The Chattanooga Market

Daniel Swanger’s Fine Art & Portraits “I based my booth offering upon my own technique of watercolor-graphite portrait sketches, like the French artist Ingres in Rome who made on the spot drawings of tourists in the early 1800s. I developed the media and technique on my own though, since I found charcoal and pastels are messy [...]

All too often we get trapped into thinking that all produce is available at all times…Not true!  When thinking about buying healthy, fresh and local, buying in season is the way to go.  Stay in touch with us and we’ll keep you in sync with what to buy and when during the growing season or [...]

  Vendor Profile: Lee & Gordon Greens One of our customer favorites, Lee and Gordon Greens is a hydroponic greenhouse located in Chickamauga, Georgia.They provide the highest quality specialty lettuces, herbs, and micro greens year round. Q: How long have you been a vendor at the market? A: 4 years Q: What is your sprouts program? [...]

The Tennessee Aquarium had an unusual species on display this morning, the rare television chef. TV Chef Alton Brown is in Chattanooga to help kick off the launch of the Aquarium’s “Serve & Protect” campaign, a project to promote sustainable seafood. “One-third of all fished species have collapsed globally,” said Dr. Anna George, director of [...]

Chattanoogan.com Nana’s Frozen Custard Wins Ice Cream Social Awards posted July 11, 2011 The Olcsvary family, owners/operators of Nana’s Frozen Custard on Hixson Pike, won both categories of the Ice Cream Social at the Chattanooga Market. Proceeds from the event benefited the Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter. The outcome of Sunday’s Ice Cream Social at the Chattanooga [...]

I haven’t knowingly eaten an out-of-season, non-local tomato since the Chattanooga Market opened a decade ago. Just can’t do it. Local is better. Barry Courter, Chattanooga Times Free Press chattamarketMore Posts – Website

Posted: Jun 27, 2011 7:28 AM EDTUpdated: Jun 27, 2011 7:33 AM EDTBy Cheri Burt, Producer CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) – Dozens of people put their heads together to put an end to childhood cancer. A head-shaving was held at the Chattanooga Market Sunday.  Volunteers, called “shavees”, shed their locks in support of kids who loose their hair during cancer treatment.  [...]

Written by Pulse Staff June 27, 2011 – 8:04 am  In only its third year in existence, a local charity has set a new record. Jack’s Chattanoggins is the brainchild of 12-year-old Jack Skowronnek. When he was ten, he read a book that inspired him to shave his head to show kids with cancer that [...]

Our Dwindling Food Variety As we’ve come to depend on a handful of commercial varieties of fruits and vegetables, thousands of heirloom varieties have disappeared. It’s hard to know exactly how many have been lost over the past century, but a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International gave a clue to [...]

By Gabrielle Chevalier Published Sunday, June 19, 2011 9:10 am EST Most sixth-graders summer plans are focused around vacations and summer camps, but for 12-year-old Jack Skowronnek, that just is not enough. Jack has partnered up with the Children’s Hospital Foundation at Erlanger to organize a head-shaving event called Jack’s Chattanoggins to raise money for children’s cancer treatments. [...]