Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

 

 SATURDAY, September 4th, 8AM - NOON
 
** MARKET EVENTS **
 
 Music by Barrie Howard
 
Guests Read Davidson with this year's book pick, and
the Library Brick Campaign
 
 **NEXT WEEK - Sept. 11th**
 
Cooking Demo:  Wild Turkey Farm Beef with
handmade tortillas by Chef Kris Reid
 
the Work Release String Band
 
EAT BREAKFAST AT THE MARKET!
Bring a blanket, grab your coffee and enjoy some of the delicious baked offerings, fruits, savory and sweet tarts that
the DFM vendors offer each week, or bring your own. 
We hope this becomes a lively tradition!  Look for folks sitting on the grass off the Jackson St. (produce) lot, beneath the oak trees. 
 

Local Events & News
 
Sept. 18th:  Davidson Lands Conservancy's RUN FOR GREEN Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, and GREEN DAY event on the Town Green. Info and Registration at the DLC website
  
Sept. 18th and 19th:  2010 Charlotte Area Farm Tour,
Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th.   27 local farms!  Get out and see these beautiful farms, meet the farmers. 
For info and tickets visit the Know your Farms website, or buy your tickets at the DFM any Saturday.   Volunteers will receive a free car pass - sign up to work at one of the farms!
 
September 25th:  Can You Dig It Charlotte Community Garden Tour 11am - 4pm and Garden Gathering 4pm - 7pm. Community gardens, demonstrations, lunch from Harvest Moon Grille and more.
Visit www.canyoudigitcharlotte.org for advance tickets and information.
 
 
FALL AND WINTER PLANS at the MARKET 
 
3rd Annual Community Picnic  Saturday Oct. 16th, 12:30
.  
Come celebrate a successful market season and the joys of eating locally grown foods. We supply the fabulous grilled meats from local farms and the drinks, you bring a side dish (last name A-P) or dessert (Q-Z).   Local ingredients encouraged.
 
Please RSVP at the DFM Booth or to courtneym@imiae.com
 This is a fun event
and a special opportunity
to chow down with DFM vendors,
volunteers and our greater food community.
 
DFM will go YEAR ROUND again this year  
Many of you have been asking about our plans for the Winter...Here they are:
 
1ST and 3RD SATURDAYS IN NOVEMBER and DECEMBER
November  6th and 20th (Thanksgiving market), December 4th and 18th (Christmas market)    
 
2ND and 4TH SATURDAYS, JANUARY through APRIL
Did you notice we made the dates easy to remember???  1st and 3rd, 2nd and 4th.  The Winter market is a lot of FUN and our talented farmers and vendors bring a surprising abundance of produce and seasonal items.   More details as things progress!
 
 10 percent campaign
 
CLICK HERE
 for more information 
 

 

     FRESH AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK

 
Audrey's Produce
Audrey Miller
Mooresville, NC
Apples , Peaches , Nectarines this week , and the great Asian Pears, also Mountain green beans and some Figs , I will have apple butter, jellies and a new item this week,  dried apples
 
Barbee Farms
Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee
Concord, NC

Squash, zucs, cukes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, lopes, sprite melons, damson plums, onions, potatoes, a few apples, farm fresh eggs, new butternut squash, fresh dug sweet potatoes, and while supplies last, pure Barbee Farms honey.   Late crop sweet corn is beginning to come in .
 
Betty's Blooms
Betty Brown
Davidson, NC
Assorted flowers and plants
 
Big Jim's Produce
Jim and Chris Arthurs
Troutman, NC
Seasonal produce including onions and garlic, tomatoes, squash and zucchini, several types of cucumbers, loaf breads, pound cakes and fruit preserves.
Mike Todd and Pat Roberts
Sherrills Ford, NC
Fresh ostrich eggs (while supplies last), ground ostrich, italian sausage, breakfast sausage, necks (great for soups & stews!), soaps and dog bones.  
 
Big Oak Farm 
Mike Smith
Denver and Kannapolis, NC

Pastured beef ribeyes, skirt steak, flap meat, cubed steak, ribeyes, sirloins, N.Y. strips, kabobs, ground beef, shoulder and rump roasts, stew meat. We will have plenty of roasts, and some 3 and 4 rib standing rib roasts.   Delicious new beef jerky.
Email your order by 7pm and we'll have it ready for you Saturday:  mikesmith1859@yahoo.com.

