The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by the market managers.
Time to Order Fresh Local Farm Products!
Manchester Locally Grown market
We always have a few new farmers, waiting their turn to join our market and offer their wonderful products to all our customers. In order to add more farmers, we feel it would be best to grow our customer base a bit. We want to be able to offer you and your friends some new local farm products.
The farmers and market managers would really appreciate your efforts to help spread the word about our fantastic market. What a great local resource for fresh, local farm products. Please pick up a few business cards to hand out to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Advertising is very expensive, and we want to use our slim market funds in a responsible manner.
To Contact Us
Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnmomof10@gmail.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
Our pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building:
Good morning!
Welcome to this week’s offerings from your online farmers’ market. Everything you see on our website is the “cream of the crop” from local farmers, the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! When you place an order with our farms, you know you are supporting your friends and neighbors, most located within 30 miles of Manchester, Tennessee.
The market will remain open for your orders till Tuesday at 10 pm.
Please be sure to read the section of the page entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”
Farm News of the Week
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Smirk Ice Cream has once again listed their products on the market this week. From the farm description:
Here at Smirk we are dedicated to bringing you and your family fruit sweetened ice cream you can enjoy not only with your taste buds, but with your conscience too, since every ingredient provides nourishment to the body. Enjoy America’s favorite dessert, re-imagined, with no artificial ingredients, no additional sweeteners and no dairy.
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(L to R) “Missus Goodin’s Banana Puddin’” and “Gooey Louie’s Chocolate Phooey”.
Andra from Sow’s Ear Piggery writes:
SALE on natural ground pork this week. $4.25/lb. Comes frozen in a convenient 1-pound package.
Week-night meals are simple and delicious. Ground pork is as easy to use as ground beef and versatile, too, with Asian, Mexican, or Italian flavor profiles. We especially enjoy ground pork in tacos and burritos. Just brown and add your favorite seasoning mix. It is also great made into meatballs with a little parmesan cheese and panko and served in marinara sauce over pasta. Another option is a quick stir-fry with soy sauce and veggies, served with rice. And if you’re feeling ambitious, make your own breakfast sausage with a blend of spices like sage, black pepper, and brown sugar. Our pork is USDA inspected, from free-range outdoor pigs on a non-GMO, non-corn, non-soy, non-medicated diet.
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Solace Farm has listed a few dozen duck eggs this week! But they are also listed on another market, so if you want them, you should order as early as possible, before they sell out.
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From Linda Reed at Dogwood Valley Greenhouse:
The first blooms of spring are always a bit tricky to predict. I was watching my daffodil garden, as well as the weather report, and listed the Spring Daffodil Bouquets on the market last week. On Tuesday I had a few dozen flowers, but on Wednesday, it seemed that half the buds opened at once! They may only be available for three weeks because of early hot weather. I’d love for you to enjoy them along with me!
I’m starting to see buds here and there in the greenhouse too. It’s a bit early to set plants in the garden just yet, but these have been in an unheated house all winter, so they’re used to the temperatures. As soon as the weather gets nice enough for the gardener, these early beauties will be ready to go: Dwarf Coreopsis, Creeping Phlox, Pulmonaria, Primrose, and Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus). Most of these will begin to bloom in the next two or three weeks. Watch the “Featured Products” at the top of the page to see what’s in bloom this week (but I can only list the five most recent; many of them will stay in bloom for many weeks.)
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(Clockwise from upper left): Daffodil Garden; Market Delivery; Red & White Dianthus (Sweet William); Dwarf Coreopsis.
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 our NEW LOCATION across from Manchester City Schools administration building, 215 East Fort Street, Manchester.
We can also deliver your order to your home (or other location) on Friday afternoons, for a small fee, if it’s more convenient for you. If you prefer to utilize this service, please place an order for it, same as other products, selecting your delivery area. Don’t forget to give us your location address in the comments section of the order. Also please text Linda at (931) 273-9708 for specific arrangements.
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible. 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 & Michael
Here is the complete list for this week.