| From the best in farm fresh food, dairy, meats, baked goods and unique craft items, we've got what you want at the Franklin Farmers Market. The winter market hours are 9am - noon Saturday mornings, now through the end of April. Farm In A To-Go BoxIt’s kind of like getting a take-out box from a fast-food joint, but instead of greasy junk food, it’s a box full of fresh, delicious veggies from a local farm. That’s a CSA: Community Supported Agriculture and it’s becoming a very popular method for getting the best in fresh right out of a farm’s garden plus it’s a good way to supplement what you buy from the Franklin Farmers Market too. Basically, a CSA means that you are buying a share of a farm’s crops in advance. Then whatever is fresh and ready to pick at the farm each week is delivered to you.
More and more farms across Middle Tennessee are offering CSA shares now. There are CSA’s available for both summer and winter crops. You can get a CSA weekly delivery or one that delivers every other week. There are certified organic farms; farms that specialize in heirloom or gourmet varieties of vegetables; farms that have both veggies and fruits and even one farm that has CSA's for meats and pets! Below is a partial listing of farms in Middle Tennessee that offer CSA’s: Flying S Farms: Natural and organic sustainable growing methods, such as open-pollination are used to grow a variety of both heirloom and non-gmo hybrid produce. To find out more, visit the Flying S Farms website at www.bakingfarmer.com Real Food Farms: Using only natural and biodynamic techniques, with no pesticides or chemical fertilizers , Real Food Farms grows many heirloom varieties of vegetables and will have over 40 kinds of vegetables this year. To find out more, visit the Local Harvest website at localharvest.org. Also Real Food Farms will have its own website by the end of February, which will be www.realfoodfarms.com Beaverdam Creek Farm: The farm uses all natural environmentally safe methods to raise summer favorites and gourmet vegetables for their CSA program. There are 25 weekly CSA baskets from May – October filled with beautiful fresh veggies, herbs, and flowers along with a weekly newsletter with recipes, farm news and tips on storing and cooking with seasonal produce.Visit the farm’s website for more information on their CSA shares:www.beaverdamcreekfarm.com Gardner Grove offers a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, along with meats, eggs and honey. Contact gardnergrove21@yahoo.com for weekly items available through out the year. Rocky Glade Farm: “The Simply Summer CSA” offered by the farm gives you a half bushel box of summer favorites each week for a 10 week season, June through August. A sample of what you would find in a typical “Simply Summer” CSA box includes tomatoes, squash, green beans and peppers. A unique feature for this CSA is that you can also make some choices from a wide range of other in-season veggies to include in your weekly CSA box. For more info, visit the Rocky Glade Farm website: www.rockygladefarm.com Delvin Farms: Delvin Farms is certified organic, with a wide selection of vegetables that are harvested on the same day that your CSA box is delivered. The farm has full share CSA’s which are delivered weekly and half share CSA’s which are delivered every other week. Check out the Delvin Farms website for more details: www.delvinfarms.com Paradise Produce Farm: No chemicals are allowed in the gardens at Paradise Produce Farm. Only sustainable and natural methods are used. You can also get special orders of extra veggies to go along with the weekly CSA delivery. For more information, go to the farm's website at www.paradiseproducefarm.com West Wind Farms: The CSA's of West Wind Farms are different from most farms. The farm offers 3 different CSA's for meats and one unpasteurized whole milk CSA for pets! The farm is certified organic and specializes in grass-fed meats. For more info, visit the farm's website atwww.westwindfarms.com Doe Run Farm: Certified organic, Doe Run Farm offers three different CSA share sizes: Mini, Regular and Robust. The farm’s CSA shares also include fruit along with fresh vegetables. The CSA program for Doe Run Farm begins May 12th and runs for 18 weeks. For more info, go to the Doe Run Farm website at www.doerunfarm.com
Mouth Watering.That's what you'll say about our recipe of the week: Apple-Stuffed Porkchops. The name is a bit misleading, because the stuffing for the chops also has a little sweet potato, pecans, thyme and more. But it all combines for one lip smackin' good supper! Get the recipe now,along with many other market favorites in our Weekly Features section.
Vendor information on how to become a part of the Franklin Farmers Market's summer season will be available on this website in mid-February.
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