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The Donation Station Program collects donations of fresh food and cash from customers at the Farmers Market. The money is used directly at Market to purchase food from farmers for those who are hungry in our communities. Farmer Foodshare's mission is to connect our local farmers with those who need food!
PLEASE come visit or volunteer at our Durham Farmers Market DONATION STATION! COME SUPPORT YOUR FAMERS.
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CARROTS
GREEN BEANS
PEACHES
FRESH BAKED GOODS, including GLUTEN FREE
CUCUMBERS
 HONEY
CORN
Oyster, Winecap, Shiitake, Reishi
FRESH GARLIC
PASTURE RAISED MEATS EGGS COW & GOAT MILK CHEESES
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10% Campaign
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The 10% Campaign is a project of the Center For Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). The campaign encourages you to spend 10 percent of your existing food dollars to support North Carolina food producers, businesses and communities. Why 10%? In North Carolina, we spend 35 billion dollars on food every year. If we spend 10% of our food dollars on local product, we can infuse over 3.5 billion dollars into the local economy. As avid supporters of the Durham Farmers' Market, you already know the many advantages to shopping locally. So, why join the campaign? It will re-affirm your commitment to shopping locally and it sends a strong message to policy makers about the importance of local foods! For more information visit: www.nc10percent.com
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Tomorrow at the market we will be hosting our annual Tomato Tasting Day. We'll be sampling nearly fifty varieties of tomatoes, so if you've ever wanted to try a Goldie, German Johnson, or Cherokee Purple tomato, tomorrow is the day! This year the event will be hosted by Shane Ingram of Four Square Restaurant. He will be making ketchup and desserts that feature tomatoes. We'll also be sampling some Chapel Hill Creamery mozzarella. You can vote for your favorite tomato and test your tomato knowledge with some trivia.
At Wednesday's tomato tasting, customers were surprised by the differences in flavor, color, shape, and size of the tomatoes we sampled. Favorites included Sungolds (yellow, sweet cherry tomatoes), Sunpeaches (similar to the Sungolds), Abe Lincoln's (a red heirloom slicing tomato), and Big Boy's (a great standard slicing tomato). Come to the market tomorrow to vote for your favorite!
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Beginning tomorrow, the Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) will be offering a FREE pilot shuttle service from Durham Station (515 W. Pettigrew Street), to the Durham Farmers' Market. The shuttle will run every 15 minutes from 7:45am until 11:45am on Saturdays. To track the shuttle CLICK HERE. This pilot will run through August 23rd. Please help us spread the word!
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 The Durham Farmers' Market now proudly accepts SNAP benefits. To use SNAP benefits at the Market, please visit the Market info table at the center of the Pavilion.Tomorrow we are launching our Double Bucks Program which will allow SNAP customers to receive double the amount of money they spend on tokens for purchases. This means that for each dollar a customer spends at the market, they will receive an additional dollar up to $10 per visit to spend at the Market. Thank you to all the market customers who have donated to make this program possible. We are working to raise $10,000 for this program. This will ensure the future funding of the Double Bucks Program. If you'd like to make make a tax deductible donation to the Double Bucks Program, please CLICK HERE. The Market is working closely with RAFI as our fiscal sponsor. Read more about the program and our partnership HERE.
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Fresh this Week....
FRUIT: Blackberries, Blueberries, Melons, Peaches, Raspberries
VEGETABLES: Arugula, Asian Greens, Green and shelled beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Corn, Chard, Cucumbers, Cilantro, Daikon Radish, Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, Eggplant, Fennel, Ground Cherries, Dried Herbs, Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Micro Greens, Mushrooms - Reishi, Oyster, Shiitake and Winecap, Peppers, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Pea Shoots, Popcorn, Potatoes, Radishes, Salad Mix, Scallions, Sweet Potatoes, Squash - patty pan, yellow and zucchini, Tomatillos, Heirloom Tomatoes, Slicing Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Turnips, Turnip Greens, and more
MEATS AND EGGS: Pork, Beef, Lamb & Mutton, Bison, Chicken, Duck, Goat/Chevon/Cabrito, Veal
Duck Eggs & Chicken Eggs
CHEESES: Fresh and aged COW and GOAT milk cheeses.
