Community Corner
Former Suwanee Mayor Joins Farmers Market Crowd
Last Saturday, Town Center Park was the place to be.
Note: The Suwanee Farmers Market is open on Tuesday, 4-7 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, at Town Center Park.
Just before the rain showered down on Suwanee Town Center Park last Saturday, many gathered from near and far to get in on the fresh finds with friendly folks.
Former Mayor Nick Masino and his son Vincent made another frequent trip to Seven Duty Gardens booth to pick up Masino’s “10th jar of pickles," he said. "These last me for a week ... I try to survive the days when the farmers market is not here.” Seven Duty Gardens sells homemade jars of fresh pickles for only $6.
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On Saturday, customers caught other deals available from vendors. Okie Dokie Farm sold out of most of their stock, leaving a few bags of their apple wood smoking chips and their $1 pack of organic bay leaves, great for seasoning.
Janet and Wayne Moody, who live “right in the middle of Lawrenceville and Suwanee," said they “came for the fresh veggies and Chef in the House,” where customers grab their favorite baked breads and vegetable salads.
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Kids really enjoyed the samples of homemade baked cookies with delicious spreads given out by Kate's Pastries. You can get a bag of those cookies in different flavors for a $2 introductory price.
Beautiful, bright, blossoming plants were on sell at IGnursery for $6. Maeday also was represented well, with their inexpressible tasting BBQ sauce made with “No High Fructose Corn Syrup.” Just one sample had customers taking advantage of the two bottles for $10 deal.
However, a few regular customers like Betty Gissendaner, who lives in Suwanee, weren’t so fortunate receiving the foods they enjoy from their favorite farmers. “Ronny’s potatoes and tomatoes are awesome. They’re homegrown … I always come here ... they’re the juiciest tomatoes, “ said Gissendaner.
Nevertheless, Ronny Mathis of Mountain Earth Farms in Clarksville didn’t have any tomatoes or blueberries for sale just yet. “The seeds were planted in April and I’m still waiting on them to come in,” Mathis said, "but, they’re coming.”
