Champaign, OH:  Welcome Back, My Friends!

Welcome back, my friends…
to the show that never ends.
We’re so glad you could attend!
Come inside! Come inside!
(Karn Evil 9-First Impression-Part 2- Emerson, Lake, and Palmer)

That’s right…welcome back to the market, the season, the seasonal vendors, the customers, all us…welcome back!!!

Last week, we saw the return of End Of The Road Farm with their amazing greens, green onions, eggs, popcorn, and now apple butter!!

In the past two weeks, we saw the return of live plants and herbs from Swisher Hill Herbs!!

Now, we see the return of the spring/green garlic from the girls of JC Growers!!

AND, this week, it is….drumroll…ASPARGUS!!! Center stage…this week we welcome back Beth, from Harrigan’s Harvest!!!

Order, now, immediately!!!

Welcome back, my friends, as this show NEVER ends!!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Dawson Local Harvest:  HEADS UP! Head Lettuce, Kale, Collards, and Shrimp!

Dawson Local Harvest for April 29

HEADS UP! Head Lettuce, Kale, Collards, and Shrimp!

HI EVERYONE!

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Spring weather! We’re certainly looking forward to more and more availability for fresh, scrumptious eats and treats and healthy all-natural products free of the chemicals and “unknowns” of the commercial world. So here’s what’s going on this week.

From LEILANI’S, dress up your salads with colorful and tasty Swiss Chard (also great added to pasta after sautéing with olive oil and garlic). Several new varieties of fresh-picked Head Lettuces are now available, along with dusky ‘Red Russian’ and green-leaf ‘Siberian’ Kale and extra-tender baby Georgia Collards (don’t forget the FIVE HENS Fatback for true southern taste). In the Vegetable section.

YIKES om the Shrimp faux pau. Ordering has been enabled and you can get all the Georgia White Shrimp your heart and taste buds desire! This week it’s wild-caught and quick-frozen for superb taste. In the Meat section of The Market.

THE MARKET WILL OPEN Sunday night at 8pm!

REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. 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

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Time to Order Local Farm Products!

Happy Sunday!

The market is open this morning as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm, so come see what we have to offer this week. Also be sure to read the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

It’s definitely the season to buy your plants – vegetables, perennials, hanging baskets, houseplants! – from local farmers and nurserymen. Every week Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has some new perennial plants and herb plants listed. Planting time is upon us, so spruce up your garden this week! We also have a selection of herb plants available at Square Books. If you’d like to see something special before purchase, please drop us a note. Also check out the vegetable and flowering plants from White City Produce & Greenhouses.

April 25 is the deadline to sign up for a share of the Summer/Fall CSA by White City Produce & Greenhouses.

Remember to look for wonderful early spring vegetables, delicious pork and beef cuts, fresh and dried herbs, rich creamline milk, organic free-range eggs, jams and jellies. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, bath & beauty products, and house & garden plants.

Stop by Square Books soon and see our MLG Table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some jam or jelly, hand lotion or soap, herbal tea, a candle, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy or to give as a gift.

(L to R) Arugula & Butter Crunch Lettuce Plants & Petunia Hanging Baskets from White City Produce & Greenhouses; Beard-tongue and Purple Columbine from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse.

IMPORTANT ORDERING AND PICKUP INFORMATION

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m..

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. If neither of those pickup times works for you, please make a note on the order, and we will work out an alternative arrangement.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Although the Saturday markets are closed for the season, wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda

Here is the complete list for this week.

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market Is Open

ALFN Members,

Welcome to another week of local veggies, meats, cheeses and artisan products. From goat soap to asparagus, the market contains a diverse listing of weekly needs for a single person or a whole family.

This next Saturday, April 30th, is another Community Market Day. This week, Mac Family Farm will be with us. Brandy McAllister will be present to display many of the products she cultivates and makes on her homestead. Make sure you drop by to see her line of goodies and meet Brandy!

Bio-Accumulation

Since the population crash of predatory birds was linked to the pesticide DDT back in the 1960’s, scientists have observed the phenomenon of pesticides accumulating in concentration as it moves up the food chain. Pesticides can become concentrated in fat cells of certain species and predators of those species can then get a concentrated dose by eating the species lower on the food chain. For example, a field is sprayed with DDT to take out mosquitoes. The pesticide falls on everything including seeds and other plants that are consumed by a mouse. Predatory birds eat mice and the DDT quickly concentrates in the fat stores of the bird as it passes from mouse fat into energy for the bird. Why am I discussing fat, mice and pesticides on a beautiful Sunday morning?

