Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  reminder!

Order reminder!
Hello Paris market family!

This is a friendly reminder that we will be closing orders for the week tonight at 10pm! There are still plenty of amazing local products to choose from! Meats, cheeses, veggies, baked goods, soaps, honey, eggs and more! Come on over to the PAFM market page and check it out!

Www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net

Cheers, neighbors! See you Tuesday!

PAFM :)

Central Arkansas :  Last Minute Order Reminder

Ok folks
Don’t forget to get those orders in for this week. You still have a few hours left.

There are so many great products on the market this week. Come by & check it out. We have everything from meat, eggs & cheese to veggies, breads & baked goods. We also have several kinds of handmade goods.

We are so excited to bring all the local products available in & around our area to your computer!!

Thank you for all the support!! We look forward to a long future here on locally grown!!

Thanks CAM -Market Mama

StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  Market NOW Open - Jan. 25, 2016

Message from Your Market Manager

Beef Delivery This Week & Pork PRE-ORDERS Needed
If you have not yet PRE-ORDERED, please read about PRE-ORDERS on our Q&A page, before you place an order.

• Beef will be delivered this week to those who pre-ordered. I will make another trip to Land O’Lakes for beef in the February/March timeframe so feel free to submit PRE-ORDERS for the beef cuts listed on Market this week. It will be my last trip up there so plan to order soon.
• Please place your PRE-ORDER for pork now as this is just a one-time purchase for pork as a group. NOTE: PORK LOIN was added this week. We are just half way to meeting the $300 minimum order. If we get close enough to the minimum this week then there won’t be another chance for you to order any. I will be ordering too so this order will not be cancelled unless I have to spend way over $100 of my own funds. There is NOTHING like pastured pork. Let’s make this happen!

Fabulous Fall Veggies At Last

• Whfoods.com reports that “There’s research evidence for including at least one serving of an allium vegetable in your meal plan every day” and recommends 1 cup of chopped leeks to meet that requirement. Bon Appetit declares that “Leeks are cooler than onions” because they are sweeter and provides 12 of Our Very Favorite Leek Recipes so you can make it work for you!
• Did you know that using a portabello mushroom as a side dish with a source of animal protein like lean beef or a chicken breast will boost the protein content? Putting a portobello in a bun to make a sandwich boosts the carb content. They are high in fiber as well. They make great Portobello Mushroom Burgers.
• Italian parsley is a rich source of nutrients, several of which contribute to bone health. It’s used raw in salsas and pestos but is just as effective when cooked. Here are 25 Ways to Use Parsley so you can see for yourself.
  
  

SPLG’S FRUIT BASKET
Calamondin (aka sour oranges), starfruit aka carambolas, a variety of dried fruits (raisins, banana chips, and mango), papayas (ripe & green!), and Miracle Fruit —all locally grown in St. Pete. Non-local: Braeburn apples from Washington State and Bosc pears from Wenatchee, WA.

ECONOMY SIZED PACKAGING
FRESH picked greens in abundance this week: bok choy, broccoli greens, Lacinato kale, collard greens, turmeric, and Swiss chard. Thank Goodness for fall veggies!

ON SALE THIS WEEK
Coconut infused balsalmic vinegar, smoked Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, Braeburn apples, turmeric, and a Muscle & Joint Remedy.

KITCHEN GARDEN INTERNATIONAL
This month KGI addresses “How does your home-grown produce tackle food waste?” This article contends that “If food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the USA.”

MARKET MEMBERSHIP FEE is now $30 if paid this month
If you have never ordered from us, you should know that the membership fee doesn’t get charged until your SECOND order. Our Market Season, formerly June 30th, NOW ends on March 31st instead. That’s $10 per month.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• *"Monthly Potluck Social" for February 27th is scheduled and I am thrilled that we are starting to cycle our potluck locations. Details to follow soon via Evite!

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!

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Fresh Harvest for January 24th - No delivery this week!

Market News

Hello!

