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USA Today's 10 Best Markets Contest
We need your vote every day until Monday!
USA Today has named PRFM one of the country's top 10 farmers markets! Now you can vote for our place in the top 10 list! Vote daily through August 17 to help the Market be #1 in the nation. It literally takes a couple of clicks - no sign up or email entry required. Thanks for your support!

Chef Demo - 8/15 at 10:00 a.m.
Savannah Haseler of 
Twain's Brewpub
Chef demos are sponsored by 
Piedmont Hospital
Savannah Haseler, executive chef at Twain's Brewpub, has been cooking for over 10 years, from fine dining to gastro pub. She's constantly evolving and actively pursuing new takes on Southern French cuisine, and has cooked for dignitaries, celebrities, and all-star athletes from around the world. With her love of community, she has helped Twain's Brew Pub actively grow their Atlanta Community Food Bank fundraiser and is partnered with Global Growers, helping create opportunities in sustainable farming in Georgia. Chef Haseler has also partnered with Springer Mountain Farms, Brasstown Beef, and Greener Fields Together to promote buying local. Join her under the demo tent this Saturday!

Georgia Organics Community Tent
Georgia Organics founded the state's first Farm to School Program in 2007 and works with school districts and statewide partners and agencies to grow the program at the grassroots community level as well as at the "grasstops." They also serve as the National Farm to School Network's State Lead for Georgia. Georgia Organics will be at the market to provide info about their program and how you can get involved!

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!

Summer living

This week at PRFM...
We're rain or shine (see us inside Child Hall if there's rain!)

Chef Demo
with Graham House | 4th & Swift
10:00 a.m. on 6/27
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Wanderlust doesn't begin to describe chef Graham House's culinary journey. He started out in Asheville and Atlanta, then decided to give Italy a try, working at a 140-year old kitchen in a small town outside of Lake Como. After a year, he headed back to the states and served as the opening sous chef under chefs Jay Swift and Chris Hall at 4th & Swift, where he continued to develop his love for local and seasonal. Next he took that passion across the country to work with California veg, cooking at renowned restaurants in Napa and San Francisco with a focus on using not just the whole animal, but also the whole vegetable. Lucky for us, his travels have brought him back to Atlanta and 4th & Swift, where he's been putting his spin on the menu since May. Join him under the demo tent this Saturday for a fresh look at what to do with your summer market haul!

Tips from Piedmont Better Living...
Here, from our partners at Piedmont Hospital, is a quick article on just how great raw veggies are for you. Bonus: they taste wonderful, too (especially PRFM's farm-fresh heirloom varieties).

Of note...
Peachtree Road Farmers Market is CLOSED on JULY 4th due to the Peachtree Road Race. Good luck to everyone participating!


- Jennifer Maley

Beat the heat with PRFM + ice cream

This week at PRFM...

Stroll the market with a nice iced beverage in hand (coffee or freshly made soda, perhaps?), learn something at The Lexicon of Sustainability tent, and bring the kids for story time at the Your Happy Nest tent (hear Waiting for Wings at 9:00 a.m. and make butterfly-themed art, celebrating beneficial bugs and pollinators). Then grab a seat for the 10:00 a.m. chef demo with Suzanne Vizethann, a Food Network CHOPPED champion and chef/owner of Buttermilk Kitchen. Stick around and reward yourself for shopping local by indulging in seasonally inspired ice cream courtesy of nearly 30 chefs participating in the Slow Food Atlanta Ice Cream Social (details below).

Slow Food ATL Ice Cream Social
June 20th | 12:00 to 2:00 p.m
Cathedral of St. Philip | inside Child Hall
Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buy your tickets now to taste the best frozen treats from Atlanta’s renowned local chefs and ambitious amateurs participating in the Ninth Annual Slow Food Atlanta Ice Cream Social fundraiser! The event features almost 50 delicious homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors made from fresh ingredients, and it’s a sell-out every year.

