Shop Local at the Friendly Jasper Farmers Market
Community May 4, 2015
Article submitted by Darla Huffman: Finally a spring day that felt like a spring day. The sunshine put a smile on everyone’s face and made them think of planting vegetables. They had come to the to right place. There were plenty of vegetable plants, big healthy ones in need of planting, especially tomato plants in many varieties.
All of the tomato plants Bunny and Gary Johnson had for sale were displayed with a picture of what the tomato would look like, what it was best for and its name, making it easier to make a decision. They ranged from Better Boy, a popular slicing tomato, to heirloom and canning varieties.
They are also a good source of information on growing tomatoes if you were interested. More plants, of the decorative landscape variety, were available from vendor and Master Gardener, Camille Morgan.
She has been in the landscape business for a long time and very knowledgeable about making the most of your yard. Her little dog is always with her and on this day she had a new dog carrier so she could carry her dog hands free while she sold plants.
A new vendor with a new product not often seen at the market, doll clothes, in 3 sizes, small medium and large to fit a lot of different dolls.
Alice and Joyce Abbott are mother and daughter and are skilled not only with the sewing machine but also the scroll saw used to create a ball and bat shelf shaped like a baseball glove and other decorative wooden pieces.
One more Saturday before Mothers Day; come to the market and see what’s new. Or if you are creative person with something to sell come and join our family market. We are famous for friendly.
The Jasper Farmers Market Spring and Summer Season takes place every Saturday morning (April through October) and Wednesday morning (June through August) from 7:30 am to 12 noon in the Park n Ride lot at Lee Newton Park on Hwy 53 in Jasper, with the exception of the July 4 and Marble Festival activities and is a project of the Pickens County Master Gardeners. For more information call the County Extension Office at 706 253 8840.