5 Things to Know This Week

1. Back by popular demand: The Farm Mobile, filled with fresh Riverview Farms produce and other local goodies, will start visiting (CSA stop) every other Wednesday from noon-2 p.m. starting this Wed., Jan. 11. Shop for organic locally grown produce, free-range eggs, breads and cheese from local food artisans. From the freezer shop for grass-fed beef and Berkshire pork and whole pasture-raised chickens. Check the Peachtree Corners Patch calendar for future dates.

2. For shopping aficionados the news that Bloomingdales at Perimeter Mall is closing is both bad and good. The bad, we'll have to drive down to Lenox to continue shopping at the high-end retailer. The good news, undoubtedly there will be some bargins to be had. We don't yet have a closing date.

3. Peachtree Corners has arrived! Wikipedia, the well-known online encyclopedia has updated information indicating that Peachtree Corners is now a city! The entry includes several facts on the county's 16th city including "out of all of Atlanta's northern suburbs, Peachtree Corners is the only one that was developed as a planned community." Way to go Paul Duke.

4. Learn how to conserve water at home by attending the county's Department of Water Resources Homeowner H2O: Water Conservation Workshop. Attend this free workshop on Wed., Jan. 11 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in the auditorium, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville and receive a low-flow retrofit kit, an outdoor water efficiency kit, and a do-it-yourself home audit guide, and information on how to apply for the County's toilet rebate program. To pre-register, please send an email with your name, address, and phone number or call 678-376-6722.

5. Recycling is  big in Gwinnett. The county reports that residents have recycled 23,153 tons of waste, or about 12 percent of the total waste stream, from the County’s solid waste program’s start in July 2010 through June 2011.