THE ONLINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

There’s so much GROWING ON at Augusta Locally Grown! Here’s our calendar for the fall. Visit our other website at augustalocallygrown.org to get dates, times, and other details!

Or text Kim at 706-288-7895.

FARMERS MARKETS:

ALG Online Market – Tuesdays, 4pm-7pm – Year Round

Veggie Park Farmers Market-Tuesdays, 4:30pm-7pm – thru October

GOOD FOOD EVENTS:

GA Apple Give-Away at the Health Matters 5-K
Saturday, September 22

Reid Memorial Presbyterian Garden Work Day
Saturday, September 22

Cook Out at Icebox Urban Farm, free burgers with garden fixings!, Saturday, Sept 22

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, September 28

Volunteer Work Day at the Vineyard Giving Farm
Saturday, September 29

Three Farm Tour & Progressive Meal at Windmill Farms, Seeds Cafe, Farm & Market, and Herb N Berries Farm
Sunday, October 14

Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 18

Soap Making Demo & Workshop at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 19

Yoga Retreat at White Hills Farm
Saturday, October 20

Wild Mushroom Foraging Field Trip
Saturday, October 20

Fall on the Farm Day at Clyde’s Fresh Produce
Sunday, October 21

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, October 26

Herb-Inspired Beverages at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 26

FVRx Graduation at the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday, October 30

Season Closing Day Celebrations for the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday, October 30

Tea Bags, Tea Tins & Origami Tea Tags at White Hills Farm
Friday, November 2

AU Day of Service at Icebox Urban Farm
Saturday, November 3

Tailgate Butts & Rubs with Patrick at White Hills Farm
Saturday, November 10

Wild Forage Wreath Making at White Hills Farm
Saturday, November 17

Holiday Sorbets with Chef Charleen at White Hills Farm
Friday, December 7

Christmas Farm Photos with Santa at White Hills Farm
Saturday, December 15

Greenbrier Garden Club
Wednesday, January 9

Rivergate Garden Club
Thursday, March 14

ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Youth Gardening at the Boys & Girls Club
Mondays & Thursdays afternoons

Cooking Demos at the Storehouse Pantry
Every Other Monday evening

Organic Gardening 101 at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Tuesday mornings

Cooking Demos at the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday evenings

Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program
Tuesdays

Culinary Horticulture at Helms College
Wednesdays

Seasonal Snack Making at the Jessye Norman School
Thursdays

Home School Visits to Icebox Urban Farm
Thursdays

Home School Garden Club at Icebox Urban Farm
Mondays and Thursdays

Cooking Demos at Masters Table Soup Kitchen
Fridays

Harrisburg Home Gardening Program
Varies

Hope to you at the markets this week!

THE ONLINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

There’s so much GROWING ON at Augusta Locally Grown! Here’s our calendar for the fall. Visit our other website at augustalocallygrown.org to get dates, times, and other details!

FARMERS MARKETS:

ALG Online Market – Tuesdays, 4pm-7pm –

Veggie Park Farmers Market-Tuesdays, 4:30pm-7pm

GOOD FOOD EVENTS:

Georgia Food Oasis, Potluck & Pitch
Thursday, September 13

GA Apple Give-Away at the Health Matters 5-K
Saturday, September 22

Reid Memorial Presbyterian Garden Work Day
Saturday, September 22

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, September 28

Volunteer Work Day at the Vineyard Giving Farm
Saturday, September 29

Three Farm Tour & Progressive Meal at Windmill Farms, Seeds Cafe, Farm & Market, and Herb N Berries Farm
Sunday, October 14

Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 18

Soap Making Demo & Workshop at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 19

Yoga Retreat at White Hills Farm
Saturday, October 20

Wild Mushroom Foraging Field Trip
Saturday, October 20

Fall on the Farm Day at Clyde’s Fresh Produce
Sunday, October 21

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, October 26

Herb-Inspired Beverages at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 26

FVRx Graduation at the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday, October 30

Season Closing Day Celebrations for the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday, October 30

