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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. 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.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us!

Spinach Varieties

Have you noticed that we have a very wide variety of spinaches on our Market right now? I’ll bet there are plenty of them which you have not yet tried. Now would be a good time to purchase and try them both raw and stir fried. All of them bring a wonderful surprise to the standard salads to which we are accustomed. These are FRESHLY HARVESTED and so have more nutrients. Ceylon Spinach is juicy and light, eat the stems and flowers too!. Egyptian Spinach is very different with a nutty flavor and a crunchy disposition. Flat Leaf Spinach is the more traditional form and the leaves are large and dark green. Okinawa Spinach is very spicy and purple and green, beautiful with a light licorice flavor. Moluccan Spinach is so smooth and extremely flexible. I especially like it as an addition to smoothies. It doesn’t interrupt the flavor of the other ingredients and yet I am getting FRESH greens. YES, these spinaches can take some getting used to. The priority is to eat FRESH produce that can be artistically arranged and dressed so that your palate welcomes them to your body! Read Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” and get all the inspiration (and more) to get on board with this concept.

Grower News

ST. PETE LOCALLY GROWN: SUMMER HOURS
In the summertime, we normally close the Market every other week so we can regroup and rest for the busy fall season. HOWEVER, I am having second thoughts about that. Instead, I am considering closing just ONE WEEK per month so our growing customer base will have the produce and service they have come to expect. During the month of June, I will be watching closely to determine if the demand is there for us to stay open 3 out of 4 weeks. Stay tuned!

CLOSED FOURTH OF JULY
We will close the week of July 4th. NO deliveries will be made that day. Please plan ahead for what you might need and order the week of June 23rd instead. MOST produce and products will keep AT LEAST a week. Remember that all meats and fish are frozen so they can easily be purchased in advance too. Do call Tina if you need help figuring out what will keep. 727-515-9469

STATE OF THE FARMS

• Faithful Farms will have kale all summer, and lettuce very soon!
• Keen Green, LLC, will join us NEXT WEEK to provide hydroponically grown UNCUT micro-greens in small containers that you can leave on your kitchen counter to harvest at will. Several of their greens will give you more than one growing!
• All the farms listed on our Grower page have expressed interest in growing and selling this summer. If anyone takes the summer off, I will be sure to let you know when that happens.
• I have been asked to meet with a farmer north of us who wants to grow for our Market in the fall. The good news is that our credibility in the Market place is increasing and so attracting serious folks who are ready to invest their growing efforts into our mission.
• Strawberry Passion Farm has closed until next fall.
• Geraldson Community Farm is on our Market this week and then will close until fall.

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FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. 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.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us! Thanks so much to Volunteer Jeff Yentzer for his dedication to helping our Market succeed within the St. Petersburg Community.

SO MUCH TO SEE!
Customers do you know there are too many items to assign as featured on the online website marquis? Although you may shop directly from the marquis by selecting an item, you may be missing out on a variety of that produce that is listed elsewhere with maybe a better price! That’s why is it always better to scan the list of items in alpha order or, better yet, do a search for “kale” if you want to see all types from all Growers. it’s the best way to narrow down your choices and compare pricing, etc. quickly if you are concerned about missing out on limited items.

Equitable Veggie Pricing

What price can you put on FRESH? As you might imagine, it is difficult for us to compare our pricing with that of local retailers because our produces cannot be equitably compared. Our chemical-free, locally grown produce is usually harvested within 12 to 24 hours of delivery compared to (so much of it) that which is trucked in and stored before a customer can examine and purchase. What price can you assign to “truly fresh” and still keep it affordable? Even though we are chemical-free and not certified organic in all cases, our produce is fresher than most USDA produce sold by local retailers. Our pricing reflects our philosophy that healthy fresh chemical-free produce has to be affordable for the general population. Every day, we strive to meet this challenge.

Grower News

FAITHFUL FARMS
Faithful Farms is moving to the top of our major provider list and we are VERY excited for the coming summer. We’ve never had access to a large grower in the summer. Package that up with a new seafood supplier on Monday and a refresh of local pork mid-June and we’ve got a winning combination to get the summer started! This hydroponic farm in Terra Ceia is growing new crops that will be arriving as a big Blessing to us. Geraldson has said they will close probably this week or next. Strawberry Passion said they will only be open this next week and they are shutting down for the summer. We are thrilled to have FF on board!

