The Weblog
We're Open - Order Now for Delivery After Christmas
Good morning.
Just a few more days til Christmas! While you are hustling and bustling, don’t forget to order from The Wednesday Market. Due to the holiday falling on Monday, we have opened the ordering cycle a day early, to give you plenty of time to place your order. Order pick up is the same as usual – Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m. Check the website for this week’s offerings. Here is the link:
https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
The ordering system will be turned off on Monday, Christmas evening, at midnight.
Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for choosing to buy locally.
Thanks,
Beverly
Last Chance to Order before Christmas!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. Orders are ready for pick-up between 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20. See the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Are you ready for Christmas? This is the last ordering cycle for orders to be filled before Christmas, so please make sure to order those items that you may want for your special celebrations or to give as gifts.
Please note that next week’s ordering cycle is scheduled to close on Christmas evening. Now, as much as we know how you all love The Wednesday Market, we seriously doubt you will remember to order by 10 p.m. Christmas evening. To solve this challenge, we have decided to open next week’s market a day early, on Friday morning, Dec. 22. Doing so gives customers the opportunity to order Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Christmas Eve) and Monday (Christmas Day). You’ll have an extra day ahead of the holiday to put in an order. Orders will be ready for pick up on Wednesday, Dec. 27, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for buying locally. We’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
The Wednesday Market is Open!
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 all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Zebulon’s Christmas Parade is tomorrow. More than 60 vendors have booths throughout the Courthouse Square that open at 12 p.m. The parade starts at 3 p.m. This is a family friendly event with activities for youngsters and will help even the most bah-humbug souls get into the Christmas spirit! Even the weather feels like Christmas. It’s going to be chilly, so bundle up!
We hope you all have a great a Sunday and will come out to Zebulon for tomorrow’s festivities. And we’ll see you at the Market!
Thanks,
Beverly
In Case You Missed It - We're Open!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Hope everyone has a happy Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market!
Thanks,
Beverly
Here's Your Reminder to Order; Tell Us What You're Looking For
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 all of this week’s product listings. Here is the link:
https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
You may notice a new category of products this week: “Wanted”. We are experimenting with a way for customers to tell us what goods and products they are looking for that are not yet offered on The Wednesday Market. Many of our best product ideas come from our customers, so we would like to hear from you about what you want. You can use the Wanted category to “place an order” for a product that you would like. Here’s the way it works: choose the “Wanted” category, select “Product Suggestion 1” and use the “Comments” section to describe what you are looking for. Be sure to tell us your name and list a way for us to contact you (a phone number and an email address) so that we may pass your suggestion on to someone may be able to help you. We also plan to have paper forms at the check-out desk on Wednesday. Like I said, we are experimenting with this concept, so we’ll see how it goes.
Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for buying locally. We hope you all have a pleasant Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Today is Small Business Saturday - Buy From The Wednesday Market!
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. See the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Today is Small Business Saturday. What does it mean and why is it a big deal? To answer these questions, I turned to the website https://www.daysoftheyear.com. Following is an excerpt of the information contained there.
“Small businesses often are overlooked by customers who are enticed by larger companies, and this can adversely affect the local economy in more negative ways than might appear on the surface level. The rise of shopping malls and large chain stores such as Walmart and other retailers has caused irreversible damage to Main Street in the last half-century or so, and it’s paramount to remember the importance of supporting local small businesses.
“Why should we not celebrate the spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurship, as exemplified by small business owners who take the risk of following their dreams? After all, it’s a common thing for politicians to talk about supporting Main Street over big business, and how small business owners often face greater hardships than larger companies. Since Small Business Saturday is held on the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day, it falls right during the peak shopping periods of the year.
“The 1960s saw the rise of the American shopping mall, and the decades since have seen large chain retailers further cementing their position in terms of taking over the retail sphere and displacing smaller, family-run businesses. This model has spread further throughout the world, and chain retailers have been usurping small businesses’ market share worldwide in the last few decades. The difference is most stark in countries like the US, where small businesses have often been obliterated within a year or two of some large chain retailer coming to town and opening up shop.
