We've moved (our blog)!

Friends, remember that swanky new website we mentioned PRFM getting just in time for the 2016 season? The blog has now officially moved there, too. Check us out here!

Eat local. Eat well.

Chefs at PRFM...
On Saturday, Chef Zach Meloy is teaching us how to cook with fennel (Demo - 10:00 a.m.).

Next Wednesday, the 27th, don't miss the Chef Popup by Hector Santiago of El Super Pan! Also, Monday Night Brewing.

In season...
Asparagus, arugula, beets, bok choy, carrots, collards, fennel, garlic, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuces, mustard greens, peas, plants, ramps, radishes, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tatsoi, turnips...and more!

Want to learn more about seasonal veggies and see some tasty recipes? Check out this super-fun guide from our friends at Piedmont Healthcare.

Time to celebrate!

This Saturday...

Celebrate the Market's ninth birthday with us! We'll have visits from friendly farm animals, live music, and birthday cake from Flora & Flour. At 9:00 a.m., PRFM and COUNTRY Financial will announce the winning design for the 2016 Market shopping bag, which means we're the ones giving out presents (reusable shopping bags, y'all). And at 10:00 a.m. don't miss the chef demo with loyal PRFM supporter, Thomas McKeown of Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Chef Thomas has influenced the culture of the Hyatt by expanding their support of local farms in Atlanta and across the country.

This Wednesday...

Our Chef Pop-up of the week is the one and only Nick Melvin of Venkman’s, and beer will be on hand from Second Self Beer Company (donations for beer go to programs supporting the farmers—this season PRFM bought $5,000 worth of fruit trees & bushes to give to our farmers as an investment in more fruit at the market). Stop by for your midweek shopping and supper!


- Jennifer Maley

Double the PRFM, double the fun

This week at PRFM...

Get doubly fit at the market this Saturday—start the morning with a free barre class from Pink Barre (register here and bring water + yoga mat), then get your healthy shop on to the live acoustic music of Bailey.

In season this week? Asparagus, arugula, beets, bok choy, carrots, collards, fennel, garlic, herbs, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuces, mustard greens, peas, plants, ramps, radishes, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tatsoi, turnips...and more!

At 10:00 a.m. Chef Nick Leahy of Saltyard joins us for a demo featuring seasonal ingredients available at the market.

Also this week? Opening day of Wednesday PRFM! Starting on April 13 from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m., you'll be able to get your local food fix midweek, too. Also, dinner to enjoy onsite or to-go. Also, beer (onsite, please). This week's pop-up chef is Nick Leahy and brewery is Orpheus (artisanal brewery overlooking Piedmont Park and the Beltline; lineup features saisons, sours, hops, and barrels). Y'all come!

- Jennifer Maley

April 2 is Opening Day! Also, Wednesday Markets are a thing.

It just doesn't feel like spring has sprung until Peachtree Road Farmers Market opens for the season. Good thing that’s happening. This Saturday. So ready your shopping bags, y’all, cause it’s going to be a great year at the Cathedral of St. Philip. The tenth season kicks off, 8:30 a.m. to noon this Saturday, and you won't want to miss the line-up of beautiful farmers and makers. Our first chef demo is the indomitable Jenn Robbins of Avalon Catering (10:00 a.m., you'll learn somethin'). 

Also, PRFM is launching Wednesday Markets starting April 13, 4:30 – 8:00 p.m. Midweek farmers market? Check. Grab-and-go dinner options? Check. Beer? Check. Let's do this.

Other new things? Our website. You'll find updated calendars and handy recipes there. And if you really like us, you can volunteer or donate online, too. 

Whether you shop with us on Saturday or Wednesday (or both!), you can count on PRFM for the freshest local produce, lovingly crafted specialty foods, soulful art, and live music. You bring the bags. We'll bring the smiles. Happy market season!

- Jennifer Maley

Reusable Bag Art Design Contest

4th Annual Peachtree Road Farmers Market

Reusable Bag Design Contest

Deadline: Friday, March 4, 2016, 4 PM

Winning Designs for 2013, 2014, and 2015

COUNTRY Financial® and Peachtree Road Farmers Market invite all Atlanta high school students to participate in the fourth annual Peachtree Road Farmers Market Reusable Bag Design Contest.

