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The CFM Third Annual Fall Festival, held on October 31, was a wonderful event! The turnout was great, and we had fun activities for the whole family, including live music from the Delta Blues Museum, pumpkin carving, arts & crafts, apple bobbing, rice crispy treat decorating, and free snacks, including delicious duck & lentil soup from Madidi.



Thank you to all of our wonderful vendors and customers for making the 2009 market season such a success – we will miss you during the winter, but will be in touch soon as we plan for the 2010 market season. We hope to have more involvement from the community as we continue to grow and improve the Clarksdale Farmers Market!



Please check out the Photo Album on this website for pictures from the Fall Festival: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/photos/index/0

CFM Week 14 Update

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/.

Much of the summer harvest has come and gone, so be sure and savor what’s left as well as snapping up the first crops of fall vegetables: Sweet potatoes,field peas, turnip and mustard greens, okra, yellow squash, dill pickles, pickled okra, salsa.

CFM is partnering with Region One Mental Health Center and the Opportunity Shop *(located on Suflower Avenue downtown) to create *CFM “Green” shopping bags. *Bring your old and worn garments to us at the market *as a donation to the Opportunity Shop and Region One’s clients will take the items not suitable for resale and craft CFM logo shopping bags, which will then be sold through the market. Thank you to Patty Johnson who is spearheading this communtiy partnership!

The *Clarksdale Garden Club is holding their annual bulb sale *fundraising drive and will be at the market for thenext four weeks. The bulb brochure and order form are on the website, but if you want the brochure and order form emailed to you (there are 4 JPEG files), just reply to this email and we will send it you individually. Or, just come to the market and pick up a brochure and order form in person.

This week, online orders are accepted through Friday morning. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

Thanks to all of you for your continuing support! We enjoy seeing you on Saturdays and appreciate the strong sense of community here.

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM Week 13

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/.

Here is a list of what’s available for pre-order online this week: Sweet potatoes,turnip and mustard greens, okra, yellow squash, hot peppers, sweet and mild peppers, dill pickles, pickled okra, jellies and preserves and several kinds of artisan breads.

Also available online this week are some of Meri Tenhet’s incredibly delicious prepared foods. Please be aware that because of prior committments, Meri will not be at the market for the next few weeks, so if you can’t go that long without some of her tasty food, be sure to pre-order so it will be waiting for you at the market even though Meri won’t!

Other news for this week: The Clarksdale Garden Club is holding their annual bulb sale fundraising drive and will be at the market for the next four weeks. The bulb brochure and order form are on the website, but if you want the brochure and order form emailed to you (there are 4 JPEG files), just reply to this email and we will send it you individually. Or, just come to the market and pick up a brochure and order form in person.

And finally, Maci Flautt with the Ag Extension office, will be at the market this Saturday from 8-10 am, to talk about health and nutrition and give out information. Look for her at the CFM table.

This week, online orders are accepted through Friday morning. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

Thanks to all of you for your continuing support! We enjoy seeing you on Saturdays and appreciate the strong sense of community here.

Please note that Matthew Joseph, our artisan bread baker does not arrive at the market until 9 or 9:30 am.

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM Week 12

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/. Here is a list of produce available for pre-order online this week: tomatoes, corn, okra, hot peppers, sweet and mild peppers, dill pickles, pickled okra, yellow squash, jellies and preserves and several kinds of artisan breads.

This week, online orders are accepted through Friday morning. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

Thanks to all of you for your continuing support! We enjoy seeing you on Saturdays and appreciate the strong sense of community here.

Please note that Matthew Joseph, our artisan bread baker does not arrive at the
market until 9 or 9:30 am.

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

Have a safe and fun holiday on Monday!

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

Weblog Entry

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/. Here is a list of produce available for pre-order online this week: tomatoes, corn, okra, hot peppers, sweet and mild peppers, dill pickles, pickled okra, yellow squash, and several artisanal breads. Online orders are accepted through Thursday night. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

In addition to the items available for pre-sale, we hope to have cantaloupes, field peas, cucumbers, watermelons, pickled veggies, preserves and jellies, and various baked goods and breads.

Please note that Matthew Joseph, our new artisanal bread baker (and all the rage at the Market the past few weeks!) does not arrive at the market until 9:00 am. He wakes up early on Saturday mornings in order to bake all the breads fresh, so please wait until 9:00 am if you want to purchase his delicious breads. If you want to be assured a loaf, please pre-order. He sells out quickly!

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

Weblog Entry

Hello all,
We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

It is the tail end of the summer crop of fruits and vegetables, but weather-permitting, it looks like there will be a good supply of tomatoes into the fall, and our growers still have cucumbers, squash, butterbeans, field peas, okra, and herbs available. If we’re lucky, there is a chance we will have some late summer peaches and melons this Saturday.

