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CLG: CLG Pickup TODAY 4-6pm. Bring EGGSHELLS, glass jars, egg cartons please.
Good morning,
This is a pickup reminder for those of you who ordered this week. Thank you for your order! You can pick up your order from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. today at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 925 Mitchell Street in Conway.
If something comes up that you cannot personally pick up your order today, please contact someone to pick up for you.
Remember to bring your EGGSHELLS, glass jars for recycling, egg cartons, and bags for ordered items. Reduce, reuse, recycle! See you this afternoon.
Come early for the best selection from the EXTRAS table!
Thank you,
Steve
How to contact us:
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…
Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039
Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Pies and Greens
Don’t miss out on Keep it Simple’s gluten free ready pie crust, pie crust mix, or possibly whole pies for Thanksgiving! (NGLG will be open for pickup Wednesday Nov 25th)
In regard to the beautiful greens in the picture above, and a shout-out to Leah Lake Farms for their year-round production of wonderful leafy greens, here are a few of them ranked and rated (I love the comments on number 10):
“Greens are the No. 1 food you can eat regularly to help improve your health,” says Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, a culinary educator and the author. That’s because leafy vegetables are brimming with fiber along with vitamins, minerals, and plant-based substances that may help protect you from heart disease, diabetes, and perhaps even cancer. Even so, Americans are not eating as many vegetables each day as dietary experts recommend.
To encourage you to put more leafy vegetables on your plate, WebMD asked Nussinow to rank the country’s most widely-eaten greens from most nutritious to least. Here’s our top 10 list:
1. Kale: This nutrition powerhouse “offers everything you want in a leafy green,” says Nussinow, who gave it her first-place ranking. It’s an excellent source of vitamins A C, and K, has a good amount of calcium for a vegetable, and also supplies folate and potassium. Kale’s ruffle-edged leaves may range in color from cream to purple to black depending on the variety.
Before cooking with kale, collards, turnips, and chard, Nussinow recommends swishing the greens in a water-filled sink, draining the sink, then repeating this rinse until the leaves are dirt-free. Her favorite cooking method for these four greens is to rub the leaves in olive oil or tahini (sesame paste) and cook them for five minutes with garlic, olive oil, and broth.
2. Collards: Used in Southern-style cooking, collard greens are similar in nutrition to kale. But they have a heartier and chewier texture and a stronger cabbage-like taste. “Collards are an under-appreciated vegetable and most people don’t know about them,” suggests Nussinow. She says they’re also popular with the raw food movement because the wide leaves are used as a wrapper instead of tortillas or bread. Down South, collards are typically slow cooked with either a ham hock or smoked turkey leg. A half cup has 25 calories.
3. Turnip greens: “If you buy turnips with the tops on, you get two vegetables in one,” Nussinow tells WebMD. Turnip leaves are another Southern favorite traditionally made with pork. More tender than other greens and needing less cooking, this sharp-flavored leaf is low in calories yet loaded with vitamins A,C, and K as well as calcium.
4. Swiss chard: With red stems, stalks, and veins on its leaves, Swiss chard has a beet-like taste and soft texture that’s perfect for sauteeing. Both Swiss chard and spinach contain oxalates, which are slightly reduced by cooking and can bind to calcium, a concern for people prone to kidney stones. Chard contains 15 calories in one-half cup and is a good source of vitamins A and C. Nussinow likes to make a sweet-and-sour chard by adding raisins and vinegar to the cooked greens.
5. Spinach: Popeye’s favorite vegetable has 20 calories per serving, plus it’s packed with vitamins A and C, as well as folate. And because heat reduces the green’s oxalate content, freeing up its dietary calcium, “cooked spinach gives you more nutrition than raw,” says Nussinow. Spinach leaves can be cooked quickly in the water that remains on them after rinsing, or they can be eaten raw in salads. Bags of frozen chopped spinach are more convenient to use than block kinds, and this mild-flavored vegetable can be added to soups, pasta dishes, and casseroles.
6. Mustard greens: Another Southern green with a similar nutrition profile to turnip leaves and collards, mustard greens have scalloped edges and come in red and green varieties. They have a peppery taste and give off a mustardy smell during cooking. Their spiciness can be toned down by adding an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice, toward the end of cooking, suggests Nussinow. Cooked mustard greens have 10 calories in one-half cup.
7. Broccoli: With 25 calories a serving, broccoli is rich in vitamin C and is also a good source of vitamin A, potassium, and folate. Americans eat about 6 pounds of it a year. Its stalks and florets add both crunch and color to stir-fries. While some kids may call this veggie “trees,” they often like it best raw or steamed with a yogurt-based dip. Nussinow mixes fresh broccoli into her pasta during the last three minutes of cooking so both are ready at the same time.
8. Red and Green Leaf and Romaine Lettuce: A familiar sight in salad bowls, these lettuces are high in vitamin A and offer some folate. Leaf lettuces have a softer texture than romaine, a crunchy variety used in Caesar salads. Fans of Iceberg lettuce may go for romaine, a crispy green that’s better for you. Nussinow points out “the darker the lettuce leaf, the more nutrition it has,” making red leaf slightly healthier than green. If you don’t drown lettuce in a creamy dressing, one cup contains 10 calories.
