The lighter side of July Fourth weekend comes down to fun and fireworks, grilling out, and plenty of good eats.
Kick off your long weekend at the market where you’ll find plenty of the season’s best locally grown produce, home baked goodies, farm fresh eggs, honey, jams, and naturally made health and cleaning products.
Conveniently located near downtown Clarkesville, this 100% chemical free market (which includes four Certified Naturally Grown farms) is open Saturdays, 9 a.m. until noon, next to The Old Clarkesville Mill (683 Grant Street).
This week’s vendors:
Angel Mountain Sweets: Sherrie says, “It’s time to get your red, white, and blue on!” Angel Mountain Sweets will have everything you need for this weekend’s get togethers: cupcakes, cheese straws, cakes, cookies, and more.
Berryvine Farm: Christy will have blackberries, broccoli, cucumbers, beets, carrots, chard, beans, and onions.
Christi’s Creations: What’s for breakfast? Stop in for some lemon blueberry muffins, cinnamon scones, zucchini bread, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, trail mix granola bars, and fresh baked rosemary bread; handmade herbal and fruit teas; and two smiling youthful faces (free on the faces part). Come early for best selection!
Deepwater Farm: Douglas and Joanne will be bringing kale, collards, and cabbage; green beans and (hopefully) tomatoes.
Healing Earth Farm (CNG): Morris will have tomatoes, blueberries, potatoes, raw honey, and non-GMO, free-range eggs.
Jarhead Farm (CNG): kale, chard, green beans, sitao; lots of fresh dill, parsley, and peppermint; lots of whole fruit jams. This week: try new Blue Lemon!
Melon Head Farm (CNG): Emma’s bringing lots of heirloom tomatoes; a mix of squash and zucchini; pickling, Marketmore, and lemon cucumbers; berries; basil, oregano, and mint; hot Padron peppers and sweet Italian peppers.
Pure & Simple: What’s new? A best-selling bar soap (Eucalyptus & Lime) goes liquid! Pure & Simple’s background: Searching for a healthy alternative to the harsh chemicals in soaps for her family, Lisa discovered her passion for making natural health and cleaning products and ended up starting her own small business―in her kitchen. Now her line of products includes naturally good (chemical free) handmade soap, lip balm, sugar/salt scrub, deodorant, sunscreen, bug repellent, household cleaner, pain cream, body butter, hair oil, hand sanitizer, facial cream, liquid soap, foaming soap, dog & people shampoo bars, laundry soap, bath salts, shave soap, and herbal teas.
