First the bad news. Bailey Newton of Triple B Farms in Bullock has retired and you can no longer get all those good meats and eggs. He will be missed.
But the good news is that new vendors are joining the Wake Forest Farmers Market which is open every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street in front of the Renaissance Centre and near Over the Falls restaurant which features food from the market every Saturday – and probably other days too.
One new vendor is Little River Farms which will be selling sustainably grown produce and pasture-raised chickens and eggs fed organic feed.
Laura’s Gluten Free Family will offer gluten-free breads, cookies and pastries.
Little River Farms will set up its booth for the first time on Saturday, April 22. Expect sustainably grown/organic strawberries and produce along with pasture-raised eggs.
Melina’s Pastries is returning this season as is Edna Lee’s produce and baked goods.
This coming Saturday Indrek Lepson will be at the market for the first time with cedar planter boxes in a variety of sizes.
And Ally Christopher, a senior at Franklin Academy High School will have a booth this week featuring food desert awareness. “I will be heading up an informative Food for Thought booth at the Wake Forest Farmers Market on April 8th. Here, I will have information on food deserts and their prevalence in our own community. Be sure to bring nutritious canned food or fresh produce for the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle donations box — each contribution will not just provide those in need with healthy food, it will also enter you in a drawing for a $10 Wake Forest Coffee Company gift card!”
And that is a reminder that the Wake Forest Coffee Company, Terri Wilkinson’s Flour Garden, Gabie’s organic vegetables, Strong Arm Baking Company, That’s Good Chocolate, Turtle Mist Farm and other favorites will be at the market this Saturday and throughout the spring, summer and fall.
On April 15 Red Hen Enterprises will give a demonstration about vermicomposting – using worms to make really rich compost – from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The Spring Craft Market will be held on April 22 – the first of three crafts markets held every year. Terri Wilkinson says there are still a few spaces available. If you want to show and sell your craft, email to terri_wilkinson@hotmail.com for information and an application.
