South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Time to Order Local Food!

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Market News

JUST IN FROM DOGWOOD VALLEY GREENHOUSE
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has added several nice houseplants to the listings. Available now are needlepoint ivy, cape primrose, wandering jews, and two colors of spider plants, all in 10" hanging baskets. We also have several very nice succulent planters and herb collection baskets for your table or windowsill. Panda plants and aloe vera plants would also be good additions to your winter indoor garden. All these need to stay inside until our frost-free date near the end of April, then will be happy to spend the summer on porch or patio.

We are also making decisions about spring offerings of flowering hanging baskets, vegetable plants in gallon pots, and 6 packs of bedding plants. If there is something special you would be interested in, please let us know by e-mail to tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com.
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Jess Wilson of In Town Organics and Summer Fields sends the following message: I want to point out something very exciting that happened in 2014 – that was the opening of Three Oaks Rabbitry on Gudger Rd. in Sewanee. I have raised rabbits for our family and a few lucky others for the past ten years. These rabbits live in large cages that are moved daily to allow access to fresh grass and plenty of hopping room and sunshine when desired. My rabbits are fed oats and locally grown alfalfa hay. I could not sell these rabbits legally in the past because there was not a processing facility in the area. Erich Eichler was willing to do the work (and waiting) needed to change this. Last year his processing facility was inspected by the USDA and FDA for processing rabbits for legal sale in our area! I’m so excited to finally have a legal outlet for selling my rabbits. Three Oaks Rabbitry sells my rabbits as well as rabbits that Erich raises himself and you can purchase them on the market! Domestic rabbit is an incredibly lean, white meat that can be substituted for chicken in many recipes. Check out a favorite rabbit recipe from our family in the RECIPE section.
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BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1st
If you come to market and forget your check book, credit card, or cash, we will give you an addressed envelope to take with you. Your payment should be mailed within 24 hours of market closing so it will arrive in time to post to your account before the next market.

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will be presenting the following workshops:
Farmers Market Boot Camp
Fruit Production and Direct Marketing
Locally Raised Beef
Poultry Workshop

The only workshop that doesn’t have a fee appears to be the Locally Raised Beef Workshop. Send us a (new) e-mail to cumberlandfm@gmail.com if you would like to see the information on these workshops. (Do NOT Reply to this e-mail.)
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WHITE CITY PRODUCE AND GREENHOUSES reminds us that, while their growing season has ended for the winter, their CSA’s are still on the market and available for ordering. The deadline will be here before you know it, so please order soon so you will not be disappointed.
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EXTENDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
There will be six webinars, each 75 minutes long, in February and March of 2015. All webinars will be broadcast from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. EST.

Webinar Schedule
• February 17 — Season Extension Opportunities & EQIP Funding
• February 24 — Structure Options, Construction, Ventilation & Temperature Control
• March 3 — Organic Certification & Marketing High Tunnel Crops
• March 10 — Crop, Irrigation & Equipment Options
• March 17 — Insect, Weed & Disease Control
• March 24 — Producer Views & Series Wrap-up

For more information, and to register, please contact Miranda at 859-218-4384 or miranda. hileman@uky.edu.
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EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.
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REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

Payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.
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PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
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Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
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If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers

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Dothan, Alabama:  "Winter Wonder", Sweet Cakes Bakery & Valentine's...

Market At Dothan_Eating Locally, Year Round

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Market At Dothan Locally Grown

How to contact us:’
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email:2farmersdaughters@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketAtDothan

Market News

WINTER MARKET 2015 WEEKLY PICK UP OPTIONS @ DOTHAN NURSERIES …
To improve access to “Local Food”, Market At Dothan is Adding “SATURDAY PICK UP” weekly from 10am -12pm @ DOTHAN NURSERIES during Winter Season (January, February & March) in addiTion to regular weekly FRIDAY PICK UP 10AM -12PM. Helping you make 2015 the year of “Local Food”! MUST Select Pick Up DAY before placing order.

