The Weblog

This page contains news, event information, and other items added by the market managers. If you are a customer, you may also have received some of these entries in your weekly emails.



 
Subscribe to an RSS Feed

Time to Order Local Food!





It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

To Contact Us

Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)

Recipes

Market News

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A new workshop series starting in January 2015. These six workshops will be taught by experienced growers and UT personnel and will provide growers and Agricultural professionals with training in planning, structuring, marketing, managing, analyzing profitability and expanding a CSA.

These two-hour workshops, planned from 1-3 PM (NOTE: Workshops will be 1-3 PM EST or CST according to the host farm time zone.) on Monday afternoons, will be offered on working farms throughout Tennessee from January to June.

1) January 26, Choosing Your Crops and Varieties, and Scheduling Their Planting in the Greenhouse and the Field, led by Jeff Martin, Plant Sciences, and Adam Colvin, Colvin Family Farm, Spring City, TN

This workshop will discuss crop and variety selection, as well as crops in the field and greenhouse.

2) February 9, Options for CSA Legal Structure and Analyzing CSA Profitability, led by Chris Clark and Margarita Velandia, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Becky Jacobs, College of Law, and Ray and Bart Gilmer, Falcon Ridge Farm, Toone, TN

This workshop will help participants think about the legal structure of their business, as well as help them analyze the profitability of their CSA.

3) March 16, Managing Growth of Your CSA, Labor Management, Apprenticeship Programs and Quality of Life, led by Jeff Martin, Plant Sciences, and Tana Comer, Eaton’s Creek Organics, Joelton, TN

This workshop will cover labor issues, the pros and cons of apprenticeship programs, and expanding your CSA gradually, while maintaining your quality of life.

4) April 13, Adding Fruit Crops to Your CSA, led by David Lockwood, Plant Sciences, and Shannon Meadows, Mountain Meadows Farm, Heiskell, TN

This workshop will introduce participants to considerations for small and tree fruit production.

5) May 11, Choosing Equipment for a Small, Diversified Farm, led by Bob Due, Terraced Gardens Farm, New Tazewell, TN

This workshop will cover choosing equipment for a small, diversified operation.

6) June 15, Marketing Your CSA and Keeping Your Customers Happy, led by Megan Bruch, Center for Profitable Agriculture, and Ron and Chris Arnold, Herb and Plow Farm, Grimsley, TN

This workshop will help participants develop a marketing plan and provide tips for marketing their CSA.

To register:
Registration is $50 per person for all six workshops or $10 per person per workshop.

Registration for TN Fruit and Vegetable Association members (http://www.tfva.org/jointfva/) or TN Organic Growers Association members (http://www.tnorganics.org/contact.html) is FREE. Enter promo code TFVAFREE or TOGAFREE on the payment screen, if you are a member. Member verification required.

Register on-line by clicking on one of the six workshops under ‘Upcoming Events’ at: http://organics.tennessee.edu or http://vegetables.tennessee.edu

Please contact Jenny Moore (865.974.0710 or jcroker@utk.edu) or Annette Wszelaki (865.974.8332 or annettew@utk.edu) for more information.

Thank you and happy holidays,
Annette
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
EXTENDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
Learn about season extension in high tunnel production systems in a new webinar series sponsored by the Center for Crop Diversification, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the Barnhart Fund for Excellence. There will be six webinars, each 75 minutes long, in February and March of 2015. The series will cover market opportunities, structure options and construction, organic production and certification, crop and equipment options, pest pressure and control, as well as a summary of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative.

For more information, and to register, please contact Miranda at 859-218-4384 or miranda. hileman@uky.edu.

All webinars will be broadcast from 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. EST.

Webinar Schedule
• February 17 — Season Extension Opportunities & EQIP Funding
• February 24 — Structure Options, Construction, Ventilation & Temperature Control
• March 3 — Organic Certification & Marketing High Tunnel Crops
• March 10 — Crop, Irrigation & Equipment Options
• March 17 — Insect, Weed & Disease Control
• March 24 — Producer Views & Series Wrap-up
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
BROWN’S HOLLAR CREATIONS has let us know that more pumpkin pies are available made with fresh local pumpkin and eggs, and that proceeds go toward the farmers’ market in Tracy City. Also available are black walnut cakes made with fresh local walnuts and local fresh eggs.

