Foothills Market:  Market Reminder

Looking for something a little different to add to your menu? One of our Foothills Market growers has added globe artichokes to the market, just in time for our market deadline of 5:00 this afternoon. Of course, we also have plenty of your summer favorites like green beans, yellow squash, and cucumbers. Place your order by 5, and we’ll have it ready for pickup tomorrow.

Statesboro Market2Go:  Order Before 10pm!

This week we’ve got some berry good news to tell you! Sweet, ripe, and packed with nutrients, blackberries and blueberries are now on Market2Go and are recipe ready!

These berries are great for:

• Heat beating drinks like Smoothies and Milkshakes
• Brightening up Breakfast in a quick bowl of Oatmeal or a stack of Pancakes
• Sweet and savory recipes like Corn and Blueberry Salad with a kick from jalapeño peppers or Blackberry Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with melted Manchego cheese
• And for dessert with the southern staple of Seasonal Fruit Cobbler with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Click to order at Market2Go!

Martin's Farmstand:  U-pick Strawberries Wednesday

We will open the strawberry patch for u-pick tomorrow afternoon June 21,2023 starting at 2 pm. There is NO Morning picking tomorrow. I just returned from walking through the strawberry patch. I am seeing quite a lot of ripe berries through out the whole patch. Picking conditions will be fairly good (considering the year) I estimate that we can pick 1,200- 1,800 quarts tomorrow. After tomorrow the next u-pick is Saturday morning. Peak season is between now and the end of next week.

Hours for u-pick are Monday starting at 7 AM; Wednesday, starting 2 PM (no morning picking on Wednesdays); Saturday, start 7 AM. This repeats through out the whole season. The patch closes when the berries are all picked or at 6 PM.
When you arrive you do not need to stop at the stand to weigh your containers if you know the empty weight already. Also you do not need to stop if you are picking into standard Quart or gallon containers.
You have the option of bringing your own containers or buy empties from us. Quart boxes 25 cents each. If you are buying empty containers from us please pay when you get them rather than after you are done picking to minimize confusion as to what is going on.
NO DOGS in the field or stand areas. We will be using the same random picking pattern that we did last year. This means that you may start anyplace you wish in the patches that are open as long as you are not cutting in front of someone. It is mandatory that when you are picking that all the ripe berries are picked as you move No roaming or grazing type picking. A section of row must either be picked or not picked when you leave. We will be scouting the patch and keep suggesting where you will find good picking.
Pricing u-pick: $4 per Quart if less than 8 quarts and $3.25 per quart if more than 8 quarts; $26 for an 8 quart tray and $12.50 for 4 liquid quart buckets, water pitchers, bowls and other similar sized containers. All containers are expected to well filled but not heaped. We will adjust prices up or down as needed for over or under-filled containers. By the pound price is $2.20/# (limited to bigger containers or larger amounts). By using volume rather than weight when it makes sense we can bypass the stand for most of the berries and reduce congestion. If you pay by credit card there is a 3% surcharge added to the above prices and you will need to use the inside checkout station rather than outside express options. Daniel

Old99Farm Market:  Food and Nutrition Papers, Advice

Every so often I get several leads to article and research paper reviews on nutrition that I believe should be shared.
Here’s a few, with some excerpts.

Dr Paul Marik on spike protein, covid, recovery
Excerpts
- The first thing is to avoid being spiked. If you’ve been vaccinated, don’t get boosters. You want to further limit exposure to spike, no more jabs. Secondly, if you get Covid, you want to be treated early, because the longer you allow it to linger, the more spike protein. That’s just a basic common sense principle.
- Getting back to spike, it’s essential that people change their diet. You don’t have to do strict intermittent fasting like I do, where you eat within a six to eight hour window, and then the rest of the time you don’t eat.
- In fact, there’s no human requirement to eat carbohydrates. Unlike proteins and fats which you need, humans can survive without carbohydrates. If you have a diet which is low in carbohydrates or has no carbohydrates, you’re going to start making ketone bodies. Both the brain and the body use ketone bodies as a source of energy. Instead of using glucose, you use ketones.
- There’s nothing wrong with saturated fat. In fact, there was a really good paper in the Lancet, this ivory tower journal. They’ve looked epidemiologically and found that the more fat you eat, the lower your risk of cardiac disease. It’s not saturated fat that’s the enemy. It is these polyunsaturated, synthetic, manufactured vegetable oils. The use of soy vegetable oil in this country has gone up exponentially, in terms of tons.
- Eggs are wonderful. They are one of the most nutritious sources of nutrient-dense food, and eggs do not increase your cholesterol. Maybe it does if you have 30 or 40 eggs a day, but one or two eggs a day is perfectly fine. It’s a highly dense, nutritional food.

