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Foothills Market: The Market is Open!
Green or yellow? Pole or bush?
Yes, we’re talking about beans, and Foothills Market has choices for you. Check out our offerings of snap beans on the market, along with other fresh vegetables, meats, jams and baked goods.
Shop the market between now and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. We’ll have your order ready for pickup on Thursday.
Eat something fresh this week!
Martin's Farmstand: Upick Monday
We will open for u-pick strawberries tomorrow morning Monday June 26, 2023. This is the peak of strawberry season. That said I have seen much higher peaks than this year has. I just returned from walking the patches. There is a nice amount of berries out there with picking conditions somewhere in the middle- not terrible or wonderful. I judge that this will just be the way it is this year as the total crop is limited.
Saturdays picking totaled about 800 lbs. To put this in perspective 3000 to 4,500 lbs would be more normal for a Saturday during peak strawberry season. The produce auction has been having less than 10% of the normal strawberry volume so most of the strawberry growers have been effected as much or more than we have. So be patient with us if you are getting less than you wish for. I have 8,000 new plants started so next year has potential as we are doing our part. Daniel
Fayetteville Farmers' Market: ONLINE ORDERS OPEN NOW-A LITTLE EARLY
Online ordering is open, a little early today.
Order at:
https://fayettevillearkansas.locallygrown.net/market.
NEW THIS WEEK: bell peppers, eggplant, jalapeno peppers, and okra!
-Also available: garlic, arugula, broccoli, brussel sprouts, carrots, chard, cucumbers-slicing and pickling size, green onions, collard greens, kale, fingerling potatoes, green beans, lettuces and salad mix, onions, red tomatoes, hakurei turnips, yellow squash and zucchini(various sizes), onions, green and red tomatoes, sweet basil, Italian parsley. Check back for any late additions.
-EGGS available online this week!!
OTHER GOOD THINGS AVAILABLE: meats, baked goods, honey, locally made food products, craft items, and other goodies ARE available.
PICKUP TIME THURSDAY June 29 is 4:30-5:30. Note: if you know that you cannot make it by 5:30 pm, but you want to order this week, just reply to this email or text 479-935-5111 and we will work with you on a plan.
Our online market offers some great ideas for gift giving: handcrafted leather goods, locally sewn fabric items, art prints and more!
Our bakers have sweet treats, pastries, breads, granola and other goodies.
Special dietary needs? Check out our vegan products. We speak from personal experience that all of these items are delicious and would please anyone no matter what their dietary needs are.
A UNIQUE GIFT: how about a certificate for local knife sharpening services? Can be redeemed at a local drop off location.
SEARCHING TIP: On large categories such as baked goods or meats click on the category to get a drop down of specific items in that category.
HOW TO CHECK ITEMS FROM A PARTICULAR SELLER? Scroll down on left side until you see “show specific growers”. If all the boxes are checked, you can click on “reverse all” then click the boxes on or off of those sellers you want to see. Then click “show specific growers” again.
BUYING TIP: If you see items that you want but not much available, order and pay and then log back in and continue shopping. Your orders will be combined and you will only be charged once.
DELIVERY OPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR FAYETTEVILLE ZIP CODES BUT MUST BE REQUESTED WHEN YOU ORDER OR NO LATER THAN THURS 9 AM.
SNAP CUSTOMERS ONLY: you may choose pay at pickup and bring your EBT card on Thursday. We will swipe your card and match up to $100 of your order. NOTE: please do not bring tokens or match cards to pickup at the online market.
NOTE: New customers and orders always welcome—no minimum order required, no weekly order required.
TIPS:
1) Sellers sometimes add more products later in the ordering period, so be sure to check back. The product list changes each week, even from the same seller, so it’s worth exploring the categories you are interested in.
2) Multiple orders from you at different times will be automatically combined into one order before pickup and you will only be charged once.
PICKUP LOCATION:
The OUTDOOR parking area at the south end of the new part of the Fayetteville Public Library. Follow the line of cars towards the building and stay in your car in line while we get your order.
Thank you for your continued support of the online market.
Reply to this email if you have questions
Russellville Community Market: 6/25/23 closing
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.
Did you forget to order something?
Check out the extras table when you pick up your order from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. We might have what you need!