While we are waiting for the cooler weather crops to arrive, make sure to stock up on our prepared foods and preserves. They make great snacks for school lunches and football tailgating parties! We will have tons of prepared foods available this week, including pickles, pickled okra, chow chow, chicken salad, pimento cheese, fig, peach, and pear preserves, pasta sauce, corn & crab chowder, and various baked goods, including breads, pies, cookies, and pastries.

Don’t forget to try some of the fresh-baked artisanal breads from the newest addition to our Market, Journey baker Matthew Joseph. Matthew just moved to Clarksdale, and bakes fresh every Saturday a variety of delicious and interesting breads, including Italian baguettes, rosemary garlic boules, buttermilk currant bread (which makes a great French toast!), and whole wheat, flax, and muesli loaves. His breads are reasonably priced, but they are selling out fast!

Once again, we want to remind you that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture is holding a series of workshops around the state to help Mississippi fruit and vegetable producers to learn more about cool season production and growing season extension through the use of high tunnels. For more information, check out the flyer here: http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/departments/farm_mkt/pdf/Cool%20Season%20Production%20Registration%20Form.pdf

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM - Week 9 Update

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/. While there isn’t a lot available online this week, there should be more produce and prepared goods available at the market on Saturday. Several growers are between crops. In addition to the items available for pre-sale on the website, we hope to have the following items available on market day: tomatoes, cantaloupes, squash, cucumbers, blueberries, pickled veggies, preserves and jellies, and various baked goods and breads, as well as additional okra and field peas.

Here is a list of produce available for pre-order online this week: cucumbers, okra, field peas, butterbeans, dill pickles, and artisanal breads. Online orders are accepted through Thursday night. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

In other news, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture is holding a series of workshops around the state to help Mississippi fruit and vegetable producers learn more about cool season production and growing season extension through the use of high tunnels. For more information, check out the flyer here: http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/departments/farm_mkt/pdf/Cool%20Season%20Production%20Registration%20Form.pdf

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM Week 8 Update

Hello all,

Please remember to come out and join us this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out). In honor of the Sunflower Festival, we will have some special goodies available!

There will be no online ordering available this week, but we will have lots of produce and prepared goods available at the market on Saturday. We hope to have: peas, okra, squash, tomatoes, peaches, baked goods, munchies, pickled veggies, preserves and jellies, herbs, and melons. We have some new vendors, including an artisanal bread maker, and are looking forward to the new goods that will be available starting this week.

Thanks again to all of you who have made donations to the Market. We just received our shade cloth and we hope that it will be set up this weekend, so we will have a real reason to celebrate!

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM Week 7 Update

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/. While there isn’t a lot available online this week, there should be more produce and prepared goods on site Saturday. Several growers are between crops, and hope to have their new stuff ready by Saturday, but aren’t sure due to weather conditions, so please stop by Saturday to check us out. We hope to have “pink-eye” and purple hull peas, herbs, plus some baked and prepared goods.

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

Thanks again to those of you who’ve made donations! Our shade structure should be up very soon!

Here is a list of produce available for pre-order online this week: pink-eye peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, yellow squash and baby arugula. Online orders are accepted through Thursday night. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market

CFM Week 6 Update

Hello all,

Our online ordering for this week is up and running and waiting for you to place your orders: http://www.clarksdale.locallygrown.net/. While there isn’t a lot available online this week, there should be more produce and prepared goods on site Saturday. Several growers are between crops, and hope to have their new stuff ready by Saturday, but aren’t sure due to weather conditions, so please stop by Saturday to check us out. We hope to have “pink-eye” peas, peaches, green tomatoes, herbs, plus some baked and prepared goods.

We hope to see you this Saturday at the Farmers Market in the green space on the 200 block of Delta Avenue! The Market is open from 8:00 am until noon (or whenever we sell out).

Thanks again to those of you who’ve made donations! Our shade structure should be up in the next few weeks!

Other items on our Wish List include misting fans, a pea sheller, a few scales and more vendor tables. Once again, if you can help us — no donation is too small — please send checks made out to Clarksdale Farmers Market, c/o Laura Barnaby, 930 Lynn Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614.

Here is a list of produce available for pre-order online this week: cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, yellow squash, basil, plus plenty of other items like baked goods, preserves and more that will be available on Saturday morning, all grown and made here in the Delta. Online orders are accepted through Thursday night. If you order online, please pick up your order on Saturday at the CFM table at the Market, but please arrive no later than 11:00.

Thank you again for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you Saturday.

~ The Clarksdale Farmers Market