STRAWBERRY PASSION FARMS
All orders from this Certified Organic Grower must be in by Wednesday @830AM or you will miss out. I have to place my order with them at that time. So order from them first (they have unlimited volume!) and shop for the rest at your leisure.

MADEIRA BEACH SEAFOOD
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for! The mother lode has arrived in the form of scallops, grouper, and a wide variety of shrimp. Visit their grower page for all the details. ORDERS FOR GROUPER MUST BE IN NO LATER THAN 830AM ON TUESDAY MORNING All of their other items will stay on the website until we close Wednesday noon!

NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK
From Melina’s International Trading Company, those special infused red and white vinegars we all enjoyed at the last potluck social!
Bedrock Living has new sunscreen online. This is Leanna’s week to be on our Market so take advantage of the fabulous products she provides or you will have to wait a month.
I am sure there are many other wonderful things to whet your appetite on our Market this week. Please take the time to scroll through and find the many surprises that await you. Bon Appetit!

Message from Your Market Manager

HOW TO COOK BEEF AND LAMB
We now provide a QR Code (scan with your Smartphone) and a website name on every packaqe of beef that we sell. This will guide you towards learning how to make the most of your grass-fed purchases!

YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…
Please help us spread the word about our new 6-month $50 membership promo offering for first time members of St. Pete Locally Grown.

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on June 14th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on June 21st, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

To Contact Us

St. Pete Locally Grown
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on facebook
on google
on pinterest
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Ready To Order?

sign in & shop now
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. 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.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us! Thanks so much to Volunteer Jeff Yentzer for his dedication to helping our Market succeed within the St. Petersburg Community.

SO MUCH TO SEE!
Customers do you know there are too many items to assign as featured on the online website marquis? Although you may shop directly from the marquis by selecting an item, you may be missing out on a variety of that produce that is listed elsewhere with maybe a better price! That’s why is it always better to scan the list of items in alpha order or, better yet, do a search for “kale” if you want to see all types from all Growers. it’s the best way to narrow down your choices and compare pricing, etc. quickly if you are concerned about missing out on limited items.

Equitable Veggie Pricing

What price can you put on FRESH? As you might imagine, it is difficult for us to compare our pricing with that of local retailers because our produces cannot be equitably compared. Our chemical-free, locally grown produce is usually harvested within 12 to 24 hours of delivery compared to (so much of it) that which is trucked in and stored before a customer can examine and purchase. What price can you assign to “truly fresh” and still keep it affordable? Even though we are chemical-free and not certified organic in all cases, our produce is fresher than most USDA produce sold by local retailers. Our pricing reflects our philosophy that healthy fresh chemical-free produce has to be affordable for the general population. Every day, we strive to meet this challenge.

Grower News

STRAWBERRY PASSION FARMS
All orders from this Certified Organic Grower must be in by Wednesday @9AM or you will miss out. I have to place my order with them at that time. So order from them first (they have unlimited volume!) and shop for the rest at your leisure. I had hoped for blueberries this week but they are gone for the season! HOWEVER, we have stringbeans, cucumbers, and black spicy Spanish radishes so take advantage now from our new Grower in Thonotossassa. Their farm will likely close down in the next 3 weeks but we are committed to partner in the fall. UNTIL THEN, please take advantage of what they have available.

SUMMER GROWERS ON BOARD! WILL YOU BE A CUSTOMER THIS SUMMER?
As far as we know, we’ll have plenty of produce this summer to serve your voracious appetites for freshly harvested, locally grown, chemical-free produce. So far we have commitments from Brenon’s Homegrown, Faithful Farms, Glory Road Gardens, Nathan’s Natural Veggies, Pioneer Settlement Garden, The Faith House, The Dancing Goat,and Toad Stool Ponds. We sincerely appreciate our customers who inform us that they are leaving for the summer. It helps us not to wonder why their orders stop coming! THANKS IN ADVANCE to all our summer Growers AND summer Customers. We need ALL of your participation to sustain this local Market especially during the hot months ahead.

