The Weblog
Time to Order; Has Spring Finally Sprung?; And More
Good afternoon on this sunny Sunday!
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Please see the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
What a week of weather we just had! So strange that we get a taste of all four seasons in the span of a few days. I truly hope that Spring has finally sprung upon us! If you are wondering when the average last frost occurs, you can check the statistics at www.GeorgiaWeather.net by looking at the data collected at various weather stations around the state. Griffin and Williamson are the two closest stations near us.
I looked at 21 years of data recorded by the Williamson station, from 1993 to 2013, and learned that the last frost date has been as early as February 20 (in 2012) and as late as April 19 (2001). Furthermore, the last frost date has occurred 10 times each in March and April, but only once in February.
What does all of this data mean? I think it means that we should be cautiously optimistic that Spring is here. I am not ready to plant anything yet, and I’ll be keeping my jacket and umbrella handy! In the meantime, today is to be enjoyed.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, here is my favorite Irish blessing:
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
I encourage each of you to join the “Pick Up Pike” or PUP Facebook page to follow efforts to improve the countryside by picking up litter along our roadways. Find out what you can do to get involved! It takes all of us to keep Pike clean.
Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to purchase locally! We’ll see you Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Your Friendly Reminder to Order
Good afternoon.
Here is a quick note to let everyone that know that The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday. See the website for all of this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
I hope everyone takes an opportunity to go out and enjoy today’s sunshine. After all, we’ll have an extra hour to spend in it, thanks to the return of daylight savings time. The Walter family is headed out to a soccer game. We’ll try not to get sunburned!
See you on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Correction
Have you ever just had one of those days where you could not for the life of you say or do the right thing? Such has been the case for me today!
In the blog sent out this afternoon, I said that orders could be picked up Tuesday between 3 and 6 p.m. WRONG! Y’all know the routine – our pick up is on Wednesday (duh, Bev!) Thank you, Amy Vaughn, for helping me get back on track. Thanks everyone for giving me grace to show my “imperfect” side.
Hope everyone has a great evening, and we’ll see you on Wednesday!
Thanks,
Beverly
Sign Up to Help The Wednesday Market
We need your help!
The Wednesday Market volunteers are looking for some helpful hands to facilitate our move into the new location. During the month of March, we will be cleaning, painting, making signs, working on the yard, and eventually – moving! If you would like to help, please let us know on Wednesday. We’ll have a sign up sheet where you can list your name, contact information and area in which you would like to contribute (i.e., cleaning, painting, etc.).
We are EXCITED about our move and hope that our customers and farmers are too! We’ll have more room, more parking, lots of shady trees – and hopefully – more customers and products.
Won’t you consider helping us meet our goals?
Thanks,
Beverly
P.S. I know I told everyone to contact Anna Evans in today’s weblog, but let’s allow her some space. She’s a really busy lady! If you give us your contact info on the sign up sheets, we’ll call you when we’re ready. Thanks.
Order Today and Tomorrow; News about Our New Location
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Tuesday. Be sure to check the website for all of this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Many of you have asked when The Market is moving. We now know and are happy to announce that we plan to be in our new location in April. We are moving into the little house just past the Pike County school system’s bus garage on Adams Street, not far from our current location. In fact, if you are used to turning down the side street and parking in back of the Board of Education office, you have already found Adams Street! The new location is farther down the street, past the old Zebulon elementary school and The Chandler Building. Look for a little yellow bungalow on the left. If you get to Eastview Cemetery, you have gone too far.
We are using the month of March to spruce up the new location and volunteers are welcome to help us! If you are interested, please contact Anna Evans. In the meantime, you can still find us at the little red brick building at the corner of Concord Street and Adams Street.
See you on Wednesday!
Beverly
Weblog Entry
Good afternoon, everyone.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday, and orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Check the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
What could be better on a dreary rainy day than creating something hot and tasty in the kitchen? That is my goal today! At the least, I have two birthday cakes to prepare – one for my husband and another for a friend who works at our favorite restaurant. Joe and Karina share the same birthday, Feb. 23.