Participants include chefs from Beverly Jean Bakeshop, Burge Organic Farm, Buttermilk Kitchen, Castellucci Hospitality Group (Double Zero Napoletana, Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers), Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co., Community Smith, Davio's, di Paolo, Empire State South, Farm Burger/Morelli's, Five & Ten, King of Pops, Kyma, Lauren Raymond Biscuits, Leon's Full Service, Novo Cucina, Osteria Mattone/Table & Main, PARISH, Portofino, Queen of Cream, Seed Kitchen & Bar/Stem Wine Bar, Seven Lamps, Shake Shack, Southern Art, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, The Pinewood, The Spence, and TRACE Restaurant.

Purchase tickets online here. Tickets include a taste of each flavor and a ballot to vote on your faves; $15 for adults, $5 for children ages five to 10, and free for children under five. Don’t forget to please BYOS (bring your own spoon)!

P.S... A word of thanks for those who supported our Sunday Supper fundraising event on June 14. Peachtree Road Farmers Market celebrated a spectacular evening of food and wine with nine Atlanta chefs and over 130 guests. The family-style meal featured local, farm-fresh ingredients from our vendors. Many thanks to our event sponsor, Country Financial.


- Jennifer Maley

Staying cool

This week at PRFM, don't miss our chef demo at 10:00 a.m. with Zeb Stevenson of Watershed on Peachtree. One look at this stream of blog posts will tell you, he's one of our biggest fans and longtime supporters. He's also just plain cool and fun to watch, y'all, so stop by the demo tent this Saturday!

And next week...

Slow Food ATL Ice Cream Social
June 20th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m
Cathedral of St. Philip
Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buy your tickets now to taste the best frozen treats from Atlanta’s renowned local chefs and ambitious amateurs participating in the Ninth Annual Slow Food Ice Cream Social fundraiser! The event features nearly 30 delicious homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors made from fresh ingredients, and it’s a sell-out every year. 

Participants include chefs from 4th & Swift, Community Smith, Beverly Jean Bakeshop, Burge Organic Farm, Buttermilk Kitchen, Castellucci Hospitality Group (Double Zero Napoletana, Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers), Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co., Community Smith, Davio's, di Paolo, Empire State South, Farm Burger/Morelli's, Five & Ten, King of Pops, Kyma, Lauren Raymond Biscuits, Novo Cucina, Osteria Mattone/Table & Main, PARISH, Portofino, Queen of Cream, Seed Kitchen & Bar/Stem Wine Bar, Seven Lamps, Shake Shack, Southern Art, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, The General Muir, The Pinewood, The Spence, TRACE Restaurant, and more! 

Purchase tickets online here. Tickets include a taste of each flavor and a ballot to vote on your faves; $15 for adults, $5 for children ages five to 10, and free for children under five. Don’t forget to please BYOS (bring your own spoon)!


- Jennifer Maley

Farm fresh events at PRFM

This week at PRFM...

Photo by Sarah Dodge

Chef Demo
with Angus Brown of Lusca
10:00 a.m. on 6/6
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
After making an indelible mark on the industry with Octopus Bar, a celebrated post-shift spot among our city's chefs, Angus Brown's newest concept was one of the most highly anticipated openings last year. And rightly so. Lusca has since been named as a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Best New Restaurant category, included in GQ's list of "America's 25 Outstanding Restaurants," and listed in bon appetit's "America's 50 Best New Restaurants." Angus was also named one of Cooking Light's "Trailblazing Chefs" and was nominated for Food & Wine's "People's Best New Chef." He's trained in French, Italian, and Asian cuisine, and has researched and cooked his way through Japan and Vietnam. Lucky for us, he's settled in his hometown of Atlanta, where he's committed to using local ingredients and serves on the chef advisory board of Atlanta's Community Farmers Markets. You won't want to miss this Saturday's demo with one of our city's most creative chefs!

