Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter

  

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Betty Brown's hellebores by Patti McKinnon

 

Saturday, March 26th, 9am - 12pm

 

The first of the exciting spring veggies will be available for the early risers.  Cooking cooking greens and storage crops, a bounty of fresh farm eggs, seafood, pastured beef and pork and beautiful artisan baked goods, cheeses and handmade pasta and ravioli.  Pick up a bunch of beautiful spring flowers from Betty Brown of Davidson, or the Herr family from Vale, NC.

  

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

 
NEXT MARKET - April 9th, 8am- 12pm
Check the next newsletter for new DFM vendors and plans for an exciting 2011 season!

  

 

~EVENTS AT THE MARKET THIS WEEK~

 

     WOW! Kids:   Davidson Lands Conservancy's World of Wonder - the Spring emergence of the 13-year  "Great Southern Brood" of Cicadas will bring opportunities for young and old to assist in research that will protect cicadas.  Find out about these interesting insects at the WOW table, and join Lenny Lampel, Mecklenburg Natural Resources Coordinator at Town Hall for a presentation on cicadas.
 

Also, get a preview of Davidson College's Reptile Day on the Green April 9th, and meet some local herpetological critters at the market this week!


Check out WOW's blog:  
http://wow-worldofwonder.blogspot.com  

 

 

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

 

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 Check out the April OUR STATE article about Mark and Sara Hord's Millstone Meadows Farm:    http://www.ourstate.com/articles/millstone-meadows-daylily-farm

 

Millstone Meadows is know at the DFM for Sara's artisan breads, pastries and delectable prepared foods, but read on to find out all the wonderful things happening on their scenic farm in Morganton, NC.

  

 

 

DFM seeks Market Manager

 

The Davidson Farmers Market Board is accepting applications  for a part-time Market Manager position, through the end of March.  Check the website for more information and a job description.  click here  It's a fun and exciting way to be a part of the local food movement!
 

 

 

GROWING YOUR OWN? 

 

Planning an herb or food garden this year?  DFM farmers will have an AWESOME selection of heirloom veggie plants, an array of useful herbs as well as perennial and annual flowers for your home garden, beginning in April. 

 

Kids - don't forget you can sell what you grow at the Growing Kids booth at the market.  Email for more information or to reserve a date. 

 

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Kale leaf-Patti McKinnon 

  

   

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)

 

Many of the farms and vendors below may be contacted by phone or email for pre-ordering before Saturday.  Click the farm name for websites if available.

 

 

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, green onions, lots of collards, kale, head lettuce, salad mix lettuce and the first of the fresh, new crop asparagus for the early risers.

 

 

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

mikesmith1859@yahoo.c:  om

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 jerky.  Pork:  chops, ribs, roast, uncured bacon, boston butts, real old fashioned breakfast sausage and NEW - kielbasa, ground pork and cajun sausage.  

 

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

landjdairy@aol.com

336-516-0750 

Butter, fresh and aged cows' milk cheeses -  ricotta, queso fresca, havarti, mozzarella, farmer cheese, fromage blanc, feta, camembert, cheese curds, skillet cheese, several varieties of spreadable cream cheese and farm fresh eggs.  Several varieties of fresh artisan goat cheeses made by us from Kilby Farms goat milk.

 

Chef Charles Catering

Chef Charles Semail

Charlotte, NC

Chef Charles is back with his delectable charcuterie: handmade sausages and pates from locally farmed meats; baguettes, pastries and heat and eat gourmet meals and soups.

 

Brad Hinkley and Eric Williamson

Cabarrus County

Certified organic produce including spinach, collards, kale, swiss chard, radishes, turnips and garlic.    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:  Jumbo Flounder, Lane Snapper (fillet &whole), Striped sea-bass, Shrimp and dry pack Scallops, and shucked oysters by the pint.  Pre orders:  crabmeat, live crabs, littleneck clams -  check the website for contact information.

  

Gilcrest Natural Farm

Gil and Amy Foster

Iron Station, NC

amyjofoster@yahoo.com

704-308-1431

Gilcrest Natural Farm will be on hand with pasture raised beef (chicken back in April).  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

info@ggfarm.com

We will have boneless loin roasts, chops, ribs, shoulder roasts, boneless fresh ham roast, unseasoned ground pork (great for burgers, meatloaf, meatballs or chili), breakfast sausage, bratwurst, italian sausage, backbones and even fat for rendering your own lard. 

 

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

henryandritaimhoff@juno.com

704-278-0503

We plan to be at the market with 60% Whole Wheat bread, Honey Wheat Oat bread, Doughnuts, Alicia's Chocolate Chip cookies, Peanut Butter cookies, Oatmeal Raisin cookies, Coconut Oatmeal cookies, salsa, and whole wheat noodles.

 

Herr's Fresh Flowers

Jefferson Herr and family

Vale, NC

828-308-3074

From the greenhouse:  Snapdragons, Lisianthus, Daisies, Potted pink hydrangeas and other flowers.

    

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.

  

 

  
 
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