PICTURE PERFECT market day COMIN' UP!
Saturday, sunny cool morning in the 60's with an afternoon high of 85 degrees - mix that with an abundance of edible riches plus music by The Ones Improper to shop by or enjoy the morning sip and snack...market magic!
With National Farmers Market Week coming up soon ( August 4-10), we are planning to showcase only OUR producers and share with you all a tractor load of farmers market intel from our friends at the Farmers Market Coalition. All in all, shopping with local, sustainable producers is simply a continuous celebration of the best things in life - good folks, good food and good opportunity for all!
“Farmers markets are the ultimate green sector of the economy. They are stand-out successes in and spurring sustainable economic development.” Bernadine Prince, Co-Director, FRESHFARM Markets, Washington, DC
In a 2015 survey of farmers selling at farmers markets:
One in four farmers selling at farmers markets cultivate land that is protected from commercial development.
Three out of every four say they use practices consistent with organic standards.
48% use integrated pest management, information on the life cycle of pests and their interaction with the environment to manage and prevent crop damage.
81% incorporate cover crops, reduced tillage, on-site composting, and other soil health practices into their operations.
Four out of five discuss farming practices with their customers, educating them about farming and its interactions with the natural environment.
69% sell vegetables, 53% livestock, poultry or eggs, 47% fruits and tree nuts, and 31% value-added products. There is tremendous diversity in the foods and farm products being sold at farmers markets.
We can't wait to see what the 2020 survey says! Let's keep those percentages growing!
POTATOES & GARLIC
Roast em, Mash em, Hash em
The potato and garlic goodness is bountiful this time of year so come on out and grab your taters for your hot or cold side dishes for a fabulous summer meal.
NOW OR LATER?
Taking in the bounty and wanting to bring even more home with you each week? Get the family, the kiddos, or friends together and have meal prep day so that you are able to savor the season ALL year round. Not much of a canner? Here are a few simple ways to store yummies for later.
MARKET FLOWERS
Always forgetting a last minute gift or wanting to drop a neighbor something special, but just don't have time to bake them up something yummy? We always love to load up on bouquets for our homes, but we also love to have one extra to pass on to someone special or someone who just may need some extra sunshine. Farm fresh flowers are the BEST.
REUSE RECYCLE & COMPOST/BIODEGRADE
We are adding compost bins every week! Let's keep making good stuff out of good food stuff! Bring your compost items to the market and pop them in the Gallins Family Farm bins. Check in with your vendors so that you know what 'compostable plastic looking items' they are using for packaging that may go right in the bin with your other food scraps! More info is available on our website and please do stop by the info booth with any questions or tips to share!
VENDOR LINE UP // JULY 27
Augustino Gusto
Brioche, Quiche, Tarts, and More European inspired pastries!
Billy Place Farm
Lots of pastured lamb, farm fresh eggs, summer squash and patty pans, okra red thumb fingerlings, sungolds, red candy onions, okra
Borrowed Land
an assortment of cultivated and foraged mushrooms, including oysters, chanterelles, lion’s mane, and pioppini. We’ll also have mushroom broth and Shroom Cubes!
Brasstown Chocolate
Chocolate Bars, Bonbons, Coffee Bark
Buck Creek Farm
Whole Turkeys! Everything from whole birds to thighs to sausage and bratwurst waiting and ready for you!! Don't forget you can preorder on our from our website or Facebook page.
Buffalo Creek Farm & Creamery, LLC
a great selection of our natural, sweet, savory and seasonal chèvres along with three types of feta. Queso and savory Farmer’s Cheese will be available too. Hard cheeses will be in our coolers along with pasture raised chevron.
Camino Bakery
bringing some new seasonal offerings as well as delicious breads every week
Chad's Chai
Last chance to get the refreshing Moroccan Mojito before we move to our next specialty drink! And to mix things up, this week we'll be serving iced Red Chai, made with South African Rooibos leaf, which is caffeine free. Come try it!
Chef Sharp
Bring your knives, Scissors, Garden Tools and anything else that needs sharpening. Stay Sharp!
Extraordinary Snacks
Vegan & Gluten-free sprouted & dehydrated snacks!
Fair Share Farm
Tomatoes, Microgreens, Carrots, Green Onion, & Squash. Pre Orders available online.
Farmhaven
bringing the tastiest heirloom tomato varieties, lettuce heads, italian dandelion green heads, candy onions, cipollini onions, and of course our italian style farm egg pasta… tagliatelle, capellini and five cheese ravioli.
FarmGirl Arts
will have Wool Sculptures, Needle Felting supplies, Home Grown Hand Spun Yarns, EcoPrints and more from our flock of sheep!
Felsbeck Farm
green beans, cukes, (red) LaSoda and Yukon Gold potatoes, Squashes, Eggplants, Bell & Pimento peppers, Potted Herbs & Flowering Plants, Baby Butterfly Bushes & other flowering shrublets.