A recent study found the presence of glyphosate (think Roundup—an herbicide and known human carcinogen) in coffee creamers, oatmeal, bagels and even organic cage-free birds. Since the inception of GMO plants that are resistant to Roundup, fields of GMO corn or GMO soybeans are sprayed with Roundup. How does it make its way into eggs? Bioaccumulation. In the end, the pooling of pesticides/herbicides in eggs or coffee creamer is a lesson in the web of life. Though many folks believe we can extricate ourselves from the natural world, we will forever be members of the dynamic and interconnected ecology of the universe. The proverbial butterfly flapping its wings and creating a hurricane on the other side of the planet is analogous to bioaccumulation. Water pools down at the lowest point in a landscape. Unlike water, pesticides and herbicides pool up in a system as they accumulate up the food chain.

Again, part of the problem is tracing back to the source. This isn’t a problem with ALFN’s network. You have access to information, grower’s pages, and description of items throughout the website. Furthermore, you have direct access to the growers if you desire more information. ALFN’s market isn’t one of smoke and mirrors. Our goal is to provide transparency and access for the growing practices of all the items on the market.

Every one of you add to the resilience of this market as reflective and educated consumers.

Thank you!

If you are interested in volunteering this week, or any other week, please head over to Volunteer Spot where you can sign up for times that work best for your schedule.

All the best,

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Stones River Market:  Time to order!

Market News

Happy Sunday everyone!

We welcome Diamond5Farms to the market! They have listed an array of Grass fed / non-GMO / no antibiotics lamb! Check out their impressive website for more information.

Alfresco Pasta will be on break from NOW until the end of October. They wish you to know that you can find them at the Murfreesboro Saturday Market beginning in June and throughout the farmers market season. We wish them well and await their return.

Double Star Bar Farms has oyster mushrooms listed this week! Try those sautéed, in a cream sauce, in a soup… oh my! They will also bring asparagus and it will be table sales again due to its unpredictable growth patterns!

We, continually, want to thank L & L Contractors for providing us with the beautiful space to hold market pickup! PLEASE check out their website and support these local craftsfolk in kind turn for them supporting us!
http://www.landlcontractorsmurfreesboro.com

Jenny with Seeds of Success will have a table set up with samples of several of her products, including seasonings!

Rocky Glade has quarts of Chandler strawberries listed! These will sell quickly so don’t miss out!

Many thanks to Mackberry Farms for sharing their plants and thank you to the customers for supporting these sales.

Ashleigh and I are very thankful to be a part of this caring community and we truly appreciate you all for making Stones River Market a part of your week! This first year as managers will be a lot of getting our feet wet in understanding the market and its needs but we have lots of plans for the future so stick around and help spread the word!

See you all Wednesday,

Ashleigh & Tracey
Market Managers
(931)952-1224
stonesrivermarket@gmail.com

Recipes

Please, share your recipes with us on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Stones River Market products, so we can try it too!

I am taking a break from recipes. Look for them to return soon.

United States Virgin Islands:  This Week in Vi Locally Grown

Good Evening Everyone,
The Market is now open for orders. We have a few new items on the market including local honey and a cold& flu remedy with honey, turmeric, and more. See you Wed!

Blessings,
Your Vi Locally Grown Growers

Dothan, Alabama:  Market is OPEN!

News, Views, Messages and Recipes!

You’ll Find Us . . .

Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net

Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com

On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan

For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303

Make Sure May 5 Is On Your Calendar!

SPRING 2016 ORDERING SCHEDULE Order April 23 – April 26 for Pickup on April 29 Order April 30 – May 3 for Pickup at

SPRING OPEN HOUSE – THURSDAY MAY 5, 3-7pm!
Join us for Prizes, Fun, Samples and Making New Friends! Meet your Growers and Producers!
Regular orders will resume May 7



THIS WEEK’S VENDORS, PRODUCTS, IDEAS ETC.

WELCOME – Davis Farms! AUGHTMON – Delicious Bath and Body Products! HORTON’S FARM – Fresh Greens, Local Honey, Fire Ant First Aid, BEEMU & Simply Because Bath Products JUST GOT LAID EGGS – The name says it all – fresh eggs from fresh chickens KATHY’S CHURPERS fresh eggs from the happiest chickens in Henry County! MARY’S PEEPS – Jams, Jellies, Baked Goods. “Surgery has been postponed so we’re here till after Open House. Thank you for your support.”

RICHTER FARMS – Local, Fresh, Sustainable Pork – check them out at http://richterfarmspork.com/ SMITH FARMS – Ground Lamb and Dexter Beef SPRING HILL FARM is off Market this week but will have and have their wonderful breads, nut butters, soup mixes, etc for order the following week. Please note that they will be at Open House May 5!