Tomorrow night the boys and I are going to make one of Joe’s favorite meals: pork tenderloin with herbed roasted potatoes, fresh baked bread, and mixed green salad with homemade dressing. For a side vegetable, we will choose steamed broccoli or fresh spinach sautéed with garlic. And for dessert, we’ll have devil’s food cake with fudge frosting served with vanilla ice cream.
Joe loves flavorful food, and this menu is a showcase for the flavors that he loves: rosemary, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, and freshly ground black pepper.
Do you use herbs in cooking? Having grown up with a parent who shunned anything but plain meat and potatoes, I have enjoyed learning how to use herbs and spices to create all kinds of different dishes, savory and sweet. Here are just a few of the many herbs that are commonly used in cooking: basil, mint, rosemary, oregano, thyme, cilantro, parsley, chives, dill, sage, and tarragon. All of these herbs are available in dried form, but I encourage you to experiment with using fresh herbs whenever they are in season. And, fortunately for us within The Wednesday Market community, we can purchase these wonderful herbs from several of our farmers!
Here is a simple recipe for a tasty dipping sauce for hot, fresh baked bread. You can use dried or fresh herbs, and you can tweak the recipe to use more of the herbs you really like and less of the ones you do not prefer.
Easy Herbed Dipping Sauce for Fresh Baked Bread
Oregano
Basil
Rosemary
Kosher Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Red Pepper Flakes
Fresh Minced Garlic
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Start with ¼ teaspoon EACH of oregano, basil, rosemary, and kosher salt, and mix together in a small dish. Add freshly ground pepper to taste, along with a pinch of red pepper flakes. Add about 2 cloves of freshly minced garlic. Top with about ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil and stir gently to combine. Taste, and adjust seasonings to suit. This makes enough for about 4 servings (depending, of course, on how much bread you have and how much you like dipping it!). I always make a lot more because my boys really love this sauce.
To learn more about the use of herbs in cooking, please follow this link to an article from Cooking Light magazine, “11 Herbs Every Cook Should Use,” http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/essential-ingredients/all-about-herbs-slideshow
Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally. We’ll see you Wednesday!
Beverly
Order Now; A Poem about Winter
Good afternoon, all.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Be sure to check the website for this week’s offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Weather forecasters are predicting some wintry weather over the next two days for points north of us. With that in mind, here is a poem for you:
When it was Winter
by Eman Elbadawi
First, when the shadow stood
Behind the window
It wasn’t winter yet
Or it was winter –
No one could say for sure I knew:
It is winter
It’s very cold
But it dosn’t rain
And it seems it won’t.
Then suddenly it started to rain:
One drop
Two drops
The eye gazed
Behind the windows:
It rained
A hundred drops
A thousand
A million
A thousand million –
Until the world was clean!
As of this writing, it is anyone’s guess what tomorrow has in store for us. While my children would love to play in the snow, I hope that all we get is rain! No matter what Mother Nature sends our way, here’s hoping that you all stay safe, dry, and warm.
We’ll see you on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Good Morning! It's Time to Order
Greetings, all! What a beautiful day we have been given. Surely, Spring is just around the corner? I certainly hope so.
As you are planning your week, please remember to place your order by 10 p.m. on Monday, and orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Market is now open. Be sure to check the website for all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you all for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally.
We’ll see you Wednesday!
Thanks,
Beverly
Your Friendly Reminder to Order
Good afternoon!
Well, it just started raining here, and the weather forecasters say we are going to be socked in for a while. I guess it’s good that we have the Superbowl to watch this evening!
Before you settle down in front of the TV to watch the big game, please remember to place your order. The Wednesday Market is open. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Be sure to check the website for all of this week’s offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We’ll see you on Wednesday!
Thanks,
Beverly
Now Open!
Good evening to all within The Wednesday Market community.
The Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Please see the website for a list of this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: http://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Concord Street Sweets is taking this week off from the Market to cater a special event, but will be back next week.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we’ll see you on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly