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.
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TASTE OF THE MARKET
The spring TASTE OF THE MARKET is all set for Saturday, June 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sewanee Community Center. It is free for everyone! Drinks will be available for purchase. Growers and artisans will have tastes and samples of their products available and will be selling them as well. There will be no charge for paid CFM members, and just a $5.00 fee for non-paid CFM growers and artisans. For information, e-mail or call: cumberlandfm@gmail.com . Phone: 931.592.3399 (no voice mail). 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. -——————————————————-
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S TURKEY ORDERING TIME ALREADY! THIS IN FROM FOUNTAIN SPRINGS FARM:
It is time for us to take turkey orders for Thanksgiving. There are turkey deposits on the market for anyone who would like to make sure they have a NON-GMO-fed and pastured-raised, fresh, never frozen, turkey for Thanksgiving. Place your order for a deposit and the deposit comes off the total price of turkey when picked up.
The turkeys are $3.75 per pound and weigh about 12 to 25 lbs. We deliver them the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
When you place your order for a deposit, leave a comment on the weight that you would like. We will get as close as we can.
Thanks so much.
Fountain Springs Farm
Suzanne Earle-——————————————————-
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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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out 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!
Memorial Day Mushrooms
Happy Memorial Day. After weeks of having more mushroom orders than I had mushrooms, I suddenly have the opposite problem. My mushrooms picked this week to fruit and I have exactly 2 1/2 lbs left for sale. There is an hour and a half left for ordering from the market so if you want shiitake mushrooms, visit the website now. Thanks.
-Jess Wilson, In Town Organics.
Plants, Plants, Plants!
She’s Back – News from Lydia at Grandmother Mountain Organics
After having taken a year off for baby raising, we have a few organic strawberry and blackberry plants for sale. Flats of strawberry plants or 6 packs, or potted (in a reused pot, with compost) thornless blackberry plants. -——————————————————-
And in the spirit of good neighborly cooperation, the Cumberland Farmers’ Market welcomes this from Judy and the Sewanee Women’s Club:
We’d like to invite Cumberland Farmers’ Market shoppers to stop by the Sewanee Garden Club table. We have some good, locally grown plants to sell that didn’t find homes at the Saturday market. For further information, please email jmagavero@blomand.net.
Time to Order Local Food!
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the market page
To Contact Us
Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)
Recipes
Market News
MEET THE GROWER A HUGE SUCCESS!
A hearty “Thank you!” from Fox Farm and the CFM to everyone who participated and made last week’s Meet the Grower our most successful event thus far! The samples were yummy, and we observed many of you “bringing home the sausage” for dinner!-——————————————————-
New from Dogwood Farm
Check out the unique sandwich rounds just offered by Dogwood Farm. In three varieties thus far, there will be more to come with pics as well as other suggestions for ways you can use them instead of sandwich bread. Try them!-——————————————————-
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S TURKEY ORDERING TIME ALREADY! THIS IN FROM FOUNTAIN SPRINGS FARM:
It is time for us to take turkey orders for Thanksgiving. There are turkey deposits on the market for anyone who would like to make sure they have a NON-GMO-fed and pastured-raised, fresh, never frozen, turkey for Thanksgiving. Place your order for a deposit and the deposit comes off the total price of turkey when picked up.
The turkeys are $3.75 per pound and weigh about 12 to 25 lbs. We deliver them the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
When you place your order for a deposit, leave a comment on the weight that you would like. We will get as close as we can.
Thanks so much.
Fountain Springs Farm
Suzanne Earle-——————————————————-
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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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out 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!
Fox Farm at Market Today ! !
Any plans for dinner?? We have a solution!
Fox Farm will be premiering six new sausages at this Tuesday’s Meet the Grower. In addition to having samples, they will be grilling and selling sausages on a bun for $4.00 and will have extras including sauerkraut, sautéed peppers and onions, and homemade tomato sauce with shredded Parmesan cheese for $1.00 more.
Packages of each sausage variety will be available for purchase at the event. The sausages featured are Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, Thüringer Bratwurst, Nürnberg Bratwurst, Kielbasa, and Irish Bangers. A complete description of each sausage is available on-line.
