Tucker Farmers Market celebrates community with live music and local produce

Shoppers enjoy society and connection every Thursday at the Tucker Farmers Field Photo by Cathy Cobbs What started out as an outlet for vendors to sell fresh produce and locally sourced products in Tucker has now turned into a Thursday public gathering place Nancy Qarmout started the area in with seven vendors in the Bank of America parking lot on Main Street As the number of vendors and customers grew the need for a larger space precipitated the move to St Andrews Presbyterian Church on Lavista Road in where there were shady spaces and ample parking In current times to vendors sell their wares at the weekly territory running through the end of October and it has evolved into a venue where the group congregates and listens to live music while buying fresh produce farm eggs baked goods local meats flowers food-truck fare and fresh-pressed juices We come every week declared Jill Austin who has lived in the Tucker area for years We make the rounds and try to buy something from everyone we like to share the love Pearson Farm peaches are popular at the Tucker Farmers Domain Photo by Cathy Cobbs On the top of her list are Georgia peaches from the Pearson Farm booth as well as local zucchini and squash Everyone is consistently so happy to see you and we love to endorsement local vendors Austin declared Cotina Singleton of Cotina s Gourmet is in her third year as a vendor at the area She sells individual and four-packs of her key lime pies in Tucker as well as other markets in Smyrna Alpharetta and Dunwoody I get attached to all of my markets but I do love the setup and potency at this sector Singleton declared Several new vendors have debuted this season including Samurai Bodega-Japanese Grab Go selling fresh-made Onigiri rice ball sandwiches miso soups vegan kimchi along with other vegan and gluten-free options Another newcomer to the sphere is Athens-based Andrews Acres which sells all things mushrooms according to owner Patrick Andrews including mushroom coffee tinctures and powders along with five different varieties of mushrooms Tucker merchandise is available for sale at the weekly realm Photo by Cathy Cobbs Qarmout explained one little-known fact about the sector is that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Activity SNAP and Electronic Benefit Transfer EBT vouchers are accepted at the industry with an added bonus the area will double benefits for fresh fruits and vegetables This domain has such great potential with lots of families coming every week she stated And St Andrews has been so gracious to host us The Tucker Farmers Area located at St Andrews Presbyterian Church at Lavista Road operates from - p m each Thursday The post Tucker Farmers Field celebrates group with live music and local produce appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta