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Jan. 25, 2020 M@D Newsletter - Open for Orders!
This Week’s Newsletter:
The Newest Buzzword . . .
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes
AND WE APPROVE!
I had to smile last week reading Mayim Farm’s grower note about their trip to the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference (SSAWG) and the 2020 Organic Agriculture Research Forum (OFRF) because they used the newest word in natural agriculture methods: ”REGENERATIVE”.
It’s a great word! And it perfectly describes farming practices that focus on building the integrity of the soil as much as it does on the foods the soil produces. The basic practices in Regenerative Agriculture have been utilized for decades. The concept included in the use of this newest word incorporates the idea of drawing down greenhouse gasses to slow down if not reverse climate change.
Wikipedia defines it as ”a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems. It focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, improving the water cycle, enhancing ecosystem services, supporting biosequestration, increasing resilience to climate change, and strengthening the health and vitality of farm soil. “
My personal favorite definition comes from The Chalkboard: Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming which aims to give back to the earth and leave it in a better place. It builds soil, increases biodiversity, improves water cycles and sequesters carbon. It’s really a way of farming that was traditional — prior to industrialization — we call it going back to a new way of farming.
So there you have it!
MARKET CHITCHAT
Daleville & Enterprise Customers Wendy will not be available to make on-time deliveries the next two Fridays. We’ve got you covered though and Ros will meet you at your chosen pickup location, though the time will probably be a bit later. Please make sure the Market has a good mobile number for you and we’ll be in touch to make sure we don’t miss each other!
Once in a while we get great info from vendors and customers worth passing on. Such is the case with this article about microwaving food from Mrs. Truitt in Enterprise. If you choose to read it be sure not to skip the third page for clarification and an interesting history lesson.
Lastly a huge thanks to K Stewart who shared this scrumptous Keto Lemon Skillet Cake. If you’re a cast iron foodie and watching your sugar or carbs this one’s for you!
GROWER NOTES
We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.
AVALON FARMS I’ll only be listing eggs, a few winter squash and radishes this week. Sadly the celery is gone. (I’m SO pleased you enjoyed it!) And the greens are recovering from the hard freezes we had.
I will not be participating in the market the first week of February. I’ll be taking a few days of vacation.
HORTON FARM: After some serious degranulation we have relisted pints and quarts of honey. We get a lot of questions about honey turning to sugar and the best way I can explain it is freezing. Water forms solid crystals (freezes) at 32 degrees F. Honey does the same thing, but there is no set temperature because each nectar source has it’s own properties and starts to crystallize at different temperatures. A couple of types honey, tupelo for example, will not crystallize no matter how cold it gets while rapeseed (canola) will crystallize at 95 degrees while still in the hive! Crystallization does not mean the honey has “gone bad” like some used to think. It just needs to be warmed up “low and slow” to protect it’s healthful properties while changing back to it’s thick sticky liquid state.
FOOTNOTES
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