announcements: September 2008 Archives

WHAT: Local Food Production Initiative public meeting
WHEN: Monday, September 15 at 6:30pm
WHERE: the Nix Center, 1 Bayou Drive in Fairhope

TOPIC: Ed Tunnel, retired Baldwin County Extension Coordinator, will discuss "Fruit Tree Cultivars for This Area."

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

See this archived post for more information on the Local Food Production Initiative, centered in Fairhope. Current projects the Initiative is looking into include establishing a community garden in Fairhope; expanding the season on the Fairhope Farmers Market and perhaps finding a permanent off-street location for the market; educating the public about the opportunity for and benefits of local food production; and exploring ways of encouraging the preservation of farmland in Baldwin County.

Guidelines and applications have been issued for vendor spots at the City of Mobile's Fall Market on the Square. The market is a producer-only market, meaning that the vendors must personally grow or produce the items that they sell. The fall season will run on Saturdays, October 4 - November 22, from 8am until 12pm.

In exciting news for our market, the National Farmers' Market Nutrition Program will be visiting on October 11.

If you need vendor guidelines or an application, call Chris Barraza at 251.208.7443.