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Market News

I hope if you celebrate any of the many holidays that fall this time of year, that things are happy and bright for you. Next Thursday is Christmas Day, and so we will be CLOSED next week. If there’s anything you need for your holiday meals next week, be sure to order it for pickup this Thursday.

New Year’s Day is a bad day to hold a farmers market, but I don’t want you to have to go three weeks between markets, so we’re going to try something different this year. We will have a special ALG pickup day on TUESDAY December 30. I’m still working on details, but it looks like I’ll open the market for orders on the evening of Friday, December 26, and give you through Sunday night to get your orders in. Then on Tuesday, we’ll have pickups from 4:30 until 8pm, and just pretend like it’s Thursday. Some of our growers will be taking the week off, but most of them have told me they’ll have things that need harvested (and eggs that need collecting, etc.), so we’ll be here for them and you.

The Comerian is taking January off to remodel her new storefront in Comer, so stock up this week if you don’t want to wait until February. She tells me that her breads do freeze beautifully, so you can portion it out throughout the month.

This Thursday we’ll have a special evening for you. Kathryn from Beehaven will be there with her beautiful beeswax candles and balms, if you need to pick up some last minute gifts for someone (including yourself). Engelman’s Finest Ferments will also be on hand with some of his latest fermented products. I’ll have a pot of spiced apple cider going for you to drink, so feel feel to bundle up and hang out with us for a while!

Thank you 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 for one more week. You can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is open throughout the month here in Athens, and you can find more information about them here: www.athenslandtrust.org. The Washington-Wilkes Farmer’s Market in Washington is open every Saturday 9-12 behind the Washington Courthouse. The Oconee County farmers market is open Saturday mornings in front of the Oconee County Courthouse. The other area markets I haven’t mentioned have yet to open for the season, so far as I 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!