Foothills Market:  The Market is Open!

It looks like it’s finally safe to say it – spring is here and frost is past! Our Foothills Market growers are busy putting out late spring and summer favorites like tomatoes that you’ll see on the market in another month or two.

For now, though, we still have early spring vegetables like collards and salad mix on the market, along with farm-raised beef, local jams, and home-baked goods. We also have a variety of transplants if you want to put in your own garden, including tomatoes, peppers and herbs.

Browse the market between now and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. We’ll have your order ready for pickup on Thursday afternoon.

Eat something fresh this week – and enjoy the spring weather!

Russellville Community Market:  4/14/24 closing

To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Be sure to check out our amazing extras table when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday!

What’s for dinner this week? Shop our delicious beef, chicken or pork for your favorite cuts! Maybe some Dunrovin drumsticks, Bluff Top pork roast, R&D tri-tip roast beef, or Porch Swing Farms ground pork will be on the menu this week! Just imagine the delicious recipes you can create with homemade pasta from Wild Hare and fresh or dried mushrooms from The Fortunate Mushroom? I bet Meadowlark Valley’s Hawaiian Sauce would be delicious on some lovely pork chops and I am sure Victoria’s Little Bread House has a sourdough focaccia flavor to complement your meals! Slice up some Cecelia and Otis sourdough or toast a Pleasant View bagel or English muffin for breakfast or amazing snacks! Try our selection of chocolate chip cookies; there’s not a bad one in the bunch! Or sample new browned butter snickerdoodles from Sorrentino Family Farmstead. Their healthy snacks are delicious or you can try their new salad dressing! Check out the herbs and spices for fresh curry sprigs from Pine Ridge Gardens, lemon thyme from Le Jardin bien-aimee or spice blends from McAnulty Mercantile! Taste the difference with farm fresh eggs; we have plenty available and lots of choices in size and colors! Working in your garden? Find some spectacular starts in the live plants category! Pine Ridge Gardens has a container cucumber that is ready to produce, some tomato plants and unique plants like her tea camellia! Check out variegated Cuban oregano from Meadowlark Valley for a beautiful and tasty herb to add to your garden, too! We can’t wait to try the candied fruit from Sweetbirds Candy Kitchen; it sounds unique and decadent! This time of year there’s so many new things popping up on the market. Keep checking us out to see what’s new each week!
Happy Shopping!
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RCM accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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Stones River Market:  Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday

Welcome to the April 14th and 15th online Stones River Locally Grown Market,
pickup orders on Wednesday April 17th between 5:00 to 6:15pm, we will wait for you until 6:30 is necessary – message me if you will be that late.

Strawberries have arrived, check for them in the Fruits ans Fruit Juices and Drinks Section. RC Farms and Emerald Acres have them listed.

With the weather improving several of our Growers are in their fields and gardens preparing for a great 2024 harvest this year. Their is alot to select from this week, Special cuts of Beef and Pork and Chicken and Lamb, Fresh Farm Eggs, Jams and Jellies, Relishes, Baked Breads, Several dessert items, Snacks, you can probably find alittle of everything to help with preparing your special meals or a Special Gift for a friend or yourself.

Growers on the Market this week, subject to change:

Growers News: Always check back over the market anytime it is open, some Growers add or update their inventories.

Backyard Tailz
Calico Farms
Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farms)
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings & Luffa
Emerald Acres
Flying S Farms
Heath Homespun
Hollow Springs Farm
Kumaika Coffee
Lavendar Cottage
Linwood Lamb
NashPhilly
Oakview Farm
Periwinkle and Pine Co
Pinky’s Micros
Quarter Spring Farm
Quinn’s Mercantile
RC Farms TN
Safe & Sound Soap Co.
Singing Bee Honey
Sow’s Ear Piggery
Sunshine Farms
Sweet Beets Farm
Tailwynds Farm
Triple LLL Farm
Valley View Farm and Garden
Yentz Family Farm

Growers News: Always check back over the market anytime it is open, some Growers add or update their inventories.

Safe and Sound Soap Co.: Summer is right around the corner!! With this in mind I have added two new scents to my Non Toxic Car Air Freshener collection: Honeysuckle Breeze, a clean sweet scent that will take you to the country where the honeysuckles grow! And my new favorite, Beach Babe. This is a bright coconutty scent with a hint of sunshine and tanning oil, you’ll feel like you are laying on the beach with this air freshener in your car!
If you are an essential oil lover, don’t worry, I have something for you too! This week my essential oil car fresheners are on sale for $10 each! I have Orange Bergamot, Vanilla Sandlewood, Cedarwood and Cinnamon, and Lemon Eucalyptus.

