Food is art is food

This week at PRFM...
The Buy 7 contest continues through November, your chance to win $20 at PRFM! Also this...

Chef Demo
Brent Banda | Lure
10:00 a.m. on 11/14
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Before joining the Fifth Group Restaurants team in 2004, Chef Brent Banda honed his skills at some of NYC’s best joints (Maialino, Esca, and Hearth). We’re glad his talents are back home in Atlanta, where he can share his fresh, seasonal dishes at Fifth Group's midtown seafood restaurant, Lure (just prior to Lure, Banda was executive chef at their award-winning Italian spot, La Tavola). Stop by and see him this Saturday at market, then plan to visit him at Lure, where it's patio season year-round!

Live Artist Demonstration by Dozfy
We are honored to welcome local legend Dozfy, who has created art all over the city, to feature his live artwork during the market. Come watch him craft a masterpiece this Saturday.

Your Happy Nest Kids Activities
Your Happy Nest will be at the market all morning to help your little ones make crafty leaf turkeys; and they'll be reading The Night Before Thanksgiving for story time at 9:45 a.m.


- Jennifer Maley

Join us inside this Saturday!

This week at PRFM...

Shop inside Child Hall with us and come hungry! Kevin Gillespie's Terminus City will be selling chopped whole hog BBQ sandwiches for $6 each. Last time they came to market, they sold out early, so make this your first stop. Then be sure to check out the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with a true farm-to-table goddess, Hilary White (The Hil at Serenbe).

And when jotting down your shopping list, Piedmont Heathcare reminds us that fall is a great time for Asian greens! Whether you're trying bok choy, tatsoi, mizuna or napa cabbage, here's a quick recipe video from our friend Chef Zeb Stevenson at Watershed. Make greens one of your seven and don't forget to enter the Buy 7 contest for your chance to win a PRFM gift certificate!

Halloween Parade and more at PRFM

This week at PRFM, pick up some tasty Halloween snacks (maybe Buy 7 and enter to win?), check out the 10:00 a.m. Chef Demo with Jason Paolini (Executive Director of Culinary for Resurgens Hospitality Group, including Restaurant Eugene, Holeman and Finch Public House, and the Café at Linton's in the Botanical Gardens), and don't miss our Halloween Parade and costume contest (details below)!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Pumpkins at PRFM! And other things.

This week at PRFM...

Market Pumpkin Patch
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

Chef Demo
Jeffrey Wall | Kimball House
10:00 a.m. on 10/24
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Jeffrey Wall is the Executive Chef of Kimball House in Decatur, which was touted by Southern Living as 2014's "Best Restaurant in the South." His dishes have been featured in numerous publications including Eidé Magazine, Creative Loafing's "100 Dishes to Eat in Atlanta," The Splendid Table, and AJC's "Best Dishes" of 2012, and have earned him accolades such as inclusion in Zagat's "30 under 30" list of industry professionals. Jeff maintains a focus on sustainable sourcing in the kitchen and throughout his menus, actively working with farmers, foragers, fishermen, and food experts both locally and across the country on a daily basis.

Also this week, join Your Happy Nest for kids activities all morning. This week your little one can create self and family portraits using items such as leaves, twigs, and seeds. You can also join them for story time at 9:15 a.m. as they read Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. 

And remember, the Buy 7 contest is back and is fun for the whole family!

Next week...

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

Meat, art, fun for all!

This week at PRFM...
Remember, fall hours are in effect (9:00 a.m. to Noon through December 19) and the Buy 7 contest is back!

Chef Demo
Rusty Bowers | Pine Street Market
10:00 a.m. on 9/19
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
You know that alluring bacon-y smell that greets you at the market each week? Then you know (and likely love) Pine Street Market. Rusty Bowers is the artisan butcher shop's owner, and is committed to using locally sourced, humanely grown, and pasture-raised meats free from growth hormones, preventative antibiotics, and steroids. Oh, and he makes everything delicious. Swing by his Avondale Estates shop on most Saturdays for hands-on butchering classes. In the meantime, check him out at the demo tent this Saturday and ask away about whole animal butchering and curing meats!