9. Cabbage: Although paler in color than other leafy greens, this cruciferous vegetable is a great source of cancer-fighting compounds and vitamin C. Nussinow considers this versatile green “the workhorse of the kitchen.” Available in red and green varieties, cabbage can be cooked, added raw to salads or stir fries, shredded into a slaw, or made into sauerkraut. It’s also a staple of St. Patrick’s Day boiled suppers and can give off a strong smell when cooking. One-half cup cooked has 15 calories.
10. Iceberg Lettuce: This bland-tasting head lettuce is mostly water. But it’s the country’s most popular leafy green and each of us eats about 17 pounds of iceberg a year. While tops in consumption, it’s last on our list for its health benefits. “It’s not devoid of all nutrition, but it’s pretty close,” Nussinow tells WebMD. Although we’re eating less iceberg than we did two decades ago, it’s still a common ingredient on hamburgers and in taco salads. “It can be a starter green,” says Nussinow, to draw people into a broader array of salad greens. source
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Heirloom Living Market Lilburn: Important Information and Market Opening!
The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!
If you do NOT get a confirmation email from the Market within 30 minutes of placing your order, please contact Maryanne at 404-432-4337. Your email confirmation is the system letting you know that you have placed your order and it has been accepted!
If you do NOT get a confirmation email from the Market within 30 minutes of placing your order, please contact Maryanne at 404-432-4337. Your email confirmation is the system letting you know that you have placed your order and it has been accepted!
Take Note!!!
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday, November 20th at 9:00am
Market Closes: SUNDAY, November 22nd at 10:00pm
Market Pickup: TUESDAY, November 24th
3:00 – 5:00pm
…important highlights…
Vicky Fry of Fry Farm has let me know that her items will be listed on SUNDAY! This is due to the Frost warnings that have been issued for Saturday night. Vicky and Steve want to ensure that you will have what is ordered. They will evaluate their crops Sunday Morning and then post their items. Please check back on Sunday to order from Fry Farm.
Please keep Ricky Brown of Back River Farm in your prayers. He had surgery yesterday and prayers are needed (and appreciated) for his swift and complete recovery.
Also, please keep Surata Wood and her daughter Zakira in your prayers. Surata is Sarah’s helper at and great supporter of the Hamilton Mill Market. On her way back home to Comer after Market last night, she hit a cow and totaled her SUV. Although she and her daughter are doing well, prayers always helpful.
Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread will be back on the Market next week!
This week we will operate the regular schedule!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30 – 6:30pm
Pickup Location: All Saints Lutheran Church
722 Rockbridge Road SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
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Order now since you are just a click way!
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Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill: Information and Market Opening!
The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!
…tidbit highlights…
Take Note!!!
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday, November 20th at 9:00am
Market Closes: SUNDAY, November 22nd at 10:00pm
Market Pickup: TUESDAY, November 24th
2:30pm – 4:30pm
Vicky Fry of Fry Farm has let me know that her items will be listed on SUNDAY! This is due to the Frost warnings that have been issued for Saturday night. Vicky and Steve want to ensure that you will have what is ordered. They will evaluate their crops Sunday Morning and then post their items. Please check back on Sunday to order from Fry Farm.
Please keep Ricky Brown of Back River Farm in your prayers. He had surgery today and prayers are needed (and appreciated) for his swift and complete recovery.
Also, please keep Surata Wood and her daughter Zakira in your prayers. Surata is Sarah’s helper at and great supporter of the Hamilton Mill Market. On her way back home to Comer after Market today, she hit a cow and totaled her SUV. Although she and her daughter are doing well, prayers always help.
Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread will be back on the Market next week!
Pickup Location
Crossfit PURE
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit PURE
1342 Auburn Rd.
Dacula, GA 30019
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Order now since you are just a click way!
“Like” us on facebook!
BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
*Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville : Market is open! Volunteer this Saturday!
The Market is now Open…Happy Shopping!
…tidbit highlights…
Take Note!!!
Vicky Fry of Fry Farm has let me know that her items will be listed on SUNDAY! This is due to the Frost warnings that have been issued for Saturday night. Vicky and Steve want to ensure that you will have what is ordered. They will evaluate their crops Sunday Morning and then post their items. Please check back on Sunday to order from Fry Farm.
Please keep Ricky Brown of Back River Farm in your prayers. He had surgery yesterday and prayers are needed (and appreciated) for his swift and complete recovery.
Also, please keep Surata Wood and her daughter Zakira in your prayers. Surata is Sarah’s helper at and great supporter of the Hamilton Mill Market. On her way back home to Comer after Market today, she hit a cow and totaled her SUV. Although she and her daughter are doing well, prayers always help.
Dabrielle and Bruce of My Daily Bread will be back on the Market next week!
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Thanksgiving Week Market Pickup
Market Opens for Ordering: Friday, November 20th at 9:00am
Market Closes: SUNDAY, November 22nd at 10:00pm
Market Pickup: TUESDAY, November 24th
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Market Work Day this Saturday!
