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

GIVE THE GIFT OF LOCALLY GROWN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! Start with a locally grown tree and then stack your locally grown presents and gift certificates under that tree! Support your local farmers by spending that Christmas money IN our community. Buy gifts and holiday meals that are nutritious, grown cleanly, beneficial to the local economy, AND delicious. Because carrots … they’re not just for reindeer anymore.

TUES, DEC 8 – ANNUAL LOCAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE, INCLUDING DELIVERY IF REQUESTED – One Tuesday each year, ALG offers free delivery of freshly cut trees from the Clarks Hills Christmas Tree Farm in Modoc, SC. Purchase your tree through our on-line market, chose the height and variety, support a local farmer and get the freshest tree around! Better yet, go pick it out yourself at the farm and meet these unique growers! Visit clarkshillchristmastreefarm.com.

SAT, DEC 12 – URBAN FOOD GROWING FOR KIDS AT GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST – ALG has been invited to host a monthly urban food growing program for kids at this Augusta-based church one Saturday each month, Dec-Apr. We could sure use a volunteer or two to help! Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

THU, JAN 7 – AUGUSTA FOOD OASIS – We’ll host our “action plan” meeting of Local Food Activists on Thursday, January 7, 6pm-8pm. Location TBA! 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.

MON, JAN 11 – WHOLESOME WAVE PRESENTATION – Several participants of our FVRx program have been invited to present their experiences with this national organization at their annual conference in Atlanta. G.R.O.W. Harrisburg!!!!

SAT, JAN 16 – ICEBOX CAMPUS CHILDREN’S TEACHING GARDEN WORKDAY – Come help build this teaching garden campus, designed for school children at Icebox Ministries in Harrisburg. Volunteer work goes from 9am-1pm … lunch shared together afterwards. Get your church and other groups involved! RSVP to kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

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. We’re gonna need at least 8 volunteers to really pull this off! Contact kim@augustalocallygrown.org if you can commit!

SAT, JAN 30 – ICEBOX CAMPUS CHILDREN’S TEACHING GARDEN WORKDAY – Come help build this teaching garden campus, designed for school children at Icebox Ministries in Harrisburg. Volunteer work goes from 9am-1pm … lunch shared together afterwards. Get your church and other groups involved! RSVP to kim@augustalocallygrown.org.

SUN, JAN 31 – CROB MOB AT CLYDE’S FRESH PRODUCE IN GROVETOWN WITH THE SOUL CITY SIRENS – What’s a crop mob, you ask!? Good question! Imagine 30-40 volunteers, gathered for an afternoon on a farm, all volunteering their time to get something big done for the local farmer. This time, we’ll be planting dozens of fruit trees! And this event has a bonus … work alongside the Soul City Sirens Roller Derby Team who will also be volunteering that day! Of course, we’ll share a farm-fresh meal afterwards. Save the date! Times TBA.

CHEERS!
Kim