The Weblog
The Wednesday Market is Open; Congrats to Grads
Good evening!
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. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Well, we’ve made it to the end of the school year – almost. Only a few more days, and then the Class of 2019 graduates. The Wednesday Market congratulates all of the young men and women who have completed their high school careers and are about to start the next chapter of their lives.
At our house we are looking forward to slowing down for a while. No more soccer practice. No more homework. No more project deadlines. No more tests. Hello to sleeping in! Zoning out in front of a screen! Staying up late! And then, about 3 days in to summer break, the children will start saying, “Mom, I’m bored!” You can believe that I’ll quickly find them something to do.
In the meantime, we hope all of you have a pleasant weekend, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Happy Mother's Day from The Wednesday Market
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers in our Wednesday Market community!
The 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. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: ttps://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We hope you all have a great day, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Order Now - The Market is Open
Good morning.
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. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We hope you all have a pleasant Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market!
Thanks,
Beverly
Remember to Place Your Order
Good evening.
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. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Please remember that you do not have to wait to receive the weblog to order. The Market is ALWAYS turned on for orders on Saturday. I try very hard to post the weblog at lunchtime on Sunday, but it’s not always possible. Like, today, for instance. As soon as church was over, we zipped off to a soccer game that started at 1 p.m. Anyway, you are encouraged to place your order as soon as you realize that the system is turned on.
I noticed that there a lot of herbs listed for sale this week. I look forward to summer’s homegrown tomatoes so that I can make caprese salad: sliced tomatoes, shredded basil, and fresh mozzarella cheese. This is my favorite dish!
I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy today’s fine weather. We sure did, even though the boys lost both of their games today. The blue sky, bright sun, and breeze were refreshing.
We’ll see you at the Market on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Happy Easter! The Market is Open!
Happy Easter from The Wednesday Market!
The 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. Wednesday.
See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Have a pleasant Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Don't Let the Weather Stop You from Placing Your Order!
Good morning!
Don’t let our threatening weather stop you from placing your order. 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. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link:
https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We’ll see you Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Happy Sunday! Place Your Orders
Good afternoon, and Happy Sunday on this warm Spring day!
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. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Have a great day, and we’ll see you Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
The Market is Open for Orders
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Have a pleasant Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Food for Thought, Part 2; the Market is Open
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog titled “Food for Thought” that shared 10 reasons for supporting locally grown agriculture. Just in case you need more reasons to support our local producers, here is “Food for Thought, Part 2.”
I read an interesting opinion piece this week regarding the recent recall of avocados due to the discovery of listeria monocytogenes at a California packing facility during a routine governmental inspection. The editorial was written by Dr. Ford Vox, a brain injury specialist at The Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Dr. Vox is the medical analyst for Atlanta NPR’s station WABE 90.1. He writes about the practice of medicine, the health care industry, health care policy and medical science.
Here is the link, if you want to read the full article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/opinions/avocado-recall-vox/index.html
Please note that the points that I am trying to emphasize for our Wednesday Market customers are in bold type.
In part, Dr. Vox writes, “Mass recalls of our wholesome fruits and vegetables like the avocado on Saturday [March 23] and romaine lettuce just months ago are a reminder, but also something of a wake-up call.”
Furthermore, he says, “The reminder is that we are all fundamentally reliant on good regulatory oversight (our well-used tax dollars at work) and good corporate management in the food sector. The wake-up call? Depending on a complex web of food production, delivery and mass retail sale — rather than well-stocked local sources — for what is on our plate every day is distinctly unnatural and makes us vulnerable.”
How many times have we heard news of a food recall in the last year? The food supply chain is susceptible to contamination by listeria, e. Coli, salmonella, and many other pathogens and contaminants. If you really want to dig deep, take a look at these links:
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/current-recalls-and-alertshttps://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
“We should all hate that we’re vulnerable to mass infections spread by our food system rapidly delivering contaminated product across the country. But where to manifest our disgust is a thornier problem,” says Dr. Vox.
Furthermore, he writes, “A strong takeaway from bacterial outbreaks is this: We need a strong FDA, USDA and CDC out there working in our best interests, and those agencies all operate on tax dollars. With tax day around the corner, think about that fringe benefit the next time you miraculously avoid a bloody diarrhea attributable to your salad, trucked in from parts unknown.”
And, “Foodborne illness outbreaks remind us just how much we depend on commerce running well — and how little control we personally have over it all. At best they might spur us to shop locally a little more often, and that’s good for your health in many ways. Go to your local farmers market, meet your neighbors, learn about what’s going on in the city you live in. Re-connect, re-humanize, de-stress.”
Finally, Dr. Vox concludes, “Local produce isn’t risk-free either, but the lack of warehousing and cross-country distribution helps, and it might lower our modern existential anxieties a little to know something about where our food came from, as our ancestors did.”
Food for thought, indeed!
Let’s support our local farmers and producers. The Market is open. Please place your orders by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link:
https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
We’ll see you on Wednesday!
Thanks,
Beverly
A Reminder - The Market is Open
This is a reminder that 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. Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thanks,
Beverly