The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
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Gwinnett Locally Grown: The Market is open for ordering! Welcome back Back River Farm!
The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.
MARKET NEWS
Welcome back Back River Farm!
*Certified Naturally Grown *
Back River Farm offers locally and naturally grown fruits and vegetables. We are a family owned and operated farm with community ties for over 18 years. We do not utilize any chemicals or insecticides. We are Certified Naturally Grown.
Farmer Brown and Back River Farm would love to provide you with Local, Natural and Delicious produce.
*In other news….
We have the opportunity to get fresh frozen Sockeye salmon which is the best of all salmon as a pre-buy in June. This salmon is picked out of the nets of the Alaskan fishing boats before they are put in the holding area below deck and they take these salmon straight to the processor who filet them and flash freeze them! They are shipped to Georgia and all this happens within 2 days! You cannot get fresher than that!
If you are interested in buying salmon which is only available during their season in end of June and month of July. The word is that packages will be about 8 ounces to a pound and sell between $16 to $18 a pound. They will know more as it gets closer. I have a list of those already interested! If you are interested in participing in the pre-buy, please email me at grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com with your name and phone number so we can contact you! This opportunity is through one of our Growers!_
We are still working on workshops for June and I will let you know about those very soon!
_As Always….
_Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy! Local farmers need our support to keep providing us with all the fresh foods! If we don’t give them enough business, it’s hard for them to continue to deliver to us. Please let’s not let that happen! Tell your friends about us so we can keep the Growers supported as this is how they make their living. *_
Thank you to all of you who support Gwinnett Locally Grown!
If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!
Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.
CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!
Thanks for all your support!
Shop often and eat well!
Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com
Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm
Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.
Jonesborough Locally Grown: Tickets on sale Saturday for 2015 Farm to Table
The 5th Annual Farm to Table Fundraising dinner will take place Saturday, August 22nd.
Public ticket sale will begin at the Farmers Market this Saturday starting at 8am. A line usually forms early!
Tickets are $75 each—cash/check preferred (and quicker) but credit/debit also accepted.
In addition to tickets, we will be offering discount ‘Friends of Locally Grown’ memberships tomorrow…details on that at the market!
For more information on this year’s dinner, tickets, waiting list etc, please see:
jonesboroughfarmtotable.blogspot.com.
Palouse Grown Market: Second week of PGM!
Hello Folks!
What an awesome opening week for Palouse Grown Market! The Vendors had such an array of colorful, fresh products, and the Members were diggin’ it! Thank you for supporting PGM with your orders!
The drop-point was lovely at the 1912 Center’s Outdoor Terrace with the sun shining after a few stormy days, and there are such wonderful, friendly, hard-working Vendors gracing us with their presence if there’s anything you forgot to order through PGM! It was a great time! I’m already excited for what next week will bring.
PGM is open as of this morning, until late Sunday night, so, enjoy!
Thank you,
Holly
Market Manager
Fountain Fresh Dairy LLC: Garlic Braids
Hello everyone,
We will be selling garlic braids again this year! However, we are only braiding to fulfill orders; we will not have any available through the fall/winter. They are now available for ordering on the market and we need all orders for them by this Monday (June 8th). The braids will be available for pick-up sometime in July. Thanks!
Conyers Locally Grown: Market is open till 8 pm tonight
This is just a friendly reminder that the market is open till 8pm tonight. So get your orders in for Friday delivery.
Thank you,
Brady
The Cumming Harvest - Closed: Newsletter - June 3, 2015
A NOTE ABOUT PEACHES – Organic peaches do not have any synthetic fungicide or petroleum-based wax to extend their naturally short shelf-life. We deliver them slightly firm, and they soften extremely quickly, so prepare to eat or process them within about two days of delivery.
VENDOR OF THE DAY
VENDOR OF THE DAY – Keena’s Kake Designs – All natural Sweet Snacks
Join us this Saturday to welcome a new vendor to our market and sample some delicious treats….KKD makes all natural sweet snacks that are free of any artificial additives and made with organic sugar and non-GMO ingredients.