WonderRoot Creative Reuse Pop Up
Market-long (9:00 a.m. to Noon)
WonderRoot Creative Reuse promotes artistic expression, environmental awareness, and community through the collection and redistribution of salvaged materials for creative reuse. Check them out at PRFM this week and get creative use materials for making your own Halloween costume (or that craft project you keep meaning to start) while saving the planet from items that might otherwise end up in a landfill!

Save the dates...

Market Pumpkin Patch
October 24, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)


- Jennifer Maley

A masterful market

This week at PRFM, get your garden on with the Central Fulton County Master Gardeners and the Georgia Daffodil Society sharing their expertise (and plants) all morning; buy your fall bulbs and start planting for a beautiful spring now! All that garden talk might make you hungry, so plan to stop by the Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with Chris Edwards of Holeman and Finch Public House. He'll show you how to make a delicious fall dish sure to bring comfort on cool nights ahead, turnip and mushroom gratin. Remember, fall hours are in effect (9:00 a.m. to Noon through December 19) and the Buy 7 contest is back!

Save the dates...

Market Pumpkin Patch
October 24, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Bring your cameras, kids, and pups to take Halloween photos at the Market Pumpkin Patch! Pick out your pumpkins for harvest decorating and stock up on healthy snacks for your Halloween party!

7th Annual Halloween Parade
October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. at the Info Tent! We welcome kids of all ages, dogs, and their people to the Market Halloween Parade. Bring your kids and your pups in their favorite costumes and join the parade around the Market to have a chance at the following prizes.

Dog Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best Duo Costume (person & dog in complimentary costumes)
*Most Original

People Costume Prizes:
*Most Farmers Market Inspired
*Best use of Recycled & Green Materials
*I'm too young to protest (under 18 months)

A Gillespie Revival

This week at PRFM...

The Buy 7 contest is back! Let the cooler mornings inspire you to add sweet potatoes and winter squashes to your list this week. Remember, you just need to buy seven different types of fruits and vegetables from our farmers to be entered to win a $20 Peachtree Road Farmers Market gift certificate! After you've filled up your bags, bring them to the info tent to enter; now through November.

Demo + BBQ Pop-up + Book-signing
with Chef Kevin Gillespie
10:00 a.m. on 9/19
Chef demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
It’s safe to say that the city of Atlanta is proud of our nationally acclaimed chefs. It’s also safe to say that PRFM has a particular love for the ones who live local food, too. So it goes without saying (even though we said it here, here, and here) that PRFM and its shoppers look forward to our annual Kevin Gillespie chef demo. What’s he been up to since last year? Oh, you know, continuing to draw crowds at Gunshow while also opening up new hot-spots Terminus City and Revival.

Join Chef Gillespie this Saturday for a delicious demo, chef pop-up (BBQ will be for sale), and cookbook signing (get started early on your holiday shopping with autographed copies of "Fire in my Belly" and "Pure Pork Awesomeness").


- Jennifer Maley

We're on fire!

VOTE: USA Today's 10 Best Markets
USA Today has named PRFM one of the country's top ten farmers markets! Now you get to vote for our place in the top ten list! Vote daily through August 17 to help PRFM be #1 in the nation. It only takes a couple of clicks - no sign up or email entry required. Thanks for your support!

This week at PRFM...
Our Buy 7 Contest continues, so don't forget to stop by the info tent and enter to win!

Chef Demo with EJ Hodgkinson
of King + Duke
10:00 a.m. on 7/25
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
This Saturday, don't miss the winner of The Attack of the Killer Tomato Fest, chef EJ Hodgkinson, as he shows us what to do with the beautiful chanterelle mushrooms and juicy tomatoes available now at PRFM. And maybe take the opportunity to ask chef EJ about the 24-foot open-fire hearth he uses to cook responsibly butchered meats and locally sourced veggies at King + Duke!

Exercise Popup with Cyc Fitness
Get in shape with a popup Cyc Fitness Spin Class at the market! Classes are at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. this Saturday. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Cycfitness.com. For more info, contact Cyc Fitness directly at dsteele@cycfitness.com or 404.698.4343.