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Celebrate summer this week at RCM! Enjoy live music, demonstrations, and visit with our amazing vendors! Our “Midsummer Market” open house will be from 4-7 PM during order pickup. Remember, downtown will be a busy place… and we will be at the Central Presbyterian Church. In addition to all the great groceries online, there’s no telling what surprises our growers may bring to the open house! We have delicious summer vegetables! There’s plenty of squash and zucchini, green beans, cucumbers, peppers, onions and more! Our talented bakers offer quite a selection of breads and sweet treats! Try sandwich bread from Pleasant View, Sourdough Olive bread from Skyline Acre and beautiful artisan sourdough from Otis and Cecelia. These are just a few of the choices! Let our young bakers Connor and Kaitlyn make you some lovely cupcakes or delicious cookies for your next road trip, picnic, or maybe an outing to the pool! It’s not too late to fill the gaps in your garden with live plants like rosemary, thyme and lemon verbena from Pine Ridge gardens or some extra pepper plants from Connor’s Garden and Sweets! Meadowlark Valley has ice cream to help you beat the heat along with fresh ricotta and garlic and herb dippable cheese, in addition to their selection of tasty condiments like blueberry barbeque sauce and hibiscus vinegar! McAnulty Mercantile has a great selection of unique seasonings; pair them with some beef from C3 Beef, Bluff Top, Hoien, R&D or Michael’s Garden! We have great pork sausage and chorizo from New Woodlands, too! Shop before 10 PM to get your fresh local groceries for the week and come see what our vendors have to offer at our open house Tuesday from 4-7! Help us spread the word that we accept SNAP benefits!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE
The Wednesday Market: The Sun is Out and it's Time to Order!
Good morning.
The Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you for supporting Georgia Grown. Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Stones River Market: Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday June 28th
THE STONES RIVER LOCALLY GROWN WEEKLY MARKET IS NOW OPEN for taking orders!
Market opens June 25th Sunday 8:00 AM and Closes Monday June 26th at 10 PM
The Market will always open SUNDAY at 8 AM with or without Weblog. Weblog may occasional be delayed.
Thank you for supporting our local farmers, bakers and craftsmen.
We will look forward seeing you Wednesday June 28th on the porch of Quinn’s Mercantile from 5:00 – 6:15pm when you pick up your order.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE LATER THAN 6:15..we can make arrangements for you to pickup your order.
Our Online Farmers Market is the easiest location to find gifts, produce, baked goods, plants, Herbs, soaps, meats and essentials, with the Spring and Summer Season starting few of our Growers attended the weekly markets during the summer months but still have their items available for those that don’t want to fight the growds or find a parking space. If you are looking for something special find their listing in the Growers Section and send them an email.
NOTE: Please if you are unable to pickup your order let us know, we can make arrangements to get it to you. If we are not notified your order is donated and you will be billed for it!
Please follow our Market on Facebook, we are getting more followers every week. Market news is also post about our Growers and products available
Growers on the Market this week, subject to change.
Arrington Bread Co
Bead Wench
C&M Valley Farm
Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farms)
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings & Luffa
Flying S Farms
Heath Homespun
JillianFaithArt
Linwood Lamb
McIntosh Field & Flower
NashPhilly
Pennie’s Delights
Periwinkle and Pine Co
Pinky’s Micros
Quinn’s Mercantile
RC Farms TN
Rainbow Hill Farm
Rus-T-Acres
Sap Creek Gardens
Sundae’s Best Dog Treatery
Sweet Beets Farm
Sweet Girl Honey Farm
Thweatt Things
Yentz Family Farm
LIVE PLANTS…this is the time to get your live plants from Rainbow Hill, Dogwood Valley Green House, Sap Creek Gardens, C&M Valley Farm, for your Early Summer Planting.
Some Growers News:
Pinky’s Micros: Microgreens pack 40x more vital nutrients than their mature counterparts. Extremely dense in vital enzymes, minerals, vitamins, omega, and high does of chlorophyll. There aren’t many foods you could eat that are that packed of nutrients and harvested a day before delivery for freshness.
Put them on your sandwiches, top your salads, or use them in place of lettuce.
We love putting them on avocado toast or in a B.L.T Sandwich!
Our new SUMMER Seasonal Chef’s Blend:
CANTALOUPE, CUCUMBER, THAI BASIL, RED AMARANTH.
Every season we’ll be creating new blends to represent each season. Along with what we grow all the time.
Peas Shoots, Rose Radish, Broccoli, Basic Salad Mix, and Sunflower Shoots.
Welcome C&M Valley Farm! Hope you are having a wonderful planting season! Yes, speaking in the present. Many think it’s over and they can only hope for and reap from the last of their spring efforts at this point. But…..NO! There are so many adventures yet to embark on such as tucking our newly available angelwing and dragonwing begonias, or opting for your own unique culinary acquirements which will take you and your family to new levels of taste such as our scented geraniums . We also have available herbs known to contain medicinal properties for alternative health support and options. Check out our spicy herbs which are great for last minute potting up. They are great for making your own delicious vinegars to splash over fresh salad, or last minute sauces and gravies for meats and veggies which will definitely bring your taste buds to attention.
Planting and planning is still in progress for those who have an apartment, a balcony, a patio, a yard, or any space-simple or complex. Tis’ still the season…so Enjoy!