Calico Farmstead Cheese
Jackie and Larry Gerringer
Gibsonville, NC
Butter, fresh and aged cows' milk cheeses -  ricotta, queso fresca, havarti, Colby, aged cheddar, mozzarella, farmer cheese, fromage blanc, feta, camembert, cheese curds, skillet cheese, and farm fresh eggs. 
 
Carrigan Farms
Doug Carrigan 
Mooresville, NC 
Fresh  edamame (soybeans) in the shell, and okra. 
 
Chef Charles Catering
Chef Charles Semail
Charlotte, NC 

In addition to his regular charcuterie fare, Chef Charles will have Fresh Homemade Sausage (Great for Summer Cookouts!), Provencal Chicken Sausage with Fresh Herbs, Roman Chicken Sausage with Fresh Grated Parmesan, Fresh Chorizo, Merguez - North African Beef and Lamb Sausage, Dried and Cured Spanish Chorizo.Baguettes are back along with Farmer's Market Tomato Gazpacho, Almond and Cream Peach Tart, Peach Flan Brioche Tart and Chicken Liver Mousse Pate.
 
Coldwater Creek Farm
Brad Hinkley and Eric Williamson
Cabarrus  County 
Certified organic produce including a new crop of heirloom Transparent apples, garlic, bell and hot peppers, kale, pattypan and zucchini squash, carrots, okra and cucumbers. 
From Cackleberry Farms: Eggs, Yogurt cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, butter and coming back soon... aged Farmstead and Farmhouse cheeses.

Correll Farms
David and Cheryl Correll
Cleveland, NC 
We will have Field Grown Tomatoes (Heirlooms, Reds, Yellow, Green for Frying, and Romas)!!!! Cherry and Grape Tomatoes, Artichokes, A few Raspberries and Blackberries, Bell Peppers, Mini Bell Peppers, Assorted Hot and Sweet Peppers. A few Brussel Sprouts,  Eggplant (Italian, Japanese and Mini), Squash (zucchini, yellow, patty pan, papaya pear), Cucumbers, New Potatoes (red, yukon gold and blue), Celery Root, Celery, Beets, Savoy Cabbage, Swiss Chard, Kale, Sweet Onions, Leeks, Fresh Garlic,  Fresh Cut Basil, Lemon Basil, Parsley, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Dill and Cilantro.  You can find us next to the Town Hall Parking Lot.
We also have beautiful Orchardgrass hay available at the farm, why not let your horses eat local as well!! Please e-mail or talk to us at the market if interested. correllfarm@yahoo.com

Elliott Apiary
John Elliott
Davidson, NC  
Local honey from the hives in Harmony, NC

The Elma P. Lomax Incubator Farm
Jane Henderson, Lynn McDougal-Fleming & other student farmers

Cabarrus County

Certified organic seasonal produce. 
 
 
Gilcrest Natural Farm
Gil and Amy Foster
Iron Station, NC 
Gilcrest is ready to outfit your grill for Labor Day!  Hamburgers, hot dogs, ribs, chicken or steaks - we're ready.  Email us at amyjofoster@yahoo.com if you would like to preorder your items and sleep in!

Grateful Growers Farm
Natalie Veres and Cassie Parsons
Denver, NC
We'll have lots of great stuff for the grill: chops, bratwurst, italian sausage, ribs, unseasoned ground pork (for the best burgers or meatloaf you've ever tasted), shoulder roast for BBQ, boneless ham roast for fabulous sandwiches.  Chorizo, fresh bacon (awesome BLTs), and breakfast sausage will be back too!  
 
Henry's Wholesome Foods
Henry Imhoff and Family
Cleveland, NC
This week we will bring 60% whole wheat bread, honey oat bread, cookies, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, zucchini bread, tomatoes,  and whole wheat noodles are back!
 

Hippie Kitchen
Dawn Beltrami
Cornelius, NC
Organic Granola, Organic Lemon Tart, Organic Pear Cake w/whiskey Sauce, Organic Sweet Potato Soup, GF, EF, DF Oatmeal Molasses Cookies, Gluten-Free Banana Spice Cookies, GF Fruit Muffins, GF Chocolate Caramel Bars
 
Herr's Fresh Flowers
Jefferson and Nyia Herr and family
Vale, NC
Seasonal flowers.  Custom bouquets available.

