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Availability for October 18


Last week I said Summer just wouldn’t let go. Well, Thursday night we got a surprise frost. Ice on the cars and tall weeds and everything. Our average first frost is October 15th (a couple weeks before Athens’—25 miles makes a big difference), so it only a little early, but the forecast called for a low in the mid 40s.

There’s a couple announcements this week. First, I changed the website for the growers so they get not just your names, but also your email addresses when you place an order. They’ve promised by they will use it for good, not evil. The idea is if they aren’t able to fill your exact order, but may be able to substitute something similar, they can contact you to see if that’s OK. Anything I can do to help get you food to take home, I will, and this seemed like a great way to do it. I know some of you have already had this work in your favor the past couple weeks. If you think a grower is abusing this knowledge, let me know, but I think this will only be a good thing.

Also, the “Hunters Moon Feast” is only two weeks away. It’s a way for us to get together and celebrate a great year for the market with a great meal. You’ll find all of the details on the “Event Reservations” category of the “The Market” page of the website. If you’d like to come, just add the number of reservations you want to make to your order. There’s no charge for Locally Grown members, though we’d like you to bring a dish to share.

Now for the product listings. You’ll find more varieties of greens this week as the Fall season really gets going. Also, we got a fresh supply of “value added” products from TaylOrganics, which you’ll find in the “Processed Foods” category. We’ve now got three suppliers of baked goods, from breads to granola, to breakfast breads to desserts. It’s a full dairy week, so we have cheeses, milk, cream, fudge, and other items. All in all, there are nearly 300 products to choose from!

Thanks for all your support. We’ll see you on Thursday from 4:30 to 8pm at Gosford Wine!