Champaign, OH:  Winding Down

Hello, little local market of love customers!!

We are winding down to the end of yet another week’s market. You have until 10pm, tonight, to get your orders ready and placed!!

Make sure not to miss out on all the fun…and, remember, some of the seasonal produce is just about to leave us…

See you at 10pm!

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Russellville Community Market:  RCM Order Reminder

Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!

Happy ordering!

We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!

Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!

FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Reminder & Volunteers Needed

Just a friendly reminder to finish your shopping in the market before tomorrow at noon.

Allow me to take this opportunity to encourage you to consider volunteering on Saturdays. When you volunteer, you receive a $5.00 credit that can be applied to your grocery bill or your membership fee. Think about it! If you volunteered once a month, you could pay for your annual membership fee!

I’ve noticed our volunteer base has been a bit thin, and it would be great to have a few more bodies and brains (you can be both) helping us out. Our volunteers really enjoy the work. If you are interested, please let me know, and I will add you to our volunteer email list. Volunteer hours are broken into two shifts on Saturdays. You don’t have to be here the whole morning! What’s not to lose here? Volunteering will get you a $5 credit and a chance to meet other ALFN members. Plus, our coordinators make a mean cup of Joe. Coffee, credit, and local faces. What’s not to love! Furthermore, you’ll walk away with a million dollar smile.

Email me at littlerockfoodclub@gmail.com if you are interested.

Thanks!

Kyle Holton
Market & Program Manager

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

Hello Friends,
There’s still time to place your order for pickup this Friday, June 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Conway-Locally-Grown/146991555352846

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  The market is open!

Good Morning!

KIC Produce has King Richard Leeks and plenty of Broccoli Greens.
Solace Farm has added some new soaps and lots of carrots!
Fuel so Good Coffee Roasters are back on the market as well.
Check out their new storefront on 1407 N Jackson St!

Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market

The market closes noon Wednesday. Pickup is Thursday 4:15-6pm at the first Christian church annex on Grundy St.

Cross Timbers Food Cooperative:  CTFC Market Open for June 20 Pick-up

Hey, folks—

Ordering for the second June delivery is OPEN.

Orders can be placed through Sunday, June 14.

Pickup is from 1:30 – 2:30 PM on Saturday, June 20.

Enjoy,
Wylie
for Cross Timbers Food Cooperative

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

Old99Farm Market:  Old 99 Farm, week of June 7 2015

First thank you kindly to all who replied to our request for haying help and to those who came. We got over 5000lb of hay baled and in the barn between 11 and 3pm. It did indeed rain overnite, about 30ml. And more today. btw, that’s enough hay to feed one cow for a year, assuming 200 days.

Sunday we tasted the first fruit from the strawberry patch! the first is always the best, reawakens taste buds from the year before. I may have some picked for this thursday, won’t list them though.

Asparagus is still going strong, as is rhubarb, buttercrunch lettuce and mixed greens.

We planted more of the outside garden: tomatoes, basil, carrots, parsley root. We hilled all the potatoes, and weeded the squashes. It was a busy fun weekend.

Old 99 Strawberry Solstice is coming up on Sunday June 21. Family gathering in the afternoon, plan on coming with kids for couple hours, 2pm to 4pm. More details next week on potluck arrangements.

Healthy eating,
Ian and Cami

Champaign, OH:  A Day In The Life

The next installment to our weekly series, A Day In The Life, finds us with Oakview Farm Meats! You know Mark as the assistant manager to this market, and he is also my assistant manager at the Mechanicsburg Farmers and Artisans Market. He is active in your local foods movement, and along with me, is part of the local foods council.

I met up with Mark as he entered the local farmer’s market circuit, four seasons ago. In season one, he promoted and sold the Oakview products, and became a vendor in this online market. In season two, he hit the scene in the now familiar green promotional trailer that is Oakview Farm Meats of the market and festival circuit.

We began cross promotions with Cosmic Charlie/Oakview Farm Meats/various vendors. We made famous a little sandwich called the Locally Sourced Oakview sandwich. He and his family have become a major part of this whole local foods scene. He has taught this West End girl many things about their business, about promotions, about hogs, about the breeding and raising of their hogs, and about planting, and crops.

His family is also heavily involved in the pork council, the Champaign County Fair, 4H, and various other organizations in the county. We, at the markets, appreciate Mark and his hard work in our markets.

And now…A Day In The Life…as captured by Mark’s mom, Ruth Runyan. The woman behind it all…enjoy the read…

