Davidson Farmers Market this Saturday

Please take note - this is not a salsa dancing contest...it's a salsa making contest! So if you think your salsa can make the Market crowd yell "I LOVE IT!" Then bring it on!

Sign-up to be a contestant today! Contestants will be determined this Saturday.

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* Submit your entry here on www.signupgenius.com; or on the DFM website at www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org; or in person at the DFM booth.

* Before you apply - be sure to read the fine-print!

* The winner and their assistant will each win $25 in Market tokens and bragging rights for one year!

Are you a Growing Kid?

If you are a kid and like to plant and grow things...you could be a "Growing Kid" at the DFM. Come sell your home grown fruits and veggies two times during the Market season.

Stop by the DFM booth for more information or Email info@davidsonfarmersmarket.org

Gleaning at the DFM

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The DFM is gleaning!

At Market closing, the Society of St. Andrews will come out and gather farmer donations to distribute to our local community in need. That's right, this farm fresh food will feed our Davidson and surrounding area families.

Thank you DFM farmers and Society of St. Andrews for making this happen!

This Week at the Davidson Farmer's Market!

This week's hot temps and Market offerings are calling for Gazpacho and Kabobs! Everything you need to make a delicious summer dish will be waiting for you at Saturday's Market. You'll find plump tomatoes, hearty eggplant, sweet onions, bell peppers, brussel sprouts, squash and melons. All of these summer veggies and fruits can be used to make a delightful gazpacho (a cold tomato based soup) or a hearty skewer. Not only will the Market offer superb produce, but plenty of protein too. Big Oak Farm, Flying Fish Seafood, Gilcrest Natural Farm and Wild Turkey Farm are just the places you should visit. They offer a variety of fresh options including Sirloin, NY Strip, Chicken, Pork, Mahi-Mahi and scallops. Perfect options to create your own unique kabob combination. Try it - it will be fun, healthy and yummy!

Check out the recipes on the left-hand column for inspiration for your summer-time dishes.

We will draw for our four Salsa Showdown contestants this Saturday, 11 a.m., at the DFM booth. If you haven't entered - do so now. See the Salsa Showdown block below.

The DFM Chef Demo will return on July 30, featuring Chef Vera.

Early morning blue skies and late afternoon thunderstorms - let the goods grow!

Questions or concerns? Contact the Market Manager

Eggs!

If you want eggs - come to the Market early! Typically, eggs sell out within the first 45 minutes of the Market.

These vendors will have eggs this week: Barbee Farm, Calico Farmstead Cheese, Coldwater Creek Farm, Gilcrest Natural Farm, KC Farm and Wild Turkey Farms.

Market Events this Week

*Music: 3rd Saturday Jam

*WOW: Mark Tyburski "Worm Bins"
*Community Partners: Lion's Club and Susan McCray, Master Gardener and Kristin Davis, NC State Cooperative Extension Agent.
*Sponsors of the Day: Mi-connection, Flatiron, Wooden Stone, JJ Wade

Ten Ways To Eat Locally

~about.com~

Full article here

1. Learn what's in season.

2. Shop your local Farmers Market.

3. Join a CSA.

4. Shop at stores that label food origin.

5. Shop the perimeter of grocery stores.

6. Plant a garden.

7. Visit u-picks and farm stands.

8. Choose restaurants that source locally.

9. Frequent locally owned producers.

10. Buy family farm or fair trade products.

Chef Vera's Cool Summer Treats

Last Saturday Chef Vera showed her Market audience how to prepare two cool and delicious summer treats using Market-fresh ingredients.

Chef Vera

In case you missed it - here are Chef Vera's recipes: Watermelon-Tomato Salad and Panzanella (tomato bread salad).

Demo donations were supplied by: Millstone Meadows - European Crusty Sour Dough; Twin Oaks - Big Beef Tomatoes; Herr Fresh Flowers - Basil; Correll Farms - garlic, bell peppers and cucumbers; Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm - red onion; and KC Farm - cherry tomatoes, watermelon and Swiss Chard.

Chef Vera demonstrated a great substitution. Her Tomato-Watermelon Salad recipe called for Arugula. Upon arriving and shopping the Market for her demo ingredients, she quickly recognized that Arugula was not available. On the spot, she adapted her recipe by using Swiss Chard. She chopped the Swiss Chard into smaller pieces, as it's a more course green than the Arugula herb. And Voila - it was fabulous!

Cooking in season is a great way to experiment and express yourself.

Thanks Vera! Chef Vera will be back on July 30.

