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Saturday, May 14 **8 a.m. - 12 p.m.**
Rain or Shine -the Market will be in full swing Saturday!
The best time to visit the Market is first thing in the morning. Come early and experience the plethora of choices and have first dibs.
In abundance this week:
Strawberries by the quart and gallon at Twin Oaks Farm, Peaches & Cream and Houston Farm. Remember to recycle your strawberry baskets each week.
Greens! Try experimenting with your salad greens. Visit Correll Farm, Coldwater Creek Farm and others to gather a variety of greens such as kale, Swiss chard, mustard greens and bok choi. Simply cut these greens into bite-size pieces and mix with your DFM lettuces. It's a great use of greens and adds an extra punch of flavor and nutrients! Check out these spring greens recipes, borrowed from Indyweek.com.
Eggs continue to be plentiful. Adding mixed greens to your morning omelet or frittata gives it gusto!
Mark your calendars! Next Saturday, May 21, is Strawberry Shortcake Day. Our DFM volunteers will be preparing and selling scrumptious strawberry shortcakes from 9:30-11:30 a.m. (or while supplies last). The strawberries will come from our very own farmers, as well as the classic shortcake biscuits made by our DFM bakers. These are yummy and popular, so come early and be sure not to miss out!
~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FARMS & MARKET OFFERINGS~
MARKET EVENTS THIS WEEK:
Music: The Cloers
Chef Demo: Vera Samuels will be cooking Panini's and preparing strawberry spinach salad.
World of Wonder: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Mark Tyburski, of Circle Organics, will have a worm bin and information about worms, worm bins and a worm's role in healthy soil. Drop by to see these worms in action
Sponsors of the day: Flatiron Kitchen & Taphouse, Mi-Connection and Wooden Stone Gallery
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Friendly DFM reminder ~ We love dogs. If you like to bring your furry friend with you to the Market, please read these DFM doggie guidelines.
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The DFM continues to be successful with the help of generous and lively volunteers.
Please give us a hand by signing-up here tovolunteer for set-up and/or take-down.
Also visit the DFM booth to buy a new, cool, green, organic cotton
"Eat Local Peas" t-shirt! $15 for youth and $20 for adult.
USE YOUR CREDIT, DEBIT or SNAP CARD AT THE DFM BOOTH
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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 lettuce, arugula,swiss chard, kale, beets, carrots, new potatoes, green onions, sweet onions, farm fresh eggs, greenhouse tomatoes, cukes, and possibly a few zucs, along with squash blooms.
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'll have beef and 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, Grandpa Johnston's 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. Hope to see you there.
Birdbrain Ostrich Ranch
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 Wilderness Trail Farm goat milk
Caroline's Chocolates
Susan Mach
We will be selling chocolate suckers, various chocolate bark confections, toffee, caramel popcorn with drizzled chocolate, chocolate caramel covered pretzels, and more chocolate!
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 specialty farmstead cheeses - check with Brad for varieties.
Correll Farm
David and Cheryl Correll
Cleveland, NC
This week we will have leeks, spring onions, sweet vidalia type onions, turnips, fennel, diakon, swiss chard, kale, collards, mustard greens, arugala, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and our large variety of salad greens, including green and red leaf, green and red romaine. We have beautiful orchardgrass hay, so why not treat your horses to local foods as well. Ask us at the Market and we will be glad to let you know about it! On Sunday May 22 we are hosting an event for The Bread Riot, a local food advocacy group in our area. The event called Riot in the Pasture will be from 3-7 p.m. and will include kids games, farm tour, wagon ride, music from Number 9 Coal, and a meal featuring all local foods! Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids under 12, with all proceeds going to the Bread Riot. We will have tickets available at the Market Saturday or you can purchase tickets and get more info at breadriot.org. We would love to have you!!
Elliott Apiary
John Elliott
Davidson and Harmony, NC
Elliott Apiary returns this week with their local wildflower honey.
Flying Fish Seafood
David and Peggy Meeks
Davidson, NC
All NC caught. We'll be bringing in the first local Mahi- Mahi of the season this week (at least for us) as well as Red Snapper. These are both very popular, versatile and delicious fish.
Jumbo Flounder (nice thick fillets), will be on line again as well as Dry Pack Scallops (super sweet), Jumbo Shrimp and Little Neck Clams- by the dozen. Of course we will be offering our beautiful Canadian Salmon as usual!
