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
Market News
The Cumming Harvest is open for orders!
Ancient Awakenings is selling this week.
Still no word on when the move may take place but we’ll be ready and let you know too!
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CANE CREEK FARM’s ORGANIC GROWING COURSES are starting this weekend.
Organic Growing Courses
The three organic growing courses offered by Cane Creek Farm build on each other and serve to discover and deepen an understanding of using sustainable, chemical-free growing practices. Students include those wanting to begin a garden at home or enhance their current garden and the aspiring or experienced farmer wanting to learn more about organic growing practices. Although these courses are now in their 10th year, this is the first year the classroom component is offered online with an optional on-farm field experience. Lynn Pugh teaches the courses from the Georgia Organic’s organic curriculum, which she helped to develop. Classes are limited to 25 participants, and advance registration is required at www.canecreekfarm.net.
“We want to reach those who may not live nearby by offering much of the course content online, and those who are able will find the field experience to be fun hands-on learning and a good way to connect with classmates,” says Pugh. “About a third of our past participants now own and operate their own farms, and almost all students are successful backyard gardeners.”
Courses:
OGC 101 Fundamentals of Organic Growing- Online
Four sessions over eight weeks
February 27 to April 16
OGC 101F Fundamentals of Organic Growing Field Experience – On Farm
Four Saturday mornings, 9 AM to 1 PM, every other week.
March 5 – April 16
No pre-requisite or experience necessary. Topics include soil, soil management, plant anatomy and physiology, and plant reproduction.
Cost: OGC 101 and OGC 101F- $250.
OGC only 101- $150.
OGC 102 Practices of Organic Growing- Online
Four sessions over eight weeks
April 22 – June 11
OGC 102F Practices of Organic Growing Field Experience – On Farm
Four Saturday mornings, 9 AM to 1 PM, every other week.
April 30 – June 11
OGC 102 has a pre-requisite of OGC 101 or previous OGC. Topics include cover crops and weeds, pollinators, pests, pathogens, crop rotation and composting.
Cost: OGC 102 and OGC 102F – $250.
OGC 102 only – $150.
OGC 103 Business of Organic Growing – Online
Four sessions over eight weeks
June 17 – August 19
No pre-requisite required. Topics include marketing, certification, record keeping and finances.
Cost: $150
*Discount if registering for all three courses with field experiences- $600.
Cane Creek Farm is located at 5110 Jekyll Road in Cumming, Georgia. For more information, call 770-889-3793 or visit www.canecreekfarm.net.
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CURRENT MARKET LOCATION
Building 106, Colony Park Dr. in the Basement of Suite 100, Cumming, GA 30040.
Google Map
MOVING SOON TO… 165 Enterprise Drive, just north of us only a few minutes away. Google Map
PICK UP HOURS
Saturday from 10-12pm.
106 Colony Park Drive, Suite 100 Cumming, GA 30040
Please contact me if you have any questions, problems or suggestions. EMAIL ME
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!