Ava Growers Board Elections

This year the Ava Growers annual Spring meeting scheduled for late March, had to be cancelled due to the Covid situation. However, elections proceeded via mail, email and telephone where members of the nonprofit could nominate and vote for board positions. Nominated for President was Caleb Carmichael. Nominated for Vice-President were Jeff Barry and Paul … Continue reading →

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OPENING OF AVA FARMERS MARKET DELAYED

We regret that the Ava Farmers Market opening date, usually the first Saturday in April, is being delayed until further notice due to the coronavirus emergency. We will announce the resumption of the market as soon as possible. Those with questions are welcome to contact us by email: avagrowers@gmail.com or by phone: (417) 746-4006 Continue reading →

You can have a citrus crop in Missouri

Some of you may have see a youtube video about growing a profitable orange crop in Nebraska by building a greenhouse heated by underground pipes.( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD_3_gsgsnk ) That’s an exciting possibility – but you don’t need to construct such a greenhouse to have fresh citrus for your family in our cold winters. Meyer lemons (grown … Continue reading →

Ava Growers 2020 Annual Spring Meeting Cancelled

DUE TO THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AVA GROWERS PROJECT, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 27, 2020, HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  MEMBERS OF THE NONPROFIT WILL BE NOTIFIED ON HOW TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD ELECTION, AND ON VOTING ON THOSE NOMINATED.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU MAY CONTACT US AT … Continue reading →

Seed savers talk August 17 at 10am

De Lynn Montez, an avid seed saver for years as well as a regular at the Ava farmers market, will give a talk on saving garden seeds this Saturday (August 17) at 10am in the gazebo on the square. Her talk will cover heirloom versus hybrid, cross pollination, seed saving techniques, seed viability and germination … Continue reading →

Ava Farmers Market begins April 6 2019

Spring has finally arrived and with it the farmers market on the Ava Square, which begins Saturday morning April 6 and continues every Saturday morning through the end of October. This year the city is expected to begin renovations to the Square to make it compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act. We will be … Continue reading →

Answers for Missouri Farmers Market Vendors

We get a fair number of questions from those wanting to sell at the farmers market in Ava, and while we’re happy to assist when we can, there’s also a great resource online that covers many of the questions for those participating in any Missouri farmers market. The AgMissouri Farmers Market Handbook can be accessed … Continue reading →

Fifth Annual Free Seeds and Seed Swap April 28

The Ava Growers Project will hold its fifth annual free garden seed event, along with a seed and book swap, on Saturday morning (8am till noon) April 28 at the Ava farmers market on the square in downtown Ava.   This year, we’ve decided to give away seeds in individual packs instead of “complete seed kits”.  … Continue reading →

Farmers market gets off to a cold start!

We all know weather in the Ozarks is a roller coaster, but the official opening weekend (April 7) for the Ava farmers market must have been the coldest ever, with a light snowfall overnight and a very cold day following. As a result, the market didn’t happen that weekend. Our second Saturday was a bit … Continue reading →

Update on Ava Square renovation plans

Two members of our board attended the recent meeting at Ava City Hall where the Ava city council, regional grant authority (SCOCOG), and members of the public learned about the city’s revised plans for the downtown square renovation.  The revised plans will change the square much less than originally proposed.  The main object of the … Continue reading →