Farm Visits

In keeping with the Davidson Farmer's Market mission, the DFM vendor committee members are visiting our farmers and producers. It's DFM's policy to visit the vendors once every few years. This summer, thus far, we've visited Calico Farmstead Cheese, Gilcrest Natural Farm, Gratful Growers, Houston Farm LLC and Peaches & Cream.

Jerry

These folks have opened their barn doors to give us a taste of their lives as farmers and producers. Above all, we know that the DFM vendors are growing and producing their foods on their land and with their hands. They are hardworking and passionate about delivering you the best products week-to-week.

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Fresh at the Market this Week

Coldwater

Many of our DFM Vendors may be contacted by phone or Email pre-ordering before the Market. Click the farm names below to see if they have websites available.

Audrey's Produce
Audrey Miller

Mooresville, NC
704.663.3472
audreysproduce@aol.com

Audrey will be back in the Fall with a beaucoup of apples!

Barbee Farms

Tommy, Anna & Brent Barbee

Concord, NC

980.521.1395

For this week we will have, squash, zucs, cukes, sweet and hot peppers, tomatoes, grape tomatoes, fresh basil, carrots, beets, 6 different types of melons to please any taste,(with samples), red and yellow sweet onions, white and bicolor sweet corn, red and white new crop potatoes, garlic, and peaches that are tree ripened (white peaches are coming on strong), and I'm sure I have forgotten something - stop by to see us!

Big Jim's Produce

Jim & Chris Arthurs

Troutman, NC

Seasonal produce, loaf breads, pound cakes and fruit preserves.

Big Oak Farm

Mike & Dawn Smith

Denver, NC

mikesmith1859@yahoo.com

Beef & Pork products. Beef - pastured beef ribeyes, skirt steak, flap meat, cubed steak, ribeyes, sirloins, NY Strips, kabobs, ground beef, should and rump roasts, stew mean, beef jerky. Pork - chops, ribs, roast, uncured bacon, Boston butts, Grandpa Johnston's real old fashioned breakfast sausage, kielbasa, ground pork and Cajun sausage. Email your order by 6 p.m. Friday and we'll have it ready for you on Saturday.

By Lucille

Lucille Benoit

Charlotte, NC

Lucille will have a selection of organic artisan baked goods, with many wheat free options including organic breads, muffins, scones, cookies, cinnamon rolls, as well as Lucille's Signature Jams and hand-thrown pottery by Susan Benoit.

Calico Farmstead Cheese

Jackie & 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

Caroline's Chocolates will be back in the fall!

Chef Charles Catering

Chef Charles Semail

Charlotte, NC

Handmade sausage (Roman, Provencal, Pork & Apple, Chicken Cordon Bleu & Merguez). Vanilla Custard Peach Pie, Brioche, Croissants, Focaccia, New Homemade Pizzas, BBQ packages, Herb Vinaigrette, Pear & Ginger Chutney, Green Tomatilla Jam, Pate (wild mushroom & green peppercorn), Cured Chirizo.

Coldwater Creek Farm

Brad Hinkley & Eric Williamson

Cabarrus County

Certified organic produce including Kale, Swiss Chard, peppers, beets, green beans, okra, onions, cucumbers, squash and garlic scape pesto. From Cackleberry Farms: eggs, yogurt cheese, Queso Fresco, Feta, butter and specialty farmstead cheeses.

Correll Farm/Red Barn Market

David & Cheryl Correll

Cleveland, NC

The heirloom tomatoes have reached their peak this week, we will have lots of Cherokee Purples, pinks, Mr. Stripeys, Carolina Golds, Nyagous, and Wapsipinicon Peach, to go along with our reds and cherry and grape tomatoes. We will also have lots of sweet corn this week. Check out our hot and sweet pepper assortment and tomatillos to make salsa for your 4th of July cookout. This week we will also have Artichokes, Bell Peppers, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery Root, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Green Beans, Yellow Wax Beans, Hot Peppers. Onions. Potatoes,Zucchini, Mini Bell Pepper, and Mini Eggplant.

Elliott Apiary

Glenda & John Elliott

Davidson & Harmony, NC

Local wildflower honey. We will be bringing new honey crop this week!

Elma C. Lomax

Lynn MacDougall-Fleming & students of the Incubator Program

Cabarrus County

Seasonal organically certified produce - summer tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, squash and more!

Flying Fish Seafood

David & Peggy Meeks

Davidson, NC

Red Snapper is back on line for the season. (This is one of my all time favorites!) We will also have Grouper, Tilefish, Mahi-Mahi, Flounder, as well as Dry Pack Scallops (super sweet), Jumbo Shrimp, and N.C. Little Neck Clams- by the dozen. All of the above is N.C. caught.