Tea Bags, Tea Tins & Origami Tea Tags at White Hills Farm
Friday, November 2

AU Day of Service at Icebox Urban Farm
Saturday, November 3

Tailgate Butts & Rubs with Patrick at White Hills Farm
Saturday, November 10

Wild Forage Wreath Making at White Hills Farm
Saturday, November 17

Holiday Sorbets with Chef Charleen at White Hills Farm
Friday, December 7

Christmas Farm Photos with Santa at White Hills Farm
Saturday, December 15

Greenbrier Garden Club
Wednesday, January 9

Rivergate Garden Club
Thursday, March 14

ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Youth Gardening at the Boys & Girls Club
Mondays & Thursdays afternoons

Cooking Demos at the Storehouse Pantry
Every Other Monday evening

Organic Gardening 101 at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Tuesday mornings

Cooking Demos at the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday evenings

Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program
Tuesdays

Culinary Horticulture at Helms College
Wednesdays

Seasonal Snack Making at the Jessye Norman School
Thursdays

Home School Visits to Icebox Urban Farm
Thursdays

Home School Garden Club at Icebox Urban Farm
Mondays and Thursdays

Cooking Demos at Masters Table Soup Kitchen
Fridays

Harrisburg Home Gardening Program
Varies

Hope to you at the markets this week!

THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

There’s so much GROWING ON at Augusta Locally Grown! Here’s our calendar for the fall. Visit our other website at augustalocallygrown.org to get dates, times, and other details!

FARMERS MARKETS:

ALG Online Market – Tuesdays, 4pm-7pm –

Veggie Park Farmers Market-Tuesdays, 4:30pm-7pm

GOOD FOOD EVENTS:

Georgia Food Oasis, Potluck & Pitch
Thursday, September 13

Local Apple Give-Away at the Health Matters 5-K
Saturday, September 22

Reid Memorial Presbyterian Garden Work Day
Saturday, September 22

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, September 28

Volunteer Work Day at the Vineyard Giving Farm
Saturday, September 29

Three Farm Tour & Progressive Meal
Sunday, October 14

Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, October 18

Soap Making Demo & Workshop at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 19

Yoga Retreat at White Hills Farm
Saturday, October 20

Wild Mushroom Foraging Field Trip
Saturday, October 20

Growler Gardening at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Friday, October 26

Herb-Inspired Beverages at White Hills Farm
Friday, October 26

Tea Bags, Tea Tins & Origami Tea Tags
Friday, November 2

AU Day of Service at Icebox Urban Farm
Saturday, November 3

Tailgate Butts & Rubs with Patrick
Saturday, November 10

Wild Forage Wreath Making at White Hills Farm
Saturday, November 17

Holiday Sorbets with Chef Charleen
Friday, December 7

Christmas Farm Photos with Santa
Saturday, December 15

Greenbrier Garden Club
Wednesday, January 9

Rivergate Garden Club
Thursday, March 14

ONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:

Youth Gardening at the Boys & Girls Club
Mondays & Thursdays afternoons

Cooking Demos at the Storehouse Pantry
Every Other Monday evenings

Organic Gardening 101 at the Clubhou.se Gardens
Tuesday mornings

Cooking Demos at the Veggie Park Farmers Market
Tuesday evenings

Fruit & Vegetable Prescription Program
Tuesdays

Culinary Horticulture at Helms College
Wednesdays

Seasonal Snack Making at the Jessye Norman School
Wednesdays

Home School Visits to Icebox Urban Farm
Thursdays

Home School Garden Club at Icebox Urban Farm
Mondays and Thursdays

Cooking Demos at Masters Table Soup Kitchen
Fridays

Harrisburg Home Gardening Program
Varies

See you at the markets!

Weblog Entry

THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP THIS WEEKEND to make wholesome local food more accessible throughout our community:

Growler Gardening – Friday, Aug 24, 5p-7p … It’s simple: you weed; we share locally brewed beer with you. This new-farmer incubator & teaching garden is located at theClubhou.se, 540 Telfair, Augusta. Text Kim at 706-288-7895 for more info.

Muscadine Gleaning – Saturday, Aug 25, 8:30am-12noon .. volunteers needed to harvest or “glean” a beautiful variety of muscadine grapes to donate to local food pantries. The farm is in Louisville, GA. For more info call Sandi at 229-386-3800. Sign the volunteer waiver online: www.endhunger/register.

