January 12, 2018
Durham Farmers' Market Newsletter
Good, Local Food Year Round!
Winter Market Hours:
Saturdays 10 am-Noon
In This Issue
Guest Vendor: Caballo Rojo Coffee
Guest Vendor: Salty Catch Seafood
Meadow Lane Farm
Bonlee Grown Farm
Fickle Creek Farm
Four Leaf Farm
Chapel Hill Creamery
MoonDance Soaps & More
Honeygirl Meadery
Hurtgen Meadows Farm
Soul Cocina
Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
Elodie Farms
Farmer's Daughter Pickles & Preserves
Melina's Fresh Pasta
Celebrity Dairy
DFM Accepts
SNAP Benefits
 
 
The Durham Farmers' Market  proudly accepts SNAP benefits. To use your EBT
card at the Market, please visit the Market info table
at the center of the Pavilion.

The Double Bucks Program allows SNAP customers to receive double the amount of money they spend on tokens for purchases up to $10. 

The Market is working
closely with RAFI as our fiscal sponsor. Read more about
the program and our partnership  HERE

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Double Bucks program! We couldn't do it without you!
Farmer Foodshare Donation Station 
    
The Donation Station
Program collects donations
of fresh food and cash from customers at the Durham Farmers' Market.  The
money is used directly 
at the Market to purchase food from farmers for
those who are hungry
in our community.
Farmer Foodshare's mission
is to connect our local
farmers with those
who need food! Please visit
or volunteer at our Durham Farmers' Market
Donation Station!

And don't forget to participate in the Donor Rewards Program. Give a suggested donation of $3-$5 and
receive a stamp on your card. Once you've collected enough stamps, you will proudly earn your Farmer Foodshare
T-shirt! Swing by the Donation Station for
more information!
 

SUPPORT YOUR FARMERS!
NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE MARKET
CABBAGE

GREENS

MUSHROOMS

BEETS

SQUASH

RADISHES

FLOWERS

COLLARDS

TURNIPS

HERBS

CARROTS

PASTURED MEATS

GLUTEN-FREE BREADS
& PASTRIES

MEAD

EGGS

ARTISAN BREAD

SOAP & BODYCARE PRODUCTS

SWEET POTATOES

CHEESE

FERMENTED FOODS

HOMEMADE PASTA

HOMEMADE JAM

HOMEMADE CHIPS

SALSA

HAND-DYED CLOTHING

RICE & BEANS

SOUP

TAMALES

GREENHOUSE TOMATOES

POPCORN
10% Campaign

Quick Links
We want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who braved the below freezing temperatures to shop at the market last weekend. We are grateful for your support all year, especially when the weather is challenging. So how did our farmers' fare? Ask them on Saturday - they love to share their knowledge of how to protect their crops from the cold with you. I know I will savor the delicious flavors at the market this weekend and think how tough the veggies, flowers and herbs are - how did they survive multiple days of freezing temperatures?

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What's for dinner? 
Rosemary roasted butternut squash!
This simple dish has great flavors and warmth for these cold winter evenings-perfect for any dinner or a side dish.  Serves 4.
Ingredients
  • 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1.5 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, toss ingredients together until evenly coated with oil and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. 
  3. Place evenly on a non-stick baking sheet and roast until tender, about 30 minutes.
  4. Enjoy!
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See you tomorrow!

Mary Yost
Market Manager
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Become a friend of the
Durham Farmers' Market!
The Durham Farmers' Market has been a community destination in downtown Durham since 1999 thanks to YOU, our loyal customers and supporters. Over the years we have grown the Market and continue to provide Durham with an event that nourishes the soul of our wonderful city.

You may not know that the Market operates primarily off of the weekly stall fees from our farmers and artisans. Despite this modest budget, we are constantly working to make fresh and healthy food accessible to our entire Durham community.  We want to continue expanding the offerings of our Market and need your help to make this happen.

