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Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Local Farm Products! - This Week's Announcements!
Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market
How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Good evening!
Now that my son has my laptop back online, I can send out a proper weekly message. Sorry for the delay!
Manchester Locally Grown online farmers’ market will be open for ordering until Tuesday evening at 10 pm. See the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”
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NEWS AND NOTES
What a chilly couple of days! With the very cool nights behind us, and some beautiful sunny days ahead, we will have a good opportunity to work outside, planting perennials for next spring’s bloom. Don’t forget Dogwood Valley Greenhouse‘s “Fall Special” on perennial and herb plants and ferns: Buy 3, get one of equal or lesser value at no charge. Please make a note on your order form of which plant you would like for free (name 3 choices).
Summer and fall vegetable production is still in full swing, and several of our farmers have a good selection on the market. White City Produce and Greenhouses has added cabbage this week. These other great vegetables are still available on our market from local growers: zucchini, tomatoes, summer squash, spinach, red potatoes, peppers, okra, lettuce, and cucumbers.
But our farmers’ market is not only about vegetables. Please take note of some of the seasonal items available this week: Live Water Kefir Grains and Square Bale Grass Hay from Triple B Farms; Ground Beef from Paccman Ranch; Scuppernong and Muscadine ciders, jelly, and fruits from White City Produce & Greenhouses.
We also have lots of our regular year-round items: perennial, herb, and fern plants, as well as a good selection of houseplants; local milk, eggs, and honey; pork and chicken cuts; dried herbs and fresh, as well as lots of homemade herbal products too.
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(L to R) White Anemone and Single Pink Fringed Carnation, both now in bloom, from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Bronze Muscadines and ‘Stonehead’ Cabbage from White City Produce & Greenhouses, Ground Beef from Paccman Ranch.
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Important Ordering and Pickup Information
Ordering will be open until Tuesday at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on Thursday between 4:00 and 5:30 (note later pickup hours) at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708.
Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We have more variety than many large Saturday markets, and our items will be in your hands on Thursday! Instead of fighting the crowds and getting up early to search for what you want at the Saturday market, check out the wonderful products our local growers have for you, from the comfort of your own computer.
We have some new farmers considering joining our market, if they can expect large sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week.
Blessings,
Linda
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Turkeys available
Didn’t want you to miss getting a beautiful holiday turkey. Sarah and Patrick have supplied us with our delicious chickens this year and here is your chance to get a turkey also.
Go to thier Facebook page or their farm website to place your order.
https://www.facebook.com/holdencreekfarms/
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weekly product list
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers,
New! Green Fork Farm has beet greens and curly kale.
Beyond Organics has radishes available this week.
Don’t forget about fall mums! Bee Well Gardens will be at the market this week with a beautiful variety of colors, so stop by and pick some up. They also have a great selection of culinary, medicinal, and pollinator-friendly plants.
We also want to remind you that our farmers grow without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides—so you always know that you are getting healthy, sustainable food from your local farmers!
Here’s what’s available for pre-order this week:
Eggs—Pastured chicken eggs.
Vegetables—Potatoes, kale, beet greens, radishes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, tatsoi, arugula, green bell peppers, jalapenos, poblanos, red Anaheims, green Anaheims, Long Red Cayennes, habaneros, serranos, tabascos, ghost peppers, mixed hot peppers, and sweet banana peppers.
Herbs—Cilantro, sage, rosemary, and mixed herb bunches.
Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, lamb, and goat.
Fermented foods—Sauerkraut and jalapenos.
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Olives and Olive Oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.
Plants and Flowers—Culinary, medicinal, pollinator-friendly, and decorative plants and flowers.
Bath and Beauty—Handmade, all natural soaps.
Place your order from now until Tuesday at noon for pickup on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
If you aren’t able to place an order, stop by to shop with us on Wednesday. We will have a variety of items for sale from the table.
See you on Wednesday,
Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
At Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR
To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFMNP!
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget to place your orders.
