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Welcome to the ELF Market!
Join us on opening day!!
Saturday, April 14 kicks off our 2012 season
Come out and join your neighbors as we host the third annual Collard Greens Cook-off.
To Enter: Do you make mean greens? Have a ‘special’ family recipe that others long for? Sign up here to compete for prizes and bragging rights for Judges’ awards and People’s Choice awards at the East Lake Farmers Market’s third annual Collard Greens Cook-off. (Separate category for restaurants and pros) Download the entry form here.
To Taste: For $10, you’ll have your pick of tastings from both top local chefs and amateur neighborhood cooks.
The Cause: All proceeds from the cook-off help fund the market’s Double Your Dollar Program (a food assistance program) through Wholesome Wave Georgia.
ELF Market is primarily a cash market, so please come prepared.How does your garden grow?
With help from the East Lake Farmers Market!
Whether you’re a master gardner and landscaper or a farming newbie, come stock your garden with fresh sprouts from the ELF Market. Local experts will be selling plants and garden supplies–and maybe some art too!
Support local farmers and plant growers and get your spring garden started!
ELF Market is primarily a cash market, so please come prepared.
We couldn’t have done it without you!
Sponsor Appreciation Event 2011
ELF Market thanks its 2011 sponsors at Decatur’s Wahoo! Grill.
Food from local restaurants, including Steinbeck’s, Noodle, Home Grown, and Erbert & Gerbert’s, to name a few, was featured alongside festive drinks, friendly chatter, and exciting updates about our successes and what’s next in 2012.
We celebrated the success of the market–nearly doubling the amount of vendors and visitors at market along with a 44% sales increase.
Most importantly though, we celebrated our sponsors. Without their support, we wouldn’t be where we are today!
To see what their dollars do for our community, check out this video.
Inspired to donate? Visit our Sponsor page and donate today!
Can we get a “hell yeah” for Ale Yeah!?
Recently Ale Yeah! hosted the New Belgium Fat Tire Bike raffle and raised $548.00 for the market.
The winning ticket, Tommy Bass from Americus Georgia, was drawn on Labor Day and presented at Ale Yeah’s store location—906 W College Ave in Decatur.
We couldn’t think of a more deserving winner than Tommy Bass. tbass, as he is commonly referred to, is a decorated Vietnam Veteran, U.S.Marine Corps, who was awarded the Purple Heart three times for being wounded in combat. tbass is also a beer lover. He has been brewing beer at home since the spring of 1969, and he played a role in getting the legislation passed to make home brewing and microbreweries legal in the U.S. “My favorite beer and the one I brew the most often is Steam Beer, which is brewed at a warmer temperature than most beers. When I found Ale Yeah, I couldn’t be happier because brewing is my passion, and now I have folks to share it with,” says Tommy.
Ale Yeah! is a craft beer market located in Decatur, Georgia. To learn more about Ale Yeah!, Visit http://www.aleyeahbeer.com/
Checkout Upcoming Events at Ale Yeah!
October 11th- Growler fills of New Belgium’s latest Lips of Faith beers, ‘Clutch’ and ‘Kick’. Reps from the brewery will be on-hand to discuss all things New Belgium and these 2 new beers.
October 12th- Two events:
1st annual Decatur Passport Crawl—we’re participating in this unique beer tour of Decatur, Oakhurst and Avondale Estates where patrons will receive a custom passport that can be stamped at each participating location. Prizes will be awarded depending on the number of stamps collected.
All locals-only tap takeover featuring some rare and special kegs.
October 13th- In-store visit and special Growler fills with Schmaltz Brewing Company. Reps will be on-hand to discuss the full line of HE’BREW and Coney Island beers.
Recognizing our Sun Sponsors
$2,542.80 raised at 5% day!
On June 29th, Whole Foods Briarcliff hosted a 5% day in support of ELF Market. In partnership with Jayme Persons, the Marketing Team Leader, and the Marketing Team, ELF Market had a fantastic time speaking with customers about the market. We even had a mini-market where customers could get a first-hand look at our farmers and vendors. We can’t thank WFM enough for their generous donation and continuous support of promoting community through food!
Click here to learn more about WFM Briarcliff
Check out pics from the event
Sun sponsors enjoy season-long recognition on all ELF Market promotional material, literature, social media, and website. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Visit our Sponsor Page to learn more and download our sponsor form.
$624.00 raised for the East Lake Schools Coalition
Thank you to those who participated!
Peachapalooza Results:
Farmburger–Judge’s Choice Best Recipe
Home Grown GA–People’s Choice Best Recipe
GHA Farmers–People’s Choice Best Booth
Click here for a pic with all the winners
$800 raised for Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless at ELF Market’s 2nd Annual Collard Greens Cook-Off!
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Collard Greens Cook-Off Results:
Peoples Choice Award: Kat Lindholm
Best Amateur Prize: Angel Johnson
Professional Prize: Maddy’s BBQ
It was a fun and exciting day with lots of collards, 75 tasters, over 250 visitors, 6 farmers and the most vendors the market has seen! What a great start to the season.
New in 2011: Join the new ELF Co-op for weekly produce bundles fresh from the farm!
This season, the ELF Market is adding a Cooperative CSA that will provide the East Lake community (and surrounding areas) with a stronger and more direct farm connection. The ELF Market Cooperative CSA; or ELF Co-op, will give you more access to fresh food while supporting local farmers.
Learn more about this exciting new program!
There are many ways to get involved this year and help support the market:
• Become a Sponsor – Learn more about the many sponsorship opportunities and benefits
• Become a ELF Market Vendor – Join our growing market of farmers, businesses and artisans. Visit the Farmers & Artisans page for application forms for the 2011 season
• Volunteer to work at the market – We are always looking for volunteers to help at the market. Please e-mail us if you are interested in helping out!
• Join the ELF Market on Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on the latest Market news and events!
Plan to join us this season, starting May 7th!
You’ll find us on Saturdays from 9am – 1 pm
May – October, at:
2nd Ave and Hosea L Williams Dr. in the East Lake, Atlanta.
