M@D is OpEn & iT's TiMe 2 OrDeR! May 30, 2026 Newsletter

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. Thank you for your continued support of our local farmers. We count it a privilege to serve you!
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net Order prepayment link: paypal.me/marketatdothan Pickup for this order cycle is Friday, June 5, 2026

MISC MARKET NOTES

Ode to Sweet Tea

Ever bump into something online that made you laugh? That happened to me this week when I saw a post about canning (using a water bath method) sweet tea concentrate. That was new to me and curiosity prompted me to click the comments to see if others had tried it. And there it was, right on top, a friend from Headland, AL questioning why on earth someone would go to all that trouble when sweet tea is fast and easy to make. Knowing her strong opinion on purchased tea I could just hear her saying that.

I didn't like tea growing up. I had actually left home when I learned to appreciate it. A sweet Hispanic lady in a neighborhood I was visiting loved on a cold college student with a cup of sweet HOT tea on a day when snow was piled up to our knees. It was love at first sip. I was hooked.

Granted, not everyone can drink tea or the sugar that the traditional brew contains, but there's no denying that it is symbolic for a lot of things in southern life. It is hospitality, comfort and heritage, a cultural signature if you will, passed down through generations. It cools on hot days, entertains on special occasions, comforts during grief, and binds churches and families together as there's always that one grandma whose tea is famous and nobody can figure out what she's doing different.

These days we have a lot of alternative sweeteners for our tea. We also have a lot more choices when it comes to tea. And thanks to crazy women with home canning equipment we can seal up concentrate in quart mason jars to use later if we want! Actually I'm tempted to try it just for the fun of it.

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Since there is a runoff election June 19 we're just going to put it out that that M@D is supporting COREY HILL for the Commissioner of Agriculture position in our state. We encourage you to support this common sense, no nonsense candidate. His website is https://coreyhillforalabama.com/.

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New and Relisted Products

Relisted – Egyptian Walking Onions from Hortons Farm

New – Frozen Pot Roast from Grows In Rows

New – Honey Wheat Sourdough Sandwich Bread from The Bakehouse

New – Jalapeno Mac & Cheese from Grows In Rows

New – Mac & Cheese from Grows In Rows

New – Sourdough Bagels from The Bakehouse

Pasare Mica sourdough products are available again after the birth of their beautiful son. Congrats!

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Videos of the Week

Honeybee Removals (In case you ever wondered!)

Hollow tree HONEYBEE REMOVAL.

How to get a HUGE HANGING SWARM.

When honeybees are UNDER THE FLOOR.

When the bees are HIGH IN A TREE.

This one is personal. STEPHEN is the son of a precious college friend and collects bees in and around Memphis.

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Warm Months Schedule 2026

Order TODAY May 30 – June 2 for pickup Friday, June 5 Skip a Week Order June 13 – June 16 for pickup Friday, June 19 Skip a Week Order June 27 – June 30 for pickup Friday, July 3 Skip a Week Order July 11 – July 14 for pickup Friday, July 17 Skip THREE Weeks Order August 8 – August 11 for pickup Friday, August 14 Skip a Week Order August 22 – August 25 for pickup Friday, August 28 Skip a Week Order Septl 5 – Sept. 8 for pickup Friday, Sept. 11 Skip a Week Order Sept. 19 – Sept. 22 for pickup Friday, Sept. 25

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