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Market is OPEN -- See you Wednesday


THE STONES RIVER LOCALLY GROWN WEEKLY MARKET IS NOW OPEN for taking orders!

Market opens September 3rd Sunday 8:00 AM and Closes Monday Setember 4th at 10PM.

The Market will always open SUNDAY at 8 AM with or without Weblog. Weblog may occasional be delayed.

Thank you for supporting our local farmers, bakers and craftsmen.
We will look forward seeing you Wednesday September 6th on the porch of
Quinn’s Mercantile from 5:00 – 6:15pm when you pick up your order.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE LATER THAN 6:15..we can make arrangements for you to pickup your order.

Growers this week, subject to change:

Bead Wench
C&M Valley Farm
Carole’s Herbs (CS3 Farms)
Dogwood Valley Greenhouse
East Fork Farm/ Worm Castings & Luffa
Flying S Farms
Heath Homespun
JillianFaithArt
Lavendar Cottage
Linwood Lamb
McIntosh Field & Flower
NashPhilly
Pennie’s Delights
Periwinkle and Pine Co
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
Thweatt Things
Yentz Family Farm

Can you believe its ‘September’ all ready, what a weird summer, the wave of heat, all the rain we’ve had and now Fall is in the air. Great Fall Produce arriving, fall greens, late tomatoes, beans, enjoy shopping.

Check out our Markets Craft Section, several useful items especially the theraputic beads from Bead Wench, Thweatt Things has added new items, Periwinkle and Pine has beautiful wreaths for every season.

Thweatt Things: The start-up of school means more time to sew and I’m doing just that. This fall I’m featuring handmade Egg-gathering Aprons in both adult and kids sizes. These are made from 100% cotton, pre-washed and machine washable and dryable for easy care. The pockets for the eggs are large enough to accommodate a larger egg (like a duck egg) or a couple of hen eggs. These could also be useful for crafting or any other activity where small pockets might come in handy. Check out my posts for pricing info. I can also customize them for you if you’d like a matching adult/child combo. Thanks for looking.

Lavendar Cottage: We have add some increased sizes! Delicious snack to lunch bags and just a mid-day treat….This week we are bring some Freeze Dried candies into the market along with our Freeze dried fruits and veggies. If anyone is looking for a particular freeze dried candy please by all means send me an email and I’ll do my best to have them available for next week. Freeze Dried Cantaloupe Bites, Golden Watermelon Bites, Gummy Geeks (Originally Nerd Gummy clusters), Dried Jalapeno Pepper, Dried Mixed Color Bell Pepper, Dried Rancher Puffs (Originally Jolly Ranches), Dried Scuttles (originally Skittles), Dried Strawberry Bites, Dried Sun Kist Cherry Tomatoes, Dried Taphy Bombs (aka Originally Salt Water Taffy), Dried Tomatoes and Dried Watermelon Bites.

Rainbow Hill Farm: Apples are coming in, this week we have Gala, Gingergold, Ozark Gold, Rhode Island Greening and Yellow Delicious, all available in various sizes. Nothing like a delicious crisp apple during the hot weather! We also have our popular large cabbages, just a few this week but will have more in the coming weeks.

Quarter Spring Farm: is proud to present a plethora of pastured poultry products for your palate. We also have lots of luscious grass-fed lamb that’s great for grilling. And our usual substantial selection of skin-softening goat’s milk soaps, shampoos, and lotions.

Singing Bee Honey: is back with their delicious local ’Cannon County" Honey. It is available in several sizes.

Sow’s Ear Piggery: we are back on the market this week with some familiar and some new cuts of Pork. Please Browse our products from our free-range, non-gmo, non corn/soy pork.

Rus-T-Acres: All our Black Angus Beef is USDA Certified pasture-raised:
Highlighting some of our products this week. Chuck Roast is cut from the shoulder and neck region of the animal. used for pot roast or, when cubed, stew, because the connective tissue melts as the chuck braises and self-bastes the beef, making it very tender. Double Ground Beef we chose this blend because of the tender, juicy, flavorful outcome of the product when it is cooked. It is a great blend for Hamburger steaks, chili, soups, and numerous other recipes. Medium seasoned pork sausage has the perfect blend of sage and pepper to earn the medium status. It also has enough fat for frying up perfectly. I fry my sausage and then use the grease for making my breakfast gravey or for seasoning my cornbread batter.

