Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

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 SATURDAY, November 6th
NEW TIME ~ 9AM - NOON

WE'RE ON SEMI-MONTHLY SCHEDULE NOW
NEXT MARKET: NOVEMBER 20TH for your THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SHOPPING

**AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK**
 
Fresh seafood just in from the NC coast from Flying Fish seafood...How about a fish, shrimp or oyster stew this weekend? 
Gumbo, bouillabaisse, chowder - pick your favorite.  

SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF OFFERINGS

To warm you while you shop-hot local apple cider and
freshly popped popcorn.    Shell your own at the  Barbee Farm booth!
 
Kids!  Make a Leaf Man sculpture at the World of Wonder booth.  
Bring your own leaf collection or use ours.

**UPCOMING MARKETS** 
 

The market continues 1st & 3rd Saturdays in Nov. & Dec.
Winter Tailgate --2nd and 4th Saturdays beginning January 8th.


 

little dolls - mckinnon

Handmade dolls from Coldwater Creek Farm.  

photo by Patti McKinnon 

 

For Holiday Gift Giving:

DFM has handmade crafts, soaps and a lot more for that locavore on your list! 

 

 

 little dolls - mckinnon

10% BUY LOCAL CAMPAIGN

 

About how much food do you buy from local sources each week and from where?   It's easy to track and set goals for local spending at the 10% campaign site.

  

NC State's Center for Environmental Farming Systems is tracking local food spending across the State. 

 

If NC citizens all spent 10% of their food budget on local food, or about $1.05 per day, 3.5 billion dollars would be available in the NC economy. 

 

 SIGN UP TODAY!

 

 

 What kinds of foods do you want to see

at the market next year???

 

LET US KNOW!  WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO FIND IT,

OR ASK THE DFM FARMERS TO GROW IT

 

info@davidsonfarmersmarket.org. 

 

 

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FRESH AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK

 
Audrey's Produce
Audrey Miller
Mooresville, NC
Several varieties of apples, pears and preserves.

Barbee Farms 

Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee
Concord, NC

Sunburst, butternut and spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, tomatoes, kale, collards, turnips, beets, swiss chard, green onions, arugula, lettuce (limited supply this week), popcorn, honey, pumpkins, Pink Lady and McIntosh apples, bok choi, and fall carrots.

If you are interested in bulk pricing on sweet potatoes, just ask Tommy.

 

Betty's Blooms

Betty Brown
Davidson, NC 

**Betty will be back next season**
 
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. 

 

Big Oak Farm

Mike and Dawn Smith

Denver, 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.
Place your holiday orders now for standing rib roasts:  $12 per pound in 3, 5 and 7 -rib cuts.  These sell quickly so order soon! 

 

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.   How about a local, free range ostrich drumsstick in stead of a turkey this year???

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. 

 

Chef Charles Catering

 Chef Charles Semail
Charlotte, NC 
Place your order for Thanksgiving Dinner items this week! 

In addition to his regular charcuterie fare, Chef Charles will have Fresh Homemade Sausage, 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.  Chef's seasonal soups, Almond & 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  lettuce, spinach, mizuna and mustard greens, kohlrabi, radish, turnips and garlic, apples:  Red and Golden Delicious and Virginia Beauty

From Cackleberry Farms: Eggs, Yogurt cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, butter and aged Farmstead cheese and (new) cream cheese.

 

Elliott Apiary
John Elliott
Davidson, NC  
Elliot
 Apiary will return next honey season.  Renn Apiary (below) will be at the market until April.

 

Flying Fish Seafood

David and Peggy Meeks

Davidson, NC

Fresh caught NC and SC seafood:  Speckled Sea Trout, King Mackerel, Flounder, Grouper,  Shrimp and dry pack Scallops.  Clams, oysters, crabmeat and more available by order.  

 

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, and livers.  Beef:  Steaks: (Ribeye, Filet Mignon, NY Strip, Sirloin, Flank and Cube.); Roasts:  (Chuck, Brisket, Sirloin Tip, Shoulder).  Good Stuff:  Ground Beef, Stew Beef, Shish Ka Bob Cubes, Liver, Dog bones, Soup bones, Breakfast Sausage, Jerry's Beef Jerky, and our delicious deli products.  Amy will be sampling some of Gilcrest's products this week at the booth-come by and have a taste!

   

Grateful Growers Farm

Natalie Veres and Cassie Parsons

Denver, NC

 We'll be back this week with a full load of our award-winning pasture-raised pork.  Come by for chops, roasts, ribs, and an array of delicious sausages.   Bess will be on hand with her new crop of delicious sorghum molasses.  Large and small jars.

 

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, apple bread, sweet potato pie and apple pie, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, 6 kinds of cookies and new this week, salsa and handmade  noodles.

  

Hippie Kitchen

Artisan Baker Dawn Beltrami

Cornelius, NC

**The Hippie Kitchen will not be at market this week and will return on 11/20/10.**

 

Herr's Fresh Flowers

Jefferson and Nyia Herr and family
Vale, NC

Seasonal flowers.  Custom bouquets available.

 

 

Houston Farm

Bobby and Patsy Houston

Huntersville, NC 

 

The Inspired Garden

Colleen McDaniel

Kannapolis and Concord, NC

Certified organic......Green peppers, oriental mustard greens, bok choi, arugula, radishes, green tomatoes, and dried gourds!

 

  

KC Farm

Chris and Kristi Goodrum

Mt. Mourne, NC 

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 lotion, candles, soap, perfumed moisturizer and linen spray. 

 

Millstone Meadows Farm

Mark and Sara Hord

Morganton, NC

We will be back with our croissants - butter, dark chocolate and new to our list, almond.  Apple or brown sugar rustic tarts, sweet potato honey hand pies, savory last of the harvest veggie pies.  Assorted Farmstead quiches as well as our artisan breads and homemade potato chips. 

 

The Pasta Wench

Andrea Morrell

Deep Gap, NC

Pasta Wench has seasonal Pumpkin Sage, Apple with Brie and our famous Pierogi Squared this week - stop on by!   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. 

 

Renn Bee Farm

Marcel Renn

Cleveland, NC 

Local wildflower honey.

 

Wild Turkey Farm     
Lee and Domisty Menius
China Grove, NC
704-202-9348
 
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