LOOKING FOR A NEW LETTUCE EXPERIENCE?
Do a product search on our Market for beautiful salad mixes foraged from the urban food forests of Nathan’s Natural Veggies & Brenon’s Homegrown. Salad dressing recipes are included on many of the product descriptions. These mixes will be available all summer long and offer a nice change of pace to the lettuces of which you are more familiar. Here is a new Paleo-Style French Dressing I tried recently! It was a big hit at Saturday night’s potluck.

Message from Your Market Manager

SOMETHING’S BURNING… tada-tada-ta-ta… SOMETHING’S BURNING…
Not sure what’s happening but I am pretty sure we have hit a milestone this week. Our Market is seeing the WIDEST VARIETY OF PRODUCE ever listed online and the VOLUME IS STEADILY increasing due to expanding grower commitment. Can you say “Alleluia!”? BTW, where else can you buy 1 pound of collards for $1? I am estimating that we have no less than 4 varieties of eggplant and kale and spinach, 12 varieties of herbs and greens, and LOTS of tomatoes and carrots and beets at last. Faithful Farms has got some flat leaf spinach and will be having young string beans soon. It may be a coincidence and temporary but I’ll take it as an omen that we are “arriving”. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU for the support. Please keep spreading the word and they will come!

YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…
Please help us spread the word about our new 6-month $50 membership promo offering for first time members of St. Pete Locally Grown.

IF FRUIT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
OK, I broke down and bought Certified Organic apples from Chile. They are just $4.99 for 3# at RO! I cried “Uncle!” as I SO missed my apples. Go get them while they last! They are small but juicy and crunchy. YUM. Please tell them that St. Pete Locally Grown sent you over!

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on June 14th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on June 21st, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

To Contact Us

St. Pete Locally Grown
on the web
on facebook
on google
on pinterest
via email

Ready To Order?

sign in & shop now
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS You are invited to watch our Market Tutorial before you begin. 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.

6 Month Membership Option

We want to convince you that we are the ultimate solution for enhancing your dinner table with great, locally grown food that is chemical-free and therefore worry-free. For those who take awhile to make up their minds, we are now offering a 6 month membership to our online Market for $50. This will grant you full access to all the benefits of the annual membership including the monthly Market socials. This offer is limited to first time members. You don’t pay the membership fee until your third order!

Grower News

VALUED MARKET SUPPORTERS IN BRADENTON
Geraldson Community Farm (GCF) continues to be a loyal supporter of our Market despite the demand for their produce generated by their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program where customers purchase shares to reserve their weekly vegetables for pickup. Without GCF we would be struggling to fill the gaps in our veggie supply! STARTING THIS WEEK: GCF’s CSA’s are done for the season and we will have access to more variety and volume than before.

SUMMER GROWERS ON BOARD! WILL YOU BE A CUSTOMER THIS SUMMER?
As far as we know, we’ll have plenty of produce this summer to serve your voracious appetites for freshly harvested, locally grown, chemical-free produce. So far we have commitments from Brenon’s Homegrown, Faithful Farms, Glory Road Gardens, Nathan’s Natural Veggies, Pioneer Settlement Garden, The Faith House, and Toad Stool Ponds. We sincerely appreciate our customers who inform us that they are leaving for the summer. It helps us not to wonder why their orders stop coming! THANKS IN ADVANCE to all our summer Growers AND summer Customers. We need ALL of your participation to sustain this local Market especially during the hot months ahead.

NEW GROWER PLANNED FOR JUNE!
My Mother’s Garden will be joining us in June to provide our Market with fresh USDA inspected, grass-fed pastured pork from Wimauma. VERY Local!

HOPING FOR BLUEBERRIES
Had hoped for blueberries this week from a new Grower. We’ll try again for next week. Your patience appreciated!

FAITHFUL FARMS LETTUCE
Tara & Steve’s new crop of beautiful lettuce will be ready in about 3 weeks. We will miss it until then. Next week we may have some surprises from this new Grower! They are completely replanting their crops right now in preparation for summer harvests. We are SO grateful they will be selling through us this summer and YEAR ROUND.

IN THE MEANTIME, LOOKING FOR A NEW LETTUCE EXPERIENCE?
Do a product search on our Market for beautiful salad mixes foraged from the urban food forests of Nathan’s Natural Veggies & Brenon’s Homegrown. Salad dressing recipes are included on many of the product descriptions. These mixes will be available all summer long and offer a nice change of pace to the lettuces of which you are more familiar. Try something different for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend!

