I thought you might like to see a collage of the many plots (each 20×20, full of vegetables and flowers) photographed at Lanier Community Gardens on July 20.

Gwinnett County has its first public community garden (Lanier, in Buford) and the City of Suwanee will have one soon (88 applications already received) and perhaps some day there will be one in Hoschton, or Braselton, or one of the other small towns in this area. I am not among those who believe that farmers’ [...]

The market was buzzing with activity last Saturday. The number of vendors has almost tripled since the 2009 season opened at the end of April and according to Bill Jaynes, one of the organizers, new vendors are waiting in the wings as current ones sell out their harvest. Cheryle Maddox reported that she has already [...]

I have no specific information about what will be available on Saturday, but I expect to see lots of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and other produce. Bread? Pecans? BBQ sandwiches? Garden plants? Herbs? Probably so! Last Saturday I missed my weekly visit to the market, but, as we all know, one cannot be in two places at [...]

It is not a habit of mine to have ice cream for breakfast, but when I came home from the market this morning, with a jar of blueberry sauce, I could not resist taking a carton of vanilla ice cream out of my freezer, putting a scoop in a small compote dish and topping it [...]

The Hoschton Farmers’ Market will be held as usual tomorrow, starting at about 8 AM, till about noon, in Towne Center (off Hwy. 53, just south of downtown Hoschton).   The Maddoxes will be there with cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, potatoes, green beans, a variety of peppers and lots of herbs – freshly cut, dried, [...]