The winning design will be revealed April 16, 2016 at Peachtree Road Farmers Market. Three finalists will be invited to the unveiling.

Prizes
The student with the winning design will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The student's design will also be displayed on thousands of reusable canvas bags distributed to shoppers this season at Peachtree Road Farmers Market. Two runners-up will each receive a $500 scholarship. Their designs will be showcased at the kick-off press conference.

Design
Students' designs should reflect this year's theme: "Our Farms, Your Tables." Participants are asked to include imagery inspired by the spring/summer season and corresponding regional market goods, such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc. We also ask students to illustrate the spirit of the city. All entries must include the phrase "2016 Peachtree Road Farmers Market."

Deadline
All participants must submit their entries by Friday, March 4, 2016, at 4 pm ET to Peachtree Road Farmers Market office at 2744 Peachtree Rd. NW, Atlanta, GA 30305.

Ask your principal or art teacher for more information or visit Country Financial for a look at last year's winner.

To enter, go to Country Financial where you can download the official rules and entry forms.

Join us Saturday, April 2, 8:30 am-12 pm and Wednesday, April 13, 4:30-8 pm for our 2016 Season Opening Days!

Thanks + Wednesday Night Market

From our market manager...

Peachtree Road Farmers Market is a special place. Since its founding in 2007, we have become the state's largest producer-only farmers market, which means all items are sold by the farmer/maker with no reselling. The early leadership saw that Atlanta demanded farm-fresh produce, meats, and dairy, and the community supported their idea with open arms and shopping baskets!

The Market continues eight years later as a nonprofit organization housed at The Cathedral of St. Philip. Our farmers and vendors bring the best produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, pasta, prepared foods, and artisan goods from around Georgia to market Saturday mornings rain or shine. The relationship between the vendors and chefs and shoppers creates a sense of community that brings people together to laugh, share, and enjoy each other. We've seen couples come to the market on their first date, taken engagement photos here, and now their children race through the market to greet their farmer friends.
       

As our 9th season comes to a close, we are so grateful for another successful season. The market would not be possible without support from our sponsors, Country Financial, Piedmont Healthcare, Wholesome Wave Georgia, Whole Foods Buckhead, and Beautiful Briny Sea. We are grateful to our host, The Cathedral of St. Philip, our team of 29 volunteers, our farmers, vendors, and artisans. Most importantly, it is our shoppers who support the market in sun, rain, cold, and blistering heat. Without your commitment to the market and to buying local, none of this would be possible.

This year we have grown our outreach and programs thanks to your support. Please take a look at our 2015 Annual Report for more details. We wish you a wonderful winter season and look forward to seeing you at our Saturday Market from April 2-Dec 17, 2016, and our new Wednesday Evening Market from April 13-Oct 26, 2016 (see details below).

Sincerely,
Lauren Carey
Executive Director

Wednesday Night Market this spring!

Take a break from cooking and enjoy a locally sourced meal for you and your family at our new addition, the Wednesday Evening Market! On the run? "Grab & go" dinners will be available, too! You'll find familiar Market vendors and a few new ones serving up delicious whole meals, farm-fresh eggs, meats, and produce available for your midweek needs. April 13 through October 26 from 4:30 - 8:00 p.m. See you on Wednesdays next spring!

Stock up + buy gifts - last market of the season!

Don't miss the last market of the season! Stock up for the winter and check out our holiday artist market to cross off those last "to-do's" on your list. A little music while you shop? Why yes, the Cathedral choir will be on hand to keep things festive.

Holiday Artists Market
In addition to our fantastic line-up of farmers and prepared food vendors, more than 35 artists will bring their locally made wares to help you shop for the holidays! Our artists are producing fine jewelry, original paintings and photography, hand-stitched and knitted clothing items & accessories, doggy treats and pet goodies, bath and body collections, pottery, fiber and paper art, woven baskets, and much more. NaturAlmond, Verdant Kitchen, Beautiful Briny Sea, and Doux South all have gift packages for that hard-to-shop for foodie in your life. Garnish and Gather is offering a specialty gift card with an extra 20% added just for Market shoppers. Fabulous holiday wreaths are available from Heirloom Gardens. Support your local farmers, chefs, and artisans this holiday season!