Gilcrest Natural Farm
Gil and Amy Foster
Iron Station, NC
amyjofoster@yahoo.com
704-308-1431
Gilcrest Natural Farm will be on hand with our pasture raised meats (no hormones or antibiotics) Chicken: whole birds, split breast, boneless/skinless breast, wings, leg quarters, drumsticks, ground chicken. Beef: Steaks: (Ribeye, Sirloin, Flank, Philly, Cube). Roasts: (Chuck, Sirloin Tip, Shoulder, Eye of Round, Brisket). Good Stuff: Ground Beef, Hamburger Patties, Stew Beef, Stir Fry Stips, Liver, Dog Bones, Soup Bones, Breakfast Sausage, Jerry's Beef Jerky and our delicious Hot Dogs.
Grateful Growers Farm
Natalie Veres and Cassie Parsons
Denver, NC
Grateful Growers is at Davidson the first Saturday each month - see you on June 4th!
Half Moon Gardens
Trish Raglin and Patrick Poitras
Mooresville, NC
Sun and shade perennials, cilantro, dill, mints, thyme, oregano, pieapple sage and handmade soaps.
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 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
Freshly baked loaf breads: Honey Oat, 60% Whole Wheat, cinnamon rolls, cookies, fresh-made doughnuts and more.
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
Lettuce, Spinach, Sugar Peas, Radishes, Beets, Green and Red Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Pak Choi, Broccoli, Swiss Chard, Kale, Fresh Green Garlic, Onions, and limited strawberries, Cilantro, Parsley and Thyme Plants.
Inspired Garden
Colleen McDaniel
Kannapolis, NC
Assorted organic vegetables.
KC Farm
Chris and Kristi Goodrum
Mt. Mourne, NC
Eggs, Spinach, Lettuces, Kale, Collard Greens, Beets, Swiss Chard, Red Onions, Radishes, Turnips and Turnip Greens, Arugula and....Rhubarb. Banana Bread, Lemon Pound Cake and Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing.
Landis Gourmet Mushrooms - Mushroom Log Demonstration this week
John and Kris Herron
China Grove, NC
Oyster mushrooms, inoculated Shiitake logs, Oyster growing kits. We'll have pie cherries this week!
Laughing Llama Farm
Robert & Kia Mulligan
Mt. Ulla, NC
Microgreens (kale, arugula, radish, kohlrabi, basil), Patio lettuce (potted), catgrass, potted basil plants, chervil, dill, spearmint, cilantro, coriander seed and dill seed
The Lavender Garden
Rita Rodelli
China Grove, NC
The Lavender Garden will be bringing a new "Perfume - SKY" which is a lovely scent in a roll-on bottle. Also: Lotion, Soaps, Linen Spray, Room Fragrance, and Body Moisturizer with Fragrance. See you Saturday.
The Elma P. Lomax Incubator Farm
Cabarrus County
Lynn MacDougall-Fleming, Jane Henderson and students of the Incubator program
Certified organically grown - carrots,snow peas, english peas, lettuces, kale, dill, cilantro, beets, bok choy and possibly floral bouqets and more!
Millstone Meadows Farm
Mark and Sara Hord
Morganton, NC
Artisan baked breads, beer breadsticks, sweet and savory tarts, cold salads and prepared foods using seasonal and local ingredients; fresh eggs and lamb.
Outdoor Feasts
Dan Huntley
Returning to the Market next weekend, Saturday, May 21!
Come hungry for all local breakfast & lunch eats!
The Pasta Wench
Andrea Morrell
Deep Gap, NC
In addition to her fabulous handmade raviolis and pastas, the Pasta Wench has new delicious butters for Pasta, chicken, shrimp or steak! Make a meal from delicious flavors like Horseradish Dijon, Roasted Garlic and Parsley, Summer Dill, Cilantro Chili. Also offering Fire Roasted Garlic in Olive oil, whole cloves bring flair to any meal, bread or bruschetta.
Peaches & Cream Farm
Calvin Phillips
Wadesboro, NC
Fresh strawberries.
Renn Bee Farm
Marcel Renn
Cleveland, NC
Local wildflower honey.
Twin Oaks Farm
Greg Hartsell
China Grove, NC
Asparagus, strawberries, 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. Restocked with Lamb and Free-range whole chickens. Freen range eggs (out the wazoo). All of our products are 100% Rowan County Born and Raised.
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