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This post expired on March 24, 2023.

Good Morning to the Food Obsessed!
What? I’M not obsessed with food. Are you? Of course not. We’re all just hungry.
Well, guess what? The Market is open, and while it won’t feed you today, you’re probably needing to eat the Food Club goodness you just picked up yesterday. It’s a cycle, see.
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Edible Points of Interest…
North Pulaski Farm is out in force, with tons of broccolini and broccoli leaves, plus some delicious lettuce mix.
Crimmins Family Farm has beets and some beautiful, organic lettuces.
PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS!!
Maison Terre has every color of spice for natural egg dyes. For a guide to making natural dyes, check out P. Allen Smith’s.
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Speaking of egg dyes, Sarah Brown of Maison Terre is working with ALFN to host Spring Eggs-travaganza next Saturday. We’ll be providing everything you’ll need for your natural egg dyeing this year. Next Saturday, during Food Club, we will be….
1) Handing out recipes for natural Dyes
2) Selling spices, fruits, and vegetables that make the BEST, nasty-chemical-free dyes
3) Sampling some dyes for fun
4) Hard boiling eggs and making some colorful, oval expression
5) Celebrating Spring in general
Be sure to come out in force next Saturday! We’ll be in the courtyard, weather providing.
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Fun Sharing and News:
From Tammy Sue’s Critters about her Open House yesterday,
“We had a great time at our Open House. Thanks to all our friends that came out visit. We enjoyed visiting with you all. Hope everyone enjoyed time at the fire pit and having s’mores. The children really seemed to have fun with all the baby critters.”

From Rattle’s Garden on fun in farming,
“Yesterday I planted green beans. In the middle of March. In Arkansas. While it was snowing.”

And, from Farm Girl Natural Foods,
“Farm Girl Chickens Seek New Homes…
Our meat birds are ready to eat! Get your hands on them on Conway Locally Grown and Little Rock Locally Grown markets this weekend and at Argenta Farmers’ Market April 6!”
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Last but not least, for a fun little teaser, ALFN is in the heat of planning our Spring Fundraiser. Here are some highlights, with details to come….
1) The Oxford American’s new restaurant South on Main
2) Locally inspired Southern food
3) Little Rock micro-brewed beer
4) Live music, farm stories, and Spring celebration.

Sincerely,
Sam Hedges