Eating locally this week!

christian that is so cool that you are doing these posting. it pleases me greatly to have fresh local sources for wholesome and hopefully organic products. if i here of some more folks growin' and sellin' i will add to your list.

what are the chance of getting a local farmers market at least one day a week started around here? maybe we could use a parking lot somewhere to stage it. maybe saturday mornings from 8am to 1pm? hey maybe george hartley would let it happen at his vacant lot on 30a at the village market!

i think that would rock out!!

:welcome: Christian! I'm glad to see this list, and hope to see it grow.

:welcome:christian:welcome:

:clap: and :welcome: !!! This is wonderful news and will make SoWal even better!!!

Christian! :welcome:

He's the man. Thanks for posting!

When "Smiling Joe" originally posted on 6/29 calling for support of local/regional growers/producers, I asked where the farms in your area are? Not really sure if people don't know, or aren't interested, but 254 views yielded one reply from Joe merely referencing his hijacked post.

Farmer's markets, organic, specialty, and gourmet food growers and producers have a long history of being enthusiastically supported by our state and residents.

Maybe I'm only a cult of one, but these things interest me because we've been producing maple syrup for 20 years now, and unanswered questions drive me nuts. So just in case anyone else might be interested I found a goldmine of a website that looks like it has all the answers to my Florida agricultural questions!

http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/farmers_markets.htm
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It's hard to make fun of a farmer with your mouth full of food! 😀

When "Smiling Joe" originally posted on 6/29 calling for support of local/regional growers/producers, I asked where the farms in your area are? Not really sure if people don't know, or aren't interested, but 254 views yielded one reply from Joe merely referencing his hijacked post.

Farmer's markets, organic, specialty, and gourmet food growers and producers have a long history of being enthusiastically supported by our state and residents.

Maybe I'm only a cult of one, but these things interest me because we've been producing maple syrup for 20 years now, and unanswered questions drive me nuts. So just in case anyone else might be interested I found a goldmine of a website that looks like it has all the answers to my Florida agricultural questions!

http://www.florida-agriculture.com/consumers/farmers_markets.htm
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It's hard to make fun of a farmer with your mouth full of food! 😀

good to know...thanks...here's the Walton one:




Local Community Farmers' Markets

Walton County Farmers' Market

Market Location:
1588 U.S. Highway 331 South
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Walton County

May through July
Monday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Contact Information:
Roland Wilkerson
3001 Brown Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
(850) 834-2084

WIC/FMNP coupons accepted at this marketgood to know...thanks...

I'm visiting relatives and just returned from the huge local farmer's market (200 plus stalls) w/ baby red potatoes, multicolored carrots, a mini strawberry rhubarb pie, asparagus, and some maple sugar candy treats. Last week I got a house plant for grandma, a cranberry orange scone, and sampled ostrich.

Would love to have a Sowal Farmer's market! The Defuniak one sounds great, but hard to hit if you work! A constant market may be hard to maintain, but even having a preapproved/permitted location for them to sell their wares would be great!

Along the lines of eating locally and healthy, I've often heard that berries were good anti-oxidents, and this article explains that a little more in detail regarding a couple of berries:
Berry Benefits
by Dr. Maoshing Ni
on Tue, Jul 03, 2007, 9:30 am PDT
(Full Article)


The summer season means berries are everywhere! Aside from their delicious taste, find out what they are doing to protect your health.

Berry Health Blast
Naturally sweet and intoxicatingly delicious, berries also pack a punch with a myriad of health benefits. The enticing red, purple, and blue skins of berries contain bioflavonoids such as anthocyanins.
These compounds are beneficial because they are antioxidants, which reduce free radical damage. The antioxidant content of berries is more potent than vitamins C and E. The anthocyanin in berries also helps to reduce inflammation - more effectively even than aspirin!

The blueberry wins extra points for being the berry with one of the highest level of antioxidants. Blueberries have neuroprotective properties that shield brain cells from damage caused by trauma, chemicals, and plaque; in other words, blueberries help slow down the age-related onset of memory loss, Alzheimer's, and senility.
In fact, research has found that rats bred to develop Alzheimer's do not develop the symptoms of the disease if blueberries are incorporated into their diet.

