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Gwinnett Locally Grown: MARKET REALLY IS OPEN NOW :-)
Dear Market Customer -
Market really is open now. When I switched from sending the entire market listings out to just a link for you to click on, it no longer automatically makes everything “live”. It is a manual step I have to do, and now I’ve done it. So sorry about that – thanks for your patience..once again, ya’ll are awesome!
Debbie
Gwinnett Locally Grown: MARKET IS OPEN FOR ORDERING!
The Market is open Thursday Noon – Monday 9:00 a.m. After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday noon-ish. Pick up your order Tuesday 4:30-6:30 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
My sincerest apologies for the late opening of market. Two of my little granddaughters are visiting this week and I soooo forgot what day it is! Please enjoy the market, and I will try to have a little news on Sunday morning!
Our market listings are growing, and I know this makes for a memory-hogging email, so I thought I would add the market link here, instead of including all of the listings. I hope this is helpful for you.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Enjoy your shopping, and don’t forget to share this email with a friend!
Debbie Moore
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
If you are interested in Goat’s Milk and can pick up any day but Tuesday, contact Nik The Goat Guy at 404-542-0981. Goats have to be milked every day and a week-end pick-up would be lovely. Please contact him first though, we can’t accommodate walk-ins due to hosting private events almost every week-end!
Please contact 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.
CSA Farmers Market: Garlic Scapes
A couple of the growers grow garlic. Each year they plant the garlic in the fall and cover it with a heavy layer of chopped straw. Once the snow melts in the spring one of the first green plants to be seen is the garlic which pushes it’s way up through the chopped straw. This year since it was so cold I did not have the patience to see if the garlic plants were coming through the mulch so I dug a little to see if any was growing and sure enough there were some green plants. The straw not only acts as an insulator from the cold it also helps keep the weeds down and it also insulates the ground from the heat of summer.
At about this time of year the garlic creates a center stem that curls in a circle. This stem is where the seeds are going to be produced; although instead of allowing the plant to go to seed we cut the stems and these stems are called Garlic Scapes.
In many other countries Garlic Scapes are considered the best part of the garlic. In this county we tend to think the garlic bulbs that grow in the ground are the best part of the plant. The bulbs are usually harvested in about August when it is hot and the plants turn brown. Garlic scapes are now available on the website. They taste like garlic but they do not have as strong of a flavor. They can be eaten raw in salads or cooked in many different dishes. I find when I stir fry them they mellow out a little. Here is a website with recipes and good ideas of things to do with garlic scapes; Things to do with garlic scapes
When the scapes are cut from the top of the plant the plant puts its energy into the bulb which is below ground instead of the flower the scape will form which contains seeds. This gives us bigger garlic bulbs and we get tender tasty scapes.
Until Next Time
Marian Listwak
Champaign, OH: Summer Nights
Summer loving had me a blast ohh yeah
Summer loving happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
(Grease – Summer Nights)
So, it’s that time, again…the time to announce this week’s Market Love playlist winner of the customer drawing!!
Summer Nights is just the most perfect summer song to announce the winner, to make you want to sing, to dance, to twirl all around!!
The summer, for me, was right before my freshman year in high school. I had taken a job as a summer nanny, to a family of four children, at their summer house up at Lake Erie.
It was the perfect summer solution. Cool house, on the sandy dune of the lake, I only had to watch the kids during the daytime hours, I was free to roam with the other nanny/baby sitters, that summer, in the evenings and nights.
The movie, Grease, had just come out. We spent our money on the movie, the album, and spent many evenings listening to the whole soundtrack.
We each had our own hopes of summer loves and this movie fed into the hopes and fun. We all wanted a Danny to our Sandy. We built summer friendships, bid each other goodbye once the end of August hit, and we went back to begin our lives in the fall. But, the fun of that summer remains a fun memory.
So fun, so innocent, and so perfect to usher in the next playlist winner!
This week’s winner is….JoAnn Staten!!
Thank you, everyone, for all of the positive feedback on the fun of the Market Love playlist. Another winner will happen, next week!!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of June15 2014
Late reminder for tomorrow’s market day here at the farm. Yes I do have strawberries, not too many but will be selling on first come basis.
Regret to say I have decided to cancel the Strawberry Solstice potluck scheduled for this sunday. I have been mentioning it in each weekly newsletter for a month but now I must be realistic; between my slightly broken hand and Cami’s leg, we’re not really up for the preparations.
I know a couple of families were looking forward to coming, but I can arrange something else later in the summer or early fall.
Lots of chard, beets beet tops, lettuce, rhubarb, eggs, and more.
Anyone interested in a half or quarter beef? I noticed today that a couple of steers look quite plump.
Healthy Eating,
Ian and Camelia
Martin's Farmstand: Strawberries
The first picking for u-pick strawberries starts at 7 AM Saturday June 21. There is a lot of red berries in the field today (wednesday) already so the picking should be real good by Saturday. We also are starting now to pick for the stand. The peak season will be next week and the following week.
The fields are located behind our stand at 11 Needham Road, Potsdam.
Our picking hours are 7-11 am and 2-6 pm or until the field is picked. We start back over the field every Monday at 7 am, Wednesday at 2pm (no morning picking Wednesday)and Saturday at 7 am. We are open on the inbetween days if we have not finished the patch the day before. These picking days repeat every week.
U-pick price is $1.30 per lb. Please bring your own containers. We weigh your containers when you come and then again after you are finished.
