ALFN Local Food Club:  Today's Weblog Is Brought To You By The Letter S.

One of my favorite things about eating locally farmed foods is the challenge of dealing with a truly spectacular bounty. There are more than a few crops that do so well in Arkansas that a devoted locavore may find themselves eating them every day for months on end. All too often, someone with the best of intentions will find themselves at the end of their rope, unable to bear the thought of eating just one more meal of the same old thing. And it’s a real shame. Because there are dozens of ways to prepare any given product, and none of this fabulous food that our farmers work so hard to nurture should ever go to waste.

This spring, I’m hearing a lot about spinach. Epic fields of spinach. Seas of spinach that stretch as far as the eye can see. And it occurs to me that spinach doesn’t have the best public image. If you’ve only ever had canned or boiled spinach, or can’t think of anything to do with it other than salad and lasagna, maybe it’s time to broaden your culinary horizons.

Aside from being super good for you, spinach is also incredibly versatile. It takes no time at all to throw a handful into your smoothie, omelet, or mac and cheese. It’s just as delicious creamed as it is in spanakopita. If you’re willing to set your preconceived notions aside, it may even have a place or two on your dessert table.

With this many mouth-watering options, it’s only a matter of time before the problem will be that there isn’t enough spinach to go around. Be sure to order yours before The Market closes. (Pro Tip: It freezes wonderfully after a quick blanch, and there happens to be a bulk listing.)

-Rebecca Wild
Program Manager

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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!

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Russellville Community Market

South Cumberland Farmer's Market:  Free Seeds ! !

At the register area at market today, Kir will have free seeds to share. Most are organic from trusted suppliers. Some packets have only a few seeds left; some are unopened.

Tullahoma Locally Grown:  NEW grower!

The market is open, Ordering closes tomorrow at Noon.

Our Newest Vendor, Keeping it Clean Produce from Tullahoma, has bok choy, Mesclun salad mix, kale mix, japanese turnips, and spinach.

We now have Hansen’s Honey on the market, from Manchester TN.

Check out all of the Veggie plants for your garden under “Live Plants” category!

FROM DOGWOOD VALLEY GREENHOUSE
Tomato and bell pepper plants are now available in gallon pots, large and strong and ready to transplant. Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has four varieties of tomatoes and three of peppers this year. The herbs and hanging baskets all look great as well. We also have several new perennial friends flowering this week, as well as most of the ones listed the previous two weeks. New this week are coral bells and scabiosa, as well as several varieties of ferns and euonymous or “burning bush.” Don’t forget our beautiful planters for Mother’s Day! Purchase or reserve your one-of-a-kind planter now before they are gone.

Get started here: Tullahoma Locally Grown Market

Pickup Thursday 4:15-6 at First Christian Church annex on Grundy. See you there!
-Candace

Champaign, OH:  Girls Just Want To Have Fun!

That’s all they really want…
Some fun…
When the working day is done…
Oh girls, they want to have fun…
(Cyndi Lauper-Girls Just Want To Have Fun)

And, that is just what they did, all weekend!!

I have just returned from an entire weekend of some of my most favorite people in my life. My sorority sisters. We had a huge reunion in Lexington. We had big fun. We had big reconnections. We hugged, we laughed, we cried from laughing, we rediscovered what brought us all together as sorority women, as pledge sisters, as bigs and littles, and lifelong friends.

Getting away for a few days can be just what a person needs. Getting away, feeding your soul, filling your heart, and discovering that you really can go back to where it all began!! It takes you to a new understanding. A new sense of what a person is doing in life, and how that person became the person they are, today!

So, this girl had a ton of fun, but now would like to see a ton of fun hit this market, today!!! It’s Tuesday, the market will close at 10pm, this evening, and I urge you to have some fun, place some orders, let this market feed your soul with the goodness of local, from this little local market of love…

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, April 24th. 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

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

Heirloom Living Market Hamilton Mill:  Last Call !

Market closes at 8:00pm

Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville :  Last Call - Countdown to Market Close!

Market closes at 8:00pm

GFM :  Orders

Keep those Orders Coming.

Physical Market opens Saturday May 2, and great vendors will be there, so come on out.

Mothers Day celebration on May 9. the we have a Band ! “Just Becuz” you have got to come out and met these 2 young people.

Keep a growing…

J. Shelton