Tickets on sale now...

3rd Annual PRFM Sunday Supper
June 14th at 5:30 p.m. 
Child Hall, Cathedral of St. Philip
Nine Atlanta area chefs will serve up family-style dishes made with farm-fresh, local ingredients sourced from PRFM farmers and vendors. Guests will dine at a table with a farmer and enjoy drinks from Second Self Brewing Company and Brookhaven Wines. 

Chefs include Terry Koval of Wrecking Bar, Adam Evans of The Optimist, Nick Leahy of Saltyard, Rusty Bowers of Pine Street Market, Jenn Robbins of Avalon Catering, Thomas McKeown of The Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Sarah O'Brien of Little Tart Bakeshop, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea, and Adam Waller of Bocado. 

Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets; $75 each or you can buy a table of 8 for $550. This event is sponsored by Country Financial and funds raised support Market programs including Wholesome Wave GA food stamp doubling, operating costs, children's programming, and healthy eating initiatives.

Slow Food ATL Ice Cream Social
June 20th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m
Cathedral of St. Philip
Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buy your tickets now to taste the best frozen treats from Atlanta’s renowned local chefs and ambitious amateurs participating in the Ninth Annual Slow Food Ice Cream Social fundraiser! The event features nearly 30 delicious homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors made from fresh ingredients, and it’s a sell-out every year. 

Participants include chefs from 4th & Swift, Community Smith, Beverly Jean Bakeshop, Burge Organic Farm, Castellucci Hospitality Group (Double Zero Napoletana, Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers), Community Smith, Davio's, di Paolo, Empire State South, Five & Ten, King of Pops, Kyma, Lauren Raymond Biscuits, Novo Cucina, Osteria Mattone/Table & Main, PARISH, Pop Stars, Portofino, Queen of Cream, Seed Kitchen & Bar/Stem Wine Bar, Seven Lamps, Shake Shack, Southern Art, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, The General Muir, The Pinewood, The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, The Spence, TRACE Restaurant, and more! 

Purchase tickets online here. Tickets include a taste of each flavor and a ballot to vote on your faves; $15 for adults, $5 for children ages five to 10, and free for children under five. Don’t forget to please BYOS (bring your own spoon)!


- Jennifer Maley

For health and peaches

This week at PRFM...
Piedmont Healthcare will be at the market all morning to perform free skin cancer checks of easily visible skin and discuss healthy sun habits, no appointment needed. And at 10:00 a.m., stop by the Chef Demo tent where Terry Koval of Wrecking Bar Brewpub will show you how to pickle peaches!

Tickets on sale now...

3rd Annual PRFM Sunday Supper
June 14th at 5:30 p.m. 
Child Hall, Cathedral of St. Philip
Nine Atlanta area chefs will serve up family-style dishes made with farm-fresh, local ingredients sourced from PRFM farmers and vendors. Guests will dine at a table with a farmer and enjoy drinks from Second Self Brewing Company and Brookhaven Wines. 

Chefs include Terry Koval of Wrecking Bar, Adam Evans of The Optimist, Nick Leahy of Saltyard, Rusty Bowers of Pine Street Market, Jenn Robbins of Avalon Catering, Thomas McKeown of The Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Sarah O'Brien of Little Tart Bakeshop, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea, and Adam Waller of Bocado. 

Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets; $75 each or you can buy a table of 8 for $550. This event is sponsored by Country Financial and funds raised support Market programs including Wholesome Wave GA food stamp doubling, operating costs, children's programming, and healthy eating initiatives.

Slow Food ATL Ice Cream Social
June 20th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m
Cathedral of St. Philip
Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buy your tickets now to taste the best frozen treats from Atlanta’s renowned local chefs and ambitious amateurs participating in the Ninth Annual Slow Food Ice Cream Social fundraiser! The event features nearly 30 delicious homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors made from fresh ingredients, and it’s a sell-out every year. 

