The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by the market managers.
RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
RCM Opening Bell
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!
Corn, peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, and other delicious veggies are available this week!
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
RCM Opening Bell
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
RCM Opening Bell
Hey everyone! Welcome to market day!
As you all have heard by now, we are saying goodbye to Meatworks, and we wish them all the best!
Just as some farmers may be closing their doors, others are opening theirs! Be sure to look at the newly listed selections from Impromptu Acres this week! They are offering meats like arm roasts, beef tips, minute steaks, and much more!
Welcome back to Bluebird Hill Berry Farm this week! Be sure to check out their items.
Brightmoon Ranch and Holland Family Honey Farm are also offering some awesome meat selections.
FIRE UP THOSE GRILLS :)
Don’t miss the fresh cut flowers from both Bonhommy Flowers and Herbs and Prestonrose Farm! Beautiful selections.
As always, so many great, local, and fresh selections. We bet you will like a few of them! :)
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
RCM Order Reminder
Hey everyone! Just a quick reminder that we’ll be closing for orders tonight at 10:00 p.m. Get your orders in soon!
Happy ordering!
We hope to see you on Thursday for the market pick-up!
Check out our Facebook page for great info on local foods issues and upcoming events.
Be sure to click on the “Like” button at the top of the Facebook page to get automatic updates. Thanks!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
Russellville Community Market
RE: IMPORTANT PLEASE READ: Small Amendment...
A small amendment to the previous post…
Meatworks will still, unfortunately, be closing their doors, however a sliver of good news:
Their final delivery day will the July 10th to Russellville, instead of July 3rd.
Sorry for the mistake.
-RCM
IMPORTANT--PLEASE READ re: Meatworks
Hello there RCM Community!
I wanted to send a message out to all of our awesome customers today and let you know of some not so happy news.
As some of you may already know, who receive their weekly emails, Meatworks Butchery has decided to shutter their doors at this juncture in time, and will, unfortunately, no longer be selling through RCM.
However, this week will be their very last week for orders to the Russellville area, so you are still able to order their products.
In combination with the 4th of July holiday, this week is a great week to stock up on all of Meatworks’ products.
Again, this is the last week that Meatworks will be selling through RCM, so stock up on all of your favorite products from Meatworks.
For those who were not subscribed to their emails, please read below for their take on closing their doors.
From Meatworks:
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
We have made the difficult decision to close our doors on July 10th. There are a multitude of reasons and much prayer that has gone into this decision. First, we just don’t have the vocabulary to express how much we have loved sharing our passion and purpose with so many of you who have become dear, sweet friends. You have supported us, encouraged us and truly made a difference. You are the good we see happening all around! Thank you for following us along in this endeavor. The decision was made for many reasons, as I’ve stated, but mostly can be lumped into 3 broad groups, production, financial and physical.
We would soon have a production issue in the coming months and year. Quality animals, that we trust the sourcing of, are difficult to find to say the least. And when found, are an astronomical price which are following the commodity pricing increases, as they should. But that would require us to increase prices at least 20-25%. Another tangible issue is financial. We do have many supportive patrons, but they are scattered around the state. We run all over the state to deliver our product, while at home we have too inadequate support. This is not a sustainable practice. To our Mena patrons we see weekly~ we say a blessed thank you!! Your shining support and friendship is forever valued! You are our real food heroes! The third reason is basically exhaustion. Sheer and total exhaustion: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. We have been at this point for a while but felt like we could persevere and push through until the other things resolved themselves.
We made this decision to honor our families, farms and health over our passion. We will continue to raise animals on our farms. We have not derailed the farms, but will be able to get back to the business of the farms.
As I type this newsletter, it is not our intent to sell beef and pork as we did before, from the farm. We need a break. I won’t say never, but I will say not for now!
Our wind-down schedule will be:
MeatWorks storefront will be open on
July 1 & 2, 8 & 9, regular hours.
We will deliver our regular routes on July 3rd to Little Rock, Searcy, Cabot, Ft. Smith and Russellville.
Texarkana on July 8th.
Final delivery on July 10th to Little Rock, Russellville and Hot Springs.
Our website will be functional for a couple more weeks. Feel free to order as usual from there. If you have a substantial order, feel free to call 479-394-2900 on the days we’ll be there.
You can purchase bulk pork, whole or half for $3.69/lb. hanging weight.
Obviously, we will be discontinuing the Farm Fan Points application.
To those of you who are shocked and wondering what’s next, here is a small list of producers I would trust to consume their products:
Beef:
Ryan Pace: www.whollycowfarms.com
Cody Hopkins (Beef, pork, poultry)
Falling Sky Farms
Poultry:
Charlie Joe Farmstead~Hatfield
charliejoefarmstead@gmail.com
870-389-6930
Christopher Farm~Shady
479-216-4667
~The MeatWorks Family
END
We are sorry to bring this unfortunate news, but wanted to give all of our RCM customers plenty of notice to get your final Meatworks orders in this week!
WE WILL SINCERELY MISS YOU, MEATWORKS. Thank you for all of the hard work, passion, dedication, and love you have put into local food. We wish you the best!
-RCM
RCM Opening Bell
Welcome to another RCM Market Week!
Be sure to check out the newly listed items this week! Lots of great, local products to be had!
Happy shopping! Eat Local!
Check out the “Featured Items” section as well as the “What’s New” section at the top of the market page for all the latest products available.
Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page for updates and food-related events in your community!
To ensure your order is placed, make sure you click the “Place My Order” button once you have completed your shopping. Remember, you have until 10:00pm Tuesday evening to place your orders.
Happy Shopping! See you on Thursday!
FRESH.LOCAL.ONLINE.
