Farmers

Decimal Place Farm

Mary Rigdon of Decimal Place Farm produces creamy chèvre, feta and tuma from a small herd of 23 Saanen goats in Conley, GA, just a few miles from East Atlanta. Decimal Place Farm is one of three licensed artisan cheese makers in Georgia, and Mary has been making cheese for thirteen years. AJC article

Greenleaf Farm

Greenleaf Farms is the second year project of Greg and Maeda Brown, city dwellers who decided to buy land, move to Barnesville, GA and make a go of serving as sustainable farmers. Some of their unique selection included squash and huge watermelon in addition to fresh greens and Maeda's home made bake goods. This year the farm will be launching a Community Supported Agriculture program.

Riverview Farms

Riverview Farms is represented at the market by the MellowBellies CSA from Grant Park. Riverview Farms is a certified organic family farm on 150 acres in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachians in Northwest Georgia. Our farm is bordered by the Coosawatee River which has created the bottomland that we cultivate. The farm has been in operation by the Swancy family for over 30 years and has been certified organic since 2000. They raise grass-fed beef, pastured Berkshire pork, and over 30 varieties of vegetables and distribute through farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture and restaurants.

Scharko Farms

The children are out of the house, but its still fun to grow a big garden. So, what does one do with extra veggies? Maybe someone would like to make use of these veggies. Farmers Market - good idea. So, here we are - two old hippies, sharing their wold with others. Beautiful. The Scharkos farm in Fairburn, GA. Read their recent article in Atlanta Intown.

Steve Miller's Farm

Steve Miller has been growing vegetables since 1962. His grandparents were organic farmers and the generations preceding them were organic farmers.  This is where he learned during his childhood about composting, the importance of leaf mold and manure.  The 3.5 acre farm is located in Clarkson, GA.  They also have a landscape business, Classic Landscapes, which specializes in fine gardening, kitchen gardens, boxwood gardens, hand pruning and design and installation. 

Village Farm

A second year intern at Gaia Gardens, Emeka Okona, manages a 5,000 square feet plot at Red's six acres in Ormewood Park. Emeka has chosen a path of city farmer after time in the corporate world with Frito Lay and Family Dollar. He will also be at Decatur Farmers Market on Wednesdays from 4pm- 7pm.

Yang's Cut Flower Farm

Yang's is operated by Van Yang and his family in Madison, GA. In addition to their beautiful flowers they also grow onions, cucumbers, basil, tomatos, sweet potatos jimias, strawberries, and peppers grown on their farm. The Yang family is originally from Lao and came to Georgia after farming in Minnesota for almost ten years.