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Fresh & Local Connection

Want to know where to go to find the freshest locally grown foods you can buy in Tallahassee? You’ve come to the right place. Our Fresh & Local Connection is your resource for learning what there is to know about our local farms, farmers markets and fresh pick grocery stores.

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Name	Address	Contact	Items for Sale	Purchase Information
New Leaf Market	1235 Apalachee Pkwy	(850) 942-2557 nlm@newleafmarket.coop	New Leaf Market, a cooperatively owned business, has been serving the Tallahassee community since 1974. As the largest natural foods cooperative in North Florida and South Georgia, New Leaf Market is proud to offer an abundance of organic and local produce, natural groceries, organic wines, microbrews, supplements, natural vitamins and body care products. New Leaf Market's newly expanded deli now features fair trade coffee, sandwiches and both hot and cold menu items.	Open seven days a week 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. New Leaf Market invites you to experience the co-op advantage. Shop in store for all of your healthy choices.
Earth Fare	2425 Apalachee Pkwy	(850) 656-2279 tallahassee550@earthfare.com	Join Earth Fare's "Welcome Home" to have access to great coupons and deals and to stay connected with their current selection. A complete selection of grocery store items are available for sale and pass the "as close to the ground as it gets" test. Read about Earth Fare's Food Philosophy to learn more about the items available for sale in their store.	Shop in our store, The Healthy Supermarket, where we believe that a product should only be called local if it's honestly a local product. That's why you'll see items on our shelves labeled with two icons: Earth Fare Family Producers and the Earth Fare 100 Mile Commitment.
Whole Foods	1815 Thomasville Rd.	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	*Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic grocery store. They are coming soon to Tallahassee, next year, so stay tuned for store opening details and further information.
Tomato Land	1847 Thomasville Rd.	(850) 425-8416 info@TomatoLand Tallahassee.com	Choose from Produce, Organic, Desserts and Fruit Baskets. Plus, check out their menu of fresh meal selections.	Check online to see what's new and fresh at Tomato Land and then visit the store to shop.
Red Hills Online Market	Online Store	(850) 567-1493 or (850) 980-2485 or (850) 276-9135 smallfarmalliance@gmail.com	Product List	This market has a weekly cycle: Think of it as Shop from Sunday to Tuesday, Pick up on Thursday. View FAQ section for more details.
Golden Acres Ranch	704 Barnes Rd.	(850) 997-6599 contactus @goldenacresranchflorida.com	Lamb, Deep Root Grass-fed Beef, Jellies, Farm fresh eggs. Visit their online country store.	Their “roadside stand” is the ranch. You can call and come out to pick up your order. Look for the signs on Barnes Rd. They sell much of their product locally, at farmer’s markets, at their public events and at the ranch for pickup. They do offer several things that we can arrange to ship, however. Contact them to arrange for payment and shipment. They accept PayPal payments for your convenience.
Growers Market at Lake Ella	229 Lake Ella Drive	N/A	Local Tallahassee farmers gather to display their wares for those interested in buying local and supporting the independent famer. The Growers Market is a great opportunity to enjoy some of the freshest organically grown produce you can find in Tallahassee. Everything is seasonal so you don't have to worry about if the fruits or vegetables came in flash frozen from an industrial farm somewhere in California.	Visit the Grower's Market on Wednesday's at Lake Ella from dawn until dusk to make your purchases.
Local Harvest	Online Resource	N/A	Online access to information about local farms and markets.	Click on each farm or store listed for Tallahassee and surrounding areas on Local Harvest's website in order to learn about their individual purchasing information.
