The Weblog
The Online Market is open for ordering from 8 AM Wednesday till 8 PM on Thursday.
Spring time is upon us again. The planting of vegetables and flowers is in full spead as we work to provide an aboundance of fresh new products. Please feel free to make your selections from the great products available this week.
Remember the New Customer Referral Program
From March 20 through June 30
How it Works
1. Tell a friend about the CUMMING HARVEST farmers market.
2. Have them register at cumming.locallygrown.net. (the market managers will contact all new customers to ask who referred them)
3. After their third purchase (3 different weeks), your credit will be applied to your account.
Thank you for sharing your love of healthy food and for helping to support our local growers!
Stephen Daniels
770-905-9155
This Week at The Cumming Harvest
THIS WEEK
Here we are, nearly to September!
This week I want to shine a light on the local areas of growth in sustainable agriculture.
-Cane Creek Farm is a working and educational farm here in Cumming offering classes in organic gardening, as well as lunch n learn classes throughout the year. The best and most convenient farm to visit and learn to grow! www.canecreekfarm.net
-School Gardens I have visited a few and heard of more schools building school gardens in Forsyth Cty. More and more County Directors, Principals and Teachers are interested in making improvements and supporting Farm 2 School. North Forsyth HS Agriculture students and the Food and Nutrition departments are working together to expand their Farm 2 School programs. Currently, the Food and Nutrition department is growing a garden with the intention to harvest herbs to use in their cooking lessons. The Business Agriculture students may be opening a farmers market so that they can learn the business and marketing side of farming.
-UGA’s sustainable agriculture program didn’t even exist a few years ago, and already it’s become one of the premier programs of its kind in the country. Not only are students getting immersed in it full time, but the program also offers workshops and classes for new and long-time growers alike, all across the state. Looking at the calendar of events here: http://sustainagga.org/news.html, I see workshops of small ponds, livestock management, attracting honeybees and other pollinators to your garden, growing cover crops, and field trips to working sustainable farms. All of these are open to the public, and you can find details and registration links there on the calendar.
They also offer a journeyman training program for interested beginning growers, even those who want to start part time. They have a whole section of information and links elsewhere for people interested in small farms and other small food producing operations, located here: http://sustainagga.org/SmallFarms.html. That page is one of the most comprehensive resources for beginners.
-Forsyth County UGA extension is working to improve community awareness of our local farmers and Agritourism. For the first time, there will be a table and display set up at the County Fair this October highlighting our local farmers, Farm 2 School, and our local farmers markets. Make sure to come by and show your support.
-The Place, a local food bank and thrift store off of Pilgrim Mill Road has built 40+ raised beds in a sustainable community garden next to their building. Master Gardeners and volunteers are planting and harvesting food to be added to the food bank.
-University of North Georgia is developing a university-wide sustainability plan. Take a look to see what they are doing. https://www.facebook.com/sustainable.ung
It’s wonderful to see so much progress in so little time, especially since Georgia agriculture has such a reputation for being anti-organic for so long. The overall emphasis is still overwhelmingly in favor of industrial agriculture, but no longer exclusively. And it’ll only get better from here.
Pick-Up
Market Location and Pick Up
135 Enterprise Drive, Suite I, Cumming, GA 30040
Google Map
To view the harvest today and tomorrow till 8pm, visit “The Market” page on our website, The Cumming Harvest
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!