Fermentology
Red Kimchi, White Kimchi, Purple Kraut, Chowhound Kraut, Trifecta Kraut, and Organic Classic Kraut
Gary's Produce
Tomatoes, sun gold and grape tomatoes, green beans, beets, kale, onions, blueberries and blackberries
Goat Lady Dairy
Weekend cookouts to celebrate the holiday? Top off your burger with some rich, smooth Smoked chèvre or our flavor-filled Horseradish chèvre! Variety of spreadable cheeses: Roasted Red Pepper, Fig & Honey, Jalapeno, Creamy, Classic, Basil & Garlic
Gnomestead Hollow
will have a boatload of beautiful Italian, Blue and Golden Oyster Mushrooms. Smokey Nettle Kraut and Ramp Kimchi - or with our Curry Kraut and Royal Curtido! We will also have dried gourmet mushroom mixes, including: Porcini, Oyster, Chestnut, Pioppini, Chanterelle, Lion's Mane and Shiitake. These make fantastic Mushroom Broth, Risottos, Pasta and Rice dishes, etc!
Harmony Ridge Farms
Cantaloupe , watermelon, heirlooms, sun gold cherry tomatoes, shishitos, sweet peppers, basil, pastured pork, bacon, beef, eggs and duck. Everything you could ever want on a Saturday morning
Heritage Harvest Farms
Build your bouquet with a blend of focal stems like specialty sunflowers, dahlias, giant + lime/blush zinnia, all kinds of amaranth & celosia, cosmos + mixed bundles. Play on your own, or we can custom-craft a bouquet for you. Pre-order flowers to ensure availability. Reishi Wellness Honey, Creamed Honey & Raw Honey. Lion's Mane (culinary & medicinal), Oyster Blend + King Oyster. Pre-order available through website.
JEEM
Ripe Beefsteak Tomatoes, Green Beef Steak Tomatoes, and Grape Tomatoes
Krankies Coffee
Jam Biscuits, Apple hand pies, Galettes, Sweet and Savory Empanadas. Fresh hot drip, House made soda and Nitro iced coffee
Lavender and Honey
Blueberry Ricotta Scones, Cheddar Rosemary Scones, Maple Oat Scones, Blackberry Pie, Peach Pie, Ratatouille Hand Pie, Sourdough, Amish Cinnamon Rolls, Sprouted Wheat Bread and more.
Please make specialty pre-orders by Wednesday morning & to reserve from market list please send requests by Friday morning through lavenderandhoneykitchen@gmail.com
Lavender Anne's Herb Farm
All natural soaps, salves, tinctures, oils, and more!
Lil Sarah's Bee Farm
Raw Honey and Bee Pollen
Meadows Family Farm
will have Certified Grass-fed, Grass-finished Beef in all cuts, lots of beautiful THICK- CUT Steaks! Heritage Pastured Pork in all cuts. Last if the Ground Turkey, get it before its gone! Preorder at meadowsffarms@gmail.com by Friday morning!
Miss Angels Farm
Fresh Peaches!
Myers Mushrooms
Shitake Mushrooms, Dried Shitake Mushrooms and Frozen Persimmon Pulp
Niki's Pickles
Spears, Okra, and All the pickled goodness
NOMAD Farms
will have fresh, never-frozen chicken on hand this week, whole and all cuts. Frozen chicken will be available as well, along with pasture-raised pork, grass-fed beef and pastured lamb.
Organix
Fresh Pressed Juice and Wellness Shots!
Pioneer Farm
THICK CUT steaks, brisket, ribs, ground beef AND more for your summer festivities! Stop by and check out our weekly specials!
Plum Granny Farm
Under the Purple and White tents, you'll find our popular Potato Bar which features several newly harvested varieties including German Butterball, Caribe and LaRatte Fingerlings. More garlic choices are available including Chesnok and Elephant. All of our products are Certified Organic!
PTB Farm
Grass fed/finished beef: Ground, bone in ribeye and NY, ribs. Pasture pork: belly, shoulder, hot Italian and brats. Flowers, sungolds, garlic and more.
Rail Fence Farm
Cucumbers, Okra, Kennebec Potatoes, Sweet Candy Sweet Onions, Red, Yellow and White Cooking Onions and Rosemary Transplants.
River Ridge Organics
bringing our blue berries and blackberries as well as our snowcones made with our organic berry syrups!!
Sanders Ridge Farm, Vineyard and Makers Kitchen
Heirloom Tomatoes! Beck's Big Buck Okra, Beets, Yellow Squash, & Flowers!! From the Vineyard we will be sampling a variety of estate grown and bottled wines (dry and sophisticated as well as fruity and sweet). From the Kitchen we will bring LOTS of our Smokey Pimento Cheese and our luscious Basil Pesto.
Sophisticated Florals
will have lily bunches, lisianthus bunches, mixed bouquets, and single variety bunches.
Sungold Farm
Okra, Tomatoes, Peppers and More!
To Your Health Bakery
GF/V Cinnamon Buns, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Primavera Paninis, Gingerbread
KETO Pumpkin Spice Muffins, Chocolate Muffins
Paleo Cranberry Orange Cookie Cake and more!
Updog Kombucha
Kombucha to fill your cups or growlers with
Village Juice Company
Fresh Pressed Juice
Wholesome Country Creamery
100% Grass Fed Milk, Chocolate Milk, Ice Cream cups, Butter, Half & Half, Yogurt, Goat Milk, and Ice Cream for Pre Order by the Quart - Call (336) 468-1520
York Farm
Multicolor Beans, Japanese and Italian Eggplant, Yukon Gold Potatoes, Crookneck Squash, Zucchini, Silver, Green, and Lemon Cucumbers, Savoy Cabbage, Heirloom Tomatoes, Red and Gold Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Bulb Onions, Garlic, Basil, & Pasture Raised Eggs