PondeRosie Farms

09/11/2021

07/16/2021

Market for July 17th

Sometimes we wonder what our Rosie would think about her girls running a farm, a restaurant, and a farmers market all while composing a weekly newsletter for 1,500 readers, working a full-time job and raising about a dozen of her great-grandchildren.

She'd shake her head and laugh...and then she'd ask us to squeeze in her grocery list and a trip to town to get her hair cut.

She was proud of us when we worked hard...but she always thought we could probably work a little harder. She told us stories our whole lives about picking cotton and pulling her babies, who couldn't walk yet, down the rows on tow sacks. Now, that was hard work.

Today there's a two-year-old who runs down those same rows screaming because he hates the squishiness of mud. There are a lot more of us, so our hours at the farm are not as long as those Rosie spent toiling there. What we wouldn't give to pick those vegetables and take some of them straight into the house and to her table. She'd take some credit--what with HER land producing such fine eating and all. We miss her.

Anyway, here's this week's newsletter.

Come see us this Saturday, July 17th at THE Downtown Market!

Market hours are 7-11 a.m. under the big top tent at 101 E 10th Street in Anniston, across from the front doors of the public library.

Ireland Farms is an intensive market farm located in Alpine, Alabama growing a wide array of fruits and vegetables, and are most noted not only for their efforts at sustainable growing practices but also for the fun they have pulling growing things from the ground.

06/25/2021

What kind of corn is Obsession?

Obsession Sweet Corn is a hybrid, supersweet (sh2) sweet corn variety known for it's superior eating quality. This bicolor sweet corn variety is widely considered one of the best-tasting sweet corn varieties you can grow.

We'll have our first pick of Obsession at THE Downtown Market this Saturday, June 26th, while it lasts. The market is open from 7-11 a.m., but shop early if you're looking for corn.

What kind of corn is Obsession?

Obsession Sweet Corn is a hybrid, supersweet (sh2) sweet corn variety known for it's superior eating quality. This bicolor sweet corn variety is widely considered one of the best-tasting sweet corn varieties you can grow.

We'll have our first pick of Obsession at THE Downtown Market this Saturday, June 26th, while it lasts. The market is open from 7-11 a.m., but shop early if you're looking for corn.

06/18/2021

Market for June 19th

We'll be at market tomorrow from 7-11 a.m. at 101 E 10th St., across from the front doors of the public library. Here's what else you can find there:

We're seeing more and more produce at market every week as the official first day of summer approaches. This week, just in time for your Father's Day gatherings, you can find:

06/18/2021

Potato Harvesting Day! We waited until 7 p.m. and the temperature was perfect.

06/04/2021

We picked our first squash of the season today and will have some at market on Saturday, along with some Roma II green beans and possibly some pickling cucumbers.

See you at market!

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This week we're highlighting Julie Brown of Yogi Julz and telling our shoppers about a unique, and FREE, fitness opportunity!

06/03/2021

First squash of the season--picked, washed, and ready to be prepared at Rosie's Gourmet-to-Go😀 It's our favorite time of year!

First squash of the season--picked, washed, and ready to be prepared at Rosie's Gourmet-to-Go😀 It's our favorite time of year!

04/28/2021

It's market season!

Want to know what you can expect this Saturday from 7-11a.m. on Opening Day? Your TDM newsletter is on its way to your inbox, or you can read it here:
https://mailchi.mp/f4f272c53db5/opening-day-7615977

03/14/2021

We're trying blueberry bushes again...this time with a better plan for deer management. They do love some blueberries🚜🦌

03/14/2021

Life looks better from the seat of a tractor🚜🌞😍

Some of these are a little blurry because Stacey was mid-till when she took them🤭

06/23/2020

PondeRosie will have our first harvest of this year's Obsession crop just in time for THE Downtown Market on Saturday, June 27th from 7-11 a.m. at 101 10th Street in Anniston.

This variety is a gourmet, bicolor sweet corn, grown at PondeRosie Farm without herbicides or pesticides. Its juicy, tender kernels are sure to become your new obsession!

05/30/2020

We have plums for the first time at PondeRosie's. Mamaw would be so proud!

10/18/2019

Watched the sun set after picking turnip greens for tomorrow's Downtown Market.

06/26/2019

Sunset at PondeRosie Farm😍 [photo cred: Beth Watkins]

06/26/2019

Our crop of jade green beans is coming in, and that means it's time for PondeRosie Farm Dilly Beans!!!!!!

