{"id":2480,"date":"2011-01-23T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/valdosta-locally-grown.html"},"modified":"2011-01-23T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T19:56:00","slug":"valdosta-locally-grown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/valdosta-locally-grown.html","title":{"rendered":"Valdosta Locally Grown"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Valdosta-Locally-Grown\/187029341324723?v=info#info_edit_sections\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/profile.ak.fbcdn.net\/hprofile-ak-snc4\/hs714.ash1\/161940_187029341324723_7651344_n.jpg\"><\/a>\nLocal food for local jobs!\nAccording to their\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Valdosta-Locally-Grown\/187029341324723?v=info#info_edit_sections\">\nfacebook page<\/a>,\n<blockquote>\nValdosta Locally Grown is an online farmers market being formed to bring\nconsumers together with small farms, gardeners, and food producers located\naround Valdosta , Georgia, all carrying the common thread of dedication\nto community, environment, health and education.\nWe hope to be operating by the early spring harvest season.\n<\/blockquote>\nThey are working on a\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valdosta.locallygrown.net\/\">\nwebsite<\/a>.\nTheir primary instigator is Tom Kuettner, whom you can see here\nat the Hahira Farmers Market:\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/4762009408\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:center;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4121\/4762009408_0d39ff78b5.jpg\"><\/a>\n<br>\n<center>\n<small>\nPicture by John S. Quarterman, Hahira, Lowndes County, Georgia, 26 June 2010,\n<br>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange,<br>\npreviously posted in\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2010\/07\/hahira-farmers-market-26-june-2010.html\">\nHahira Farmers Market, 26 June 2010<\/a>\n<\/small>\n<\/center>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s like the VDT said 12 July 2010 in\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/vdt-on-farmers.html\">\nWhat We Think: Thankful for our farmers<\/a>:\n<blockquote>\nHere in South Georgia, we are blessed with an abundance of farmer\u2019s markets, both large and small, that enable us all to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables at low prices. Families, restaurants and schools all benefit from the local farms and markets year round, not just during the summer months.\n<\/blockquote>\nBeyond the parking lot, now let&#8217;s also use the Internet to help distribute\nlocal food.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local food for local jobs! 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