Athens.LocallyGrown.net – Small Farms Making A Difference

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A super easy way to eliminate the host of endocrine disruptors and carcinogens that dryer sheets emit every time you do laundry! Set of 6 hand-felted alpaca fiber dryer balls from Carrell Farms' alpacas. Reusable and eco-friendly -- lasts for hundreds of loads (about the same cost of dryer sheets, penny for penny). Energy efficient: Saves up to 20% drying time! Helps soften laundry and reduces wrinkles. Includes a small bag of pink salt to help reduce static when needed. Hypo-allergenic - alpaca fiber contains no lanolin. These dryer balls are organically processed by hand on our farm. Only natural colors straight from the animals. Add a few drops of essential oil to the balls to add fragrance to your dryer load!
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A super easy way to eliminate the host of endocrine disruptors and carcinogens that dryer sheets emit every time you ... more

A super easy way to eliminate the host of endocrine disruptors and carcinogens that dryer sheets emit each time you do laundry! Set of 4 hand-felted alpaca fiber dryer balls from Carrell Farms' alpacas. Reusable and eco-friendly -- lasts for hundreds of loads (about the same cost of dryer sheets, penny for penny). Energy efficient: Saves up to 20% drying time! Helps soften laundry and reduce wrinkles. Comes with a small bag of pink salt to help reduce static when needed. Hypo-allergenic - alpaca fiber contains no lanolin. These dryer balls are organically processed by hand on our farm. Only natural colors straight from the animals. Add a few drops of essential oil to the balls to add fragrance to your dryer load!
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A super easy way to eliminate the host of endocrine disruptors and carcinogens that dryer sheets emit each time you ... more

Certified Naturally Grown never sprayed. Apples could have small spots very criap and tart
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Certified Naturally Grown never sprayed. Apples could have small spots very criap and tart more

Fresh arugula. Excellent raw in salads or added to stir-fries and pizza.
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Fresh arugula. Excellent raw in salads or added to stir-fries and pizza. more

New spring 2020 crop of baby tender leaves with robust, peppery flavor

tender leaves.
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tender leaves. more

Perfectly peppery baby arugula, great for sautéing, enjoying fresh in a salad, or making into a pesto! 1/3 pound bag (a little more than 5 ounces, for reference)
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Perfectly peppery baby arugula, great for sautéing, enjoying fresh in a salad, or making into a pesto! 1/3 pound bag ... more

Buthi is a type of vining gourd common in Burma. This is the leaf and vine tips. Break the vine in segments peeling off the skin as you do so.(like peeling celery) Chop the leaf and small vine tips. Stir fry with onion or shallot and steam a little with the lid on it. In Burma,(and here)Amy stir fries it with dry shrimp and water as well as onion. For me she uses chicken broth rather than the shrimp. And of course, serve it with rice.
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Buthi is a type of vining gourd common in Burma. This is the leaf and vine tips. Break the vine ... more

beautiful aromatic sprigs of sweet basil.

Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking Salts. These blends of carefully selected ingredients help the body detox through the skin while leaving it feeling baby soft. Uplifting essential oils permeate your senses to bring ease, peace, and tranquility to the remainder of your day (or evening). To enjoy, add a heaping handful of Soaking Salts to a steamy bath and soak for at least 20 minutes. 3 - 4 baths per 8 oz compostable rice paper pouch. Ingredients for Grounding (balancing notes of evergreen): Dead Sea salt, Epsom salt, Pacific Sea salt, Utah salt, Himalayan salt, Dendritic salt, Celtic Sea salt, colloidal oatmeal*, coconut powder*, evaporated cane sugar*, jojoba beads, bentonite clay, allantoin powder, green tea*, hibiscus powder*, witch hazel bark powder*, aloe powder*, essential oil blend: fir, cypress, juniper berry, cedarwood, fennel, and tea tree. *organic
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Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking ... more

Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking Salts. These blends of carefully selected ingredients help the body detox through the skin while leaving it feeling baby soft. Uplifting essential oils permeate your senses to bring ease, peace, and tranquility to the remainder of your day (or evening). To enjoy, add a heaping handful of Soaking Salts to a steamy bath and soak for at least 20 minutes. 3 - 4 baths per 8 oz compostable rice paper pouch. Ingredients for Release (uplifting citrus notes): Dead Sea salt, Epsom salt, Pacific Sea salt, Utah salt, Himalayan salt, Dendritic salt, Celtic Sea salt, colloidal oatmeal*, coconut powder*, jojoba beads, bentonite clay, Rhassoul clay, spirulina powder*, allantoin powder, green tea*, French green clay, lavender powder, kelp powder*, yucca root powder, essential oil blend: tangerine, lavender, sweet orange, lime, and ylang ylang . *organic
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Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking ... more

Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking Salts. These blends of carefully selected ingredients help the body detox through the skin while leaving it feeling baby soft. Uplifting essential oils permeate your senses to bring ease, peace, and tranquility to the remainder of your day (or evening). To enjoy, add a heaping handful of Soaking Salts to a steamy bath and soak for at least 20 minutes. 3 - 4 baths per 8 oz compostable rice paper pouch. Ingredients: Sweet Peace (great for sore, tired muscles): Dead Sea salt, Epsom salt, Pacific Sea salt, Utah salt, Himalayan salt, Dendritic salt, Celtic Sea salt, colloidal oatmeal*, coconut powder*, jojoba beads, bentonite clay, coconut sugar*, cane sugar*, allantoin powder, panthenol, chamomile powder*, lavender powder, essential oil blend: wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, tea tree, and camphor. *organic
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Soak away tired muscles and stress and then emerge from your bath feeling refreshed with one of our new Soaking ... more

Dried Bay Leaf! Approx 12 leaves on each stem Bay leaf has many uses! Use fresh or dried in stews, soups, meat dishes and canning.
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Dried Bay Leaf! Approx 12 leaves on each stem Bay leaf has many uses! Use fresh or dried in stews, ... more

Fresh cut Bay Leaf! Approx a dozen plus! leaves on each stem Bay leaf has many uses! Use fresh or dried in stews, soups, meat dishes and canning.
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Fresh cut Bay Leaf! Approx a dozen plus! leaves on each stem Bay leaf has many uses! Use fresh or ... more

Young pole beans, excellent raw or steamed.
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Young pole beans, excellent raw or steamed. more

5 of our incredibly healthy and delicious 1 lb packages Piedmontese Ground Beef! An incredibly lean ground beef - almost NO run off - yet still moist and delicious! Piedmontese is a naturally low fat, low cholesterol beef. Due to it's genetic disposition to "double muscling", this beef upholds its integrity, tenderness, and flavor. WHY PIEDMONTESE? From the Piedmont of Italy to the Piedmont of Georgia, we bring you a very rare, very gourmet, heritage breed! Piedmontese is unique in that it is one of the only breeds to carry the myostatin gene - resulting in a "double muscling" trait and an animal that is magnificent to behold - think Hulk Hogan...but beautiful. Which then translates to an absolutely beautiful cut of meat with fine fibers and very low fat. It is so lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! And it's history is pretty incredible too- the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when homo neanderthalensis coexisted with homo sapiens, stalking wooly mammoths and being stalked by saber toothed cats. Making its bloodline "one of the most unique gene pool of any breed of cattle in the world." FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to think if it as the miracle meat..."You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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5 of our incredibly healthy and delicious 1 lb packages Piedmontese Ground Beef! An incredibly lean ground beef - almost ... more

The best, most flavorful Angus Ground Beef at a bargain price. Covenant Valley Farms “Bringing Nature Back to the Farm” means quality meat the natural way. Our grass-fed Angus cattle are raised without hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Through humane treatment and daily interaction, we are able to minimize their stress, and, in turn, add to the tenderness and quality of the meat. “Bringing Nature Back to the Farm” also means that we utilize pasture rotation for our cattle without the use of grains or feed additives. Our pasture management system does not include the use of any herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers, instead we grow clover, which benefits our bees, cattle, and land. Health benefits of our grass-fed beef include increased amounts of heart-healthy CLAs and omega 3 fatty acids. Our cattle are slow maturing to give you the taste of “real” beef and are aged 14-21 days after processing to optimize tenderness. Our Angus cattle have provided us with tender, mouthwatering cuts of meat.
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The best, most flavorful Angus Ground Beef at a bargain price. Covenant Valley Farms “Bringing Nature Back to the Farm” ... more

Our grass fed Piedmontese Chuck Roast is rich in flavor but not in fat...making it a healthy AND succulent dinner option! A rectangular cut, about 1.5-2 inches thick and bone in - only adding to it's rich flavor profile, for which chuck roasts are known. And it's grass finishing only enhances that flavor all the more! Best for slow cooking, pot roasting, braising, or stewing. OUR FAVORITE METHOD OF PREPARATION: Marinated in lime juice, cilantro & garlic...slow cooked...delicious served as is or pulled apart for TACOS! (hint: Save the broth to make homemade ramen noodles!) WHY PIEDMONTESE? It is a gourmet heritage breed originally from the Piedmont of Italy. Due to a naturally occurring "double muscling" gene, Piedmontese is incredibly lean while preserving unsurpassed tenderness. So lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! If that is not enough to entice you, it's history might - the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when homo neanderthalensis coexisted with homo sapiens, stalking wooly mammoths and being stalked by saber toothed cats. And due to it's unique bloodline and gourmet quality it is exceptionally rare and valuable. We are one of the few farmers in the Southeast...even the nation to raise Piedmontese Beef. FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to say with Piedmontese, "You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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Our grass fed Piedmontese Chuck Roast is rich in flavor but not in fat...making it a healthy AND succulent dinner ... more

