Daylight Saving Time has ended, the days are shorter, the nights are longer, and the Wake Forest Farmers Market will begin its winter hours this Saturday, Nov. 7. From November through March, the Wake Forest Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at Renaissance Plaza near the town’s Renaissance Centre at the corner of Brooks Street and Elm Avenue.
But there are some special events during the winter, and the first one, the Pre-Thanksgiving Market, will happen Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the usual place. We will let you know later about the Holiday Market in December.
Most of the usual vendors are still at the market every Saturday, and you can still find fall greens, including salad greens and spinach, as well as home-grown tomatoes, sweet potatoes, salted peanuts in the shell, amazing chocolate candy, locally roasted coffee, pasture-raised meat, poultry, eggs, seafood fresh from the coast, honey and bee products, dried wreaths and bouquets, baked goods, artisan breads, and funky and artistic yard art.
You can always check www.wakeforestmarket.org for information about the vendors and the special visitors each week. The music this week is by Willie Hill, and remember the market does not pay the musicians so leave a few dollars in the tip jar.
If you want to know who will be at the market each week, go to the website and sign up for the weekly listing from Market Manager Robin Hendricks. Ask to be added to the Friends of Wake Forest Farmers Market.