“WINTER WONDER”…
Message from Jennifer @ Sandspur Farm:
" This winter has been different, at first I was mad and upset with crops being ruined when some were reaching their prime. To see turnips shatter like glass from being frozen is ugly. But then I changed my mind. Without winter, pests in the garden would continue, there would never be an end to their cycle. So now I am happy to say that winter is not all bad. It’s the reset button for growing things. I’ve included some quotes I found online. The most important is the Bible verse from Deuteronomy 11:13-15. It says “It shall come about, if you love the Lord your God that He will give the rain for your land in its season that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil. He will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.”
Our ancestors didn’t have greenhouses back in the 17 & 1800s, they grew what they could during the spring and summer and stored for winter. To them winter was horrible. We have so many luxuries in life to be thankful for. Giving our lands a rest period or at least a slower pace, isn’t all bad."
Thanks Jennifer for sharing your optimism & farmer’s perspective!

SWEET CAKE BAKERY…
“Now available from Sweet Cakes Bakery- Homemade Cinnamon Rolls! Lovely, cinnamon goodness rolled and smothered in a sweet icing; available by the dozen or half dozen! Also, check out the Rosemary Bread, a savory round loaf full of herbs, with a fine, soft texture and utterly delicious! I will be adding more bread over the next few weeks, so be sure to check in and see what is new! Coming soon will be Potato Bread, Butter Bread and French Bread, all homemade! Thank you so much for your support and patronage!”

VALENTINE TREATS…
MS. EMMA’s…
Red Velvet .Mini Cakes & Cupcakes and Strawberry Mini Cakes & Cupcakes are carefully placed in a decorative Valentine box ready to be given to your favorite Valentine.

HORTON FARMS..Freshly milled grains: Sourdough Mix, Ezekiel Mix, Whole Wheat & Buckwheat Pancake & Waffle Mix now available through Horton Farms. Thanks Ros!

PRICELESS PRODUCE UPDATED…
CSA- Full & 1/2 Shares
Arugula – baby, pesto & 2 gallons
Greenhouse Mix – of Baby Chinese Cabbage, Baby Siberian Kale, Baby Bok Choi, and Baby Swiss Chard!
Lettuce – Mesclun, Red Oakleaf
Micros – broccoli, spicy, radish
Salsa
Sprouts -sunflowers

CASABLANCA RANCH- LOCAL GRASS FED, GRASS FINISHED BEEF…
“Locally raised in Abbeville, AL. Grass Fed and Grass Finished. Our cattle are never given hormones, any type of steroids or growth enhancing medications. We do not feed them corn, chicken litter or cotton gin waste. Their diet is grass and hay. We give them minerals and salt as needed. We vaccinate them for diseases and parasites under the oversight of a veterinarian. Our meat is inspected and approved during processing by a USDA inspector and carries the USDA seal of certification.”

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GROUND BEEF, 93% LEAN
*GROUND BEEF PATTIES
*SIRLOIN TIP ROAST
*CHUCK ROAST
*BRISKET
*LIVER
**SOUP BONES

#SHOPLOCAL…
PLEASE SUPPORT these LOCAL businesses! “It’s not hard to support your local economy. Just shift your spending to local independents. Every bit counts.” #ShopLocal. Order Online @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net

DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS…
Now accepting Debit & Credit cards @ Market at Dothan when you PICK UP your order. Using SQUARE, is a FLEXIBLE payment option that allows you to get receipts via email or text message. EASY & CONVENIENT way to pay!

EASY & CONVENIENT Online Ordering @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net

Farm to Table Recipes

Chili
1 to 2 tablespoons oil
1 pound sirloin, cubed, grass fed, grass finished
1 pound ground meat, grass fed, grass finished
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 Bottle of beer
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup coffee (strong is best)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 finely chopped chili of choice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon heaping of cumin
1 teaspoon heaping of coriander
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 15 ounce cans kidney beans
1 15 ounce cans white beans
5 large carrots, chopped into discs (OPTIONAL)
In large stock pot or dutch oven, heat oil over med. flame and brown meat, sirloin chunks first then ground. When meat is lightly browned, throw on the onions. Take two large sips from the beer. Add remaining beer plus, tomatoes, coffee and tomato paste. Add sugar, spices and kidney beans. Reduce flame to low and let simmer for an hour. Add white beans and carrots simmer for another hour or two; longer will be better. Season as needed.

