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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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Champaign, OH: Have A Very Berry Christmas!
There is nothing more luscious than Champaign Berry Farm Red or Black Raspberry Sauce drizzled on homemade New York Style Cheesecake! Check out the cheesecake recipe on our website at champaaignberryfarm.com – look for recipes under the Harvest tab. The cheesecake recipe originated with our son, Matt, who makes this tasty dessert for every Thanksgiving and Christmas! Another special treat is our Red Raspberry Jalapeno Jam covering a block of cream cheese and served with crackers or tortilla chips. It is a wonderful appetizer or snack. Our jams and sauces also make wonderful stocking stuffers or gifts for the mailperson, paper delivery person, teachers, bosses or co-workers!
Champaign, OH: The Gift Of Garlic!
JC Growers ohiogarlicgrowers.com has made available to champaignoh.locallygrown.net The Virtual Market our 2015 Gifts of Gourmet Garlic Exclusive. Each collection is made up of locally grown, chemical free, gourmet garlic spices and glazes based on top sales for 2015. There are five unique collections available for the first time and final week before Christmas to our virtual family. “Gourmet Garlic Essentials”, “The Gourmet Garlic Flake Collection”, “The Gourmet Garlic Smoked Collection”, “The Gourmet Garlic Roasted Collection” and finaly "The Black Garlic Collection. Everything that we do at Cripple Creek Farm located in Mechanicsburg, Ohio is done by hand, planting, weeding, digging, hanging, cleaning, peeling, drying, grinding, processing and packaging. The best of the best from our farm to your table. Merry Christmas!
Berea Gardens: Dec. 16 Availability
Hi Folks,
Hope you are enjoying the balmy start to our week. Just a reminder to have you get your orders in before 9 AM Tuesday for Wednesday’s pick up.
Welcome to our new customers this week! When you come to pick up it is best if you drive around behind our building so we will be aware you are here. The back door is always open but the doors at the end of the main building are kept closed. Our pick up hours are from 4 PM to 7 PM Wednesday. Hope to see you then.
Thanks,
Bob, Lynnita and Jordyn
StPete.LocallyGrown.Net: Market NOW Open - Dec. 14th, 2015
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So “WHAT’S NEW?” To You?
One thing our Market is becoming known for is the diversity of “unusual” fare NOW GROWING and local products being made right here in the St. Petersburg Area:
- Did you know that Swiss Chard is an excellent vegetable for naturally balancing blood sugars? “Swiss chard leaves are tender and have a taste similar to beet greens and spinach.” – SOURCE: WWW.THEKITCHN.COM. My favorite is just steaming it but with soup weather coming on I will dig out the old standby for Curried Red Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard & Garbanzo Beans.
- What can be done with a green papaya? “Green, unripe papaya is familiar to some diners as the principal component of the Thai salad som tum, but it is also used in a variety of savory dishes from papaya-growing regions.” – SOURCE: WWW.CHOWHOUND.COM. It is also a great meat tenderizer and can be used in freshed condiments, some pickled, and as a raw ingredient in pad thai!
- Lemon Grass plants are so abundant in our area that it doesn’t make sense not to explore the Top 10 Health Benefits of Lemongrass. Tea seems to be the easiest and most prevalent use with a diversity of results for a wide range of ailments.
- Haven’t tried Beet Chips yet? This Martha Stewart recipe makes them fun to prepare and very tasty to eat. Good mandoline project for a home movie night! CAUTION: don’t watch the movie while operating the mandoline!
Message from Your Market Manager – PREPAID MEATS
Beef
I am planning to pick up frozen beef cuts every 4 to 6 weeks from Lake Kersey Farms in Land O’Lakes. If you want particular cuts I am willing to pick those up for you. All beef orders must be PREPAID when ordered and—on this first round—will not be delivered to you before the week of Jan. 25th. Cuts include stew meat, London broil, liver, heart, tongue, chuck roast, shoulder roast, delmonico steak, sirloin tip roast, flatiron steaks, rib steaks, NY strip steaks, meaty soup bones, and short ribs. All pricing and weights listed are approximate and based on history of what we have purchased before from Lake Kersey Farms. Your final price will be adjusted (up or down) for actual weight prior to delivery and charged/credited to your account. If you’ve not cooked grassfed, grass finished beef before then you should know that this beef is as fat-free as a white chicken breast so it cannot be cooked like conventional beef. I tend to use my crockpot as it never fails to produce a tasty and tender result but many people have success cooking it otherwise. Please visit our Q&A page to get info and recipes on cooking this healthier choice of beef. You will have this week and the week of Jan. 11th to pre-order. I am going to Lake Kersey to pickup ground beef regardless of how many cuts ordered so you are pretty much guaranteed whatever you order.