We hope everyone enjoyed our great snowstorm of 2016!
Admittedly, it wore us and the crops out a little bit. So, we are taking this week off of deliveries to give us all time to recuperate. We’ll be back next week – look for the Market to be open on Sunday evening, January 31st for a Wednesday, February 3rd delivery.
In the meantime, enjoy the week of warmer weather and sunshine – who knows when and how winter will return!
Thanks so much for all your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

Coming Events

Siloam Springs, AR:  Update on Veggies

The greens need some time off to grow so there will not be any available this week. Thank you Opossum Hollow for all your hard work to keep greens on our plates year round! We appreciate you!

Paris Arkansas Farmers Market:  Go Local!!

Howdy folks!

Just a friendly reminder to get those orders in online for the Paris Farmers market!!

www.parisarkansas.locallygrown.net

We very much appreciate your support of our local farmers, and know that you all understand the importance of shopping local! We are working hard to bring our community all of the locally grown bounty that our region has to offer, and we hope you enjoy the convenience and sense of local pride that is felt when you go local!

We now have nearly 200 items listed, and more being added all the time! Please stop on by before the weekend is up, and check our wonderful selection of meats, cheeses, eggs, veggies, baked goods, beautiful goats milk soaps, crafts and more!

Thank you all for your support…we hope to build this market and keep it supported year-round!

PAFM

StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  PLS READ The Future of SPLG - Jan. 24, 2016

Valued Locavores:
I have finally made a decision on the future of SPLG’s Market. I announced my retirement plans at last night’s potluck social with intentions of keeping the Market open until the end of March. As you might imagine, it has taken much thought, angst, and self reflection to come to this decision but I know it is the right thing for me to do.

I hope that all of you will commit to SPLG until its conclusion as all of us are just as committed as ever to delivering the best produce, products, and customer service until then. I have asked for a commitment from the Growers and Volunteers and I ask for the same from you. I value the part you have played in keeping us going. Without all of you, I would never have experienced such an honorable responsibility of funneling locally grown, chemical-free vegetables into the St. Petersburg Community.

SPLG will close effective March 31st. I truly hope that, sooner or later, someone will approach me and want to pickup this well documented business model where I’ve left off. At that point, I believe I’ll be willing to consult to make that happen.

FYI, if you have paid a membership fee since we re-opened on Nov. 2nd, your account will be credited $30 for the three months of April, May, and June. Please spend that money on market goods to spare me the refund requests. FYI, I have every intention of following through on our pork PRE-ORDERS by purchasing it sometime in February or sooner if we have the minimum order covered. I have already purchased the PRE-ORDERS for beef and will deliver on your next order. Also, I intend to publish all sources I have for access to the meat products we have been purchasing on behalf of our customers. I also have new ones to share.

I will send out more details as they occur and I welcome any questions you may have via email. If you can hold off until after the Market opens tomorrow, that would help me focus on my work today. The Market opens at 3pm tomorrow!

My heartfelt thanks to each one of you,
Tina

The Wednesday Market:  The Market is Open!

Good afternoon to all.

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. Visit the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Thankfully, our area was spared the blizzard that hit Nashville, Washington, D.C., New York and places in between. I did make a run to Freshway on Friday afternoon. Although I didn’t really need anything, I wanted to see how local people were reacting to the potential for bad weather. The parking lot was packed, and customers were bustling up and down the aisles collecting items for their buggies. The dairy department was still well-stocked with milk products, but the bread aisle was decimated, and stock clerks were moving a huge pallet of bottled water into the beverage aisle. It is always better to be safe than sorry, but now that our area is safe from a Snowpocalypse, it is funny to look back at Friday’s scene of mass hysteria and laugh about it. My Facebook newsfeed is full of satirical memes this weekend, including a still-life of a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, and a roll of toilet paper. You just have love Southerners and our reaction to even a hint of snowy weather! The sun is shining today, and the temperature now is 46 degrees – warm enough for my son’s soccer team to hold practice. So, off we go.

I hope all of you get an opportunity to get outside and enough the sun today, too. Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you Wednesday at the Market.

Thanks,

Beverly

Siloam Springs, AR:  Weblog Entry

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Opening Bell

Hey everyone, and welcome to a new market week!

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!

Russellville Community Market

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.