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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 new pickup location is across the street from the Manchester City Schools administration building:
Good morning!
Order the “cream of the crop” from local farmers, the best products picked and made with pride especially for YOU! All our farmers and local artisans are located within about 30 miles of our drop-off location. You can’t get any fresher than that – no cross-country trucking involved! Thank you for supporting your local farmers and small businessmen and women.
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
Catherine from Flying S Farm has been very busy perserving her fall bounty. Recently she has added several new items to the market, including the following:
(L to R) Top: Frozen Habanero Pepper Puree, Butternut Squash.
Middle: Dried Thai Pepper Pods, Banana Friendship Bread.
Bottom: Wild Blackberry Jelly, Pomegranate Jelly.
Our market has so many delectable, grassfed meats available! Last week we featured some newly restocked beef and lamb cuts. We also have chicken cuts from two local farmers, Tonic Farms
and Wayne Diller.
(L to R): (Top) Whole Broiler and Chicken Feet from Wayne Diller. And from Tonic Farms: Boneless Skinless Breasts, Leg Quarters, and Wings.
For this Christmas season, Manchester Locally Grown managers will offer combination gift baskets, each containing items from several farmers. We currently have listed some smaller baskets, with a couple larger ones planned to contain perishable items. Please check back to see our other offerings, and let us know if you have specific needs for gift baskets.
Erdmann Farm has returned this week, listing two types of pumpkins for your pre-Christmas baking.
(L to R) Connecticut Field Pumpkin, Long Island Cheese Pumpkin.
Speaking of pumpkin, the favorite fall flavor is well-represented on our market:
Bar Cookies, Bread, and Cookies from Flying S Farm
Candles from Full Circle Candles
Granola from Solace Farm
Muffins from Hope for Health
Pie and Pumpkin Roll from Kountry Vittles
Enjoy them while they’re here. Most of them will disappear from the market within a short time.
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse still has all colors of blooming Christmas Cactus plants. We will foil wrap the pots so they are ready for gift-giving.
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.