And look for a few green onions.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
FROM THREE OAKS Howdy! The holidays are a time which many of us associate with heavy meals, drinks, sweets and ultimately weight gain. That’s why we’re offering rabbit on the market this week at a reduced price. Pound for pound, rabbit meat contains less fat, cholesterol and calories and more protein than any other conventional livestock. Perfect for the health-conscious Christmas carnivore or a head-start on that New Year’s resolution. Checkout the delicious recipes we’ve added to the market for cooking ideas and have a very merry Christmas!

Erich, Three Oaks Farm
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
NEW FROM NATURE’S WEALTH Look for 5-pound bags of their incredible popcorn!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you know of anyone who isn’t receiving our (general) e-mails that we send to the entire customer and grower bases (which would include Order Confirmations that come out of our proprietary software e-mail account that is re-directed via Mailgun.us: We have been working with a tech from BLomand who has done a large amount of troubleshooting and research.

If you have an e-mail address that is through Yahoo or BellSouth (Yahoo actually hosts BellSouth e-mail), you will need to go into your Contacts list and add these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
*@mailgun.us

If you have an e-mail address through BLomand, you will need to go into your Gray Mail and add as a Friend these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
mailgun.us

If you have an e-mail address that is from another provider (gmail should be OK, but you never know…), use one of the iterations above.

Also, if you want an entire domain to be “approved,” you can, for example, enter the following as a Contact/Friend (for gmail, let’s say):
*@gmail.com

If, after doing all this, you are still not receiving our e-mails (at the very least the Saturday Blog opening the market), you will have to get in touch with your e-mail provider and tell them to recognize our address as well as the mailgun address. Just giving them the cumberlandfm@gmail.com address will not be sufficient.

We hope this helps resolve these problems going forward!

Kir and Linda
-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
ANSWERING MARKET E-MAILS
Please DO NOT press “Reply” to our software’s automated e-mails. This includes Blog e-mails (such as this one), your Order Confirmation e-mail, or even Account Balance/Adjustment e-mail. If you need to contact us via e-mail, just compose a new e-mail with an appropriate Subject line and send it to cumberlandfm@gmail.com. This will ensure your e-mail is seen (not always possible with a Reply to Order Confirmations, for example) so we can best help you.

ALSO, we are checking e-mail only several times a week, so it may take a short while for us to get back with you. You are always welcome to call 931.592.3399 (no voice mail) to reach us more quickly. Thanks!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch, the new Sewanee delivery driver. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

Please remember that payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. To ensure your account always has a positive balance, the CFM prefers payments in increments of at least $100.00. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.

Should at-home delivery not work for you, your second option is to leave your order at the Center to be picked up by you or a designée by 6 p.m. Wednesday. As with any left-behind order, there will be a $3.00 fee unless that order has been prepaid in full in advance. Don’t forget there is no freezer at the Center for the foreseeable future, so it is imperative your items be picked up in a timely manner.
-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers


</t*r>

There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

Click here to browse the whole list.

Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

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!

Market Today!!


When you’re at market today, stop by the easel and write down what products you’d like to see on the market next year. The growers are starting to plan for this next growing season.

Also, we have a poster explaining the different types of growers we have on the market. Be sure to stop and see it!

Additional Market Announcements


We have additional announcements for market this week:

The Grundy County/Tracy City Farmers Market will have 6 pumpkin pies
for sale over the next 2 weeks and can be delivered this week or next. Just specify which week in a Note to the Grower for Browns Hollar.

Also, Browns Hollar has black walnut cakes for Christmas for this week, as well as spinanch and red chard.


Nature’s Wealth For Your Health has a special on chickens in the 5.0-5.5, 5.5-6.0, and 6.0-6.5 sizes: $13, $14, and $16, respectively.

Time to Order Local Food!





It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

To Contact Us

Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)

Recipes

Market News

FROM SOLACE FARM just in time for Christmas – in addition to our soap, lotion, handmade paper, and knitted items, this week we have our first two hand-processed sheepskin rugs! These are from Fox Farm sheep, tanned here at Solace Farm – we only have these two so get one while you can!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
DOGWOOD VALLEY GREENHOUSE is taking orders through December 22 for beautiful Christmas kissing balls. Made with live greens and other natural materials, these balls are about 18" in diameter and come in three styles, shown on the market. Each one is mounted on a sturdy hanger and includes a festive red ribbon bow. They are suitable to hang on a shepherd’s crook or from a chain for a beautiful outside Christmas decoration.

