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Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday


THE STONES RIVER LOCALLY GROWN WEEKLY MARKET IS OPEN …..
GOOD MORNING! and …Welcome to the Sunday September 18th and 19th Online Farmers Market,
Market opens on Sunday Mornings at 8AM and closes Monday evening at 10PM.
Look forward seeing you Wednesday September 121st on the Porch of Quinns Mercantile from 5:00 – 6:15pm when you pick up your order.


Market News: Fall is definately in the air and several ‘live’ markets are closing BUT NOT US! Stones River Locally Grown Market is a year-round market with great ‘Growers’! Everyone that sells through the market is called a ‘Grower’, they either grow it, make it, produce it and it is local, within a 30 mile radius of Murfreesboro! Some of our Growers only sell a few items and others have several things to select from. We have a good assortment of items to offer our customers, from Art to Vegetables. Please share our news with your family and friends.


Growers this week:

A&J Naturale
Bead Wench
Body & Soul Teas
C&M Valley Farm
Canna Pham Farm
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings
Emerald Acres
Ewe and Me Creamery
Flying S Farms
JillianFaithArt
Linwood Lamb
McIntosh Field & Flower
Oakview Farm
Pennie’s Delights
Pinky’s Micros
Quarter Spring Farm
Quinn’s Mercantile
RC Farms TN
Rainbow Hill Farm
Rus-T-Acres
Sap Creek Gardens
Singing Bee Honey
Sow’s Ear Piggery
Sundae’s Best Dog Treatery
Sweet Beets Farm
Sweet Girl Honey Farm
Thweatt Things
Valentine Family Farm


Growers News:

Welcome the return of Emerald Acres: Assorted Cherry Tomatoes, Beautiful Dahlias and Sweet Pepper Mix.

Rainbow Hill Farm: it is our Apple Season! Delicious apples to eat, bake or can.
Ambrosia: apple variety with a mildly sweet and juicy flavor. Has a pink tinged flush over a yellow background.
Rome: Dark red. Mild flavor, somewhat sweet. Good for both cooking and eating fresh.
Honeycrisp: Pleasant sweet-tart flavor that varies in strength depending upon the maturity of the apple.
Jonagold: This apple is a cross of Jonathan and golden delicious. A tart flavor with some sweetness.
Mutsu: large green to yellow apple similar to yellow delicious. good cooking apple
Ozark Gold: Has Golden Delicious in its breeding. Flavor more tart.
Red Delicious: Sweet to taste, excellent in salads, apple sauce and apple butter.
Rhode Island Greening: An heirloom apple. Originated in Rhode Island during colonial days. Crisp and juicy with tart flavor similar to Granny Smith

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: Several perennials to plant right now and brighten up your workspace or home with a beautiful Succulent Planter it is beautiful as a centerpiece or side table decoration, this planter contains a variety of seven succulent plants in a light sandy soilless mix that should support them well for a long time to come. Remember: don’t water succulents much – they’re a great houseplant for those who don’t like to fuss with houseplants! Soil surface of your planter is covered with small pebbles both as a decorative feature and to help hold moisture for the plants. This planter will also be a good hostess or housewarming gift.

Linwood Lamb: Let me first say thank you for your lamb purchases over the past few months. Linwood Sheep Farm has been around for 5 generations, starting back in the 1940’s in the Linwood Community of Watertown. This past year we ventured into direct marketing our lamb to consumers. We have been overwhelmed at the positive response we have received by providing locally grown lamb to you.

We have been coming to the Stones River Market every week for several months. Sometimes we bring 4 to 5 orders, other weeks just 1 order. My questions is: Would it disrupt the way you shop if we continued with the market but only came every other week? Obviously, this would save us transportation dollars by doubling up the orders and just traveling twice a month to Murfreesboro as opposed to every week. The last thing we want is to create a burden for any of our customers.

Order this week and we will return in 2 weeks.
Mark Powell – Shepherd (Dad)
Anna Powell – Shepherdess (Daughter)

Pinky’s Micros:
This week we have these delicious Microgreens and Sprouts available.
Basic Salad Mix, Broccoli, Pea shoots,
Radish microgreens, Sunflower micro greens.

Flying S Farms:
Chicken Eggs, Bell Peppers, Yellow Straight Neck Squash, Keifer Pears, Red Onions, Tomatos, Baked goods, Sweet Breads, and Sour Dough Breads, Biscuits…are available this week! Starting to increase our Jam and Jellies. Check out our Fig Preserves – YUMMY on our Biscuits! Cowboy Candy (Fireball HOT Jalapenos)


DELIVERY SERVICE:
We offer Delivery for $10 within a 10 mile radius of Murfreesboro, outside areas additional $1.00 per mile is added. If this is the first time you’ve requested delivery please put your address in the comments before you check out and any special instructions. An Invoice will be emailed to you that includes a $1.00 Invoice fee after your order is Delivered. Again, please make sure your email and address is current.

There is an additional $5.00 fee added if Delivery is requested AFTER MARKET HAS CLOSED ON MONDAY EVENING. This fee is so we can make arrangements with our Delivery Staff to prepare your order to be delivery.

The Market methods of Payment is Cash, Checks or Credit/Debit Cards, Invoice ($1.00 fee). Reminder, please make sure your email and address is current.

Thank you for supporting your Locally Grown Market, it means a lot to our Growers and Community by Shopping Local and Staying Local!

Special THANK YOU to Quinn’s Mercantile for their support of our Locally Grown Market and the use of the front porch. Please be sure to check out the Store, several great gift and useful items, along with items made or produced in Tennessee

We look forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, September 21st from 5:00 – 6:15 pm, please contact the Manager if you are unable to pick up your order or are running late, please phone, email or text the Manager (615.542.1078) so we can make arrangements to get your order to you.

We will always try and reach you as a reminder about your order, we can make arrangements for you to get your order to you. If we do not hear from you, your order will be donated and you will be invoiced for the amount of your order. We still need to pay our Growers for their products. Remember we do have Delivery Service. If you think you will be later than 6:00 pm, when our Delivery Staff begins delivering orders, please contact us, so we can make arrangements with you.

How to contact us:
Email: stonesrivermarket@gmail.com
Website: https://stonesriver.locallygrown.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StonesRiverMarket
Locations: Quinn’s Mercantile on Wednesdays: 301 North Spring Street, Murfreesboro
map: https://goo.gl/maps/GAkJS1wawb