Tailwynds Farm: We have some new cuts of beef available. We have a Picanha Roast Cut. This cut can be grilled to perfection, has wonderful flavor and a similar texture to a sirloin steak and to top it off try a homemade fresh strawberry pie for dessert. If you have not tried a Tomahawk steak we still have some available. We have had amazing reviews on these cuts with customers saying it was the best and most tender steak they have ever eaten. Fire up those grills and give one a try. We have many crops already growing and plan to have all the farm fresh vegetables available as soon as they start coming in.

Emerald Acres: Strawberries, Lettuce Mix, Mixed Lettuce Heads and Spring Mix of Flowers.

Sow’s Ear Piggery: We have re-stocked our “BEST-SELLERS” this week: mild pork breakfast sausage (no MSG) and pork chops! Heritage-breed, pastured pigs on non-GMO/non-soy/non-corn diet. More cuts to be added soon!

Pinky’s Micro’s:
New Spring blend of power packed microgreens…Romaine, Golden Leeks, Lemon Basil and Red Panda Sorrell.

Also check out our other Micro’s – Basic Salad Mix, Broccoli, Cilantro, Pea, Radish, Red Amaranth, Sunflower and Wheat Grass Shots.

Oakview Farm:
We will have some of its customer favorites this week: Scandanavian Buttermilk Sourdough Bread, Artisan Sourdough bread, Roasted Strawberry Jam, and Homemade Peppermint Patties! Our hens have been laying like crazy, so we have fresh eggs, too.
From our garden, we have our Salad Greens Mix, Cabbage, Rainbow Swiss Chard, and Spinach. We don’t use any chemical fertilizers or pesticides on our produce, so you know it’s good for you and the environment.

Quarter Spring Farm: has all the affordable luxury that you need this spring. From our moisturizing soaps to our delicious meats and eggs, we have all the goodies to pamper you. You work hard, so treat yourself to an incredible dining experience with our lamb or chicken. It’s healthier and tastier than conventionally grown meats, and better for the planet, too. Our amazing goat milk soaps and lotions will leave your skin feeling like you just dropped 2 grand at a high end spa. You deserve nice things, so let us provide them to you.

NashPhilly:
Few new items this week.- Chicken, prosciutto pesto lasagnas for spring. We are taking the journey of exploring different and special lasagnas this spring and summer season. Delicious pesto sauce with spinach, sun dried tomatoes and of course lots of Italian herbs and cheeses.
Bruschetta. It’s tomato time and we have been wanting to do this for a while now. Tomatoes marinated in extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil and of course raw garlic. A great snack with some crackers, toast points, or you can even put it in a bed of salad greens.
Roasted Garlic and cauliflower soup. We roast the cauliflower with garlic, shallots, and thyme in the oven for one hour before blending it with vegetable stock. And finish it with truffle oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice. It’s a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian. And it’s a home run of a soup.

Kumaika Coffee:
If you have not started your morning with our Coffee, you are missing out! We have Dark, Medium and Light Roasted Beans. We are a Certified USDA Organic Product provider. We have a small coffee roaster business. We specialize in roasting and crafting small batches of organic, high altitude single origin and fair trade coffee beans. We bring the coffee beans directly from Nicaragua and roast small batches in our home located in Lascassas TN. We have Beans and/or Ground Coffee available or can’t decide order our Sampler of all 3.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: Several items ready to plant in cooler weather. Herbs, Ferns, Hosta and Shrubs

Valley View Farm & Garden:
Crocheted Baby Blankets and Decorative Eastern Bluebird Nesting Boxes and several selections of Dried HOT Peppers along with dried Floral Bouquet.

Lavender Cottage:
We are excited to be adding a few more new items. Some seasoning mixes as well as a new powder to our line up. When weather permits, we plan to be on the porch Wednesday during pickup so you can view and purchase from our inventory.

RC Farms:
STRAWBERRIES HAVE ARRIVED! We have several items restocked and frozen produce, and delicious desserts, we’ve been working and preparing our tunnels for spring produce. Spring will be here before you know it!

Triple LLL Farm: We Have April Special available, great price. Few March Specials still available. We also have added Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks still on sale. We also have added more eggs available.

Flying S Farms:
FRESH FARM EGG SPECIAL, WE LOWERED OUR PRICE THIS WEEK…The ladies are very happy with the weather getting warmer, we are overrun with eggs! So we have a really good Eggcellent Special this week, single dozen or 3 dozen Fresh Farm Eggs Special. Also our have our delicious Sour Dough Breads, along with delicious Brownies, Biscuits, Various Friendship Breads, few Jams available, we will Jamming soon updating our inventory.

