Champaign, OH:  Who Do You Love?

Come on baby take a walk with me…
Tell me who do you love…
Who do you love, now…
Who do you love, now…
Who do you love, babe…
I say who now, who do you love…
(Who Do You Love? The Doors)

I am feeling a whole lot of Jim Morrison, today, as I pack away Christmas decorations, get organized for a week of meetings and obligations, and get ready to begin moving into a new shop front in downtown Urbana. I have the music blasting at high decibels…this song just made me think of the market, how much we LOVE our customers, and really…let’s be honest, what is not to LOVE about our little market of love??

Who do you love is right…the love is in high gear for all of us!!

I hope that things are beginning to settle down for all of you now that the holiday hoopla is fading. We are in a brand new, shiny year…what’s not to love about that?

Your week will kick into high gear, tomorrow, and wouldn’t it be nice to take some time, today, to just leisurely place your weekly orders, not have to think about it, and then just breeze in, on Thursday, and pick it up, take it home, and be done? All with us taking the work out of it for you?

What about getting back to eating healthy? What about recommitting to local? What about needing warming coffees and teas to face this upcoming cold that looms? What about stocking your freezers with locally produced meats, fish, pizza dough…all for quick things to grab for dinner on the run.

What about stocking up on dairy, eggs, cheeses? All great for a quick breakfast, quick snack, quick dinner.

You will want herbs and spices to kick up the flavors of all of the wholesome food you will be stocking up!

Honey, maple syrup, molasses, jams, jellies, mustards, barbecue sauces…all must haves no matter what you are serving.

Baked goods…I know what you are thinking…NO MORE BAKED GOODS after all of the holiday baked goods. BUT…think about this…we offer healthy baked goods, all according to your tastes. We have vegan baked breads, pizza dough varieties, vegan treats. We have traditional baked goods, we have gluten free baked goods, and we have amazing cookies, pies, cakes…

With the winter winds and cold, why not treat your skin? We have amazing soaps and bath and body products, essential oils…all natural, all good for your skin…

You need your greens…we have those, although at this point in time, they are very limited quantity, due to the time of the season. But, we do have them…you just need to order, quickly!

If you are baking for your own home, we even have flour.

Basically, we’ve got it all, right here, in our little local market of love.

Who do you love? Well, how can you NOT love us and what we bring to your lives??

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  Sunday Market Reminder!

The Market is open Thursday at 9 – Monday at noon After that, ordering is disabled until Thursday morning. Pick up your order Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. only at Rancho Alegre Farm at 2225 Givens Road, Dacula, GA 30019. New to The Market? Learn about how it works here.

MARKET NEWS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So hard to believe that 2014 is behind us and 2015 is about to begin!

This is always the time of year when people make resolutions or vow to get healthier, get fit or just want to make changes for the new year!

My hope that being healthy and knowing the benefits of eating nutrient dense foods is one of them! We love that we have the Market and can help provide that to you while supporting our local Growers that continue to believe in the chemical free, organic and natural from the earth approach to food.

Please share with friends and family about us so that we can give more people the opportunity to buy and eat healthy also! Local farmers need our support to keep doing all the hard work and great food they provide to GwinnettLocallyGrown!

I hope that this year will be the best year in health for you and your family!

Browse through to see all the great Growers we have and maybe you will find something new!

We have Wilderness Family Naturals Coconut Sugar, Flour and Organic Popcorn in the Market for sale! When you come to pick up your order, check them out! They are also now online!

Remember we have Kombucha available! If you are not familiar with it, Kombucha is a naturally fermented tea with natural probiotics! It has been around for centuries originating in Asia. It is said to have healing properties and because it is naturally fermented, is a great support for the digestive system. When your here, ask me for a sample! I’d love your feedback!

If there is something you’d like to see in the Market, please let me know! I would love your imput!

Remember…
The Market is extending their hours! The Market will now be open from 4:00 to 7:00pm!
Having said that, if you place an order with us, PLEASE remember to pick it up on Tuesday. As I am so grateful for your orders, I also have a family at home waiting on me too! We cannot hold orders, especially cold items due to limited refrigeration space, so please be courteous and come for your order.

