Central Harvest, a local CBD and health food shop, is open in Jones County to help people with alternatives to their health needs
The shop is located at 250 West Clinton Street in suite 3 in Gray, and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To reach staff, call 478-936-7830.
Leslie Rawlins, the owner of Central Harvest, said she’s lived in Jones County since she was four years old. She said it’s a great place to live.
“This is home. I love the small town, and we’re a very helping community,” she said. “People help each other if there is a need.”
She said watching people come off medications who were in pain has touched her heart. She said witnessing what CBD has done to people first hand is amazing, and it’s one of the reasons Central Harvest is important for Gray.
“Central Harvest is a health food and CBD store, and it is very important for Jones County, because I try to focus on a natural health alternative instead of man made medicine. I worked at other CBD stores, and I saw that people were getting relief, so that stuck out to me. It gave me the shove to open up Central Harvest,” Rawlins said.
The shop owner said now that her business has grown, she is selling a lot more and has different options for customers. She said she has teas, dry herbs, vitamins and supplements, facial care, skin care, paleo and natural alternatives to sugar foods. She said she is also selling Christian t-shirts since God is at the center of everything, candles, jewelry, and much more.
“Right now the t-shirts are being sold until April 30, where 100 percent of those profits will go to benefit Brandi Avery. She is a cancer patient, and she’s had a financial burden I would like to help lessen,” the shop owner said. “On April 30, we will be doing a fun run to benefit her. There will be a one mile race behind us here at Central Harvest, and we will have a 5K race that will be held at the track.”
Rawlins said anyone can sign up to run or walk on April 30, and it is $25 per person. She said God is the center of her life, and she feels her business is here only because of Him. She said she lets God lead the way.
She said she has recently started a non-profit, called Elizabeth Ashmore Ministry. She said the mission of the non-profit is to help restore the lives of women and children who are abused or who are fleeing from situations that may harm them. For donations and more information, visit www.elizabethashmore. org.
“This is in the very beginning stages, and we are accepting donations to get it established. It has been recognized as a public charity, and that will bring a wide variety of opportunities to help women,” Rawlins said.
The shop owner said the difference between CBD and THC is the molecules in the plant. She said there are different types of THC. She said marijuana has a high concentration of THC, and the hemp plant has a high concentration of CBD. She said they are complete opposites.
Rawlins said her prices are reasonable, because she wants to help people as much as she can. She said she gives a senior discount, a military discount and a medical discount. She said she accepts cash, card and check at Central Harvest.
“People should shop at Central Harvest, because I have been working with CBD probably longer than anyone else in Georgia,” she said. “I have a broad knowledge of CBD and health foods, but whether they shop here or not, people can ask me questions at any time. I don’t want someone to get a product that’s not good for them.”
For more information about Central Harvest, visit https://centralharvest.net or https://www.facebook.com/HerbalShop101/.