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September 25, 2009
Hello Arkavores!
We hope you are coming down to Argenta this weekend for some more good food. We have another interesting and full market planned this Saturday from 7 a.m. until 12 p.m at 6th and Main Street in downtown North Little Rock's historic Argenta District. Along with the farmers market, the Argenta community is hosting the the Big Dam Bridge 100 Finale Fest.
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September 22, 2009
Did anyone see that rainbow this morning, while breathing this fresh cool air and watching the sunrise? Stunning! My perspective was from my mobile office, parked at 6th and Main Street, from the Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in historic Argenta. If you didn't know, today is the first day of fall, and it started off perfectly.
Produce at CAFM Argenta today (Tuesday): Turnip Greens, pumpkins, apples, personal-sized watermelons, arugula, colorful sweet peppers, a few kale and broccoli plants, pastured eggs, pasta, and a wonderful habanero hot sauce from Chef Shane Henderson at Argenta Market.
The next CAFM report will be coming in two days with updates on all the activities in Argenta this weekend. It's a big weekend for us in Argenta, and we hope you will go ahead and plan to come down for awhile Saturday morning. Already farmers are calling and seeing a re-growth of their gardens due to the unusual weather lately. I already know that pumpkins and mums will be arriving in larger volume this weekend. Stay tuned for the weekend update.
See you at the market in Argenta,
Jody Hardin
Executive Director
Certified Arkansas Farmers Market
www.ArkansasFood.net
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Foodshed Farm, Grady, AR
The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. To order extra milk products (keep reading for the product list), we must receive your order by noon on Tuesday, September 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers. Also, please pay particular attention to the basket distribution times for each day. Thank you.
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September 11, 1009
Dear Arkavores:
We are expecting light showers for the Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in Argenta this Saturday, yet we don't expect this to change the number of farmers or the variety of produce they will have on hand.
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The Certified Arkansas Farmers Market in Searcy will end a successful first season on September 30, 2009. Come visit us and stock up for the winter! Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7:00 a.m. to noon at the south end of Spring Park.
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FOODIE ALERT! BREAKING NEWS FROM CAFM AND SLOW FOOD USA
Mark your calendar for Labor Day at CAFM Argenta (Monday, September 7th) for a Slow Food USA potluck lunch. The event is being held nationwide in a campaign to get real food into our schools.
It will be held at 12:00 p.m. under a big tent at CAFM Argenta (6th and Main Street in downtown North Little Rock). Everyone is asked to bring a REAL food dish, preferably made with local foods, and enjoy an afternoon together with other concerned Slow Foodies. It is also recommended that you bring a lawn chair.
The event is supported by many local chefs and cooks and has the potential to be a rare food event in central Arkansas. For more information about the Slow Food USA "Community Potluck" go to: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/events/.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Foodshed Farm, Grady, AR
The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers. Also, please pay particular attention to the basket distribution times for each day. Thank you.
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August 14, 2009
Dear Arkavores:
Although the recent heavy rains have adversely affected some crops, it seems that many crops have benefited more than expected; and, the mild summer weather we are experiencing is likely to prolong the summer gardening season. In other words, the selection at the market should hold up a little longer.
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Dear Arkavores,
We should have known it would rain today...since its a market day in Argenta! So far we are still dry and hoping it will go south of the city.
Surprisingly, we have one of the best turnouts of farmers and produce that we've had all year on Tuesday. There are seven farmers with green beans, tomatoes, more chantarelle mushrooms, cucumbers, melons, eggs, pasta, coffee, herbal soaps, okra, eggplant, and more.
Parking is easy, right on the street. So hurry down before the rain hits. The market is open Tuesdays from 7:00 a.m. to noon. Thanks, and see you at the market!
Jody Hardin
Executive Director/President
Certified Arkansas Farmers Market
The online market is up and running -- you can click over and start your shopping for Saturday now: www.cafm.locallygrown.net
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A national competition is underway for farmers markets across the country. Your vote could earn the Certified Arkansas Farmers Market a grand prize of $5,000, and it only takes about two minutes to vote. Let's all turn out on this one, since it only requires you to click over. If everyone will vote and forward this on to a friend, our humble little market could win this huge thing. Let's do this for Arkansas! Here's the link:
http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/
Thanks to all those who have already started the voting. Note that someone set up the wrong name for our farmers market, so under North Little Rock, please vote for Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, not North Little Rock Farmers Market. The last time we called on our friends like this, we created what is now a successful farmers market called CAFM. This is our next big call to action; please help!
