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LOVE TO OUR FARMERS
Sending love to our farmers this weekend as they weather this tropical storm. We hope it brings the rains they need without damaging the fruits of their tireless labor. Y’all are truly the heroes of our community, patiently working with whatever the heavens bring.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ====

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
We’re putting together a strapping team of volunteers for our Harvest Bytes event on October 28-29 at the Clubhou.se! Cook, serve or set up! Be a part of the get-er-done crowd, and have fun doing it! Text Kim at 706-288-7895

LOCAL FOOD EVENTS CALENDAR ====

TUES, SEPT 13 – VEGGIE TRUCK FARMERS MARKET!
Support the most feel-good farmers market in Augusta. And yes, we double EBT!!! Every Tuesday, 4:30pm-7pm, at 1850 Broad Street, Augusta.

TUE, SEPT 20 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE SUBURBAN GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!

THU, SEPT 22 – FOOD OASIS MEETING
Join with other local food activists, led by Georgia Organics, to make some real progress in our community together! Location TBA. Contact CarlaTrenaWalker@gmail.com to get the RSVP link.

FRI, SEPT 23 – WINTER GARDEN PLANTING AT THE CLUBHOUSE.SE GARDENS
Come help us out in our fall crops and learn what the upcoming “incubator kitchen and gardens” is all about! Friday, Sept 23, 9a-11a, 540 Telfair St, Augusta. RSVP Kim at 706-288-7895.

SAT, SEPT 24 – VOLUNTEER WORK DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT
There’s always something creative and fun to work on at this campus, dedicated to school group education. We’ll also be installing more free raised beds at individual homes in the community of Harrisburg! Join our volunteer groups from 9am-1pm. And yes! We always feed our volunteers healthy, beautiful food. For more information, text Kim at 706-288-7895.

SAT, SEPT 24 – WHOLE FOODS BIRTHDAY BASH
Join us and others to celebrate Whole Foods’ 2nd Birthday at their store in Augusta. Kids activities from 12noon-4pm; more adult activities from 4pm-8pm. Come learn about getting involved in our Food & Tech Hackathon too!

SUN, SEPT 25 — THREE FARM TOUR & PROGRESSIVE FARM DINNER
We’re very excited to announce another “Three Farm Tour & Progressive Farm Dinner!” This time we’re focusing on the Aiken area. Meet the good folks at Pascalina Farm for soup and salad; Happy Earth Farm for meat stew; and Trail Ridge Goat Dairy for dessert. Tickets are on sale now through our on-line market! $20 each. 1p-5:30p. A limited 25 tickets will be available. Buy now! This is a very popular event.

FRI, SEPT 30 – WINTER PLANTING AND HERB TASTING AT THE DPH! More details soon!

SAT, OCT 1 – MICROBIAL MAKEOVER WITH ICEBOX FARM
Icebox Farm has just announced a fascinating, full-day workshop called “Microbial Makeover,” held at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Evans. In this hands-on workshop, you and your friends will find out what microbiota and microbiomes are, where they come from, and how we interact with them in ways that affect our health. Expert facilitators are Dr. Steve Fountain, MD, PhD, and Tasha Alison, of Icebox Farm. Visit the event’s new website at microbialmakeover.com. to register. Space is limit, includes an amazing meal, and will sell out fast!

WED, OCT 5 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE WESTLAKE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!

FRI, SAT, OCT 7-8 – PLANT SALE AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS!
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. Juicy details coming soon.

TUE, OCT 11 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE HILLSIDE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!

SAT, OCT 15 – VOLUNTEER WORK DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT
There’s always something creative and fun to work on at this campus, dedicated to school group education. We’ll also be installing more free raised beds at individual homes in the community of Harrisburg! Join our volunteer groups from 9am-1pm. And yes! We always feed our volunteers healthy, beautiful food. For more information, text Kim at 706-288-7895.

SAT-SUN, OCT 28-29 – “HARVEST BYTES” – A FARM TO TABLE TECHNOLOGY EVENT
Join us as we partner with the Clubhou.se in downtown Augusta to explore ways in which sustainability and technology intersect to improve our local food system overall. Partake in an intellectually satisfying, gastronomically-elegant, farm-to-table meal created by the dynamic duo of Chef Charleen Tinley and Chef Jonathan Marks, formerly of the Roosters Beak. Start the night with a Socratic-style cocktail hour, following by “Hacking the Microbiome” with speaker Dr. Steve Fountain. We’ll kick it all off with a competitive Good Food Hack-A-Thon the night before, sponsored by Whole Foods Market! Be a part of the thinking crowd … and eat well while doing it. Proceeds from this event will fund an “Incubator Kitchen” at the Clubhou.se to support start-up and pop-up chefs in Augusta. Tickets are on sale now at www.harvestbytes.org.

TUE, NOV 8 – ALG SPEAKS WITH THE HIGH GROVE GARDEN CLUB
We’re always grateful to meet up with our local garden clubs!

THU, NOV 10 – FOOD OASIS MEETING
Join with other local food activists, led by Georgia Organics, to make some real progress in our community together! Location TBA.

SAT, NOV 19 – NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FAMILY DAY AT ICEBOX URBAN FARM AND THE HUNDREDS IN HARRISBURG PROJECT!
Save the date! Bring your family! Make a difference!

SUN, NOV 20 – BRUNCH ON BROAD WITH GROW HARRISBURG … More details soon!

TBASIBLEY SOILWORKS!
An all-new project of G.R.O.W. Harrisburg!

HOW YOU CAN HELP ====

MATCHING CORPORATE GIFTS!
Augusta Locally Grown is blessed to be the recent beneficiary of two sets of matching corporate gifts: one from Merck and one from the Augusta National Golf Club. Does your company match employee gifts or volunteer hours? If so, please consider choosing ALG as your beneficiary. There are so many ways to contribute to a more healthy and vibrant local food system!

DIG IN TO HELP, AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN
People often ask how they can help support our efforts. Here’s a healthy menu of opportunities!

DIMES FOR DIRT
Turn your spare change into soil for our Hundreds in Harrisburg project. We’ll be installing 50 more raised beds at individual homes throughout this neighborhood. Collection jars are located at both ALG Market pick-up locations, The Veggie Truck Farmers Market, Southern Made, Grovetown Feed and Seed, Bricko Farms and Humanitree House.

ALG FACEBOOK BUTTON
We now have a donation button on our Facebook page!

AMAZON SMILE
A portion of your Amazon purchases can benefit ALG’s educational programs when you sign-in through www.smile.amazon.com and select us as your beneficiary.

DIRTY TO DELICIOUS FUND-DRIVE:
This on-line fund-drive benefits all of ALG’s educational programs through the CSRA. From elementary school visits to our post-graduate internships, your donation supports a better understanding the power of local, healthy, wholesome food for our community. Visit https://fundrazr.com/219NRc.

Cheers!
Kim