Georgia Grown-To-Go Event at Coolray Field

Tents with boxes of produce. People pulled their vehicles up to them where
their vehicles were loaded with the boxes they pre-orederd.

The second Georgia Grown-To-Go Event was held at Coolray Field on June 25. The drive-thru farmers market was made possible through a partnership between Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett Stripers and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Lindsey Jorstad, Gwinnett County Outreach Manager, said there were a little more than 750 pre-orders made two hours before preordering closed Wednesday. An additional 1,500 to 3,000 boxes were available Thursday as well for day-of sales, she said. Paul Thompson, marketing division director for the Georgia Department of Agriculture, said there were seven farms represented at the event. 
Please refer to the full article from the Gwinnett Daily Post for more on the story: https://tinyurl.com/y7htq6jo.

UGA Extension Gwinnett handed out bags with Extension publications and factsheets
to those who came to get the produce.

Watermelons were among the produce offerred.