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October 1, 2016 Market Newsletter
Market at Dothan is OPEN
This Week:
Just when we thought we couldn’t bear the heat anymore we woke up to a cool, pleasant morning this week and the whole region let out a long collective sigh . . . fall has finally come to the Wiregrass!
And with it the Market is resuming weekly sales. We hope you are as excited as we are. One of the things we have done in hopes of helping everyone stay on top of the market schedule is to post it on our homepage. So anytime you are unsure when you can or can’t order, it’s there for you.
Viki Richter has provided us a GREAT article about egg production this week and several vendors have stuff going on. We hope you’ll enjoy their efforts.
Seems everyone loves fresh farm eggs, they are tasty, prettier than plain old store bought white eggs and fresher too! While you can buy eggs all year at the grocery stores that is not easily the case for farm fresh eggs. Chickens like mammals shed seasonally but for chickens they shed their feathers in what is called molting. During the early fall chickens start their molts getting ready for the cold winter with a fresh set of feathers. (Our place looks like a massive pillow fight took place!!!) Because of the molting the energy needed to put on new feathers takes away from the egg production which is greatly decreased or stops altogether leading to a shortage of eggs. Laying resumes anywhere from a month to three months after they have new feathers. The grocery store eggs are available all year long because chickens lay and molt according to how much daylight- longer days more eggs! So factory farms leave the lights on 24/7 fooling the chickens which shortens their lives, they need to have down time just like we do!
Market Info
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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.
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 Pastured Red Wattle Pork. Red Wattle is an old heritage breed that does not do well in today’s mega-farm agricultural environment, but thrives in pastures living in a family farm environment. …”red wattles produce what is possibly the best tasting pork in the world. In blind taste tests, they have bested many other breeds of pig. Their meat is deep red and interlaced with rich veins of fat. When cooked the fat liquefies, imbuing the meat with moisture and a complex broth that seems perfectly balanced to appeal to every carnivorous neuron that still pulses in our primitive brain centers. To eat properly roasted red wattle pork unadorned by spices and condiments is to partake of one of the greatest and purest culinary delights” Greenfire Farms
SANDSPUR FARMS We have added more meat bundles! If you’re wanting to split a half with a friend or family member, we will be more than glad to divide it evenly between the two. Even if we need to throw in an extra pack of sausage or bacon. Don’t hesitate to email or call me if you have any other questions. As for the winter veggies, they are looking good. We missed the hail storm that Marianna received last weekend so we’re blessed on that. We are looking forward to the collards, mustard and turnip greens. Not to mention the sweet carrots and other veggies. We will also be planting some spinach just as soon as it cools off a little bit more. Thank you again for ordering from our family farm. Be sure and like our Facebook page for exciting updates.
SMITH FARMS – Ground Lamb and Dexter Beef
SWEET ACRE FARMS: We are back after a very nice (and cool) vacation to Michigan!
New products have been added!!They include: Natural Peanut Butter with only roasted peanuts and sea salt, Roasted Garlic Hummus with chickpeas, tahini, roasted garlic, salt and olive oil, Pumpkin Butter made from my homegrown Long Island Cheese pumpkins with sugar and spices and Pear Butter from my homegrown pears with sugar and spices! All of these items are PERFECT for indulging in the Autumn season and can also be given as thoughtful, homemade gifts for the Holidays. Another new item is my Whole Wheat Bread, made with chemical free Prairie Gold wheat from the Amish country!
Products coming next week: Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Subtly Sweet Peanut Butter (with a touch of locally grown honey for just the right amount of sweet) and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus!
Coming Soon: Natural Almond Butter, Cashew Butter and Spicy Hummus!
Thank you so much for your continued support of Sweet Acre Farms and EVERY vendor in our Marketplace!
ANGIE’S PASTA aH-MaZ-iNg gourmet Pasta made with fresh ingredients.
AUGHTMON Off for a few weeks for job training. Congratulations and Good Luck!
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!
Late Breaking Market Special
Talk about a DEAL!
This just came in from Sandspur Farms.