Turkey Hill Farm	3546 Baum Rd	turkeyhill@earthlink.net	At Turkey Hill Farm we grow vegetables and fruits for market and select local restaurants. In Fall, Winter and Spring we grow Lettuces, traditional Southern greens, Asian greens, arugula, carrots, turnips, Brassicas, radishes, scallions, green garlic, turmeric and ginger roots, and Satsumas. In Summer we have Heirloom Tomatoes, blackberries, Elephant garlic, Shallots, Summer Squash, Sweet Basil, Peppers, Eggplant, Figs, Pears, Muscadine Grapes and Wild Blueberries. We grow Shiitake Mushrooms on oak logs and have wild Chanterelles in season. We also keep a motley flock of beautiful chickens and sell the great Bear Creek Worm Castings. We have 5 American Buff Geese and hope to build a strong and healthy flock from this core group.They are endlessly entertaining. We send out our "Farm Report" by email once a week to let people know what we will have for sale at the markets and what is going on at the farm and in the area. If you would like to receive the farm report please email us.	Our seasonal produce is available year round on Saturdays at the Tallahassee Farmers' Market [Market Square, Timberlane Road]
Downtown MarketPlace	Monroe St. and Park Ave.	(850) 224-3252	Fresh homegrown produce and organic items. Fresh bread and eggs are available. Look for fresh cut flowers and native plants. These are our local farmers offering Mother Nature's best. Most of our farmers welcome WIC checks. In this tranquil setting, celebrated local musicians play their music on stage, authors and poets present readings of their latest books, and regional artists show their arts and fine crafts. Special events bring hands-on art activities for children or sneak previews of upcoming cultural events.	Open every Saturday, March through November from 8am until 2pm.
Tallahassee Farmers' Market	1415 Timberlane Rd	(229) 263-1365	The Tallahassee Farmers Market is Tallahassee's oldest farmers market. We have a wide array of vendors: conventional, Certified Organic, Certified Naturally Grown, non chemical, natural practices, growers and resellers.	Saturdays are busiest, but some vendors also attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays the market opens at 8AM and goes until about 3. Early Birds Rule. Tuesdays and Thursdays some vendors are there all day. 8-5. Others in the afternoon only.
Sweet Grass Dairy	Farm: 19635 US Highway 19 North Thomasville, GA 3172 Store: 106 N. Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792	Farm: (229) 227-0752, info@sweetgrassdairy.com, Store: (229) 228-6704, cheeseshop@ sweetgrassdairy.com	Choose from seven different selections of hand crafted cheeses. Browse the selection here. Learn more about Sweet Grass Dairy and how they farm. Get the hands on Sweet Grass Dairy experience in a workshop or on a tour.	Visit The Farm or The Store to make your purchases or order online
Tupelo's Bakery & Café	220 West Washington Street	(850) 997-2127	Breads, pastries, cakes and lunch	We're an organic bakery nestled in historic downtown Monticello. Open 6 days a week, we offer a whole array of freshly baked pastries, breads and quiche for breakfast and a full lunch menu that changes seasonally. We bake it and make it all right here, from scratch, using only organic and/or locally grown or produced ingredients whenever we can. If it's not organic or local, we'll tell you! Visit the bakery Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm with lunch served 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, and on Saturday from 9am to 3pm with lunch served 11am to 2pm.
Full Moon Apiary	Traveling vendor	honeymoon@earthlink.net	Locally produced honey, beeswax products, soaps, lotions and beekeeping supplies in Monticello, Florida. Pollination services, bees and supplies for sale.	Our products are available for purchase at Tupelo's Bakery and Jefferson's Farmers' Market in Monticello, also at the Tallahassee Visitor's Center and farmer's markets throughout the Tallahassee area. If you are looking for something specific, unique or just hard-to-find, please contact us by email.
Heavenly Homestead	Traveling vendor	(850) 997-5509 Contact Us	Eggs, poultry and pork	We want clean and delicious food that is produced in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner and we want to share it with you! As stewards of our environment and farm, we are committed to the following practices: We don’t use chemical or petroleum-based fertilizers. We fertilize the old fashion way, with compost, manure, and worm castings. We don’t use chemical pesticides on our veggies or pastures. Our animals are treated lovingly and humanely. We try as much as possible to provide a habitat and way of life that closely resembles the animals' natural environment. Review our . You can now buy our pork at Tupelos' Bakery in Monticello and through the Red Hills Online Market, which delivers to Tallahassee each week. (Details for these options are listed above on Fresh & Local Connection)
