The Weblog
HELLO to all our Natural food lovers out there, aficionados of great taste and superior nutrition!
The Dawson Local Harvest is your locally-grown all-natural organic-standard online Farmer’s Market. It’s a different way of shopping that may seem a bit odd at first, but we think you’ll be surprised and pleased at how simple and convenient this is. This Weblog is sent to our customers to let them know just what is new and happening with the Harvest market.YOU MUST HAVE CREATED AN ACCOUNT ON THE YOUR ACCOUNT PAGE TO RECEIVE THE EMAILs AND TO ORDER. THIS IS COMPLETELY FREE AND VERY EASY TO DO.
I hope you’ll give us a try and enjoy a new way of shopping.
The April Harvest
Dawson Local Harvest for April 8th
The April Harvest
HI EVERYONE!
Just a quick Update on what’s coming to the Harvest in the next couple of weeks. LEILANI’S will continue to have a plenty of Lettuce and they’ll be adding Kale and Swiss Chard shortly. They are also planning on bringing in the fantastic Georgia White Shrimp from TOM’S AWESOME SEAFOOD in both fresh and fresh-frozen form. We’ll let you know what’s going on.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
NO (April) FOOLIN', This Soup is Delicious!
DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for April 1st
NO (April) FOOLIN’ This Soup is Delicious!
HI EVERYONE!
I don’t usually do recipe thingies right at the top, but I (and several of our good customers) have a mutual love for Leek Soup, and I wanted to tell you about it. First of all what, you may ask, is a Leek? Well, it’s sorta like a Green Onion on steroids. Big, but milder. It imparts a wonderful base flavor to soups and here’s 2 ways to try it.
POTATO-LEEK SOUP from The Thug Kitchen cookbook (x-rated but funny): 3 med.-large potatoes, 6-8 Baby Leeks (LEILANI’S), an elephant garlic clove, 4 cups broth (chicken or vegetable), salt, pepper, and a little fresh Chives and Dill (plants at LEILANI’S). Put a little oil in a big pot, chop up the white parts of the Leeks and saute’ 3-4 minutes, add cubed potatoes and minced garlic and stir 2 minutes, add broth and salt, boil then simmer covered 15 minutes. Blend it all until creamy, add chives then salt & pepper to taste, and finally a little fresh Dill to taste. Yum.
MY FAVORITE VARIATION: Skip the potatoes (or not), do a whole bag of LEILANI’S Baby Leeks and 2 elephant garlic cloves, saute’, add 3 cups of broth, simmer uncovered for 30 minutes to reduce volume. Blend, put back in the pot and add a full pint of Heavy Whipping Cream! Add the chives, salt, pepper, a little dill, warm up a Sourdough Round from MY DAILY BREAD with plenty of butter, and make a spectacle of yourself (at least that’s what I do and I ain’t apologizin’!
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
Let Us Have Lettuce!
Dawson Local Harvest for March 25th
Let Us Have Lettuce!
HI EVERYONE!
I know I’ve been promising that cool-weather Veggies were “imminent”, and finally the first of them are here! On The Market this week you will find fresh, wonderfully delicious Lettuces from LEILANI’S ready for salads, sandwiches, and more. Take a look in the Vegetable section and make some immediate improvements to your menu.
An excellent selection of Organic Herb Plants are also available this week from LEILANI’S. Look for Basils, Thymes, Lavenders and many more of your favorites. Check the Organic Herbs listings in the Live Plants section of The Market.
MY DAILY BREAD is back this week and ready to bake. Recommendation: if you like Bagels their Everything Bagel is amazing!
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
Sausage Sale - This Week Only!
Dawson Local Harvest for March 18th
SAUSAGE SALE – This Week Only!
HI EVERYONE!
Happy almost-Spring, and good news for you sausage aficionados. FIVE HENS FARMS is putting their delicious free-range Pork Breakfast Sausage on SALE for just $6.00 a pound!. This is a special One Week Sale so if you like their sausage (and most everyone who’s ever tasted it does!), take advantage and stock up with these extra Savings while you can!
PRODUCE UPDATE: Looks like *LEILANI*’s first crop of Lettuces is 3 weeks out depending on the weather. Kale, Spinach, and several other crops are in the ground and right behind. We’ll keep you posted.
SHRIMP IN APRIL! The delectable White Shrimp from Tom’s Awesome Seafood should be available starting in April. Details forthcoming as we get closer!
No MY DAILY BREAD this week.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
The Dawson Local Harvest for March 11th
Gearing Up for Spring
HI EVERYBODY!
Things are starting to pop now as we head into Spring and warm weather.
