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Time to Order Local Farm Products!


Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

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.


Good evening!

The market is open today as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm. Please notice several new items on the market this week, and be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Welcome this week to Tonic Farms. Matthew Gulick has added whole broiler chickens to the market. Raised on pasture, only fed Non-GMO feed, and all the grass and bugs they could eat, these birds are priced by the pound, and your bill will be adjusted for weight at checkout.



Frontier Family Farm has added green bell peppers and “Better Boy” tomatoes.



White City Produce & Greenhouses has added bell pepper “Purple Beauty” and heirloom cherry tomato “Yellow Pear”.



We have lots of other delicious summer vegetables available: bush beans, beets, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, arugula, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, bell and banana peppers, red potatoes, yellow squash, Swiss chard, several types of tomatoes, and zucchini. Also you will find a great selection of fresh-cut herbs to help to bring out the flavor of those vegetables and your other summer cooking.



Please notice that some vegetables are now available in larger size packages: cucumbers, red potatoes, assorted heirloom tomatoes, and a box of #2 canning tomatoes.



Remember that we also have delicious pork and beef cuts, rich creamline milk, organic free-range chicken and duck eggs, jams and jellies, live plants for your perennial border, porch, or patio. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, and bath & beauty products. Stop by Square Books soon and see our market table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some jam or jelly, hand lotion or soap, herbal tea, a candle, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy or to give as a gift.


(L to R) Bell peppers “Purple Beauty” and heirloom cherry tomatoes “Yellow Pear” from White City Produce & Greenhouses, Wandering Jew hanging basket from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Green bell peppers and tomatoes “Better Boy” from Frontier Family Farms,.


IMPORTANT ORDERING AND PICKUP INFORMATION

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708. If neither of those pickup times works for you, please make a note on the order, and we will work out an alternative arrangement.



Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.



More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends and inviting them to give us a try. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.



Blessings,
Linda


Here is the complete list for this week.