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September 3, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 35
Alpharetta unveils Veterans Memorial An Alpharetta Veterans Memorial has been proposed for the new City Center in Alpharetta. Unveiling the design are, from left, Alpharetta Business Association member and Councilman Donald Mitchell, ABA Board member Danny Broadway and Alpharetta Rotary President William Perkins.
For details, see story page 12.
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Larry Sanford tends to his half-acre garden every day. It sits in the shadow of his employer, Jackson Healthcare and supplies the workers there with plenty of fresh food.
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Local company grows own garden Fresh veggies healthy hit with workers By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Farmer Larry Sanford works his way through rows of crops, stopping occasionally to pick out a leaf or to pick a tomato from a vine. He has a half-acre of land in a small patch of woods not far from Old Milton Park-
way and he spends his days tending to the rows of fruits, vegetables and herbs. What makes his micro-farm unique? It’s next door to the large office building of Jackson Healthcare and is completely dedicated to the workers there. The organic movement has spread extensively over the past few years. Stores
like Whole Foods and farmers markets have exploded in growth as people seek natural, local food sources. One place the movement has been slow to enter is the business market. For Jackson Healthcare, on Kimball Bridge Road, they have not only started eating healthier at their office cafeteria, they have taken it a step further – it’s part of an overall effort to
See JACKSON, Page 15
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Stone Smith won the ice cream eating contest for 9- to 11-year-olds.
Crankin’ ice cream for Miss Mary Annual event draws thousands By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Sunday,
Aug. 24 turned Roswell’s Town Square into a sticky, sugary treat for the 10th annual Miss Mary’s Ice Cream Crankin’. The square was crowded
See CRANKIN', Page 14