KBH Farms	9039 US Hwy 19 South Thomasville, GA	Contact Us	Grassfed Beef and Nuts	Our farm is located in Thomasville, GA. We raise grass fed beef cattle and grow pecans. Our cattle graze on open pasture in a stress-free environment. Rotational grazing ensures the sweetest and freshest grass at all times. No grain is given to supplement their diets. In the production of our pecans, we practice sustainable agriculture. Our aim is to promote environmental stewardship by reducing dependence on non-renewable resources, such as fuel and synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Since our cattle also graze in our pecan groves, their presence enhances the quality of the soil. They move to other pastures a couple of months prior to pecan harvest. Purchase through Red Hills Online Farmers Market. Our cattle receive no growth hormones, and no routine use of antibiotics is practiced. No fillers, additives, or preservatives are added to our ground beef. The pecan varieties we grow, Elliott and Stuart, require less chemical spraying than other varieties. We only treat for pecan pests when they reach the level that threatens production of a crop.
White Oak Pastures	22775 Highway 27 Bluffton, GA	(850) (229) 641-2081, Contact Us	Grassfed beef & lamb and poultry	Available in or shop online
Thompson Farms	2538 Dixie Road, Dixie, GA	(229) 263-9074, (866) 463-9218, tfsmokehouse@ thompsonfarms.com	ALL NATURAL PORK Free Range, Pasture Raised, Free of Steroids and Growth Hormones	Our Smokehouse is open for shopping or picking up orders Monday Through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.You can also shop online.
Monticello Vineyards	1211 Waukeenah Highway Monticello, FL	(850) 294-WINE, Contact Us	Monticello Vineyards & Winery is a small and unpretentious Florida farm winery. Located in the Red Hills bioregion of north central Florida, the winery is housed at Ladybird Organics. Ladybird Organics houses Monticello Vineyards & Winery, Florida's only organic farm winery, specializing in Muscadine wines. The farm produces USDA certified organic grapes, Meyer lemons, Marsh grapefruit, persimmons, pecans, and pears, as well as USDA organic wheatgrass and microgreens -- sunflower, pea and buckwheat sprouts -- eggs, worms, worm castings, and organic potting soil. We provide consultations in the areas of vineyard establishment and production, organic farming and certification, worm farming, pastured poultry and much more. We also provide workshops and presentations by special arrangement. Please contact us for more information.	Shop for organic wines online
Green Meadows Farms	177 East Bluebird Road Monticello, FL	(850) 997-4886, Contact Us	Certified organic U-Pick blueberries, Cookbook: BLUEBERRIES AND MORE! RECIPES FROM GREEN MEADOWS FARM	Visit online to check the u-pick season and schedule, then visit the farm to purchase. Order the cookbook online.
Blueberry Springs	383 Wacissa Springs Road Monticello, FL	(850) 997-1238, blueberrysprings@aol.com	U-Pick Blueberries and Pre-picked produce	Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Tuesday to Sunday from 7 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm; Closed Mondays.
Sunshine Growers Market	4055 Esplanade Way	(850) 245-4330	Assortment of crafts, local specialties, organic food, vegetables and fruits	This Tallahassee farmers market is located at Between 4025 and 4055 Esplanade Way Tallahassee, FL. Drop by to see for yourself. Open year round. Hours are January-December Monday, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Takes WIC, SFMNP.

Additional Buy It Fresh Options

Name	Address	Contact	Items for Sale	Purchase Information
Annie's Buying Service	862 S. Tamiami Tr.	1-800-517-5121	View Items for Sale	Join the Club, to choose your share, frequency, location, start date, any add ons, add notes for allergies and more.

Fresh & Local Resources

Florida Organic Growers: http://www.foginfo.org
Georgie Organics: http://www.georgiaorganics.org/home.aspx
Just Fruits and Exotics: http://www.justfruitsandexotics.com: Fruit plants and more for sale, as well as many workshops and classes about growing your own fresh produce.