Tip Top & Georgia Grown To-Go

On May 23, Tip Top will be participating in the Georgia Grown To-Go, a curbside farmer’s market, from 10 AM to 2 PM at Al Bishop Softball Complex in Marietta! Georgia Grown is partnering with local governments to connect farmers directly to consumers in highly populated areas through a series of pop-up markets, primarily in metro Atlanta that will give customers the ability to purchase fresh products directly from farmers with a limited contact, drive-through service.

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Tip Top is providing the unique opportunity to buy a product usually only sold to wholesalers, a case of slow-cooked, hand-pulled and diced chicken meat. Cases will contain contain two 5-pounds bags of individually frozen chicken. This chicken is excellent to use in chicken salad, soups, casseroles, tacos, enchiladas, and pastas. It’s a versatile, time-saving ingredient for many of your favorite recipes!

“Cobb County is pleased to welcome the opportunity to buy Georgia Grown and giving our residents easy, direct access to the best of fresh farm vegetables, Georgia Grown,” says Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin. “We are bringing the best in farm harvest direct from the farm to our front porch with Marietta’s own Tip Top Poultry as a participant in this pop-up market. Additionally, our charities will be well supported thanks to Cobb neighbors who have the opportunity to make Georgia Grown available to our local food banks during these challenging times.”

While supplies last, customers can drive through and have produces boxes placed directly in their trunks. For payment, cash, credit and debit cards will be accepted. Customers can also pre-order boxes for a reduced rate until Thursday, May 21 at noon.

In addition to purchasing personal boxes, customers can support their local community by donating boxes to a neighbor or local charity. Several nonprofits will receive produce boxes through the Cobb Community Foundation, including MUST Ministries, Sweetwater Mission, Family Life Restoration Center, Reflections of Trinity, Storehouse Ministries, and Noonday.

More information can be found here, and you can pre-purchase your items at georgiagrowntogo.com

Roy Fleeman