Look forward seeing you Wednesday, April 17th when you pickup your orders.
Picking up your order, we will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We will be looking forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, April 17th from 5:00 – 6:15 pm, LITTLE CHANGE WITH CLOSING, IF YOU THINK YOU’LL BE LATER PLEASE CONTACT ME. Please note time change, but we still like getting off the porch earlier, please contact the Manager if you are unable to pick up your order or are running late, by phone, email or text the Manager (615.542.1078) so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.
We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. “If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order”. We still need to pay our Growers for their products.
We have Delivery Service again, if your new to our Delivery Service, please put direction to your address in the comments when you place your order.
How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on the corner of Spring and Lytle.

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  The Market is Open for Orders

Dothan, Alabama:  April 13, 2024: M@D is Open for Orders!

MISC MARKET NOTES

For the Love of Learning

One of the things I love best about our M@D Market is wonderful give and take between our vendors and customers. On any given pickup Friday there’s going to be multiple people present usually having lively conversations about something. I think all of us who’ve hung around can remember something significant that has enriched our lives.

For this manager one of those conversations inspired me to join the sourdough cult. I say cult because I frequently find my thoughts in that realm: “did I feed the starter today”, “what am I going to do with all this discard”, and “I’d like to try that design or that recipe”. While it’s been a fun and tasty adventure, it’s also been frustrating and discouraging at times. Perhaps the main thing I’ve learned is that there are principals that must be respected but there are no hard and fast rules.

Bread aside, loving to learn is the gift that keeps on giving. We all understand how important it is for children and young adults, but perhaps it best serves those of us 60 and above as it creates resilient cognitive abilities. In one study researchers tested the verbal working memory of older adults (average age 66) compared to younger adults (average age 22) simply by having them determine if pronouns in sentences were used correctly. Besides doing as well and sometimes better than younger adults there was evidence that older adults used additional brain regions with cognitive activities.

Other research has found that continuing education adds to cognitive resiliency. Learning new things helps the brain create new neural pathways associated with problem solving and memory.
What it all means is that intellectual ability doesn’t necessarily decline as you age and that lifelong learning is important for continued mental health and wellness.

Even simple activities like reading a book or watching a documentary can help with:

1. Increased Neuron Generation. Lifelong learning has been found to stimulate greater neuron generation and connection in the brain. Neurons are responsible for sending information throughout the body and when this is improved, it positively affects memory, attention, thinking, and reasoning skills.
2. Reduced Risk of Forms of Dementia. This greater neuron generation can maintain and enhance brain health. Activities like learning a new language and mastering a new gardening technique are cognitively stimulating and may reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
3. Improved Ability to Handle Challenges. Simply reading a book or practicing an instrument can decrease muscle tension and blood pressure. Lower stress levels can help you better cope with challenging situations and changes in life.
4. More Socialization. One of the best parts of lifelong learning is it can be done with others! Learning courses, discussion groups, and book clubs can spark social interaction that is intellectually engaging and helps you avoid depression and isolation.

From Left to Right: Making Jewelry, Going back to School, Learning new Dance Moves So whatever it is you’ve always wanted to learn or do – YOU SHOULD! _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Newest Items, Relisted & On Sale

New: Plantain Herbal Salve from Longears-n-Herbs New: STRAWBERRIES from Avalon Farms New: Frozen Collards from Grows in Rows New: Cube Steak from Grows in Rows New: Dog Treats in many flavors from Sunrise Acres New: Baby Bottom Cream from Mount Moriah Farms New: Soil Amendments from Longears-n-Herbs New: Alpaca Yarn from Longears-n-Herbs

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Upcoming Events

MOTHER’S DAY OPEN HOUSE is Saturday, May 11! Mark your calendar and plan to join us on this special day! Many of our vendors will be set up on site and in person.

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The Wednesday Market:  It's Ordering Time Again!

Good afternoon!

The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 2 and 4 p.m. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

Thank you for for supporting Georgia Grown. We’ll see you at the Market.

Thanks,
Beverly

P.S. If you have questions about your order, please contact Nelda. She is available by text, email, or phone call.

