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We send out cool articles and farmer highlights using a different email program. You can see the archives of those emails here and through our facebook page! We use this “weblog” every Friday evening to let you know the market page is accepting orders (look for the little add to cart buttons next to products). Northeast Georgia Locally Grown was officially OPENED on Monday, April 26th, 2010 and we are so thankful that you are helping support fresh local foods each week.



 
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Locally Grown - Availability for July 3rd, 2013


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Hey Local Food Lovers,

First off, if you’re gonna grill for the 4th, order LOCAL MEAT this week. We’ve got some great farms producing some great products. All farms EXCEPT BG will deliver products this week just in time for the holiday!

I’m gonna try and make this a quick message tonight….and yet there’s so much to talk about. We’re at the height of the growing season (or nearly there since things are a little behind due to the cooler spring and massive rain). Every week some new items come into play and some other items phase out. It keeps my mealtime interesting to say the least.

This week is definitely noteworthy for bringing on the berries. Blackberries, raspberries and blueberries are all here, though in limited quantities especially for blueberries. I’ve been enjoying some amazing smoothies myself with the raspberries.

It’s also POTATO season. With the fourth of July coming up I highly recommend making a potato salad with homemade mayo and dill (which unfortunately were out of season on now, but dried works too). Haven’t made homemade mayo before. It’s simple but requires a little labor. Just take a teaspoon of dijon mustard and a teaspoon of paprika and add one egg yolk. Then slowly add one cup of your preferred vegetable oil, slowly a drab at a time and whisk it in. Takes about 4-5 minutes and you can add just a touch of water if it thickens up to fast. You can add just a little lemon juice to kick it up. Just mix that with boiled cubed potatoes and if you’re feeling adventuresome add some fennel seed and/or mustard seed. This is the same recipe I use for making incredible homemade coleslaw except I also add a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar.

Ok, I’ve already gone on longer than I planned, but as you know I love talking about, thinking about, cooking and eating local food. It’s just about the coolest thing.

Stock up for the holidays please. It’ll make your family time all the more special if you bring some fresh local food along. And if you make anything cool please, please send us your recipes, or even just a photo. We’ll post it to facebook and may even include it here.

Last but not least, I’m taking a 3.5 week break in July to travel in Asia so this will be my last market until August. That means that just like last year I’ll be posting my announcements from there and sharing all my fun food adventures. We definitely have some planned so hope you’ll look forward to that. Please be extra nice to Teri, Lynn Mack and all the other volunteers that will be helping run the Clarkesville market while I’m gone.

If you attended the FARM TOUR two weeks ago thanks again. Don’t forget to take our survey to let us know what you thought so we’ll have good feedback for next year. The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/88V6DXH

To both those who made it to the TOUR and those who did not, I think you’ll enjoy this VIDEO made by a.d.linker that really captures the beauty of the day and this great event. If you run into any of the farmers that make this tour possible please thank them for growing good food and sharing their passion with the rest of us! They work real hard so we can have something good to eat.

http://vimeo.com/69288616
or
the Locally Grown Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northeast-Georgia-Locally-Grown/353580121384273?ref=hl

Don’t forget this 4th of July to
EAT WELL,

Justin in Habersham
and
Chuck in Rabun