eat the stems and flowers too!. Egyptian Spinach is very different with a nutty flavor and a crunchy disposition. Flat Leaf Spinach is the more traditional form and the leaves are large and dark green. Okinawa Spinach is very spicy and purple and green, beautiful with a light licorice flavor. Moluccan Spinach is so smooth and extremely flexible. I especially like it as an addition to smoothies. It doesn’t interrupt the flavor of the other ingredients and yet I am getting FRESH greens. YES, these spinaches can take some getting used to. The priority is to eat FRESH produce that can be artistically arranged and dressed so that your palate welcomes them to your body! Read Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” and get all the inspiration (and more) to get on board with this concept.

Grower News

ST. PETE LOCALLY GROWN: SUMMER HOURS
In the summertime, we normally close the Market every other week so we can regroup and rest for the busy fall season. HOWEVER, I am having second thoughts about that. Instead, I am considering closing just ONE WEEK per month so our growing customer base will have the produce and service they have come to expect. During the month of June, I will be watching closely to determine if the demand is there for us to stay open 3 out of 4 weeks. Stay tuned!

CLOSED FOURTH OF JULY
We will close the week of July 4th. NO deliveries will be made that day. Please plan ahead for what you might need and order the week of June 23rd instead. MOST produce and products will keep AT LEAST a week. Remember that all meats and fish are frozen so they can easily be purchased in advance too. Do call Tina if you need help figuring out what will keep. 727-515-9469

STATE OF THE FARMS

  • Faithful Farms will have kale all summer, and lettuce very soon!
  • Keen Green, LLC, will join us NEXT WEEK to provide hydroponically grown UNCUT micro-greens in small containers that you can leave on your kitchen counter to harvest at will. Several of their greens will give you more than one growing!
  • All the farms listed on our Grower page have expressed interest in growing and selling this summer. If anyone takes the summer off, I will be sure to let you know when that happens.
  • I have been asked to meet with a farmer north of us who wants to grow for our Market in the fall. The good news is that our credibility in the Market place is increasing and so attracting serious folks who are ready to invest their growing efforts into our mission.
  • Strawberry Passion Farm has closed until next fall.
  • Geraldson Community Farm is on our Market this week and then will close until fall.

Message from Your Market Manager

FRUIT IS BACK!
I am making a concerted effort to reintroduce fruit into our market in small quantities until sales will support larger volume. This means you will need to shop early to get a share of it. Regrets if this causes any inconvenience. I would like to hear from you about what fruit you would like to purchase on a regular basis. I will address those requests in these weekly notices to customers so everyone can be informed.

HOW TO COOK BEEF AND LAMB
We now provide a QR Code (scan with your Smartphone) and a website name on every packaqe of beef & lamb that we sell. This will guide you towards learning how to make the most of your grass-fed purchases!

YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…
Please help us spread the word about our new 6-month $50 membership promo offering for first time members of St. Pete Locally Grown.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS!
Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

  • “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on June 14th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
  • REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on June 21st, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

Volunteer Opportunities

We are currently organizing our volunteer needs by Grower and by Market. So when you are interested in learning how to garden and/or how to run an urban market—including a model for great delivery service for the Market—consider volunteering for the organizations below. Check back for more Growers to be listed.
Nathan’s Natural Veggies
Pioneer Settlement Garden
St. Pete Locally Grown Market
The Faith House

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!