Message from Your Market Manager

NEW PRODUCTS, WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, AND SPECIAL LINKS
At press time, we’ve got gourmet Spanish smoked paprika, more local honey and soap from Rebecca’s Bees, and earthworm castings.
Guide to find U-picks
List of summertime crops to plant
Professionals we recommend

YOUR ASSIGNMENT SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT…
Please help us spread the word about our new 6-month membership promo offering for first time members of St. Pete Locally Grown. Forward this email to others and point them to the sidebar info with all the details. Let’s show them how to “fall in love” with St. Pete Locally Grown.

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT TO US
I am always seeking feedback from customers on produce, products, quality, packaging etc. You are encouraged to contact me with any comments even if you think they are minor. All of them impact the image we want to create for our Market (our little piece of paradise) here in St. Petersburg. The sooner you contact me, the quicker I can address any concerns, process any refunds, and reset the course for success for our growers, our Market, and most of all make you happy!

MARKET TUTORIAL
Don’t miss our helpful shopping hints now posted as a link at the top of every web page on St. Pete Locally Grown. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us! Thanks so much to Volunteer Jeff Yentzer for his dedication to helping our Market succeed within the St. Petersburg Community.

IF FRUIT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU
You’ll probably notice there isn’t any fresh fruit on the Market this week. Lately, there is barely any demand for it and the Market has been taking a loss. Let me know if/how important fruit is for you? I am at a loss as to what our customers want me to provide. Apples and pears sell really well when I can get them domestically but most of them are imported right now. Also, Winn Dixie had great prices on organic apples that I can’t beat. Check them out!

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “Monthly Potluck Social”, May 24th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM. for active Market customers. BY Whoozin.com e-vite ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! Speaker Richard Duncan will share the benefits of consuming hot peppers as a regular part of our diet. He believes that they impact longevity!
• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on June 14th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on June 21st, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

To Contact Us

St. Pete Locally Grown
on the web
on facebook
on google
on pinterest
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.

6 Month Membership Option

We want to convince you that we are the ultimate solution for enhancing your dinner table with great, local food that is chemical-free and therefore worry-free. For those who take awhile to make up their minds, we are now offering a 6 month membership to our online Market for $50. This will grant you full access to all the benefits of the annual membership including the monthly Market socials. This offer is limited to first time members. You don’t pay the membership fee until your third order!

Message from Your Market Manager

IMPORTANT NEWS ON MEMBERSHIP FEE
Please read and share the sidebar info about our new membership offering for first time members of St. Pete Locally Grown.

MARKET TUTORIAL
Need some helpful hints to shop our Market? Professional Videographer and Market Volunteer Jeff Yentzer has put together a great 8-minute Market Tutorial that everyone can learn from. Check it out and then share it with anyone who asks about us! Thanks so much, Jeff, for your dedication to helping us succeed within the St. Petersburg Community.

MARKET FARE
You are going to notice a lovely variety of eggplant this week. Also, those who have been inquiring on availability of seedlings will be pleased to see nice offerings for your summer garden. Grow your own summer foods and enjoy the convenience of a backyard harvest! We’ll have offerings all summer long for whatever you don’t grow. That’s a great partnership we can form to insure that you get FRESH, high quality produce for your family table.

PRODUCE & PRODUCT FEEDBACK
I am always seeking feedback from customers on produce, products, quality, packaging etc. You are encouraged to contact me with any comments even if you think they are minor. All of them impact the image we want to create for our Market (our little piece of paradise) here in St. Petersburg. The sooner you contact me, the quicker I can address any concerns, process any refunds, and reset the course for success for our growers, our Market, and most of all make you happy!

IS FRUIT IMPORTANT TO YOU?
You’ll probably notice there isn’t any fresh fruit on the Market this week. Lately, there is barely any demand for it and the Market has been taking a loss. Let me know if/how important fruit is for you? I am at a loss as to what our customers want me to provide. Apples and pears sell really well when I can get them domestically but most of them are imported right now. Also, Winn Dixie had great prices on organic apples that I can’t beat. Check them out!

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on May 17th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “Monthly Potluck Social”, May 24th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM. for active Market customers. BY EVITE ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! Speaker to be announced!