Nelda Miller
678-859-6074
neldamiller411@hotmail.com

Martin's Farmstand:  Fresh Greens

The farmstand is open this afternoon from noon till 5 pm. We just harvested a tub each of fresh garlic scallions, turnip greens from the young turnips that over wintered, and wildcrafted dandelion greens. Garrison is bringing some micro greens that he grew. Also there is the normal selection of potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, etc. Before you laugh at someone selling dandelion greens remember that not everyone has a good spot to harvest them or maybe one is just not able or inclined to harvest there own. I personally eat quite a few dandelion greens in salads or sandwiches. It is a good spring tonic and I like them better than turnip greens. Lettuce is better but it is not ready for harvest yet. Daniel

Statesboro Market2Go:  Market2Go is Open!

Market2Go Is Open! Are you planning to order this week?

Place your order by 10 pm Tuesday night for pickup on Thursday.

Choose your pickup location or delivery option from the drop-down menu before you check out.

• Statesboro – SCVB Drive Through: Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
• Statesboro – Saturday Pick Up: at the market Token & Information booth 10am-Noon on Saturdays
• Sylvania: Thursday afternoon at Road-Tisserie 3:30 – 5:00
• Pembroke City hall Thursday afternoon 4:00 – 6:00
• Home Delivery – must add delivery to cart and prepay

Online Payment Available Register your debit or credit card at Your Account and click “Pay Now” when you check out. Your card will only be charged after you have received your order, including any adjustments for missed items or other credits.

Use your EBT/SNAP card to purchase authorized EBT items through the Market2Go, and you can receive matching “bonus” fruits and vegetables and raw nuts through the Georgia Fresh for Less program – with NO Limit. Please write “EBT” in the order comment field and select the Statesboro – SCVB drive-through pickup. For more information, email market2gostatesboro@gmail.com

Market News


Bootleg Farm is back online with their delicious goat milk and cheese!

Strawberries and Asparagus from Jacobs Farm are coming in!

The Statesboro Mainstreet Farmers Market is open each Saturday morning for the 2023 season! The farmers market is located directly behind Visit Statesboro, at 222 South Main Street! There’s a new bridge and boardwalk connecting the Blind Willie McTell Trail to the market venue! Come out and visit your local farmers and neighbors!

Thank you to our sponsors who are helping our market grow! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Statesboro Farmers Market you can find more info here.


Sustaining
Clayton Digital Reprographics
Visit Statesboro
Kiwanis Club of Statesboro

Sowing
Great GA Realty
Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro Properties
Personal Finance Service of Statesboro
Quality Inn & Suites
Queensborough National Bank & Trust
RE/MAX Preferred Realty
Southern Palace Restaurant
Statesboro-Bulloch County Library
Vyve Broadband
ExperCARE Health Statesboro

Sprouting
Citizens Bank of the South
Synovus
Bulloch County Farm Bureau

Seedling
Georgia Southern University Libraries
Bulloch Solutions

Friends of the Market
Christina Harrell
Michelle Oliver
Anna Clifton
Jennifer Moran
Sam Wainford
Ann Smith-Wilson
Kathy and Larry Smith
Martha Joiner
Trinity Episcopal Church Yoga Group
Ming Fang He

Happy Shopping!

Northeast Georgia Locally Grown:  Market is open for orders!

Locavores, Northeast Georgia Locally Grown is open for orders!

Go to the market >>
Produce
Pastured Meats
Pastured Eggs
Naturally Fermented Foods
Baked Goods with Organic Ingredients
See All Products

Market is open Fridays at 9 p.m. through 9 p.m. Mondays!

Thank you for choosing Northeast Georgia Locally Grown as a way to support your local producers. This online farmers market allows you to buy directly from multiple farms committed to chemical-free and local produce all year long! CHEMICAL-FREE means produce and pastures grown without synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides. LOCAL means within 80 miles from the market pickup locations (usually much much closer). Do you know someone who grows chemical-free food in the area? Get them in touch with us. Know someone who wants fresh food? Spread the word. Put the two together, and that’s growing organically!

PICKUP TIME is Wednesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in Clayton, Clarkesville, or Gainesville.

If you do not get an email ORDER CONFIRMATION after you finish the checkout process, then your order is NOT complete. Head back to the market page, and your order might still be there waiting for you to check out! If you have any trouble or questions at all, we are here to help; simply reply to this email.

Once you place an order, be on the lookout for the order reminder email on Wednesday with further pickup and payment notes. Thanks for your support!

Old99Farm Market:  Hey! Hello! Do you want off the list? (Old 99)

We pretty faithfully send out a blog every week to you’all who have signed up for this list, some going back years.

I got one reply this week.

So, pls simply reply, “Take me off the list” or “Keep me”

That way we’ll know who is interested in the healthy whole organic foods we grow for people.

Yours truly,
Ian G