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June 27, 2020 M@D Newsletter - Open for Orders!


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Market at Dothan is open to accept orders.
Orders close Tuesday at 5pm
We use the word “Sustainable” over “Organic”.
You can grow organic without being sustainable, but you cannot be sustainable without utilizing organic practices.


Welcome to our Sweet Market Additions
Market Chitchat
Grower Notes: Sweet Acres, Sweet & Simple, Danny’s Greens, Sandy Valley

Thank you for your continued support of our local farmers. We count it a privilege to serve you!
Market contact information and relevant information is listed at the bottom of this document


SWEET & SIMPLE and SWEET ACRES FARM

After your editor got all excited and started writing stuff . . . I found the notes from both these lovely ladies! Their personal greetings to you can be found in the Grower Notes below.

It was a blessing to have Meredith of Sweet & Simple with us at the Market Shed yesterday. A recent transfer from New Mexico, she brings some Southwest influence to her baked products. Yesterday she treated everyone to Brownie Cookies (delish), Chocolate Chip Cookies (yummy), Chocolate Chip Scones (delectable) and (hold on to your hat) Green Chili Cheese Bread, all shown below.

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We’re excited to welcome her to our Market family and look forward to watching you all get to know her and her products as well.

Next . . .Remember the song, “Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold”? Our long time customers will remember Anna of Sweet Acres Farm. Anna is gold. She was with Market at Dothan before she became a mother and is back, now with two lovely daughters. We’re tickled and hope you will enjoy her bountiful garden goodness. Her products are listed in Market Chitchat.

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MARKET CHITCHAT

This is the last order cycle before Summer Break Our next Market pickup date is next Friday, July 3. There will be no newsletter on Saturday July 4 nor Market pickup Friday, July 10. We encourage you to order extra of the items you may need during the off week. Market will reopen again on Saturday, July 11.

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You know the old saying “if anything can go wrong it will?” That was the case with Mayim’s delivery this week! A hearty Thank You to everyone who graciously worked with us on that. It will be nice to put that behind us once everything finishes sorting out on Friday!

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Lookie, Lookie! New Items!
NEW – Herbs de Provence Loaf from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Black Beauty Zucchini from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Hydrangea rose Shea butter from Bella Eden Farms
NEW – Brownie Cookies from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Costata Romanesco Heirloom Zucchini from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Chocolate Chip Cookies from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Crook Neck Yellow Squash from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Chocolate Chip Scones from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Green Vernissange Heirloom Tomatoes from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Moonlight and Roses Shea Butter from Bella Eden Farms
NEW – Honey Rock Melon from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Green Chili Cheese Bread from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Mini Bell Peppers from Sweet Acres Farm
NEW – Green Chili Cheddar Scones from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Oatmeal Chocolate Chips from Sweet & Simple
NEW – Sugar Cookies from Sweet & Simple
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Laura, Laura’s Confections, informed me this week that she had a better Eggplant Parmesan recipe than the one in last week’s newsletter:

Preheat oven to 375. Requires a 9" square glass, ovenproof dish
1 medium, fat, purple eggplant (choose males as they have fewer seeds)
1 quart of your favorite spaghetti sauce that includes, among other things, mushrooms, green pepper, onions
1 Large Progresso Italian bread crumbs
32 oz. vegetable oil
3 jumbo eggs
1-quart ricotta cheese
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
8 oz. Parmesan cheese

Peel eggplant and slice by 1/4". Heat 3/8" deep oil to med. high preferably in a cast iron 12" skillet. Beat the eggs. Pour some of the bread crumbs in a large, shallow bowl. Dredge the slices of eggplant in egg wash, coat with breadcrumbs, fry several slices at once until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels. 

To assemble: Coat bottom of baking dish with sauce, lay on fried eggplant,  tablespoons of ricotta over eggplant, mozzarella and parmesan. Repeat staying 1/4" below casserole dish rim.
Bake 45 minutes. When done, allow to set for 15 minutes.
Enjoy and Bon Appetit! Laura

GROWER NOTES

We have the best Growers in the Wiregrass! Please learn more about them on our Grower Page.


SWEET ACRES FARM: Sweet Acre Farms is back! We have been working hard to put in new products, try new things and generally  have a good time! Look for the out of the ordinary varieties from us- one of my favorite past times is picking a seed out of a catalog and seeing if I can grow it! Such as the Red Kuri Squash listed this week- I just thought it would be cool if I managed to grow one or two, but the vines have exploded! They are over 25 feet long and have been loaded since May. We are adding additional growing space to the farm and have a few surprises coming later in the year! It is so good to be back! 

SWEET & SIMPLE: Hello! My name is Meredith Sauerwein, and I am the baker behind Simple & Sweet. I am a recent transplant to the Wiregrass area, coming in from Las Cruces, New Mexico. I’ve got a few sweet listings, and a couple of savory ones. My savory bakes are inspired by my time living in the Southwest. Growing up, my mom baked all the time. Any class party featured something sweet from my mom’s kitchen, and my birthdays always featured a specially decorated cake. Everything I know, I learned from her. College and work have taken me out of the kitchen in the past, but the recent quarantine has gotten me back into my mom’s recipes, and made me excited to bake again. 

DANNY’S GREENS: Danny is starting his Summer Break early and is not listing anything till Market reopens on July 11. He’s probably ahead of everyone planning his fall garden as his beds await planting.

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SANDY VALLEY: Scotty will have okra, eggplant, various melons, and if the Golden Queen sweet corn is ready it will be available for table sales in the Market Shed on Friday.

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FOOTNOTES

We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite recipe, want to write a product review, have an idea or request for an article or information, let us know! You can reply to this newsletter or write marketatdothan@gmail.com.

Market Schedule
Order Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm weekly for Pickup the following Friday
Dothan Pickup: 10am – 12pm, Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Daleville Pickup: 11am – 11:30am, Parking area behind Daleville Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise Pickup: 12pm – 12:30pm, Grocery Advantage, 1032 Boll Weevil Circle, Enterprise

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Our COVID protocol is still in place for everyone who wants curbside service.

I. Order Payment:
1. Voluntarily prepay by 6 pm Thursday if possible using this PAYPAL link. This eliminates passing paper currency back and forth or handling debit/credit cards on site. Your invoice will be marked PAID and pickup is fast and easy. In the event of undelivered items you will be issued a Market credit that will apply to your next order.
2. Debit/Credit – One of us will briefly step within 6 feet for you to put your card in the chip reader. We do our best to avoid touching your card or you touching the equipment which means we sign an “x” for your signature.
3. Cash and Checks – You may hand them to us. Exact change is preferred if using cash to prevent a lot of passing back and forth. If you choose curbside pickup you are welcome to put payment in your trunk/tailgate as that would eliminate the need to come near your window.

II. Order Delivery:
1. Curb Service: Please pull up next to the Market Shed. We will direct traffic a little bit if needed. Have your trunk/ hatchback open and we’ll load you up!
2. Walk Up Pickup: Please do not come inside. When we see you coming we’ll put your order near the entrance and step back for you to claim it. This system works really well for those of you wishing to get extra veggies that may be available.
3. Regardless of how you choose to accept your Market order please know that we make every effort to practice safe distancing and ask that you do the same.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
It takes all of us working together to keep everything running & everyone safe!

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!