We also have picked berries on the stand as the supply lasts for $3.75 a quart. If you take 10 or more they are $3.00 a quart on days that strawberries are abundant.
I also offer share picking, you take one home for each two you pick for us. Daniel
Dothan, Alabama: STOCK UP FOR 4th of JULY...LOCAL TASTES BETTER!
Market At Dothan_Eating Locally, Year Round
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Market At Dothan Locally Grown
How to contact us:’
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email:2farmersdaughters@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketAtDothan
Market News
FRIDAY, 4TH OF JULY…
Dothan Nurseries & Market At Dothan will be closed July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Online Ordering will resume Saturday, July 5th.
STOCK UP NOW for your July 4th BBQ’s, picnics, beach & lake trips. Wishing you and your family a very safe and happy holiday!
LOCAL TASTES BETTER…
“Local food tastes better. Farmers harvest it in season, when it’s at its peak and allowed to ripen on the vine. Local food doesn’t have to be harvested well before it’s ready to eat to compensate for shipping time. Smaller farms tend to rotate their crops, grow a variety of produce. Variation protects biodiversity & is better for soil.” P. Allen Smith
MARY’S PEEPS …
Check out new products: Blueberry Pie filling, Blueberry Pepper Jelly & Wildflower honey…great summer treats!
SHELLEY STYLE CATERING…
Now offering Marinated Vegetable Salad…perfect picnic side!
NEW COOP PRODUCTS..
Salt Cured Bacon, Kathy’s KLUCKERS
Mizuna Greens, Tatsoi & Daikons, Greens of Pronto…
Egg $pecial…packaged in 18’s for your 4th of July picnics & BBQs
Crookneck Squash, Todd’s Farm – Chemical Free…
Farm Raised Pharaoh Quail and
Purple Majesty Heirloom Potatoes, Russell Farms.
Coming Soon…OKRA!
EARLY SNEAK PEEK: some of the produce in next week’s COOP Bags could be…New Potatos, Onions, Squash, Tomatoes, Fresh Blackberries
Coming Soon…OKRA, CARROTS
http://marketatdothan.locallygrown.net/market/index/62630
Have you “LIKED” & “SHARED” Farmers Daughters COOP Facebook page? Great info…www.Facebook.com/FarmersDaughtersCOOP
Farm to Table Recipes
BACON CHEDDAR DEVILED EGGS…
Servings: 24
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Category: Side Dish
“These deviled eggs include bacon and shredded cheddar cheese. Better than your ordinary deviled eggs.”" – Author
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise - 4 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons finely shredded Cheddar cheese (Substitute CHILLVILLE PIMENTO CHEESE!)
*1 tablespoon mustard
Notes / Directions
1. Place eggs in a saucepan, and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and cool. To cool more quickly, rinse eggs under cold running water.
2. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Alternatively, wrap bacon in paper towels and cook in the microwave for about 1 minute per slice. Crumble and set aside.
3. Peel the hard-cooked eggs, and cut in half lengthwise. Remove yolks to a small bowl. Mash egg yolks with mayonnaise, crumbled bacon and cheese. Stir in mustard. Fill egg white halves with the yolk mixture and refrigerate until serving.
- Ingredients available on Market Page
http://marketatdothan.locallygrown.net/market
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - June 18, 2014
Market News
The market is open and ready for you to place orders online. You may pay here or when you pick up with either cash, check or a credit card. A 3% convenience fee is added to all credit card payments.
SUMMER VEGGIES ARE HERE Look online for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini and squash!
Insect Repellent
Southern Essentials has Insect Repellent listed online or you can make your own.
The mosquitoes are here! I personally use essential oils and have found them very effective.
Essential Oils that bugs don’t like are: Citronella, Clove, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Cedar, Lavender,and Mint.
You can find all these oils from Southern Essentials on the market website!
Here’s a great article about how to make your own homemade bug spray and why you should avoid commercial insect repellent. http://wellnessmama.com/2565/homemade-natural-bug-spray-recipes-that-work/
Group Buy
GROUP BUY – Last Week to order
Gelatin – Collagen Hydrolysate (beef kosher) Unflavored
I’m continuing to offer the group buy orders for Gelatin. You will find it listed under the “Group Buy” category so you can order it along with your normal order.
This item comes from Great Lakes Gelatin and is only shipped in boxes of 12. The order will be placed once we reach that minimum. Cold water Soluble for use in cold beverages or recipes.
Hydrolyzed Collagen is the unique combination of amino acids in concentrated levels that promotes rapid re-production of blood cells for healing and conditioning over other proteins especially for bone and joint health care. This low molecular weight protein is easily digested for healthy enrichment in minutes after ingestion. It will not congeal because it has been hydrolyzed for quick assimilation and improved hydration to the connective tissue. Collagen is important to nitrogen balance, now considered an anti-aging product as it supports age related cartilage damage, and collagen loss. This gelatin comes from all grass fed, hormone free, pesticide free and antibiotic free cows.
PICK UP LOCATION
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!
South Cumberland Food Hub: Open For Orders
Good morning from the South Cumberland Food Hub. We still have cherries this week, and squashes, zucchini and cucumbers in addition to our other weekly items. Be sure to browse the complete list here:
Click here to go directly to the Rootedhere Locally Grown Market Page
Thank you for supporting your local farmers!
Have a wonderful day :-)
Risa