Market News

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My immediate family drove up to Missouri to spend the holiday with my extended family. I only get to see them once or twice a year, and so it’s always great to do so. It’s even better when I get to help cook a great meal using ingredients from Athens Locally Grown!

I’m not fully caught up yet after a week away, so I’ll forgo the long email this week and just go straight to opening up market. Even though it’s December (and most of the farmers markets in the state are closed for the season), we have 707 items available, including listings for 213 vegetables. The nights may be getting cold, but thanks to the hard work of all of our growers, we can still eat a wide variety of locally grown foods.

One note about Thursday: I believe the Athens Christmas Parade is also this Thursday. I don’t know the route or time, but keep it in mind as you’re trying to get to us Thursday evening.

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!