Pork
As I told you all a few weeks ago, Jim Kuntzelmann of Sunset Ranch has sold his business to Matt of Low Hills Cattle Company. With plans to rename his business in January 2016, Matt has plans to raise pork. Says Matt: “We are getting our first load of pigs to raise here in a couple weeks. Until we get these raised, the pastured pork is all the same great stuff you are used to getting from Jim.” With Matt taking over Jim’s pork, we now have a full range of USDA inspected pork cuts available from pastured pigs, frozen and vaccuum packed, including pork loin, bone-in pork chops, Boston butt roast, picnic or shoulder roast, fresh ham roast, and ribs. In addition, all of Sunset Ranch’s amazing pork sausages have been transferred to Low Hills Cattle Company and will now sell through that Grower. THERE IS A CAVEAT: I have to make a $300 minimum purchase to get any discount on these cuts so I won’t purchase until customers have PREPAID up to that amount. (Sausage purchases don’t count towards the discount). I will keep all prepaid buyers in the loop as to the approaching delivery date and that date will depend on sales. Please submit your order this week and let’s see if this service makes sense for our Market. If there is not enough response by mid-January, I will refund any collected prepaid amounts and cancel pork sales until demand grows.
Chicken & Lamb
I am looking into similar arrangements from chicken suppliers with whom we have worked with in the past. If you want lamb, please contact Leon Elt directly at info@alexandralake.com. Do tell him that Tina of St. Pete Locally Grown sent you.
SPLG’S FRUIT BASKET
Calamondin (aka sour oranges), and papayas (ripe & green!) are both available—all locally grown in St. Pete. We also have Orlando Tangelos from south Florida and whole cranberries from Oregon.
ECONOMY SIZED PACKAGING
PRECIOUS, fresh, locally grown greens—FULL of minerals—for your health! We have an abundance of broccoli greens, Lacinato (Tuscan) kale, arugula, collard greens, and tatsoi rosettes.
ON SALE THIS WEEK
Local honey, nitrite free bacon, scallops, balsalmic vinegar, Key West Pink shrimp 21-25 count per lb., smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon.
GCF PURCHASE DEADLINE
Ideally, all orders for veggies from Geraldson Community Farm should be submitted no later than Monday 8pm TONIGHT. After 8pm, you will find that only the NOT-SOLD-OUT items are still available.
ARE YOU A “KITCHEN GARDENER”?
See if this article What is a Kitchen Gardener? describes you. "Kitchen Gardeners are a special breed. They are self-reliant seekers of “the Good Life” who have understood the central role that home-grown and home-cooked food plays in one’s well-being." SOURCE: www.kgi.org
GINGER CRANBERRY RELISH, ANYONE?
Need a cranberry relish recipe to spice up your main meal for the upcoming Holidays? Local Harvest has a good suggestion for Gingered Cranberry Relish that gives us all another chance to get ginger integrated into our meals. BTW, did you know that SPLG is a proud contributing member of Local Harvest? Please visit our listing and post a review while you’re there.
MARKET MANAGER NEEDS ADMIN HELP WEDNESDAY 8AM – 10AM
Please call Tina at 727-515-9469 to get on the schedule for this Wednesday or an upcoming Wednesday. Your shift will be about 2 hours long. You will print reports and attend to customer orders. Computer literacy preferred.
New members pay just $70 this month for our fall Market season ending June 30, 2015. Our online system automatically prorates memberships by the month in which you pay your membership.
Upcoming Events
All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
- *"Monthly Potluck Social" for January is in the planning stages and will be announced when the next Market opens on Jan. 11th. These are always fun and there is lots of great food and camaradie!
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!
Dawson Local Harvest: LAST MARKET BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
Dawson Local Harvest for December 18th
LAST MARKET BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
HI EVERYONE, and SEASON’S GREETINGS.
