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  • Deborah Geering

    Contributing Writer

    Before joining the Atlanta magazine team in summer 2010, Deborah Geering contributed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s food section for a decade as a writer, recipe tester/developer, and photo stylist. She has written about food, travel, and lifestyles for several regional and national magazines as well. When she is not cooking, writing, or scoping out farmers markets, she can often be found at a wedding, performing with the After Five String Quartet. She has lived in Decatur since 1994.

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At least this compromise comes with peaches

You can have Georgia-grown, or you can have Certified Organic. But almost never both.

Posted on 5/22/2013 3:22:00 PM by Deborah Geering
Five years ago, you would have had trouble finding Georgia’s most iconic fruit at a local farmers market. Peaches, like Vidalia onions, are usually grown on large commercial farms and distributed nationally through a system that gives little preference to local retail outlets. Read More

Spring hasn't sprung until you've had a sugar snap pea

Get them from Annie Okra's

Posted on 5/22/2013 8:00:00 AM by Deborah Geering
If you want to know what springtime tastes like, bite into a sugar snap pea just pulled from the vine. The crunch of the pod, the pop of tiny seeds, and the sweet, green-grass flavor sing of winter’s departure. Read More

Eat your fill of salads with these easy dressings

Local lettuce is on its way out, so enjoy the last of it right now

Posted on 5/16/2013 7:41:00 AM by Deborah Geering
Atlanta’s farmers markets may be just getting going, but the spring vegetable season is winding down. With the hot weather we’ve had the past couple of days, you can expect those lovely lettuce heads you've seen at market to disappear quickly. Read More

New Decatur market's success depends on the locals

The food town's farmers market has new operators. Now it needs more shoppers.

Posted on 5/8/2013 9:49:00 AM by Deborah Geering
If there were ever a community that ought to have a big, bustling farmers market, it is Decatur. After all, this is a town filled with granola-crunching college professors, health-happy researchers from nearby Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, artists and authors, aging hippies and younger hipsters. Read More

Colorful Spring Salad

Posted on 4/24/2013 12:00:00 PM by Deborah Geering
The four main ingredients—arugula, fennel, strawberries, and beets—represent everything we love about the spring garden. They're bright and refreshing, tender yet still grounded in their earthiness. Read More