Cherries also contain these beneficial anthocyanin compounds, which stimulate your pancreas to produce insulin; for hundreds of years Chinese researchers have observed that cherries help keep diabetics healthy.
These compounds also protect you against cancer, arthritis, and heart disease because they lower cholesterol. So I recommend that you eat lots of cherries and other dark-colored fruits to maintain balanced blood sugar and enjoy a healthy long life!

Charles Bush at Dragonfly farms just brought us local fresh picked, no chemicals or pesticides tomatoes (several varieties) zucchini squash, patty pan squash and arrugula.

We also just received a fresh batch of Kat Girls Local Blueberries.

Peace and Health

For The Health Of It
850-267-0558

I was there as peaboy was posting and met Charles and got some beautiful, healthy eats. :clap:

Hello, everyone Thanks for all of your support, I am very excited that my shop is the closest thing to a parking lot farmer's market, it has not been an easy task, I personally drive 80 miles one way, sometimes 3 times a week to assure we are eating as fresh and within 100 miles radius, We are planning a move to grayton by August 15th, we will still be open at our current location, no down time have to feed the people🙂


Perennial & Natives by a girl named Toni
1-850-622-1889 Summer hours 8-5 Mon.- Saturday

Hello, everyone Thanks for all of your support, I am very excited that my shop is the closest thing to a parking lot farmer's market, it has not been an easy task, I personally drive 80 miles one way, sometimes 3 times a week to assure we are eating as fresh and within 100 miles radius, We are planning a move to grayton by August 15th, we will still be open at our current location, no down time have to feed the people🙂


Perennial & Natives by a girl named Toni
1-850-622-1889 Summer hours 8-5 Mon.- Saturday

Toni, you go girl!! I'll come visit ya in August. :clap:

Hello, everyone Thanks for all of your support, I am very excited that my shop is the closest thing to a parking lot farmer's market, it has not been an easy task, I personally drive 80 miles one way, sometimes 3 times a week to assure we are eating as fresh and within 100 miles radius, We are planning a move to grayton by August 15th, we will still be open at our current location, no down time have to feed the people🙂


Perennial & Natives by a girl named Toni
1-850-622-1889 Summer hours 8-5 Mon.- Saturday

Toni ... an additonal location in Grayton!!??? :clap::clap: Where?

:welcome: christian. Thanks for starting this :cool: thread! 😀

Hello, everyone Thanks for all of your support, I am very excited that my shop is the closest thing to a parking lot farmer's market, it has not been an easy task, I personally drive 80 miles one way, sometimes 3 times a week to assure we are eating as fresh and within 100 miles radius, We are planning a move to grayton by August 15th, we will still be open at our current location, no down time have to feed the people🙂


Perennial & Natives by a girl named Toni
1-850-622-1889 Summer hours 8-5 Mon.- Saturday

:welcome: Girl named Toni :wave: I've been to your store a couple years ago. :wub: all your flowers . :clap: Glad to know you got produce too. 😀 That will save me a drive soon. How much is your large basket of peaches? :idontno:

Going mainstream, this can only be good! Interesting article on yahoo today

"The Musts and Myths of Organic and Locally Grown"

http://tinyurl.com/2rlbnm
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Sandestin market shops is advertising a farmer's market today, Saturday and Sunday at 8 AM in the courtyard - if anyone goes please report back. Thanks!

I went to the "farmers' market" at the Market Shops of Sandestin, a couple of weeks ago and there was one vendor selling Georgia peaches and tomatoes. Neither fruit was local. The lady selling the fruit said that she thought the tomatoe were coming out of South Florida. Apparently, her son is getting the fruit, she was just running the stand.

I went to the "farmers' market" at the Market Shops of Sandestin, a couple of weeks ago and there was one vendor selling Georgia peaches and tomatoes. Neither fruit was local. The lady selling the fruit said that she thought the tomatoe were coming out of South Florida. Apparently, her son is getting the fruit, she was just running the stand.

Yeah, they had plastic/perfect looking strawberries and tomatoes back in the spring. It seems like they are doing the market more for "looks" than for actually providing quality homegrown prduce (which is not always perfect looking).