Local. Food. Royalty.

This week at PRFM...
Atlanta's queen of local food, Anne Quatrano, joins us for the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m., followed by a special cookbook signing (books available at the Cathedral store) just in time for the holidays! You know and love her from destinations like Bacchanalia, Floataway Café, Little Bacch, Star Provisions, and most recently, new Ponce City Market restaurant W. H. Stiles Fish Camp (aka Dub’s).

Next Saturday, December 19...
Don't miss the last market of the season! Stock up for the winter and check out our holiday artist market to cross off those last "to-do's" on your list.

Holiday Artists Market
In addition to our fantastic line-up of farmers and prepared food vendors, more than 35 artists will bring their locally made wares to help you shop for the holidays! Our artists are producing fine jewelry, original paintings and photography, hand-stitched and knitted clothing items & accessories, doggy treats and pet goodies, bath and body collections, pottery, fiber and paper art, woven baskets, and much more. NaturAlmond, Verdant Kitchen, Beautiful Briny Sea, and Doux South all have gift packages for that hard-to-shop for foodie in your life. Garnish and Gather is offering a specialty gift card with an extra 20% added just for Market shoppers. Fabulous holiday wreaths are available from Heirloom Gardens. Support your local farmers, chefs, and artisans this holiday season!

This week at PRFM

This week, join Your Happy Nest for kids' activities all morning and story hour at 9:30 a.m. Don't miss the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with "prince of pop-ups," Jarrett Stieber. And remember, PRFM is open 9 a.m. to noon now through 12/19!

Save the date...

Holiday Artists Market
On Saturday, December 19, in addition to our fantastic line-up of farmers and prepared food vendors, more than 35 artists will bring their locally made wares to help you shop for the holidays! Our artists are producing fine jewelry, original paintings and photography, hand-stitched and knitted clothing items & accessories, doggy treats and pet goodies, bath and body collections, pottery, fiber and paper art, woven baskets, and much more. NaturAlmond, Verdant Kitchen, Beautiful Briny Sea, and Doux South all have gift packages for that hard-to-shop for foodie in your life. Garnish and Gather is offering a specialty gift card with an extra 20% added just for Market shoppers. Fabulous holiday wreaths are available from Heirloom Gardens. Support your local farmers, chefs, and artisans this holiday season!

Artist Market + Santa = holiday kick-start!

This week at PRFM...
Remember, PRFM is open 9 a.m. to noon now through 12/19!

Holiday Artists Market
On Saturday, November 28, in addition to our fantastic line-up of farmers and prepared food vendors, more than 35 artists will bring their locally made wares to help you shop for the holidays! Our artists are producing fine jewelry, original paintings and photography, hand-stitched and knitted clothing items & accessories, doggy treats and pet goodies, bath and body collections, pottery, fiber and paper art, woven baskets, and much more. NaturAlmond, Verdant Kitchen, Beautiful Briny Sea, and Doux South all have gift packages for that hard-to-shop for foodie in your life. Garnish and Gather is offering a specialty gift card with an extra 20% added just for Market shoppers. Fabulous holiday wreaths are available for pre-order from Heirloom Gardens. Support your local farmers, chefs, and artisans this holiday season!

Santa Visits the Market
Santa and his Elves will be visiting the Market for free festive photos (please bring your own camera). Kids of all ages  are welcome (and their dogs are, too!). The event is inside the Cathedral and takes place along with the farmers market and holiday artist market. Ongoing all morning; no appointment necessary.

Santa's trip is sponsored by Chef Kevin Gillespie and the elves of Terminus City BBQ, who will be serving up Terminus Whole Hog BBQ sandwiches. 

Chef Pop-up with Nick Leahy
Chef Nick Leahy of Saltyard joins us with another Chef Pop-up tent featuring Market-fresh ingredients! All proceeds from our Chef Popups benefit Meals on Wheels Atlanta in buying produce from Market farmers for seniors in need. We're delighted to see the Market serve as a path to help farmers sell more produce and provide our seniors with healthy, local veggies. Come support this week's Chef Popup for a great cause! Ongoing all morning. 

