Our Mission

Hall County Locally Grown is part of the Locally Grown network that began several years ago in Athens, GA, and now has chapters across the country.

Our mission is to bring more organically grown food and household options to Hall County, GA and its surrounding communities. Each grower in our market uses strict standards to ensure that everything produced is chemical-free. All member farms are dedicated to supplying their customers with the freshest and highest quality vegetables, herbs, mill products, dairy, eggs, meats, fruits, flowers, and transplants. Participating farms vary in size and specialty, but all carry the common thread of dedication to community, environment, health and education.

While not a true cooperative, Hall County Locally Grown uses cooperative efforts to achieve steady and dependable means of supplying the highest quality produce and other products. Locally Grown works to find new and innovative methods to preserve greenspace, protect our natural resources, support our local economy, provide meaningful work, and return to a more self-sufficient community life. Each farmer realizes the importance of educating the community about the benefits of sustainable agriculture practices to our lives and our land.

Why Support Locally Grown?

Enhance local economy: By purchasing produce and other items from local growers you are providing stability to your local economy through the support of local businesses.

Contribute to better health for you and your family: This market is dedicated to offering products that are chemical-free. By eating organically-grown food, you are reducing your risk of cancer and other health problems often linked to synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, hormones, and other yucky stuff in conventional food.

Save natural resources: Buying locally makes you an invaluable link in the process of saving resources such as fossil fuels and packaging materials. Also, we are right here in your community so the expense of transportation and delivery is kept to a minimum.

Supporting a way of life: The number of small farms in the United States has decreased dramatically in the last decade. Please help us preserve an honest and worthy means of making a living. We believe that small, diverse, family-owned farms contribute to society’s overall health.

Membership Fees

To help us with our overhead costs, we ask that you pay an annual fee of $25 per household for one calendar year. You are welcome to try us for two orders before you pay the membership. The website will automatically add the membership fee to your third order.

Other Important Items

Placing Orders

Each Friday evening, a list of available products is sent to everyone with an account here by e-mail. Customers must place their order for the week any time after that email goes out, but no later than Monday at 11:59 p.m. Orders are placed here on our website.

Growers receive their orders that same night and harvest on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Picking Up Orders

You have two choices for pick-up location. Please specify your pick-up location choice when you submit your order.

Fridays at 1:00 p.m.:
Zion Hill Baptist Church
4100 Falcon Parkway
Flowery Branch, GA 30542

OR

Fridays at 5:30 p.m.:

Grace Episcopal Church
422 Brenau Avenue
Gainesville, GA 30501

Gift Certificates are available! If you would like to purchase a gift of health and flavor, please consider a Locally Grown gift certificate. You can decide the amount and the lucky recipient can purchase locally grown produce without having to pay membership fees!

Sponsor a membership! If you would like to sponsor a membership for an individual or family, please contact us.

Still have questions? Please email Sarah Barrett at sarahshope@yahoo.com.