Market News

I’m a bit behind on things for the evening over here, so I’m going to skip the long email this week so you all can get right to shopping. There is one thing to announce, though. Next week, 1000 Faces Coffee will manning our “Meet the Grower” table and will be pouring free brewed-to-order cups of coffee for you while you wait for us to gather your produce. If you’ve wondered about how they select and bring to Athens their direct-trade coffees, you’ll get a chance to ask them directly this week!

A repeat from last week’s mailing: The folks over at Microsoft’s Hotmail have recently begun blocking mail from Athens Locally Grown. They’ve admitted this to me, but couldn’t say why they were doing it. They’ve had me jumping through hoops to prove to them that we don’t send junk mail, and they seem to believe me, but they couldn’t say when they might stop blocking our emails. They may have released the block already, but I have no way of knowing. If you have a hotmail address and get this, could you let me know? If you’re reading this on the website and wondering why you haven’t been getting the emails, well, this is why. There’s a reason, I’m afraid, why Hotmail has a reputation for being a terrible mail provider and why other free services, such as Google’s GMail, have gotten so popular.

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!

Coming Events

Farmer for a Day: MAY 15, Saturday, at Darby Farms (Walton County)

Certified Naturally Grown. Darby Farms is a family owned pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Walton County. We produce: pastured poultry (eggs, chicken, turkeys, ducks and guinea fowl) and will soon be offering pastured pork. We are in the redemption business: healing the land, healing the food, healing the economy, and healing the culture. Experience the satisfaction of knowing your food and your farmer and building community. We are your clean meat connection. This farm is approximately 27 miles from Athens and it’ll take about 40 minutes to get there. Space is limited, so please make reservations by adding them to your order. You’ll find it under the “Events Reservations” category on the website.

The Athens Farmers Market has closed for the winter. They’ll be opening back up for the season on May 8th. You can watch for news during the offseason on their website. The other area markets are also getting ready to open again. When I hear about their opening dates, I’ll let you know.

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!