“I have two half hogs available this Friday. They will come vacuum packed. All of the popular cuts like smoked link sausage, smoked bacon, chops, ribs, cubed pork and smoked hams for the upcoming holiday season; let’s not forget about the bones to flavor upcoming winter greens. Special price for this week only $3 per pound on hanging weight of 127.50 pounds. Total for one half is $382.50. Roughly 100 lbs of meat! If you averaged individual price of $7/lb that would cost $700, you’re saving over $300!!”
September 17 Market Newsletter
Dothan’s Sustainable Market is Now Open
Get Your Game On!
Alabama weekends are made for football! With high school games on Friday evenings, college and pro games on weekends and those memorable trips for Troy, Alabama or Auburn games there’s no shortage of good clean sports entertainment in the fall.
The problem with “game days” is the temptation to indluge in typical game day bad eating habits. We don’t want that. We want to have our fun and treat ourselves right in the process.
To that end this Market newsletter is dedicated to healthy football party and tailgate food. We hope you’ll find something you can take the ball and run with.
Be sure to check out our vendor notes this week. There are new products and fall tweaks on existing products, Most is very good . . . but we are sadly saying goodbye to friends.
Market Info
SANDSPUR FARMS – Bulk meat bags available. You can also list what items you want in your bag or I can choose an assortment for you. Kinsley, my 14 year old daughter, is taking her first culinary class in high school so she’s committed herself to making the banana nut bread from now on. Thank you to everyone that orders from our family farm.
Football Food Inspiration
As if this week’s photos have not already inspired you, we thought it would be fun to score a few more points with healthy and tasty ideas. Enjoy!
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!
Market at Dothan is OPEN
Goodbye August . . .
Vendor Spotlight
Within the context of the Market, its easy to think of our Vendors in terms of the products they provide. For example, I say “Angie”, you think “Pasta”. I say “Casablanca”, you think “Beef”. I can just about guarantee that when I say “Aughtmon” you won’t think “Kittens”! But kittens it is and Lee has something special going on this week. I hope you’ll support him in this charity drive and stock up on some super good stocking stuffers, and maybe even spoil yourself some in the process!
“From time to time I like to raise money or collect donations for a good cause. I have recently started supporting a local organization called ‘Kitty Kottage’. They are a local shelter for housing kittens until they find their forever homes. They depend greatly on donations from the public in order to buy food and pay all veterinary bills associated with keeping them healthy and getting them spayed and neutered. They are one of few, possibly the only one locally that will take in kittens. They are the nicest and cleanest shelter I have seen. They are on facebook if you wanna see what they are all about, Kitty kottage Dothan. This week I will donate $2 from every bar of soap that I sell to Kitty kottage. Help me raise at least $100 to show our support and how much we care about God’s animals. Thank you for your support and God bless you! “
And Late Breaking News from Sandspur . . .”We will join forces with Aughtmon 1918 in his support of Kitty Kottage. We will also donate a portion of our sales. Just as long as it doesn’t get back to my dog Luke that despises cats. :)”
Market Info
SANDSPUR FARMS – We have new inventory in stock this week. More bacon and smoked link sausage!
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!
Market at Dothan is OPEN
Free Popsicles with Market Order this Week*
Come on Down!
A couple of years ago I happened upon an adorable ice cream bicycle with an equally adorable guy in vintage type garb selling popsicles at my credit union on a hot day. Thus began an ongoing friendship with Brett Smith who is a true food artisan. So when the Market stumbled on the fact that one of our pickup days is a national POPSICLE day . . . . how could you pass up an opportunity like that?
This Friday Brett will be at Dothan Nurseries from 10am to 11:30 am with Cherry Popsicles and some of his other wonderful flavors. And the treat’s on us. If you place an order with the Market this week your cherry popsicle is free provided you can pick your order up before he has to leave.*
It’s silly. We know. But hey, it’s August in Alabama and who says we can’t have fun? So bring the kiddos or the parents or the spouse or the friend. Enjoy the beauty of the nursery. Stop by and see us at the Market tent, then meet Brett and discover why Dothan Ice Cream Company is one of Dothan’s best up and coming businesses. If you want to learn more check out dothanicecream.com.
*Orders must be picked up no later than 11:30 to get free popsicle. Limited to one popsicle per customer.
Market Info
We have fresh nut butters! We make natural peanut butter, maple peanut butter and cashew butter. Our new product this week is “Simply Nuts” Peanut Butter. Only freshly ground dry roasted peanuts and sea salt. It is this mom’s favorite peanut butter! Thank you for shopping local.
