The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by the market managers.
Online Market is Open!!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
Chicken drumsticks from R Family Farm are on sale as long as inventory lasts. Get 2-2.5 lbs for $7!
Opossum Hollow has kale and lettuce available.
Our farmers are hard at work tending to the seedlings planted weeks ago. Potatoes are in the ground. Chicks are being raised and baby calves are being born. Bees are gathering pollen on warm days and taking it back to the hive to fill the frames and make honey.
Outdoor market season is getting closer. Mark your calendars for opening day on April 14th!
May your week be filled with blessings and joy! See you Saturday!
~Stacy
Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
Last week steering committee members and I began visiting farms in preparation for approving the farmer/vendor applications for 2018! We are truly excited about those who will be returning as well as a few new additions. Watch out Facebook page as we begin introducing this year’s vendors.
Produce is making a comeback and sells out quickly, but if the inventory is low today please check back tomorrow. With the farmers out in the field more right now sometimes they update inventory a little later than normal.
Enjoy the week and see you Saturday!
Produce is back! Check Out the Online Market
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
This week we have cabbage, 2 types of lettuce, and 2 types of kale, along with sorrel (in the herb category), and microgreens.
We begin farm visits this week and couldn’t be more excited to get out and visit all of our farmers and potential new farmers. Before you know it, April 14th will be here and the outdoor market will return. We will be set up in the same location this year in City Park. The only exception will be Dogwood Festival weekend and we will set up in the Arvest Bank parking lot downtown.
Just a reminder that we now accept credit/debit cards as payment online when you place your order. The payments however will not process until after your order is picked up just in case part of your order is not delivered or you need to make a change. We hope that will ensure that you are only being charged for what you actually pick up. It’s a rare occasion that a farmer can’t deliver and is usually weather related when that happens.
Thank you for buying local!
See you Saturday!
~Stacy
Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
The sale on Jalapeno Cheddar Brats continues ($9 a pkg) and Chicken Frames are on sale this week as well. Watch for additional sales all month as R Family Farm is clearing out their freezers and getting ready for spring markets!
All the rain helped fill the water table and hopefully will benefit our farmers. The sun was a welcome sight yesterday.
Have a great week and see you Saturday!
Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
This week our Farmers Market Steering Committee will begin planning for our 2018 market season! We’ve received lots of great applications and are excited to be able to continue the Power of Produce Club for our market kids. This year the programming is going to be amazing and we will soon begin sharing some of that information with our market families.
Opossum Hollow Produce is taking a week off to do some work on the farm. They are focusing on water conservation and collecting and storing rain water. R Family Farm will be having a different sale each week as they begin clearing their freezers to get ready for the new market season. Arkansabi Farms is prepping the farm for the season and has some spring crops in the ground. Rainbow’s Produce is protecting the yearly strawberry crop and getting their seeds started.
Don’t forget to vote for Siloam Springs in the Small Business Revolution contest for the opportunity for our community to win $500,000 that will be invested in small businesses! You can vote today and tomorrow at smallbusinessrevolution.org
Enjoy your week and see you Saturday!
~Stacy
Siloam Springs Made the Top 5 for the Small Business Revolution - Main Street!!!
We are so excited that Siloam Springs has made the top 5 for the Small Business Revolution – Main Street! The winner is determined through a week long vote. The community with the most votes will be featured on the Hulu show and will receive $500,000 that will be invested in our downtown community!
Please vote and ask your friends to vote. Share on social media! Here is a link to the voting site – for Siloam Springs!
https://www.deluxe.com/small-business-revolution/main-street/siloam-springs-ar/
Online Market is Open!!
It was so nice to see the sun shining this morning! Thankful for a day of warmer weather.
There is lettuce available again this week! Get your order in fast along with all the other items you need for this weeks menus.
So many of you have asked about using a card to pay for your order. Now you can now pay by debit or credit card at the time you place your order. You will notice an option to add a card. The information is provided to the payment processor and we will not have access to your card information. You can add and remove a card at any time. Your payment will be processed on Saturday after your order is picked up. This will ensure any changes to your order can be made before you pay. We’ve had two customers use this already and the transaction was smooth. There is a 3% convenience charge to use this service, which is what we are charged to offer the service.
For those of you who follow us on Facebook you may already know that Siloam Springs is in the running to be featured on a show aired on Hulu called the Small Business Revolution – Main Street. Sponsored by Deluxe Corporation, the winning community would receive $500,000 that would be invested in their downtown community. Currently, we are in the top 10 and tomorrow morning, bright and early, they are announcing the top 5 towns at 6:30 central time, LIVE on Facebook.
Once the top 5 are announced a week long voting process will begin. If we make the top 5 we will need your votes! You can vote once per day per email account. I will send out an additional newsletter tomorrow with the link to the voting site.
Thank you for shopping local and supporting all local businesses!
Online Market is Open!!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
It has been so nice to have fresh lettuce available for the past two weeks. Cabbage is on the way and I’m hoping for spinach and kale too.
Opossum Hollow Produce has started their flower seeds as well. They will go into the ground soon and we will have beautiful flowers available at the market this spring.
R Family Farm still has chicken available as well as pastured pork, grass fed beef, and pet food.
Payne Farm and R Family Farm have kept us well supplied with eggs this winter.
There is honey, all natural products for your home, knitted and crocheted kitchen items, and Lefse. Don’t forget to check out the amazing locally roasted coffee from Bad Dog Beanery!
Enjoy shopping this week and see you Saturday!
Weblog Entry
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Apologies for forgetting to open the market this morning. I recall my reminder alarm going off, but must have gotten distracted. My only excuse is Monday is my day off.
There are 2 types of lettuce available from Opossum Hollow Produce again this week.
Thank you for supporting our local farmers, bakers, and makers year round.
See you Saturday!
Online Market is Open!!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
Wow, what a week. Winter temps in the single digits, then spring temps and thunderstorms, and now back to mild winter temps. I’m sure the farmers are very happy it rained yesterday.
Produce report: Opossum Hollow Produce broke new ground this weekend while the temps were warmer. Tom and Cheryl are expanding their garden area.
In other news, R Family Farm just put 150 Americana chicks in their brooders. Spring will bring beautiful colored eggs. There is something special about going out to the nest box and finding colored eggs mixed in with the brown eggs.
The market is preparing for the new season. Opening day will be April 14th and it will also be our 1st Kids Day of the year. Power of Produce club returns with new programming that we are certain the kids will LOVE! Tastings will continue with the Two Bite Club, and members of the club will receive $2 to spend with the farmers. We are so thankful to the area businesses that sponsor our market – Cobb Vantress, Simmons, Community Physicians Group, Sager Creek Pediatric Clinic, Dr. Kyle Dixon, and Simmons Bank.
We are also very thankful for our customers who faithfully support our local farmers, makers, and bakers. We couldn’t do this without you!
Enjoy shopping this week and see you Saturday!
~Stacy