Sunday, August 24, 2008
Saturday September 6 - Mountain Harvest Festival: Come participate in an old time harvest celebration in the North Georgia Mountains. We will have lots of vendors, food and activities for young and old.
Our mountain farmers will display and sell some of their home grown products including fresh and local produce of all kinds, jams, jellies, and syrups, grains, dairy, wine, fish and meats. Then, many of our best local chefs will prepare and serve delicious and nutritious samples of these wonderful fresh and local products. Many of these products will be from organic, sustainable and/or biodynamic farms.
Southerners know and value their gardens and farms. Fruits and vegetables grown thousands of miles away are harvested long before peak ripeness so they can survive shipping and be market ready weeks later. Local products are fresher, have better flavor and more nutrient benefit, offer more seasonal variety, lessen the environmental impact of transportation and packaging, and keep more money in local economies.
The celebration will take place at the Center on Warwoman Road in Clayton Georgia from 11:00AM until 3:00PM on Saturday September 6. Attendance will be limited to 150. Advance tickets are $15.00 and will be $20.00 at the door (children under 12 are free). We will have live music by the local group Mountain Hoodoo under the pavilion from 12:00 Noon until 2:00PM. Tickets are avaialble at participating restaurants or you can call (706) 746-5485 or (706) 782-5485.
This event is sponsored by the Georgia Mountains Foodways Alliance a "Non-Profit" organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the local food culture and small businesses from field to table. The Alliance identifies and nurtures Georgia's varied community culinary heritages through education, networking, public relations, regional cooperation and the sponsoring and promotion of local food and local wine events.
Monday, August 18, 2008
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