SANDSPUR FARMS – Locally-produced vegetables, beef, pork and handmade goods. CSA’s available
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!
Market at Dothan Boo-Boo
We Forgot Something . . .
Friday, August 26, our next pickup date, is a National Holiday and Market at Dothan is doing our part to beat the heat by celebrating National Cherry Popsicle Day.
So . . . if you place an order during our next scheduled order dates, August 20-23, we are giving you a Cherry Popsicle from Dothan Ice Cream Company. (Did you get that . . . “giving” . . . as in it’s FREE?)
It’s August and its hot but there’s no reason we can’t still have fun! Dothan Ice Cream will be at Dothan Nurseries until 11:30 am. Brett will have some of his other amazing artisan flavors available for purchase as well. Put it on your calendar and make plans to order and pick up early!
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Market at Dothan is CLOSED this week
Bi-Weekly Schedule Reminder
Per our last notification the Market At Dothan’s order schedule is changed till October 1. Weekly ordering will resume at that time till November 18. There will be a break at Thanksgiving as we know you’d rather shop or stay home on Black Friday! Please make plans to be at our Christmas Open House early December.
In the meantime, please know our growers and vendors are using these “off weeks” to prepare for a great fall season! I’m hearing happy rumors of things like swiss chard, carrots and kale that will be available in October. I’ll keep you posted on any more such rumors that come my way.
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!
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
MARKET SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHEDULE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
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!
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
For Friday Pickup: Dothan Nurseries, 1300 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL 36303
Market Newsletter August 6, 2016
Dothan’s Only Sustainable Market is now OPEN!
Spotlight on Lunches
It’s that time of year again. Dothan City Schools started back last week. Other area school will be starting soon, and ever diligent homeschool moms are looking ahead to more structured daily routines that accompany study.
Preparing lunches that are both nutritious an delicious is not just for growing children! Busy parents, active middle age people and empty nesters all equally need to be diligent that we are fueling these amazing bodies well.
To that end we dedicate this issue of the Market Newsletter to Lunches. Our growers have shared some ideas to help you in their listings and there’s more good ideas following that.
Market Info
Aughtmon 1918: 2 ounce lotions are $1.50 each with 12 scents to choose from. Perfect size for backpacks and a great gift for the teachers. $2 off insect repellent and massage oils.
SANDSPUR FARMS – Start the school year off with a healthy start. What about a gift certificate for the new homeroom teacher? We’ll even add a quick note introducing the Market, what we all stand for and what they can find available.
Healthy Lunch Ideas
When it comes to lunches, boredom is a precursor to kids swapping food items when teacher isn’t looking. Help keep your student on the nutritional straight and narrow by breaking up the monotony with fun food variety. Help keep yourself on track to not succumb to a double cheeseburger the same way!
1. Food on Sticks
Think chicken satays, beef skewers, or sausage kebabs, packed on lunchbox-sized sticks for kids. Because everything is more fun on a stick. (For young kids, use flat, blunt-edged bamboo sticks, not the stabby toothpick-like kind.)
2. Quesadillas
They’re kid favorites for a reason — and contrary to our adult biases, they don’t need to be piping hot to be delicious.
3. Spring Rolls
Rice paper wrappers or large lettuce leaves make great rolled-up meals that are fun to eat. Fill them with tofu, pork, or shrimp; or let your kids branch out using their own ideas.
4. Deli Meat Roll-Ups
Think outside the bun! Rolling sliced deli turkey, ham, or roast beef around cheese sticks, cream cheese, and even greens can change the way your kiddos think about lunch meat.
5. Hummus and Pita Plate
Nine out of 10 kids love a good smear of hummus. Why not make it the star of the show? Send with veggies and crackers for a fun nutritious lunch.
6. Quinoa Salad
Mix meats, cheeses, and veggies your kids like into plain quinoa and dress lightly with a basic vinaigrette.
7. Breakfast for Lunch
Make extra food when you have time for a nice breakfast on the weekend, and save the leftovers for lunches —think hard-boiled eggs, leftover pancakes, and leftover sausages.
