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This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Dothan, Alabama: August 31, 2024 M@D Newsletter - OrDeRiNg is OPEN!
MISC MARKET NOTES
Change – it seems to weigh heavily these days. On a national level we’re feeling the weight of this years election and all the drama, with both hope and dread, surrounding it. We’re also SO READY for the changing of the seasons. (Bring on the brisk mornings & Pumpkin Spice please!) M@D has seen a lot of changes over the years, some good, some unexpected and some that leave us sad. More recently some in our Market family have experienced deaths close to us. Only this morning my own family said goodbye to a friend of many years.
All these things affect our lives.
“Life is flux,” said the philosopher Heraclitus. The Greek philosopher pointed out in 500 BC that everything is constantly shifting, and becoming something other to what it was before. Like a river, life flows ever onwards, and while we may step from the riverbank into the river, the waters flowing over our feet will never be the same waters that flowed even one moment before. Heraclitus concluded that since the very nature of life is change, to resist this natural flow was to resist the very essence of our existence. “There is nothing permanent except change,” he said. (From bbc.com)
A quick google search on the topic of change will bring up enough essays and quotes to drown in and since M@D is about FOOD and not philosophy we don’t want anyone needing to spit out water. That being said, the little bit that follows is meant to encourage you if you’re struggling with change. Both needing change and resisting change are part of our common humanity. Some we have to initiate, some we have to roll with, but either way it’s LIFE!
Avalon Farms: Turning Over a New Leaf
This change has been a long time coming. I’ve been mulling it over for a year or more, but my Dad’s passing has really pushed the issue.
It’s time for a break, let the gardens go fallow and rest the soil. I’m not planting anything this Fall/Winter season and I don’t have a real plan for the future. I need to let my mind, body and spirit go fallow too.
The last 8 years have seen their ups and downs, so many things tried and lessons learned. But it has always been my pleasure to provide healthy food to you, my friends, through the Market at Dothan. I will miss you all.
Wendy
Avalon Farms LLC
PS – if there is anything I can do for you; answer garden questions or you need a jar of our stuff, I can be reached at info@avalonfarms.us
We Love You Wendy and will miss you too! People, like farms, animals, all living things actually, need rest in order to be whole and healthy. So as bad as we’ll miss you we want YOU to be whole and to thrive even more. Please know that our prayers are with you and you’ll always have friends 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!
The Wednesday Market: It's College Football Saturday - and it's time to order!
Good afternoon. Welcome to the season of college football Saturdays!
The Wednesday 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. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you for supporting Georgia Grown. I hope you get to enjoy this nice weather. Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
P.S. If you have questions about your order, please contact Nelda. She is available by text, email, or phone call.
Nelda Miller
678-859-6074
neldamiller411@hotmail.com
Russellville Community Market: 9/1/24 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.
Don’t forget to shop the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM this Tuesday at the depot!
It’s hard to say goodbye to summer and its bounty…. But, RCM is starting to gear up for fall and it’s looking tasty! Thankfully, we still get to enjoy those warm weather crops for a while, as well! Keep an eye on the market as our vendors add fall inspired foods and seasonal crops! Hoof Hollow already has turnip greens available! Weatherford Family Farm is already listing some new goodies, check out her bread twists and new flavors! Pork cutlets from Bluff Top make a delicious and easy dinner or shop for a pork roast to feed a crowd! Have you tried the spicy Italian sausage from Porch Swing Farms? I bet it would make some delicious meatballs or pair it with some fresh ricotta from Meadowlark for a gourmet lasagne! Remember that Ralston rice is available this week; enjoy their amazing products that are grown right here in the river valley! Check out Maple Brook’s bread sampler to try her variety of sourdough flavors in smaller loaf sizes! Keep things clean and smelling great with laundry detergent from Irish Elk or set your table with some fresh flowers from our amazing vendors and get a bouquet to cheer up a friend! The watermelons have been really delicious; enjoy them before they are all gone and check out the other produce Justin has gathered this week! We hope everyone is out enjoying the holiday weekend and staying safe, don’t forget to shop online from wherever you are before 10 PM so your groceries will be waiting for you on Tuesday!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
RCM accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards and SNAP/EBT transactions.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
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Statesboro Market2Go: Market2Go is Open!
The Statesboro Farmers Market2Go Is Open! Are you planning to order this week?
Place your order by 10 pm Tuesday night for pickup on Thursday.
Choose your pickup location or delivery option from the drop-down menu before you check out.
- Statesboro – SCVB Drive Through: Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
- Statesboro – Saturday Pick Up: at the market Token & Information booth 10am-Noon on Saturdays
- Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at Road-Tisserie 3:30 – 5:00
- Pembroke City hall Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
- Home Delivery – must add delivery to cart and prepay
Online Payment Available Register your debit or credit card at Your Account and click “Pay Now” when you check out. Your card will only be charged after you have received your order, including any adjustments for missed items or other credits.
Use your EBT/SNAP card to purchase authorized EBT items through the Market2Go, and you can receive matching “bonus” fruits and vegetables and raw nuts through the Georgia Fresh for Less program – with NO Limit. Please write “EBT” in the order comment field and select the Statesboro – SCVB drive-through pickup. For more information, email market2gostatesboro@gmail.com
Market News
The Statesboro Mainstreet Farmers Market is open each Saturday morning for the 2024 season! The farmers market is located directly behind Visit Statesboro, at 222 South Main Street! There’s a new bridge and boardwalk connecting the Blind Willie McTell Trail to the market venue! Come out and visit your local farmers and neighbors!