Rainbow Hill Farm: We have a large selection of starter plants for your home gardens, ready to plant. Tomato, Peppers, Cucumbers, Muskmelon, Brussel Sprouts and more. Plants are in biodegradable cups, (peat pots, they will help the soil as your plant grows) you only need to put them in the ground and water.
Yentz Family Farm: We are a small family owned farmed based in Shelbyville, TN. Our mission is to provide fresh local produce and goods to serve our local communities while improving our footprint on the earth. Having been raised on a dairy farm in New England, I have longed to return to the farming community, and this second career has provided me with the opportunity to continue that dream while serving others.
Country White Bread, Banana Bread, Banana Nut Bread, Blueberry Bread, Chocolate Chip Bread, Cinnamon Bread, several variations of Chex Mix, Popcorn collection, Chow Chow Relish, Jalapeno Cowboy Candy, Several Traditional Salsa’s, Blueberry Jam, Apple Maple Jam, Tomato Jam and Strawberry Jam
Periwinkle and Pine: we are featuring our Just Peachy Wreath, Mini Candle Wreath, and our pretty Periwinkle and Rose Farmhouse Wreath. Each wreath is meticulously handmade by me with attention and care.
Be sure to check back over the weeks as I’m excited to begin adding new products for summer!
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: several perennial and annual plants, in pots ready to plant or hanging baskets to select from. Large selection of Herb Plants!
RC Farms: Our Peaches are in!! Along with a large selection of other fruit and vegetable, various meats and prepared frozen meals and fruit.
Flying S Farms: This week varieties of Early Summer Produce: Squash, Zucchini, Green Tomatoes, Burpless Cucumbers, Jade Stringless Green Beans, Onions, Sweet Bell Peppers along with our Fresh Farm Eggs – by the Dozen or Bundle of 3, Popular Brownies, Buttermilk or Sour Cream Biscuits in 2" or 3" Sizes, Several selections of Friendship Breads and Plain or Wheat Sour Dough, sliced or unsliced also so rolls. Pumpkin Butter for SALE available.…purchase a Pumpkin Butter and get one free!!
DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE:
We offer after market Delivery Service for $12 within a 10 mile radius of Murfreesboro, outside areas additional $1.00 per mile is added. If this is the first time you’ve requested delivery please put your address in the comments before you check out and any special instructions.
There is an additional $5.00 fee added if Delivery is requested AFTER MARKET HAS CLOSED ON MONDAY EVENING. This fee is so we can make arrangements with our Delivery Staff to prepare your order to be delivery.
The Market methods of Payment is Cash, Checks or Credit/Debit Cards or Invoice (a $2.00 fee is added for invoicing). Reminder, please make sure your email and address is current. Thank you for supporting your Locally Grown Market, it means a lot to our Growers and Community by Shopping Local and Staying Local!
Special THANK YOU to Quinn’s Mercantile for their support of our Locally Grown Market and the use of the front porch. Please be sure to check out the Store, several great gift and useful items, along with items made or produced in Tennessee
We look forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, June 28th from 5:00 – 6:15 pm, please contact the Manager if you are unable to pick up your order or are running late, please phone, email or text the Manager (615.542.1078) so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. ""If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order"". We still need to pay our Growers for their products. Remember we do have Delivery Service. If you think you will be later than 6:00 pm, when our Delivery Staff begins delivering orders, please contact us, so we can make arrangements with you.
How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
Locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on Wednesday
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: The Market Is Open for Ordering!
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown market
will be open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm.
Click here for the complete list of available fresh local farm products for this week.
(And this link should even work now!)
Dothan, Alabama: M@D is OpEn for OrDeRs - June 26, 2023 Newsletter
MISC MARKET NOTES
As an official confirmed dieter bread is one of those things I’ve greatly cut back on as our mutual love for each other seems to grow and grow and grow . . . or at least I do.
So it seems kind of odd that of all the seasons of life I have been surrounded by and feel the increasing call to finally learn this skill. It started in April visiting one of the kids. My dear SIL sent me home with a hot loaf he made the morning I left. Seriously, this man makes 2 loaves daily – one for the family, one to share. Everyone on his street loves him madly.
Then THIS came to my house . . .
Not long after Katherine joined M@D with her unique Eikhorn Sourdough. And blissfully Robinson Homestead has sourdough starter available which means folks are taking up the same call.
Finally I learned a that a slice of sourdough adds very little to my daily fat/calorie count . . .
You see where this is going.
So sometime this summer after I’ve finished all the canning I’ll take the plunge. And I’m thankful Kathy Stewart, one of our growers, who doesn’t even offer bread products, created what follows in the rest of this segment. It has given me great hope that I don’t kill my Alaskan starter or make us sick.
Congratulations, you brought home a jar of sourdough starter! Now what? Take the lid off and put the cloth square over the jar and secure with a rubber band. It needs to be able to breathe while it sits on your counter and adjusts to its new home.
After it’s been at your home for a couple hours, if you see that there are bubbles in the jar and it has grown in size, its time to feed it for the first time.
1. Empty jar into a bowl
2. Measure 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces of your starter and put back in the jar
3. Add 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces of all purpose flour into the jar. I use King Arthurs brand all purpose flour.
4. Add 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces of warm bottled or well water. Chlorinated city water will kill all the good yeasts and bacteria in your starter and it will die. A very sad event.
5. Give it a good mix, place clothe back on jar and let sit on counter. Please note, I don’t use a clothe but a plastic lid that doesn’t fit tightly. When it has almost doubled in size, place the lid back on it and put in the fridge until you want to use it again. If it hasn’t doubled in size, feed it again following the above steps. If it developed a layer of grey liquid while resting in the fridge, don’t despair. That liquid on top is normal and even has a name! Its called hooch, just stir it into your starter and feed as described above.
Yay! You just fed your sourdough starter for the first time, you are now on your way to sourdough heaven!
Now that you have fed your starter, you have some unused starter in your bowl, that is your discard. It can be used to create many yummy things……pancakes, waffles, pizza dough, brownies, biscuits, cake, cookies, bread……you get the picture. There are many recipes online that use sourdough discard.
Here are a few things that I do with mine:
1. Pancakes – add 1 egg, 2 Tablespoons of flour, pinch of baking soda and a pinch of salt. Stir it up, if its to thick add a splash of milk or two. Cook as you normally would for pancakes
2. Waffles – almost the same as pancakes, but separate the eggs and beat egg whites until stiff, mix yolks into your batter then fold the stiff egg whites into the batter.
3. Pizza Dough – into the bowl of a stand mixer use the dough hook, add your starter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add about ½ cup bread flour and adding more flour or so water to develop your dough. When its done kneading, let rest for 30 minutes. Shape into your preferred pizza shape, spray or brush the dough with oil, add toppings and bake at 435 for 12 – 15 minutes. It’s done when the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Sometimes I will take my discard and feed it equal parts water and flour (I guestimate, sorry) then let it sit for a couple hours until it is a bubbly bowl of active sourdough starter. In doing this I am increasing the amount of starter I have to work with. I will empty it into my mixer bowl with the dough hook attached along with olive oil, powdered milk(about 1 tablespoon) and salt and slowly add bread flour until I have a nice ball of dough (I can touch it and it isn’t sticking to me, think same as yeast bread) that I then put in a greased bowl, turn it over (the dough so it is covered with oil on both sides) cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size. Carefully turn out on a piece of parchment paper which is on a baking sheet. Take a sharp knife and make a cut down the middle of
your dough about 1\4 to 1\2 inch deep, quickly, you don’t want to pull at the dough. Place in a preheated 375 oven and bake about 20 – 25 minutes. Its done when it sounds hollow when you knock on the bottom of your loaf. Wrap in a slightly damp tea towel until it has completely cooled down. Best if overnight, but I understand if you can’t wait. It will slice nicer, though if it has totally cooled down. Wrapping your bread in the towel will keep your bread crust softer and will also serve as a protective wrap for your bread as you eat it. If it lasts that long. Hee hee.
If you have decided you are brave and want to try a soft sandwich bread this is a link to the recipe I like for that: https://www.theperfectloaf.com/pain-de-mie/
Editor’s Note This document is permanently posted in the MarketatDothan.com website with photos! This is the link, https://marketatdothan.locallygrown.net/files/document/document/6751/original/Kathy_Stewart_Sourdough.pdf?1687630275, and it may be found in the Q&A section of the website.
Looking Ahead: Starting late July we will return to a bi-weekly schedule for the months of August and September, and possible into October. As we approach those dates we will publish a more specific schedule but for now please know that July 28 will be our last Friday for pickup before the schedule change.
JBW Farm Fresh: More fences are going up and the herds are expanding. The ground is getting harder to push posts into so we are having to drill holes to place them into. Yesterday we finished doing the last of our filming for a video of life on our farm. A snippet of what the finished video will look like can be found on our Instagram or Facebook page! We cooked some of our short ribs in the crockpot and they were so tender and delicious. We still have a selection of those up for sale and highly recommend you to try them!
Mt. Moriah Farms: This weekend is a special time to celebrate our fathers. Where would we be in life without those strong males in our life? I do realize not everyone is blessed to still have their fathers around, I am among those that are. My dad is the one who built our farm and also gave it our name, Mt. MOriah Farms. I do hope everyone who still has their dad around will take time to make them feel special on sunday. Also check out our new products we listed on here!
We look forward to seeing you next Friday at one of our pickup locations. 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!