Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

 
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Saturday, February 26th, 9am - 12pm

  

~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF MARKET OFFERINGS~

 

~EVENTS AT THE MARKET~

"Into the Woods" - Davidson College Dept of Theatre has information and tickets to  Sondheim's award-winning musical compilation of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Opens March 25th.

 

WOW!   Davidson Lands Conservancy's   World of Wonder will have Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists at the WOW booth with information on how to certify your backyard as a wildlife habitat.  Their hope is that Lake Norman will be the largest "certified backyard

habitat around a body of water."   Check out WOW's new blog:  http://wow-worldofwonder.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-backyard-bird-count.html  

 

 

TAILGATE MARKET DATES - 2nd & 4th Saturdays
March 12th & 26th
April 9th - weekly market begins

  

USE YOUR CREDIT, DEBIT or SNAP CARD AT THE DFM BOOTH
 

  

MEET SOME OF OUR FRIENDS FROM THE

DFM WINTER MARKET:

 

 
sara
Sara & Mark Hord, Millstone Meadows Farm
brad hinkley

Brad Hinkley, Coldwater Creek Farm

 

 

 

marcel renn

Marcel Renn, Renn Bee Farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Surprisingly good...Collard  Chips!

- adapted from Cleaning Eating magazine, Feb. 2011

 

1 head collard greens, rinsed & dried, thick stems removed

2 tbs olive oil

1 tbs fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

salt to taste

 

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  Trim collard greens to remove thick stems, cut leaves in half.   Toss collards with oil, lemon juice and parmesan until evenly coated; season with cayenne and salt.

 

Arrange leaves in a single layer on two  baking sheets  (leaves may overlap slightly).

 

Place in oven and bake for about 12 minutes, check and remove crispy leaves and finish the rest for another 6 minutes or so, until leaves are crispy and cheese is golden.  Cool to room temperature and enjoy!  May be sealed in a bag or container for up to 5 days.

 

Collards contain lots of vitamin C and one serving of these chips offers 35% of the RDA of Vitamin C.

 

 

 

 

  

   

FRESH AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK 

The following vendors have eggs on a regular basis:   Gilcrest Natural Farm, Calico Dairy, Barbee Farm, Wild Turkey Farm, Grateful Growers Farm,

Cackleberry Farm (at the Coldwater Creek booth)

 

 

Barbee Farms 

Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee
Concord, NC 

For this week we will  have sweet potatoes, white irish potatoes, spaghetti squash, butternut squarh (last chance), green onions, kale, popcorn, and plenty of farm fresh eggs.  Also, gardening advice for the homeowner available for the asking.

 

Big Jim's Produce

Jim & Chris Arthurs

Troutman, NC

Seasonal produce, loaf breads, pound cakes and fruit preserves.

 

Big Oak Farm

Mike and Dawn Smith

Denver, NC

We will be set up and ready to go on Saturday, with beef and now pork:

Beef:  Pastured beef ribeyes, skirt steak, flap meat, cubed steak, ribeyes, sirloins, N.Y. strips, kabobs, ground beef, shoulder and rump roasts, stew meat, delicious beef jerk.

Pork:  chops, ribs, roast, uncured bacon, boston butts, and real old fashioned sausage using my Grandpa Johnston's recipe. 

Email your order by 6pm and we'll have it ready for you  Saturday:  mikesmith1859@yahoo.com.

 

 

Birdbrain will be back in a few months when they are restocked.
 

Calico Farmstead Cheese

Jackie and Larry Gerringer
Gibsonville, NC

  

Chef Charles Catering

Chef Charles Semail

Charlotte, NC

Please come say hey to Chef Charles this weekend at the Davidson Farmers Market.  He will be offering the following plus more!!  French baguette, Sweet Potato & Red Pepper Bisque; Pork Brunswick Stew; Vegetable Quiche; Bacon & Onion Quiche; Biroche; Chocolate Brioche; Cinnamon Brioche; Bottled dressings, BBQ sauces, Pear & Ginger Chutney; Duck & Pork Cassoulet.

 

Brad Hinckley and Eric Williamson

Cabarrus County

Certified organic produce including spinach, collards, kale, swiss chard, radish, turnips and garlic, apples:  Red and Golden Delicious and Virginia Beauty; fresh pressed apple cider by the 1/2 gallon.    From Cackleberry Farms: Eggs, Yogurt cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, butter and Tomme au Marc aged farmstead cheese 

  

Flying Fish Seafood

David and Peggy Meeks

Davidson, NC

Fresh caught NC and SC seafood:  Red Snapper,  Jumbo Flounder, Tilefish, Shrimp and dry pack Scallops, and oysters by the pint.  Pre orders:  crabmeat, live crabs, clams -  check the website for contact information.

  

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 split breasts, leg quarters, wing packs, heritage chickens, necks and backs for stock and livers.  Beef:  Steaks:  (Ribeye, Flat Iron, Sirloin, Flank and Cube.) Roasts:  (Chuck, Sirloin Tip, Shoulder, Eye of Round).  Good Stuff:  Ground Beef, Stew Beef, Stir Fry Strips, Liver, Dog bones, Soup Bones, Breakfast Sausage, Jerry's Beef Jerky, and our delicious deli products.

 

Grateful Growers Farm

Natalie Veres and Cassie Parsons

Denver, NC

Grateful Growers will be back on March 12th.

 

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

We plan to be at the market with cookies, bread, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, salsa, and noodles.

    

Millstone Meadows Farm

Mark and Sara Hord

Morganton, NC

Artisan breads, desserts and soups.

 

The Pasta Wench

Andrea Morrell

Deep Gap, NC

Pasta Wench will be there with yummy ravioli and sauces!

 

Renn Bee Farm

Marcel Renn

Cleveland, NC 

Local wildflower honey and sundried tomato "chips" from local tomatoes.

 

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.

  

 

 
WE THANK OUR SPONSORS 

MI-Connection    Davidson Lands Conservancy   DavidsonNews.net  
McIntosh Law
Main Street Books   Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce     
     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     
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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