The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, a copy of the weekly email and other items added by the market managers. Be sure and check back frequently. Thank you for supporting Lilburn Locally Grown.
A Rather Tardy Newsletter
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 Market Members:
I hope this finds you all well and you enjoyed the weekend with family and/or friends!
It was a chilly 31 degrees this morning with beautiful blue skies and gorgeous views. I couldn’t ask for a prettier place to call home!
Kathy Barnes is coordinating the Lilburn Market and is also the awesome artisan who makes the lanyards, aprons, pouches and pillowcases. Kathy’s organization and attention to detail are a definite plus for me and for the Market! Kathy is also coordinating some of the Group Buys that are happening!
Also, please put Kathy’s phone number in your contact list so if you have any issues on Market day you can contact her directly. Lilburn Market pickup is between 4:30 and 7:00pm on Thursday. If you are unable to pick up during this time frame, please let Kathy know with a Phone call. Please NO texts or emails – it is too crazy at Market to keep track of all three!
Current Group Buy Opportunities
If you are interested in Einkorn Wheat or the product Real Salt, please contact Kathy directly to order these necessary items! You can reach her through email here.
The other opportunity is Green Pasture Fermented Cod Liver Oil Products. I will be sending out an email tomorrow morning with all information pertaining to this great product. Orders will be taken at Market on Thursday and will need to be pre-paid. The order will be placed on Friday and you can pick up your product next Thursday.
Market News
It is with great sadness that I tell you that Marie Wheeler of Bakery on Brooks will no longer be baking for us. To our Gluten Free Members, including yours truly, this is definitely not-a-good thing! Marie’s bakery items consistently ‘wowed’ us all and we have become spoiled with all the truly excellent Gluten Free items she offered to us. Although it is with a very heavy heart that I say goodbye, I wish her God’s continued blessings in her journey. Marie is very involved in volunteer activities and her family. Perhaps if her situation changes, she will be back. She has touched our lives with her energy, goodness, spirit, integrity and love and I am grateful!
New Farmer
Please join me in welcoming Tammy and Jeff Sosby of Peacefield Farm! Here is what Tammy has to tell us about their family farm:
“Peacefield Farm is a family owned and operated farm. The farm has been in the family since the mid 1800`s. We have strong Christian beliefs. We strive to offer the best healthy,naturally grown produce the way God intended it to be. We are certified naturally grown. We follow the national organic guidelines. We offer hydroponic tomatoes year round,and seasonal produce that we grow outside on raised beds with drip irrigation from our wells,and inside high tunnel houses on raised beds. We make our on compost with all plant materials using no animal manure and we make our own organic fertilizer as a supplement to the compost. Thus providing healthy grown produce leaving a small footprint in the environment. Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. May God bless you.”
To start out, Peacefield Farm is offering: Red Potatoes, Green Tomatoes and Red Beefsteak Tomatoes! I will be ordering some of each! Welcome Tammy and Jeff! We will see you soon as Farmer of the Week!
Vicky and Steve of Fry Farm are back this week with some new Winter Veggies for us. They include: Arugula, Mustard Greens, Mixed Sweet Peppers and Popcorn (both on and off the cob)! I have had several folks ask if this is GMO free! And the answer is Yes! Vicky and Steve are Certified Naturally Grown and use no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides! This Popcorn is FABULOUS! Buying it on the cob is a good lesson for the children in where popcorn comes from… letting them twist and turn the ears in their little hands to remove the kernels will be a fun activity! (and keep them busy for a bit!)
I urge every Member to read the Grower Guidelines which delineate the requirements for Farmer participation in the Market.
Doug of Doug’s Garden is waiting for Mother Nature to finish with his Winter veggies and he believes he will have items to offer next week!
Ricky Brown of Back River Farm is also waiting for Winter Veggies to harvest. At present, Ricky is offering: Peppers and Eggplant! Keep an eye out for other items in the next week!
Andrew and his crew at The Veggie Patch have a plethora of Winter Seedlings, (oh, how I miss my garden!) Herbs and Veggies. In addition, they also offer some Ready to Eat Products…sauces, soups, pickles..be sure and check them out!
Azure Standard
Order Deadline for October is Tuesday, October 7th at 6:00pm
Azure Standard
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 Order Deadline: Tuesday, October 7th at 6:00pm
Azure Standard Pickup Date: Tuesday, October 14th at 2:30pm
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
A Few Volunteers Still Needed
Please consider helping out Lauren, your Market Coordinator on pickup day! She works very hard to organize, setup and serve your needs!
If you are interested in helping out at the Market, please contact Market Volunteer Coordinator, Chance Claar-Pressley. Thank you Chance! You can email Chance at chancita@gmail.com .
Thanks to Susan Coker, Sue Martinson, The Bruce Wallace Family, Nancy Tuck and of course, Kathy and KEB Barnes!
…this and that…
I am slowing unpacking and organizing! What a chore! Sarah came up today and toted boxes up from the basement, so I have LOTS to do this week!
The Black Lab continues to guard the Homestead and is most displeased that the dogs who live nearby are allowed to roam free and he is not! He lets me know that they are ‘in sight’ by his really annoying high-pitched bark/whine/cry! It is most infuriating/bothersome/exasperating! If anyone has any suggestions, believe me I am more than happy to listen!
Thank you for taking the time to read this missive!
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Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Hamilton Mill Market!
Market will close at 6:00pm Monday for the Lilburn Market!
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