A word of thanks

...from Market Manager Lauren Carey

As PRFM completes its 6th season, I'd like to say how much you mean to us.

To our shoppers:
Your farmers market continues to thrive because you show up in the rain, 8 months pregnant, with strollers filled with kids, when it's hot, with your dog, with out of town family, at a chef demo, kids activity or special Friday night Market. We are here each week because you are ready to try a new veggie or share a Swiss chard recipe while waiting to buy bread. Thank you for putting local food on your table each week. Our Saturday community is a place where kids grow up together and neighbors get to know each other. We thank you for supporting local!

To our sponsors:
Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation, Captain Planet  Foundation, Ellis Hotel, Whole Foods, Wholesome Wave, Les Dames d'Escoffier Atlanta Chapter, and Southeastern Horticultural Society.  It is through the generosity and community focus of sponsors like you that we help to save the planet, empower people to eat well, teach the next generation, and make local food accessible to all Georgians.

To our vendors:
It has been another wonderful year. We welcomed new friends and sent others on the next step in their journey. You make the market vibrant, seasonal and alive. Thank you for sharing your talents!

To the volunteers:
With grace, hospitality, and always humor you make the market a happy place. With over 2,500 volunteer hours given this season, the Market could never happen without you. We all thank you for giving so much of yourselves week after week and year after year.

Save the date! Opening day 2013: April 6, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Stocking Up + Giving Local

Stocking Up 
(see what we did there?)

look for us inside the Cathedral

This Saturday is the last market of the season—time to stock up on all of your favorites, from meat to jam, breads to honey, and don't forget your canning and pickling project (the season is nigh, y'all). So come on by from 9am to 12pm for all of your holiday and wintertime needs—we’ve got food, gifts, or even food gifts (market gift baskets = joy). And don't forget about our incredible artist market—details below!

Holiday Artist Market
look for us inside the Cathedral
Give local this year, with choices from fine foods like bacon, hot chocolate, and artisanal jams, to crafts from local artists (think handmade baskets, wood and glass creations, ceramics, pottery, jewelry, felt, scarves, silks, kids’ items, and more). Just can’t decide? PRFM has gift cards, too. So, bring the family for some good food and special shopping this holiday. We’ll see you inside the Cathedral of St. Philip!

...Our heartfelt thanks to all of our loyal shoppers, vendors, and volunteers—it's been a great season! We'll look forward to seeing y'all again in 2013—save the date for opening day: April 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

- Jennifer Maley

PRFM for the Holidays + More

Final 2012 Chef Demo 

with Peter Dale of The National
10:00 a.m. on 12/8
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Whole Foods Market
Y'all know Hugh Acheson. Meet Hugh's Executive Chef from his Athens restaurant The National—Peter Dale. No, really, you should come meet him this Saturday. A UGA grad, Peter decided to pursue his culinary passion shortly after college. With family heritage from Ecuador and Greece, he had experienced a diverse array of cuisines and was ready to get his start in the field. He began as an apprentice at Hugh's Five & Ten restaurant, with plans to attend culinary school thereafter. Instead, he chose travel as his education and spent time in Europe (mostly Spain) where he found further inspiration and honed his skills. In 2007, Dale and Hugh opened The National, combining their interests in cooking, travel, and food politics. The daily-changing menu features ingredients from local farms and pairs the seasons of Georgia with the flavors of Spain, France, North Africa, Greece, the eastern Mediterranean, and Middle East. This weekend you don't have to travel around the world, or even to Athens, to get a taste for Peter's fantastic dishes—you just have to stop by Peachtree Road Farmers Market for our last demo of the season!

Stocking Up (see what we did there?)

Just two more weeks of market time to stock up for winter! PRFM is open from 9am to 12pm Saturdays through December 15th, so come on by for all of your holiday needs—we’ve got food, gifts, or even food gifts. And don't forget about our incredible artist market—details below.

Holiday Artist Market
December 15th (look for us inside)
Give local this year, with choices from fine foods like bacon, hot chocolate, and artisanal jams to crafts from local artists (think handmade baskets, wood and glass creations, ceramics, pottery, jewelry, felt, scarves, silks, kids’ items, and more!). Just can’t decide? PRFM has gift cards, too. So, bring the family for some good food and special shopping this holiday. We’ll see you inside the Cathedral of St. Philip!

- Jennifer Maley