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is open for ordering

Good Morning on this fine sunny day!
The market is open for ordering until Tuesday at 9 pm. Please remember to mark your calendars for pickup Friday the 23rd between 3:30 and 5:30 at 341A Whittington Avenue. Before 5 is better for our volunteer staff. See you then.
http://spacity.locallygrown.net/market

Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
501 655 9411
spacity@locallygrown.net

Carolina Foothills, SC:  Cold Months

http://carolinafoothills.locallygrown.net/market

Good morning folks ,

Brrr…..cold! Starting a fire and holding a warm cup of Southern Pecan from our mountain roaster ,‘Jumpin Goats Coffee Roasters ’.. Really really good. Robust with hints of pecan. Not artificially flavored ( of course)! Just a good cup of Joe! And to add my own kind of good I put in the Chocolate Brownie Cocoa also from Jumpin Goats Coffee Roasters. Let’s just say it’s like that really good mocha you paid too much for. Only you do it yourself! For way less!

As always I buy most of my food here! It just makes more sense to get food from my local farmers. I’m eating huge salads every night thanks to Leah Lake Farm! Lettuces are beautiful and tasty and the beets are so good! Thank you to this farm for providing this even through these cold spells! Quite impressive!

I visited Sylvan Falls Mill recently. Lovely Bed & Breakfast! If you haven’t tried their Breads, Muffins and lots of other baked goods do it now. They also offer *Stone milled Grits and Flours

I’m going to get back to sipping my Southern Pecan Mocha. Enjoy you day!

Remember you can order anytime day or night till Monday 4 pm. http://carolinafoothills.locallygrown.net/market

Eat Well,

Marantha
Wild Earth Gardens & Herbals

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Northeast Georgia Locallygrown Availability List for Jan. 16

Good Evening Locavores
We hope you all were able to enjoy the glorious sunshine today. The farm animals and struggling vegetable plants sure did.
As always, thanks for supporting your local producers and enjoy local food.
Your Locallygrown market is now open.

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Northeast Georgia Locallygrown Availability List for Jan. 16

Good Evening Locavores
We hope you all were able to enjoy the glorious sunshine today. The farm animals and struggling vegetable plants sure did.
As always, thanks for supporting your local producers and enjoy local food.
Your Locallygrown market is now open.

Statesboro Market2Go:  The market is open!

The market is open, and we are having a busy winter! Be sure to place your order this week, before midnight on Tuesday, for pickup Thursday.
Thank you for shopping with us!

Independence,VA:  Taking orders for delivery January 23rd

Friends of the Market,
We are taking orders for delivery January 23rd.
I just started leeks and mixed greens under lights and Rick and Jen are working in their high tunnel today. It will be spring before we know it!
Thanks for shopping with us and see you Friday!
The links are here: http://independencefarmersmarket.locallygrown.net/market/
you can also get there from the webpage, www.independencefarmersmarket.org

Carolina Foothills, SC:  MARKET IS OPEN!!!!!!

Hello all,

Well big things are afoot.

My husband and I have just gotten into buying storage units at auction and it became very clear rather quickly that I was going to need a place to start selling.

There is a place right down the road from my house that just began late last year called Red Rooster Jockey Lot.

I paid to have a room on the inside of the building and as a result now have a venue to also display for carolinafoothills also the people who who run the business will be giving Tony’s Pizza here in Liberty all of our info and they have agreed to hand out 8000 fliers for us.

I have high hopes that this will bring in both new customers and new vendors.

Take Care and as always be safe and eat well,

Susan.

http://carolinafoothills.locally grown.net/market

Augusta Locally Grown:  THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

WE GOT IT GOING ON!!!

THUR, JAN 22 — FRUIT & VEGGIE RX PROGRAM … We are thrilled to be part of something pretty amazing: the Fruit & Veggie Rx Program in Harrisburg! ALG has partnered with Harrisburg Family Health Care, Good Neighbor Ministries, Icebox Ministries, Slow Food CRS, Wholesome Wave Georgia, Veggie Truck Market farmers, GRU-MCG student volunteers, local volunteer physicians, and Emory University to start this summer. The program will prescribe locally-grown fruits and veggies, through a healthcare setting, to enrolled mothers and their children at-risk of diet-related diseases, weekly for five months. This is the FIRST such program of its kind for Wholesome Wave in Georgia. Yep! Not Atlanta, not Savannah, not Athens, not Macon … yes Augusta!!! Coalition members will roadtrip this coming week to firm up program design. Woot woot! To read more about this coolness, visit www.wholesomewave.org/our-initiatives/fruit-and-vegetable-prescription-program.