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

To Contact Us

St. Pete Locally Grown
on the web
on facebook
on google
on pinterest
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.

Sunshine at Sunken Gardens

So what can I tell you about the Saturday morning talk at Sunken Gardens? THE ROOM WAS PACKED. No kidding! Despite the wet weather, a huge bus of folks from Jacksonville came to St. Petersburg for an (unscheduled) tour of the gardens and lots of rain. I am guessing there were almost 40 wonderful folks to share the vision of a small town farming community right here in St. Pete and take that vision back to Jacksonville. ONE WOMAN raised her hand and told me she just retired and wanted to take it on. Ah the Universe works in mysterious ways… Wonderful surprise when I was expecting it to be rained out. BTW, we have rescheduled the talk for July 19th so St. Pete folks can come catch the vision!

Message from Your Market Manager

MARKET VARIETY & VOLUME
As our Grower base continues to expand to offer variety and volume so must our Customer base grow! As soon demand grows for our Market produce, our Growers will be willing to reserve more quantity for us to sell. You may not know that our larger growers like Geraldson Community Farm and Faithful Farms also sell at local Markets and need to meet the demand there. Let’s demonstrate our commitment to buying local so they will have to expand their growing next season to meet demand! Tell your friends to SUPPORT LOCAL AGRICULTURE. We have found willing partners that include backyard urban farmers. Now LET’S BUY LOCAL PRODUCE!

EARTHWORM CASTINGS
Jane Maxwell’s fans are asked to be patient as demand for Jane’s amazing product is keeping her supplies flying out the door. She says it will be a few weeks before she will have more available for our Market. We’ll post it asap…

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on May. 10th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on May 17th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

To Contact Us

St. Pete Locally Grown
on the web
on facebook
on google
on pinterest
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.

Grower Base is Growing!

Who knew? Urban Farmers are finding us and contacting us about selling their excess vegetables through our Market. THIS is what evolves when you hold to a vision of "St Petersburg as a Small Town Farming Community”. I’ll be at Sunken Gardens to talk about this on Saturday morning. Come meet me there and support our Mission to encourage people to grow their own food so they don’t have to buy it from us. We are half-way (!) through our fourth year as an online chemical-free vegetable market resource for the St. Petersburg Community. I am excited to share details on SPLG’s mission—and steps in progress—for building a productive, small town farming community—year-round—right here in St. Petersburg. PRICE: $6 for seniors, $8 for others. You get to take a tour of the gardens too! Sunken Gardens: 1825 4th St. N., St. Petersburg, Fl 33704

Grower News

• New Grower this week is bringing us olive oil and pink himalayan sea salt! Dino Korovessis of Melina International Trading Company located in Pinellas Park, imports and bottles organic, extra virgin olive oil from his privately owned family garden in Kalamata, Greece. Read all about his support of local charities on his Grower Page.
• New Grower Faithful Farms is located in Terra Ceia. Shall I say that my visit with them was “fruitful”? They are hydroponic and the photo link on their grower page will take you there on a visit. Welcome to Steve & Tara Kipps!
• Third week in a row! The Dancing Goat has extended the sale on selected raw dairy items.
• Grower Bedrock Living is on the Market this week and the first week of every month until summertime. Don’t forget to order your toothpaste and mineral body butter this week for delivery this Friday.
• St. Pete Fruit Stand stays active this week with lots of fresh stevia from Kathleen Maxwell. The quality herbs coming from Kathleen’s urban garden is amazing!

Message from Your Market Manager

LOVING THIS TIME OF YEAR
Change is in the air, literally and figuratively. We are happy to welcome more new growers more often than we used to! The vision of a small town farming community in St. Petersburg is manifesting itself. Enjoy the show… (smile) THANK YOU to all the volunteers who have been dedicating their valuable time to serving St. Pete Locally Grown’s customers in the St. Petersburg Community.

