Athens Locally Grown

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Market News

I had a great time Saturday out at Grove Creek Farm for the annual old-timey seed swap. Thank you to Danni at Grove Creek for hosting it each year, and for inviting all the artisans, growers, craftsmen, and others out to her farm. The weather was beautiful, and the potluck lunch was really nice, too. I’m already looking forward to next year.

That event has always been the kickoff for the summer growing season for me, where I finalize what I’m going to put in the ground, pick up some unusual heirloom tomato plants, find some new melons to grow, and so on. The spring growing season started several months ago, so that makes now one of the busiest times of the year for our growers. Not only are they keeping up with all of their cool weather crops, harvesting and weeding and planting more, but they’re also having to start their warm winter gardens and get them going, too. And on top of all that, those markets that didn’t go year-round are starting to open up, so the farmers have to spend time off the farm selling what they grow. There’s not much free time for them right now, and not really much time for sleep, either. If you’re making the rounds at one of the Saturday markets, it might not be a bad idea to ask your favorite farmers if they need a cup of coffee.

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 and Wednesday afternoons downtown at Creature Comforts. You can catch the news on their website. 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 other area markets are all still closed for the season, I believe. 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!