In a bit of news, LEILANI’S GARDENS Garden Center opens this Thursday, March 10th and will be open every day! Lots of great plants for your landscape, plus organically-grown Vegetable and Herb plants as as well as organic Soils for your Veggie garden. Come by and see them daily starting Thursday.
MENU REMINDER: Check The Market listings for free-range Pork, Beef, and Eggs. A large and scrumptious listing of fresh-baked Breads, Cookies, Bagels, organic Veggie Cream Cheese and lots more are available from MY DAILY BREAD, we’ve got fresh Raw Milk, and wonderful all-natural Bath and Beauty selections. Look around The Market a bit and you mat discover some truly exciting gems.
THE MARKET WILL OPEN at 8pm!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
March Markets for the Local Harvest
Dawson Local Harvest for March 4th
March Markets and the Local Harvest
HI EVERYBODY!
Spring is around the corner, can’t you tell? And with Spring comes the first plantings of cool-weather Greens at LEILANI’S. That means deliciously fresh organic Lettuces are going in the cold-houses this week, along with Kale, Pok Choi, and Collards! We’ll keep you updated on what’s coming and when. In the meantime, take a look at the Market for this week.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
The End-of-February Market
The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for Feb. 26th
The Last Market for February
HI EVERYBODY
Winter is winding down, March is just around the corner, and The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST is beginning to rev up. There’s a couple of new features in
The Market this week.
First off, for all you coffee-junkies out there, JAVA GENESIS has a couple of 3-pack sampler Trios, the Dark Roast Trio and the Medium Roast Trio. These allow you to taste their fabulous roasted-to-order Coffees at the excellent price of just $7.00 per 3-pack.
Next, MY DAILY BREAD has a very diverse menu, so we like to feature different items to bring them to your attention. A very tasty pairing for breakfast (and snacking) is their Everything Bagels which do seem to have almost everything imaginable on them, paired with their Organic Veggie Cream Cheese Spread which makes for a truly scrumptious combo. If you like Bagels, you’ll love this!
Finally we have our new vendor FARM ESSENTIALS featuring their all-natural chemical-free Laundry Detergent in Home & Garden and their Orange Peppermint Hand Sanitizer, one of several new choices in Bath & Beauty. We’re using them ourselves this week and invite you to check them out as well.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
New Products in the Market
The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for Feb. 19th
New Products Debuting in The Market This Week
HI EVERYBODY!
We want to welcome a new vendor to the Dawson Local Harvest. FARM ESSENTIALS has new all-natural cleaning products, a Lemon Stain Remover and chemical-free Laundry Detergent in Home & Garden Products and several items in Bath & Beauty including scented Hand Sanitizers and Aromatherapy Shower Bombs. These are great products worth checking out!
If you like Cabbage get it this week, because this is the last week of availability for LEILANI’S delicious crunchy Cabbage. They’re running out of field space for Spring crops so the Cabbage must go. Find it in the Vegetable section.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
Give Your Pooch a Treat!
The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for February 12th
Give Your Pooch a Treat (and here’s one for you as well).
HI EVERYBODY, and incidentally it’s not the same treat! Both are from FIVE HENS FARMS. For your pooch they have Dog Bones beloved by canines everywhere. For you and the carnivores of the house their excellently seasoned Bratwurst is back and delicious as ever.
VALENTINE’S DAY is next Sunday, and if you’re looking for something different check out HANALEI BATH in the Bath & Beauty section. Two excellent choices are any of their Bath Salts and their Essential Oils, both nicely-priced so you could give 2 or 3 different products for the wife, and you cam also just give one to the babysitter, kid’s ride, and so on.
I also wanted to remind those of you out there who are trying to eat “good” that MY DAILY BREAD has a wonderful selection of ORGANIC Breads (and Cookies, Muffins, and Dessert Breads). They are committed to the natural lifestyle and I really like what they do and recommend you give them another look.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
Bratwurst is Back!
The DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST for February 5th
BRATWURST (and more) is Back!
HI EVERYBODY
Welcome to February! Good News for all of you who love Bratwurst. FIVE HENS FARMS has always had a truly delicious sausage, which is why we haven’t had it for a while (all sold out!). Well, IT’S BACK! So take a look at their listings for this week, and order your Bratwurst while you can, along with other free-range Pork, Beef, and Eggs.
Elsewhere, MY DAILY BREAD has a full menu available, JAVA GENESIS has over a dozen different fair-trade Coffee offerings, there’s raw Milk from LITTLE BROWN COW, and more. Check out the Market for February 5th.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can order until Tuesday night at 8pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 7pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Have a happy and healthy week!
Alan Vining
Market Manager