8. Leftovers
Last night’s lasagna might just taste better the next day. And if you’d eat it for lunch on the weekend, why not pack it in a lunch box? Nothing beats a cold chicken leg on a Monday.
9. Stuff a Pita Pocket
Pita Pockets can be stuffed with meat, veggies, cheese, fruit, dried fruit, chickpeas, any type salad fixing and any combination thereof! Dressings or condiments are a nice touch but best sent separately to be added right before eating.
10. Layer a Wasa Cracker
Wasa’s are a great way to break the boredom of sliced bread. Anything that will spread on bread will spread on a Wasa, and toppings are limited only by your imagination.
11. Bagel Pizzas
Make a large batch of these ahead by layering sauce, pepperoni and mozarella on sliced bagels and baking till cheese is melted. Once cooled they can be wrapped and refrigerated or frozen.
Rice, sliced cucumbers, sliced mango, yogurt-covered pretzels
Avocado slices or guacamole, jicama sticks, pineapple chunks, pumpkin seeds, or tortilla chips
Cubed meat or cheese, sliced red bell peppers, blueberries, chocolate square.
Whole-wheat pretzels, celery, cinnamon-sprinkled apple slices, coconut macaroon
Salami cubes, olives, carrots, baby tomatoes, and grapes.
Tomato/mozzarella/basil on a toothpick, popcorn, pear slices, small brownie
Sliced strawberries, squeezable yogurt, broccoli flourets with ranch dressing
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!
July 30 Market Newsletter
Dothan’s SUSTAINABLE Market is now Open
Spotlight on our Farmers
“Aunt” Wash Maybin- A local legend from Henry Co Al
from Richter Farms
After moving out to the farm in 2010, we heard fascinating stories about the history of our area from our new neighbors. One such account was about Wash Maybin, an African-American midwife who was well liked by the community, as was her family. She lived about ½ mile from our property down our farm’s dirt road, and was part of the farming community in the early 20th century. In spite of the obstacles to success our African American Community faced in the early 1900s, she did what she could, focused on opportunities instead of obstacles, and succeeded. She owned a small farm just down the road from our property, and assisted delivering newborn babies for both black and white families. As a midwife, she would come to the home of an expectant mother, stay with their family to assist with the birth, take care of the mother and baby for two weeks, and charge $25. If the baby developed ailments, Aunt Wash would prepare her own home remedies and treat the baby or mother with positive results.
The locals called the 1 ½ mile dirt road we live on the “Wash Mabin Road” up until Henry County renamed the roads for the E911 system. It was a shame that Henry County didn’t do what Houston and other counties did and name the road according to the historical name “Wash Mabin Road”. However, a previously unnamed spring fed branch creek flowed through our property as well as the property that Wash Mabin farmed, and helped feed the Abbey Creek, and we decided it needed an official name. The creek needed to carry on the legacy of our most notable past resident, so we applied to assign the name to our creek. After 13 months of fact checking with the US Board on Geographic Names, filling out paperwork and waiting, our branch was officially named the Wash Maybin Branch! It seemed fitting that our farm branch was named for someone who saw opportunities, overcame the obstacles, and succeeded.
We couldn’t think of a more fitting example for us sustainable farmers who have obstacles such as large scale confinement operations selling cheap but low quality meat, large farms producing chemical containing and GMO grains and vegetables, and the challenge of economic transport of food to the consumer. Modern sustainable farmers are carrying on the tradition of past generations who want what’s best for ourselves and our neighbors, and we’re willing to swim against the current of our present society and trends. Richter Farms chose to produce the finest quality sustainable pork for ourselves and our customers. Many people have tasted and agree that we’ve succeeded.
Market Info
Farm to Table Recipes
Ingredients
3 pounds boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed
1 package McCormick® Slow Cookers BBQ Pulled Pork Seasoning
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
Instructions
Place pork in slow cooker.
Mix Seasoning Mix, ketchup, brown sugar and vinegar until blended. Pour over pork. Cover.
Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Remove pork from slow cooker.
Shred pork, using 2 forks. Return pork to slow cooker. Mix and heat with sauce before serving. Serve on sandwich rolls, if desired.
Footnotes
Our Website: marketatdothan.locallygrown.net
Our Email: marketatdothan@gmail.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/MarketatDothan
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!