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Time to Order Local Food!
This post expired on May 10, 2024.
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Fox Farm will be featured on the May 20 Meet the Grower. Marcella will be cooking all 6 new varieties of link sausage. Be sure to stop by the kitchen for a sampling!-——————————————————-
ORGANIC STRAWBERRIES
Risa Brown from our own South Cumberland Food Hub announces that organic strawberries are now available from Nashville’s Green Door Gourmet!-——————————————————-
CAN WE DO BETTER?
(Comment synthesized from thoughts and request from CFM customer Kate Bast.)
We frequently hear from our customers how much they appreciate what CFM does in bringing local, sustainably raised and harvested food and other goods to Sewanee! They also often brag about CFM to out-of-town relatives and friends to let them know what a wonderful resource we have here. And we heartily thank them for their praise and continued patronage!
However, they also express concern about our use of plastic bags. As we all should know, plastic bags are an ecological hazard and nightmare, and their use at CFM seems inconsistent with the overall sustainability mission including “a healthier planet through decreased dependence on the fossil fuels, chemicals, and the packaging needed to mass produce and ship foods long distances.”
While several of our growers already use brown paper bags or biodegradable bags, and many of our customers already bring their own reusable bags to pick up their orders, perhaps we could go even farther. The CFM used to sell reusable bags for its customers. Should we do this again?
And, if some growers and customers need to use plastic bags, could some other way of labeling items be used besides labeling the handles of the bag which can sometimes make reuse of the bag impossible?
Kate has provided the following resource page link with information to educate us all—growers and customers alike:
http://www.reuseit.com/facts-and-myths/facts-about-the-plastic-bag-pandemic.htm
This issue is a of great importance to many of us, so perhaps together we can create a solution that better exemplifies the mission and goals of the CFM and its customers.
Ideas and suggestions are always greatly appreciated.
Sustainably yours,
Kir and Linda-——————————————————-
The spring TASTE OF THE MARKET is all set for Saturday, June 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Community Center. All growers/artisans will be able to sell their wares this time. There will be no charge for paid CFM members, and just a $5.00 fee for non-paid CFM growers/artisans. In addition, we will have Art at the Market. Everyone (any age!) is invited to submit an item or items… anything that relates to anything sold on the market. It can be a painting, sculpture, quilt, photograph, or any other artistic medium. In addition artists will be able to sell their art at that time and set their own prices. For information on how to register your art, please contact Leslie Lytle at sllytle@blomand.net or call 592-6594. -——————————————————-
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
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