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VCM Indoor Market
The Village Indoor Market will be closed today and tomorrow, Wed. and Thur.
Stayed tuned for Friday schedule.
Special Market Hours
Special Market Hours TODAY, from 2:00 – 4:00, Sunday Feb. 6th. There are a few of you who still have orders to pick up.
The Online Market for this week is now open. Looks like we might have weird weather again so stay tuned!
INDOOR MARKET SPECIAL:
Stutzman’s Pantry continues to have a good selection of frozen baked goods available for 1/2 price at the Indoor Market open Wed.-Sat. from 10:00 ’til 3:00 and ’til 5:00 on Friday. Supply changes weekly so come by TODAY, or Wednesday or Thursday for a look-see.
To order from the Online Market, go to www.village.locallygrown.net sign into your account and then click on the Market Button and scroll down to the Products listed on the left hand sidebar under Categories. Click the grocery cart icon by your selection which puts it in your grocery cart located above the Products List.
Then proceed to checkout when finished shopping. Remember to complete the checkout process for your order at the bottom of the page. You will know your order has been successfully completed when you receive an order confirmation email shortly after you place your order.
For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday Feb. 11th to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center. It is now located on the side of the building across from the Outdoor Market site.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open until 5 pm on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then. You pay for your order when you pick it up. Because many items are perishable we cannot hold orders beyond Saturday.
Please remember that if you place an order it is your responsibility to pick up and pay for your order or make arrangements to have someone do it for you. The farmers and vendors have already been paid for the items. We will be glad to make adjustments as needed if warranted.
The Village Market, Outdoor, Indoor and Online is operated strictly by Village Volunteers and consists of many hours per week dedicated to serving the Vendors and Customers, and, our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Market Manager
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Snow! Tentative Delivery Schedule
To all the customers who have ordered items this week from the VCM.
There will be NO market today, Friday, due to weather.
Tentative schedule is to open the Market Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 – 4:00, weather permitting.
Petit Jean Farms and Arkansas Natural Produce will be delivering on Saturday. Orders can be picked after 2:00 until 4:00 on Saturday and Sunday. If there is a change from this new schedule you will be notified. Stayed tuned to your internet and emails!
ABC Nursery delivered her plants Thursday so they will be at the market to pick up.
Gusto’s Tamales that have been ordered are at the Indoor Market now to pick up Saturday or Sunday.
Honeysuckle Lane Cheeses that have been ordered are at the Indoor Market to pick up Saturday or Sunday.
Wolfe Pecans that have been ordered are at the Indoor Market to pick up Saturday or Sunday.
Stutzmans Pantry items that have been ordered will be at the Indoor Market to pick up Saturday or Sunday.
Youngblood Grassfed Farm has cancelled delivery this week.
Bluebird Hill Berry Farm has cancelled delivery this week.
Drewry Farm has cancelled delivery this week.
Thanks for your understanding!
Our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Online Market Manager
Reminder: Ordering for Village Online Market closes today
Tuesday Feb. 1
Reminder: Ordering for Village Online Market closes today at 9:00 p.m.
For those who have not yet placed an order and need to, the website address is:
www.village.locallygrown.net
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For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday, Feb. 4th to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center around the corner by the Outdoor Market.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then.
Our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Online Market Manager
Arkansas Natural Produce
Do you wonder where the Arkansas Natural Produce vegetables are grown? In Hot Spring County, by Jay and Deanna Fulbright. They have a year-round greenhouse facility that specializes in salad greens, with other vegetables in season. They use natural farming practices and have been in business since 1988. No synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or preservatives are used in the growing or packaging of their products.
We are so lucky!
1/2 Price Bake Sale Continues-Stutzmans Pantry
Sunday, January 30th
Did you know there are more farmers’ markets in the U.S. than Walmarts???? Check our facebook page for references. You don’t have to be signed in or have a facebook page to view the information about the Village Community Market on facebook. We will continue to be updating our facebook information and photos. Check back often!
INDOOR MARKET:
Many of you have asked about this, and now, frozen Gustos Gourmet Beef and Pork Tamales are available. They are also available to order online. We hope to keep a good supply on hand.
Valentine’s Day is coming up. We have a supply of Fair Trade chocolate bars in two flavors: Dark Chocolate and Mint Chocolate.
Stutzmans’ Pantry 1/2 price frozen bakery items continue to be available. Supplies are limited and vary each week. This week we have apple and cherry pie, banana bread, molasses, monster and oatmeal raisin cookies, and wheat dinner rolls.* Come in Wed or Thur. from 10-3 for the best selection.
