I thought Google would be a good company to go with to manage our mailings. But they have messed-up way too many times. If you received the errant mailing this morning, it was a post written over two years ago, back in August 2007. I have no idea why that has continued to occur.

I’ve already been testing a service that will be placed into operation within the next week or two. I am not going to be able to move the current list’s subscribers over to the new service, as I am a true-believer in a strict anti-spam policy.

The last mailing through Google’s service will be to announce the new services, and where to sign up … yes, that’s plural: one for market owners and managers, and the other for market shoppers. If you do not sign up for one of the new lists, it will be the same as unsubscribing.

Again, my sincere apologies for the post-from-the-past being mailed out this morning, and all the other times Google made similar errors … and thank you for your patience.

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The above image was created by first shooting 26 photographs and “stitching” them together to create a seamless 360° by 360° panorama. That panorama was then used twice to create the final image above. A limited number of prints are available for purchase.

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The perfect attire (and gifts) for selling your organic produce at the market, or for those shoppers that look for nothing but the best in organic fruits and veggies. Except for the USDA emblem, these are all original designs and only available here.

This is but a small sample of the varieties of colors and styles available for purchase through the FarmersMarket store at CafePress.

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Please visit the FarmerMarket Store today.

This stained glass pub sign was in my family for generations and it’s estimated to be over 100 years old. Ever since I can remember, it fascinated me (as a lot of art did).

I changed this version to say “Root Beer” since I think it looks great on kids. The original “Bier” version is also available.

Please stop by our apparel store (operated by CafePress) and check out our other unique items, and nothing but unique items — only available from the Farmers Market store featuring designs (and this reproduction) by Lar Matré.

If you have related archive stories, but still relate to today, those may have a place here, too.  I’m offering extra editorial coverage, a first published piece for some, but unfortunately no compensation.  I have had this site online since 1995, and have always used my own money to keep it that way.  I hope to change that, soon, in a very reasonable and fair manner, so at least the site’s expenses are covered.

Ideas, questions, comments … please click on Field Office.  I would certainly appreciate it.

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I searched and compared, and did it some more, and I finally selected FeedBurner to mange the FarmersMarket mailing list. So, with all the time I spent, just to be fair, it would be just wonderful for you to simply sign up.

It’s very simple: when I write a new post (such as this post), you will get an email (usually the next morning) notifying you of the new post and what it’s about. At the very most, you will only get one email per day, even if I were to go hog wild (organic hogs, of course) and write 17 posts. You would only get one email the next morning telling you I went hog wild and wrote 17 posts …. you will not get 17 emails.

SHORT AND SIMPLE … OR NONE AT ALL

On the other hand, if I have no news to write about, you will get no email … none, zip, nada.

If I write nothing for 11 days, you will hear nothing from us for 11 days. And, of course, you may cancel at any time. It is very safe and very private. Even when you sign-up, you will go through a two-step confirmation process, which should help you feel at ease.

Please try it. You may even find out about things you will completely miss otherwise … good things, maybe even some great things. And before you know it, you’ll begin to look forward to that email.

You’ll find the sign-up box on the right hand side of most pages (not the state pages), the one with the ‘Subscribe’ button. Really, it’s painless.

Thank you!