My prediction is that the new Clarkston Farmers Market (in Clarkston, GA) is going to be a huge hit. Reason: the roomy community center location is terrific, with lots to do besides shopping (children can play on the soccer field; people can visit, mingle, watch arts performances, and wander into the community garden), the prices from the truly local farmers are very reasonable, and the area is considered the most diverse square mile in the United States (with 50% of Clarkston's citizens being refugees from dozens of war-torn countries), which provides a great deal of possibility for making this market particularly interesting. The vibe yesterday was extremely positive. I bought turnips from Steve Miller, a bag from the Refugee Women Sewing Project, and a glass of basil lemonade from Adam at the Jolly Avenue Community Garden (which was fabulously delicious on such a hot day). I enjoyed the Burundi drummers, and I was particularly fascinated by the bamboo structures built by Burmese…
My prediction is that the new Clarkston Farmers Market (in Clarkston, GA) is going to be a huge hit. Reason: the roomy community center location is terrific, with lots to do besides shopping (children can play on the soccer field; people can visit, mingle, watch arts performances, and wander into the community garden), the prices from the truly local farmers are very reasonable, and the area is considered the most diverse square mile in the United States (with 50% of Clarkston's citizens being refugees from dozens of war-torn countries), which provides a great deal of possibility for making this market particularly interesting. The vibe yesterday was extremely positive. I bought turnips from Steve Miller, a bag from the Refugee Women Sewing Project, and a glass of basil lemonade from Adam at the Jolly Avenue Community Garden (which was fabulously delicious on such a hot day). I enjoyed the Burundi drummers, and I was particularly fascinated by the bamboo structures built by Burmese…
This is a very well-designed, beautifully-installed, interactive, age-and-situation-appropriate vegetable and herb garden at one of the best hospitals for children in the United States. Bravo, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Farmer D Organics
Harvesting potatoes is just plain fun, and provides you with "fast food" that can be prepared in a wide variety of ways. After your potato plants flower, you can start feeling around under the ground for the tubers. These will be small-to-medium sized and thin-skinned. These are called "new potatoes" and are delicious. If you wait a while (until the plants start to die back), the tubers will be bigger and have thicker skins. These "main crop" potatoes will keep longer.
In the Atlanta area, I plant potatoes around February 14. I use organic potatoes from the supermarket that are growing eyes. These can be gotten for free as the supermarkets believe they cannot sell them at that point, even thought they are perfectly fine. ("Seed" potatoes from garden supply companies are quite expensive and are typically not available until it is too late for them in my climate.)
See here for how to plant potatoes: https://vimeo.com/37049558 By the way, the ones I planted directly into the…
Please see my post, The Exciting Return of Open Garden, and How a Middle School Got a School Garden in less Than Two Weeks (foodshedplanet.com/2011/11/exciting-return-of-open-garden-and-how.html) for the back story on this relationship between a community garden and a school.
The kids are back, and they are cultivating 2 40' rows in the back field beyond the community garden and are conducting three different growing experiments: no till, hugelkultur, and double dig, as well as figuring out irrigation solutions and deer-resistant vegetable choices.
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