Wholesome Wave Georgia at PRFM
The Market partners with Wholesome Wave Georgia to double the value of every SNAP/EBT dollar spent at the market. This means that $1 of SNAP benefits is actually worth $2 at PRFM. The benefits doubling program provides access to good food while supporting sustainable farmers and contributing to the local food economy.

This Saturday, Wholesome Wave Georgia will be at the market all morning to answer questions and to assist those who qualify for SNAP benefits to sign up. If you know anyone who could use food assistance, invite them to come to the Market. Check the Wholesome Wave Georgia website for the info required to sign up.

PRFM for all

This week at PRFM...

Our Buy 7 Contest continues, so don't forget to stop by the info tent and enter to win! While you're picking out those fruits and veggies, enjoy the sounds of Irish music, bring the kids to Your Happy Nest (story time at 9:00 a.m. and farm animal crafts all morning), check out the Chef Demo with The National's Peter Dale at 10:00 a.m., and grab a bite from our Chef Pop-Up with Nick Leahy (benefiting the PRFM Meals on Wheels program). Saturday made.

- Jennifer Maley

A market of plenty (to do!)

This week at PRFM...
From July 11-25, buy seven different fruits and vegetables from our farmers to enter the Buy 7 Contest! Two winners will be selected each week to win a $50 gift certificate to the market. Just bring your bags to the info tent and fill out an entry form; the weekly winners will be notified before the next market. Need some inspiration for what to do with all of your fresh produce? Check out recipes from our weekly chef demos and watch a video of the demos, too!

Chef Demo with Josh Hopkins 
of Empire State South
10:00 a.m. on 7/11
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Josh Hopkins has been the Executive Chef at Empire State South since the summer of 2014. He was raised in Atlanta, where he learned how to cook from the women in his family and by watching cooking shows like "Wok with Yan." Chef Hopkins' philosophy is simple, "cook good, local food." In lieu of culinary school, Hopkins started his career with a formal apprenticeship for French Master Chef Christian Chemin. He's since worked in many acclaimed restaurants throughout the Southeast. In Charleston, he cooked at Slightly North of Broad and High Cotton. Returning to Atlanta, he worked as the chef de cuisine of Bacchanalia and at Abattoir, where he served as chef and co-owner. He next took the lead at STG Trattoria before making the move to Empire State South. In his free time, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife, Kristine, and their two dogs, playing frisbee golf and cooking with family.

Komen Breast Health Education
Join Komen Atlanta and learn how to upcycle your old or spare t-shirts into fun and unique market bags! They'll have shirts and supplies on hand to help you walk through the steps to make your very own no-sew market bag using spare t-shirts from their 2015 Race for the Cure. They'll also have pink shirts available for breast cancer survivors. This craft is fun for children and adults alike!

All in the (Food) Family

Photo by Our Labor of Love

Chef Demo with Jeb Aldrich
of 4th & Swift – 10:00 a.m. On 7/7
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Whole Foods Market

Like father, like son?  If we're talking about two of our city's best chefs' talents for dishing up some mighty fine, market-driven food...then, yes. Not only is chef Jeb Aldrich the chef de cuisine at 4th & Swift, he's the son of its executive chef and owner Jay Swift. And though cooking might be in the blood, Jeb's also got sweat (we can't speak to the tears) in the game: classically trained at Johnson & Wales, stints at Rainwater (with chef Swift) as well as Canoe and the much-lauded Joël, and work in Austria and Italy. Three years ago, after honing his skills in these prestigious kitchens, he joined his dad at 4th & Swift to create seasonal menus from the highest quality ingredients. Stop by the demo tent this Saturday to enjoy chef Jeb's deliciously refreshing tomato melon gazpacho!

Also this week...
Attention, market shoppers: turn your greens into some green! Just buy seven different veggies at the market and not only will you have made good healthy choices, you'll also be entered to win a $20 gift card to PRFM! Stop by the info tent and show us your seven to enter.

- Jennifer Maley