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Cumming market sustains popularity in rooted traditions By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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CUMMING, Ga. — Forsyth County’s ers Market is open heritage of growing and creating qualSaturdays 8-11 a.m. ity products lives on through the Cumin the new Cumming ming Farmers Market. City Center parking lot Randy Gazaway, organizer for the at 423 Canton Road. farmers market, said he remembers back decades ago how Forsyth County growers raised all sorts of vegetables including sweet corn, tomatoes, okra, green beans, squash, cucumbers, zucchini and more. “That's what the market was designed around,” said Gazaway, who runs his own 23.5-acre farm in northwest Forsyth County. “Everything was grown local.” The market has been around since the 1980s, and, like the county, it has grown, relocating several times before settling at Cumming City Center. Each year, the number of vendors and visitors has increased.
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Holly Wall, right, a Cumming teacher, sells freshly baked, home-made bread. Wall, who has a cottage business license, said the county’s growth has benefited businesses like hers.
Chairman John set to deliver State of County address FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Board of Commissioners Chairman Alfred John will deliver 2025’s State of the County address at noon April 8. Hosted this year at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., the address is in partnership with the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce. The address will provide updates on the county’s accomplishments, vision for the
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future, priorities and plans. John encourages attendance by residents and business leaders, saying the speech will provide insights into how taxpayers are used to build Forsyth County. “The State of the County is always a unique opportunity to have a front row seat to understand the Board of Commissioners’ vision for the future,” said John. “This event is for all Forsyth County residents
to see how a bright future is being created today.” The event also will feature at 10 a.m. a Coffee and Conversation networking hour with county staff, elected officials and business leaders. A plated lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m. Limited open seating with the meal is available. — Jon Wilcox
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More details about the address can be accessed at the Chamber of Commerce’s events page on their website. Details include the event’s theme, content highlights and opportunities to meet with county leadership and staff.
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