The Weblog
Our Market Blog
Don’t know how to cook your new veggies? Google recipes for Market veggies. Then share your cooking experiences, and find new ones, on our Market Community Food Blog!
Stop the Presses
- Please share this video with friends who want to know more about St. Pete Locally Grown. Thank you!
- edible Tampa Bay Featured Fall 2013 Issue
- 83 Degrees Media Featured Jan. 15, 2013 Issue
- In Creative Loafing Featured Sept. 6-12, 2012 Issue
- On local Fox News Interviews from May 2012
- “Charlotte Smiled” Blog Post with review of our Market business model and exemplary products!
What Are We Up To?
- Follow our Pinterest project to document all the great food growing right here in the St. Petersburg Community St. Pete’s Urban Growers on Pinterest Want to participate by posting your veggies? Just email tlevy@tampabay.rr.com
- Check out our weekly fun preparing for Friday deliveries as we document this journey with wonderful volunteers! The Art of Distributing Food to the St. Petersburg Community
- Check Out New Posts on our Market Community Blog on Google: stpetelocallygrownnet.blogspot.com ; Like to author on our blog? Just email tlevy@tampabay.rr.com
- If you prefer Google+ over Facebook, we now have a Google Page. Please follow us?
- Please “Like Us”… On Facebook and tell your friends about us. A testimonial would be appreciated.
- We are now listed on Green Me Locally where you can find many other local eco-friendly companies in the Tampa Bay Area or leave us a review.
Market NOW Open - Jan. 27, 2014 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN!
This post expired on January 27, 2024.
Duck eggs from Toad Stool Pond posted to our Pinterest Project. Thank you, Jan!
To Contact Us
St. Pete Locally Grown
on the web
on facebook
on google
via email
Ready To Order?
sign in & shop now
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS If you do not receive an email confirmation immediately after you order, then you did not click the SUBMIT ORDER button and we did not receive an order from you. Call your Market Manager for help.
Featured Volunteer, Nathan Levy
Nathan Levy is not only a Grower for St. Pete Locally Grown, he is also the “behind the scenes guy” who sets up our distribution area so we can prepare for deliveries. His background as a production manager serves us well as he creates efficient processes to streamline the time it takes to get things done. Known as “Nate the Great”, Nathan literally can fix anything and that is a huge Blessing to our operation! The icing on the cake, so to speak, is that Nathan is an experienced and well-spoken teacher who provides great training to newbies and veterans alike on subjects of urban farming. His workshops are posted on our Calendar of Events and we encourage you to attend. Nathan supports our Market’s Mission for people to grow their own food so they won’t have to buy it from us. Today is Nathan’s birthday! Just click here to send your Birthday wishes. “Thank you so much, Nathan, and Happy Birthday!”
Important Message from Your Market Manager
MEMBERSHIP IN OUR MARKET: PRICE INCREASE
Membership in St. Pete Locally Grown has intrinsic value beyond what is listed here but you won’t discover that unless you become a member or speak to those who are. The tangible list of membership benefits in this Market Community gives you and your household access to high quality, organically grown produce from local urban farmers with whom we have built trusting working relationships, one that does not require purchase or minimum orders, access to local SME’s who are part of our business’ network, and invitations to monthly potluck socials where growers, volunteers and customers converge to build a small town farming community right here in St. Petersburg. With all this said, we are ready to announce that annual Membership fees are being increased for the coming year by $40 effective March 1, 2014. This brings the total annual investment per household to $90—or $7.50 per month—which is still a very affordable proposition when compared to other local options. We could charge much more for membership but we choose to make this a very INCLUSIVE local movement. As usual, we will continue to offer installment payments for those who need them. With increasing expenses related to delivery and the support that takes, this change will help to sustain our Market and provide affordable, high quality goods from our Market to your door. This Market currently operates totally with volunteers. It is hoped that our volunteer team managers can start being compensated for their longterm dedication to our growing business. I cannot promise this, but I truly envision Market fees fluctuating up—and down—as needed so the Market can continue to provide this much needed service and valuable products to the St. Petersburg Community. THANK YOU to all of our supporters! Please contact me with questions or comments.
WEEKLY DELIVERIES & FEES
Delivery pricing really revolves around how efficient we can make our delivery process. With our business starting to boom and growing delivery demands, our business model is evolving to where we have had to cut back on home deliveries in some areas. Those folks are being assigned to alternate pickup spots, mostly in their own neighborhood or an adjacent one. This will help us keep delivery fees low. Until we have enough resources available, this is the best path for us to follow at this time. We request your continuing support by your willingness to relinquish a home delivery at least for now. Please be patient as we aspire to keeping our service convenient for our customers AND cost effective for sustaining our small business and our fluctuating volunteer pool. Planned increases in this area will be minimal, perhaps from $1 to $2 more per delivery. Nothing firmly decided yet. Again, we are intent on covering our costs with minimal impact to our customers.
Market News
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST CUSTOMERS!
Once you have submitted your order, if in doubt about what you owe, you can always confirm what you have been charged for by checking your account history and viewing your most current invoice. Instructions on how to do that are on our Q&A page under the question entitled Since you don’t provide an invoice with delivery, how do I know what I owe? . Also, since your vegetables are picked fresh within 24 hours of delivery, they should be lasting for WEEKS in your refrigerator. When you accept delivery, please take a few minutes to inspect your order to protect your vegetables from unnecessary spoilage. Lastly, it is imperative that you understand our policy on Unclaimed Orders found on our Q&A page. When you make a purchase you are agreeing to abide by this policy.
Grower News
ARE YOU GROWING ANY OF YOUR OWN FOOD?
If so, please email me and I’ll send you an invite that will give you access to posting photos of your abundance on our Pinterest page. If not, then Follow us as we encourage local urban farmers to post their food garden photos to share with the entire St. Petersburg Community! Let’s document the power of growing food LOCALLY! Just follow this link to our Pinterest project. We are also documenting “The art of distributing food to the St. Petersburg Community”. Hope you will follow our progress! with that project as well.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are currently organizing our volunteer needs by Grower and by Market. So when you are interested in learning how to garden and/or how to run an urban market, consider volunteering for the organizations below. Check back for more Growers to be listed.
Nathan’s Natural Veggies
Pioneer Settlement Garden
St. Pete Locally Grown Market
The Faith House
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!