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9/3/23 closing


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

RCM hopes everyone is having a safe and fun-filled Labor Day holiday! Summer is flying into fall! If you haven’t tried a Drewry watermelon, you are missing out! They are sweet and delicious and they won’t be around long, just like summer! Check out the cute and whimsical crocheted items from The Thomas Family or a dish cloth and scrubby from Hoof Hollow Hobbies! There is still some yellow squash from Connor’s Garden and Sweets available and plenty of Drewry’s winter squash and pumpkins! Bluff Top has a variety of cuts of pork this week and some additional beef products, as well! You can find your favorite cuts and take advantage of our selection to get the sizes that best suit your family! Check out our kitty and dog treats for your favorite pets and get your house smelling good for fall with candles from Meadowlark Valley or Drewry! Let RCM supply you with bath soaps and beauty products, laundry detergent and even fertilizer for your garden! If you haven’t tried McAnulty Mercantile’s granola, you are missing out on a delicious treat and Victoria’s Little Bread House has some new additions this week! Despite the busy holiday weekend, don’t forget to shop before 10 PM! RCM wants to help you feed your family with the best local foods!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

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9/1/23 opening


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

Happy Labor Day weekend! Whether you are relaxing at home, or on the go, RCM is at your fingertips and stocked with great local goods!!
Do you have a friend who receives EBT benefits? Please help us spread the word that we accept EBT! We want to be able to help even more people in the community access these amazing healthy local foods and products!! Celebrate with watermelon from Drewry, try Rosemary and Herb Gouda from Meadowlark or check out more new products from Victoria’s Little Bread House! She has several flavors of focaccia and crackers, sandwich bread, and cookies!! Welcome Treat Street Pet Bakery! Take a look at her treats for dogs and cats! Share the local goodies with your four-legged family members, too! Enjoy pork belly or roast from Bluff Top or shop the market’s huge selection of beef! Enjoy summer produce before it goes out of season and you can start getting in the mood for fall with winter squash and pumpkins, too!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

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8/27/23 closing


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Whether or not you placed an order this week, you are always welcome to come shop our extras and see what’s available!
Check out the extras table when you pick up your order from
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. We might have what you need!

Stock up for Labor Day activities this week at RCM! Going camping? Choose from 25 different kinds of cookies or try some of McAnulty Mercantile’s granola! Goody Gang has s’mores freeze-dried candy for a ready-made treat, as well! Having a family get-together or cookout? Our meat category is stocked with everything you need to grill, BBQ or smoke some delicious meals! C3 Beef has a deal on 5 pounds of hamburger if you need to feed a crowd, Bluff Top has minute steaks for an easy meal, and R&D has a variety of prime steaks like the top sirloin in the picture above! Porch Swing Farms has breakfast sausage this week in addition to their sliced ham! RCM is excited to welcome Victoria’s Little Bread House to our awesome list of vendors! She is offering 3 flavors of sourdough focaccia, sourdough crackers, sourdough chocolate chip cookies and some great looking sandwich loaves!! Our baked goods category is sure to have something to please everyone! Maybe Meadowlark Valley’s Rosemary and Thyme Gouda or Mediterranean Herb cheese will pair with your menu! Drewry Farm and Orchards has fresh apples that would make an amazing apple pie or you can keep cool with one of their delicious watermelons! We have enough okra available to feed a crowd, as well as lots of flavorful peppers and crisp cucumbers! Let RCM help you have an amazing holiday and support the local small businesses that are helping to bring you the freshest foods! There’s always something interesting and tasty at RCM; make sure you help spread the word by telling a friend and following us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/25/23


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

Hold on to your sunhats! Another amazing week at RCM is just getting started! Stay cool by shopping online over the weekend while its hot and by the time you pick up on Tuesday it should be much more pleasant! Drewry is doing their best to help fall along with some beautiful pumpkins, delicious winter squash and crisp fresh Gala apples! If you are still holding on to that summertime feeling, Drewry has a great crop of watermelons, too! Stock up on essentials for your Labor Day cookouts this week with our local meats for your grill! Stock up on burgers from C3 Beef, Steaks from R&D or brisket from Bluff Top! Porch Swing Farms now has sliced smoked ham by the pound for super convenient sandwiches or snacking! No matter what your menu is, we have baked goods to complement it! Choose from rolls, buns, loaves, savory and sweet breads or plenty of items for desserts! In addition to his squash and cucumbers, Connor’s Garden and Sweets has fresh eggplant this week and peppers are plentiful from a variety of growers! I bet Meadowlark Valley’s Garlic and Herb Fromage Blanc dip would make a super cool appetizer with some fresh veggies to dip in it! Make sure you look at the condiments and processed foods categories for items like relishes, pickles, vinegars, bbq sauces and more! Let RCM be your first stop for great groceries from local friends and amaze your guests and family with the difference truly fresh foods can bring to your table! Come taste the difference!!
Remember, we accept EBT!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/20/23 closing


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Whether or not you placed an order this week, you are always welcome to come shop our extras and see what’s available!
Check out the extras table when you pick up your order from
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. We might have what you need!

Beat the heat by shopping online at RCM! There are still some awesome products and produce available! Enjoy amazing seasonal fruits with some cantaloupe from Pleasant View or apples and watermelon from Drewry Farms and Orchard! Drewry also has a great selection of candles, and a wide variety of winter squash! Look for their products in the jam and jelly category, as well! Their raspberry jalapeno jam looks very interesting! Keep those snacks healthy with homemade granola from McAnulty Mercantile and stay hydrated with cucumbers from Connor’s Garden and Sweets! Indulge in cinnamon rolls or bagels from Pleasant View or enjoy cupcakes in a wide array of flavors from Kaitlyn’s Sweets and Treats! Pamper yourself with a rose clay face mask from The Purple Gypsy or moisturizing salve from Meadowlark Valley! Check out the August family pack from C3 Beef for a great deal on some family favorites and have a look at the tri-tip roast from R&D! The spiral sliced hams from Porch Swing Farms are already fully cooked for convenient meals and super sandwiches! If you love okra, it is plentiful right now and jalapenos are definitely in season, as well! Pine Ridge Gardens, The Thomas Family and Pleasant View all have fresh jalapenos available! There’s always something interesting and tasty at RCM; make sure you help spread the word by telling a friend and following us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/18/23 opening


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

Nourish your students with local foods and produce from RCM! With our jams and jellies you can make some epic PB&J’s! In hot weather cucumbers are great for staying hydrated; let them do double duty as a healthy snack! Connor’s Garden and Sweets and Pleasant View have plenty of cucumbers available! Our bakers have breakfast breads, sandwich breads and buns, sweet breads, dinner rolls, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, bars and more! We have baked goods that go great with every meal! Peppers are plentiful right now; they are a great nutritious snack or a great ingredient in your dinner recipes! Pine Ridge Gardens, Pleasant View and The Thomas Family have sweet and spicy peppers for you! It’s a good time to stock up on okra and freeze it for use over the winter. Drewry Farm and Orchards, Hoof Hollow Hobbies and Pleasant View can help you fill your freezer with okra ready to cook! There’s plenty of yellow squash available, too! Check out Drewry’s mini orange and mini white pumpkins! They are edible but also great for decorating! Their mashed potato or baked potato acorn squash are also delicious and nutritious! Porch Swing Farms has beautiful and fully cooked spiral sliced hickory smoked hams! Why wait for a holiday when you can enjoy awesome ham sandwiches and more right now! Check out the meat category for tons of great cuts, many of which make some super crock pot meals! We are VERY excited to be able to offer fresh fruit this week, as well! Get in on the first of this year’s apple harvest from Drewry Farms and Orchard with a bag of their Gala apples! Hold on to that summer feeling with watermelons from Drewry or Lucky Star, as well! Why get products that aren’t as fresh from the grocery store when you can get the best food and produce from right here at home?? Come taste the difference!!
Remember, we accept EBT!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/13/23 closing


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Whether or not you placed an order this week, you are always welcome to come shop our extras and see what’s available!
Check out the extras table when you pick up your order from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. We might have what you need!

Let RCM help you make going back to school easy with delicious local goods! There is a huge selection of homemade cookies for snacks and lunches or maybe some of Kaitylyn’s Sweets and Treats mini cupcakes will make your student smile! Fresh breads, local honey and all kinds of jams and jellies can make some unique sandwiches, too! There are plenty of fresh peppers available from Pine Ridge Gardens and Pleasant View as well as cucumbers from Connor’s Garden and Sweets, okra from Hoof Hollow Hobbies and lots of yellow squash! We are super excited to welcome Drewry Farms back this week!! We know how busy they are at the farm during growing seasons! Make sure you check out their candles and wax melts, jams and, of course, the apple butter! They also have mashed potato squash and mini pumpkins this week and we are looking forward to all the other delicious things they grow! Send those kiddos off to school with a breakfast of locally sourced foods like bagels from Pleasant View, some of RCM’s farm fresh eggs or Rural Route honey! Maybe it’s a good week for some Retro Roasts coffee to help you adjust to the schedule change! Tuck a tin of bug repellent salve from Meadowlark in their backpacks or send some McAnulty Mercantile room spray to a new teacher as a welcome gift! Remember to plan dinners, too! R&D has Osso Bucco this week. Porch Swing Farms pork roasts would be a great way to feed a family! McAnulty Mercantile’s smoked salts or spice blends are a preservative-free way to season those awesome cuts of meat!! A late addition this week is watermelons from Lucky Star!! If you missed out on the cantaloupes early in the market, it’s not too late for a watermelon! Check out Lucky Star’s Kosher dill or Bread and Butter pickles, too! There’s always something interesting and tasty at RCM; make sure you help spread the word by telling a friend or following us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/11/23 opening


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

Get ready for a great back-to-school week at RCM! Plan great lunches and snacks for your kiddos and healthy dinners to feed body and mind! Need a gift for a new teacher? Show them some love with local foods and products! We are excited to have Pleasant View back this week after a break! You can enjoy her amazing breakfast breads just in time for school to start! In addition to her top-quality baked goods Pleasant View has tomatoes, peppers, purple-hull peas and fresh cantaloupe this week! Cecelia and Otis is back this week as well, yay bread! Plus, she has listed a new Lemon Drop cookie that looks delicious! RCM welcomes The Thomas Family Backyard, Garden and Pantry to the market this week! They currently have fresh eggs and we can’t wait to see what other goodies they will list in the future! Enjoy summer vegetables before they go out of season! There is plenty of okra and squash available this week and Pleasant View and Connor’s Garden and Sweets have lovely ripe tomatoes! Enjoy fresh sorrel greens and a selection of peppers from Pine Ridge Gardens, and don’t forget your local honey from Rural Route Farms! Try some ground emu from Gum Creek Emu for a healthy alternative or use Porch Swing Farms pork chops for a healthy meal on the grill! We have a super selection of beef, from individual cuts to family discount packs! Don’t forget to check out the condiments and processed foods categories for Meadowlark’s infused vinegars, squash relish and BBQ sauces plus Pleasant View’s sweet pickle relish. Lucky Star has new items this week! Try her hot pepper jam, Kosher dill or Bread and Butter pickles! There’s something to tempt everyone’s tastebuds at RCM!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/6/23 closing


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Whether or not you placed an order this week, you are always welcome to come shop our extras and see what’s available!
Check out the extras table when you pick up your order from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM this Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot. We might have what you need!

Take your pick from our awesome selection of meats this week! Stock up on Christal Fields chicken or you will have to wait until next month! Looking for something different? Try emu from Gum Creek Emus for a tasty alternative! For an extra yummy burger add some ground pork from Porch Swing Farms to your ground beef! C3 Beef has a special family pack of popular items for August and R&D has some beautiful boneless or bone-in rib eyes and other cuts of steak! In addition to their cheeses, Meadowlark Valley has great candles and home-made cucumber relish as well as a variety of other condiments! Kaitlyn’s Sweets and Treats can make you a custom birthday cake or you can try her new watermelon mini cupcakes! Connor’s Garden and Sweets has plenty of squash and cucumbers and his chocolate chip muffins look pretty tasty, too! Pine Ridge Gardens has sweet and hot peppers available in addition to her great live plants! If you are feeling healthy, McAnulty Mercantile has some great flavors of home-made granola and B&B Legacy has dry soybeans for some high-protein, low cholesterol meals! Have you tried laundry detergent from our makers yet? We have a great selection of scents in powdered or liquid formulas to suit your needs! These simple and great-smelling soaps without
lots of chemicals and additives are suitable for your high-efficiency machines, very affordable and helpful for sensitive skin! Speaking of great scents, make sure you check out the bath and beauty category for natural soaps and beauty products from The Purple Gypsy and Meadowlark Valley to help take care of your skin during this harsh weather! There’s always something interesting or tasty at RCM; make sure you help spread the word by telling a friend or following us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.
We appreciate your patience with us during this transition.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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8/4/23 opening


To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. You will receive a confirmation email.

Don’t forget to check out the extras when you pick up your order from 4-7 PM on Tuesday at the Downtown Russellville Train Depot.

The market is open for another delicious week at RCM! Fill your freezer with beef, chicken, emu or pork for many great meals to come; get your favorite cuts while they are available! You can even take advantage of the opportunity to have pork custom processed the way you like it by purchasing the whole hog from Bluff Top! Chicken from Christal Fields is available this week; don’t forget to order! Fill an empty space in your garden or flower beds with lovely live plants from Pine Ridge Gardens or get fresh herbs to add flavor to your menu! Satisfy your sweet tooth with homemade candies and enjoy fresh breads or desserts without getting your kitchen hot and messy! Summer vegetables won’t be around forever, enjoy them while they are fresh or maybe preserve some for later use! RCM accepts EBT, so you can stock your pantry with awesome local foods! Do you have a special request or a question about a product? Communicate directly with our growers and makers! They are happy to help when they can! RCM has the friendliest people and the freshest foods!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

REMINDER- We can no longer accept credit or debit cards. We will still be able to process cash, checks and SNAP/EBT transactions.

Check back frequently as our farmers regularly update what they have available. Multiple orders are encouraged. :)

Russellville Community Market

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