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Raised Bed Gardening Basics
Warm Season Cover Crops Basics
Key Ingredients for Healthy Soil
Fredando "Farmer Fredo" Jackson share some insight on what it takes to build a healthy soil in Southwest Georgia. He talks about taking soil samples and working with your local county extension office. He discuss the importance of using compost and how to create your own raised bed mix. He explains what is N-P-K and how it helps your plants to grow.
Produce Box Program Community Impact - Support Local Economy
Keeping Local Georgia Grown Fresh Produce On The Table and Responding to Food Insecurities In The SOWEGA Community!
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The Produce Box Program In Response To COVID19 - Community Impact
$10,000 Support To Local Economy - $1,000 Served!
The Produce Box Program was supported in part by grants from AGCO Agriculture Foundation and the United Way of Southwest Georgia and donations from local businesses and individuals including Flint River Fresh Green Nose Day donors.
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What have you planted in your community garden or neighborhood farm during the month of August? In this video, our Executive Director - Fredando "Farmer Fredo" Jackson share some of the things he is planting in 5th Avenue Community Garden so we can feed our neighbors this Fall.
Always check with your cooperative extension office for suggestions on what to plant in your area.
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Sweet Potatoes...Grown exclusively for Granny's Pie
Grow Sweet Potatoes that is good enough for Granny's pie.
Georgia is the perfect place to grow sweet potatoes. Our long and hot summer helps them grown well. They are the perfect crop include in your crop rotation.
Sweet potatoes are healthier than white potatoes. It is high in calcium, potassium, vitamins A, and vitamin C. Also, it is rich in dietary fiber and has small amounts of iron.
Watch the video to see how we are growing sweet potatoes in the 5th Avenue Community Garden in the Good Life City. We are growing 6 different varieties that we will be ready in time to share the harvest with our neighbors before Thanksgiving.
We working to grow food locally and make sure Food Available in the Home (F.A.I.T.H).
Easy Way to create a Weed-Free Garden Plot
Successful Gardening begins with Successful Weed Control. We know it is difficult task to do because not every farmer has the time to run out and start hoeing after it rains. Or has the money, labor, and time to weed around the base of every single plant . This is why I'm a fan of using Silage Tarps as part of the processing of preparing new garden plots.
They help eliminate weed pressure and create stale seedbeed. It helps create a beautiful, weed-free garden while preserving the soil structure. It allows for you to prepare garden space without using huge tractors.
How does it work:
Silage tarps are used to kill weeds by occultation, whereby the plastic maintains a warm, moist environment that stimulates weed germination, blocks out light, and subsequently kills weeds. Placed on freshly prepared beds a few weeks prior to seeding or transplanting for a virtually weed-free environment for crop growth.
Silage Tarp Benefits
- No tiller or tractor required
- Easy to install
- Creates a weed-free environment
- Increases earthworm populations
- Enhances beneficial soil bacteria
Growing Food in the Summertime...What to Plant in July in SWGA?
The summer heat is here and you are what you can do in your garden space. Here are our suggestions to help you make it through the heat and still grow your own groceries in Southwest Georgia during July. If you are brave enough, you can plant tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants at the end of July for an early fall harvest.
To have a fall harvest, you must begin by sowing seeds during the heat of summer.
Thanks to everyone who came out and help make this day a success.
What is Flint River Fresh?
Established in 2017, Flint River Fresh is working to make fresh, locally-grown food more accessible throughout Southwest Georgia and creating a space for youth and adults to work together to transform our neighborhoods.
Here is a sample of what we have available at the @flintriverfresh Pop-Up Farm Stands this week. Come out to experience "Fresh." We also assist groups, organizations, clubs, individuals, or churches with setting up farm stands in Southwest Georgia to make fresh produce more accessible to our neighbors. #farmstands #communityfarmstand #farmersmarket #communitymarket #freshproduce #georgiagrown #freshveggies
Another day! Another way of creating access to fresh produce in the Good Life City. Delivering 8 yards of the raised bed mix to Arcadia Commons for the Albany Housing Authority where we are installing a community garden in the community.