Participants include chefs from Community Smith, Beverly Jean Bakeshop, Burge Organic Farm, Castellucci Hospitality Group (Double Zero Napoletana, Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers), Community Smith, Davio's, di Paolo, Empire State South, Five & Ten, King of Pops, Kyma, Novo Cucina, Osteria Mattone/Table & Main, PARISH, Pop Stars, Portofino, Queen of Cream, Seed Kitchen & Bar/Stem Wine Bar, Seven Lamps, Shake Shack, Southern Art, The Pinewood, The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, The Spence, TRACE Restaurant, and more! 

Purchase tickets online here. Tickets include a taste of each flavor and a ballot to vote on your faves; $15 for adults, $5 for children ages five to 10, and free for children under five. Don’t forget to please BYOS (bring your own spoon)!


- Jennifer Maley

Local fun

This week at PRFM...

Stop by the market for all of your Memorial Day fixin's, from buns and dogs to strawberries and asparagus. And at 10:00 a.m. visit with your local chef and ours, Chris Hall from Local Three, always a welcome face under our demo tent!

Tickets on sale now...

3rd Annual PRFM Sunday Supper
June 14th at 5:30 p.m. 
Child Hall, Cathedral of St. Philip
Nine Atlanta area chefs will serve up family-style dishes made with farm-fresh, local ingredients sourced from PRFM farmers and vendors. Guests will dine at a table with a farmer and enjoy drinks from Second Self Brewing Company and Brookhaven Wines. 

Chefs include Terry Koval of Wrecking Bar, Adam Evans of The Optimist, Nick Leahy of Saltyard, Rusty Bowers of Pine Street Market, Jenn Robbins of Avalon Catering, Thomas McKeown of The Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Sarah O'Brien of Little Tart Bakeshop, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea, and Adam Waller of Bocado. 

Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets; $75 each or you can buy a table of 8 for $550. 

This event is sponsored by Country Financial and funds raised support Market programs including Wholesome Wave GA food stamp doubling, operating costs, children's programming, and healthy eating initiatives.

Slow Food ATL Ice Cream Social
June 20th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m
Cathedral of St. Philip
Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Chapter of Slow Food International and the Peachtree Road Farmers Market
Buy your tickets now to taste the best frozen treats from Atlanta’s renowned local chefs and ambitious amateurs participating in the Ninth Annual Slow Food Ice Cream Social fundraiser! The event features nearly 30 delicious homemade ice cream and sorbet flavors made from fresh ingredients, and it’s a sell-out every year. 

Participants include chefs from Community Smith, Beverly Jean Bakeshop, Burge Organic Farm, Castellucci Hospitality Group (Double Zero Napoletana, Sugo, The Iberian Pig, Cooks & Soldiers), di Paolo, Empire State South, King of Pops, Osteria Mattone/Table & Main, PARISH, Portofino, Queen of Cream, Seed Kitchen & Bar/Stem Wine Bar, Seven Lamps, Shake Shack, The Pinewood, The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, TRACE Restaurant, and more! 

Purchase tickets online here. Tickets include a taste of each flavor and a ballot to vote on your faves; $15 for adults, $5 for children ages five to 10, and free for children under five. Don’t forget to please BYOS (bring your own spoon)!


- Jennifer Maley

Savor springtime with us

This week at PRFM...

Join us all morning for kids' activities with Your Happy Nest and live music from Jon Payne! At 10:00 a.m., don't miss the Chef Demo with Woody Back of Table & Main. What's fresh this week? Springtime favorites: strawberries, peaches, asparagus, and fennel!


- Jennifer Maley

Everything's better with PRFM

This week at PRFM...
Mother’s Day weekend is here. Don’t worry, PRFM has got you covered. Pick up some flowers and jewelry plus all the fixings (strawberries, anyone?) for a super-impressive brunch that any mama is sure to love—almost as much as she loves you.

