Everyone – the local farmers/vendors and the shoppers – was pleased with the Wake Forest Farmers Market’s new home in Renaissance Plaza at the corner of East Elm Avenue and Brooks Street. Cloudy weather did not dampen the smiles or the enthusiasm for the larger, more visible space.
This week, with brighter, early fall weather, Market Manager Robin Hendricks will give shoppers a “Taste of the Market,” cooking up bratwurst and fall vegetables between 9:30 and 11 a.m. at the manager’s booth. Will it be bratwurst from Bailey Newton of Triple B Farms or Bob Sykes of Turtle Mist Farm? Either way, or better, with some from both farms, it will be delicious.
The market, open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday, is a growers-only market, offering the best locally grown food that all comes from within a 75-mile radius of Wake Forest.
This week you can pick up some potted fall mums and bedding plants for the cooler days and nights. Perennial and annual plants will be available along with arts and crafts.
The live music will be by Dry Bread Road.
It is time for the field peas and butter beans, the onions, carrots, bok choy, kale, honey, baked goods of all descriptions, eggs, cheese, locally-roasted coffee, gluten-free baked goods and seasonal flower bouquets.
See the market on Facebook, take a look at all the vendors and their wares as well as special events at www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org or call 919-671-9269 if you need information.