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• “St. Petersburg as a Small Town Farming Community” on May 3rd, 11:30AM. Cost $8/$6. Free to members of Sunken Gardens. Sunken Gardens, 1825 4th St N. Speaker: Tina Levy, Market Manager of St. Pete Locally Grown
• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on May. 10th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on May 17th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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

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Resolution of Delivery Fees for Homes & Co-ops

In case you missed this last week… At last we have completed an assessment of our delivery fees and come up with a flat rate plan we believe is equitable for our customers, sustainable for our business, and responsible to the environment. Effective this week—Within St. Petersburg—home deliveries cost $8. Delivery to veggie pickup spots (what we also have been calling co-ops) costs $4. Due to stretching resources and the expense of van rental, we suspended offers of home delivery one month ago and many new customers have responded by not ordering. What have we learned from this? That customers need some time to “fall in love” with us before considering picking up at a drop spot. Our response? We will work harder to expand volunteer delivery resources and, effective this week, we are re-instating the home delivery option for those who live within reasonable distance of our regular co-op drop spots. Ninety-eight percent of our customers qualify and we will personally contact those who are the rare exceptions. For those already in co-ops, it would be great if you can stay with it but do what you must. Your financial support is KEY for our operation and we will accommodate you as best we can. Haven’t considered picking up at a veggie drop spot? These pickup spots serve an important purpose, not only by saving dollars for everyone involved but in building neighborhood camaraderie. In addition, our dedicated volunteer delivery resources, although growing at a slow but nicely steady pace, are so precious to us and our veggie drop spots shorten the time that volunteers commit to helping with deliveries every week. This week’s message to share? St. Pete Locally Grown delivers to homes and veggie drop spots!

Grower News

• The Dancing Goat has extended the sale on selected raw dairy items this week!
• A reminder that Grower Bedrock Living has changed to selling products the 1st week of every month until this summer. LOOK FOR BEDROCK PRODUCTS NEXT MONDAY.
• Jennifer Gilman of The Herbal Cabinet will be back weekly starting next Monday also.
• St. Pete Fruit Stand stays active this week with lots of fresh stevia from Kathleen Maxwell. The quality herbs coming from Kathleen’s urban garden is amazing!

Message from Your Market Manager

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL?
Most of you already know that our Market specializes in providing freshly harvested vegetables to order. In addition to this major benefit, are you finding unique produce and products on our Market that you cannot find conveniently at a local retailer? To help our marketing efforts, will you tell us what vegetables and which products we sell that keep you coming back for more? Alternatively, what produce should we ask local urban farmers (aka “growers”) to grow in their summer gardens? We would love to provide enough volume to meet your needs all summer long. Please choose from this list of summertime crops and let us know what you just can’t live without! Special thanks to Grower Brenon Duff of Brenon’s Homegrown who compiled this list for the website of St. Petersburg’s local “Gaia’s Guardian” Book Study Group.

HOME DELIVERY NOW OFFERED
Please read the left sidebar of this newsletter. This is a service improvement for those who haven’t yet tried us out and aren’t sure they want to join a “co-op” veggie pickup spot. We want to deliver LOCALLY GROWN, CHEMICAL-FREE, FRESHLY HARVESTED VEGETABLES to your home with no obligation to purchase weekly, to meet a minimum order, or to join a co-op.

NEW VEGGIE DROP SPOTS in Greater Pinellas Point (GPP) have successfully launched
Please tell your friends and neighbors in GPP that St. Pete Locally Grown is now delivering LOCALLY GROWN, CHEMICAL-FREE, FRESHLY HARVESTED VEGETABLES to several locations in GPP on Fridays for just $4 per order. See a list of all veggie drop spots on our Q&A page.

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.

Upcoming Events

All these and more are posted on our Calendar of Events

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

• THIS SATURDAY==>"Monthly Potluck Social", Apr. 26th, Garden Tour Begins at 5:30PM. for active Market customers. By “WHOOZIN?” e-invite ONLY. Come meet your fellow Locavores! BONUS: Learn about “Yoga for Gardeners” from Ruben Vasquez ERYT500, M.Ed.
• “St. Petersburg as a Small Town Farming Community” on May 3rd, 11:30AM. Cost $8/$6. Free to members of Sunken Gardens. Sunken Gardens, 1825 4th St N. Speaker: Tina Levy, Market Manager of St. Pete Locally Grown
• “Successful Urban Farming in St. Petersburg” on May. 10th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW
• “REAL DIRT: Make Your Own” on May 17th, 1PM Cost $35/$25. RSVP NOW

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—including a model for great delivery service for the 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