The Market is Open and Green Groceries Gala!

Good Morning Market,

First off, a huge, gigantic THANK YOU to the Board members, growers, customers, volunteers, friends, and family that came out and supported us at Whole Foods Market Little Rock last Tuesday. It was awesome to see so many friendly faces and we can’t thank Whole Foods enough for having us. While we don’t yet have the totals on the amount raised, whatever it ends up being, it’ll be thanks to all of you, our amazing network of supporters.

Anyways, the market is open and it’s making me hungry!

• Welcome to new grower The Root Cafe and their scrumptious canned and pickled products. That’s right, folks, besides running the premiere local foods restaurant of the same name, the folks at The Root are actually expert canners as well. Be it dilly beans, chicken stock, green tomato pickles, muscadine wine jelly, pickled okra, or spicy garden pepper marmalade, you’ll find all of that and so much more under locally produced products.

• For those feeling down about the end of fresh peaches, look no further than fresh organic cantaloupes from Crimmins Family Farm to fill the void. I’ll probably eat mine with a dollop of fresh ricotta, but there’s plenty of other options if you’re feeling more adventurous.

• Lots of delicious legumes from Kornegay Berry Farm. Be it butter beans, brown crowder, purple hull, or lady cream peas, they’re all great sources of protein, dietary fiber, and so much more.

• You know when you’ve got that last piece of bar soap that’s too small to do anything with? Thanks to Homayd Natural Care Products, you can save it! Order a suds saver in red, black, or blue under apparel & fabric items.

• Check out the special sale on pawpaw trees from A B C Nature Greenhouse and Herb Farm. They’ll give you a mango and sunflower hybrid pawpaw tree at a great price, and you’ll have delicious homegrown fruit for years to come!

For those of you that haven’t heard of the Green Groceries fresh food pantry, it’s an amazing partnership with our hosts at Christ Episcopal Church to get fresh groceries to low-income folks that often can’t afford it, all while supporting local farmers. On Saturday, September 13th, the church will host a Farm to Church Gala, using the BEST local chefs and ingredients to benefit Green Groceries. You can purchase tickets in the Christ Church office during the week or by calling (501)375-2342.

Thanks for supporting a stronger local food system for all!

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

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