Dr Robert Malone on avoiding processed foods, and traces of atrazine, widely used herbicide
Excerpt: Advice for healthy living:

1. If you use a commercial lawn service that sprays conventional herbicides, please fire them.
2. Buy organic produce.
3. Buy grass fed meats (local if possible). Talk to the farmer about what sprays they use and how often.
4. Buy organic eggs.
5. Use “green” products when cleaning your house. Soap and water will take care of most cleaning needs.
6. Buy organic grains, legumes and nuts. Think about investing in a bread maker or find a local bakery/grocery store that uses organic flours.
7. Consider eating less simple carbs (sugar, flour, etc). Unfortunately, sugar cane is another crop where atrazine is used extensively.
8. Be mindful about what you put in your body and of course, avoid ulta-processed foods!
9. Finally, find out if atrazine is being used in your local community. Local parks, playgrounds, school grounds. Start by calling your parks service (city, county) and find out. Our children should not be walking or playing on turf that has been sprayed with this toxic brew. We can impact our local communities more than we think!

‘A Midwestern Doctor’ writing under a pseudonym on how to choose a correct diet to follow, “Diet, Food Craving and Weight Loss”.

Excerpts: I attempted to establish the scope of the problem we are facing. Diabetes and obesity are continuously growing epidemics in the country. The intense cravings we experience for these foods and the lack of nutritional authorities we can look to for advice (as most of them are bought out by the food industry) make this problem remarkably difficult to handle.
I believe there are a few dietary facts you can state with relative certainty:

•Regularly eating high fructose corn syrup will cause you to gain weight.

•The less processed foods you eat, the healthier you will be.

•Foods grown on remineralized soil, while difficult to find, are much better for restoring
vitality.

•Quality of ingredients matters, and you should shoot for fresher foods that are produced
in a healthy way (i.e., as naturally as possible). This is especially important for animal
products.

•Properly purified water is essential for health and well-being (I personally endorse
reverse osmosis water filtration).

•It is essential to eat in a non-stressful environment and if possible, to be focused on
eating rather than some intellectual task.

•Many digestive and nutritional issues (especially as you age) arise from deficient stomach
acid and sometimes deficient digestive enzymes.

•Once you have had enough not longer to feel hungry, don’t eat more (unless you are already
malnourished).

•Low glycemic index foods (carbohydrates that don’t rapidly dump sugar into your
bloodstream) are better for you.

•Avoid eating before bed. Eating before bed can increase the amount of time you need to
sleep and the likelihood of gaining weight from eating. Extending this to intermittent
fasting (e.g., one meal per day) typically provides additional benefits.

Champaign, OH:  Tuesday Wake Up Call!

It’s that time…as you are getting your morning routine up and running, you have one hour to place your weekly market order!!!

Get some market love!!!

XOXO,
Cosmic Pam

V.I Prime Produce locally Grown:  Market open

Good evening we apologize for the late notice.
Prime Produce Market is now open and accepting orders

Fayetteville Farmers' Market:  ONLINE ORDERS STILL OPEN UNTIL 6 AM WED

You may still order until 6 am Wednesday morning.

If you ordered, we thank you! Remember we offer easy drive by pickup Thursdays at library for some of your favorite fresh locally grown and locally made products.

Plenty of vegetables still available!

Charlies Vegetables is back with jams and fruit butters.

Six flower bouquets to choose from!

Order here:

https://fayettevillearkansas.locallygrown.net/market.

Pickup at the library 4:30-5:30 Thursday. If you already know you can’t pick up then, email us at this address as soon as you order and we will work with you on a plan.

Questions? Reply to this email and we will get back to you.

There is also a delivery option for Fayetteville addresses. Request it by following the directions on your emailed order confirmation and do that by no later than 9am Thursday. Be sure to send your request to Seeds That Feed (see instructions) since they set up the deliveries.

Thank you.

Stones River Market:  Still time to get your order in…Market closes at 10pm tonight.

Our Online Farmers Market is the easiest location to find gifts, produce, baked goods, plants, Herbs, soaps, meats and essentials, with the Spring and Summer Season starting few of our Growers attended the weekly markets during the summer months but still have their items available for those that don’t want to fight the growds or find a parking space. If you are looking for something special find their listing in the Growers Section and send them an email.

Connie's Cornucopia:  Grits & Cornmeal SALE..

Running an introductory SALE this week for under $8.00 lb. Sale ends Wednesday at Midnight. While supplies last.
Stone Ground Grits and cornmeal are made from whole corn kernels, contain more vitamins and minerals that regular, highly processed grit. These are the least processed form of grit and have the most fiber. Whole dried corn kernels are coarsely ground, which means all the whole-grain nutrients are maintained, including fiber and b vitamins.

Click below to start shopping.
https://conniescornucopia.locallygrown.net

Connie's Cornucopia:  Check Out What's New

• Georgia Peaches are in stock now get them while they last.

• Vegetables: Cabbage, Squash, Zucchini. Cucumbers, green beans, Broccoli Microgreens and Salads.

• Concord Tomme Cheese great for salads.

• Creamline Whole Milk. This Whole milk is not processed like your store-bought milk. This milk has only been heated to 145 Degrees Fahrenheit and has NOT been
  homogenized.

• Hickory King Stone Ground Grits & Cornmeal.

Click below to start shopping.
https://conniescornucopia.locallygrown.net