Enjoy the famous angus flavor on your grill for summertime cookouts. From Covenant Valley Farms, whose motto is “Bringing Nature Back to the Farm”. Our grass-fed Angus cattle are raised without hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Through humane treatment and daily interaction, we are able to minimize their stress, and, in turn, add to the tenderness and quality of the meat. “Bringing Nature Back to the Farm” also means that we utilize pasture rotation for our cattle without the use of grains or feed additives. Our pasture management system does not include the use of any herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers, instead we grow clover, which benefits our bees, cattle, and land. Health benefits of our grass-fed beef include increased amounts of heart-healthy CLAs and omega 3 fatty acids. Our cattle are slow maturing to give you the taste of “real” beef and are aged 14-21 days after processing to optimize tenderness. Our Angus cattle have provided us with tender, mouthwatering cuts of meat.
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Enjoy the famous angus flavor on your grill for summertime cookouts. From Covenant Valley Farms, whose motto is “Bringing Nature ... more

An incredibly lean ground beef - almost NO run off - yet still moist and delicious! Piedmontese is a naturally low fat, low cholesterol beef. Due to it's genetic disposition to "double muscling", this beef upholds its integrity, tenderness, and flavor. WHY PIEDMONTESE? From the Piedmont of Italy to the Piedmont of Georgia, we bring you a very rare, very gourmet, heritage breed! Piedmontese is unique in that it is one of the only breeds to carry the myostatin gene - resulting in a "double muscling" trait and an animal that is magnificent to behold - think Hulk Hogan...but beautiful. Which then translates to an absolutely beautiful cut of meat with fine fibers and very low fat. It is so lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! And it's history is pretty incredible too- the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when homo neanderthalensis coexisted with homo sapiens, stalking wooly mammoths and being stalked by saber toothed cats. Making its bloodline "one of the most unique gene pool of any breed of cattle in the world." FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to think if it as the miracle meat..."You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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An incredibly lean ground beef - almost NO run off - yet still moist and delicious! Piedmontese is a naturally ... more

Also known as Top Round Steak, from the round of the cow, this cut is primarily marinated and grilled. WHY PIEDMONTESE? It is a gourmet heritage breed originally from the Piedmont of Italy. Due to a naturally occurring "double muscling" gene, Piedmontese is incredibly lean while preserving unsurpassed tenderness. So lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! If that is not enough to entice you, it's history might - the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when cavemen probably DID eat with their hands! And due to it's unique bloodline and gourmet quality it is exceptionally rare and valuable. We are one of the few farmers in the Southeast...even the nation to raise Piedmontese Beef. FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to say with Piedmontese, "You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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Also known as Top Round Steak, from the round of the cow, this cut is primarily marinated and grilled. WHY ... more

The Round Eye Roast is a lean cut that is a great oven roast when cooked medium rare to medium. It can be cubed for stew meat, strips for stir fry or thinly sliced for excellent sandwich meat! Piedmontese is a naturally low fat, low cholesterol beef. Due to its genetic disposition to "double muscling", this beef upholds its integrity, tenderness, and flavor.
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The Round Eye Roast is a lean cut that is a great oven roast when cooked medium rare to medium. ... more

A classic meat and potatoes dish - perfect for cool season meals with the family! Delicious served with mashed potatoes & mushroom gravy! YUM!!! It is a gourmet heritage breed originally from the Piedmont of Italy. Due to a naturally occurring "double muscling" gene, Piedmontese is incredibly lean while preserving unsurpassed tenderness. So lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! If that is not enough to entice you, it's history might - the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when cavemen probably DID eat with their hands! And due to it's unique bloodline and gourmet quality it is exceptionally rare and valuable. We are one of the few farmers in the Southeast...even the nation to raise Piedmontese Beef. FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to say with Piedmontese, "You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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A classic meat and potatoes dish - perfect for cool season meals with the family! Delicious served with mashed potatoes ... more

Our grass fed Piedmontese Sirloin Tip Roast is one of the more tender roasts you will find! Great for slow cooking, pot roasting, braising, or stewing....and tender enough for oven roasting and kabobs! WHY PIEDMONTESE? It is a gourmet heritage breed originally from the Piedmont of Italy. Due to a naturally occurring "double muscling" gene, Piedmontese is incredibly lean while preserving unsurpassed tenderness. So lean the American Heart Association endorses Piedmontese as a Heart Healthy Food! If that is not enough to entice you, it's history might - the purity of the Piedmontese bloodline dates back 25,000 years ago to the late stone age...back when homo neanderthalensis coexisted with homo sapiens, stalking wooly mammoths and being stalked by saber toothed cats. And due to it's unique bloodline and gourmet quality it is exceptionally rare and valuable. We are one of the few farmers in the Southeast...even the nation to raise Piedmontese Beef. FOR THE LOVE OF COMMUNITY & ALL THINGS FARMING... Our farming philosophy is pure and simple - respecting our animals and our pastures with no antibiotics, hormones or harmful chemicals...from birth to finish. We choose to crossbreed our certified Piedmontese bull, Al, to "mom's" of various breeds who are chosen for their propensity to grass finishing. Thus tailoring our beef for superior qualities. The "double muscling" gene, however, is dominant and is the influencing trait in all of our Piedmontese beef. We like to say with Piedmontese, "You can have your steak and eat it too!"
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Our grass fed Piedmontese Sirloin Tip Roast is one of the more tender roasts you will find! Great for slow ... more