Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

 

   SATURDAY, Sept. 18th,
8AM - NOON
 
Ring in the Fall with the first salad greens, cooking pumpkins and lots more
summer produce
still available. 
  
  
** MARKET EVENTS **
 
 
 Cooking Demo:
Chef Vera Samuels cooks delicious seasonal recipes using local apples and pears!!!
9am and 10am 
 
Don't bag those Fall leaves...make compost or mulch!  Suggestions from Master Composter 
Olivia Bearden
 
Read Davidson-come pick up a copy of this year's community book, 
"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
 
Music by 3rd Saturday Jam  
 
  
*NEXT WEEK**
 the 25th
 
Davidson College Theatre Dept. - info & tickets for their
upcoming production
 
 Music by the Work Release String Band
 
 
**EAT BREAKFAST AT THE MARKET**
Bring a friend, 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 beside the Jackson St. (produce) lot, beneath the oak trees. 
 
 
 
Local Food Events

 
CHARLOTTE AREA FARM TOUR this weekend!!!   Visit the Know Your Farms website or buy your tickets at the Market Saturday.  $30 per vehicle ($25 in advance), good for SAT & SUN. 
 
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.
 
 


 
Kris Reid cooks up a spicy finale:
Chorizo with Sweet Potatoes and fresh tortillas
 
Those of you who have attended Kris Reid's cooking demos know she's passionate,  spontaneous and a true localvore cook who knows how to use what's available and make it truly delicious!   We'll recap what she cooked up at the DFM last week, and say a fond farewell until next year. 
It's been fun, Kris!
  
 
Sweet Potato Hash with Chorizo

Grapeseed oil

Onion  - chop

Green bell pepper - dice

Banana pepper - dice

Jalapeño - dice

2 Chorizo sausages - slice lengthwise and remove skin

Sweet potato - peel and dice into mini cubes

Corn kernels

Tomato - remove seeds and dice

Garlic - mince

Sea salt and pepper

 

Directions:

Sauté chopped onion and sweet potato in grapeseed oil; once translucent and sweet potato has softened, add peppers, tomato, corn and chorizo.  Add garlic next to keep flavor and nutrients.  Toss in kale at the end; add salt and pepper to taste. and serve wrapped in tortillas

 
 Here's the tortilla technique:  2 cups Masa flour, salt, 1 cup warm water.  Slowly mix water into masa with spoon or fingers.  Roll small pieces of dough very thinly between plastic wrap or in a torilla press; fry on griddle or skillet until it starts to puff up a little, then flip and serve.
 
 
 
FALL AND WINTER PLANS at the MARKET 

3rd Annual  Celebrate the Market  Community Picnic 

 Saturday Oct. 16th, 12:30 following the market 

Come celebrate the joys of eating locally - DFM provides a mixed grill from the DFM farms, and 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!
 
 

sweet potatoes 

    
 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, bell peppers, eggplant, popcorn, tomatoes, arugula, mustard greens, sweet corn, lopes, honey, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, Winesap apples, pinkeye peas, farm fresh eggs, and the first of the fall lettuce is ready for a salad bowl!

This time of year is a bonus, you get summer stuff and fall stuff in one stop!
 
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 beef jerky.
Email your order by 7pm and we'll have it ready for you Saturday:  mikesmith1859@yahoo.com.

by Lucille

Laura Lucille Benoit
Charlotte, NC

by Lucille will have a selection of organic artisan baked goods, with many wheat free options including organic breads,muffins, scones, cookies, cinnamon rolls, a variety of granolas and Lucille's Signature Jams.
 
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 garlic, green bell peppers, jalapenos, red and purple peppers, pears, red and golden delicious apples, winesap apples, okra, basil, some radish and a few sunflowers.  
From Cackleberry Farms: Eggs, Yogurt cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, butter and aged Farmstead cheese

Correll Farms
David and Cheryl Correll
Cleveland, NC
 
Correll Farm will not be at the market the next two weekends.
 
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
Grateful Growers is out this week for the Farm Tour, but will return next week.
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 Imhoff family is back this week with honey oat and 60% wheat loaf breads
, zucchini bread, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, and 6 kinds of cookies, and also canteloupes.

Hippie Kitchen
Artisan Baker Dawn Beltrami
Cornelius, NC
Organic granola, chocolate chip cookies, blueberry mini muffins, gluten-free "chicken" pot pie, GF apple sour cream cake, GF Tuscan bean soup, GF yeast rolls, GF, EF, DF chocolate cake 
 
Herr's Fresh Flowers
Jefferson and Nyia Herr and family
Vale, NC
Seasonal flowers.  Custom bouquets available.

Bobby and Patsy Houston
Huntersville, NC 
Pumpkins!  Yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, okra, bell peppers, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, basil plants, corn, various hot and mild peppers, eggplant.  Thanks for supporting local farming!
 
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.
 
Millstone Meadows Farm
Mark and Sara Hord
Morganton, NC
Artisan baked breads, sweet and savory tarts, fresh potato chips and green tea lemonade 
  
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 walnuts.  Fettuccini-Spinach, Basil, Cracked black pepper, Roasted tomato. 
Several gluten-free fettuccini flavors this week!
 
win 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're participating in the Know Your Farms Tour this Saturday & Sunday so we'll be sneaking out early at 11am to get ready.  As usual, from our own Bershire Pork selection and our 100% Grass fed Angus Beef.  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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