Hard to believe, but this Friday will be the last Market before Christmas. There are several interesting items to note: MY DAILY BREAD has new offerings Tiramisu Roll and a Holiday mini-loaf along with other goodies for entertaining and family (got mine). Hanalei Bath has great stocking-stuffer type bath and beauty items, JAVA GENESIS has fresh-ground Coffees including their Holiday Blend (got this, too.), and FIVE HENS FARMS has superb free-range Meats for your Holiday dinners,
Want a super-delicious lite Holiday appetizer? Get an order of Kohlrabi from LEILANI’S and the Organic Veggie Cream Cheese Dip from MY DAILY BREAD, remove the pale green outer Kohlrabi skin and cut into thin strips, and voila’, a great tasting raw veggie with an excellent dip. Doesn’t get any easier than that!
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. 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
CLG: Opening bell: Honey, Broccoli, Cookies, Eggs.
Good afternoon! This is the last market of 2015 and then we WON’T have market the following 2 Fridays (Dec 25 & January 1st). Stock up on all your favorites now. Ratchford has a fresh supply of buffalo and ABC has lots of mushrooms.
Come early on Friday for the best selection from the EXTRAS table. And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)
The market is now OPEN for orders. Please check your email about 5 minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!
Have a great week!
Steve
ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION. When you are done shopping, just hit the “proceed to checkout” button in your cart. You will then see the option to “Pay Now” with credit card near the bottom. Just follow the prompts to add your card. Be sure to read the screen until you see “Thank you for your order” on the top. If you need help, please call 339-7958. A 3% online payment convenience fee will be added when your card is charged.
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Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net
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Champaign, OH: Correction!
Some of the printed customer letters, and a Weblog from Swisher Hill Herbs, mistakenly listed a wrong date for our market…
The market will have order pick up, this Thursday evening. We will then be closed for the two weeks of the holiday. I will reopen the market for ordering, on December 31, 2015!
Thank you!
Cosmic Pam
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weblog Entry
Green Fork Farmers Market Customers:
It’s time to start stocking up for the holidays! You’ll need plenty of good food for cooking at home and for taking along to holiday celebrations, so go ahead and place your order now.
New this week: Green Fork Farm has red mustard greens, and shiitakes are back.
Green Fork Farm also has handmade items available at the market—Children’s hats and gloves that look like the minions from the movie Despicable Me, holiday ornaments, and dish cloths. They are beautiful and make special gifts for friends, family, teachers, and coworkers. Stop by to check it out this week and get some of your gift list taken care of!
Also available this week:
Vegetables—Carrots, arugula, lettuce, green onions, kale, potatoes, beet greens, swiss chard, spinach, turnips, collard greens, red mustard greens, bok choy, mixed greens, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes.
Herbs—Cilantro, sage, rosemary, and mixed herb bunches.
Meat—Pastured beef, chicken, goat, and lamb.
Fermented foods—Sauerkraut and jalapenos.
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Olives and Olive Oil—organic and directly from the grower in California.
Plants and Flowers—Culinary, medicinal, pollinator-friendly, and decorative plants and flowers.
Bath and Beauty—Handmade, all natural soaps.
Place your order from now until Tuesday at noon for pickup on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
If you aren’t able to place an order, stop by to shop with us on Wednesday. We will have a variety of items for sale from the table.
See you on Wednesday,
Green Fork Farmers Market
Wednesdays 4-7 pm
Indoors, Year Round
At Nightbird Books
205 W. Dickson St.
Fayetteville, AR
To place your order, click on the link below to enter the website. Sign in as a customer, then click on the icon next to each product you wish to order. Proceed to checkout, review the list to make sure it’s correct, then scroll to the bottom and click on Place This Order. Make sure you receive a confirmation email—if you don’t, your order was not processed. Payment is at the market pickup with cash, check, debit/credit card, EBT, and Senior FMNP coupons. Ask about our doubling program for EBT and SFweeMNP!
Gwinnett Locally Grown: Happy Mother's Day
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
I just wanted to take a moment and celebrate all of our mothers and moms-to-be here at GLG. We hope you are being pampered, catered to, and loved just a little more than usual.
And don't forget! THE MARKET CLOSES TOMORROW AT 12PM. So hurry and place your orders NOW!
In love and health,
Luisa
Russellville Community Market: RCM Opening Bell (Last week before Christmas!)
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
SEE MESSAGE BELOW:
Christmas/New Years Announcement: We have elected to close the market for the week of Christmas (12/24 market day) and for the week of New Years (12/31 market day). That only leaves THIS WEEK to stock up for the rest of 2015! As always, if you have any questions about these market days, please feel free to ask!
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!
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