There is no typical day in the life of Oakview Farm. Plans can be laid out but there are always changes made as needed. Oakview Farm, a local family farm which takes the cooperation of 7 family members is the basis for Oakview Farm Meats. Oakview Farm has evolved over many years through several generations. Mark and his sister, Melissa, who lives in Michigan are the 4th with Myer and Emmy the 5th generation of farmers. Each family member contributes their talents to further the Oakview ventures. Each season brings different activities: Spring – ground preparation and planting of oats, corn and soybeans, Summer – landscaping and mowing, irrigating corn and soybeans, harvesting wheat, oats and baling straw, along with Farmers Markets and Festivals with the Promotion Trailer, Fall – harvesting corn and soybeans and serving Agronomy Field Days with the trailer. Finally, Winter -machinery and building maintenance, catch-up in general. The one thing that is done during every season, every day includes is hog production. The hogs must be fed, waterers checked and pens kept clean by scraping and/or bedded. Hogs must be health checke d, treated, if sick and marked so they are not used for Oakview Meats. Hog feed must also be ground and mixed for 4 different age groups. As hogs grow they must be sorted into different groups, such as breeding gilts, boars, and market hogs. Biosecurity is a high priority at Oakview which means keeping the hogs healthy and comfortable. The hogs are in temperature controlled buildings – warm in winter and cool in summer with fans and sprinklers, secure from wild animals which often carry diseases. Along with the actual farming, there are also the Meat Shop open Tues. and Thurs, 2 – 6 pm and Sat. 10 am – 4 pm. with Bud in charge, Mechanicsburg Farmers and Artisians Market on Tues. 4:30 – 7 pm with Mark in charge, Springfield Farmers Market Sat. 9 am – 1 pm with Mark in charge and various Festivals. All family members help in various ways at various times as needed. It is definitely a local family adventure!

StPete.LocallyGrown.Net:  Market NOW Open - June 8th, 2015

IMPORTANT Volunteer Opportunities IMPORTANT

St. Pete Locally Grown is seeking a talented volunteer to help on Wednesday afternoon for about 90 minutes of administrative help. Must be computer literate and technically proficient with excel spreadsheets (including copying formulas), uploading and downloading data and creating documents, accessing Google drive, sending emails using templates, etc. If you’ve “got the touch” please contact your Market Manager.

St. Pete Locally Grown Market in St. Pete is the hub for selling fine products of many of the Growers below needing volunteers—and all those listed on Our Growers page.

Nathan’s Natural Veggies in St. Pete
Pioneer Settlement Garden in St. Pete
The Dancing Goat in Oldsmar
Alexandra Lake Farm in Dade City

Message from Your Market Manager

SUMMERTIME RESOURCES
It is that time of year when change in seasons causes veggie resources to fluctuate due to the summer heat. We are in hot pursuit of new resources but until we can locate them or they even come into an existence, we will sustain our small local business using different strategies for providing great summer fare for our customers. As in the past years, we are doing our best to find the summer produce that is grown locally. If it exists then we are going to find it. If you know about sources then please get in touch and I will pursue it. We want to serve you year round. We are SO fortunate to have local growers like Brenon’s Homegrown, Ida’s Garden, and Faithful Farms to support us all summer long! Your patience and support are much needed, especially for these upcoming summer months. This is even more reason for you all to learn to grow your own food, even in the summer. Let Nathan teach you. Next Saturday 8AM come find out and get your seeds in the ground.

“GIVEAWAYS!”
So many of this weeks offerings can be grilled or wrapped in foil and baked on the grill, and I am selling some items at “very close to cost” to get them out the door! I have created a new category I call “Giveaways”. These items are priced way below local retailers so I’m practically giving them away. I’ve chosen to use this strategy rather than have spoiled produce that won’t keep until next Market. Most of the time I have a partner with a small business who shares the minimum order I am required to make from a local organic distributor. However, whenever I have to “go it alone” I will be posting “giveaways” for our customers. The benefits of your membership is getting these kinds of deals under these tricky circumstances. I invite you to recruit friends to get these great deals as well! It is a win-win for everyone with good healthy fresh produce at excellent pricing!

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Our Market has high standards for what it sells. Despite that—as seasons transition—the challenges of evolving weather and pesky insects can take its toll on the crops. Market Growers are being very selective about what they are willing to present to you. No, it won’t always be picture perfect (which is part of its charm) and sometimes an insect is going to evade capture! But we won’t send you anything that we wouldn’t eat ourselves. If for any reason we have goofed and you are dissatisfied, please report it to me right away so we can rectify the situation. That’s how we get better and we all benefit from that. Your satisfaction is key to our success as a resource for St. Petersburgs’ lovers of chemical-free, organically & locally grown vegetables.

SPLG’s fruit basket
Ruby pink grapefruit, Fuji apples, Haas avocados, Medjool dates, Cantaloupes, Gold Pineapples, and papayas.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS
Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on June 13th, 8-10AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on June 20th, 8-10AM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “Monthly Potluck Social”, June 27th, Nathan’s Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM for active Market customers, growers, and volunteers. BY Whoozin.com e-vite ONLY. SPEAKER THIS MONTH: The special guest speaker for this social is Leon Elt, owner of Alexandra Lake Farm and provider of our Market’s lamb cuts. He will talk about raising animals in a sustainable and humane way and volunteer opportunities up in Dade City for those who want to learn from his experience. Leon is also a Permaculture designer, specializing on integrating animals in living systems of any scale and if you have questions about that you will have a chance to ask them. Also, as co-founder and the President of a non-profit farm incubator (Big Small Farm, Inc.), Leon is knee deep in advocating the production of healthy local food and teaching other people to do that. Leon is making the trip all the way from Dade City to join us so let’s get a good size group here to meet & greet him! Please RSVP is at all possible so we can plan for adequate space!