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"Bits and Bites" June 22, 2014
Bits and Bites
you will find this easier to read and be able to see pictures if you go to the Market and choose Weblog …it’s easier on the eyes!
Greetings Lilburn, Crossfit and Hamilton Mill Market Folks:
Important Reminders, Other Matters and Pertinent Information
Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Hamilton Mill Market!
Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Lilburn Market!
The Newsletter is sent out each week to give you information pertinent to the Market. You can skip reading it now and find it under the Blog Tab to read later if you want to order immediately.
Volunteers Needed
My heart is warmed by the response to the request for volunteers and we are slowing getting to the point that folks can work just once a month! We still need a few more folks to make that a reality, so if you are interested, please contact Market Chance Claar-Pressley, who is coordinating the volunteers for me. Thank you Chance! You can email Chance at chancita@gmail.com . Chance tells me that we do need volunteers for July 3rd Market. I realize that the next day is a holiday, but if you could spare a couple of hours, it would be greatly appreciated!
“Thank yous” go out to Kathy and Keb Barnes, Susan Coker, Brigitte Rossi and her son and Marie Wheeler of Bakery on Brooks who all helped out at the Lilburn Market on Thursday.
Sarah Rockey is a STAR! She is the Volunteer for the Hamilton Mill Market and the one responsible for getting all of the coolers and orders in and out of the cars! She sets up the Market with me and gets folks checked out, answers questions and knows all about the products that are offered by the Farmers and Artisans! Although Sarah orders and picks up at the Crossfit O-Zone Lawrenceville Market, she takes the time to help out at Hamilton Mill. Thank you Sarah for your support and belief in the Markets and for your invaluable help!
We still need YOU! The goal is to get enough folks on board so that we can rotate volunteer duties. Can you spare a few hours once a month? Without you as Members, the Market would not exist and now the Market needs your help!
Sarah Heath and Karen Thain have also joined the Volunteers at the Hamilton Mill Market and will be starting with us soon! Thank you, Ladies!
and now for the news…
Farmer Updates
Farmer Ricky Brown of Back River Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown Farm is back! This week Ricky is offering Kale, Scarlet Red Salad Turnips, Harkuei Turnips and Arugula and New Potatoes. Look for more offerings in the near future! Welcome Back, Farmer Brown!
Cedar Seeder has added Micro (Veggie) Wraps to their offerings! These handmade, fresh powerhouse goodies are full of 11 super Mircrogreens deliciously surrounded by either Rice Paper or Nori wraps! Lots of ‘scrumptiousness’ served with a delectable sauce! a definite “must try”! In addition to their Cedar, handmade planters, you can find their Microgreens for Pets combos for Cats and Dogs and for us humans: Arugula, Basil, Broccoli, Kale, Radish, Sunflower and Wheatgrass! Ready to be snipped and added to smoothies, salads or your favorite juice!
Doug of Doug’s Garden is offering: Whole Garlic, Hakurei Turnips, ‘Kossack’ Kohlrabi (read “huge”) Leaf Lettuce Salad Mix and Carrots. In addition, he has 4 different Produce Boxes to choose from: Basic Seasonal Box, Early Summer Box, Herb Lovers Box and Root Lovers Box!
Miss Vicky of Fry Farm is offering: Dill, Rainbow Carrots, Green Onions, ‘Candy Onions’, ‘Cippolini’ Onions, ‘Red Candy Apple’ Onions’, ‘Superstar’ Onions, Shallots, Squash and Zucchini! Constantly adding new items as they come available, Vicky works hard to provide wonderful products!
The Veggie Patch is providing a good selection of wonderful fresh early Summer veggie offerings and have fresh Herbs listed as well! 3 types of Basil, Chives, Mint, Oregano,2 kinds of Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme and Medicinal Herbs Chamomile and Lavender. Veggies include: Arugula, French Green Beans, Bunching Onions, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, several types of Kale, Leeks, Lettuces, Mizuna, Spring Onions, 8 types of spicy peppers, Radishes, Spinach, 3 types of Squash, Swiss Chard, Tatsoi, Tomatoes and Zucchini and a Produce Box.
Be sure and check out the wonderful meat selections available from B&G Farms. From Pork Tenderloin, which is delicious, marinated and cook on the grill to the many varieties of Sausage, Pork Chops and Longaniza (hot dogs), any cut of Beef you want, Lynda has us covered! Try Chicken Wings on the grill!
David and Shalley Carrell of Carrell Farms are at our Markets as well as most of the popular Traditional Farmers’ Markets around the area! Check out their offerings from their Bulk Ground Buff to Steaks and Roasts! Delicious! Be sure and remove from grill or skillet at least one level from how you like your meat cooked! In other words, if you like it Medium, remove the meat when it reaching Medium Raw and let is sit covered for 10 minutes before serving! Turns out perfect every time!
