Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

 

 

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~ NEW YEAR GREETINGS TO YOU~

 

JOIN US!  Saturday, January 8th

9am - 12pm

 
 Record low temperatures in December have put a damper on a few crops, but our farmers and artisans will bring a surprising array of produce:  greenhouse tomatoes, salad and cooking greens and Winter storage crops, pastured meats,
handcrafted cheeses, breads, pasta & ravioli and a lot more.  
 
~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF MARKET OFFERINGS~
  
TAILGATE MARKET DATES - 2nd & 4th Saturdays 9-12
January 22nd, February 12th & 26th
March 12 & 26th
April 9th - weekly market begins

  

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST DFM BOARD MEMBERS:

 Jill Stierli, Kenya Templeton, Carrie Heyl, Susan McCray,
Laura Francini, Jenn Burns & Kristina Johnson.  

 They bring a wealth of talent and passion to help make the DFM even better
for farmers and consumers!  

Many thanks to Roy Alexander and Edie Surratt, charter organizing members who will rotate off this year.  They have built the market from the ground up and we look forward to continuing our relationship in new ways.

Committee members are still needed in Marketing, Volunteers and for
planning & staffing Market Events.

For these and more opportunities, email us at  info@davidsonfarmersmarket.org

 

 

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FRESH AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK

 

Barbee Farms 

Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee
Concord, NC

For this week we will have butternut and spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes, white irish potatoes, pumpkins, popcorn, bok choi, arugula, romaine lettuce, salad mix lettuce, collards, kale, the last of the Winter tomatoes, and a few dried beans.

Big Jim's Produce
Jim and Chris Arthurs
Troutman, NC

Seasonal produce, 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 for a great stocking stuffer!  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 (hopefully), ground ostrich, italian sausage, breakfast sausage, necks (great for soups & stews!), soaps and dog bones.  
 

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.  Fresh artisan goat cheeses from Kilby Farms goat milk.

 

 

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 (NEW) Tomme au Marc aged farmstead cheese 

  

Flying Fish Seafood

David and Peggy Meeks

Davidson, NC

Fresh caught NC and SC seafood:  Red Snapper, Tilefish, Jumbo Flounder, Shrimp and dry pack Scallops, and oysters by the pint.  

  

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.

Stocking stuffer items this week:  good-looking Gilcrest Farm t-shirts,  tallow candles, liver dog treats and Jerry's Beef Jerky

 

Grateful Growers Farm

Natalie Veres and Cassie Parsons

Denver, NC

Grateful growers will be at the market with the following pork items:  boneless loin roasts, boneless chops, bone-in chops, boneless ham roasts, bone-in shoulder roasts, sliced proscuitto, 6 flavors of sausage, unseasoned ground pork, ribs, shanks & backbones for the slowcooker too!  Come stock up for the holidays, and don't forget Bess' delicious sorghum molasses-YUM!

 

Henry's Wholesome Foods
Henry Imhoff and Family
Cleveland, NC

The Imhoff family will be at the market with honey oat and 60% wheat loaf breads,homemade salsa and handmade noodles, apple bread, sweet potato pie and apple pie, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, 6 kinds of cookies including glazed, soft walnut cookies,and new this week are glazed ginerbread cookies and Pfeffernusses (Peppernuts, the little German cookie).

  

Houston Farm

Bobby and Patsy Houston

Huntersville, NC  

The Houston Farm will return January 8th 

 

The Inspired Garden

Colleen McDaniel

Kannapolis and Concord, NC

Cosmic Purple carrots, cilantro, and an assortment of hand-crafted tote bags.

 

KC Farm

Chris and Kristi Goodrum

Mt. Mourne, NC 

Turnips, Collard Greens, Turnip Greens, Kale, Rape Greens, Mustard Greens maybe..., Beets and maybe Iceberg Lettuce, Banana Bread, Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing, Lemon Pound Cake and Party Mix.  Also available, pickup at the farm...3 miles from Davidson! Order at KCfarm22@gmail.com or at the farmers market this weekend.

 

 

 

Millstone Meadows Farm

Mark and Sara Hord

Morganton, NC

Artisan breads, tarts, veggie lasagna, biscotti and other delectables.


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 
   

As usual we'll be there with great products from our own Pasture Raised Berkshire Pork and our 100% Grass fed Angus Beef.  All of our products are 100% Rowan County Born and Raised.  Get there early for our all natural, free range eggs.



   

 

  

 
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