Thank you to those who have signed up to help out with the driveway project on our Volunteer Workday this Saturday, November 14th from 10:30 – 2:30pm. We still could use some big, burly, strong guys to help us out! Bring gloves, rakes, pitchforks! Please call Maryanne (404-432-4337) or just Show up!. This is your Market and we need your help! Please volunteer!
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Pickup Location: 1385 Winder Highway
Dacula, GA 30019
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Take me to the Crossfit Market.
Order now since you are just a click way!
“Like” us on facebook!
BUY LOCAL ~ Know your Farmer!
Champaign, OH: Scarlet Begonias
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue…(Scarlet Begonias-Grateful Dead)
Good evening, little market of love customers!! Hoping that this finds you happy, ready for the weekend, and finding your kind tide…your mellow place…your Lovelight…
Lots of groovy phrases to say that your market manager will be checkin’ out for the night, tomorrow night, to truck to Columbus, for the Dead and Company show. So ready to catch the vibes…so ready to revisit a real show with the core members.
While I am planning the perfect twirling ensemble, baking bread, working my magic, and seeking out Shakedown Street, the parking lot scene, and ultimately, the show, I want you all to be thinking about what you may need from the market, this week…start making your holiday list of food needs. We’ve got it all, just for you, just to make your life easy in this upcoming busy weeks.
Get groovy with your orders…I love seeing the love that pours in…
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op: News: Thanksgiving Week
Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Our Website: suwanee.locallygrown.net
Pick Up Location: 4942 Austin Park Avenue, Buford GA 30518 on Tuesdays
Like Us on Facebook: Suwanee Whole Life Co-op
Have a question for other co-op members
Submit questions on our Google Group Discussion Board: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/suwanee-whole-life-co-op
Thanksgiving Week
We will have our normal Tuesday pick up the week of Thanksgiving (11/24).
I’ve talked with Nature’s Garden Express and they will deliver produce boxes that Tuesday as normal. If you are a customer of theirs, they will be sending out an email to remind you. Disregard the previous email that said Monday delivery.
Pre-ordered Turkeys from Heritage Farm will be available that Tuesday as well.
Market News
LAST CALL! Pasture Raised Turkeys – PRE-ORDER
Greg Hutchins of Heritage Farm in Bowdon, GA will be providing the co-op PASTURE RAISED TURKEYS! These pasture raised birds that have are supplemented with 100% organic feed. NO hormones, steroids or antibiotics.
We’ll be taking pre-orders this weekend for whole breast and whole birds. You will be placing an order with a deposit and this is due at this Tuesday’s pick up.Whole Breasts and Whole Turkeys are available Whole Turkey *- Size will average about 15 pounds. *$50.00 deposit holds the bird and the balance will be billed at pick up.$8.70 per pound Please specify whether you want fresh or frozen in the Comments section of your order. Pick up is on 11/24 and I will send a reminder out since this is a pre-order.
Vendor of the Day
Next Tuesday (Nov 17th) Sherry from HoneyBerry Naturals will be our vendor of the day! She will have her natural laundry detergent and other items for table sale. She’ll be there during pick up so make sure to say hi and meet her!
My Daily Bread *will be the Market this week and next week*
My Daily Bread will be back for the 11/17 and 11/24 markets !
New Items on the Market
Vegetables – Collard Greens ’ Georgia’
Vegetables – Mustard ‘Red’
Vegetables – Carrots ‘Rainbow Mix’
Dessert Gift Box
Cookies Gift Box
Harvest Basket
Caramel Apples – assorted toppings
Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering. I can’t run the co-op without your help!
WE NEED 1 VOLUNTEER THIS TUESDAY FOR THE 5PM SHIFT!!
THANK YOU Karen, Marianna, Marie, Diana, Cindy, and Vicki for helping out last Tuesday! We couldn’t run the co-op without your support!
The schedule through the end of the year is posted. To sign up click: Vounteer Sign up
No packing is involved just need someone to be there to assist other members. You are welcome to bring your kids as long as they are supervised.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Upcoming Group Buys
Below is a list of upcoming co-op group buys to help with planning and budgeting. All dates are subject to change.
Wilderness Family Naturals – 11/20 – 11/22
VitalChoice – Seafood only 12/4 – 12/6
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!
Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC: Market changes
Hello everyone,
Due to a seasonal obligation, for the next few weeks we are only having one pickup day on Monday evening. All orders must be placed by 8AM on Sunday morning. Thanks!
Republican Valley Produce: We didn't blow away!
Hello,
The market is open.
With all the wind yesterday, I am happy to report we didn’t blow away. We had a few minor things to fix, but nothing out of the ordinary. I am glad it calmed down Wednesday night.
We are planning deliveries to Clay Center on Tuesday November 17th and we will deliver to Manhattan at the Winter Farmers Market on November 21st.
Just an FYI, here is the delivery schedule for the rest of November and the first week of December.
Clay Center deliveries: November 17, 24 and December 1st
Manhattan Deliveries, November 21(winter market), 25th and December December 5th(winter market).
This will be the last week for tomatoes.
We have lots of wonderful produce and hope you can find something that you like.
Jay