Davidson Farmers Market this Saturday

Water is most important this time of year not only for the livestock but also for the pastures and hay ground. There are no calves or pigs being born in the summer. We are mowing off all the pastures to clean them up and this will also promote new growth. Hopefully we will have enough rain this fall so we can have enough grass for hay for this winters feeding. Of course we are sorting and loading our cattle and pigs almost weekly to make a trip to the processor.

Mike Smith, Big Oak Farm

Dawn and I would like to thank everyone for their support.

Food Safety Expert Shares Canning Tips During a Live On-line Demo

Dr. Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist with N.C. Cooperative Extension, will join Brenda Sutton, The Produce Lady, in a live, one-hour demonstration on proper canning techniques for tomatoes at 1 p.m., Friday, July 22. Viewers can tune in by logging on to www.ustream.tv/channel/the-produce-lady or access the live feed from The Produce Lady Facebook page. Viewers will have the ability to interact with the experts by using an on-line chat box to ask questions about food preservation and safety. Access news release here.

This Week at the Davidson Farmer's Market!

Come celebrate summer at the Market and join in the Salsa Showdown festivities!

Four contestants will be battling to make the best salsa in town. Contestants and their assistants will arrive at 7:30 a.m. ready to shop for their salsa ingredients when the opening bell rings. Contestants are allowed only three non-Market ingredients (i.e. olive oil, limes, lemons, cilantro, etc.) They will have 30 minutes to buy their produce and head back to their stations to begin preparing their salsas by 8:30 a.m. Each team will have 1.5 hours to make two quarts of salsa to present to the judges. Recipes must be original; the presented salsas must have a name and the contestants must taste their salsas before presenting.

The tasting and judging will be held from 10-10:30 a.m. All Market-goers and vendors are welcome to participate in this free event. The winner will be announced at 11 a.m. and will receive $25 in Market tokens.

So come out and watch our local contestants put their best salsas forward. Grab a bowl of chips, a voting card and start sampling. Cool water will be provided for those of you that can't take the heat!

Only 30 minutes to sample - starting at 10 a.m. Get there early!

A detailed schedule-of-events can be found on the left-hand-side of the newsletter; along with a variety of salsa recipes for your own salsa-making inspiration!

See you at the Market!

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Next Saturday, July 30, personal Chef Vera Samuels will be back at the Market making fajitas! She'll grill spice-rubbed skirt steak from Gilcrest Natural Farm and sautee onions and peppers donated by our generous produce vendors.

It's a great time of year to make salsa and fajitas! Everything you need is at the Davidson Farmer's Market!

Market Events this Week

*Music: Barrie Howard

*WOW: "Hummingbirds"

*Sponsors of the Day: Mi-connection, Flatiron, Wooden Stone

* Special Event: 2nd Annual DFM Salsa Showdown

Davidson College Service Odyssey Helps the Market

Thank you Service Odyssey for helping with Market take-down last Saturday!

The Service Odyssey is a week- long trip for incoming Davidson College freshman that uses intensive community service to build relationships among participants, increase social awareness, and challenge individuals to work constructively within a group. The Service Odyssey reflects and enriches Davidson's commitment to develop the spirit of service within each student. Our first session involved volunteering with Our Towns Habitat, Second Harvest Food Bank, Urban Ministry Center, the Mooresville Soup Kitchen, the Community School of Davidson, the Davidson Farmer's Market and Know Your Farms. We also watched a documentary made by three recent Davidson Alums, Sarah Connette ('11), Jon Springfield ('11) and James Johnson ('11), called The Homeless Cycle.

~ Blake Candler ('13) & Ana Suarez ('14)

Farm Visit

Chris Goodrum, KC Farm

This week we went to KC Farm, located just a few miles from Davidson, in Mt. Mourne. A produce stand calls visitors to the farm with offerings fresh from the fields. Neatly lined rows of tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and eggplants welcome visitors with an array of colors. Not to mention the baseball field out front, with rows of corn at the end of the outfield. We took a tractor ride through the cow pasture, down to the bottom of the farm where cantaloupes, okra and other goodies grow by the creek, which is used to irrigate the farm. Chickens clucked at us as we passed them on the way back up. It was a hot day on the farm, and we covered a lot of ground. We thank Chris for giving us the grand tour and for all the hard work he does to bring his produce to the Market!

Beck and Matt on KC Farm

Gleaning at the DFM

We're still gleaning at the Market!

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!

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

Fresh at the Market This Week

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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, green and colored bell peppers, banana peppers, hot peppers, eggplant, sweet corn, 6 different types of melons, tree ripened peaches, red tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, grape tomatoes, red and white potatoes, red and white sweet onions, and for the folks looking for damsons, the early crop is ready and the late crop is not there for this year. This will probably be a one shot deal for this year, so get them while they last! For the salsa showdown, we will have salsa ready tomatoes, peppers, onions, fresh herbs, garlic, and what about peach salsa (perfect timing)!

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

We'll 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, squash, cucumbers 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 summer heat keeps bearing down on the farm, but the produce keeps looking great. Join us this week for lots of tomatoes, bell peppers (both red and green), and new this week seedless purple grapes. We will also have Artichoke, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Hot Peppers, Onions, Potatoes, Summer Squash, Sweet Peppers, Tomatillos, Zucchini, Cantaloupe, Peaches, Watermelons.

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!

Essential Soap Co.

essentialsoap@bellsouth.net

Beautiful homemade soaps.

Flying Fish Seafood

David & Peggy Meeks

Davidson, NC

Don't heat up the house, heat up the grill! We are going to have a nice selection this week,quite a few favorites: Red Snapper, Grouper, Swordfish and Flounder- as well as Dry Pack Sea 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@gmail.com

704.278.0503

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

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

Cucumbers, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Egg Plant, Peppers, Acorn, Butternut and Spaghetti Squash, Okra.

Inspired Garden

Colleen McDaniel

Kannapolis, NC

Assorted organic vegetables. We'll be back soon!

KC Farm

Chris & Kristi Goodrum

Mt. Mourne, NC

This week we will have watermelons, cantaloupes, eggs, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, red onions, turnip greens and tomatoes. 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

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), 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, blackberries 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

5th/3rd Bank (office space); Baybridge Management; Bragg Financial; Brenda Pressley, CPA, PA; Campagnia Cafe; 'Cats on Main; Cocoon Salon; Davidson Chocolate Company; Davidson Family Medicine; Davidson Lands Conservancy; Davidson Village Inn; Downtown Davidson Inc.; Edmond Morgan Massage School; Home Careolina; Ingersoll Rand; JJ Wade Agency; John Marshall Custom Homes; Know Your Farms; Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce; Lake Norman Realty; Lake Norman Embroidery and Screen Printing; Lake Norman YMCA; Little Fish Marketing; Main Street Books; Mayes, Wilson and Associates; McIntosh Law Firm; North Carolina Medical Specialists; Our Town Cinemas; PiEs - Project for Innovation, Energy and Sustainability; PostNet Davidson; Prudential Carolinas/Mary Lib Richards and Julie Lopez; Robinson, Bradshaw and Humphrey; Sandy and Rex Kragh and Family; Smarthiking PR; The Cycle Path; The Stewart Group; The Village Store; Town of Davidson (market site and storage); and Triple Play Farm.

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