The Clarkesville Farmers Market reopens this Saturday after taking last weekend off for the Mountain Laurel Festival. This week the market welcomes new vendor Healing Earth Farm. Hartwell resident Morris Cleveland will be selling non-GMO, free-range eggs, raw honey, as well as mixed and head lettuce. His farm is certified organic and he’s one of four growers at our local market whose farm has been deemed Certified Naturally Grown (CNG). Translation? In addition to being certified “chemical free” like all growers at the Clarkesville Farmers Market, CNG folks hold certification designating their farms do not use any synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms.
Also, a friend returns to the market…Meat and egg vendor K & H Farms: Cavonna and family are back for the first time this season offering the following directly from their family operated farm in Toccoa: farm fresh pastured USDA whole chickens and pastured eggs; pastured pork sausage, (pastured and forest raised, non-GMO, non-soy, non-MSG); pastured pork chops; bone-in pork chops, 4-pk; pork Boston butt (pastured and forest raised, non-GMO, non-soy), pastured pork short ribs (pastured and forest raised, non-GMO, non-soy) Look for them at CFM on the fourth Saturday of each month!
This week’s other sellers:
Angel Mountain Sweets: Try out one of our new breakfast breads and our new Mayer Lemon Cake! Memorial Day wouldn’t be complete without our Firecracker Bundt Cake! Our weekly special for Saturday will be Banana Bread! Remember, our weekly specials are always $2 off for this Saturday only. Come on out and get your sweets for the holiday weekend! Bring your cup of coffee and we’ll take care of the rest.
Aprons–Ties That Bind: Sadie Kelly is a maker of aprons, aprons, and more aprons! She makes them for babies, children, teenagers, women, and even men. Some aprons are fun, others are cute, others are creative, all of which are great for utilitarian use – the original purpose for aprons. In the kitchen, in the shop, in the garden, in the artist’s studio, or at a party! All aprons are unique in that no two are ever exactly the same!
And while you’re at the market, be sure to pick up a flyer that explains “the bond created by aprons”.
Berryvine Farm: Baby beets with greens, kale, lettuce, cabbage, watermelon radish, dill, and cilantro.
Christi’s Creations: Fresh baked rosemary bread, zucchini bread, cookies, blueberry muffins, scones, and trail mix granola bars.
H-n-A Honey: Local raw honey, plus Herb’s awesome wood-turned bowls.
Jarhead Farm (CNG): Sugar snap peas, buttercrunch lettuce, chard, dill, cilantro, curly and flat parsley, tarragon, peppermint, romaine lettuce, and maybe some beets; and homemade jams (featuring Strawberry Lantern and Lemony Strawberry). Looking for something that’s a fun, unique, and one-of-a-kind gift? Check out Cliff’s handmade water dipper gourds.
Melon Head Farm(CNG): Spring lettuce mix, rainbow Swiss chard, arugula, Russian and Vates kale and bags mix of kales, artichokes; fresh thyme and oregano; fresh apple and chocolate mint; herb plants, flowering plants and tea plants; and Emma’s wonderful granola bars!
Pure & Simple: Lots of natural chemical free handmade soap bars, foamers, cleaner, deodorant, pain cream, hair products, bath salts, sugar scrub, body butter, sunscreen, bug spray, lip balm, loose tea, and more.
Silver Lining Herbal & Gardens: Kristin will have lettuce, peas, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, spinach, onions, potatoes, radishes, kale, herb plants, natural herbal products (lip balm, salve, sugar scrub, skeeter beater); Plus, home-baked granola and farm fresh eggs.
Taylor Creek Farm (CNG): Taylor Creek Farm will have zucchini, lettuce mix, butterhead lettuce heads, kale, kohlrabi, spinach, snow peas, Swiss chard, fennel. Michelle will also have pasture-raised eggs.
Trillium Farms: Fresh-baked Sourdough herb bread; kale, arugula, Chinese cabbage, market cabbage, micro mix, micro arugula, micro scarlet thrill and baby carrots.