“Small Business Saturday is a relatively recent phenomenon – the first one was in Roslindale Village, Massachusetts in 2010 as a counterpart to Black Friday (which features big box retailers, and its anti-consumerist counterpart, Buy Nothing Day targets big business). Small Business Saturday was originally sponsored by American Express and the non-profit National Trust for Historic Preservation. From the very start, the day has been promoted through advertising on both social media and more traditional means such as television and radio advertisement.
“You may be wondering how to celebrate Small Business Saturday since it is possible that you might have been led to believe that small businesses are a thing of the past. That, however, is not true, and you can dispel such ignorance by observing Small Business Saturday. As a consumer, you can choose to spend your money at local small businesses on this day rather than going to the big box retailers at the local mall. After all, the best way to support small businesses is to go and spend money at them rather than somewhere else. You can also tell your friends to do the same, perhaps making a point of organizing a shopping day where you only visit small, local enterprises instead of chain stores. While you may or may not end up paying more, it’s important to remember that spending your money at a small business generally puts more money into the local economy than if you’re spending that money in a chain store."
So support your local economy, and go out and buy things from a small business today.
Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you at the Market!
Thanks,
Beverly
The Market is Open; Last Chance to Order is Tonight!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders AGAIN after being temporarily down this morning. The problem was with the servers that handle the extensive locallygrown.net network. I contacted our software engineer in Athens this morning, who reset the servers. All appears to be well now!
Remember that this week, we are moving our ordering and delivery pattern backwards by one day. The Market will close at 10 p.m. TONIGHT, so please get your orders in as soon as possible! We don’t want you to miss out anything.
Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
And, finally, remember that pick up this week is on TUESDAY between 3 and 6 p.m.
We hope everyone has a pleasant Sunday, and we’ll see you TUESDAY.
Thanks,
Beverly
Order Before Sunday Night at 10!
Good evening.
This is a reminder to everyone that the Market is already open for orders. Please place your order by 10 p.m. SUNDAY night. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we are moving our ordering routine backwards by a day. Check the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Remember that order pick up this week is TUESDAY between 3 and 6 p.m.
Have a great Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market on TUESDAY!
Thanks,
Beverly
Order Now for Thanksgiving Week; Pick Up is on Tuesday!
Good afternoon.
The Wednesday Market is open for orders! That’s right – we’ve opened a day early this week. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we are shifting our ordering process backwards by one day. Please place your order by 10 p.m. SUNDAY. Orders are ready for pick up between 3 and 6 p.m. TUESDAY. Please see the website for this week’s product offerings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Keep in mind that The Wednesday Market is a great source for your gift giving needs this holiday season. Consider giving a food gift to special people on your list. Or, choose from our array of handmade items, such as homemade soaps, candles, and health and beauty aids.
Thank you for your support of locally grown agriculture and for buying locally.
We’ll see you TUESDAY at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly
Ordering is Open; Special Thanksgiving Week Pick Up Times
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. See the website for this week’s product listings. Here is the link: https://wednesdaymarket.locallygrown.net/market
Thank you to all of the farmers and customers who turned out last week for the Market’s Taste of Thanksgiving! The weather held, and we deem the event successful! In fact, we think we will plan similar events throughout the calendar next year, during different seasons, so that our customers have the opportunity to meet our producers and learn about all of the items our Market has to offer.
Can you believe that Thanksgiving is week after next? It seems that this year has flown by! Please note that we are moving our pick up date backwards one day, to Tuesday, November 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. Doing so will give our managers the ability to spend Wednesday preparing their own families’ Thanksgiving celebrations.
Thank you for supporting locally grown agriculture and for buying locally. Have a good Sunday, and we’ll see you at the Market.
Thanks,
Beverly