It's Super Sunday!! Come on down to Pretoria Fields and stock up for the big game with fresh, locally-grown, produce. #superbowl #superbowlfood #localfood #farmfresh
It's Friday which means it is Salad Day for the Gopher Tortoises and Box Turtles at @flintriverquarium . Watch this video to see Malcolm enjoying a freshly, harvested salad greens from Golly Gee Garden at the Riverquarium. #freshfoodforall #gopherturtoise #boxturtle #flintriverfresh #flintriverquarium #downtownalbany #schoolgardens #outdoorclassroom
Here is a sample of what we'll have this weekend at Pretoria Fields Collective for our weekly Pop-up Farm Stand. We'll be there on Saturday from 1pm to 3pm and Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. We'll have greens (cabbage, collards, turnips, and mustards), sweet potatoes, Vidalia Onions, Meyer Lemons, Oranges, Sweet Corn, Green Beans, Red Potatoes, Red Tomatoes, Okra, Apples, and Bananas. Contact us by midnight tonight and we can have 2 pounds of hand cut Collards ready for you to pick up Saturday or Sunday. #freshproduce #marketproduce #producemarket #mobilemarket #farmstand #farmersmarkets #feedswga #feedalbany
Looking forward to seeing the "Get Fresh" Crew in Downtown Albany at @pretoriafields for our weekly Pop-Up Farm Stand. Today we have broccoli, okra, yellow squash, zucchini, red tomatoes, Bell peppers, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Cucumbers, and Oranges. Also the The Clay Spot is here painting Christmas ornaments. Bring your reusable shopping bags, get a drink, paint an ornament for the Christmas tree, and get your veggies for the week. We'll be here til 5pm. #feedswga #feedmyneighbors #feeddougherty #popupfarmstand #farmstand #feedalbanyga #mobilefresh #farmtofork
Good Morning! We are @thebreadhouseofalbany today for their Christmas Market with turnips, mustards, cabbage, sweet potatoes, red tomatoes, Bell peppers, Yellow Squash, and Vidalia Onions. Being your reuseable shopping bags and get your veggies for the week. There are also other vendors here so come down and do a little Christmas shopping. #supportlocal #buylocal #growlocal #feedswga #feedmyneighbors #feeddougherty #feedalbanyga
Come on down to Pretoria Fields Collective and pick up your fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies for the week. We'll be here until 5pm today. Bring your reuseable shopping and get a pint for half off today as we celebrate Pretoria's 1 year anniversary.
At the Phoebe Foundation's 30th Jingle Bell Jog with fresh, locally-grown fruits and veggies for sale. We'll be here at Historic Tift Park until 11am supporting the Children's Miracle Network. #feedswga #feedmyneighbors #feedalbanyga #feeddougherty
Don't miss out on the most FRESH and LOCAL PRODUCE that you can purchase in Albany! Bring your reusable bags and enjoy a pint of beer while you shop at Flint River Fresh Pop Up Farm Stand at Pretoria Fields Collective on Saturday & Sunday from 1pm to 5pm. #freshfood #localfood #feedalbany #feeddougherty #feedswga #farmstand #localguy #producelife #marketproduce #eatlocal #drinklocal #supportlocal
The Pop-Up Farm Stand is open at Pretoria Fields. We have fresh, local produce available for sale until 5 pm. Come on out to Downtown Albany and get your fruit and veggies for the week. We have red tomatoes, Vidalia Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Mustard Greens, Pre-Cut & Washed Collard Greens, Pre-Cut & Washed Turnip Greens, Spaghetti Squash, Butternut Squash, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Pink Eye Peas, Cream 40 Peas, Navel Oranges, and Gala Apples. #producelife #marketproduce #farmstand #freshproduce #freshveggies #freshvegetables
Albany, GA and surrounding areas, we have exciting news...You can now purchase Flint River Fresh produce Tuesday through Saturday at The Bread House in Downtown Albany (located at the corner of Jefferson and Tift).
Stop by and pick up
~ Cream 40 Peas - Ashburn, GA
~ Pink Eye Peas - Ashburn, GA
~ Zipper Peas - Ashburn, GA
~ Yellow Squash - Moultrie, GA
~ Zucchini - Moultrie, GA
~ Okra - Moultrie, GA
Hours of operation:
Tuesday thru Friday: 9AM to 5PM
Saturday: 10AM to 4PM
Make a purchase today and support area farmers plus a portion of the produce sales will go towards building the Graceway Community Gardens.
Raised Bed Mix delivered to @dwsknights for their school garden. We are excited about partnering with them to bring the @flintriverfresh Youth Farm Stand Project to their school for 2018 - 2019. We look forward to helping their students make healthy food choices, learning to make delicious meals, growing produce for their school cafeteria, and running a youth-led farm stand. #flintriverfresh #growfood #gardentocafeteria #youthfarmstand
It's Thankful Thursday!. We are out making sure folks eat good in our neighborhood by delivering our FRESH BOX to pickup locations in Albany, Camilla, and Leeburg. We also delivering them to people's job. #flintriverfresh #farmtotable #farmtofork #georgiapeaches #georgiapeas #georgiagrapes #georgiaokra #georgiaproduce #georgiagrown #georgiatrail37
