THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN!

LOCAL FOOD ANNOUNCEMENTS:

RED CLAY MARKET NOW OPEN IN EVANS – The next generation of local farmers markets is now open at a beautiful storefront called the “Red Clay Market.” Owned by the fabulous Chef Erica Chaney, this place is deeply dedicated to moving the local foods movement forward in Columbia County. Bonus: you can now support your local farmers by shopping on a daily basis! The store is located at 4460 Washington Road, Suite 19, Evans. The list of participating farmers continues to grow, including:

• Bottle Tree Farm, Augusta, GA
• Brown’s Place, Grovetown, GA
• Clyde’s Fresh Produce, Grovetown, GA
• Country Sweets, Wrens, GA
• East Georgia Produce, Bartow, GA
• JandL Farm & Stables, Hephzibah, GA
• Savannah River Farm, Sylvania, GA
• Trail Ridge Goat Dairy, Aiken, SC
• White Hills Farm, Dearing, GA

LOCAL FOOD EVENTS:

SAT, OCT 17 – G.R.O.W. HARRISBURG WORK DAY – We’ll paint a “Farmacy at the Harrisburg Family Healthcare Clinic,” work on raised beds at Icebox Ministries, and plant blueberry bushes at Ms Willie’s … all in a day’s work in the downtown neighborhood of Harrisburg. 9am-4pm. What a great way to get those service hours done! And yep! We always serve a fabulous lunch to our volunteers: veggie lasagna and salad again this month! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to get the address!

SUN, OCT 18 – FALL FARM FEST AT CLYDE’S FRESH PRODUCE – Tour this local, Certified Naturally Grown farm in Grovetown. Get to know your farmers! Bring the kids. Buy fresh from the farm. Taste sweet and savory pumpkin recipes. 2pm-6pm.

TUE, OCT 20 – DOWNTOWN MARKET MANAGER CHANGE-UP – Tara’s taking a much-deserved break this month from our downtown on-line market pick-up location. Kim will take up the reigns while she’s gone. If you’ve got to reach your market manager during those two weeks, don’t call Tara! Call Kim at 706-288-7895.

THU, OCT 22 – KIDS WITH A FUTURE GARDENING PROGRAM – Our fall youth gardening program starts this month, in partnership with the Kids with a Future After School Program at St. Luke UMC in Harrisburg. A few extra volunteer hands would be welcome! 4pm-5:3pm. Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you’d like to help.

SUN, OCT 25 – WINE CAP MUSHROOM CULTIVATION WORKSHOP – Join local mushroom farmer Matthew Kelly at Honey Creek Mushrooms in Martinez. This is a rare, 3-hour, hands-on opportunity to learn from a local guru. Tastings and nutritional information about other varieties, including oyster mushrooms, lions mane, and shitake will also be shared. Workshop is $25/person. 1pm-4pm. Take-home spawn to grow-your-own can also be purchased for an additional cost. Space is limited. Order tickets by email: kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

MON, OCT 26 – ALG AT THE KIWANINS CLUB – Looking forward to sharing the news about our educational initiatives, including G.R.O.W. Harrisburg, with this local group, the 4th largest Kiwanis Club in the world! Thanks for the invitation!

TUE, OCT 27 – CLOSING DAY OF THE VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET – Join the GROW Harrisburg team along with the Augusta Junior League and Wholesome Wave Georgia as we put on a Halloween theme community meal and healthy kids festival. 4pm-7pm. 1850 Broad Street, Augusta. Across from the Kroc Center.

FRI, OCT 30 – AUGUSTA CHEFS’ WHOLESALE ON-LINE MARKET OFFICIAL LAUNCH! – Downtown market manager Tara Roberts is putting the final touches on our new Wholesale Market for local chefs. Hugs to her! We’ll experiment during the month of October with a few farmers and chefs. Our goal is to have it running smoothly for the holidays.

FRI, OCT 30 – AUGUSTA EATS LOCAL CAMPAIGN – Just got word that the Georgia Food Oasis will sponsor our “Augusta Eats Local” campaign, starting this month. What a great way for our community to acknowledging local chefs who support local farmers. We’re recruiting a few more volunteers to help with this down-right-delicious campaign! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you’d like to be involved.

SAT, OCT 31 – HAUNTED HARRISBURG: MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S FRIENDLY GHOSTS – ALG will join efforts with GRU students and Harrisburg residents to host a botanical clean up and children’s carnival, including healthy snacks, at the Rollersville Cemetery in Harrisburg. Volunteers definitely needed! Times: 9am-3pm.

SAT, OCT 31 – ROAD TRIP TO ASHEVILLE FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR – Join the gifted local fiber farmers of Southern Made for a road trip to the much-talked about “Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair” (SAFF) on Sat, Oct 31. For $50 you’ll be sharing the cost of a van, gas, parking. Better yet, you’ll have wonderful company and you won’t have to drive! Contact Susannah at 706-401-8446 to enroll.

MON, NOV 2 – MEET & GREET FOR THE TEDX AUGUSTA SPEAKERS – What better way to embrace our community’s movers and shakers than by feeding them local foods and introducing them to the people who grow it. Volunteer farmers and cooks: we need you for this one!

TUE, NOV 3 – TURKEY ROSE GARDEN CLUB – We always appreciate the opportunity to speak to garden clubs about local foods. Want to add us to your calendar? Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

THU, NOV 5 – AUGUSTA FOOD OASIS – It’s time to get this thing rolling! We’ll host our second meeting of Local Food Activists on Thursday, November 5, 6pm-8pm. The gathering will be held at “The Clubhou.se” on Telfair Street & 5th, in Augusta. If you want to help create a more vibrant local foods culture in the CSRA, then please know: you are invited!!!! Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org for more info.

SAT, NOV 7 – MAKE SPA-GRADE PRODUCTS: A WORKSHOP AT WHITE HILLS FARM – Once again, Lisa Kessler will share her herbal secrets, much to the delight of the rest of us! This workshop runs 10am-2:30pm, with crafting of three bath and beauty preparations. You will learn to make balms, scrubs and body butters using organic herbs and oils and will receive the latest information on best preparation practices. Fun and relaxing! Lisa will also serve a teatime lunch with dessert! Cost is $32/person. Register by email at whitehillsfarm@gmail.com or through this ALG on-line market.

JAN 29 – TEDX AUGUSTA – We’re very excited to again play a part in helping with the TedxAugusta event in 2016. What a great way to promote local foods among our community’s deep thinkers. Wanna help that day, or in the months leading up to it? Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

CHEERS!
Kim