Jonesborough Locally Grown:  Can you help with our kitchen wish list?

Boone Street Market’s KITCHEN is getting closer! Soon we hope to start cooking up homemade soups and more from our store’s ingredients!

We are in need of several items to equip the kitchen. Do you have any extras of these items you’d like to donate?

• sharp knives
• cutting boards (several needed, plastic)
• ladles
• saute pans
• sauce pans
• crock pots (2 large)
• spatulas
• tongs
• whisk
• large spoons
• stainless steel mixing bowls
• a stepstool for reaching upper shelves

You can bring donations to the store (M-F 10am-7pm and Saturdays 10-5pm).
Thanks for considering our kitchen wish list!

South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Market Today!!

When you’re at market today, stop by the easel and write down what products you’d like to see on the market next year. The growers are starting to plan for this next growing season.

Also, we have a poster explaining the different types of growers we have on the market. Be sure to stop and see it!

CLG:  Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.

Hello Friends,

There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, December 19th. The market closes tonight around 10pm.

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 Twitter: @conwaygrown

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

Middle Tennessee Locally Grown:  Manchester Locally Grown market - Just a Short Time Left to Order!

Berea Gardens:  Reminder

Hi Folks,

Just want to remind you all that we will not be at the Farmer’s Market at the park for the next few weeks, but you can still order here and pick your orders up on Wednesdays between 4 and 7 PM at Berea Gardens. We can now accept bank cards (American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa) for your payments as well as checks and cash.

We still have a nice selection of things for you and hope to see you soon!

Blessings,
Bob

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  Whoops!!! the market is NOT closed.

Please disregard the earlier message that the market is closed. It has been reopened and will be so until 9 pm tomorrow night, Tuesday the 16th. You still have plenty of time to pace those final orders before Christmas.

My apologies to all. Looked at the wrong day on the calendar, a true senior moment.

My bad,
Karen Holcomb

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  The market is closed.

the Spa City Co-op market is now closed for ordering. Please plan to pick up your order this Friday at Emergent Arts between 3:30 and 5:30.

See you Friday,

Fresh Harvest, LLC:  Weblog Entry

Market News

Hello!

This will be your last chance to order before Christmas and New Years! There is still some great produce left, so stock up on the sweet potatoes, beets and carrots! We also recently added some fennel bulb.

If we don’t see you on Wednesday, we wish you a very Merry Holiday Season. May your coming days be filled with much love and joy! And best wishes to all of us for a healthy and peace – full New Year ahead.

Thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

John and Tallahassee

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Champaign, OH:  Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

So deck those halls, trim those trees…
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer…
(The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping)

I know, I know…I have used this Christmas song, different lyric.

But…it’s perfect for the fun Christmas drawing I have for you, for this week!!

Let’s bring back the market playlist fun!! We did for the summer months, so now let’s do it for the holiday season! I am going to enter two customer names, who order for this week, and then draw when the market closes, tomorrow night!!

The Cosmic Christmas Market Playlist…you will want a copy! It’s played down in the Cosmic shop, it’s played in Santa Land, and now…it can be yours! The fun of the season’s weblogs combined with the fun music!

But…you need to order to be entered into the drawing!!

Christmas Wrapping…

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Cape Locally Grown:  Challenges of Growing Produce in the Winter

There are real challenges in bringing fresh vegetables to our tables during the wintertime. Excessively cloudy, rainy, and freezing conditions are less than ideal for most crops, including winter crops. While covering with row cover and plastic keep plants from dying, tough weather conditions keep them from thriving. When conditions are favorable, winter crops can make good growth, though slower than spring and summer plantings.

The time when daylight is shorter than 10 hours a day, not much plant growth occurs and plants exist in a semi-hibernation state. In this area this time stretches from late November to mid January and are referred to as the Persephone days. For growing winter crops, these dates are more important than frost dates. The trick is getting plants to a good stage of growth before the days of deep winter set in. The winter basically prolongs the harvest season, not the growing season.

Cold temperatures can actually be a blessing for the taste of winter crops, as it seems to sweeten and crisp up many vegetables. Lettuce, spinach, and other winter crops may not make huge growth during the cold months, but their quality seems improved and maintained.

A few growers in this area are experimenting with growing winter crops for sale. Consumer patience is needed, while it takes trial and error to learn what will work in this area, the quality of the produce can be fantastic. Be sure to support their efforts through Cape Locally Grown while they work to create a sustainable winter food system.