THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

THERE’S SOMETHING GROWING ON AT AUGUSTALOCALLYGROWN.ORG

The creativity of the people building our new websites is as rich as a Trail Ridge Goat Cheese Cheese Cake. Today, you’ll see the all-new facelift to our OnLine Market. Rest assured, it works the same; it just looks so so so much better.

A matching .org website will launch on Monday, promising to better convey the strides we all make together. I cannot thank enough Leslie and Amy, the little-engines-who-could of our cyber transformation. Tara, Candace and Patrick rounded it out with all the fun stuff. Enjoy the new format at www.augusta.locallygrown.net today. Visit www.locallygrown.org on Monday.

IMPORTANT:

In order to continue receiving weekly emails on Friday from ALG, you will need to sign up for the newsletter at AugustaLocallyGrown.org. Look for the newletter tab along the right side, click, and sign up. It’s as simple as that!

LOCAL FOOD EVENTS CALENDAR ====

FRI, SEPT 30 – WINTER PLANTING AND HERB TASTING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
All are welcome to help plant winter seedlings at the new teaching gardens at Augusta’s Department of Public Health. Located at the corner of Laney Walker & James Brown Blvd, Augusta. Come join the WIC team as they use fresh grown herbs in a pesto-making demo. To get involved, email Carla at CarlaTrenaWalker@gmail.com.

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!

TUES, OCT 4 – 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. This month we will feature two new programs:

SAYG – Bake Sale every week to raise money for the first raised bed gardens being installed by SAYG, a South Augusta Food Oasis Working Group!

NUTRITION ED – Come meet local dietetians who are creating amazing dishes with season veggies … another Food Oasis Working Group!

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

WED, OCT 5 – FARMERS MARKET EVENT AT BRANDON WILDE
The folks at Brandon Wilde, a residential retirement community in Evans, will host a farmers market event for their residents, followed by yet another fabulous farm-to-fork meal. It is truly impressive how the chefs and dieticians at this facility are leading the way in the CSRA to support local farms. It just goes to show: our community’s elders are wise in many ways, and good food is no exception.

FRI, OCT 7 – PRE-SALE PLANT SALE AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. More juicy details below.

SAT, OCT 8 – PLANT SALE & GARDEN TEA PARTY AT SOUTHERN NATIVE PLANTINGS
Get great deals on your fruit trees and other edibles for fall planting. Join Southern Native Plantings, Longwood Plantation and the all-new Moore Meadows to enrich the biodiversity of your gardens with organically-certified, edible plants, trees, herbs, pollinator-loving flowering plants and even zika-defense bug repelling plants! This event is free, from 9am-4pm. 1549 Pryor Road, Newington, GA 30446.

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
Join the Soul City Sirens on this work-day in the neighborhood of Harrisburg! We’ll be working on Icebox Urban Farm and installing more free raised beds at individual homes in the community. Works goes from 9am-1pm. And yes! We always feed our volunteers healthy, beautiful food. For more information, text Kim at 706-288-7895.

WED, OCT 19 – CREATING A LOCAL FOOD HUB: AN OPEN DISCUSSION
Please consider attending this brain-storming session! Members of our community will continue to look at ways to build a local food hub in Augusta. This meeting will be held at the Clubhou.se, 540 Telfair Street, from 10am-2pm. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Kisha Burke at burket.ga@gmail.com.

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.

SUN, OCT 30 – HAYWAGONS AND PUMPKINS AT CLYDE’S FRESH PRODUCE IN GROVETOWN. What a wholesome way to spend the Halloween weekend with your family! Times are 2p-5p. Visit our new website to learn more at augustalocallygrown.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!

SUN, DEC 4 – LOCAL CHRISTMAS TREE PROMO
… More details soon!

SUN, DEC 11 – HEALING FARM HOLIDAY EVENT AT JANDL FARM & STABLES
… More details soon!

Cheers!
Kim