Some of our produce this week:
White Patty Pan Squash, AKA 10 toes look like the yellow sunburst patty pans but they are white. They taste more like a zucchini but are a little sweeter. They can be prepared in a variety of ways. Cut the top off like a pumpkin, remove the seeds, and stuff them with whatever you like, and then bake, broil, or steam them. You can cut them up and fry or sautee them. Sunburst Patty Pan Squash produces glossy buttercup yellow, scalloped edge squash that has a mild, buttery flavored tender white flesh. They are also referred to as 10 toes because each one has 10 scallops. It is a fun food to work with and can be prepared in a variety of ways. You can cut the top off like a pumpkin, remove seeds, and stuff with anything you would like and then bake them or steam them on the grill, fry them, sautee them. Just any way you want to cook them will be good. Japanese Eggplant: prepare in various ways including grilling, which will give them a smoky flavor!

Pinky’s Micros: You are missing out if you don’t eat these greens…healthy..put them in a smoothy, top you salads or sandwich, make rollups….Microgreens pack 40x more vital nutrients than their mature counterparts. Extremely dense in vital enzymes, minerals, vitamins, omega, and high does of chlorophyll. There aren’t many foods you could eat that are that packed of nutrients and harvested a day before delivery for freshness.
Put them on your sandwiches, top your salads, or use them in place of lettuce.*

We love putting them on avocado toast or in a B.L.T Sandwich!

Our new SUMMER Seasonal Chef’s Blend: CANTALOUPE, CUCUMBER, THAI BASIL, RED AMARANTH.

Every season we’ll be creating new blends to represent each season. Along with what we grow all the time.
Peas Shoots, Rose Radish, Broccoli, Basic Salad Mix, and Sunflower Shoots.

Dogwood Valley Greenhouse: we have a large assortment of Fresh to cut herbs: Greek Oregano, Sweet Basil, Julep Mint, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Mixed Thyme, Orange Mint, Pepperment, Rosemary, Sage, Spearment and several herb plants you can plant at your home.

Sundae’s Best Dog Treatery
Excited to announce our NEW ….Doggy donuts ….Box of 9 donuts made with the pumpkin/peanut butter recipe. 3 are plain, 3 are drizzled with icing, 3 iced with sprinkles. The sprinkles are unsweetened coconut flakes and natural food coloring.

Our other Dog Treats are Gluten free banana & peanut butter dog treats Pumpkin & peanut butter dog treats Dog Treats – Sweet potato & applesauce they come in 2 oz. or 6 oz. packages.

Yentz Family Farm: We have several items to select from but this week we would like to highlight our delicious Hand Pies, choose from Peach, Blueberry or Apple! Order single or a combo. Delicious with morning coffee or just a snack during the day. We have several delicious vegetables this week available, Cherokee Waxed Beans, Blue Lake Beans and Red Burgundy Beans, these are available by the pound and we offer a TRIO of all three. Jalapeno, Serrano and Anaheim Green Chili hot peppers to spice things up.

McIntosh Field & Flowers: It is the height of the growing season here in Middle TN and that means loads of color at McIntosh Field & Flower. Cosmos, Sunflowers and loads of fun grasses are in bloom. We’ve also got enough colors of Celosia to make a rainbow! Order a Farmhouse Bouquet to bring some color into your home or office!

NashPhilly: Featuring this week our collard greens and Cavatappi Mac and cheese this week.

Cavatappi mac and cheese. A delicious blend of gourmet cheeses, with a rosemary and sage breadcrumb crust. Sure to please your cheese craving.

Collard greens. Slow cooked and stewed for 2 hours with garlic, onions and bacon in chicken stock with a blend of spices, vinegars and sugars.

C&M Valley Farm: We have several perennials and herbs that will lighten up any garden spot.

Flying S Farms: Our Cowboy Candy has been restocked, it is a treat for those that enjoy Sweet HOT to FIRE jam! Can be used as a glaze for meats, combine with cream cheese with chips, many uses. Just remember it is my HOT and Spicy. FALL PRODUCE coming in..Butternut, Delicat and Spagetti Squash. Also have Shelled Purple Hull Peas, Red Potatoes, Okra, Sweet Peppers, Mt. Merit Tomato, Eggplant, Greens – Pac Choy and Mixed Kale, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Malibu Pole Beans, Watermelon, Sugar Cube Yellow Melon, we have had a reduction in our Eggs, our Chickens do not lay well in high humid heat, we have a few availalbe this week, Popular Brownies, Buttermilk or Sour Cream Biscuits in 2" or 3" Sizes, Several selections of Friendship Breads, Sour Dough and Wheat Bread.

Arrington Bread Co. has had the worse thing to happen to a baker…our oven went out! Sorry had to cancel orders last week but we will be back soon.

We look forward seeing you “On the Porch or At the Curb" of Quinn’s Mercantile WEDNESDAY, September 6th 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 Wednesday