The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  Just listed Organic Strawberries

Watsonia Farms Strawberries…Just Listed Online.

Champaign, OH:  The End of the End

At the end of the end…
It’s the start of a journey…
To a much better place…
And a much better place…
Would have to be special…
No reason to cry…
No need to be sad…
At the end of the end…
(The End of the End- Paul McCartney)

On a somber and sad note, I would like to let our little local market of love community that one of our own has passed away. Today, we mourn the loss of the beloved Katie Hoover of Sunshine Gardens.

Katie left our market, a while ago, as her health was taking a turn downward. Being the little fighter that she was, she outlived the time spans that were given to her. She was a strong spirit, a strong presence, and a strong leader.

Katie was a pioneer in this local food community, local food movement, before it was the trendy thing to do. Back when local food, real food, was just regular food.

Katie was an expert baker, gardener, and led the community with love, and her faith, for many years.

Many bakers learned at the hands of Katie. Many who sought wisdom, comfort, and compassion, would find themselves in Katie’s kitchen.

I grew to know Katie when I first entered the local scene as a new baker. She and her husband Rufus were always in the same spot, at the end, or the beginning of the market midway, at the Champaign County Farmer’s Market. When I entered as a new vendor, though our baking styles were entirely different, she came to me and welcomed me, and always had a cheerful smile, a welcomed greeting, or a knowing way about her as she looked at me, at all of us.

I know that others have many tales, accomplishments, and memories about Katie…I can only write from my heart about a very kind woman, who was small but mighty, friendly but fierce/protective to the ones she loved, talented in her craft, and steady in her faith.

Katie may have now reached the end of her end, but her journey is now just beginning…our hearts are all better for having known her.

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Cape Locally Grown:  Egg link

http://cape.locallygrown.net/market/index/86651

Last day to order!
Cape.locallygrown.net

Cape Locally Grown:  News Alert!

The hens have responded to your need for more eggs! Get local organic eggs for much lower then the grocery store!

Support your local chickens today!

CLG

Naples,FL:  MARKET IS OPEN

MARKET IS OPEN

Suwanee Whole Life Co-op:  Reminder: RSVP for Farm work day Sunday 4/3/16 (Spring Break Idea)

Champaign, OH:  PLEASE READ

There seems to be something running through out system of a hacking nature.

If you get an email from LocallyGrown asking you to change your password, click on a link, do anything that does NOT come from me, PLEASE DO NOT DO IT.

I have been getting these emails, all morning, and was just alerted by another customer.

We would never ask you to change emails, passwords, or ask for any payment through our system.

If your email is not signed by me, then please, please disregard!!

Thanks so much!
Cosmic Pam

Spa City Local Farm Market Co-op:  spam messages from Co-op email site

Dear Members -

We seem to have been hacked on our co-op website email, and are getting spam messages flagged as coming from the co-op, with messages about employment and other things. Please do not open these. Simply discard them.

We have alerted the programmer of the site in Georgia and it’s being looked into. We just don’t want anyone to have a problem from this, and are sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks so much for your patience and patronage,

The Managers

The Cumming Harvest - Closed:  This Week at The Cumming Harvest

Martin's Farmstand:  Springtime

Hello everybody. It is almost springtime, the greenhouse is filling up with beautiful plants. I love to plant the little seeds and I love the mix of smells from the growing tomatoes along with all the rest of the plants. We are growing the normal mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zuchini, basil etc in the greenhouses. All of this is at the normal stage for the time of the year. Look for tomatoes and cucumbers on the stand starting in late May.

After the next cold snap is past it is time to remove the leaf mulch from the strawberries ans shred the asparagus fern. Look for asparagus starting around the first week of May and strawberries in the second half of June. I hope to have lots of good, delicious strawberries this year. They went into winter in perfect condition. We have added two more families into the group of us that is growing for the stand this year. There is about 35-40 acres of vegetables planned among us all so we should have an abundance of delicious fresh produce for the stand and also have ability to supply some more of the local wholesale needs for the best of our restaurants and stores. All of us that are feeding the stand are committed to growing by clean, non-chemical methods. One of our goals is to provide the best no-spray produce possible for the greater Potsdam area and to do this at prices that the ordinary person can afford so that you all can have an abundance of good food for your supper. Daniel