Bobby and Patsy Houston
Huntersville, NC
Peach, Strawberry and Damson Plum Jams!  Melons: Sprite, Cantaloupe and Watermelon.  Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Peppers, CORN, Okra, Tomatoes...

Inspired Garden
Colleen McDaniel
Kannapolis, NC
Seasonal certified organic vegetables and hand embellished dried gourds. Peaches from GoForth's Garden
 
KC Farm
Chris and Kristi Goodrum
Mt. Mourne, NC 
Mustard greens, Collard greens, Kale, Radishes, swiss chard, squash, cucumbers, Banana peppers, Habanero peppers, Bell peppers, chocolate cake with chocolate icing, lemon pound cake, banana bread.

The Lavender Garden
Rita Rodelli
China Grove, NC
Lavender bouquets, Lavender Hand Wash & Hand Sanitizer; Rose & Lavender Potpourri;  Lavender Essential Oil; Shower Gel; Lavender Spa Lotion; Bath Salts; Eye Masks; Bath Tea.
 
Millstone Meadows Farm
Sara and Mark Hord
Morganton, NC
French croissants, chocolate croissants, wheat and harvest grain artisan breads, fruit tarts and more.
Andrea Morrell
Deep Gap, NC
Handmade pasta and ravioli in the following varieties: Ravioli-
Portabello asiago with vidalia. Fire roasted garlic with spinach, Goat cheese with sundried tomato, Smoked gouda, Courviosier Lobster, Spinach portabello with walnut. 
Fettuccini-Spinach, Basil, Cracked black pepper, Roasted tomato. 
Several gluten-free fettuccini flavors this week!
 
Twin Oaks Farm
Greg Hartsell and Tim Sloop
China Grove, NC
Heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, corn, variety of squashes, onions, potatoes, and more.


Wild Turkey Farm     
Lee and Domisty Menius
China Grove, NC
704-202-9348
We'll be there Saturday and this week we'll be restocked on pork chops and hotdogs.  We'll also have plenty of 100% our grass fed beef hamburger patties which are perfect for the grill.
As usual, from our own Bershire Pork selection: chops, tenderloin, ribs, ham, 6 kinds of breakfast sausages, 2 kinds of bratwurst, 3 kinds of Italian sausages, chorizo, seasoning meats and fresh rendered lard made from our pasture raised hogs.  Our 100% Grass Fed Angus beef will be available- No Grain Fed At All.  For those adventurous cooks come by and pick up a pack of ground or stew goat meat.  There will also be plenty of our fresh free range eggs available so come by and load up. 
All of our products are 100% Rowan County Born & Raised.   
 
WE THANK OUR SPONSORS 
 
MI-Connection    Davidson Lands Conservancy   DavidsonNews.net  
McIntosh Law Firm     JJ Wade Agency     Wooden Stone Gallery
Chef Charles Catering     Littlefish Marketing    
Mayes, Wilson and Associates
Lake Norman Embroidery     Knox Realty     'Cats on Main  
Jorel Association Management     Zimmerman Family Wellness
Lake Norman Embroidery and Screen Printing
Baybridge Management     Cocoon Salon     Fifi's Fine Resale
John Marshall Custom Homes     Bragg Financial    
Wellbeing Natural Health
Farm Bureau of North Mecklenburg     Lake Norman YMCA  
Davidson Family Medicine     The Cycle Path    
Davidson Village Inn     Lake Norman Realty
Nucentric Solutions      Davidson Chocolate Company
Money With a Mission-First Affirmative Financial Network
Our Town Cinemas     Snap Fitness     WDAV
  PiEs - Project for Innovation, Energy and Sustainability
    Smarthinking PR      Sandy and Rex Kragh and Family
Know Your Farms, LLC     Pilates Studio at the Lake    
  Main Street Books    
Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce     
Market Properties      Barker Designs
With in-kind support from:   Brenda Pressley, CPA, PA    
5th/3rd Bank   
Town of Davidson    
Robinson, Bradshaw and Humphrey
 
 For more information, visit www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org
 

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