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October 22, 2016 Market Newsletter
Pumpkin Contest Announcement
When I was a kid there were two things you did with Pumpkins: 1) You carved them for Halloween. 2) You made Thanksgiving and Christmas pies with them.
When I went to college I learned that people DECORATE for fall with them. This was a thrilling disovery and there was no shortage of outdoor fall décor in northern Indiana. By the time I moved back south the trend had traveled and was becoming popular.
Pumpkins are timeless and remain THE hot fall decorating item. Every year new uses for real, man-made and crafted pumpkins hit the public domain. New foods too!
So we want to have some fun with it this week. We’re asking that you share YOUR pumpkin crafts with us! Send photos by email or post them on our Facebook page this week. Cutoff time is Wednesday at 9 pm. Our vendors will vote on their favorite and the winner can pick up their prize at the Market on Friday, October 28.
Welcome back SANDY VALLEY! We are pleased as punch to have Scotty and his beautiful vegetables back at the Market!
A hearty THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Haiti Relief Project. It was a blessing to see the outpouring of generosity from our Market customers. Together we raised over $100 within an hour of Market opening and were able to send a total of $312 to the farmers in Petit Tros de Nippes. Several of you got to meet Christine Lamere who is the contact person on this project. She reports that our donation is just about right to fund a much needed tree nursery.
Please do not forget Haiti as we approach the holiday season. We plan to have a seed drive in the spring and are keeping the donation listings on the Market for anyone who may have missed last week’s drive and wants to help. If this is all new to you please visit here for more information.
Viki Richter will be managing the market this Friday, October 28 as Ros is called to family duty out of town.
Be sure mark December 1 on your calendar. That is the day for Christmas Open House and our Market vendors will be here in person with fresh seasonal produce, samples of products and a wonderful assortment of local, handmade food and gift items to get your Christmas season off to a good start.
Market Info
HORTON’S FARM Local HONEY, Lettuce greens, Bee Bath and Body Products. TUPELO restocked. Good supply of Cinnamon Cream Honey for Holiday Dining and Gifts
KATHY’S CHURPERS Farm fresh eggs from happy chickens.
MARY’S PEEPS Hand made cakes and muffins. Mary’s Peeps provides good bakery items from a Mom and Grandmother who has been cooking for 40 plus years.
RICHTER FARMS: Red wattle pork. This product is listed as an endangered food in the Ark of Taste. The Ark is an initiative, developed in 1996, and managed by the global Slow Food movement that includes foods, livestock, fruits, and vegetables, and is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainable produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion. The Ark of Taste includes over 2200 products from over 50 countries.
SANDSPUR FARMS “We hope that when you taste our pork that you can taste the difference that humanely raised pork makes in the meat. We enjoy pork tasting like pork used to taste. And hope you do too. Since Friday is National Dessert Day, and being hog farmers, we will have samples of our “Pig Pickin’ Cake.” Orders of $25 or more gets you a special dessert bag! You don’t want to miss this! Also, be sure and look at our dinner & breakfast meat bags.”
SANDY VALLEY Local Sustainable Vegetables
SMITH FARMS – Ground Lamb and Dexter Beef
SWEET ACRE FARMS:, "I made pumpkin butter with my pumpkins lol…..there is still some available on the Market!
THIS WEEK! Check out WHITE ACRE PEAS, blanched and frozen, ready to cook. Grain free Waffles – frozen- just pop them in the toaster or oven and they are ready in minutes. Also I have listed a new crocheted coffee cozy- with a cute popcorn stitch! Thank you for your support!
AUGHTMON Off for a few weeks for job training. Congratulations and Good Luck!
CASABLANCA RANCH. Read more about them: http://casablancaranch.com/. Locally Grown Hormone Free Santa Gertrudis Beef
D’S JELLIES – D’s Jellies are LOCALLY MADE with LOCALLY GROWN Fruits and Vegetables. Diane has the only Mahaw jelly in the Wiregrass.
GINTHER FARMS Fresh UNFERTILIZED eggs from young chickens.
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
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For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
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!