Garden Work Day – Saturday, Aug 25, 5p-8p … join folks at the Golden Harvest Food Bank to prepare this big kitchen garden for fall planting! Located at The Master’s Table Soup Kitchen on Fenwick Street in downtown Augusta.

Thank you for your continued support of local farmers and local food food initiatives.

The OnLine Market is Open at Augusta Locally Grown

Enjoy the late summer bounty!
And thank you for supporting local farmers!

THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

It is a wonderful honor to announce our newly elected leadership team for Augusta Locally Grown! We appreciate everyone who stepped forward in the nomination process and hope to engage all who have offered to serve our nonprofit mission.

Follow us on social media this weekend as we celebrate the diverse skill sets, accomplishments and connections that these volunteers will be sharing with Augusta Locally Grown during their tenure.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
John Adam Stroup, Board President
Leslie Carson, Board Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS:
Jennifer Bateman
Lauren Belcher
Lisa Clarke
Hazel Cook
Audrey Doyle
Sumner Markwalter
Dr. Karen Phelps
Teresa Quarles
Julianna Shurtleff
Robert Sims

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Dr. Judith Anglin, Chair, Education Committee
Lauren Belcher, Chair, Farmer Support Committee
Wiley B Brown, Chair, Finance Committee

As always, thank you for supporting local farmers and local foods!

THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

It is a wonderful honor to announce our newly elected leadership team for Augusta Locally Grown! We appreciate everyone who stepped forward in the nomination process and hope to engage all who have offered to serve our nonprofit mission.

Follow us on social media this weekend as we celebrate the diverse skill sets, accomplishments and connections that these volunteers will be sharing with Augusta Locally Grown during their tenure.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
John Adam Stroup, Board President
Leslie Carson, Board Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERS:
Jennifer Bateman
Lauren Belcher
Lisa Clarke
Hazel Cook
Audrey Doyle
Sumner Markwalter
Dr. Karen Phelps
Teresa Quarles
Julianna Shurtleff
Robert Sims

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:
Dr. Judith Anglin, Chair, Education Committee
Lauren Belcher, Chair, Farmer Support Committee
Wiley B Brown, Chair, Finance Committee

As always, thank you for supporting local farmers and local foods!

THE ON-LINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

National Farmers Market Week is Aug 5-11 and we are excited to celebrate at all three of our market locations this Tuesday!

When you get to the market this week, ask for an “I Love Farmers Markets” temporary tattoo, stick in on, and take a clever photo of you or your loved one showing it off!

Text your photo to 706-288-7895 by Friday, Aug 10. The top three winners (chosen by a handful of our board members) will be announced on Aug 11, and each will receive a $25 ALG gift certificate.

We’ll be celebrating in a number of ways this coming week, and thank you in advance for being a part of it all by supporting your local farmers through this markets every week.

See you there!
Cheers!
Kim

THE ONLINE MARKET IS OPEN AT AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN

FALL INTERNSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!
We’ve got a wide variety of good-food internships available for graduate and undergraduate students this fall. Some are get-dirty/hands-on experiences; some are research-oriented; and some are administrative. Want to invest in your own education while also increasing good-food access and improving our local food system? Email kim@augustalocallygrown.org to get the Fall 2018-Winter 2019 internship list!

And, as always, thank you for supporting local farmers and for appreciating these beautiful local foods.

- Kim

REMINDER! THE AUGUSTA LOCALLY GROWN ONLINE MARKET IS OPEN FOR ORDERING ALL WEEKEND!

WE’RE GROWING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM!
Augusta Locally Grown a 10-year-old, non-profit group promoting sustainable, locally-grown food, is seeking talented and dedicated community members to join our volunteer Board of Directors. Those who do would guide, bolster and champion our efforts throughout the CSRA.

If you can give a solid year (or more) of energy and enthusiasm to Augusta Locally Grown, please nominate yourself for consideration. Nominations are open July 1 through July 24. Elections will be held on July 30, and new members will be announced and celebrated on Aug 1.

Be sure to read our new Board of Directors Handbook and our Bylaws, both accessible through the nominations link right here: www.augustalocallygrown.org/bod.

And thank you so much for supporting local farmers!
Cheers!
Kim