Prep for Turkey Day the PRFM way

Remember, PRFM is open 9 a.m. to noon now through 12/19!

This week at PRFM...
It's the weekend before Thanksgiving, so don't forget all of your side dish necessities at the Market! We'll have sweet potatoes, winter squash, radishes, turnips, carrots, ginger, mushrooms, peppers, kale, and lots more local produce. Enjoy grass-fed beef and pork for a turkey alternative, as well as farm fresh eggs, local raw honey, jam, and pickled and roasted goodies for your Thanksgiving feast!

Chef Demo - Saturday 10 am
Nick Melvin | Venkman's
Executive Chef and Partner Nick Melvin takes a creative approach to classic comfort cuisine at Venkman's in the Old Fourth Ward. Nick's experience includes Atlanta faves Rosebud, Parish, and Empire State South. Venkman's uses the best quality ingredients and serves wild and sustainable seafood, humanely raised poultry, grass-fed free range meats, and local produce whenever possible. Nick applies his fine dining background to family recipes at Venkman's, where you can enjoy amazing food and drinks with eclectic live music, to boot. Nick's Doux South Pickles are always finding their way into the dishes too. 

SNAP Sign-up Assistance
The Market partners with Wholesome Wave Georgia to double the value of every SNAP/EBT dollar spent at the market, providing access to good food while supporting sustainable farmers and contributing to the local food economy.

This Saturday, Wholesome Wave will be at the market all morning to answer questions and assist those who qualify for SNAP benefits to sign up. If you know anyone who could use food assistance, invite them to come to the Market. Check the Wholesome Wave Georgia website for the info required to sign up.

Save the date - November 28

Holiday Artists Market
On Saturday, November 28, in addition to our fantastic line-up of farmers and prepared food vendors, more than 35 artists will bring their locally made wares to help you shop for the holidays! Our artists are producing fine jewelry, original paintings and photography, hand-stitched and knitted clothing items & accessories, doggy treats and pet goodies, bath and body collections, pottery, fiber and paper art, woven baskets, and much more. Support your local farmers, chefs, and artisans this holiday season!

Santa Visits the Market
Santa and his Elves will be visiting the Market for free festive photos (please bring your own camera). Kids of all ages  are welcome (and their dogs are, too!). The event is inside the Cathedral and takes place along with the farmers market and holiday artist market. Ongoing all morning.

Santa's trip is sponsored by the chefs of Terminus City BBQ, and his elves will be serving up Terminus Whole Hog BBQ sandwiches.

Food is art is food

This week at PRFM...
The Buy 7 contest continues through November, your chance to win $20 at PRFM! Also this...

Chef Demo
Brent Banda | Lure
10:00 a.m. on 11/14
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Before joining the Fifth Group Restaurants team in 2004, Chef Brent Banda honed his skills at some of NYC’s best joints (Maialino, Esca, and Hearth). We’re glad his talents are back home in Atlanta, where he can share his fresh, seasonal dishes at Fifth Group's midtown seafood restaurant, Lure (just prior to Lure, Banda was executive chef at their award-winning Italian spot, La Tavola). Stop by and see him this Saturday at market, then plan to visit him at Lure, where it's patio season year-round!

Live Artist Demonstration by Dozfy
We are honored to welcome local legend Dozfy, who has created art all over the city, to feature his live artwork during the market. Come watch him craft a masterpiece this Saturday.

Your Happy Nest Kids Activities
Your Happy Nest will be at the market all morning to help your little ones make crafty leaf turkeys; and they'll be reading The Night Before Thanksgiving for story time at 9:45 a.m.


- Jennifer Maley

Join us inside this Saturday!

This week at PRFM...

Shop inside Child Hall with us and come hungry! Kevin Gillespie's Terminus City will be selling chopped whole hog BBQ sandwiches for $6 each. Last time they came to market, they sold out early, so make this your first stop. Then be sure to check out the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with a true farm-to-table goddess, Hilary White (The Hil at Serenbe).

And when jotting down your shopping list, Piedmont Heathcare reminds us that fall is a great time for Asian greens! Whether you're trying bok choy, tatsoi, mizuna or napa cabbage, here's a quick recipe video from our friend Chef Zeb Stevenson at Watershed. Make greens one of your seven and don't forget to enter the Buy 7 contest for your chance to win a PRFM gift certificate!

