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This week at the market!

2/27/2015

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Are you getting sick of winter and ready for spring? Why not take a break from the cold and snow and come check out the Seed Swap at the market this Saturday, February 28th, from 9-12? There will be information available about garden planning, starting seeds, and even sprouting seeds indoors for a nutrient packed winter treat.  A poetic reminder from Seed Swap organizer Sarah:
Bring seeds, take seeds.
Plants also welcome. 
NO GMO. 
Everything free. 


Come even if you have nothing. 
Bring everything you can share. 
just like the plants give.
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In addition to the Seed Swap, we will have the live music by Nate Staub and kids activities with the Dayemi Parent Child Collective. Though the cold snap has set back some of our veggie producers, there will still be a wide assortment of local goods for you to purchase at the market. This week’s vendors include:

·      Dayempur Herbals (Herbal tinctures and salves)
·      Thunder Ranch 5 (assorted pork products and seasonal produce)
·      Mario’s Mama Pet Bakery & Frozen Treats (treats for your fur friends!)
·      Lick Creek Beef (assorted beef cuts)
·      Miller Farm (sweet potatoes and seasonal produce)
·      Jen’s Joe (coffee by the cup or pound)
·      La Colina Linda Farm and B&B (vegan gluten free breads and pastries)

·      Homer Grown (farm grown popcorn)
·      K-Noodles (fresh made noodles in a variety of flavors)
·      Yamamoto Farms (Wildflower and sunflower honey)
·      Bearden’s Back Acre Farm (MommaBear’s Goat Milk Soap)
·      Tigerlily Studios (colorful knit-ware)
·      Papermoon Designs (handmade sterling silver and gold filled jewelry)


Want to show your love for Southern Illinois food and farming? Why not buy a Food Works ‘Eat Southern Illinois’ tee shirt. The shirts are a soft organic cotton, recycled polyester blend and are being sold for $20. Only available at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. Stop in to get yours! 

Did you hear? The market is now accepting credit, debit and EBT cards. Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmers Market information table and use your card to purchase market tokens that can be used like cash with any of our vendors*. Market tokens are available in $1 and $5 increments. A small $1 bank fee will be added on to all credit and debit purchases to cover the cost of operating the wireless machine. 


*Some restrictions apply with EBT purchases. Please consult the market manager with questions if you are new to using your Link Card at the market.



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This week at the market!

2/20/2015

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Has the cold weather keep you cooped up this week? Looking for a way to beat that cabin fever? Join us at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market tomorrow from 9am-12pm for the 5th Annual Seed Swap and start planning your garden. Can’t think of a better way to warm up than with thoughts of summer gardening!

Record lows this week may have kept farmers out of the fields, but that doesn’t mean that there wont be local meats, Wild Alaska Salmon, sweet potatoes, veganic baked goods and locally roasted coffee available at the market.

This week’s vendors include:

  • Thunder Ranch 5 (assorted pork products and seasonal produce)
  • Mario's Mama Pet Bakery & Frozen Treats (treats for your fur friends!)
  • Lick Creek Beef (assorted beef cuts)
  • Miller Farm (sweet potatoes and seasonal produce)
  • Jen's Joe (coffee by the cup or pound)
  • La Conlina Linda Farm and B&B (vegan gluten free breads and pastries) 
  • Tigerlily Studios (colorful knit-ware)
  • Wild Alaska Seafood and Salmon (wild caught Alaska salmon)

Did you hear? The market now accepts credit, debit and EBT cards. Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmers Market information table and use your card to get market tokens that can be used with any vendor. A small $1 bank fee is required for all credit and debit transactions. EBT tokens can only be used to purchase food goods. Check in with the market manager if you have any questions about this new offering. 



**"Winter Wonderland Hay Buffet" photo credit Josh Buchheit of Lick Creek Beef 

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5th Annual Seed Swap at the Market, Saturday February 28th!

2/17/2015

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Don’t let this winter weather fool you. Spring is right around the corner and it’s time to start planning your garden. Stop by the 5th Annual Seed Swap at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market this Saturday, February 28th, from 9-12. There will be presentations and information about starting seeds, sprouting, planting with the moon and more! Members of the community are encouraged to bring extra seeds to swap and share. All are welcome!