Gilcrest Natural Farm

Gil & 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 and cube. Roasts: chuck, sirloin tip, shoulder, eye of round, brisket. Good stuff: ground beef, hamburger patties, stew beef, stir fry stips, liver, dog bones, breakfast sausage, Jerry's beef jerky and our delicious hot dogs!

Grateful Growers

Natalie Veres & Cassie Parsons

Denver, NC

Grateful Growes will be back the first weekend in August! Round pork (amazing burgers), bratwurst, chops, shoulder roasts (great BBQ), italian sausage. We'll also have breakfast sausage, chorizo, and uncured bacon for the best BLT ever. Be sure to try our thin-slice dry cured ham...aged 9-months, this ham is not quite prosciutto, but is still amazing with peaches, melons, figs, fish, grits, beans, eggs, rice, and anything else you can come up with.

Half Moon Gardens

Trish Raglin & Patrick Poitras

Mooresville, NC

This week we'll have herbs, sun and shad perennials and handmade soaps.

Happy Hound Bakery

happyhound@roadrunner.com

Stacey & Keith Ulaszek

Mooresville, NC

We will have our usual treat flavors: Barkberry, Gingerbark, Carob Nip, Peamutt Paradise and Pawfect Pizza. We will also have extra large specialty bones in Peamutt Paradise, Pawfect Pizza by the Slice and miscellaneous specialty cookies. Handmade reversible dog scarves in a variety of cute fabrics will be available again (xs, s and m/l).

Henry's Wholesome Foods

Henry Imhoff & Family

Cleveland, NC

henryandritaimhoff@juno.com

704.278.0503

Freshly baked loaf breads: Honey Oat, 60% Whole Wheat, cookies, fresh-made doughnuts, lemon bars and more. We will also have blueberries, tomatoes and canned tomato chunks.

Herr's Fresh Flowers

Jefferson Herr & Family

Vale, NC

828.308.3074

Custom or pre-order flower bouquets.

Houston Farm

Patsy & Bobby Houston

Huntersville, NC

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Acorn, Butternut and Spaghetti Squash, Garlic, Summer Squash, Zucchini, Peppers, Egg Plant, Cucumbers.

Inspired Garden

Colleen McDaniel

Kannapolis, NC

Assorted organic vegetables.

KC Farm

Chris & Kristi Goodrum

Mt. Mourne, NC

This week we will have watermelons, cantaloupes, eggs, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, kale, collard greens, beets, Swiss Chard, red onions, radishes, turnips and turnip greens, arugula, tomatoes and corn. For baked goods we'll have banana bread, lemon pound cake and chocolate cake with icing.

Landis Gourmet Mushrooms

John & Kris Herron

China Grove, NC

Blackberries and a variety of herbs. We'll be bringing figs in a few weeks.

Laughing Llama

Robert & Kia Mulligan

China Grove, NC

Laughing Lama will be back in the fall!

The Lavender Garden

Rita Rodelli

China Grove, NC

I will be bringing Lavender/Sage Astringent; Lavender Spa Lotion; Lavender Bud Sachets; Lavender Wands; Linen Spray; Goat's Milk Soap; Olive Oil Soap; and SKY Perfume to the Farmer's Market on Saturday, July 9th, as well as the Lavender Dried Stems for Flower Arrangements. See you there! .

Millstone Meadows Farm

Mark & Sara Hord

Morganton, NC

828.433.7126

mhord828@bellsouth.net

Artisan breads, beer breadsticks, homemade potato chips with Rosemary and sea salt, Heirloom tomato pies, veggie stratas, sweet and savory tarts (blackberry and peach), cold salads, prepared foods (using seasonal and local ingredients of course), lamb, Brats and Italian sausage.

Outdoor Feasts

Dan Huntley

803-487-6876
danthepigman@mac.com

Dan the pigman will be back in a few weeks!

The Pasta Wench

Andrea Morrell

Deep Gap, NC

Delicious gourmet ravioli and butters.

Peaches & Cream Farm

Calvin Phillips

Wadesboro, NC

Fresh peaches and blueberries. Come early!

Renn Bee Farm

Marcel Renn

Cleveland, NC

Local wildflower honey.

Twin Oaks Farm

Greg Hartsell

China Grove, NC

A beautiful variety of fresh produce and herbs.

Wild Turkey Farm

Lee & Domisty Menius

China Grove, NC

704.202.9348

Great products from our own Pasture Raised Berkshire Pork and 100% Grass Fed Angus Beef. Restocked with Lamb and Free-range whole chickens. All of our producets are 100% Rowan County born and raised.

Thank you DFM Sponsors

DavidsonNews.net, Media Sponsor

Woods Stone Gallery, FlatIron Kitchen & Taphouse, Mi-Connection

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