Halloween Parade and more at PRFM

This week at PRFM, pick up some tasty Halloween snacks (maybe Buy 7 and enter to win?), check out the 10:00 a.m. Chef Demo with Jason Paolini (Executive Director of Culinary for Resurgens Hospitality Group, including Restaurant Eugene, Holeman and Finch Public House, and the Café at Linton's in the Botanical Gardens), and don't miss our Halloween Parade and costume contest (details below)!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Pumpkins at PRFM! And other things.

This week at PRFM...

Market Pumpkin Patch
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

Chef Demo
Jeffrey Wall | Kimball House
10:00 a.m. on 10/24
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Jeffrey Wall is the Executive Chef of Kimball House in Decatur, which was touted by Southern Living as 2014's "Best Restaurant in the South." His dishes have been featured in numerous publications including Eidé Magazine, Creative Loafing's "100 Dishes to Eat in Atlanta," The Splendid Table, and AJC's "Best Dishes" of 2012, and have earned him accolades such as inclusion in Zagat's "30 under 30" list of industry professionals. Jeff maintains a focus on sustainable sourcing in the kitchen and throughout his menus, actively working with farmers, foragers, fishermen, and food experts both locally and across the country on a daily basis.

Also this week, join Your Happy Nest for kids activities all morning. This week your little one can create self and family portraits using items such as leaves, twigs, and seeds. You can also join them for story time at 9:15 a.m. as they read Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. 

And remember, the Buy 7 contest is back and is fun for the whole family!

Next week...

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Meat, art, fun for all!

This week at PRFM...
Remember, fall hours are in effect (9:00 a.m. to Noon through December 19) and the Buy 7 contest is back!

Chef Demo
Rusty Bowers | Pine Street Market
10:00 a.m. on 9/19
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
You know that alluring bacon-y smell that greets you at the market each week? Then you know (and likely love) Pine Street Market. Rusty Bowers is the artisan butcher shop's owner, and is committed to using locally sourced, humanely grown, and pasture-raised meats free from growth hormones, preventative antibiotics, and steroids. Oh, and he makes everything delicious. Swing by his Avondale Estates shop on most Saturdays for hands-on butchering classes. In the meantime, check him out at the demo tent this Saturday and ask away about whole animal butchering and curing meats!

WonderRoot Creative Reuse Pop Up
Market-long (9:00 a.m. to Noon)
WonderRoot Creative Reuse promotes artistic expression, environmental awareness, and community through the collection and redistribution of salvaged materials for creative reuse. Check them out at PRFM this week and get creative use materials for making your own Halloween costume (or that craft project you keep meaning to start) while saving the planet from items that might otherwise end up in a landfill!

Save the dates...

Market Pumpkin Patch
October 24, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)


- Jennifer Maley

A masterful market

This week at PRFM, get your garden on with the Central Fulton County Master Gardeners and the Georgia Daffodil Society sharing their expertise (and plants) all morning; buy your fall bulbs and start planting for a beautiful spring now! All that garden talk might make you hungry, so plan to stop by the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with Chris Edwards of Holeman and Finch Public House. He'll show you how to make a delicious fall dish sure to bring comfort on cool nights ahead, turnip and mushroom gratin. Remember, fall hours are in effect (9:00 a.m. to Noon through December 19) and the Buy 7 contest is back!

Save the dates...

Market Pumpkin Patch
October 24, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Join us inside starting at 9am!

This week at PRFM...

We're inside Child Hall this week and fall hours begin (9:00 a.m. to Noon through December 19). Saturday's Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m.features Todd Richards, who's now at the helm of White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails. And don't forget, the Buy 7 contest is back!

Save the dates...

Market Pumpkin Patch 
October 24, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

7th Annual Halloween Parade 
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Fall into PRFM!

This week at PRFM, celebrate the beginning of fall weather and fall produce. Join us at 10:00 a.m. for a Chef Demo from Bocado's Adam Waller and, if you're feeling snackish, stop by the Chef Pop-up before or after—Chef Thomas McKeown will have market-fresh grits bowls on offer!


- Jennifer Maley