The Weblog
We send out cool articles and farmer highlights using a different email program. You can see the archives of those emails here and through our facebook page! We use this “weblog” every Friday evening to let you know the market page is accepting orders (look for the little add to cart buttons next to products). Northeast Georgia Locally Grown was officially OPENED on Monday, April 26th, 2010 and we are so thankful that you are helping support fresh local foods each week.
Compost and Carrots
Good Evening,
This week I helped put up the last few boards for the three-stage compost at the Brenau Campus Garden, and played in the leaves (aka-raking for hours). It is a great reminder to encourage those at home to start or maintain a way to keep food scraps out of landfills! Instead of letting the precious organic matter go to concentrated waste sites, we can rebuild the soil around us. Mix the brown stuff (leaves) with the green stuff (food scraps)… and give it proper air, water, and time. Or! Since we aren’t one of the 200+ cities recycling food waste (or mandatory composting laws), check with a neighbor who gardens or a community garden close by, as they might love to turn your egg shells, veggie rinds, and leaf stalks from waste to rich soil. Read more about the State Of Composting In The U.S. here.
Let the cycle continue locally.
Don’t forget to order some carrots this week! Market open ’til 9pm tomorrow >>
Andrew in Hall
Chuck in Rabun
Teri in Habersham