Keena’s Kake Designs was born from a love of making delicious, custom baked goods for my family and friends at an affordable price. It also evolved from my desire to provide my family with high quality natural and organic foods; come to find out, it’s not always easy to find sweets that do not contain artificial colors, preservatives and other additives. So, Fudgeez and Blondeez will always be all-natural, non-GMO, and made with organic cacao! We’re a snack company with integrity: if I wouldn’t feed it to my family, I won’t feed it to yours!
Upcoming Events Around Town
Back to Eden: Experiencing Healing & Life Through Food
JUNE 20, 2015 – 9-7pm
Calling all local, non-GMO, organic, humane farmers & livestock handlers! First Alliance Church in Atlanta (near Decatur) is hosting an all-day, one-day event as a community service to raise awareness of the need to get back to local, organic food sources and to equip the community with practical steps. We want to support local, non-GMO, organic, humane farmers/livestock handlers by giving them the opportunity to have free booths at this event (with or without produce on hand) so that the community can meet you. We are still looking for farmers, dairies, beekeepers, etc., so please spread the word! For details please see our website or call me, Margarita Szechenyi, directly at 678-200-9712.
(This event is not a farmers market, but you can bring produce to sell if you have a business/vendor license, or you can receive donations for your produce. You are also welcome to bring small animals from your farm for children to pet. We are very interested in supporting small, new farms, beekeepers, etc., so while bringing produce is encouraged, it is not a requirement.)
Website: www.facatl.org/back-to-eden
Address: First Alliance Church, 2512 North Druid Hills Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404-634-1209
Pick Up Options
COLONY PARK PICK-UP This is our main location and all orders will be prepared for you for pick up at this location, 10am-12pm, if you don’t choose another option below. You can order and pick up meat and seafood at this location.
VICKERY PICK-UP – Vickery Village Cherry Street Taproom pick up is between 1:00-1:30pm. If you would like to pick up at Vickery choose VICKERY PICK-UP item in the categories on the The Market page/tab. Customers choosing to pick up at Vickery should not order meat or seafood as we cannot transport meat and seafood due to Dept. of Ag regulations. Prefer payment online, will accept check or cc in person.
DELIVERY to Vickery/Polo Area – Please add this item to your order if you would like delivery to your home on Saturday between 1:30-3pm. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. Deliveries will be dropped off at your front door. If you are not going to be home, please leave a insulated bag or cooler for your order. The delivery person is not responsible for making sure your food is in the appropriate container once dropped off. Please plan for possible rain and make sure your order will be protected. The delivery person will travel with your orders in insulated bags with ice packs to protect it during travel. No Meat or Seafood will be able to be delivered.
Group Buys
Green Pastures – Cod Liver oils and Coconut oils are available for ordering online. Please pay now but expect 2-3 weeks for delivery.
Butter – A new shipment is due this week and should be available at the market this Saturday. The butter is not listed online, send an email to me to order or just ask when you come in to pick up. Each tub is 1 lb. for $6.50. Unsalted and Lightly Salted.
Gelatin – Great Lakes Gelatin is available for order online this week.
Main Market Location and Pick Up
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040. Pick up every Saturday between 10-12pm.
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
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!
Champaign, OH: Last Call!!
Ok!! You have a very tired market manager who just opened the Mechanicsburg market, tonight, for the season, and now I am sending you the last call so that you can get your lovely orders finished!!
You have 15 minutes…get your groove on…your manager wants to get some beauty sleep!!
Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam
Russellville Community Market: RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
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
ALFN Local Food Club: Market Reminder
You have less than 24 hours to finish your shopping in the market . Summer crops are starting to appear on market Saturdays such as squash, cucumbers, green beans, and zucchinis. Enjoy the bounty!
Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager