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

LOCAL FOOD ANNOUNCEMENTS:

WELCOME HUMANITREE HOUSE!
We’re loving our deliciously wholesome new partnership with Humanitree House, Augusta’s only cold-pressed juice bar and center for vegan living. Those juices, many made with locally-grown veggies, are now available through this on-line market. Drink up Augusta!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED THIS WEEK AND NEXT:
We’re about to enter into two weeks of hard-core community events and could sure use your assistance. Specifically we need lots of help with cooking, set up and execution.

4 volunteers for the Oct 31 event in Harrisburg
4 volunteers for the Nov 2 event with TedX-Augusta
4 volunteers for the Nov 5 event with Food Oasis

See below for details about each event. And please email kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can join in!

LOCAL FOOD EVENTS:

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.

THU, OCT 29 – 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.

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’ve recruited a great team and getting to launch!

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.

TUE, NOV 3 – “FARMACY” TO BEGIN AT THE HARRISBURG FAMILY HEALTHCARE CLINIC – Good news from Wholesome Wave Georgia: our 2015 FVRx program will continue through the winter! As market season comes to an end, we’ll transition to the “Harrisburg Farmacy.” Lots of details to work out between then and now, but we’re excited to getting moving on it! As always, big love to our dedicated partners on this project: Addersons Fresh Produce, JandL Farm & Stables, The Backyard Garden, Watsonia Farms, Maureen’s Clean Greens, Carla’s All’Asta, Judy’s Nursery, MCG student volunteers, Icebox Ministries, Good Neighbor Ministries, St. Luke UMC and Wholesome Wave Georgia.

THU, NOV 5 – AUGUSTA FOOD OASIS – 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.

TUE, DEC 1 – HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR – It’s our annual gift bazaar, held at the AJCC during market pick-up in Evans. What a great way to bring “locally grown” products home for the gift-giving season. Runs 4pm-6pm. Contact Amy at arsutter@hotmail.com if you’d like to set up as a vendor.

FRI, 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