Dawson Local Harvest:  June Produce for the Dawson Harvest

The Dawson Harvest for June 3rd

June Produce for the Dawson Harvest

HI EVERYBODY

Hope you’re having a nice Memorial Weekend. Just wanted to clue you in on what’s happening with the Harvest. First of all, it’s June, so it can’t be long before warm-weather Vegetables are available from some of our growers. In the meantime there’s still plenty of Snow Peas, Lettuce, Kale, Collards, Chard, purple Onions, and other great-eating Veggies for your table. FIVE HENS FARMS also has free-range Beef, Pork, and Eggs, there’s killer baked goods from MY DAILY BREAD and rich, delicious raw MILK from LITTLE BROWN COW. Don’t forget delicious Fresh-frozen Wild-caught Georgia White Shrimp is still available as well.

AND HONEY! BRADLEY’S FARMS Fresh Local Wildflower Honey is available in pints and squeeze bottles. Local Honey has small amounts of all the local allergens intrinsically in the Honey, which helps “inoculate” you from these allergens thus giving you some degree of immunity. There is also a lot of buzz about the various health benefits of natural local honey which you might want to investigate. And Dawson Harvest is a local source for this Honey, so consider that (also tastes great on some of DAILY BREAD’S yummy Wheat bread!).

THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!

REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.

You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net

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! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.

Have a happy and healthy week!

Alan Vining
Market Manager

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Local Farm Products!

Hello, everyone!

The market is open today as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm, so come see all the great new products this week. Also be sure to read the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

We have more new vegetables added this week:
Beets, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Shallots, and Romaine Lettuce by KIC Produce.
Be sure to look for more new vegetables as the season progresses.

Serving suggestion: try some fresh sage from Triple B Farms on those pork chops from Weaver Farms.

Don’t forget our plants for your vegetable gardens from White City Produce & Greenhouses, and for your perennial border or patio from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse.

Remember that, in addition to vegetables and garden plants, we also have delicious pork and beef cuts, fresh and dried herbs, rich creamline milk, organic free-range eggs, jams and jellies. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, and bath & beauty products. Stop by Square Books soon and see our market table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some jam or jelly, hand lotion or soap, herbal tea, a candle, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy or to give as a gift.

(L to R) Pork Chops from Weaver Farms, Fresh Sage from Triple B Farms, Tomato plants from White City Produce & Greenhouses, Beets from KIC Produce, and Astilbe Plants in several colors from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse.

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 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 10:00 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. If neither of those pickup times works for you, please make a note on the order, and we will work out an alternative arrangement.

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 offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough 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. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda

Here is the complete list for this week.

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Hey everyone, and welcome to a new market week!

Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!

Happy shopping! Eat Local!

Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.

Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.

Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.

The Wednesday Market:  Open for Orders; School is Out and Summer is Here!

Good afternoon.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Tomorrow is Memorial Day – the unofficial start to summer – and our remembrance of those service men and women who gave of themselves the ultimate sacrifice for our nation’s freedom.

This past Friday was the last day of school for my boys, soccer is on hiatus for a while, and we are so happy to have some freedom from our regular schedule! We plan to have some adventures this summer, including trips to the movies, visiting our kin in North Carolina, 4-H camp, and, inevitably, a soccer camp or two.

We also plan to have some adventures in eating! As you browse the Market this week, you will see a lot of summer produce being offered, including yellow squash, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes, as well as a variety of fresh herbs. This is my FAVORITE time of year! The tantalizing flavors of real homegrown tomatoes, perfumey peaches, luscious watermelon, crunchy peppers and savory herbs inspire me to go to the kitchen and create delicious salads.

Caprese salad is divine in its simplicity. The components are fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, springs of basil, balsamic vinegar, and kosher salt. Slice a tomato or two into fairly thick slices. Do the same with a ball of fresh mozzarella cheese. Alternate slices of tomato and cheese, slightly overlapping each other, on a platter. Pluck the basil leaves from their stems, stack them on top of each other, and roll them up from the long side into a cigar-shaped bundle. Using a sharp knife, slice across the bundle of basil, creating very thin ribbons of the herb. Sprinkle the basil over the tomatoes and cheese, then drizzle with some fine balsamic vinegar. Top everything off with a tiny garnish of kosher salt. Oh my goodness! I’m making myself hungry just thinking about it! If you like tomatoes, give this recipe a try and let me know if you like it as much as I do.

We hope you all have a great holiday weekend. Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally. We’ll see you Wednesday at the Market.

Thanks,

Beverly

Russellville Community Market:  Opening Bell

Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!

Sorry about the late reminder!

Happy ordering!

We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!

Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder: Place your order now!

Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online today by 6 pm.

Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

See you on Tuesday!

Click Here to Place Your Order

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!

Remember those who have given all for our freedom! Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend.

Place your order online to ensure availability of the products you want.

Stacy

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!

Remember those who have given all four our freedom! Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend.

Place your order online to ensure availability of the products you want.

Stacy

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Is Open

Good morning ALFN members!

What a wonderful market we had yesterday. We had quite a bit of produce go through the market. Once again, we have a smorgasbord of items on the market this week.

For those of you who ordered dry goods last week, remember we will make aim to get the delivery window for the middle of June. We will notify all those who ordered when the items have arrived and are ready for pick up. Thanks for your interest! Those dry goods are still available for order over the next few weeks, so take advantage of the opportunity!

NextDoor

Part of living an intentionally local life involves not just ordering from local farmers, but know your local neighbors. It can often be difficult to know how to be present in our neighborhoods and stay in touch with everyone.

I’m always interested in tools that facilitate communication for regional groups, and I thought I would mention NextDoor. This app was brought to my attention by another member of ALFN. The app connects you into a neighborhood online posting board that provides a platform for fellow neighbors to post questions, events and alerts. From cautioning neighbors of a robbery to having folks look for a lost pet, NextDoor is a great way to provide a data stream for neighborhood news. If you have a chance check it out. You may even see other ALFN members in your area!

Take care,

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Stones River Market:  Feels like summer!

Market News

We have been asked several times recently if we are open year-round. YES!! Every season, you can get the bounty of what our wonderful growers/makers have to offer! This is a wonderful way to live in season!

This week Lynchburg Beef offers a special. Ten pounds of ground beef for $75, a savings of $1 per pound! Stock up now!

Erdmann Farm is back this week and has kale, swiss chard, lettuce, radishes and peonies! Get these while they last!
Did you know kale and swiss chard freezes very well or you can make chips out of them. We even add lettuces to soups. Having these loved cooler season items in the freezer is wonderful to make a quick cheese/greens dip or rice dish…. so versatile!

Nom Noms has added several new items.. including a trainer size treat and frozen options for these blazing hot days.

We have lots of plants still available for your spring plantings! Sweetpea, Rainbow Hill and White City Produce have been steady adding items from 4-packs of plants to singles. No matter the size of your garden or “yarden”, growing food for yourself and our valued pollinators is such an earth win!

Lots of coffee and teas (try them all iced!!) from Nuance, natural skin care from Botanical Harmony Farm

Eggs and bread from Flying S

Double Star Bar Farms also has produce and wonderful bread options!

Thank you for supporting these artisans/producers! We appreciate every word-of-mouth mention, share/like on Facebook, like on Instagram. This tells folks “here is something I love and hope you will too!” Isn’t it wonderful that we either know or have the opportunity to know our producers? That’s community! Please continue to share your ideas, needs and the love for L & L Contractors as we continue to build local, small businesses and our strong community!!

See you all Wednesday,

Ashleigh & Tracey
Market Managers
(931)952-1224
stonesrivermarket@gmail.com

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!

I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.