Sign is Up!

We finally put up the "Jake's Opening Soon" sign yesterday. I wanted to put our targeted opening date of 5/21 but that remains unconfirmed. We still need our building inspection and to complete the outdoor lighting and displays....

I also purchased a new cash register yesterday from Staples. It is a basic electronic register from Sharp for $99.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate.....couldn't beat the price. Rick and I set it up last night and tested out the process. All was good with the exception of not knowing how to use the check and credit keys in lieu of the cash key so we could properly reconcile our sales reports at the end of each day. I will call Sharp's customer service today and ask them.

In the meantime, we are still looking for someone to paint our sign....if you know of anyone please contact me.

Atlanta's State Farmers Market

This weekend has been busy...starting on Friday with a visit to the Farmers Market in Forest Park GA (aka Atlanta's State Farmers Market). The farmers market is open year-round, but the Georgia Grown farmers do not arrive until late April or Early May. Normally, their first crop to arrive from South Georgia are Vidalia onions....and yes, they have arrived!

On this visit, I met Wendall Kight and his wife from B&B Farms in Uvalda, GA (located 18 miles south of Vidali, GA in Tombs Co.) They were over-flowing with Vidalia onions and soon will have cabbage and squash available. Farmers in neighboring stalls will have tomatoes, cantalopes, watermelons, bush and string beans and peaches available beginning in 2-3 weeks and lasting throughout the 2009 season.

Looks like Jake's will be opening in a few weeks with the help of our South Georgia farmers. We anticipate crops from North Georgia not becoming available until early July. We still have a few loose ends to tie before the opening....but obtaining Georgia locally grown crops has been the biggest goal.