Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 19:38:23 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: peaches and more at the farmers’ markets!
Hi everyone,
So can you believe lil’ ole Chatham County now has FOUR farmers’ markets? So now NO ONE has an excuse for not being able to make it to at least one of them during the week, right?
Our farmers have been hard at work growing and harvesting our food. This is a great time to buy local – there’s lots of great spring produce like sugar snap peas, broccoli, greens, lettuce, onions, and much more while the summer crops are starting to come in. PEACH season has begun, and we still have great strawberries too. And don’t forget about all the great locally raised meats and artisanal cheeses AND delicious baked goods AND lovely cut flowers, perennials, bedding plants, and hanging baskets.
Tuesday:
Fearrington Farmers’ Market from 4:00 til early evening at Fearrington Village
Thursday:
Pittsboro Farmers’ Market from 3:30-6:30 pm at the county fairgrounds in Pittsboro
Saturday:
Siler City Farmers’ Market from 10:00 am-1:00 pm in downtown Siler City
Saturday:
Carolina Brewery Farmers’ Market from 8:00 am-noon at Carolina Brewery off of 15/501 in Pittsboro
Check out Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website at
http://www..ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/marketinfo.html for more information about vendors, products, directions, etc.
Have a great week,
Debbie
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
:
www.growingsmallfarms.orghttp: