Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

Audrey's apples, photo by Patti McKinnon

honey crisp
 

  SATURDAY, September 11th,
8AM - NOON
 
** MARKET EVENTS **
 
Cooking Demo: 
Chef Kris Reid prepares delectable
 Wild Turkey Farm beef, 
handmade tortillas & market fresh produce
 
 Work Release String Band
 
  
*NEXT WEEK**
 the 18th
 
Cooking Demo:
Chef Vera Samuels with delicious recipes using seasonal fruits
  
 Let fallen leaves go to work in your yard this year...
check out leaf composting and other ideas!
 
Music by 3rd Saturday Jam 
 
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
Celebrate the Market
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.
 
 
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.  Locally farmed foods are available in surprising variety year-round!
 
 
 10 percent campaign
 
CLICK HERE
 for more information 
 

Photo by Li Jane Genson

butternuts
 

    
 FRESH AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK

 
Audrey's Produce
Audrey Miller
Mooresville, NC
A few peaches this week , arrive early and get first choice, also plenty of great apples and pears, apple butter, and preserves and awsome figs this week , green beans and some corn 
 
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.  Just in, arugula, young, tender mustard greens that are great in a salad, and plenty of new crop popcorn for that late nite snack!
 
Betty's Blooms
Betty Brown
Davidson, NC
Assorted seasonal 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 
 
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 lots of tomatoes, red and green bell peppers (why not buy some for freezing for the winter?), sweet potatoes, garlic, grape tomatoes, cucumbers and few green and yellow wax beans.

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. 
 
Essential Soap Company
Linda Alley
Charlotte, NC
Essential Soap Company will have a variety of soap and skincare products, handmade with all natural vegetable and pure essential oils.  Featuring:  Twinkle Toes, our pumice foot bar, Facial Ecstacy and Flawless for facial skin care, and our popular whipped shea butter.  In addition, check out our Honey Lips lip balm, Hair Heaven shampoo bar and more!
 
Gilcrest Natural Farm
Gil and Amy Foster
Iron Station, NC 
Gilcrest Natural Farm will be on hand with pasture raised chicken and beef.  We will bring along whole chickens, split breasts, leg quarters, wing packs, necks and backs for stock, ground chicken and livers.  Beef:  Steaks: (Ribeye, Filet Mignon, NY Strip, Sirloin, Flank and Cube.); Roasts:  (Chuck, Brisket, Sirloin Tip, London Broil).  Good Stuff:  Ground Beef, Stew Beef, Liver, Dog bones.   Soup bones, Breakfast Sausage, Jerry's Beef Jerkey, and our delicious deli products.
  
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!  
David Meeks
Davidson, NC
Fresh, wild-caught fish and other seafood off the boat from the NC and SC coast.
 
Henry's Wholesome Foods
Henry Imhoff and Family
Cleveland, NC
THE IMHOFFS WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK, SEPT. 18TH
 
Hippie Kitchen
Artisan Baker Dawn Beltrami
Cornelius, NC
Artisan Organic and Gluten Free baked goods including muffins, granola, tarts, cookies and cakes.
 
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.
 
KC Farm
Chris and Kristi Goodrum
Mt. Mourne, NC 
Figs, scuppernong grapes, Turnip greens, 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.
 
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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