Please don’t forget to place your orders for this week. The market closes at 8:00pm.
We only have 2 more weeks of markets so this week we are offering Sausage, $1.00 off. Ezekial bread and dinner rollls are also $1.00 off. There will be plenty of extras on the table this week.
We look forward to seeing your.
Mary Beth
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget to place your orders.
Please don’t forget to place your orders for this week. The market closes at 8:00pm.
We only have 2 more weeks of markets so this week we are offering Sausage, $1.00 off. Ezekial bread and dinner rollls are also $1.00 off. There will be plenty of extras on the table this week.
We look forward to seeing your.
Mary Beth
Joyful Noise Acres Farm: Don't forget to place your orders.
Please don’t forget to place your orders for this week. The market closes at 8:00pm.
We only have 2 more weeks of markets so this week we are offering Sausage, $1.00 off. Ezekial bread and dinner rollls are also $1.00 off. There will be plenty of extras on the table this week.
We look forward to seeing your.
Mary Beth
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Time to Order Local Farm Products
I’m on my cell and can’t send my usual message with information and pictures right now, but I wanted to let everyone know that the market is open as usual. Ordering will be open till Tues evening at 10 pm. Check it out!
Blessings,
Linda
Princeton Farm Fresh: The Market is Open
So, you may have noticed how disorganized we were last week. I want to explain what happened and apologize. I had a class on Friday morning that went long and was unable to get home for the market. Hannah was going to take care of things on the farm- because she is so capable and can do wonders. However, the kids had left a candle unattended and a fire started while they were outside watering the garden. Hannah found the fire and was able to get it out on her own, but it rattled her (as it would have me too). She called me after it was out, and I called the Fire Dept out just to make sure it was completely out. I wanted to say that thank you to all of our customers that came out last week and were so understanding when your items were not there. We really do try our best to make sure we have everything that we say we will have, but sometimes things are out of our hands. Life just happens sometimes! I truly appreciate how much you all have cared for our family and the understanding that you show when we have done our best and still failed. Everything is fine in the house. It is still a bit smokey, but we have all been served a lesson in awareness of our surroundings. Thank you again for all of your support. See you on Thursday,
Angela
Conyers Locally Grown: Available for Friday October 23
Hello, I hope this finds you all doing well. The market is open and ready for orders. We will see you on Friday between 5-7 at Copy Central.
Thank you,
Brady
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for October 22
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’re coming into the traditional time of year where growers get together to share what they’ve learned from another season out in the fields, to teach new farmers how to get started, and to have a communal meal made with food supplied by those same growers. If you’re wanting to learn more about sustainable growing in the south, one of my favorite conferences of the year recently opened up for registration. The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group has a long history of education and activism, and their annual conference in January is a can’t miss event. This year, its 25th, it will be in January 27-30th in Lexington, Kentucky. You can learn more about the conference here http://www.ssawg.org/january-2016-conference/ and then register right here http://www.ssawgconference.org/. I’ll see you there!
Another great conference is much closer, both in time and space. The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is a farmer-driven, membership-based non-profit organization that helps people in the Carolinas grow and eat local, organic foods by advocating for fair farm and food policies, building the systems family farms need to thrive, and educating communities about local, organic agriculture. Their conference moves around from year to year, but this year it is being held up in Durham, NC, and would be worth the drive. I attended years ago when it was held in Greenville, and learned quite a lot. It’s since expanded to include many tracks beyond farming, including general gardening, local food business, cooking, and more. It’s being held in just a few weeks, on November 6-8. You can find out more and register here: http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/sac/.
Thanks 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 from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too. A new Athens Sunday market has opened up at the Classic Center, every Sunday from 11 to 4 now through October. They have a website here: http://www.sundaycentermarket.com. The Comer Farmers Market is open in downtown Comer on Saturday mornings. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. The Shields Ethridge Cultivator Market is held monthly in Jefferson. If you know of any markets operating, please let me 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!