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Election week is full of anticipation and stress so TREAT YOURSELF to some of the gems available this Wednesday via Cobblestone producers! And please have a quick look at some of the costumes from Saturday's Vendor Costume Contest! Thanks to all who purchased voting tickets - those $100s of dollars go directly to work for others! Read on for a sample of the treats!
You won’t want to miss Market on Halloween! We’re hosting our first ever CFM Vendor Costume Contest to benefit the CFM Food Access Program, we’ll have our first ever FOOD TRUCK Forsyth Seafood onsite AND, of course, we encourage ALL of YOU - small and tall - to come and shop in costume! Let’s have FUN while we raise FUNDS! Purchase tickets to cast your vote(s) for your favorite vendor costumes during our Halloween Market on Saturday, October 31, 2020! All proceeds from this contest will benefit our Food Access Program.
Read MoreDelicious locally sourced meal options are aplenty when you shop CFM - prepared Louisiana-style Gumbo for a quick-n-cozy dinner from Forsyth Seafood, endless salad options and smoothie essentials from Fair Share Farm, fresh herbs and beautiful peppers from Sungold Farms, not one but TWO cheese choices with Goat Lady Dairy and Buffalo Creek Creamery to top your salads, the best baked goods from Lavendar & Honey, fall floral arrangements from Heritage Harvest and Sanders Ridge to brighten your spaces, PTB with favored farm meats and so SO much more.
Read MoreBe in the know about WHAT IS COMIN' to COBBLESTONE! Vendor offerings, Halloween at Market, the scoop on our shift to Winter Market dates / hours in December and MORE! Save the Date for ALL the things!
Read MoreA little update on the state of food nationwide...and why Cobblestone is deeply committed to not only supporting sustainable farmers and producers in our neck of the Piedmont and worldwide, but also bringing that fresh food SAFELY to YOU, be it via drive-thru or onsite YEAR ROUND. Did you know that the grocery stores are stockpiling MONTHS in advance (instead of weeks) due to the concerns of COVID this winter, in response to the shortages this spring?
Read MoreThis is an edible SEASONAL CALL to ACTION regarding PERSIMMONS, APPLES and WINTER SQUASH - read on and plan to pick up one or more of these gems for a weekday or weekend delicious dive into epicurean ecstasy. Coming off the endless plethora of yummy ways to indulge in the fruit of the season from pies, cakes to sensory overloaded salads and soups - the easiest transition is something with APPLES.
Read MoreSnag the SHROOM of your choice and go have some FUN this week with a couple of simple recipes for splendid suppers! We are passionate about pasta, pies, galettes - ALL things FOOD - so check out these ideas for enjoying your favorite SHROOM! And because there is always a moment for soup, we threw in a recipe that is easily adjusted for your own palette.
Read MoreAs we begin to plan for the next planting seasons as well ride our seasonal excitement for what producers already have in store for us in the months ahead, let's take a brief look at SEED SAVING in a global way that is rooted in the seed saving actions of our own region. The wide variety of product at CFM and markets across the country, as well as food distribution hubs, is in great part due to the ability of producers to SAVE SEEDS each year…
Read MoreGo crazy with your 'taters-n-onions and for chowder - add FISH (oysters, flounder, cod, snapper) and/or corn - then spice them up with the wide array of PEPPERS for color and a flavor burst! Please do not forget the cream for your chowder or, if you are non-dairy, use a mashed white sweet potato or hakuri turnips for a creamy texture that cannot be beat! Read on for some more chowder-n-hash recipes and Staff Tips!
Read MoreDid you know that there are 40+ different cheeses onsite each week at market? WOW! Cow and goat milk comprise the bulk of the regular offerings and once in a blue moon, we are lucky to have buffalo milk cheeses - we're currently on the lookout! With fall's cool weather on tap, cheese is more often the perfect compliment to warm breads, soups, sammies, crisp apples, succulent figs and of course, the cheese boards.
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