For your convenience we will keep increasing our fresh, local egg supply so that they will be available Wed. through Sat.
ONLINE MARKET:
Arkansas Natural Produce will be Online this week with their variety of vegetables, including arugula, asian greens, bok choy, lettuce and salad mix, onions, radishes, cherry tomatoes and green cherry/heirloom tomatoes, spinach, swiss chard and chervil and cilantro.
Debe Hudson, ABC Nursery has a great variety of live plants for your selection.
Drewry Farms homemade fudges, divnity, and peanut brittle would be great for Valentine’s Day too.
To order from the Online Market, go to www.village.locallygrown.net sign into your account and then click on the Market Button and scroll down to the Products listed on the left hand sidebar under Categories. Click the grocery cart icon by your selection which puts it in your grocery cart located above the Products List.
Then proceed to checkout when finished shopping. Remember to complete the checkout process for your order at the bottom of the page. You will know your order has been successfully completed when you receive an order confirmation email shortly after you place your order.
For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday Feb. 4th to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center. It is now located on the side of the building across from the Outdoor Market site.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open until 5 pm on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then. You pay for your order when you pick it up. Because many items are perishable we cannot hold orders beyond Saturday.
Please remember that if you place an order it is your responsibility to pick up and pay for your order or make arrangements to have someone do it for you. The farmers and vendors have already been paid for the items. We will be glad to make adjustments as needed if warranted.
The Village Market, Outdoor, Indoor and Online is operated strictly by Village Volunteers and consists of many hours per week dedicated to serving the Vendors and Customers, and, our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Market Manager
Stutzman's 1/2 Priced Bake Sale
January 23rd, 2011
Stutzman’s Pantry has a good selection of frozen baked goods available for 1/2 price at the Indoor Market open Wed.-Sat. from 10:00 ’til 3:00 and ’til 5:00 on Friday. Supply is limited so come by Wednesday or Thursday for a look-see. Choices include: pecan or apple pie, 5 different kinds of cookies, bread, cinnamon rolls, banana nut bread and Italian cream cake.
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Stutzman’s Pantry’s winter tomatoes are available at the Outdoor Market on Friday from 2:30-5:00. If you haven’t tried any, they are a very special treat this time of year!
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Please note new product offerings under the “What’s New” section on the Market Page or click on a subcategory under “All Products” to see more new items. Click the arrow to scroll through the banner of new listings.
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Honeysuckle Lane Cheese is Online this week. If you haven’t tried them their raw milk cheeses made from Jersey cows’ milk are delicious! More information about their cheese from their website:….“We’re just a small family farm and dairy”…….."But we’ve learned most people have two reactions when they hear “raw milk cheese.” They are curious about the taste, and a little nervous. That is understandable. We all grew up hearing that “pasturized” was a great thing. And it is. But sometimes, there are better ways.
Milk is pasteurized to kill potentially harmful bacteria (but that also destroys enzymes that are good for you). This bacteria is “aerobic” or air breathing. As soon as our cheese is made, it is vacuum-packed and chill-aged for at least 60 days. This takes care of any bacteria, while preserving the natural parts of the cheese that are really good for you and easier for your body to digest. Our cows are in pasture all year round too, which is better for them and much better for the cheese. Milk/cheese from grass-fed cows has 4 or 5 times as much vitamins, beta-carotene, and “CLA.” That is a fat/enzyme that is hard to get naturally, which has been proven to have many health benefits…for fighting cancer, diabetes, and even weight loss. There is good news relating to cholesterol problems (my mother is proof of that!) and even good news for those who have been lactose intolerant.
It may help to know that our farm is a functioning milk dairy too. Our milk gets tested every single day, by us, by the Co-op, and by an outside firm"….
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To order from the Online Market, go to www.village.locallygrown.net sign into your account and then click on the Market Button and scroll down to the Products listed on the left hand sidebar under Categories. Click the grocery cart icon by your selection which puts it in your grocery cart located above the Products List.
Then proceed to checkout when finished shopping. Remember to complete the checkout process for your order at the bottom of the page. You will know your order has been successfully completed when you receive an order confirmation email shortly after you place your order.
For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday Jan. 28th to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center. It is now located on the side of the building across from the Outdoor Market site.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open until 5 pm on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then. You pay for your order when you pick it up. Because many items are perishable we cannot hold orders beyond Saturday.
Please remember that if you place an order it is your responsibility to pick up and pay for your order or make arrangements to have someone do it for you. The farmers and vendors have already been paid for the items. We will be glad to make adjustments as needed if warranted.
