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Patti McKinnon |
Saturday, May 28th **8 a.m. - 12 p.m.**
Memorial Day Weekend
Come celebrate good weather, good people and good food!
It's time to start firing-up those grills! Check out the great selection of sustainably grown meats from our local farmers. Grab some greens for grilling too. Check out these groovy-grilling ideas!
Peach Cobbler anyone? Come pick up delicious early season "cling" peaches.
There will be a variety of prepared barbecue this week thanks to Chef Charles of Chef Charles Catering and Dan Huntley of Outdoor Feasts. They both utilize locally grown products from the farmers at the Market.
~SEE BELOW FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FARMS & MARKET OFFERINGS~
MARKET EVENTS THIS WEEK:
World of Wonder: Carolyn Walker, of Woodland Discovery, will be there to help your little ones make note cards using flowers and other materials.
Sponsors of the day: Flatiron Kitchen & Taphouse, Mi-Connection and Wooden Stone Gallery
************************************************************************************* 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 to volunteer for set-up and/or take-down.
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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Patti McKinnon |
Strawberry Shortcake Day
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE DAY was a success!
Thanks to those who came to enjoy some delicious
strawberry shortcake at the market last week
and the farmers and volunteers that made it possible!
We served over 300 and raised a couple hundred dollars for DFM educational programs this year!
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Upcoming Events
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council will be holding a fundraiser Thursday June 9th at the Harvest Moon Grill in order to help their organization grow from an all volunteer effort to a self sustaining non-profit organization. The CMFPC seeks to bring together a diverse array of stakeholders to influence policy in order to maximize the availability, affordability and economic viability of our food shed, more info about them can be found on their website.
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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 of all kinds, beets, carrots, swiss chard, arugula, new potatoes, leeks, fresh garlic, large and small sweet onions, squash, zucs, cukes, sweet potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, grape tomatoes, fresh basil, local honey, farm fresh eggs, and Tommy promises to have squash blooms for this week, for the folks that have been so patient with him.
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
Email your order by 6pm Friday. 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 We dug more of our red, white and blue potatoes this week as well as some yukon golds. The squash and cucumbers are starting to really get rolling, we will have yellow squash, zucchini, patty pans, 8 balls (round zucchini that are great on the grill), golden zucchini, white cucumbers, and green pickling cucumbers. We are also harvesting an assortment of cabbage including Napa, baby cabbages, red cabbage, savoy and regular round heads. We will also have Beets, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Celery, Collards, Daikon, Fennel, Fresh Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Radiccio, Spring Onions, and Turnips.The tables will be full, so come early for the best selection. 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 have some good grilling fish on line again this week: Grouper, Swordfish, and Yellow Tail Snapper. We will also have the ever-popular Spanish Mackerel, which should be beautiful this week, Dry Pack Scallops (super sweet), Jumbo Shrimp, and N.C. 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
Our first Cucumbers, Yellow Summer Squash, Zucchini and hopefully Tomatoes, Carrots, Beets, Kale, Red and Green Cabbage, Garlic, Sweet Onions, Swiss Chard, Broccoli and lettuce!
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 selling Lavender-Scented Candles; Balm of Gilead Healing Salve; Lip Balms; Lotions; Linen Spray. 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 - blue potatoes, flowers, beets, etc.
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.
New Moon Rising
Suzanne Ballard
Lincoln County, NC
This week New Moon Rising will be bringing heirloom and black tomatoes as well as other produce.
Outdoor Feasts
Dan Huntley
Come hungry for all local breakfast & lunch eats!
The Pasta Wench
Andrea Morrell
Deep Gap, NC
Pasta Wench will have new flavors of Ravioli, along with her new line of gourmet butters for pasta, chicken, shrimp and brushetta!
Peaches & Cream Farm
Calvin Phillips
Wadesboro, NC
Fresh peaches.
Renn Bee Farm
Marcel Renn
Cleveland, NC
Local wildflower honey.
Twin Oaks Farm
Greg Hartsell
China Grove, NC
This week we'll have very limited strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, zucchini, lettuce, snow peas, sugar peas, new potatoes, asparagus, broccoli, may cherries, beets, fresh cut herbs (basil, cilantro, parsley).
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. Free range eggs (out the wazoo). All of our products are 100% Rowan County Born and Raised.
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WE THANK OUR SPONSORS
DavidsonNews.net, Media Sponsor
Wooden StoneGallery, FlatIron Kitchen &Taphouse, MI-Connection, JJ Wade Agency, Davidson Lands Conservancy , Lake Norman Realty, John Marshall Custom Homes, Little fish Marketing, McIntosh Law Firm, Edmund Morgan Massage School, Mayes, Wilson and Associates, Campagnia Café, Lake Norman Embroidery and Screen Printing, Cocoon Salon, Bragg Financial, Home Careolina, North Carolina Medical Specialists Prudential Carolinas/Mary Lib Richards and Julie Lopez, Lake Norman YMCA, Davidson Family Medicine, The Cycle Path, Main Street Books, Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, 'Cats on Main, Baybridge Management, Ingersoll Rand, PostNet Davidson, Downtown Davidson, Inc., Davidson Village Inn, Davidson Chocolate Company, Our Town Cinemas, PiEs - Project for Innovation, Energy and Sustainability, Sandy and Rex Kragh and Family, Know Your Farms, LLC, Triple Play Farm, The Stewart Group, Smarthinking PR, The Village Store Brenda Pressley, CPA, PA, Robinson, Bradshaw and Humphrey
5th/3rd Bank (office space), Town of Davidson (market site, storage)
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