Photo by Li Jane Genson

Saturday, March 12th, 9am - 12pm

  Thank you for your continued support of the DFM Winter market!  We've seen record attendance at these bi-monthly markets.  March is notorious for being a 'gap' month for produce, but this Saturday we'll have the first spring lettuces (come early!), cooking greens and storage crops, as well as fresh eggs, seafood and a bounty of artisan baked goods, cheeses and handmade pasta and ravioli. 

~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FARMS AND MARKET OFFERINGS~

~EVENTS AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK~

     WOW! Kids:   Davidson Lands Conservancy's World of Wonder - In honor of NC Arbor Day, Rebecca Mays will be doing a "Treasure Tree" activity.   Stop by the WOW booth and learn more about how valuable our trees are. Check out WOW's blog:  http://wow-worldofwonder.blogspot.com  

     Community Partners this week:  students from Davidson's Connor eating house with information about their breast cancer screening effort, 'Bosom Buddies'.

     Fibras del Paraiso, a nonprofit grassroots fair trade organization representing artisans in rural Ecuador.  Sales of handmade jewelry benefit the cooperative. Represented by Davidson student Alanna Ford.

THE LAVENDER GARDEN RECEIVES RAFI GRANT

Mrs. Rita Rodelli of the Lavender Garden in China Grove told us she has received a $5,000 grant from the Rural Advancement Foundation International to expand her lavender by 500 plants.  The lavender harvest in May

is a sight and scent to behold, as are all of the products Rita makes with the buds - bath and body products, lavender bundles and wands, lotions, balms and salves, soaps and culinary lavender.  The Lavender Garden will be back at DFM on April 9th.  We wish Mrs. Rodelli the best of luck on her farm expansion! 

Reduce Household Waste - Composting is Easy!  

Mecklenburg County www.wipeoutwaste.com is sponsoring a backyard composting class on THIS SATURDAY March 12th from 10-12, at Seeds Community Garden, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Ln., Davidson. 

Cost is $10, which includes a take-home wire bin for composting, and an instructional booklet.

the Imhoff Family doughnuts made fresh each Saturday morning!

Barbee Farms 

Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee
Concord, NC 

980-521-1395

For this week we will  have sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, spaghetti squash, pie pumpkins, collards, green onions, kale, popcorn, and plenty of farm fresh eggs.  Also, some fantastic grape tomato plants for the container or patio gardener who wants to have the first tomato in the neighborhood and as always, planning and planting advice for the home gardener.