06/20/2019

We were worried about our early corn crop this season--we went without rain for 21 straight days in May--but these Obsession ears, though a little short, have turned out well. We'll have ears for sale at THE Downtown Market in Anniston this Saturday, June 22, starting at 7 a.m. Shop early--it's sure to go fast!

04/24/2018

The Anniston Star

The Anniston Star

Vendors will have strawberries (yay!), greens, beets, beef, pork, cheese, eggs, baked goods, coffee, pork skins, jams, jellies and jewelry.

03/15/2018

Hooray!

GET READY!
Your MARKET board met and the MARKET WILL OPEN April 28th! Join us under the big top!
8 AM - 12 NOON.

03/05/2018

Alabama Farmers Market Authority

For any of our senior customers...

Farmers markets will soon be full of fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables. Seniors, don’t forget to sign up for the vouchers that you can use at the farmers market to purchase fresh produce from local farmers. SFMNP application can be accessed at www.fma.alabama.gov

06/27/2017

Not sure if this counts as farm work. Well, somebody is working, I guess.

06/09/2017

Oh my! It's almost ready!

06/03/2017

Worth the Drive: Quality local ingredients star at Rosie’s in Anniston – Alabama Living Magazine

Rosie's has been featured in another publication. We think it's our best review yet!

What do you do when find yourself owner of the family farm? That’s easy. You open a restaurant and share the bounty of that land with your community. This story behind Rosie’s Gourmet 2 Go take-out and restaurant in Anniston sounds simple enou [...]

06/03/2017

We have a new crop of pickers at PondeRosie's. Today, Miss Crimson Simmons picked her first bucket of green beans!

06/01/2017

Today we had our first pick of Roma II green beans!

05/27/2017

It's almost time. We're so excited! Everyone except Stacey, that is--she's weeding today.

04/25/2017

Spotlight on: Michelle Lowery Combs, farmers market manager

Spotlight on Michelle in today's Anniston Star :-)

https://www.annistonstar.com/features/community/spotlight/spotlight-on-michelle-lowery-combs-farmers-market-manager/article_1246b9f2-29e8-11e7-aa2f-afe6214106b2.html

Michelle Lowery Combs is a real estate title abstractor and young adult fiction author, and she is the new market manager at Anniston’s Downtown Market. Combs is part of PondeRosie

04/25/2017

Anniston Downtown Farmer's Market is Back

One thing's for sure--Rosie's girls will flatout swoop in and try to take over some stuff. Stacey has been president of THE Downtown Market's steering committee going on two years, and now Michelle is serving as the market's manager. They do like to be Boss Queens...just like their Mamaw.

Here's Michelle...in all her squinty-eyed glory. Must have left her sunglassses in the fields.

https://youtu.be/43TyBul6O_E

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04/21/2017

Join us for Earth Day and Opening Day of THE Downtown Market tomorrow, Saturday, April 22nd, from 8 a.m.-Noon. We'll be under the big tent on the corner of 12th Street and Moore Avenue in Anniston, Alabama with some of the area's best farmers, craftsmen, and artisans.

See you there!

04/12/2017

Williams Honey Farm

Nature's wonders!

I could watch this same video all day long. #cantlookaway #beekeeping #wonder #loveyourhoney #williamshoneyfarm www.williamshoneyfarm.com For licensing and usage, contact: [email protected]

08/30/2016

Rosie's Gourmet 2 Go

Rosie's Gourmet 2 Go

Tonight's Gourmet-to-Go for Tuesday, August 30th is another dish sourced straight from PondeRosie Farm in Jacksonville (Cedar Springs), Alabama.

Grilled Eggplant Primavera with Fresh Mozzarella

(Picture to come after we've plated the first dish!)

Hope you're all having a fantastic week. We look forward to seeing you at Rosie's!

08/29/2016

5 Reasons Why Shopping at a Farmers Market Helps Save the World

5 Reasons Why Shopping at a Farmers Market Helps Save the World

In honor of National Farmers Market Week, we're rounding up five reasons why your weekly trip to the farmers market is more than just another errand.

08/27/2016

Danann has graduated from Bean Picker to VP of Frios Sales.

08/14/2016

Who ever said hard work can't be fun? Good times!

Sunday, Fun Day! We're all smiles behind the scenes at Rosie's today. Come and see us for a delicious farm-to-fork meal prepared by some of the happiest folks in the industry!

We look forward to seeing you at Rosie's!

08/14/2016

Stacey found a funny hat. Of course, there's only one and she won't share it.

08/12/2016

We're picking these ford hook lima beans for market tomorrow, and we're so excited to have something new to offer😃.