Old Five Points' Drive-Thru Farmers' Market
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 15, 2013
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Every Thursday through October 14, 2013
Location
2140 Johnson Ferry Road NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319
Fees/Admission
In the 2 years of operation, we have raised over $12,000 for Mustard Seed Communities: Jamaica, through this market for Peace Containers to build MSC:J a fosterage house out of shipping containers. (Started 4/21/2010; From the start of O5P Farmers' Market through to 4/21/2010 100% was donated to Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation.)
Description
Chamber Member Golden Triangle Holdings sponsors a great event, the Drive-Thru Farmers' Market, providing local and hand-made food and crafts for the surrounding residential neighborhoods and raising money for Peace Containers' goal to put a roof over the head of every man, woman and child using retired shipping containers as a building material.
The Regulars:
- WATSONIA FARMS: Organic Vegetables and Peaches!
- Naomi's Tamales is cooking more HOT and delicious tamales for us fresh or frozen every Thursday!
- David's Garden provides us with delicious seasonal-produce, a 100 year-old pickle recipe, pickled everything, salad dressing, salsas and how!
- Rosemary Knoll Eatible Delights inspires us to party with wonderful spiced nuts, cheese balls, salsas, dips and their best-selling Artichoke Spread!
- Sugar Shack brings the delicious breakfast breads, granola, cookies and other sweet baked goods! Find them the rest of the week at their store on Peachtree Road!
- Iris Shpak delights with artisan jewelry--earrings, necklaces, bracelets, specialty ropes for eyeglasses, and rings!
- Peace of Mine provides lovely handmade soaps and salt scrubs!
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Cracklin' Candles brings us delightful handmade soy candles of a multitude of scents with a wooden wick that crackles!
Product Categories: O5P limits the market to local and hand-made products, produce, artists and businesses. Vendors sell local fresh produce, cheeses, spiced nuts, baked goods, cookies, jewelry, arts, crafts, pickles, salsas, breads, aromatherapy, hand-made natural soaps, vinaigrettes, and more!