Jody Hardin
Executive Director/President
Certified Arkansas Farmers Market
www.arkansasfood.net
www.cafm.locallygrown.net
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August 6, 2009
Hello Arkavores:
Yes, we have a new name for our family of local foods consumers. I'm quite proud of this as it truly captures what we are doing into one word: Arkavore. Sounds like a great T-shirt idea is coming...any creative ideas are welcome and will be credited appropriately! Someone threw this name out at me at the last Saturday market and I can't remember who actually coined the phrase, but I think we can truly claim it originated at CAFM Argenta.
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Our friends at the Seven Doves Creamery are experiencing some difficult times. Since the writing of this article, the dairy has continued to battle issues with the USDA and the co-op that currently holds their contract for milk. In an effort not to send milk that the co-op has refused to reimburse them for, they are experimenting with cheese, ice cream and chocolate to use as much of their milk as possible. Terri and Cory are so grateful to the BAM community supported agriculture program, as we are their only source of income at the present time.
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July 23, 2009
Dear Foodies & Locavores:
It's prime time for summer produce this week, and Saturday's market will be loaded with peas, peaches, tomatoes, okra, squash, watermelons,cantaloupes, corn, peppers, cucumbers, garlic, herbs, eggs, chickens, pork, beefalo, beef, buffalo, fresh pasta, breads, fried pies, pesto, goat cheese, and much more. Come on down and enjoy the bounty.
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Farm Fresh Wishes
A benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South
Sunday, August 2, 6:30 p.m., at the new Argenta Market, 521 Main Street, North Little Rock
Although our new store, Argenta Market, is under construction, we have put our creative minds together with a group of excited volunteers and chefs to do one big event before major construction begins. There's just one week left for you to make your reservations!
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The BAM distribution e-mail has been sent to members. Please e-mail your reservation to csalittlerock@yahoo.com by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. Include your full name and which day and location you will pick up your basket. Please reply as soon as possible so we can quickly get accurate orders to our farmers.
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Farm Fresh Wishes
Farm to Table Dinner benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the Mid South
Where: Argenta Market, 521 Main Street, North Little Rock
When: August 2, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.
Who: Chefs Shane Henderson, Jason Godwin, Brian Deloney, and Jason Knapp, with food supplied by CAFM farmers
What: Six-course meal with wine pairing from Chateau Aux Arc, and Diamond Bear beer.
How Much: $75 per person to the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Visit midsouth.wish.org/2009/07/06/farm-fresh-wishes/ for more information, or call (501) 376-9474.
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Hello BAM members!
The July Basket A Month pickup has been set for July 23, 24, and 25. Be on the lookout for your official e-mail notification to be sent out by Monday, July 20. When you get it, follow the reply instructions to reserve your basket.
Not yet a BAM member? Subscribe at www.arkansasfood.net/eshop.php no later than Sunday, July 19, to get in on this month's basket. Information, rules and procedures are posted at www.arkansasfood.net/bam.php.
Questions about BAM? E-mail csalittlerock@yahoo.com
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July 17, 2009
Hello Foodies & Locavores,
The heat is back and garden plants are responding with a prolific supply of fresh foods that will once again provide us a full market with a wide variety of seasonal crops this weekend at CAFM Argenta.
You should see plenty of melons, peaches, squash, tomatoes (heirlooms starting to come in). Last weekend we saw cabbage, chard, carrots, cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, blackberries, blueberries, cucumbers, herbs, corn and more. If corn is at the market this weekend from Cedar Rock Acres or Hardin Farms, it is prime time to put it up in the freezer to extend your corn pleasure after the harvest is over. Stacy's Fruit Farm should show up this Saturday with their White Nectar peaches. My favorite, Oooh la la!!
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July 10, 2009
Hello Foodies and Locavores:
Fresh in from Washington DC, I am so happy to be back home in Arkansas. With the Agile Ag Summit last week in Fayetteville (U of A) and this week's meeting with top Ag officials, Senators and other farmers on the Hill, my head is filled with so much new information to share with you all. However, I'm planning on sending a full report earlier next week and will focus this CAFM report on what's at the Argenta Farmers Market this Saturday.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Hello Locavores & Foodies,
Sweet corn (Peaches & Cream varieties) should hit the market this weekend! Between two farmers, we should have a fairly deep supply, but I would still come before 10:00 a.m. to pin down the season's first harvest.
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