Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Georgia Farmers Market

This is a list of commodities available at the Georgia Farmers Market, 1150 Fifth St. Prices and availability of produce are subject to change.

For current prices, call (706) 721-3004 between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday. The public is welcome to purchase produce in bulk or individual units.

Several farmers are accepting WIC coupons and some vendors accept EBT.

Apples (bushel) $24-$26, (box) $19-$20; avocados (box) $33-$36; bananas (box) $20-$21; beans, pole (bushel) $27-$28; beans, snap (bushel) $33-$34; broccoli (14-count) $14-$16; cabbage (50 lbs.) $14-$15; cantaloupes (crate) $12-$14; carrots (50 lbs.) $17-$18, (48-1 lb. bag) $17-$18; cauliflower (box) $19-$20; celery (box) $27-$28; corn, green (crate) $34-$36; cucumbers (box) $20-$21; eggs (case) $42-$43, (half-case) $19-$20; eggplant (box) $17-$18; grapefruit (box) $18-$19; grapes (lug) $21-$23; greens, collards (dozen) $16-$17, mustards (dozen) $19-$20, turnips (carton) $20-$21; herbs (carton) $12-$18; honeydews (box) $14-$16; kale (carton) $15-$16; kiwis (flat) $10-$12; lemons (box) $21-$22; lettuce (box) $18-$19, romaine (box) $21-$22; limes (box) $22-$24; mushrooms (carton) $15-$16; nectarines (cartons) $20-$21; okra (half-bushel) $27-$29; onions, green (box) $19-$20, dry (50 lbs.) $14-$16; oranges (box) $14-$15, navel (box) $17-$18; parsley (carton) $16-$17; peaches (half-bushel) $21-$23; peanuts, dry (50 lbs.) $40-$42; pears (box) $29-$31; pecans, in shell (pound) $3.50, shelled (pound) $7; pepper, bell (one and one-ninth bushels) $18-$19, banana (half-bushel) $16-$17, hot (half-bushel) $12-$13; pineapple (crate) $15-$17; plums (half-bushel) $20-$22; potatoes, baking (box) $19-$20, Irish (50 lbs.) $19-$20, New (50 lbs.) $21-$22; sweet No. 1 (40 lbs.) $18-$19, sweet No. 2 (40 lbs.) $13-$14; radishes (box) $14-$15; rutabagas (50 lbs.) $21-$22; spinach (carton) $23-$24; squash, No. 1 (three-quarter bushel) $19-$20, No. 2 (three-quarter bushel) $17-$18; strawberries (flat) $20-$21; tangelo (box) $19-$20; tangerines (25 lbs.) $20-$22.

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