We drove up to the pavilion in Evans where Augusta Locally Grown meets. The tables were covered in plastic bags full of produce and other things. A few people were coming and going. I told the children I care for that we were going on an adventure to see a different kind of grocery store, where farmers bring fresh goods for their customers. Five-year-old Molly, upon seeing the pavilion, the bags and the people coming and going, said, “That is a little grocery store.”
She’s right. Augusta Locally Grown is a small community of growers, farmers, bakers and artisans connecting directly to their customers, all of whom live and work in and around Augusta and are committed to sustainable living. Yet, this community thrives on being small. It is an online-based market whereby customers see what vendors have available each week, order a specific quantity of whatever they want, and then pick it up from a vendor drop-off location within a few days. They meet first at the Augusta Jewish Community Center in Evans, where the farmers drop off their goods and the first round of customers picks up on Tuesday afternoons. There are additional pick-up locations later that day at Fireside Outdoor Kitchens and Grills on Broad Street and at the Riverwood Plantation in Evans.
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