Are you new to gardening? Have you always relied on nurseries for getting your starts? Starting seeds at home is fun way to get your hands in the soil early and to experience the full life cycle of your plants. If you are new to starting seeds indoors here are some important garden terminology and dates to help you get started:


Frost Date: The last frost date refers to the average date on which a killing frost is likely to occur. For southern Illinois this date can range between April 10-May 10: April 25th is the date that we use as it indicates a 50% probability of frost occurring at that point.3  “The actual date varies from year to year. For tender plants, add two weeks to the average date in the spring to protect against the possibility of late season frost. In the fall, subtract two weeks from the average date to be on guard against an early frost.”1

Starter mix: For best results should be started in a starter mix rather than directly in soil or a potting soil mix. Starter mixes are often composed of peat and sphagnum moss and vermiculite and other select ingredients such as compost or organic fertilizers. 

Damping off: Damping off refers to diseases that attack seedlings in the early stages of their development. “Visual symptoms of damping-off include the sudden collaspe of a seedling, and the constriction and discoloration of the stem at the soil line.”2  Damping-off is often the result of various fungi that live in the planting containers of your seed trays. In order to prevent damping-off you should: 1. Thoroughly clean any containers used to start seeds; 2. Use a serile seed-starting mix; 3 Don’t over crowd seeds when sowing and thin seedlings if over crowded; 3. Avoid over watering and make sure containers have proper drainage; 4 Grow seedlings in well-ventilated and well-light area. 2

Hardening off: Plants started indoors need to be eased into their outdoor environment. This is done through a process called hardening off. Harding off can be done by moving plants outdoors to a partially shaded location for a few hours each day or by using a cold frame.2

Cold Frame: A cold frame is a structure that can be used to harden off seedlings. Though there are some commercially available cold frames, you can easily make one with straw bales or cinder blocks and an old storm window pane. 

Here’s a summary of which crops to plant early, and which ones not to plant until after your last spring frost date:4

Very early spring (as soon as the ground can be worked)
  • Onions
  • peas
  • spinach

Early spring
  • lettuce
  • beets
  • carrots
  • radishes
  • dill
  • cilantro
  • cabbage
  • broccoli
  • celery
  • kale
  • potatoes

After last frost date
  • beans
  • corn
  • melons
  • cucumbers
  • squash
  • tomatoes
  • peppers
  • pumpkins
  • eggplant
  • basil
Works Cited:
1. Angel, Jim. Illinois Frost Dates and Growing Season. Accessed February 16, 2015. http://www.isws.illinois.edu/atmos/statecli/Frost/frost.htm
2. Kujawski, Ron and Jennifer Kujawski. 2010. Week-by-Week Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook. North Adams Press: Storey Publishing.

3. NOAA. Free Frost Data. Accessed February 16, 2015. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20supp1/states/IL.pdf

4. Long, Cheryl. 2008. “Know When to Plant What: Find Your Average Last Spring Frost Date.” Mother Earth News. Accessed February 16, 2015. http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/how-to-find-average-last-spring-frost-date.aspx
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This week at the market!

2/13/2015

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Show your love by shopping local this Valentine’s Day. The market will be open Saturday February 14th from 9am-12pm at the Carbondale Community High School. The lovely Kathleen Shaffner will be serenading us with some jazzy love songs and kids activities will be provided by the Dayemi Parent Child Collective.

Still planning your Valentine’s day menu? Nothing says I love you like a home cooked meal made with local ingredients. Stop by the market Saturday morning and grab some seasonal veggies, naturally raised meats and a sweet treat for your sweetie. Our vendors have been working hard to ensure that you have fresh, local food to put on the table this Valentine’s day.

Looking for a way to show your love to fido? Stop in tomorrow and check out what Mario’s Mama has been baking up this week: love filled, natural pet treats for your fur friends!

This week’s vendors include:

  • Thunder Ranch 5 (assorted pork products and seasonal produce)
  • Mario's Mama Pet Bakery & Frozen Treats (treats for your fur friends!)
  • Lick Creek Beef (assorted beef cuts)
  • Miller Farm (sweet potatoes and seasonal produce)
  • Jen's Joe (coffee by the cup or pound)
  • La Colina Linda Farm and B&B (vegan gluten free breads and pastries) 
  • K-Noodles (fresh made noodles in a variety of flavors)
  • Tigerlily Studios (colorful knit-ware)
  • Hollow Pumpkin Farm (seasonal greens and other produce)
  • Buila Family Farm (salad mixes and assorted greens)
  • Yamamoto Honey (local wild flower and sunflower honey)
  • Carbondale Parks District (Super Splash Park raffle tickets)


Did you hear? The market now accepts credit, debit and EBT cards. Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmers Market information table and use your card to get market tokens that can be used with any vendor. A small $1 bank fee is required for all credit and debit transactions. EBT tokens can only be used to purchase food goods. Check in with the market manager if you have any questions about this new offering.






** Mario's Mama Valentine Cookies (Photo Credit: Natalie Branca Huppert)
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This Week at the Market

2/6/2015

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Looking forward to another beautiful Saturday at the market this week. Have you seen this weekend’s weather forecast? Sunshine and 60 degrees? Now that’s my kind of Saturday! Can’t think of a better way to start your Saturday than at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market. We will have the musical stylings of Nate Staub and kids activities with the Dayemi Parent Child Collective. There will be a wide assortment of local goods for you to purchase at the market this week including:

·      Thunder Ranch 5 (assorted pork products and seasonal produce)

·      Mario's Mama Pet Bakery & Frozen Treats (treats for your fur friends!)

·      Lick Creek Beef (assorted beef cuts)

·      Miller Farm (sweet potatoes and seasonal produce)

·      Jen's Joe (coffee by the cup or pound)

·      La Conlina Linda Farm and B&B (vegan gluten free breads and pastries)

·      Countrysprout Organics (carrots and Maryanne’s Organic skin care)

·      River to River Farms (winter squash and goats milk soap and lotions)

·      K-Noodles (fresh made noodles in a variety of flavors)

·      Tigerlily Studios (colorful knit-ware)

·      Hollow Pumpkin Farm (seasonal greens and other produce)

·      Buila Family Farm (salad mixes and assorted greens)

·      Frontwards Farm (eggs, chicken, turkey and organic baked goods)

BIG NEWS! The market is now accepting credit, debit and EBT cards. Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmers Market information table and use your card to purchase market tokens that can be used like cash with any of our vendors*. Market tokens are available in $1 and $5 increments. A small $1 bank fee will be added on to all credit and debit purchases to cover the cost of operating the wireless machine. 

*Some restrictions apply with EBT purchases. Please consult the market manager with questions if you are new to using your Link Card at the market.



Photo: "Tiny Dancer" from the 1-24-2015 Market. Photo credit, Reanna Putnam
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Now accepting Credit, Debit and EBT cards!

2/4/2015

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No cash? No problem! The market is now accepting credit and debit cards in addition to EBT cards. As of Saturday February 7th, the market will be accepting credit, debit and EBT cards in exchange for market tokens. Market tokens are available in $1 and $5 increments and can be used like cash at the market. A small $1 bank fee is associated with all credit and debit transactions.

Accepting EBT at the market helps us do our part to supply fresh local foods to all people in southern Illinois. Additionally, accepting EBT/SNAP at the market helps put local dollars back into the local economy. "Every $1 in new SNAP benefits spent can result in up to $1.80 in total economic activity. (1)" As the Illinois Farmers Market Associate reported, "Currently, roughly 1 out of 6 Illinoisans receives SNAP benefits, with monthly estimated SNAP redemption amounts at $270 million.  Of this total, approximately 50% of the recipients are children. While there has been great success and increase in Link sales over the past six years, there is still more work to be done to provide Link customers with more healthy food options and access to local farmers and farmers markets in their communities.(1)"

Interested in finding out what other farmers markets accept EBT/Link cards? Check out this interactive map identifying DHS offices and participating farmers markets.
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/u/0/viewer?mid=z6fezHi-7TuU.kIQ6sMHKiAX8



(1) http://ilfarmersmarkets.org/working-to-increase-linksnap-usage-at-farmers-markets/





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