At the Wake Forest Farmers Market, your eggs come already dyed in shades of blue, green, brown and white – and they are in abundance this time of year.
Greens and spring veggies, however, will have another setback with the freezing or near-freezing weather this week. Last Saturday the owner of Walk Ahead Farms said yes, she had bok choy and chard, “But they are this tall,” measuring about an inch with her thumb and forefinger. Even so, there was some spinach and lettuce last week along hothouse cukes and tomatoes.
This Saturday, April 19, the market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and will feature Mary Margaret Steele with reflexology. Also the Wake County Master Gardeners will be on hand to help with gardening questions.
Some of the vendors you will find Saturday include:
Brogden’s Produce — spinach, lettuce, small broccoli heads and sweet potatoes.
Cultured Cow Creamery – cow’s milk cheese (raw, pasteurized, smoked, curds)
Edna Lee’s Farm and Bakery – cookies, pastries, cakes, bread, fig trees, bedding plants (squash, eggplant, zucchini, zinnias, dahlia and herbs)
Gabies Garden – eggs, spinach, lettuce
Gluten Free With Sarah B – a local gluten-free bakery featuring breads, brownies, muffins and more
Heritage Farm – eggs, perennial plants
Melina’s Fresh Pasta – fresh pasta, ravioli and sauces
Oak City Coffee Roasters – coffee beans from around the world, brewed coffee
T.L.C. Bee’s – honey, honey sticks
Triple B Farms – beef, pork, lamb, chicken, sausage, eggs
Turtle Mist Farm – beef, ham, lamb, chicken, eggs, turmeric, jewelry, peacock feathers
Walk Ahead Farms – Fresh chicken (new cuts and ground), fresh rabbit (including 1/2 cuts for grilling), duck, and goat meat. (Pork is coming soon) Also: eggs, green onions, cress and collard greens.
Woodleaf Honey – honey, honey comb and wax
Wrens Farm – Hot house grown tomatoes and cucumbers
Yummmies – cake, banana nut bread, focaccia, brownies, jams and jelly
One regular at the market, Terri Wilkinson with The Flour Garden, will not have her tent and baked goods this week and perhaps next. If you need granola, email her at TheFlourGarden@gmail.com and arrange to pick it up.
Also, Market Manager Robin Hendricks is urging market shoppers to encourage Locals Seafood to return to the market. Send them a note at info@localsseafood.com and remember you can order your fish, scallops and shrimp in advance to make sure you do get what you want.
More farmers and vendors will be coming in future weeks. To keep up with the events and vendors, go to Facebook or www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org or call 919-671-9269.
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The Flour Garden WILL be back at the market this weekend, April 20 and next.
I am looking forward to being back with plenty of granola, spelt bread, sprouted wheat bread, cinnamon rolls, Easter bread,,sweet breads, empanadas,, spearmint lemonade and more.