Local Farms First:  Get Your Local Produce!

Greetings Local Farms First Food Lovers,

The market is now open for your only chance to order for December!

There’s lots of products up on the market from Ellen’s Pickles – try some of her Dill Pickles, Minestrone soup, and lots of other preserved goodies.

Be sure to place your order before 7am on Monday morning.

Happy Holidays, and thanks for your support of Local Farms First.

Erin Griffin – Market Manager
LocalFarmsFirst.org – a 501c3 non-profit
click here to start shopping on the website:
www.LocalFarmsFirst.com

Statesboro Market2Go:  Order reminder & salmon is here

Good afternoon,
If you placed an order with Statesboro Market2Go this week, please be sure to pick your order up today between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Also, if you did not place an order but would like salmon, please come by the Sugar Magnolia location and Doug will have extra salmon there!
The market will be open next week, Dec. 18, then will be closed for two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s Day. Be sure to stock up when you order for next week’s pick up!
Thank you for shopping with us!
www.statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net

Gwinnett Locally Grown:  The Marketing is open for ordering! Last time before Christmas!

*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

Holiday Schedule
This is the last week before Christmas to place an order. The Market will be closed Tuesday, December 23rd so our families can enjoy the Holiday. I will let you know about the Tuesday before New Year’s as I’m still checking with our Growers to see if they are delivering.

I want to give a special thanks to all of you who support our Market! We feel it’s important to eat well to keep us in good health. We are honored to be able to provide the Market to you every week. It is my sincere hope that all of you have a very wonderful holiday and that you are with those you love to celebrate this wonderful time of year! We appreciate each and every one of you!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Veggie Patch at Bouchard Farms
USDA Certified Organic
Local USDA Organic Produce Farm

Website: www.veggiepatchga.com

The Veggie Patch grows a huge variety of organic vegetables practicing sustainable organic farming in order to provide locally grown produce for a healthy lifestyle. On our 300 acre farm we harvest from about 30 acres as well as from 7 green houses.
The Veggie Patch organic veggies can be purchased at Athens Farmer’s Market, on-line locally grown markets, at the farm, or join our CSA to get a veggie box every week.

Callidora Farms

Website: www.callidorafarms.com

Grass-fed, pasture raised meats
Callidora Farms is owned and managed by Raul and Genel Rivera (The Farmers). Farming is new to them, but it has been in Raul’s heart since his childhood days. In 2008, Raul began searching for the perfect land to purchase and start farming. After 5 years of searching, he finally found the perfect 71-acre plot in historical Madison, GA where he and his family could live the dream of operating a sustainable farm. Soon after buying the land, The Farmers realized that sustainable farming is both a way of life and a business. Having little knowledge in farming, the first year and a half was a definite learning curve. During that learning curve the one philosophy they adhered to was to provide natural solutions to all of the challenges that they face so that the animals experience the best life possible.

A growing number of people want to know where their food comes from, how it is being raised, and who is raising it. The Farmers believe that the best way to obtain these answers is to get connected to farmers who are very passionate about how food is raised. Their passion for staying connected to their food source drives them to continue to seek better ways to farm.

We also have yummy baked goods in time for the holidays!

Rancho Alegre Freshly Made

Website: ranchoalegrefarm.com

Rancho Alegre Freshly Made produces freshly-made products for you and your family. We focus on gluten-free, low carb baking as well as healthy salsas with NO PRESERVATIVES. Everything made fresh on market pick up day.

If you are trying to be gluten-free or are looking for delicious freshly-made products, order from Rancho Alegre Freshly Made.

We also 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!

Please be sure to check out ALL our great Growers to prepare for your Holiday baking and meals!!

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.

McColloms Market:  Reminder - FFFN Order Pick Up Today

Hi all:

Hope you’ve fared well with the big storm. We should have everything in stock by later today.

Pick up will be from 4-6 pm. Please come to the front door as the side steps are shoveled out but might be tricky.

Thanks.

Melinda
(518) 354-0202

Republican Valley Produce:  RVP market is Open

The market is open. Remember, orders are due by 10pm on Saturday.

Thanks,

Jay

Naples,FL:  Market is open and ready for orders

Market is ready for your orders

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Newsletter - December 10, 2014

Champaign, OH:  Last Call!!

We are at that point….time for last call of the market, this week!

Make your selections, place your orders, let your local love shine!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

Champaign, OH:  Baby Please Come Home

The snow’s coming down…
I’m watching it fall…
Watching the people around…
Baby please come home…(Baby Please Come Home-U2)

Hello, Christmas in the 80s:)

So, life in California at Christmas…this song would blast in all of the shops, the clubs, everywhere.

As a flight attendant, I was zipping in and out of the airports of LAX, SFO, Orange County. Busy times, loads of holiday flights, crowds. I was working a ton of LAX-JFK flights. I was lucky enough to be part of the New York All Night crews. We were junior crews, running the big jets, meeting and greeting the passengers, flying all night, landing at 6am in NYC…

Christmas excitement was everywhere. We rocked the city, got a bit of sleep, boarded planes, the next day, and found ourselves in the heart of San Francisco, for another round of Christmas. The months of December were a whirlwind of bi-coastal Christmas fun. I had friends in every city to meet up with, flight attendants to roam with…decorations in each city. A Christmas wonderland of celebrations.

But, in all of the fun, I always had that tiny feeling that I wanted to be in my hometown, celebrating with familiar faces, familiar places, and being a local, again…

So, yes…being a local and buying local, and supporting local makes an amazing feeling at the holiday season…think about this as you are ordering, tonight, and into next week. When you make it about local, you make it about your heart, your soul, your love.

Baby, please make it local…we can help you in all of this!

We are open until 10pm, tonight!! Get your orders in, feel good about keeping it local, and give the gift of local love!

Peace and Love,
Cosmic Pam

ALFN Local Food Club:  Market Reminder!

It’s Tuesday evening, and you know what that means. T-minus 18 hours to go before The Market closes. Luckily, that’s plenty of time to order an entire week’s worth of healthy, hearty local ingredients. To aid in that endeavor, Geek Eats and Crimmins Family Farm are back after a well-deserved break, to fulfill all your hummus, granola, and certified organic greens needs.

As if you needed more to look forward to than just good eats, we’ll have our Holiday Gift Inspiration Table set up again this Saturday. Back by popular demand, you can peruse a vast assortment of gift-able goods crafted by our very own vendors. We’ll have embroidered dish towels, delicious canned concoctions, whimsical and luxurious soaps, and even some tasty local honey. You’re bound to find something for everyone on your list, but if you simply can’t decide, I highly recommend a Food Club gift certificate. Available in any increment, it’s pretty much the perfect gift for anyone and any occasion.

-Rebecca Wild
Program Manager

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