We are now offering a new option for your Market2Go order pickup in addition to our Thursday afternoon drive thru. During the market season, you can choose the option at checkout to pick your Market2Go order at the Saturday market Information and Token Booth from 10am till Noon.
Thank you to our sponsors who are helping our market grow! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Statesboro Farmers Market you can find more info here.
Sustaining
Clayton Digital Reprographics
Visit Statesboro
Kiwanis Club of Statesboro
Sowing
Great GA Realty
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro Properties
Personal Finance Service of Statesboro
Quality Inn & Suites
Queensborough National Bank & Trust
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
Southern Palace Restaurant
Statesboro-Bulloch County Library
Vyve Broadband
Sprouting
Citizens Bank of the South
Synovus
Bulloch County Farm Bureau
Seedling
Georgia Southern University Libraries
Bulloch Solutions
Friends of the Market
Christina Harrell
Michelle Oliver
Jennifer Moran
Sam Wainford
Ann Smith-Wilson
Kathy and Larry Smith
Martha Joiner
Trinity Episcopal Church Yoga Group
Ming Fang He
Stacy and Liz Underwood
Happy Shopping!
Northeast Georgia Locally Grown: Market is open for orders!
Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!
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Market is open Fridays at 9 p.m. through 9 p.m. Mondays!
Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!
PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in Clayton, Clarkesville, or Gainesville.
If you do not get an email ORDER CONFIRMATION after you finish the checkout process, then your order is NOT complete. Head back to the market page, and your order might still be there waiting for you to check out! If you have any trouble or questions at all, we are here to help; simply reply to this email.
Once you place an order, be on the lookout for the order reminder email on Wednesday with further pickup and payment notes.
Thanks for supporting local farmers!
Russellville Community Market: 8/30/24 opening
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 our extras table during order pick-up on Tuesday from 4-7 PM!
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Happy Friday! If your Labor Day weekend plans are depleting your pantry, make sure you order online before Sunday night to restock your favorite goodies! Let our selection of amazing beef and pork inspire some delicious meals and add some delicious fresh or dried mushrooms to make your dishes even better! The selection of baked goods offers something for every meal and sweet treats for any occasion! Find your favorite sweet or savory breads or unique cookies, cakes or brownies for dessert! Enjoy those sweet red watermelons, tomatoes and squash before they go out of season and keep an eye on the vegetables category for the addition of cool season crops as they become available! This week we have some early turnip greens along with a colorful selection of sweet and hot peppers! It’s rice week! Make sure to get your favorite Ralston rice products this week! Rice is only available once a month, so plan ahead to create some healthy and delicious rice dishes! Shop some lovely fresh flowers lovingly grown by our talented local growers and don’t miss out on the homemade caramels in the candy category; everyone says they are delicious! What will you enjoy this week?
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RCM accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards and SNAP/EBT transactions.
Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)
Russellville Community Market
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Old99Farm Market: Food is Health Packed Symposium online Sep 6,7
There is a whole lot wrong with our available food.
Chemical fertilizers have led to abusing the soil, and consequently soils became depleted of micronutrients. Unsurprisingly, foods grown in them are now lacking those nutrients. Pesticides and herbicides harm humans, as well as bugs and weeds. Some experts say we need to take supplements now because we can’t get what we need from our foods anymore. We are practically living on overprocessed junk made of sugar, salt, wheat and seed oils.dentifying the Problems and Solutions
But we can get on top of what is happening, learn what we need to, and we can resist. That’s why Door to Freedom and Children’s Health Defense have unpacked all of these problems, and identified possible solutions.
During a jam-packed two-day online symposium, you will learn about all facets of the attack on food, and how to resist. This is an entirely free event, with a fantastic lineup of speakers and topics. Grab a pad and pencil, because you will definitely want to take notes!
The 2024 Attack on Food and Farmers, and How to Fight Back premieres on September 6 and 7. It will remain on our channels for later viewing and sharing as well. By the end of Day 2, you will know what actions to take, both in your own backyard, and in the halls of your legislatures to create a healthier, tastier, safer and more secure food supply.
No registration needed. Just hop on the stream at DoortoFreedom, Children’s Health Defense TV, Alliance for Natural Health or Solari.
Champaign, OH: And, We're Back!!!
Another market pick up is complete, and here we are, ready to open up for another week of ordering fun!
I do know that we are heading into a holiday weekend, but if you find yourself with some time, go ahead and throw us some ordering love!!
In a few short weeks, I will be back with all of the Cosmic Charlie goodness!!
XOXO,
Cosmic Pam
CLG: Tuesday REMINDER: new meat Grower!
It’s Tuesday, last day to put in your orders for the week. *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
If you haven’t yet, be sure to order some meat from our new Grower Beyond Eden, they offer pasture and garden raised chicken, pork, and lamb all raised with non-Gmo feed that they make on-farm.
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – conwaylocallygrown@gmail.com
See you on Friday!
CLG: Opening BELL: no tamales
Good afternoon
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping: *https://conway.locallygrown.net/market
We are skipping a week of tamales. They will be back next week :)
How to contact us:
You CAN reply to this email or…
Phone or text: Sandra – 206-890-7460
Email: Sandra – conwaylocallygrown@gmail.com