Chef Demo
with Zach Meloy of BETTER HALF
10:00 a.m. on 5/9
Chef Demos are sponsored by
Piedmont Hospital
Chef Zach Meloy is a native Georgian who has experience in kitchens across the Southeast (with chefs like Gerry Klaskala, Jay Swift, and Frank Stitt) as well as in Latin America (including Costa Rica, where he met his "better half," Cristina). In 2011, Zach and Cristina launched their popular supper club, PushStart Kitchen, which gained such a following that the couple decided to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant (funded on Kickstarter by their many fans). At the end of 2013, they opened BETTER HALF, recently named by Garden & Gun as one of the five most exciting new restaurants in the South. Check out this week's demo and see exactly what all the buzz is about!

Master Gardeners Info Tent
Let your Central Fulton County Master Gardeners help you grow your garden! Now is a great time to plant, and the master gardeners will share their tips for getting your spring garden going. Got a garden question? They'll help you identify that mystery plant or figure out why your herbs aren't flourishing.

Food for thought...

Piedmont Healthcare's 
"Living Better"
Berries are coming into full swing now! Not only are they delicious, but they help keep you healthy! Read more about the health benefits of berries at Piedmont Healthcare's "Living Better" website. Lena Beal, a therapeutic dietitian at Piedmont's Fuqua Heart Center, shares the three biggest benefits of these super-food fruits as well as ways to incorporate them into a balanced diet.

Save the date...

3rd Annual Sunday Supper
Join us on June 14th at 5:30 p.m. for the 3rd Annual PRFM Sunday Supper! Nine Atlanta area chefs will serve up family-style dishes made with farm-fresh, local ingredients sourced from PRFM farmers and vendors. Guests will dine at a table with a farmer and enjoy drinks from Second Self Brewing Company and Brookhaven Wines.

Chefs include Terry Koval of Wrecking Bar, Adam Evans of The Optimist, Nick Leahy of Saltyard, Rusty Bowers of Pine Street Market, Jenn Robbins of Avalon Catering, Thomas McKeown of The Grand Hyatt Buckhead, Sarah O'Brien of Little Tart Bakeshop, Suzi Sheffield of Beautiful Briny Sea, and Adam Waller of Bocado. 

Tickets are $75 each, or you can buy a table of 8 for $550. The fundraising dinner will be held in Child Hall at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets.

This event is sponsored by Country Financial and funds raised support Market programs including Wholesome Wave GA food stamp doubling, operating costs, children's programming, and healthy eating initiatives.


- Jennifer Maley

Show and Tell

This week at PRFM…

Chef Demo

with Joey Ward of Gunshow

10:00 a.m. on 5/2

Chef Demos are sponsored by

Piedmont Hospital

This Saturday under the demo tent, one of “Top Chef” Kevin Gillespie’s “hired guns,” Joey Ward, will bring his passion for local foods and farmers. He's the real deal—knowing he wanted to become a chef as a young boy looking up to his grandfather, a Navy cook. Ward worked in some of Atlanta’s favorite spots, from Woodfire Grill to H. Harper Station, before Gillespie recruited him (and his creativity) for Gunshow. He's since been named Jezebel’s “Rising Star Chef” and listed in Zagat’s “30 Under 30" of people redefining the hospitality industry. Oh, and he’s also the two-year consecutive champ of the Kevin Gillespie Super Bowl Dip Off/Snack Attack competition. Get ready to think outside the [produce] box, y’all.

Chef Pop-Up with Nick Leahy

Grab a bite from Saltyard’s Nick Leahy and support the PRFM Meals on Wheels program, where produce is bought from farmers after the market to serve local seniors in need.

Mercer University Health Screenings

Mercer University student pharmacists will be on hand to provide blood pressure screenings and discuss the results with you. They’ll also share lifestyle modifications for patients with hypertension and info about cardiovascular diseases.

- Jennifer Maley

Happy Birthday to Us!

