Up to the sale of all types of organic plants in a greenhouse in a typical Wednesday morning at the farmers market Athens - represent Jenni...
Up to the sale of all types of organic plants in a greenhouse in a typical Wednesday morning at the farmers market Athens - represent Jennifer Baldwin reflected in fashion life of these plants - chocolate mint, orange mint, pineapple sage and only a small selection from a large collection.
With it wants to "take care of my body and the earth", select Baldwin a form of free organic chemicals they all recommended the sake of your health.
"I went this kind of life for 15 years to live," Baldwin said in a busy market day. She works for the owners of Peter Borchard Companion plants in Guysville. "I have a 3 year old son, so that only foods or organic foods grown locally without synthetic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers."
Judy Jenkinson, owner of the farm Jenkinson and Garden in Athens, sells fresh farm eggs, ground lamb, vegetables and other food in an agricultural environment that is completely free of pesticides and herbicides. It also emphasizes (genetically modified organisms) without GMOs in their food.
Jenkinson has trained as a nurse, and as someone who knows the human health a significant improvement of his health had become a farmer since an organic farm.
"It was really the quality of changed my life," he said Some organic farms are small as Jenkinson -. Your 18 morning - but the broad organic aspect give added value "for their agricultural products," I feel. I'm everything I learned as a nurse, and by putting life on my farm, "Jenkinson said.
Amy Jack, a retired professor, the co-owner of Sassafras Farms with her husband's, Ed Perkins, was the owner of the organic farm since 1974. She and Ed were pillars in Athens farmers market more than 30 years, arugula, lettuce, cilantro and other vegetables without chemicals for sale. Its area covers 25 acres.
"Women have a lot of cooking. So it's nice to go your own parsley or lettuce and pick," Amy, the vegetarian is said. For the protein eggs, rice, beans and other natural foods, he added. "There are two things I do not want to eat white flour and meat. I want to be healthy."
Ann Fugate Rich Garden Farms in Pratts Fork, sells fresh vegetables, including garlic spears fresh leeks and garlic elephant with her husband, Rich Tomšů said agriculture is a lonely profession. But it is also very rewarding.
"The main thing of agriculture is to do what he wants, when he wants," said Fugate. "One of the best things about organic farming is to reach the farmers market in Athens and get to know people who eat the food they have grown."
Pam Crabtree, an accomplished gardener who made also the chief Federal Hocking school a concerted effort to buy fresh fruits and vegetables to all students Federal Hocking effort. She said part of his mission as the main cooking school is to get children to begin to think fresh fruit and so it develop vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle not diabetes and heart disease.
Although Federal Hocking qualify reach breakfast for all students and free meals or reduced price - which means a tight budget - said Crabtree, but he is able to buy fresh produce in bulk. It does this through the cooperation with customers from the auction Chester Produce Rural Action.
"We have the largest school garden in the entire region," Crabtree said while proudly welcomes agriculture teacher Keith McCartney. 
