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Spring has Sprung; Place Your Orders Now
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
I spent some time outside this afternoon walking in the sunshine. How long has it been since we were graced with several consecutive days of warm sunny weather? The weather man said the last time we had such a fair stretch of days was in September!
Spring arrived this week, so I thought I’d share a poem about this blessed season.
A Prayer in Spring
by Robert Frost
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.
For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfil.
We hope you all have a relaxing Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Don't Forget to Order!
Good afternoon.
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. Wednesday. Check the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Enjoy your evening, and we’ll see you at the Market!
Thanks,
Beverly
Food for Thought - Place Your Orders Now
Good evening, and welcome to another edition of The Wednesday Market’s weekly blog.
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
How much do you know about our Market? Here are some fast facts:
First day: January 26, 2011
Number of local producers who list products each week to sell through our market: 15 or more
Our founders: Anna Evans and Brenda Fayard
Types of products sold: everything from fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, dairy, eggs, baked goods, prepared foods, honey, and olive oil to seeds, live plants, health and beauty aids, yarns, emu egg shells, laundry detergent, and bee traps!
Number of staff to run the Market each week: 5, all of whom are VOLUNTEERS!
Why do 5 people willingly and freely share their time and energy each week to open The Wednesday Market? It’s simple – because we believe in locally grown agriculture. Our motto is “know your farmer, know your food.” And “no farmer, no food”! We encourage you to try as many of the items that our farmers and producers offer to you each week. You just might find something you never knew you liked! And, if you need more food for thought, read this article:
10 Reasons to Support Farmers Markets from https://cuesa.org/learn/10-reasons-support-farmers-markets
From savoring produce at the peak of freshness to meeting the people who grow your food, there are countless reasons to support farmers markets. Here are just a few!
1. Taste Real Flavors
The fruits and vegetables you buy at the farmers market are the freshest and tastiest available. Fruits are allowed to ripen fully in the field and are brought directly to you—no long-distance shipping, no gassing to simulate the ripening process, no sitting for weeks in storage. This food is as real as it gets—fresh from the farm.
2. Enjoy the Season
The food you buy at the farmers market is seasonal. It is fresh and delicious and reflects the truest flavors. Shopping and cooking from the farmers market helps you to reconnect with the cycles of nature in our region. As you look forward to asparagus in spring, savor sweet corn in summer, or bake pumpkins in autumn, you reconnect with the earth, the weather, and the turning of the year.
3. Support Family Farmers
Family farmers need your support, now that large agribusiness dominates food production in the U.S. Small family farms have a hard time competing in the food marketplace. Buying directly from farmers gives them a better return for their produce and gives them a fighting chance in today’s globalized economy.
4. Protect the Environment
Food in the U.S. travels an average of 1,500 miles to get to your plate. All this shipping uses large amounts of natural resources (especially fossil fuels), contributes to pollution, and creates trash with extra packaging. Conventional agriculture also uses many more resources than sustainable agriculture and pollutes water, land, and air with toxic agricultural by-products. Food at the farmers market is transported shorter distances and is generally grown using methods that minimize the impact on the earth.
5. Nourish Yourself
Much food found in grocery stores is highly processed and grown using pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and genetic modification. Some of it has been irradiated, waxed, or gassed in transit. These practices may have negative effects on human health. In contrast, most food found at the farmers market is minimally processed, and many of our farmers go to great lengths to grow the most nutritious produce possible by using sustainable techniques, picking produce right before the market, and growing heirloom varieties.
6. Discover the Spice of Life: Variety
At the farmers market you find an amazing array of produce that you don’t see in your average supermarket: red carrots, a rainbow of heirloom tomatoes, purple cauliflower, stinging nettles, green garlic, watermelon radishes, quail eggs, maitake mushrooms, and much, much more. It is a wonderful opportunity to savor the biodiversity of our planet.
7. Promote Humane Treatment of Animals
At the farmers market, you can find meats, cheeses, and eggs from animals that have been raised without hormones or antibiotics, who have grazed on green grass and eaten natural diets, and who have been spared the cramped and unnatural living conditions of feedlots and cages that are typical of animal agriculture.
8. Know Where Your Food Comes From
A regular trip to a farmers market is one of the best ways to connect with where your food comes from. Meeting and talking to farmers and food artisans is a great opportunity to learn more about how and where food is produced.
9. Learn Cooking Tips, Recipes, and Meal Ideas
Few grocery store cashiers or produce stockers will give you tips on how to cook the ingredients you buy, but farmers, ranchers, and artisans at the farmers market are often passionate cooks with plenty of free advice about how to cook the foods they are selling. You can also attend free seasonal cooking demonstrations by leading Bay Area chefs and evening classes on food preservation and other kitchen skills.
10. Connect with Your Community
Wouldn’t you rather stroll amidst outdoor stalls of fresh produce on a sunny day than roll your cart around a grocery store with artificial lights and piped in music? Coming to the farmers market makes shopping a pleasure rather than a chore. The farmers market is a community hub—a place to meet up with your friends, bring your children, or just get a taste of small-town life in the midst of our wonderful big city.
Are you inspired? We certainly hope so! Place your order now, and we’ll see you on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Beverly
Order Today
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 pm Monday. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 pm Wednesday. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Have a great Sunday and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
It's Sunday - Place Your Order
Good afternoon.
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 good Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
The Sun is Shining and It's Time to Order
Good afternoon. Is it just me, or are we all happy that the sun is out today? Thank goodness for the blue skies and yellow sunshine. And we even have wind to dry everything out a bit!
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
We hope you have a chance to enjoy the weather today, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Remember to Order Today
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday. Orders are ready to 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
And, here is an exciting announcement: We now carry meats from The Good Shepherd. If you already like their milk, butter, and cheese, you’re going to love their meat! Among the items we stock are steaks, roasts, pork loins, baby back ribs, ground beef, and hot and mild sausage. Stop by the market and take a look!
Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Sunday Means It's Time to Order
Good afternoon.
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 everyone has a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Order Before You Watch the Superbowl!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open, so place your order before you sit down to watch the Superbowl.
Orders are due by Monday at 10 p.m. Pick up is Wednesday between 3 and 6 p.m. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link:
https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Atlanta is jammed full of people here for the Superbowl. I’m so glad that we aren’t having an ice storm like we had the last time Atlanta hosted the Superbowl. It was January 30, 2000.
Our power went out for awhile, and we were afraid it wouldn’t come back on before the game. Thanks to the expert Georgia Power workers, power was restored in time for us to see the St. Louis Rams victorious over the Tennessee Titans.
Who are you rooting for today? We wish our Atlanta Falcons were contenders again, but all of us at our house are cheering for the L.A. Rams. Hey Falcons there’s always next year.
Have a great day, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Remember to Place Your Order Today
Good afternoon.
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
Are you ready for the deep freeze that the forecasters are predicting for later on this week? It is supposed to get REALLY cold late Tuesday and early Wednesday, and some parts of North Georgia and the Atlanta Metro area may get freezing rain and/or snow. We just don’t know yet what is in store for us down here on the southside.
Occasionally, inclement weather interrupts our Wednesday Market plans. Please pay close attention to the weather this week, and if we make any changes to our delivery schedule, we will work very diligently to let our farmers and customers know.
Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally. We’ll see you at the Market. In the meantime, we hope you stay warm and cozy!
Thanks,
Beverly