This Saturday you're invited to Peachtree Road Farmers Market's eighth birthday party (don't worry, we'll be nice and dry inside)! Bring the whole family to visit our special guests of honor, farm animals from Fairywood Thicket Farm, and enjoy birthday cake from Sweet Auburn Bakery. After visiting with the animals, you and the kids can keep the celebration going by stopping by the Your Happy Nest tent for creative activities celebrating PRFM's birthday all morning long. And all that partying will work up an appetite, so don't miss this week's Chef Demo at 10 a.m. with Nick Leahy of Saltyard. Party on, y'all!


- Jennifer Maley

Root to Leaf to PRFM!

Chef Demo + Cookbook Signing
Saturday, April 18 at 10 am
Steven Satterfield of Miller Union
Chef demos are sponsored by Piedmont Hospital
The New York Times has called him the "Vegetable shaman," and that's just a small taste of the praise Chef Steven Satterfield has received. In 2010, the James Beard Foundation recognized his restaurant Miller Union as a semifinalist for the national award of best new restaurant. In 2013, 2014, and 2015, he was named a nominee for Best Chef: Southeast by the organization. He is clearly the real deal. And if you'd like to learn how to wield a vegetable like the best of them, you'd better consult the best. Enter Chef Satterfield and his recently debuted cookbook, Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef Cooks Through the Seasons, with easy-to-make dishes for the home cook. Your kitchen will never be the same, y'all. 

The Cathedral Book Store will be selling the book at the Market all morning, so stop by their tent to get your copy and have it signed after this special demo!

News of note...

PRFM Chef of the Year - 2014
Chef Thomas McKeown is our Peachtree Road Farmers Market Chef of the Year for 2014! PRFM wants to recognize the efforts of Chef Thomas over the past year to incorporate farm-to-table menu items at his restaurant and Hyatt Hotels nationwide, his partnership with our local farmers, and his willingness to give back to the Market through our vendor appreciation breakfast, Sunday Supper, Meals on Wheels chef pop-ups, and so much more. He has also held training sessions with farmers and other Grand Hyatt chefs to incorporate local offerings into the menus at Hyatt hotels worldwide. Thank you, Chef Thomas!


- Jennifer Maley

April 11 is Opening Day!

It just doesn't feel like spring has sprung until Peachtree Road Farmers Market opens for the season. Good thing that’s happening. This Saturday. So ready your shopping bags, y’all, cause it’s going to be a great year at the Cathedral of St. Philip. The ninth season will welcome a few new faces: 100% Artisan Foods (fresh tamales and salsas made from our farmers' produce and Georgia farm-raised animals), Boom Biscuits (biscuits and sweet and savory biscuit sandwiches), Oliver Farms (cold-pressed nut and seed oils from locally sourced ingredients and home-milled nut and seed flours), Proof Bakery (artisan breads including baguettes, country sourdough, multigrain rye, and more), White Oak Pastures (goat, lamb, leather goods, and beef tallow soap out of Bluffton, GA), and Yalla (handcrafted sodas made from local fruits, vegetables, and herbs). Check out all of our vendors here and come on by to meet them this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Opening Day Happenings

At 9:00 a.m., COUNTRY Financial and Peachtree Road Farmers Market will announce the third annual PRFM Reusable Bag Design Contest winner. Atlanta high school students were invited to use their creativity to show what the market and this year's theme, "Live, Love, Be Green," mean to them. We'll unveil this year's design and award the winning student a $1,000 scholarship. Be sure to pick up a free 2015 bag, hot off the presses!