Main Street Meats (Link 41) makes the sausages for them following their 100-year-old recipes from family and friends.
They plan on being outside for this event. If the weather is inclement, they will move inside.
We hope everyone will stop by to introduce themselves and taste their products.
Time to Order Local Food!
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the market page
To Contact Us
Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)
Recipes
Market News
MEET THE GROWER!
Fox Farm will be premiering six new sausages at this Tuesday’s Meet the Grower. In addition to having samples, they will be grilling and selling sausages on a bun for $4.00 and will have extras including sauerkraut, sautéed peppers and onions, and homemade tomato sauce with shredded Parmesan cheese for $1.00 more.
Packages of each sausage variety will be available for purchase at the event. The sausages featured are Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, Thüringer Bratwurst, Nürnberg Bratwurst, Kielbasa, and Irish Bangers. A complete description of each sausage is available on-line.
Main Street Meats (Link 41) makes the sausages for us following our 100-year-old recipes from family and friends.
We plan on being outside for this event. If the weather is inclement, we will move inside.
We hope everyone will stop by to introduce themselves and taste our products.-——————————————————-
And from Jess Wilson: In Town Organics has a limited amount of Seasonal Salad Mix for sale this week. This week’s mix will be a first cutting and will contain green and red lettuces, spinach, mizuna and golden frills mustard, beet greens, arugula, tat soi, cress, and basil. It’s ridiculously good!
Additionally, we have many tender young greens for sale this week including head lettuces and baby beet and chard greens. We have scaled back our commercial operation this year (because of the baby) so our quantities are limited. Get it while it lasts! (Psst…there are also a few strawberries). -——————————————————-
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT’S TURKEY ORDERING TIME ALREADY! THIS IN FROM FOUNTAIN SPRINGS FARM:
It is time for us to take turkey orders for Thanksgiving. There are turkey deposits on the market for anyone who would like to make sure they have a NON-GMO-fed and pastured-raised, fresh, never frozen, turkey for Thanksgiving. Place your order for a deposit and the deposit comes off the total price of turkey when picked up.
The turkeys are $3.75 per pound and weigh about 12 to 25 lbs. We deliver them the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
When you place your order for a deposit, leave a comment on the weight that you would like. We will get as close as we can.
Thanks so much.
Fountain Springs Farm
Suzanne Earle-——————————————————-
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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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out 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!
Milk on the Market This Week!!!
Milk will be on the market this week! Risa will list it as soon as she has a moment, so keep checking back!!!! Yea!!!!!!!!
Time to Order Local Food!
It’s time to order from the Cumberland Farmers’ Market
click here to go directly to the market page
To Contact Us
Cumberland ’s Market
cumberlandfm@gmail.com
931-592-3399 (no voice mail)
Recipes
Market News
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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There is plenty more available so take your time and check out 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!
Rain Barrel Gardening Seminar
The University of Tennessee Extension in Grundy County would like to invite you to attend a seminar on Rain Barrel Gardening. The seminar will take place on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the UT Extension Office in Coalmont beginning at 1:30 p.m. The program will include educational information on how to save money, collect rainwater, and use it to irrigate your lawn and garden. There is no fee for the program but we would like to know if you plan to attend.
The seminar will be open for anyone wishing to attend. The UT Extension Office is located on 27 Phipps Street in Coalmont just in front of the Grundy County EMS building and Coalmont US Post Office. If you have any questions or wish to RSVP for the workshop please call the Extension Office at (931) 592-3971 or email Creig Kimbro, UT Extension Agent at ckimbro@utk.edu. Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Creig C. Kimbro
UT Extension Agent
Grundy Co. Director
PO Box 338
Coalmont, TN 37313
Ph: 931.592.3971
Fax: 931.592.3972
Email: ckimbro@utk.edu*
Meet Your Grower ! !
This week’s Grower for Meet the Grower will be Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. Linda Reed will be outside — unless there is inclement weather. In that case she will move into the kitchen.
But we’re sure it will be wonderful weather this Tuesday, so come and see what Linda has to offer!