The Village Market, Outdoor, Indoor and Online is operated strictly by Village Volunteers and consists of many hours per week dedicated to serving the Vendors and Customers, and, our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Market Manager
Ed from Petit Jean Farm to speak In Village
Ed Martsolf, owner of Petit Jean Farm, will be guest speaker at the Jan. 21 Men’s Association meeting at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, 275 Asturias Dr.
Ed is one of the founders of our Village Community Market. We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber and wealth of knowledge lending his leadership, guidance and support to continue building on the successes of our unique triple-option shopping experience that our market provides.
He has lived in Arkansas for 30 years, moving here from Pennsylvania. He holds several degrees in agri-engineering and a Master’s degree in rural community development/ education from Pennsylvania State University.
Martsolf organized the Petit Jean Farm Network, a farmerowned and customer/volunteer operated network of small independent producers selling to small independent markets. He is a charter founder for LeadAR, a leadership program in Arkansas and has been active in international community development work in Africa, India, and the Caribbean through Heifer Project International.
Twenty years ago the family built a people-friendly barn near Petit Jean, Ark., that continues to operate as a roadside farm market. Petit Jean Farm’s products include meats, honey, and honey products.
The Men’s Association will meet at 7:30 a.m. in Hoffius Hall with fellowship followed by Martsolf’s talk at 8 a.m. Everyone is invited attend and learn more about Petit Jean Farm.
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Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011
Reminder: Ordering for Village Online Market closes this evening at 9:00 p.m.
For those who have not yet placed an order and need to, the website address is:
www.village.locallygrown.net
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For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday, Jan. 21st to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center around the corner by the Outdoor Market.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then.
Our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Online Market Manager
1/2 Price Sale
Sunday, Jan. 16th
Stutzman’s Pantry has some 1/2 priced frozen baked goods available at the Indoor Market open Wed.-Sat. from 10:00 ’til 3:00 and ’til 5:00 on Friday. Supply is limited so come by Wednesday or Thursday for a look-see. We also have a good supply of fresh farm eggs including extra large double yolk eggs.
Stutzman’s Pantry’s winter tomatoes are available at the Outdoor Market on Friday from 2:30-5:00. If you haven’t tried any, they are a very special treat this time of year!
Please note new product offerings under the “What’s New” section on the Market Page or click on a subcategory under “All Products” to see more new items. Click the arrow to scroll through the banner of new listings.
Arkansas Natural Produce is back online this week. Check out their beautiful green heirloom tomatoes and Special Family Pack of Cherry Tomatoes along with their other delectable salad variety of greens, fresh herbs and Shitaki mushrooms.
To order from the Online Market, go to www.village.locallygrown.net sign into your account and then click on the Market Button and scroll down to the Products listed on the left hand sidebar under Categories. Click the grocery cart icon by your selection which puts it in your grocery cart located above the Products List.
Then proceed to checkout when finished shopping. Remember to complete the checkout process for your order at the bottom of the page. You will know your order has been successfully completed when you receive an order confirmation email shortly after you place your order.
For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday Jan. 21st to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center. It is now located on the side of the building across from the Outdoor Market site.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open until 5 pm on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then. You pay for your order when you pick it up. Because many items are perishable we cannot hold orders beyond Saturday.
Please remember that if you place an order it is your responsibility to pick up and pay for your order or make arrangements to have someone do it for you. The farmers and vendors have already been paid for the items. We will be glad to make adjustments as needed if warranted.
The Village Market, Outdoor, Indoor and Online is operated strictly by Village Volunteers and consists of many hours per week dedicated to serving the Vendors and Customers, and, our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Market Manager
Buffalo and Elk available
Buffalo and Elk and other meats from Ratchford Farms are online this week.
Loomis Farm products are back online this week also. Check for them under Prepared Mixes.
Also, Trish is offering her ready-to-eat Chicken on Springs Mix Salad and Steak Salad listed under Prepared Foods/Boxed Dinners. If you haven’t tried them, they are delicious!
Reminder: Ordering for Village Online Market closes this evening at 9:00 p.m.
For those who have not yet placed an order and need to, the website address is:
www.village.locallygrown.net
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For those who have placed an order, it will be delivered Friday, Jan. 14th to the Village Indoor Market at the Carmona Center around the corner by the Outdoor Market.
Please pick up after 2:30 if you are coming on Friday. The Indoor Market is open on Saturday from 10 – 3 PM if you want to pick up your order then.
Our Farmers and Artisans thank you for your support!
Sandy Garcia
Volunteer Online Market Manager