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

Usually when early August rolls around, I issue a warning that nearly all of the favorite summer veggies are about to be in short supply. Once it gets really hot for long stretches, many plants just shut down flower production, and without flowers, there is no fruit. So, there is often a sudden dropoff in tomatoes, beans, squash, peppers, and pretty much everything but okra. This year, though, it looks like things will keep right on going into the fall. If you’re a food preservationist, this is a great year for you. My own little garden has produced far more than it has in the last ten years, and it’s showing no sign of slowing down. I’m looking forward to eating my harvests for months to come!

In previous weeks I mentioned fundraising projects two of our member farms had undertaken. Another, Broad Acre Pastures, home of our Farmer For A Day coordinator Cathy Payne, has begun a project aimed to help them in their goal of preserving heritage animal breeds that are well adapted to farms in the US Southeast. There’s is an “flexible funding” campaign, hosted at IndieGoGo, and runs for the next month. There are some nice perks, including books, yarn, meat, and more. You can find all the details here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-save-heritage-livestock-breeds-with-broad-river-pastures.

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 Saturday mornings at Bishop Park and Wednesday evenings downtown (see their website for info). The West Broad Farmers Market is open Tuesday afternoons as well as the first Saturday of the month (see their website for info). The Oconee Farmers Market is now open on Tuesdays 4-7pm on Main Street next to the First Christian Church along with their Saturday hours of 8am-1pm in front of the Court House in Watkinsville. The Washington-Wilkes Farmer’s Market in Washington is open every Saturday 9-12 behind the Washington Courthouse. The Royston Farmers market is Thursday mornings downtown. The Comer Farmers Market, on Madison Street downtown, is open Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm. Their Facebook page is at Facebook.com/Comerfm.

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!