Two articles from years back popped up about Collards and the 'good for you, yes yum' POTLIKKER while thinking about how to share our passion for reuse, recycle, biodegrade. I almost switched to yapping about the beautiful green liquid and its top dog star, the collard, when it became clear that there was a true correlation between the two.
Read MoreA quick scene change on the weather stage requires a costume change! Along with your coat of many colors, consider filling your bags with the THREE Musketeers - Ginger, Onion, Garlic - and a whole bunch more good stuff to BOOST your immune system!
Read More…then we HIT the breweries and the NORTH side of town just in time for major holiday fun to come to Old Salem! We have true BOUNTY this week to get you through the week! The CHOYS and CHARDS are simply luscious and so simple to prepare…
Read MoreWe love being a driving component of the LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT, the ECOSYSTEM that is all about supporting the production of the best food bringing together incredible makers of every kind and making food accessible so we can truly grow our economy and JOBS through agriculture, viticulture, fungiculture, horticulture, cheese making and animal husbandry…just for starters!
Read MoreWhat is a Cobblestone Happening? What the heck is a Ferment Fest? A food focused fundraising event within the Cobblestone Farmers Market that brings in new folks, a market breakfast and creative food fun in the demo booth by our vendors and culinary friends!
Read Morefeaturing a high school senior with a passion for nutrition and health and cash on the ground...Enter Bess Broughton, high school senior with a mission to raise funds as part of her school's homecoming program. Bess's surprise gift to the market was enough to cover the costs of our latest market merch from which 100% of the proceeds go to our Food Access program.
Read MoreForecast says 69 degrees - that might just be enough exciting news! Well, let's add that shopping in perfect fall temperatures is kind of idyllic...produce, proteins and BREAKFAST options will be in top form! PLUS, MARK your calendars for our first Cobblestone Happening...
Read MoreCobblestone vendors are growing and producing for YOU year round! With continued good weather, albeit dry, we still have time get transplants and perennials in the garden plus SAVE some SEEDS from your favorite maters, squash, beans and more. Saving seeds is so simple to do and with the varieties of produce and herbs at the market, you are harvesting top notch heirloom seeds!
Read More…BEFORE it hits the market or the grocery. We are sharing an article from CIVIL EATS this week that offers a good break down on specific gases and the role of fertilizer use on crops, in order to increase our awareness of what food production on large and smaller scales looks like in relationship to climate change.
Read MoreThis final SUMMER weekend could be the LAST weekend to SMASH your face into some of the best tasting WATERMELONS ever! And if that is not enough, the fruit options include figs, pawpaws and persimmons plus refreshing juices and concentrates to add some zip to your mock cocktails while firing up the grill!
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