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Dothan, Alabama: WELCOME CASABLANCA RANCH, LOCAL GRASS FED & GRASS FINISHED BEEF
Market At Dothan_Eating Locally, Year Round
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Market At Dothan Locally Grown
How to contact us:’
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email:2farmersdaughters@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketAtDothan
Market News
WELCOME CASABLANCA RANCH- LOCAL GRASS FED, GRASS FINISHED BEEF…
“Locally raised in Abbeville, AL. Grass Fed and Grass Finished. Our cattle are never given hormones, any type of steroids or growth enhancing medications. We do not feed them corn, chicken litter or cotton gin waste. Their diet is grass and hay. We give them minerals and salt as needed. We vaccinate them for diseases and parasites under the oversight of a veterinarian. Our meat is inspected and approved during processing by a USDA inspector and carries the USDA seal of certification.”
GROUND BEEF, 93% LEAN
*GROUND BEEF PATTIES
*SIRLOIN TIP ROAST
*CHUCK ROAST
*BRISKET
*LIVER
**SOUP BONES
NEW PRODUCTS ADDED…
Haley’s Low Carb & Gluten Free Treats:
Peanut Butter Fudge
Cinnamon Roll biscotti
Cheddar Jalapeño Muffins
Haley donates proceeds of her sales to Children’s of Alabama, Pediatric Obesity. Please support Haley!
Sandy Valley (Scotty):
Broccoli
Cabbage
Arugula
Radish
Lettuce, heads
Kale
Tat soi
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th – Last Online Market 2014 Season. Order by Tuesday 5pm. Pick Up Friday, 12/12 @ Dothan Nurseries, 10a-12p.
#SHOPLOCAL…
PLEASE SUPPORT these LOCAL businesses! “It’s not hard to support your local economy. Just shift your spending to local independents. Every bit counts.” #ShopLocal. Order Online @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
THANK YOU…
Thank You to ALL who came to Dothan Nurseries Open House & Farmers Market. market At Dothan Vendors are grateful for & humbled by your support of local products & local businesses Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS…
Now accepting Debit & Credit cards @ Market at Dothan when you PICK UP your order. Using SQUARE, is a FLEXIBLE payment option that allows you to get receipts via email or text message. EASY & CONVENIENT way to pay!
EASY & CONVENIENT Online Ordering @
www.MarketAtDothan.locallygrown.net
Farm to Table Recipes
Sautéed Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins Recipe
Yield: Serves 2,
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 bunch kale, chard, collards, or turnip greens, etc., about 1 pound, tough stem centers removed (if any) and discarded, greens chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Roughly 1/2 cup dry white wine or water
Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD
1 Heat a large sauté pan hot on medium-high heat and add the pine nuts. Toast until fragrant and begin to brown…pine nuts burn easily. Stir or toss the nuts frequently. Once they are toasted, remove from pan and set aside.
2 Add the olive oil to the pan and swirl it around. Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds; the pan should already be hot, so it won’t take long for the garlic to begin to brown. Add back the pine nuts, add the raisins and the greens and mix well. Sauté, stirring often, until the greens wilt and begin to give up some of their water, anywhere from 1-2 minutes for spinach to 4-5 minutes for collards or kale.
3 Sprinkle salt and red pepper flakes on the greens. Add the white wine (can substitute water)—use a little more wine if you are cooking collards, a little less if you are cooking spinach. Toss to combine and let the liquid boil away, remove from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Middle Tennessee Locally Grown: Manchester Locally Grown market - Just a Short Time Left to Order!
How to contact us:
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Hello, all,
Don’t forget to place your order on Manchester Locally Grown market by our new order closing time of 10 pm tonight for delivery fresh from local farms on Thursday.
Remember that we are a year-round market, not subject to seasonal closings like the local farm stands. Please note that we have bread from two bakeries and lots of pork products! Don’t forget all our eggs, fruits & vegetables, local honey, & jams! We also have a great selection of herbal & handmade products, which as well as the seasonal plant and decorative items will make great gifts. And gift certificates are available in any denomination. Give the gift of good healthy eating this Christmas!