At 10:00 a.m., check out our first Chef Demo of the year, sponsored by Piedmont Hospital. Join frequent market shopper, Chef Thomas McKeown of Grand Hyatt Atlanta under the demo tent. If you've ever walked with Chef McKeown on one of his market tours, you know just how passionate he is about local foods. See how this European born and trained chef creates delicious dishes out of the sustainable ingredients indigenous to the South. Chef McKeown highlights local and organic as the executive chef at Grand Hyatt Atlanta’s Cassis restaurant and oversees all of the hotel’s weddings, social gatherings, and corporate shindigs. He’s also a member of Hyatt’s Sustainable and Responsible eating team—yes, that is a thing, and yes, it is very cool. Don't miss his intro to spring this Saturday! 

Coming next week!
Join us on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 a.m. for a special Chef Demo and cookbook signing by Chef Steven Satterfield. Root to Leaf is not a vegetarian cookbook, it's a cookbook that celebrates vegetables, and a must-have for your kitchen!  

- Jennifer Maley

Every Saturday, rain or shine

What to expect at PRFM...

...open through December 13th, so don't forget your local farmers, food-makers, and artists when it comes time for...Halloween (we have a parade for that), Thanksgiving, and prepping for Hanukkah, Christmas, and those cold winter months when you'll be glad you froze/canned/stocked up on your favorite veggies and other treats.

...weekly Chef Demos! Check out the city's best chefs, nominated for demos by our very own market farmers (in other words, these ladies and gents are experts at cooking local and helping you to do the same). Every Saturday at 10:00 a.m., sponsored by Country Financial. Take a look at the roster and other upcoming events here.

...amazing farmers and vendors who all grow, raise, or make their own goods (no resellers here). That makes PRFM the largest producer-only farmers market in the state. See a full list of our farmers, growers, producers, and artists here.

Also...

...live music (local artists, of course).
...kids' activities.
...the coolest dogs in town.
...and YOU!


- Jennifer Maley

A perfect summer demo

This week at PRFM...

Chef Demo at 10:00 a.m. with Suzanne Vizethann of Buttermilk Kitchen, a shopper favorite with a demo reputation well-earned (folks are still talking about her teaching us the perfect omelette technique last year). Check out the demo tent this Saturday when chef Suzanne will show us how to make a delicious summer treat, watermelon tomato gazpacho with feta and herbs. Chef demos are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial.


- Jennifer Maley

New restaurant, new school year, new tricks

This week at PRFM...

Chef Demo with Todd Richards of The Pig & The Pearl and The Shed at Glenwood. For more on chef Todd, take a look at this. And be sure to visit the demo tent at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday to ask him all about his newest venture, The Pig & The Pearl, opening soon in Atlantic Station!

Also this week, bring the family by for a back-to-school Whole Foods Kids Activity. Stephanie Watson, Healthy Eating Specialist at Whole Foods Market Buckhead, will show your kids how to make both an open-faced breakfast sandwich and veggie skewers—perfect for healthy, quick, and easy breakfast, lunch, or snack options! Plus, all of the ingredients will be on hand from our PRFM vendors (think NaturAlmond and fruits and veggies from your farmers!).


- Jennifer Maley

Farm Fresh Summer

This week at PRFM...

Chef Demo with Brent Banda of La Tavola. Check out our notes about this fabulous Fifth Group chef and see him at the demo tent at 10:00 a.m. for a summertime treat!

Also, this Saturday, don't miss Ag Tourism Day with a special book signing by Jodi Helmer. Jodi's Farm Fresh Georgia is a go-to guide for visiting all of the great farms and agricultural events in our fair state (farmers markets, farm stands, farms, u-picks, kids' activities, lodging, dining, dairies, festivals, choose-and-cut Christmas trees, wineries, and more). In addition to picking Jodi's brain about all things agriculture, you can also sign up to tour our PRFM farmers' farms!


- Jennifer Maley

This week at PRFM

Chef Demo with E.J. Hodgkinson of JCT. Kitchen & Bar. To learn more about E.J. (and why you shouldn't miss his demo), check here. Also, Happy Nest Kids’ Activities. Visit the Happy Nest tent for family fun from 8:30 a.m. to noon!


- Jennifer Maley