Conveniently located near downtown Clarkesville, this 100% chemical free market (which includes four Certified Naturally Grown farms) delivers in three big ways: product, service, and small talk. Meet your local farmers, bakers, and independent makers at the market, Saturdays, 9 a.m. until noon, next to The Old Clarkesville Mill at 683 Grant Street.
This week’s vendors:
A Frayed Knot: Linda is bringing a new batch of colorful handmade boutique baby bibs (designer fabrics backed with minky or cotton chenille); chunky zipper pouches; leather key fobs and cotton webbing wristlet fobs; wooden beer carrier (one left!) and rustic wall-mounted bottle openers.
Aprons–Ties That Bind: Sadie Kelly is a local maker of aprons, aprons, and more aprons. She makes them for babies, children, teens, women, and even men. Some aprons are fun, others are cute, others are creative, but all 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. 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: Straight from her Clarkesville farm, Christy’s will have onions, cabbages, radishes, beets, kale, lettuce, snap peas, and (drum roll, please) black raspberries.
Christi’s Creations: Becca’s famous trail mix granola bars (almond cranberry chocolate), fresh baked rosemary bread, zucchini bread, blueberry lemon muffins, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and cinnamon scones.
Healing Earth Farm (CNG): The newest member of the CFM family, Morris will be back again this week bringing more non-GMO, free-range eggs, raw honey, as well as mixed and head lettuce.
H-n-A Honey: Local raw honey, plus Herb’s awesome wood-turned bowls.
Jarhead Farm (CNG): Cliff will have beets, buttercrunch lettuce, chard, sugar snaps, lots of herbs, rape, and of course natural jams of all kinds (Blue Caribbean, Strawberry Lantern, Apple Pie, Peach Cobbler, and many more). New this week is sugar free Strawberry Lemon.
Melon Head Farm (CNG): Kale, Swiss chard, spring lettuce mix, herb plants, tomato plants, perennial plants; fresh herbs: oregano, thyme, apple and chocolate mint. Fingers crossed for the first of the squash and maybe even some tomatoes!
Pure & Simple: 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.
Silver Lining Herbal & Gardens: Kristin and family will have potatoes, onions, beets, kohlrabi, maybe lettuce, chard, kale, and natural herbal products (lip balm, salve, sugar scrub, skeeter beater). Plus, home-baked granola and farm fresh eggs.
Taylor Creek Farm (CNG): Michelle will have zucchini, yellow squash (hopefully, they are so close), lettuce mix, kale, fennel and kohlrabi. She’s also bringing fresh, pasture-raised eggs.
Trillium Farms: Steve will have a variety of microgreens, sourdough herb bread, Hakurei turnips, cabbages, kale, arugula, and new potatoes.