PLANTS: House Plants, Bedding Plants.
FLOWERS: Black-eyed Susans, Lisianthus, Snapdragons, Sunflowers, Zinnias, Mixed Bouquets
SPECIALTY ITEMS: Gluten Free Baked Goods, Pasta, Flour, Cornmeal, Grits, Baked Goods including Pies, Breads, Cookies & Pastries, Fermented Foods, Beer, Wine, Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Preserves, Wool
CRAFTS: Pottery, Woodwork, Photographs, Baskets, Hand-dyed Clothing and other items, Handmade Clothing, Goats Milk Soaps, Body Butters, Lotions, Yarn, Roving, and much more...
Produce availability depends on weather conditions
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Little Tree Farm
 Featuring free choice - free range eggs, english and whole grain mustards and Peppers Pottery.
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Flat River Nursery and Farm
We will be at market this week with field tomatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, squash, herbs, hanging baskets, bedding plants and lots of potted plants.
Thanks Charles and Joan Holeman
Flat River Nursery and farm
1548 Holeman Ashley Rd. Timberlake nc 27583 [email protected]flatrivernurseryandfarm.com336-364-2460
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Meadow Lane Farm
This Saturday, we will have a wonderful supply of our 21-day aged ANGUS BEEF, and meat-type LAMB..all grassfed on our rolling pastures near Louisburg. We are nationally Animal Welfare Approved.
Angus BEEF: Steaks (New York Strips, Sirloin, Flat Iron, Ribeyes), Ground including G. Chuck and G. Round, Brisket, Calves Liver, Dog Bones, Marrow Bones, Stew Beef, all beef HOTDOGS and Pastrami, Soup Bones, Short Ribs, Loin Ribs, ROASTS (Chuck, Eye of Round, Sirloin Tip), Tongue, Heart, and beef cheeks.
Dorset x LAMB: whole leg, Thick lamb chops, Stew/cubed, Riblets, Shanks, liver.
Pork: Sausage (Country X-sage), fatback, hocks, pork liver.
CHEVON (goat meat): ground, soup bones.
Veggies... "Luscious" organic sweet corn (shucked), green beans, "Sungold" and other cherry tomatoes, chili peppers, eggplant, okra, cut flower arrangements, and more.
Thank you for your continued support of our family farm!
Martha Mobley
919-495-1305
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Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm will be at the DFM on Saturday with a good supply of delicious bison meat. Stop by.
Jack and Sandy Pleasant
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Fickle Creek Farm
ALL our livestock is raised without confinement on pasture/in woods.
PORK: ground pork, fresh belly, St Louis ribs, bulk sausages (chorizo, country, hot extra sage), hot/mild/sweet Italian link sausage, meaty neck bones, liver, kidney, fatback, leaf lard.
BEEF - grass-finished Angus x Hereford: ground, roasts (brisket, chuck, London broil, sirloin tip), short ribs, heart, tongue, soup bones, knuckles.
CHICKEN - young broilers raised on certified organic feed: whole broiler, half broiler, boneless skinless breast, wings, backs, feet.
STEW HENS: whole stew hens.
DUCK - by pre-order only: whole duck, wings, backs, necks.
MUTTON - by pre-order only: rib chops, leg roast, shoulder roast, ribs, soup bones.
PRODUCE - no synthetic chemicals - ever! Basil, Cabbage, Carrots, Eggplant, Garlic, Okra, Potatoes, Red Onions, Summer Squash, Cherry Tomatoes, Slicing Tomatoes.
CHICKEN EGGS: mixed sizes, jumbo.