CLICK HERE NOW to Shop Gwinnett Locally Grown!

Thanks for all your support!

Shop often and eat well!

Cheryl Gelatt
Market Manager
grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com

Fresh Wishes,
Pilar Quintero
Market Host
Rancho Alegre Farm

Please email grow@ranchoalegrefarm.com for questions pertaining to Market or Raw Milk. It is very difficult to return phone calls. Remember to interact with us on Facebook and follow us on Meetup to get notification on all our wonderful events and news.

Stones River Market:  The Market is Back Open

Berea Gardens:  Tired of this gloomy weather? Celebrate with Sprouts!

Greetings to you all and 2015,

The weather forecast for mid-week is one I would prefer to ignore, but we still have some fresh items coming in from the field and greenhouses to cheer us up! We have some delicious Brussels Sprouts, a special on our Butternut Squash for only 75 cents per pound this week (time to stock up on this long-lasting sunshine in a skin) and a few other green and good items from the garden. As always, all fresh and all organic.

Blessings,
Bob

United States Virgin Islands:  VI Locally Grown Market: Week of January 7, 2015

Good afternoon!

The VI Locally Grown market is open for orders. Thanks for supporting your local farmers and craft makers!

Don’t miss out on Ridge to Reef farm’s mouthwatering mango fed local organic pork cuts, available for purchase at the market.

The new location for the market is a beautiful experience within itself. If you haven’t had a chance to see the Lawaetz Museum property at Little La Grange on Mahogany road, the market is a great opportunity to support your local farmers and enjoy the a local heritage site for St. Croix.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

-Castiel and your VI Locally Grown producers

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmer's Market - It's Time to Order

The Wednesday Market:  Happy New Year from The Wednesday Market! It is Time to Order.

Good evening, and Happy New Year to everyone in The Wednesday Market Community! We trust that you had joyful holidays and are greeting 2015 with excitement and anticipation.

We thank our faithful customers who allowed us to “flex” our market day during the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. Thank you for letting us move ordering and delivery up a day during each of those holidays so that our market volunteers could focus on spending time with their families.

And, now we are back to “normal.” The ordering system is turned on. Please place your orders by Monday, Jan. 5, at 10 p.m. Orders are ready for pick up on Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market

January 26, 2015, marks the 4th anniversary of The Wednesday Market. Thank you to all of our growers and producers and all of our customers for supporting our efforts to bring the freshest local products to market. We look forward to another great year of serving you!

Sincerely,

Beverly Walter and The Sunshine Girls: Anna Evans, Irmalee Wing, and Sharon Fox

Siloam Springs, AR:  Online Market is Open!

www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net

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

Heirloom Living Market Lilburn:  2015 Market and Member Responsibilities

For Chrome users or plain text users, you will find this easier to read and be able to see pictures if you go to the Market and choose Weblog …it’s easier on the eyes!

Greetings and Happy New Year Lilburn, Crossfit and Hamilton Mill Market Folks:

The Markets are open until Monday evening at 8:00pm. We are back to Thursday pickup for ALL Markets.

Farmer Updates

Marie of Bakery on Brooks is back this week! Be sure and check out her fabulous Gluten Free Goodies. I sure have missed her Bread and the Almond Sandies that, I willingly admit, I am addicted to!

Greg of Heritage Farm has several Lamb offerings and Duck on special this week! Bacon is back and it is delicious! The Deli Ham is Hickory Smoked and awesome!

Dabrielle of My Daily Bread has Yeast Rolls, Hot Pepper Cheese Log and Greek Pasta Salad (regular and Gluten Free) on special this week! Don’t miss these yummy deals! Dabrielle also added Pumpernickel this week! Hmmm — Deli Ham from Heritage Farm on Pumpernickel from My Daily Bread sounds like a winner to me!

2015 Market and Member Responsibilites

Since it is a ‘new year’, I thought I would start it out by clarifying information about the Market, our duties and your responsibilities as Market Members. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you through connecting you with our Local Farmers, Producers and Artisans and appreciate your support.

As Market Manager, it is my responsibility to ensure that the Farmers and Artisans that offer items on the Market provide products that are GMO-Free, Soy Free, Herbicide, Pesticide, Fungicide Free. In addition, all meats come from strictly grass-fed, hormone free animals. There are meat items that are NOT nitrate free due to government imposed regulations; however, those items are clearly identified in the descriptions. Our Bakers use Organic products in their goods. Egg producers use Soy Free as well as GMO Free feed and their chickens are pastured. Artisans use local products when available and all items are handmade by the Artisan. In short, I have spent numerous hours ensuring that we have the ‘best of the best’ in our Farmers and Artisans and in the products they offer.

The Market is not really a co-op and not really like a traditional Farmers Market. It is a service for the Farmers and Artisans to sell their products through an on-line ordering system, have one drop off location and receive one check from the Market. This is a convenience for them as well as the Members. (You write one check for your purchases rather than writing a check for each Farmer or Artisan.) The Market is rather like a ‘pass through point’. Legally, we cannot store any items that are not picked up during Market hours.

I am also responsible for the back-end processing of Market, settling accounts, writing checks, running reports, printing reports and getting those to the Market coordinators each Thursday. I also pickup the items that are ordered through My Daily Bread on my way into town and distribute those to the Market Coordinators.

For the most part, and only through the kindness of Kathy Barnes and Sarah Rockey most items are dropped at the Lawrenceville location. Kathy and Sarah then load the items in their cars and take them to your Market, unload and sort meat, produce, bakery goods, etc. for each Member. Their Market responsibilities start around noon on Market Day and they are very busy sorting, double checking orders, setting up Sales Tables so when Market opens you find your order and invoice checked and ready for you. Lauren Stephens coordinates the Lawrenceville Market and although she does not have to transport items, she still goes through the set-up process. We truly would not have Market if it were not for these wonderful, dedicated and selfless ladies.

Member Responsibilites

• Place your order via the on-line ordering system between 9:00am Friday morning and 8:00pm Monday evening.

• Read notices sent by Market Manager to ensure you are aware of changes.

• Pickup at your Market location between the posted Market hours.

• Double check tags on items for your name.

• Contact the Market Coordinator if you have an emergency.

The system works when we use the system that is in place. Effective immediately:

• Orders must be placed using the Market website. Ordering hours are 9:00am Friday – 8:00pm Monday.

• Ordered items must be picked up during Market pickup times. Crossfit/Lawrenceville and Lilburn between 4:30pm and 6:30pm every Thursday. Hamilton Mill between 2:30pm and 4:30pm every Thursday.

• If you have a bona-fide emergency, you must call your Market Coordinator before close of Market. All efforts will be made to accommodate your need; however, there will be a $10.00 fee assessed for late pickup to compensate the Market Coordinator for her time and inconvenience. This fee may be waived at the discretion of the Coordinator.

• All items left at the end of Market will be distributed to Volunteers or donated to the Lilburn Co-op. It is your responsibility to pick up the items you ordered and your account will be charged. One missed pickup will result in the necessity of keeping a debit or credit card number at the Market.

… this and that …

I wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2015!

Thank you for your support of the Market.

Please know that we appreciate the support of All Saints Lutheran Church, Crossfit O-Zone Gym and the Hamilton Mill Community for the use of the great spaces for Market. We are grateful for you and for your support of our dedicated, LOCAL Farmers/Growers and Artisans.

Crossfit Members
Pickup at Crossfit Market
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pickup Location: Crossfit O-Zone
519 Hurricane Shoals Road NE
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Click Here for Map

Hamilton Mill Members
Pickup Day and Time: Thursday 2:30 – 4:30pm
Pickup Location:
Hamilton Mill Community Clubhouse
1669 Hamilton Mill Parkway
Dacula, GA 30019
Click Here for Map

Lilburn Members
Pickup Day and Time: TUESDAY, 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Pickup Location: All Saints Lutheran Church
722 Rockbridge Road, SW
Lilburn, GA 30047
Click Here for Map

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