The weather forecast may be calling for storms again tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some great things at Market tomorrow!  Tomorrow is the 2nd installment of Quick Dinners from the Market and Susan Sink (aka Tarheel Foodie) will be leading the demonstration.  Susan is a designer turned cook and her business, Tarheel Foodie, is a weekly meal delivery service that uses ingredients from local and sustainable farms.  Susan also does lots of healthy cooking demonstrations around the Triangle.  Her focus is eating sustainably and locally through the seasons, many of her recipes are good for freezing.  Tomorrow, she'll be at the Market demonstrating a number of recipes, including one of her Salad to Stir-fry or Soup Recipes and Spring Broccoli Pesto!  Susan's demonstration will start around 3:30, she'll have samples for you to taste as well as copies of recipes for you to take home.  Also, she will have a drawing for a Le Creuset baking dish! So, swing by and enter your name into the drawing.

Check out this great article that was in the News and Observer today about the Farmer Foodshare!  If you have visited the Saturday Market, you might be familiar with the Farmer Foodshare Donation Station near the center of the Pavilion.  On a weekly basis, volunteers collect cash or produce donations.  The cash donations are then used to shop for food at the Market.  At the end of the Market, all of the food that is collected along with the leftovers that are gleaned at the end of Market are donated to Urban Ministries Community Cafe.  While we don't have a Donation Station at the Wednesday Market yet, left overs at the end of Market are collected and donated to Durham Early Head Start. 

A NOTE on PARKING:  Over the next few months, because of the road construction associated with Morris Ridge (the new building next to the Market), portions of Morris Street will be closed to through traffic.  The Market parking lot at 423 Morris Street will remain open for you to park in during the Market.  Market customers may drive beyond the barricades and park there for your Market shopping - just follow the green OPEN sign! Parking elsewhere include municipal lots around the Market and street Parking on Foster, Roney, Corporation, and Hunt Streets.

HOMEFRIES KIDS COOKING CLASSES (on Saturdays): Does your child love joining you at the Market and helping you cook meals? Then the Homefries Cooking Classes might be just what they are looking for. This summer, from May through September, we will hold free monthly cooking classes for kids between the ages 9 to 13. Classes are held on the 3rd Saturday of the month and they teach basic cooking skills from a local Chef or Cooking Instructor.  This week's class will be taught by student chefs from the Culinary Art Institute. There are still a couple of spots available for this weeks class! If you are interested, please email Erin at info@durhamfarmersmarket.com.