Make a collection of common culinary herbs to give as a gift or to keep for yourself. We have a good selection of herbs available and have expanded the list from last week’s description.

Mints (chocolate, peppermint, pineapple [variegated], spearmint, grapefruit)
Oregano (Greek or variegated)
Rue
Rosemary
Sage, Garden
Thyme (Lemon, English, silver-edged, citrus, lime)
Lemon balm
Stevia (small but healthy)

Please see the description under “Planters and Baskets,” and specify your choice of herbs. If intended as a gift, please order your herb collection early to allow time for custom preparation. Includes planter and will make a unique living Christmas centerpiece as well.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
LAMB IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Joseph’s Garden and In-Town Organics will both have lamb new to the market this week. Check out what yummy cuts they are offering!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
BROWN’S HOLLAR CREATIONS has let us know that the Grundy County/Tracy City Farmers Market will have 6 pumpkin pies for sale over the next 2 weeks and can be delivered any week.

Also, black walnut cakes will be for sale for Christmas or this week along with some spinach and red chard.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
WHITE CITY PRODUCE & GREENHOUSES ANNOUNCES its CSAs are available. Be sure to order soon so you’re not left out. Also offered are Christmas cactus just in time for gift giving.

White City Produce & Greenhouses
931-607-1615

Visit us online at:
http://www.wcproducegreenhouses.weebly.com -————————————————————————————————————————————————————
BEGINNING AT THIS WEEK’S MARKET we will have a large sheet of paper where you will be able to tell us what kinds of new/different products you would like to see on the market for 2015. We will be having a Growers/Artisans meeting in January to let everyone know what kinds of things have been requested. We can’t promise everything on the list will be available, but we do want to present the possibilities to our Growers and Artisans.

We are also working on a way to show the Grower type (Conventional, Organic, CNG, and No Chem.) and what that really means. This information is available on the website, but it has been requested in a format that is easier to see.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you know of anyone who isn’t receiving our (general) e-mails that we send to the entire customer and grower bases (which would include Order Confirmations that come out of our proprietary software e-mail account that is re-directed via Mailgun.us: We have been working with a tech from BLomand who has done a large amount of troubleshooting and research.

If you have an e-mail address that is through Yahoo or BellSouth (Yahoo actually hosts BellSouth e-mail), you will need to go into your Contacts list and add these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
*@mailgun.us

If you have an e-mail address through BLomand, you will need to go into your Gray Mail and add as a Friend these two addresses:
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
mailgun.us

If you have an e-mail address that is from another provider (gmail should be OK, but you never know…), use one of the iterations above.

Also, if you want an entire domain to be “approved,” you can, for example, enter the following as a Contact/Friend (for gmail, let’s say):
*@gmail.com

If, after doing all this, you are still not receiving our e-mails (at the very least the Saturday Blog opening the market), you will have to get in touch with your e-mail provider and tell them to recognize our address as well as the mailgun address. Just giving them the cumberlandfm@gmail.com address will not be sufficient.

We hope this helps resolve these problems going forward!

Kir and Linda
-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
ANSWERING MARKET E-MAILS
Please DO NOT press “Reply” to our software’s automated e-mails. This includes Blog e-mails (such as this one), your Order Confirmation e-mail, or even Account Balance/Adjustment e-mail. If you need to contact us via e-mail, just compose a new e-mail with an appropriate Subject line and send it to cumberlandfm@gmail.com. This will ensure your e-mail is seen (not always possible with a Reply to Order Confirmations, for example) so we can best help you.

ALSO, we are checking e-mail only several times a week, so it may take a short while for us to get back with you. You are always welcome to call 931.592.3399 (no voice mail) to reach us more quickly. Thanks!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
REQUESTING DELIVERY
If you would like your market order delivered, please contact Rachel Lynch, the new Sewanee delivery driver. E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

Please remember that payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. To ensure your account always has a positive balance, the CFM prefers payments in increments of at least $100.00. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.

Should at-home delivery not work for you, your second option is to leave your order at the Center to be picked up by you or a designée by 6 p.m. Wednesday. As with any left-behind order, there will be a $3.00 fee unless that order has been prepaid in full in advance. Don’t forget there is no freezer at the Center for the foreseeable future, so it is imperative your items be picked up in a timely manner.
-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PANETTONE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Be looking for it from Dogwood Farm.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers


</t*r>

There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

Click here to browse the whole list.

Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

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!

Announcement from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse


Dogwood Valley Greenhouse says:

We are taking orders through December 22 for beautiful Christmas kissing balls. Made with live greens and other natural materials, these balls are about 18" diameter and come in three styles. They are suitable to hang on a shepherd’s crook for a beautiful outside Christmas decoration. Each one is mounted on a sturdy hanger and includes a red ribbon bow.

Make a collection of common culinary herbs, to keep for yourself or to give as a gift. Please see the description under ‘Planters and Baskets’, and specify your choice of herbs from the list. If intended as a gift, please order early to allow time for custom preparation. Includes planter.

Time to Order Local Food!





It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

To Contact Us

Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)

Recipes

Market News

WHITE CITY PRODUCE & GREENHOUSES ANNOUNCES its CSAs are available. Be sure to order soon so you’re not left out. Also offered are Christmas cactus just in time for gift giving.

White City Produce & Greenhouses
931-607-1615

Visit us online at:
http://www.wcproducegreenhouses.weebly.com
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to Darlene Seagroves of Brown’s Hollar Creations for organizing last week’s coffee break. In spite of the gray weather, we had a nice turnout for viewing and sampling the goodies as well as getting some good ideas for holiday gift giving.

And from Darlene: I would like to thank everyone who purchase a pumpkin pie. We appreciate your support of the farmers’ market in Tracy City. We made and sold a lot of pies and hope that you enjoyed them. Again, with deep gratitude, we thank you.

Everyone also enjoyed Fox Farm’s pulled pork and special barbecue sauce with Dogwood Farm’s sandwich rounds.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
EBT CAPABILITY IS BACK!
We are pleased to announce that the CFM is once again able to process EBT cards.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PANETTONE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Be looking for it from Dogwood Farm.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers


</t*r>

There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

Click here to browse the whole list.

Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

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!

Coffee Break -- This Afternoon!


What could be better on a dreary afternoon like this one than coming over to the Sewanee Community Center for a Coffee Break from 2:00 to 3:00.

Lots of yummy and gorgeous items available to look at, order, and purchase for your holiday gift-giving!! Come join us for tea and coffee!

Time to Order Local Food!





It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

To Contact Us

Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)

Recipes

Market News


TODAY IS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
REMEMBER—we (the CFM, farmers and artisans) are small businesses, too!! Buy locally and support your local businesses!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
FROM FOX FARM
We will be doing a Meet the Grower on December 2 from 2 to 6 p.m. during the Coffee Break and Market. We will have 1-lb. containers of our pulled pork barbecue in a choice of our homemade sauces – honey cranberry sauce or our traditional BBQ sauce. The sauce will be on the meat. The price is $10 per pound.

We will also have a limited amount of pulled pork BBQ to make sandwiches with Dogwood Farm’s honey wheat and white sandwich rounds. Sandwiches will be $6.00.

We will accept pre-orders for the 1-lb. containers via e-mail from customers through Monday, December 1, at noon. Our e-mail is foxfarmtn@gmail.com

Thanks,
Marcella
Fox Farm
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
THE COFFEE BREAK OPEN HOUSE
Dec. 2, 2014 at the Sewanee Community Center from 2-3 p.m.

The Cumberland Farmers’ Market will host a Coffee Break to meet and greet our producers. Come out and sample wares, drink coffee or tea, meet old and new friends. This is a free event.

Farms who will be displaying items/ brochures/info only: Full Circle Candles and White City Produce – CSAs.

Members who will be selling in addition to displaying items:

Seven Pines – salsa and pepper chains
Solace Farm – Yarn and knitted items, handmade paper, garlic braids
Turtle Run Farm – Jams and Butters (Strawberry Cardamom jam; Strawberry-Rhubarb Cardamom jam; Blueberry-Coriander-Lime jam; Blueberry F.O.G. jam; F.R.O.G. jam; Cran-Apple butter; Orange Apple butter; Wild Blackberry jam; Darlin’ Clementine with Ginger marmalade; Black ‘n Blue Berry jam)
Dogwood Farm – baked goods and Spiced Cranberry Apple Chutney
Brown’s Hollar Creations – Black Walnut Cake and Pumpkin Pie

We hope to see everyone there!
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PANETTONE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Be looking for it from Dogwood Farm.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers


</t*r>

There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

Click here to browse the whole list.

Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

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!

Time to Order Local Food!





