Sunday, January 29, 2012

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member owned, community co-op.
Supporting our local growers!
 Citizen's Co-op....

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and products online, on the
Farm Fresh Community Market!

Our Dwindling Food Variety

( via National Geographic )

As we've come to depend on a handful of commercial varieties of fruits and vegetables, thousands of heirloom varieties have disappeared. It's hard to know exactly how many have been lost over the past century, but a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International gave a clue to the scope of the problem. It compared USDA listings of seed varieties sold by commercial U.S. seed houses in 1903 with those in the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory in 1983. The survey, which included 66 crops, found that about 93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct. More up-to-date studies are needed.

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News, Updates and Information...

jamesIngarden_smallA slightly new look for Gainesville Farm Fresh...

My apologies to everyone for the neglect Gainesville Farm Fresh has seen in the past month or so.  As many now know I have been involved with the co-op project for the past year and am now co-managing  the store as the Produce Manager.  This is a wonderful time for me and required a lot of hours over the past few months, dedicated to bringing this great new addition to our food community.  As a result my attention to Gainesville Farm Fresh as well as The Herb Garden has been stretched thin.

Now that we are open at the co-op, I can return to bringing you updates on the local food events, markets, etc that are happening around our area.  It is good to be 'back' and as always, thank you all for your support and understanding over this time period.

Be sure to visit Citizen's Co-op, come in,  shop, and enjoy the friendly atmosphere of your only community based co-op!  I will look forward to seeing you!

James

Latest Farm Listing: Spring City Meats

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If your market is closed, or if you know of other markets in our area please contact GFF

or fill in our Farmer's Market form.  Thank you!

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