SAT, JAN 24 – 100 IN HARRISBURG RAISED BED PROJECT … Join us for a Day of Service on Saturday, January 24. We’ll be putting in more raised beds throughout Harrisburg. We’ve put in 42 so far … with 58 more to go! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can help.

FRI, JAN 30 – TEDX AUGUSTA … The theme this year is “Connections,” and that’s what we do best: connecting local eaters to local growers! We’ll provide the morning break food for participants at this wonderful event. Hugs to ALG board member Laurie Ritchie for baking blueberry scones, and to Helms College Culinary students for baking the biscuits. One more volunteer is needed to help serve the food from 8am-12noon on Friday, Jan 30. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help. Tickets for the event are still for sale at www.tedxaugusta.com.

MON, FEB 2 – WTF* LOCAL FOOD FILM & MEDIA SERIES … Join us for a monthly media showing of the deeply significant and often alarming issues facing our modern food culture. The series will be “Stone Soup” style … you bring a seasonal ingredient; we’ll throw it in the pot and eat together. First up: an audio lecture on “glyphosate” from a seasoned, activist farmer. Hugs to AGL volunteer Shannon Williams for helping to head this up. Go Shannon! Location TBA. *WTF = We Trust (our) Farmers.

TUES, FEB 17 – EHS STEPS INTO WELLNESS: HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR … ALG will host a seasonal foods education booth at Evans High School for CCBOE employees. We’d love a volunteer or two to help, especially to promote the Evans Towne Farmers Market. Volunteers are needed from 8am-1pm. ALG board member Janie Peel is the organizer of this event! Go Janie! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can help.

SAT, MAR 14 – FARM TOUR & WORKSHOP AT ADDERSON’S FRESH PRODUCE … One of the CSRA’s most beloved organic veggie farms is planning an educational farm tour and workshop in mid-March, and Augusta Locally Grown will be helping! We’ll need several volunteers at this wonderful setting in Keysville, GA. Hugs to Chef Megan Alig of Creative Cuisine for offering her services. Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help.

TUE, MAR 17 – OPENING DAY AT THE VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET … “Dark Leafy Green St. Patty’s Market Party” is what we’re calling our opening day festivities this season. Come support these all-local, all-naturally-grown farmers and other vendors. And yes! We’ll be doubling SNAP/EBT again this year. The market is in Harrisburg, across from the Kroc Center, every Tuesday, 4:30pm-7pm, through October.

WED-THUR, MAR 18-19 – THE GEORGIA DIETETICS CONFERENCE will be held in Augusta this year. ALG board member Lauren Belcher is an organizer of this event. Go Lauren! She has invited ALG to provide an educational booth on local foods. Volunteers will be needed on both days! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to help.

SAT, MAR 21 – GROW HARRISBURG URBAN FARM FEAST … this one’s gonna be awesome … more details soon!

THUR, APR 2 – OPENING DAY AT THE EVANS TOWNE FARMERS MARKET … We’ll be taking vendor applications for this market starting next week! Visit www.evanstownefarmersmarket.com for our guidelines. More good news: this market will also double EBT/SNAP benefits with support from Wholesome Wave Georgia! The Evans Towne Farmers Market will run Thursdays, 4:30pm-7pm, April-July 2015.

SUN, APR 12 – THREE FARM TOUR AND PROGRESSIVE MEAL … Spring will bring us yet another 3-farm tour … this one at JandL Farm & Stable, Noah’s Farm & Forest, and Spirit Creek Farms. Volunteers will be needed for this one too!!

SAT, APR 25 – BENDERDINKER! Yep, we’ll need a hundred volunteers for this one too!!!!!!!!!! But if you’d rather paddle, registration is OPEN! Visit www.benderdinker.com. This is the biggest fundraiser each year for Augusta Locally Grown!

STUDENT INTERN NEWS: Welcome back returning interns for the Spring Semester: Tabias, Isaac, Russell, Sam, Taylor, and Kyong. Welcome new student interns for this semester:

- Chloe creates social media and marketing photography for GROW Harrisburg.
- Adolfo joins our Augusta Locally Grown On-Line at the AJCC location.
- Jas will help with our 100 in Harrisburg Raised Bed initiative.
CONGRATULATIONS – to former ALG student intern Precious L. for getting into culinary school! Go Precious!!!

Cheers!?
Kim