It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the marketpage

To Contact Us

Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)

Recipes

Market News

FROM BROWN’S HOLLAR CREATIONS
We will be the Featured Farmer this week and will have extra pies and black walnuts to sample and order for the holidays. We are selling fresh pumpkin pies again this year as a fundraiser for the Grundy County/Tracy City farmers’ market. These fresh pies are made from local free-range eggs and locally grown pumpkins.

We also have green onions.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PICK UP
Eric and Suzanne Earle (Fountain Springs Farm) will be outside the market at 3:45 on Tuesday in a tan Saturn Outlook vehicle. They will have the turkeys for those who placed their deposit with the balance due payable to Fountain Springs Farm or Eric or Suzanne Earle.

They also have some larger chickens available on the market if you would like any chicken.

Just remember to get your deposit in EARLY next year to reserve a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Thank You
Fountain Springs Farm
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
THE COFFEE BREAK OPEN HOUSE
The Cumberland Farmers’ Market would like to announce its fall coffee break happening on Dec. 2, 2014, from 2-3 p.m. (before market) at the Sewanee Community Center.

This Coffee Break will target holiday gift-giving to get our customers (and new customers from the Sewanee community) to come see the market and order our wonderful products online. Artisans and farmers will be displaying their wares to show everyone what will be available on the market. Customers will also be able to buy products at this time—no waiting to order!

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the free parking, free entrance, and free samples! As the weather gets colder, doesn’t it sound wonderful to have hot coffee or tea and holiday treats to sample before you buy!!

Please come and meet all the farmers you haven’t met and spend some time visiting with us.

We will be making more announcements as vendors sign up, so please put us on your calendar for this important date. We hope to see you all.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
PLACING AN ORDER
Before you order, be sure you see the little shopping cart. If you do not, log out and log in again. If this fails, turn off your computer completely and start again. This includes ordering from smart phones.

If you want to leave a comment for a grower, be sure to put it in the “Leave comment for grower” area in RED beneath the item you’re ordering. Placing comments in the market manager section will not be seen by the growers.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
BIOINTENSIVE GARDENING
We have had several requests for information on biointensive gardening/farming. If you are interested in a very informal discussion group on this subject, please let us know so we can add you to the list, either on the teacher or student side. Everyone is welcome, including those not currently customers or growers on the market.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
NEW DELIVERY DRIVER
If you would like to have your market order delivered, have you contacted Rachel Lynch, the new Sewanee delivery driver? E-mail: radelo50@yahoo.com or phone 931-598-0774.

Don’t forget: Rachel is NOT affiliated with the CFM and, therefore, is not authorized to accept payments of any kind on behalf of the CFM. Payment of all CFM orders MUST be made in advance of Tuesday’s delivery. Checks must be mailed in time to be posted to customer accounts before closing of market ordering on Monday. To ensure your account always has a positive balance, the CFM prefers payments in increments of at least $100.00. Mail checks made out to CFM to Kir Strobel, 744 Timberwood Trace, Monteagle, TN 37356.

Should at-home delivery not work for you, your second option is to leave your order at the Center to be picked up by you or a designée by 6 p.m. Wednesday. As with any left-behind order, there will be a $3.00 fee unless that order has been prepaid in full in advance. Don’t forget there is no freezer at the Center for the forseeable future, so it is imperative your items be picked up in a timely manner.
-———————————————————————————————————————————————————-
PANETTONE COMING FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Be looking for it from Dogwood Farm.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Don’t forget…
If you do not receive an order confirmation within 5 minutes, your order has NOT been placed in the system. E-MAIL OR CALL US to get the problem solved so you will not be disappointed on market day.

Please remember the market closes at 10 a.m. on Monday; therefore, your order must be completed and placed, and you should be signed out of the software.
-————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
If you have any questions, please call (931.592.3399, no voice mail) or e-mail (cumberlandfm@gmail.com) us.

Kir Strobel & Linda Boynton
Market Co-Managers


</t*r>

There is plenty more available so take your time and check out the whole list.

Click here to browse the whole list.

Coming Events

Keep up to date with the CFM by visiting our organization’s blog. or our Facebook Page .

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!

Thanksgiving Turkeys


Don’t forget to pick up your turkeys from Fountain Springs Farm Tuesday outside the market. Be sure to bring either cash or a check made payable to Fountain Springs Farm (NOT the CFM) for the balance of your order.