SANDSPUR FARMS – “Beef is RESTOCKED! Some pork cuts still available too. 
This beef was able to enjoy the sweetness of winter grazing
so the taste may be a little different, but in a good way. I hope 
everyone enjoys their purchases from us and if there is ever 
a problem, please be sure and let me know. 
Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction! Thanks, Jen”

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SWEET CAKES – delectable fresh made pasta, gnocci and baked goods

Your SUSTAINABLE Market

The Low Down on COLLARDS

The cholesterol-lowering ability of collard greens may be the greatest of all commonly eaten cruciferous vegetables. In a recent study, steamed collard greens outshined steamed kale, mustard greens, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage in terms of its ability to bind bile acids in the digestive tract. When this bile acid binding takes place, it is easier for the bile acids to be excreted from the body. Since bile acids are made from cholesterol, the net impact of this bile acid binding is a lowering of the body’s cholesterol level. It’s worth noting that steamed collards show much greater bile acid binding ability than raw collards.

We get unique health benefits from collard greens in the form of cancer protection. The cancer-preventive properties of collard greens may be largely related to 4 specific glucosinolates found in this cruciferous vegetable: glucoraphanin, sinigrin, gluconasturtiian, and glucotropaeolin. Each of these glucosinolates can be converted into an isothiocyanate (ITC) that helps lower our cancer risk by supporting our detox and anti-inflammatory systems.

Vickie’s actual photo taken last week when she made this recipe

VICKIE’S COLLARD ROLLS
“This was heavenly and really did not take that long to prepare.”
 
Roughly 40 collard leaves, stemmed.
Blanch for 2 minutes then dunk in cold water then drain.
1 lb ground deer meat (other ground meats could be substituted)
¼ C olive oil
1 onion chopped fine
1 & ½ C cooked jasmine rice
2 or 3 minced garlic cloves
¼ each C fresh chopped dill and parsley
2 T ketchup
2 T lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Chicken broth
 
Heat  the olive oil over medium-low heat in a large nonstick skillet and add the deer, onions, garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until the meat is done and the onion is tender. Scoop the meat mixture out of the pan reserving the drippings.  Add the rice, ketchup and chopped herbs and salt and pepper to taste. Combine well. 
 
Oil a wide, deep lidded sauté pan or saucepan with olive oil. To fill the leaves, place one on your work surface, vein side up and with the stem end facing you. The leaf may have a big space in the middle where you stemmed it; if it does, pull the two sides of the leaf in toward each other and overlap them slightly. Place about 1 level tablespoon of filling on the bottom center of each leaf. Fold the sides over, then roll up tightly, tucking in the sides as you go. Place in the pan, seam side down, fitting the stuffed leaves in snug layers.
 
Once the leaves are layered in the pan, pour the remaining drippings from the meat over the leaves.  Then drizzle with the lemon juice.  Add chicken broth – just enough to cover the leaves.  Simmer one hour until leaves are tender.
 

Footnotes

Market At Dothan is a small group of niche growers and producers promoting sustainable agriculture and supporting our local economy. Each grower/producer is dedicated to providing the freshest, highest quality products to their customers. Our growers use natural growing principles without synthetic chemicals. Local products available include: fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, beef, chicken, lamb, honey, baked goods, jams, jellies, goat cheese, frozen casseroles, pottery, nuts.
All growers /producers believe in providing locally grown foods and goods seasonally to promote a strong, local community and economy. Our goal is 100% Customer Satisfaction…comments, questions or concerns are welcome!

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!

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  This week's items!!

Hello Market Family!

I thought I’d give this feature a try, so you can see what all the market has to offer you this week!! First time trying this “include product listing” with email feature—so apologies in advance if it doesn’t work!!

Thank you all for going local….happy shopping!!

PAFM

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  resending the market is open

This didn’t show in my email as having been sent out as a notice.
The market is open for ordering at this link.
http://spacity.locallygrown.net/market
Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your order on Friday between 3:30 and 5.

You’ll need to place orders for Arkansas Natural Produce by Monday night as they have an earlier closing period in order to harvest on time.

Please make every effort to pick up on Friday, or arrange for a friend to pick up for you. Set an alarm on your cell to remind you if necessary.

Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
dragonlaughter @ gmail.com
501 six five five 9411

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

The market is open for ordering at this link.
http://spacity.locallygrown.net/market
Please place your orders before Tuesday at 9 pm, and plan to pick up your order on Friday between 3:30 and 5.

You’ll need to place orders for Arkansas Natural Produce by Monday night as they have an earlier closing period in order to harvest on time.

Please make every effort to pick up on Friday, or arrange for a friend to pick up for you. Set an alarm on your cell to remind you if necessary.

Julie Alexander
this week’s manager
dragonlaughter @ gmail.com
501 six five five 9411