Farmers' Market

[from Andrew McGilvray]

It's now official -- this year's Georgia-Petworth Farmers' Market will be held every Saturday from June 4 through November 26! Our location is the fenced-in lot at the southwest corner of the Georgia & New Hampshire Aves. intersection (just south of the Metro). But THE MARKET NEEDS YOUR HELP!

For the market to succeed, it needs a growing customer base. So please help, just once, by spreading the word about the market ON YOUR BLOCK. Go to:

http://www.geocities.com/ga_ave_market/

and check to see if we already have a volunteer to handle your block. If your block is "unassigned," please send us an e-mail at:

[email protected]

to volunteer to distribute flyers on your block. The flyers need to be distributed between now and June 3 (more complete instructions are on the web site referenced above).

Thanks in advance for your support!

The Georgia-Petworth Farmers' Market Team

Comments

[Andrew]

Let's HOPE that the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program voucher program still exists! Many seniors brought the five-dollar vouchers to the market last year. However, the voucher program is not run by our local farmers' market. I believe that there are a variety of governmental and non-profit or health sector organizations that distribute the vouchers. If someone you know received vouchers last year, he/she should look to the same source for them this year...

[Z Maleki]

Last year coupons were distributed for senior citizens on fixed incomes so that they might get fresh produce from the Farmers Market. Will that happen again this year?