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Davidson Farmer's Market Newsletter |
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photo by Marlo Hood |
Saturday, April 16th, **8am- 12pm**
Rain or Shine, the market will be on with loads of fresh spring salad greens, radishes and carrots, asparagus, and fresh oyster mushrooms from Landis. Savory and sweet tarts from Millstone Meadows, convenient frozen gourmet meals from Chef Charles and Calico Dairy's new delicious pimento cheese!
~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FARMS AND
MARKET OFFERINGS~
MARKET EVENTS THIS WEEK:
World of Wonder: 8:30am to 11:30am - Davidson Biology Professor Mark Stanback and Wild Birds Unlimited with info about bluebirds, their calls, birdhouses and mealie worms!
Community Partner: Ada Jenkins Center selling tickets for their FIRE 2011 barbeque fundraiser. Sponsors of the day: Flatiron Kitchen & Taphouse, Wooden Stone Gallery UPCOMING EVENTS: April 23rd: Earth Day kid's activity at the WOW booth, live music April 30th: Market kickoff - Chef Demonstration with Chef Vera Samuels, 10% campaign drive, Urban Chickens with T. McCleod at the WOW Booth, live music USE YOUR CREDIT, DEBIT or SNAP CARD AT THE DFM BOOTH |
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Photo by Patti McKinnon |
Get involved in your local food movement!
Want to help chart a sustainable course for our food system? As the market grows to meet demands of customers and farmers, so grows the need for volunteers.
Join us!
SIGN UP HERE for a shift at the market
or our next special event, Strawberry Shortcake Day
Besides market days, DFM needs: office help on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings (2 hrs.), putting out market signs on Fridays (1/2 hr.) and helping plan educational events & outreach (1-2 hrs/wk). Email us at info@davidsonfarmersmarket.org.
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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), KC Farms
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 of the storage crops: sweet potatoes, irish potatoes, spaghetti squash. From the greenhouse, the last of the lettuce (mostly salad mix), first of the cukes. From outside we will have plenty of collards, kale, collard raab. Also baby arugula, baby spinach and baby sweet onions. Also we will have a few vegetable and herb plants this week for the people that "ain't skeered". Read here: Barbee Farms in the News
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
Baguettes, Charcuterie, assorted Pate, BBQ, handmade Sausage (Roman, Provencal, Pork & Apple, Chicken Cordon Bleu), Merguez, Frozen Entrees, Duck Confit, Dips, Salad Dressings, BBQ Sauces. Special this week: Focaccia Bread, Madeline Cake, Apple Pie, Assorted Quiches, Tarte Flambe.
Coldwater Creek Farm
Brad Hinkley and Eric Williamson
Cabarrus County
Certified organic produce including spinach, kale, swiss chard, bok choi and garlic scape pesto. From Cackleberry Farms: Eggs, Yogurt Cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, Butter and Tomme au Marc aged farmstead cheese
Correll Farm
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We will have leaf lettuce (red and green),romaine lettuce(redand green) arugala, mesclun mix, mini butterhead lettuces, spinach, spring onions, radishes, mustard greens, collards, swiss chard. We will also have some swiss chard planters for edible landscape, and a few heirloom tomato plants. |
the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm
Cabarrus County
Lynn MacDougal-Fleming, Jane Henderson and others
Spinach, Lettuce, Swiss Chard, Arugula, Red Carrots, Potatoes, Bay, Rosemary, Sage, Cilantro, Parsley
Flying Fish Seafood
David and Peggy Meeks
Davidson, NC
Fresh caught NC and SC seafood: Jumbo Flounder, Tuna, Red Snapper, super sweet Scallops, Shrimp, 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
Grateful Growers will be at market the first Saturday each month. See you in May.
Happy Hound Bakery **NEW FOR 2011**
happyhound@roadrunner.com
Stacey & Keith Ulaszek
Mooresville, NC
We will have our all natural dog treats in several delicious flavors: Carob Nip, Barkberry, Peamutt Paradise, Gingerbark, and Pawfect Pizza. We'll also have some Easter themed treats as well as extra large specialty bones in Peamutt Paradise. Handmade reversible dog scarves in a variety of cute fabrics in XS, S and M/L.
Henry's Wholesome Foods
Henry Imhoff and Family
Cleveland, NC
henryandritaimhoff@juno.com
704-278-0503
The Imhoff family will be back on the 23rd.
Herr's Fresh Flowers
Jefferson Herr and family
Vale, NC
828-308-3074
Custom or pre-made flower bouquets. From the greenhouse: Snapdragons, Lisianthus, Daisies, Potted pink hydrangeas and other flowers. Tulips, daffodils and other spring bulbs.
Houston Farm
Patsy and Bobby Houston
Huntersville, NC
Broccoli, Red, Green and Romaine Lettuce, Kale, Collards, Swiss Chard, Green Onions, Radishes, Grape Tomatoes, Basil, Parsley and Cilantro plants, Lettuce plants, Chinese Cabbage, Spinach.
KC Farm
Chris and Kristi Goodrum
Mt. Mourne, NC
Eggs, Spinach, Lettuces, Kale, Collard Greens, Banana Bread, Lemon Pound Cake and Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing.
Landis Gourmet Mushrooms
John and Kris Herron
China Grove, NC
Oyster mushrooms, inoculated Shiitake logs, Oyster growing kits
The Lavender Garden
Rita Rodelli
China Grove, NC
Spa Lotion; Linen Spray; Soaps - Goats Milk & Aloe Vera; Room Refresher; Balm of Gilead - Healing Salve; Essential Oil of Lavender; Lip Gloss/Shimmer; Perfumed Body Mist.
Millstone Meadows Farm
Mark and Sara Hord
Morganton, NC
Artisan breads, freshly prepared seasonal salads, sweet and savory tarts and more.
Outdoor Feasts
Dan Huntley
Dan and his mobile kitchen are on hiatus this week, but check out the blog post from www.ilkeskitchen.com about Dan's first day at the market.
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
Twin Oaks Farm
Greg Hartsell
China Grove, NC
First Spring asparagus, spinach, geranium hanging baskets, vegetable plants
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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