Athens Locally Grown

How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.

Market News

Seems like just a few weeks ago, I was ready for the rains to let up, but after a full two weeks of an early hot and dry summer, I’m ready to have just a bit of that rain back. Ideally, there’s be some cool May rains to keep the soil temperatures down and let the spring crops run through the end of the month, if not longer. This year, though, looks like we’re going to jump right into the heat, and the growers around town a shifting their focus onto those crops that are coming in. The strawberries might be gone already, but you’ll find some of the first of the squash and cucumbers, zucchini and beans, and even slicing tomatoes listed this week, and there will be lots more coming along shortly. Another nice thing about this market is some of our grower friends up closer to the mountains run about a month behind the growers here, so we may yet see more strawberries and leafy greens coming from them well after the supply in town has run out.

Thanks so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!

Other Area Farmers Markets

The Athens Farmers Market is open on Saturdays at Bishop Park and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market from the Athens Land Trust is open Saturday mornings and their farm stand is open Tuesday afternoons. They have a website too.A new Athens Sunday market has just opened up at the Classic Center, every Sunday from 11 to 4 now through October. They have a website here: http://www.sundaycentermarket.com. The Comer Farmers Market is open in downtown Comer on Saturday mornings. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse in Watkinsville. The Shields Ethridge Cultivator Market is held monthly in Jefferson. If you know of any markets operating, please let me know.

All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!

We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!