On Saturday, Aug. 13, the Wake Forest Farmers Market will not be in its usual space in front of the Renaissance Centre because the first Wake Forest Home & Garden Show will take place in the center and the parking lot is needed for people attending that.
But the market will not go far. All the tents and good things to eat will be across Elm Avenue in the small town parking lot behind town hall and as always in the summer it will be open from 8 a.m. to noon. The part of Taylor Street between town hall and Elm Avenue will be closed, but there will be parking on Elm and other nearby streets.
Vendors will be offering all of summer’s bounty — cantaloupes, watermelons, peaches and peach ice cream, blueberries, tomatoes, sweet corn – along with the many varieties and cuts of meats – beef, chicken, pork, goat, lamb, turkey and rabbit – eggs, seafood, breads and baked goods, fair trade coffee, chocolate and local honey.
There are also a number of other vendors offering jewelry, baskets, wood products, soaps, lotions, dog treats, fresh-cut flowers, perennial and annual plants, and herbs.
The next special event at the market will be Pottery/Craft Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, with food, music and activities for children.
If you go to www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org you can find the vendor list with a profile and contact information for each. The market is also on Facebook.