DUCK EGGS: mixed sizes.
http://home.mebtel.net/~ficklecreek/
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Roberson Creek Farm
We had a great rain on Tuesday evening,much needed!! Our fields look refreshed & ready to be picked.
Our OKRA is ready to bring to market& we will have plenty,Come by & get a pint or two.
We are bringing lots of Blueberries for you to enjoy!
Contender Greenbeans,Squash,Cucumbers,& Tomatoes.
Don"t forget to get your Free Range EGGS from our happy Hens. Thank you for bringing our egg cartons back.
We appreciate our customers.
Thanks, Bobby & Vicki
Roberson Creek Farm
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Catbriar Farm
We will have squash, zucchini, kale, okra, peppers, potatoes, cabbage, turnips, fresh and dried herbs, zinnias and sunflowers.
Graham and Sara Broadwell
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Bonlee Grown Farm
CHERRY BERRY , JALAPE�O APRICOT BLACKBERRY, BLUEBERRY, TRIPLE BERRY, STRAWBERRY, and BANANA BUTTER JAMS!! PICKLED OKRA, PICKLED SQUASH,and PICKLED BEETS. BREAD & BUTTER, KOSHER, And SWEET PICKLES. Pepper jelly and hot pepper jelly COME TASTE OUR CHOW CHOW!!!!
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Big Spoon Roasters
We're excited to return to our hometown market on Saturday! We'll have a table full of fresh-roasted, freshly milled nut butters. We sold out of energy bars quickly last week, so we're making another batch for you for Saturday. See you then!
Mark & Megan Overbay
Big Spoon Roasters
Durham, NC
bigspoonroasters.com
twitter: @bigspooners
instagram.com/bigspoonroasters
facebook.com/bigspoonroasters
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Terra Clotha
The harried father looked through the glass into the rows and rows of newborn babies in the hospital nursery. "That's my little girl," he said to the grandmotherly stranger standing next to him, pointing to a baby in the third row, fourth from left. "We dressed her first thing in a hand-dyed onesie we bought at the Durham Farmers' Market. All the other little boys and girls are wearing blues and pinks. Our baby is the only one wearing green." He beamed proudly, and the woman next to him nodded sagely, trying to determine whether her grand-niece was the infant in the second row, far left, or the fifth row, second from right.
Hand-dyed baby clothes from Terra Clotha. Sure to help your child stand out in a crowd.
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Hurtgen Meadows Farm
 Tomato tasting at the market this week! Hurtgen Meadows will bring lots of our sun-ripened, pesticide-free field-grown cherry, salad, and big slicers in both heirloom and hybrid varieties. Stop by and select your favorites! FRUIT Hurtgen Meadows sun-ripened sweet blackberries are at peak! Stop by and grab a pint or more. We'll offer a discount for a quantity purchase of berries for freezing or your baking pleasure. Hurry before they are gone for the season. PRODUCE We'll have summer squash (yellow, ball, patty pan, zucchini), fresh-dug carrots, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, beets, chard, fresh garlic, and sweet onions. FLOWERS Stargazer and Casa Blanca lilies will be available. All of Hurtgen Meadows produce, plants, and flowers are naturally grown using sustainable practices --no synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers are ever used on our farm. We'll see you at the market! Find us on Facebook and Twitter (@HurtgenMeadows) [email protected] http://www.hurtgenmeadows.com
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Brinkley Farms
This Saturday at the market we'll have a good supply of shelled butterbeans, purple hull peas, cream peas, and October beans. We'll also have green beans, yellow wax beans, roma beans, corn, cantaloupe, watermelon, eggplant, peppers, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, red and yellow roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and lots more.
Don't forget to check out our meat selections, eggs, cornmeal, grits and whole wheat flour.
See you Saturday.