Both Golden Farms and Rocky Acres offer fresh eggs from pastured chickens fed organic, soy and GMO free feed. Periodically Cara puts notes on the cartons to let you know what special treats her ‘girls’ have gotten in addition to their regular diet of bugs they find out in the pasture! Cute idea to let the children check out what the chickens who produce the eggs they have on their table are eating!
If you are interested in Lamb, please contact Maryanne at 404-432-4337. White Gates Farm near Butler, Georgia has Lamb offerings.
Lamb
Neck Bones at $3.50/lb
Stew Meat at $8.00/lb
Shoulder Roasts at $11.00/lb
Whole and Half Legs at $10.50/lb
Lamb Ribs at $11.00/lb
Please email Maryanne at heirloomlivingmarket@gmail.com or call 404-432-4337 to place an order for pickup at Market.
My Daily Bread Bruce and Dabrielle are heading to Wisconsin this week and their items will not be on the Market for 2 weeks while they are away!
Marie of Bakery on Brooks has done it again! Hummingbird Bread! With some of the same ingredients as the famous Southern Hummingbird Cake, (pineapple, pecans, banana) this bread is a great Breakfast Bread or wonderful treat in the afternoon! Her Rolls, Paleo Bites and Cookies have all been a big hit on the Markets and all of us Gluten Free Folks appreciate her adventuresome spirit in creating wonderful treats that we can eat! I have to admit that her Chocolate Chip Cookies are truly my downfall! They are truly ‘made in heaven’!
In addition to Chicken Eggs, Cara of Golden Farms has Duck Eggs available! Get your order in early because there is a limited supply!
Jay and Patti of Dances With Bees have Honey offerings as well as some other great products! Use honey in your Lemonade for a great flavor! Great in Tea, also! I ordered a jar of Jay’s Golden Beeswax Food Grade Wood Finish this past week. My cutting boards and wooden utensils were in desperate need of conditioning! Check this product out and notice the picture that Jay posted! This stuff WORKS!
Patti makes some outstanding Natural Body Products from the honey and beeswax. Her Gardener’s Friend Soap works to get those ‘playin-in-the-dirt’ hands clean and keeps them soft. Fantastic product!
The Happy Cows belonging to Sam Jones of Cedar Rock Dairy continue to produce wonderful milk (for our pets)! The cream line on the jars these last couple of weeks has been impressive! Keep up the good work, ladies!
Rusty Repp of Little Tots Estate offers the sweetest goat milk I have had since I was a child, growing up in Ohio! The milk comes from Nigerian Dwarf Goats who are known to have the highest Butterfat of any milking goats! The Black Lab enjoys some everyday!
Azure Standard
Order Pickup is June 24th, Tuesday at 6:15pm
For items that are not produced/grown locally we blessed to have a great resource! With over 9,000 Organic, “Clean” food products to choose from, Azure Standard can now be your “go to” place to get your Pantry Staples and other great items that are just not available from the local farmers and producers! You can order items in bulk or individually and save on the premium prices charged at places like Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods! All items are shipped via semi-truck to our Drop Off location in Lawrenceville on a specified date. On pickup day, you come to the location, pickup your items and you are good to go! Simply log onto Azure Standard, create a free account and start shopping!
Please share this information with friends and family to ensure that we will all have this great resource available to us!
Here’s the scoop:
Azure Standard Pickup Date: Tuesday, June 24th at 6:15pm
Pickup Location: 963 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA
Drop #: 796431
Drop Name: Heirloom Living Market Lawrenceville
Drop Coordinator: Maryanne Vaeth
Contact Information: Email Drop Coordinator
Phone: 404-432-4337
This Group on Facebook will keep you up to date on the “happenings” with this service!
Azure Standard Lawrenceville Drop Information: My Azure Standard Drop Lawrenceville
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Do you have a Garden this year? What are you growing? Would you like to share pictures and ‘words of wisdom’ with other Gardeners? What items are you canning, freezing, dehydrating to preserve the Harvest to enjoy in the “off season”? Do you have any ‘award winning’ recipes? I would love to include stories, pictures and recipes in the Newsletter! Please send me an email if you are interested in participating! Sharing knowledge, wisdom and recipes help to build community!
After Church, the Black Lab and I will be working in the Garden this afternoon. In addition, I seem to have a nest of what looks like small Carpenter Bees that have nested underground under the ‘portico’ of the Garden Shed. They are not happy when I am in the vicinity and I am not happy that they are there! Any suggestions to get rid of them would be greatly appreciated. They are NOT Yellow Jackets or Hornets — they truly look like mini Carpenter Bees!
Last weekend, I was blessed to have the help of Sarah and Tyler Rockey and Austin Smith who came to get some things done that I am unable to do myself! I am most grateful for their help! Yesterday, Sarah and I ‘fenced off’ the area under the stairs and measured for the soon-to-be-built Chicken enclosure. It will be attached to one of the stalls of the barn and they should be happy little hens in their new home!
I wish you all a happy day and a wonderful week!
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Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Hamilton Mill Market!
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Joyful thoughts and bountiful blessings!
~Maryanne
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