Forsyth Farmers' Market, Photo by Terry Hayes
Busy Bee Vacations is celebrating! The Forsyth Farmers’ Market is coming back!
The Forsyth Farmers’ Market, which was created in 2009 with the goal of making fresh, healthy food easily accessible to the residents of Savannah and surrounding neighborhoods, will return for a fourth season on February 11, 2012. Each Saturday from 9 AM – 1 PM, at the South End of Forsyth Park in Historic Downtown Savannah, a variety of vendors will offer their produce and products to residents and visitors alike.
After the incredibly successful 2011 season, the 2012 opening weekend in February will kickoff featuring a high percentage of returning, well-known market purveyors including Savannah River Farms, Joseph Fields Farm, Clark & Sons Farm, Walker Farms, Kachina Farm, Readee’s Bees, Castra Rota, Oaktree Farm, and Hunter Cattle Co.
To assist the future growth and expansion of the Market and its mission, the market organizers have begun an initiative to couple outreach with health education, designed to encourage Savannah’s community to “bring home” knowledge of nutritious food and exercise to promote health and well-being.
Terry Hayes photo of Forsyth Farmers' Market
The” Bring it Home” project invites the Savannah community and visitors to learn, move and grow with the Forsyth Farmers’ Market. The first Bring it Home event of 2012 takes place on opening day, February 11th, with a theme of “Bike to the Market.” The first 25 people to check in with their bikes at the “Bring it Home” booth will receive $5 in market tokens and a healthy recipe, both sponsored by Healthy Savannah. In addition, Savannah Bicycle Campaign will be on hand with information and education about safe cycling.
Busy Bee Vacations salutes our farmers’ market organizers and we know you will support them, too. Just think about how wonderful it will be to prepare meals in our historic and cozy kitchens with all these fresh products. We’re just abuzz about this!
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