Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder: Place your co-op order today! Group Buy this weekend!

Just a friendly reminder that market orders are due online today by 6 pm. Last day to order FCLO and other Green Pasture products

Please remember that we need to hit certain minimums in order for our farmers and vendors to deliver to us.

Thank you for placing your order and supporting local farms and businesses!

See you on Tuesday!

Click Here to Place Your Order

CLG:  Opening Bell: Eggs, Pork, Jellies, Kale!

Good afternoon!
Has spring sprung? It sure feels like it, but I’m going to wait a little longer until I set our my tender plants. Most of our Growers have greenhouses full of seedlings that will produce delicious food all season. You’ll notice that the selection of items available in winter is less than summer, but there’s still plenty of in-season items available. Check out over 500 wonderful items listed this week. Have a great week!
See you on Friday!

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.

How to contact us:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Instead…

Phone or text: Steve – 501-339-1039

Email: Steve – kirp1968@sbcglobal.net

Our Website: www.conway.locallygrown.net

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846

ALFN Local Food Club:  The Market Is Open

Dear ALFN Members,

Good day, the market is open. Please read on for some exciting new udpates.

First, we have another new grower to welcome to the market. Bob Wayne is a farmer in Scott, Arkansas, and he is adding cold-pressed sunflower oil to the market! Look for more products in the future, but make sure you grab a bottle of the cold-pressed oil for cooking. He makes it in small batches for freshness and quality! You can find the oil under Condiments and Seasonings.

Second, thanks to all those who have filled out last week’s survey regarding Bulk Items. We had a drawing for three months of membership for those who filled out the survey before Wednesday. Congrats to Rita! If you haven’t had a chance to fill out the survey, please consider taking a moment to fill it out. ALFN is trying to gauge the interest in providing access to a few bulk items that cannot be found from our local growers at this time such as grains, flours and some legumes. Please let us know what you think and take the survey here: Bulk Items Survey

Finally, we have our final Saturday of February coming up…Community Market Day. We will have fresh coffee available and a chance to meet some chickens and talk poultry politics. The head of Little Rock’s Animal Services division, Tracy Roark, has suggested new regulations for city chickens. This seems like a good time to discuss the perennial pleasantries and politics of parenting poultry in the city. We will have a brief conversation about the suggested changes, Q/A for those interested in having chickens in the city and a couple of chicken breeds will also be strutting their stuff. If you’re gonzo about chickens, come by this Saturday!

If you haven’t had a chance to volunteer, consider signing up for a slot on our Volunteer Spot page. Volunteering with ALFN is a great way to meet new people and gain a bit of market credit along the way! Sign up here: Volunteer Spot

All the best,

Kyle Holton
Program & Market Manager

Stones River Market:  Welcome early spring! The market is open for orders!

Market News

Good morning!

ONE MORE week at Southern Stained Glass! Beginning March 2, we will move the pickup location to L & L Contractors at 25 S Public Square, Murfreesboro. This is a permanent move!
We thank Rod and Maura at Southern Stained Glass for providing the market with such a wonderful pickup location for many years!!

We will continue to announce and try to make the move as seamless as we possibly can! Thank you for your patience in all these recent changes!!

SEE CLICKABLE MAP ABOVE!

Linda at Dogwood Valley has added some beautiful potted primrose:

Because they are susceptible to summer drought, plants should be well-watered if rainfall is scarce. Do not lightly sprinkle with water every day. To ensure deep root growth, give a thorough watering once a week. In Tennessee, primroses are best grown in part shade; an eastern exposure with early morning sun or dappled shade is ideal. Since primroses prefer a mild winter, a sheltered planting area is recommended to moderate the cycle of alternate freezing and thawing which may kill primroses. They combine particularly well with spring bulbs and other early flowering perennials such as lungwort, rockcress and leopard’s-bane. Interplant primroses with annuals to provide summer color.

Botanical Harmony Farm has wonderful foaming goat milk hand soap in a variety of natural scents. The soap contains skin loving oils such as castor, sunflower and hemp to nurture and help repair skin cells while cleansing grime easily.

They also have skin polishing organic sugar scrubs to nurture winter skin in many natural scents!

Nom Noms Dog Treats has some wonderful hand crafted, natural treats for your beloved pets. No hidden additives, just delicious and with the health of the dog in mind, the treats are sure to be a hit!

ALSO Stones River Market has gift certificates listed! What an incredible gift to share with someone…. as a housewarming, a new friend, Mother or
Fathers day or just to something wonderful to share with someone who doesn’t quite understand “buying and supporting local” or whole foods eating.

Again, we thank you for the support of this market and the growers/makers who rely on you for their livelihood. What an incredible community this market truly is!
See you Wednesday,

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

Thanks so much for your support of Stones River Market, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. We’ll see you on Wednesday at Southern Stained Glass at 310 West Main Street from 5:00 to 6: 30 pm!

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.

Naples,FL:  Market will close sunday at noon

please make sure your orders are in

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!

United States Virgin Islands:  This week in VI Locally Grown

Greetings Everyone,

The Market is now open for orders. Thanks for supporting your local producers. See you Wed! :)

Blessings,

Your VI Locally Grown Growers

Duette, FL:  A few new vegetables this week,

Please have a look at what is available this week and place your orders.
Thank you,
David and Betty
Duette Locally Grown

Plattsburgh Online Ordering:  CSA Day 2016 - free bouquet

Rehoboth Homestead is celebrating CSA Sign-Up Day on Friday, February 26th. CSA farmers across the country – including us – need your support for a successful future harvest. Buy a share and help us grow! And get a free fresh flower bouquet this summer! (Don’t fret – those who already signed up also get a free bouquet.)

You can join online with credit card or send a check. Either way please complete the membership form (link in upper right of page).

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

Hello, friends!

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 see the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Sand Dragon Farms has added blackberry jelly.

Frontier Family Farms lists some of the most delicious, healthy hydroponic vegetables you can find anywhere. If you haven’t had any, try some this week, then list your recipes in our Recipe Section so we will all get ideas of how to serve these vegetables.

Yes, you certainly can eat healthy meals in the winter! This is the place to find wonderful winter vegetables, delicious pork, beef, and chicken cuts, dried herbs, rich creamline milk, organic free-range eggs, raw local honey, jams and jellies.

White City Produce & Greenhouses offers an early discount of $25 on their 2016 CSA when ordered before Feb 29. This is like receiving one week of vegetables free.

It’s great to be able to get locally grown foods in the winter. But our farmers’ market is not just about eating healthy. Please take note of some of the other types of products on this market, all locally produced. We have a great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, bath & beauty products, baled hay, and house and garden plants.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has several nice houseplants on the market to brighten up your inside winter days and your summer patio. Just this week they have listed some of the very early blooming perennials.

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

(L to R) Grass fed Angus and Kobe style ground beef from Paccman Ranch, Blackberry Jam from Sand Dragon Farm, Primroses Yellow and Pink from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Broccoli Florets from Frontier Family Farm.

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Important Ordering and Pickup Information

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.

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.