Pickup of your order will be at Square Books, 113 E. Main St, Manchester, from 3:00-4:30 on Thursday. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday morning, if that’s more convenient for you. Just call (931) 273-9708 if you prefer to utilize this free service. Square Books will be open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thanks for your orders last week! Please encourage your local friends and family to shop at our year-round market and support local farmers!
Blessings,
Linda
Cape Locally Grown: Grass-Fed Sustainability
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that much our land area in this region is hilly and covered in grasses and trees. This is great from an erosion stand point, because the grass sod and tree roots hold on to these topsoils to keep it from flowing away down to the creeks and rivers and out to sea.
Our hill region presents some unique challenges and pastures and managed forests are a sustainable use of our sloping ground. The land really dictates what kind of agriculture can be maintained sustainably, thus grass-fed (ruminant) animals and forest-fed animals are a great sustainable use of our land-conserving pastures and trees.
As consumers looking to purchase local meats, we need to prioritize sustainability in our food choices. Grass-fed beef, lamb, goat (along with their other products like milk, cheese, leather, wool, mohair, etc.) and forest-fed pork are great options to meeting the region’s protein needs in a way that conserves our topsoil and utilizes our sustainable resources.
Old99Farm Market: Old 99 Farm, week of Dec 7 2014
Carrots are in the cold cellar, 4 bushels of them (that’s 140 L, which sounds more impressive )
The pork cutting instructions have been given to the butcher and you will be able to pick up your half or individual cuts on Thurs 18th, that’s next week.
As of Dec 7th, we can offer 60+ items including the following crops: salad greens, arugula, mint, spinach, beet root (two varieties, Detroit Red and Chiogga), chard, celeriac, carrots, collards, squashes (hubbard, butternut, Sibley, buttercup, spaghetti and delicata).
Camelia is cooking prepared foods from our produce: garlic pesto, cucumber relish, quiches (on order).
Meats
Beef cuts are now limited but I have lots of ground beef. I have 5 lambs in the freezer, as well as veal. Geese and chicken are sold out. I have live stewing hens for sale at $6 each.
The pork will be back from the butcher on December 18th.
Eggs
My current price is $6/XL doz. I sell mixed size dozens that weigh at least 588 gm (medium), 672 grams, the ‘large’ size dozen, and Extra Large, 770gm plus carton. Please bring in recycled cartons.
Raw Honey
The summer crop is extracted from the comb and available. You bring your jar and fill it here, or buy in prefilled mason jars.
Thank you to all bringing in recycled egg cartons, hold off now, I have several months supply.
Champaign, OH: Sparkle!
And because we don’t have enough products to dazzle you…along comes Laura Miller with a new product to add to her Elm Tree Essentials line….
From Laura….
Tooth Powder is on the Market! What is Tooth Powder you say? A healthy alternative to chemical laden commercial toothpaste! Made from Redmond Bentonite Clay, Calcium Magnesium Powder, Aluminum-free Baking Soda, Organic Peppermint Leaf Powder, Organic Ceylon Cinnamon, Organic Cloves and Organic Stevia. Store in a glass jar. Wet toothbrush and dip in powder. Brush as usual, rinse well. Not intended for consumption. All ingredients are food supplements or spices!
There are two options…one with a glass jar and one without!
Cape Locally Grown: Local Food Time!
Greetings from your local food producers!
We’re excited for the opportunity to bring great local foods to your table this week!
We welcome Karen Null this week from Null Farms Produce in Marble Hill. She’s got some lovely winter squash and whole fruit jams available this week. Karen is also growing hydroponic lettuce in her greenhouse and will be having beautiful red and green lettuces available soon!
For your holiday baking, Mike Edmunds with First Fruits in Gordonville has his delicious black walnuts in the market! They make a great addition to cookies, cakes, brownies, and breads along with salads, squash dishes and more!
