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Well-Known and Locally Grown
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: October - 2022
The fruits of the season are on display (and even better – on sale) at the Plateau’s pair of Farmers’ Markets.
Imagine your family table loaded with fresh, dried, or edible flowers, herbs, fruit, berries, meat, fish, fowl, dairy, fresh-baked goods, all of it complemented with your choice of hand-prepared sauces, jams, and dressings. All this and much more is right around your corner, thanks to the dedicated local growers and artisans at Locally Grown on the Green, 160 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers (Wednesdays, 2:00-5:00 P.M.) and Macon County producers of Mother Nature’s bounty at Highlands Farmers Market (Saturdays 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M.) at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Both markets open through October. When you bring home high-quality, locally-sourced products, you know your family’s health, satisfaction, and enjoyment needs have been met in abundance. With holidays approaching it’s time to start your gift gathering with unique hand-crafted candles, soaps, jams, jellies, wreaths, arrangements, hand-woven textiles, fragrances, dried herbs, hand-dyed yarns, birdhouses, baskets – the list goes on and on. Buy now. Be glad later. Chat with the producers and artisans. Learn about their products. Enjoy their stories about their land and history while you’re filling your larder with yum. If you haven’t already, mark your calendars’ Wednesdays and Saturdays reminding you to finish off your grocery shopping while enjoying a pleasurable outing. When your grocery store is outdoors, Life is good.
