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Market At Dothan is a small group of niche growers and producers promoting sustainable agriculture and supporting our local economy. Each grower/producer is dedicated to providing the freshest, highest quality products to their customers. Our growers use natural growing principles without synthetic chemicals. Local products available include: fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, beef, chicken, lamb, pork, honey, baked goods, granola, nut butters, jams, jellies, nuts. All growers /producers believe in providing locally grown foods and goods seasonally to promote a strong, local community and economy. Our goal is 100% Customer Satisfaction…comments, questions or concerns are welcome!

This Week at the Market

Watercolor Egg instructions may be found at http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/floral-eggs-easter.html

UPCOMING ORDERING SCHEDULE Order March 12 – March 15 for Pickup on March 18 Order March 19 – March 22 for Pickup on March 25 Order March 26 – March 29 for Pickup on April 2

A WIDE SELECTION OF FRESH PRODUCE IS AVAILABLE

MORE ABOUT EGGS If you’re like me, as Easter approaches you smile at fond memories of decorating eggs for those old fashioned egg hunts, all the while thinking about doing the same thing for the little ones in your life. Fortunately we’re not limited to the old Paas egg kits anymore and there are many ways to both decorate eggs, and use them once the festivities end. Rather than go into a gazillion things you can do with eggs, following are some fun and informative links you may enjoy in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Blessings to all, Ros

https://www.pinterest.com/roshorton/eggstraordinary/
https://www.pinterest.com/jdke/easter-eggs/

THIS WEEK’S VENDORS AUGHTMON HORTON’S FARM KATHY’S CHURPERS RICHTER FARMS SMITH FARMS SANDSPUR FARMS Notes from Jennifer: "Longhorn beef is limited until the end of the month. Processor has a packed schedule. We still have lots of Pastured Pork, including Easter Hams Freshly Made!!Applesauce from Organic apples Breads & cakes, made fresh the night before Limited Produce due to planting schedule for Spring Eggs, Jams & Jellies"

(Spring Hill Farm will be back next week in time for Easter ordering)

Farm to Table Recipes

CRUSTLESS ASPARAGUS QUICHE

If you are watching carbohydrates and calories, but want high protein, you really can’t do much better than this quiche.  You’ll be getting a lot of vitamins as well.  This delicious quiche is high in vitamins C, A, K, iron, and folate. Making it crustless cuts out a lot of carbs and calories. Using more egg whites than yolks cuts down on the cholesterol and fat, while still supplying 7 grams of protein per serving. Not too bad for just 72 calories a slice!

Yield: 8 servings | Serving Size: 1 slice | Calories: 72 | Total Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0 g | Cholesterol: 49 mg | Sodium: 120 mg | Carbohydrates: 3 g | Dietary Fiber: 1 g | Sugars: 2 g | Protein: 7 g | SmartPoints: 2 |

2 cups sliced asparagus 6 egg whites 2 whole eggs 1/3 cup diced onion 1/2 cup (low-fat) feta cheese, optional parmesan cheese 1/2 cup diced tomatoes 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Kosher or sea salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and pour into a quiche pan or 9-inch glass pie plate. Bake at 350° for approximately 45 minutes or until filling is set.

Please, share your recipes with us on the website, on the Recipes tab. We’d all love to know how you use your Market at Dothan Locally Grown products, so we can try it too!

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

Manchester Locally Grown Farmers’ Market

How to contact us:

Our Website: manchester.locallygrown.net
On Facebook: Manchester Locally Grown Online Farmers’ Market
By e-mail: tnhomeschooler@yahoo.com
By phone: (931) 273-9708
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

Happy Sunday morning!

The market is open this morning as usual, and will remain open for your orders till Tuesday evening at 10 pm, so come see what we have to offer this week. Also see the section of this message entitled “Important Ordering and Pickup Information.”

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NEWS AND NOTES

Don’t forget to contact Macks’ Mushrooms if you would be interested in ordering his mushrooms with a one- to two-week delivery time.

From Tami at White City Produce & Greenhouses:
Spring CSA shares still available through March 30th. Our Summer/Fall registration ends April 25th. All of our CSA shares will include a Welcome Membership Package which includes information on canning, storing fresh produce, seasonality of fresh vegetables, and our “How to” fresh herb guide.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse has listed some of the very early blooming perennial plants. From Linda:
Are you looking for something different for the Easter baskets this year? Check out the Easter herb baskets, Easter egg planters, and succulent planters from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse. A single herb plant would also make a nice addition to a gardener’s basket. Let me know it will be a gift and I will foil wrap it for you at no additional charge.

Remember to look for wonderful early spring vegetables, delicious pork, beef, and chicken cuts, dried herbs, rich creamline milk, organic free-range eggs, raw local honey, jams and jellies. Please take note of our great selection of hand crafted farm products, candles, essential oils, bath & beauty products, baled hay, and house and garden plants.

Stop by Square Books soon and see our MLG Table, with lots of non-perishable farm products for sale. Pick up some honey, jam or jelly, hand lotion, herbal tea, or a basket of herb plants to enjoy this winter.

(L to R) Easter Egg Planter in three colors and Polka-Dot Plant in three colors from Dogwood Valley Greenhouse, Blackberry Jam from Sand Dragon Farms, Shaped lotion bars in several scents from Solace Farm, Soy Candles in two scents from Pixel Bee Candles.

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Important Ordering and Pickup Information

Ordering will be open until TUESDAY at 10 p.m., and your order will be available for pickup on THURSDAY between 4:00 and 5:30 at Square Books, 113 East Main Street, Manchester. We can also hold your order in the refrigerator till Friday, if it’s more convenient for you to pick it up between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. If you prefer to utilize this free service, please make a note on your order or call my cell at (931) 273-9708.

Thanks so much for your support of Manchester Locally Grown Market, and your friends and neighbors who have grown and produced these items. Please encourage our local farmers by helping to spread the word about our wonderful market to everyone you know. We offer a great variety of local farm products, and our items will be in your hands in time to plan for the weekend. Although the Saturday markets are closed for the season, wonderful local products are available for ordering from the comfort of your own computer.

More new farmers are considering joining our market, if they can expect enough sales to help pay their transportation costs. Please help us grow the market by sharing this e-mail with your friends, calling their attention to the later pickup hours, which may be more convenient for them. And if you haven’t ordered from Manchester Locally Grown for a while, please check out our wide variety of offerings this week. Also please let us know if we can improve our selection or scheduling in any way to better suit your needs.

Blessings,
Linda

Here is the complete list for this week.