The Brinkley Family
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Harland's Creek Farm
Judy, Erasmo, and Rene will all be at market with lots of ORGANIC tomatoes. In honor of Tomato Tasting Day, we will be giving out recipes for each type of tomato we have-- Andria's Summer Tomato Salad (good with Celebrity and Defiant), Girls of August Salad (best with red cherry tomatoes), Melon-Tomato Gazpacho (beautiful with yellow tomatoes), Summer Green and Gold Salad (sungolds and tomatillos), and more. Everything CERTIFIED ORGANIC.
www.harlands-creek-farm.com
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Ever Laughter Farm
Happy Tomato Times!
Produce: Heirloom tomatoes including "Goldie", "German Johnson", "Morado", "Paul Robeson", "Couer de Boeuf", cherry tomatoes, pickling and lemon cucumbers, green and red okra, sweet yellow onions, garlic, Malabar spinach, basil, apple mint and more!
Flowers: Gladiolas, sunflowers, zinnias, gomphrena, bells of Ireland, and other beautiful blooms!
Plants: Sage, rosemary, thyme, and more.
www.everlaughterfarm.com
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Chapel Hill Creamery
We will have plenty of Fresh Mozzarella this week. Celebrate tomato season and try varieties you've never had. Mix and match for a beautiful Caprese salad with yellow, pink, or deep red tomatoes. We had just that for lunch here at the farm recently. Our Jersey cow milk gives the cheese a rich flavor with a smooth, soft texture which compliments the tomatoes and basil. We will have some small Ciliegine as well as a good supply of Smoked Mozzarella. Try the smoked on a pizza, burgers, or in a pasta salad. Edible Piedmont has a recipe for grilled pizza with our Fresh Mozzarella in the current issue (see p.42 on this link).
We will also have Dairyland Farmers, our Carolina Moon, New Moon, Thunder Mt. Swiss,Calvander, Hickory Grove, Smoked Farmers, Pheta, and some of our Porter Cheese.
We have ground beef from steers we raised on pasture last fall into spring. Jersey meat is not a typical beef animal but the meat gets high ratings on flavor and tenderness in blind taste tests. We will also have London broil, brisket, and liver. Sausages are available with mild and spicy seasonings. They include the hams for extra flavor and we have found our own source of herb mixes so we can choose ones we think you will like. Hot Italians back in stock and is popular for its mildly hot seasoning. Try some as an entr�e or in that freshly made pizza. If you would like Pork Spare Ribs please call by 11:00 the day before the market to place an order. They are about 4.5 lbs at $5.00 per pound. The full racks are hard to fit in our coolers with all the other meat so we only bring one at a time, but they are great on the grill so try some soon.
Portia McKnight & Flo Hawley
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Tiny Farm
 We still have Lettuce, Arugula, and Salad Mix If you preorder via TinyFarmMarket.com this week , I will keep your greens orders in coolers, with ice, until you arrive to pick-up. For Saturday's market, we have pretty multi-leafed lettuces, some beautiful salad mix with baby chard, and arugula. Summer squash, pole beans, and tomatoes as well. New potatoes this week!! It's a great time to sign up for our year-round, weekly box program ($15/week) and get a start on lots of fresh vegetables (especially salad greens), TinyFarm.com for info. The hoops are full of many new and speciality vegetables. TinyFarm.com Mark, Annie, and Chase
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Parking & Street Information
The Market is located at 501 Foster Street in and around the Pavilion at Durham Central Park. During Market hours, Foster Street is closed between Hunt and Corporations Streets.
Parking can be found on the street around the Market, in the Ballpark Parking Lot on Corporation Street and in the Measurement Inc lot, 423 Morris Street (look for the Durham Farmers' Market Parking sign). There is a path at the bottom of that parking lot that leads you to the Market. There are also public parking lots along Foster Street and on Morgan Street near the Carolina Theatre.
Handicap parking is available on Foster Street, right next to the south entrance of the pavilion.
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Durham Farmers' Market Animal Policy
Please note that the Durham Farmers' Market does not allow dogs or other pets in the Market area during Market hours.
Service animals are exempt from this rule.
Leashed pets are welcome elsewhere throughout Durham Central Park.
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