Jan and Jim have this to say about their new hats – Our highly anticipated package finally arrived at the farm from El Paso, Texas. Inside were hand crocheted, one-of-a-kind winter hats. Each hat had it’s own unique design and was made from our very own Three Sisters Farm yarn. Our yarn is all naturally colored and milled in Kansas by Shepherds Mill. But, what makes them truly special to us is that they were hand made by our son. Larry is an orchestra teacher and director. When he gets home from work he crochets for relaxation. Such a talented guy. (Of course we are a little biased.). Look for the hats here at The Market.
For those looking for delicious bulk local beef, Jennifer Culbertson at Maple Cottage Farm has half of a steer available (or 1/4 if desired). You can find out more info about her beef under the beef category in the market.
Check out our other growers: Double B and their grass-feed beef, Manoor Manor’s eggs (with muffins to come!), the best ice cream from Cape’s own Cream of the Crust, and Green’s Garden’s organic salad mix and sourdough baked goods (with flatbreads back on the menu!)
We thank you again for your support of our local growers. Demand is growing each week, so order quickly before things run out!
Lance and Sharla Green
Market Managers
Statesboro Market2Go: Be sure to order this week!
This is your only chance to order from Doug’s Salmon for Christmas, so be sure to order!
Southern Swiss Dairy is back, as well as Fisheads and Walker Farm. And of course your other favorite farmers are still there – Jacobs, Hunter Cattle, and lots more!
The market is open until midnight tonight for pickup this Thursday Dec. 11. We just have 2 markets (Dec. 11 and Dec. 18) before Christmas, so stock up!
Thank you for shopping with us!
www.statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net
Champaign, OH: A Visit From The Sugar Shack
The Stadlers will be in the house, and out of the Sugar Shack, to bring us a sweet filled tasting, Thursday night, during market order pick up!!
A word from Shary Stadler…
Valley View Woodlands, one of our local vendors, will offer tastings of their delicious products during this week’s Thursday market hours. Tastings will include maple syrup, maple cream, and maple candies. These maple products, which make great gifts, will be available for purchase.
We look forward to having them with us, Thursday!!! Perfect gift buying opportunity!!
Champaign, OH: Christmas Wrapping
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas…
Couldn’t miss this one this year…
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas…
Couldn’t miss this one this year…
(The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping)
I know that we all celebrate the upcoming holiday in different ways, honoring different religions, and traditions…this song is one that is on my playlist and brings back the early 80s, for me…
I know it will be of no big surprise that my holiday playlist is of the eclectic kind. Full of fun, full of fun tunes. This always, always, takes me back to the early 80s, working as a mall rat at the local mall, loving all of the hustle and bustle of the crowds, the lights, all of my fellow mall rats, working out way through Christmas break in various retail shops.
We would work long holiday hours, close up the store fronts, and all race out to have a night of fun, only to return to the same store fronts, the next morning, to excited shoppers, canned Christmas music, Santa Clause, and gift wrapping. I loved those days!!!
Anyway…Christmas Wrapping, a play on words, all about the girl who was racing through the year, full of deadlines, crazy life, chasing the elusive boy, exhausted, and just trying to get it all accomplished in the holiday season.
Sound familiar?? We all do our own version of the Christmas Wrapping song…but one thing that should not be stressing us all out is the local food/gifts/shopping part.
You know we have it all…from baking supplies, to dinner supplies, to locally produced meat/chicken/fish, to baked goods, breads, spices, herbs, coffees, teas, garlic, honey, maple syrups, crafts for gifts, soaps and bath products, fresh produce, molasses, gift sets, gift certificates…it is totally all here…all for both daily use, AND, gift giving!
We can wrap it all up for you…just so you can go off to do your own version of Christmas Wrapping…cue…the music!
Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam
CLG: Tuesday Reminder - Market Closes Tonight at 10pm.
Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup on Friday, December 12th. 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