Atlanta Farmer's Markets

Saturdays in Atlanta ... the perfect time for picnics,
hiking up Kennesaw Mountain, taking the dog to
the park, riding bikes on the Silver Commet Trail,
and of course, getting up early and heading to the
Farmer's Markets to get local veggies and fresh
baked cinnamon dusted, honey soaked goodness.

Serenbe Farm (Palmetto, Ga) has a great farmers'
market and local artist-in-residence that is worth
the drive down to see. They open up at 8am, and go
through the early afternoon (3 or 4pm), May - October.
They have lots of organic produce that is grown right
there on the big farm, as well as music and crafts.

While you are down in Palmetto, you may as well hop
over to the breathtaking Dunaway Gardens. It will
be closed mid-July through August, so put it on your
calendar asap!

Back in Atlanta, the Piedmont Park Green Market is
the popular place to pick up artwork, handmade soaps,
fresh pasta and bread, locally grown produce, and more.
It's more of a morning-only thing, so try to go between
9am and noon, May through the end of the year.

If the weather is bad, or it's 8pm and you need good,
exotic food in bulk, head over to the huge and inspiring
Dekalb Farmer's Market. This is one of my favorite
places to go shopping or even just for lunch. It's a huge
warehouse of fresh stuff. Flowers, pastries, fruits, etc,
and they also have a large variety of hard-to-find dry
goods, wines, candies, cook books, and more. I love it!

Lastly, if you are up on the north side of Atlanta, head
over to Wills Park in Alpharetta, and there is a good,
although smaller in scale, local farmer's market that is
sponsored by the Extension Service. It starts at 7am,
and ends when the farmers are sold out. They are in
need of more vendors, so if you are interested in sharing
your tomato crop, or seedlings, or other garden bounty,
look them up and head on out!