The Friend of Durham Farmers' Market program provides an opportunity for you to invest in the future of the Market by making recurring or one-time contributions via PayPal or check. Examples of how we will use the funds include expanding our children's programming, continuing our outreach efforts to underserved communities in Durham, developing our nutrition education programs, and increasing staff hours. In addition to being part of a community effort to support others, a friend of the Market will receive a button to proudly display on their trusty Market tote.

We know that for some, resources are tight. If donations are not an option and you do not have time to volunteer, you can share what we do or visit us on Facebook or Instagram. If you would like to volunteer, we have several opportunities available including assisting at the Information Table, leading cooking demos, fundraising, and much more.   If you are interested in sharing your time with the Market, please e-mail us.

We invite you to invest in your Market. Please continue stimulating our local food economy and join our effort to build a stronger, healthier Durham. Thank you!
Fresh this Week  
VEGETABLES: Arugula, Beans, Beets, Butternut Squash, Cabbage, Collards, Dried & Fresh Herbs and Spices, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Potatoes, Radishes, Turnips, Winter Squash, and much more!

MEATS AND EGGS:  Pork, Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Bison, Chicken, Duck, Goat/Chevon/Cabrito, Veal, Duck Eggs, Chicken Eggs

FLOWERS

CHEESES:  Fresh and Aged Goat and Cow Milk Cheeses

DAIRY: Skyr and Gelato

SPECIALTY ITEMS:  Pasta, Flour, Cornmeal, Baked Goods including Pies, Breads, Cookies, Pastries, Empanadas, Gluten-Free Baked Goods, Teas, Beer, Wine, Meade, Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Preserves, Fermented Foods, and more!

CRAFTS: Photographs, Body Butters, Lotions, and much more!

Produce availability depends on weather conditions.
Guest Vendor: Caballo Rojo Coffee
Note: Guest vendors will not be present at the Market every week. We will always include an entry in the newsletter if the guest vendor is attending the Market this week.
 
My name is Gabriela Kavanaugh and I am owner and roaster for Caballo Rojo Coffee, roasting locally here in Durham. My grandfather was a leading coffee roaster in Venezuela and I wanted to continue this family tradition in my local community. My goal is to create moments involving coffee that connect the international community, that provides us with coffee, with our our local community. We are excited to be able to foster this vision by being at the Durham Farmers' Market, providing you with cups of brewed coffee and bags of whole bean coffee. Stop by and say "Hello!" this Saturday!

Gabriela Kavanaugh Visit my website!
Guest Vendor: Salty Catch Seafood
Note: Guest vendors will not be present at the Market every week. We will always include an entry in the newsletter if the guest vendor is attending the Market this week.
 
Salty   Catch  Seafood Company will be driving from the N.C. Coast Saturday morning to bring the Market community fresh caught NC Seafood. Stop by and see Steven and Renee and chat with Steven, a commercial fisherman.  Know that when you buy Salty Catch Seafood you're getting the freshest N.C. seafood available. Salty Catch believes in offering a superior product along with exceptional customer service. We look forward to seeing you!
 
FROM THE SEA TO YOUR TABLE...DON'T MISS OUT! 

Renee Perry & Steven Goodwin
Cedar Island, NC
Meadow Lane Farm
Pots of delicious warm brothy soups are perfect for this frigid weather... we have lots of BEEF meaty soup bones. Don't want BEEF? Then try our PORK neckbones, LAMB Soup Bones, or GOAT Soup bones. Stew Meat and ROASTS for the slow-cooker are all in ample supply along with GROUND meat for pots of chili.  

Our Animal Welfare Approved Angus BEEF, LAMB, CHEVON (goat meat), and pastured PORK are fully stocked now...try a Ribeye or New York Steak or LOIN CHOP. SAUSAGES are here in ample supply with our PORK (Holiday blend, Country X-sage, HOT Country, Brats, Italian); LAMB Brats; or our BEEF Brats and Chorizo Sausages. Calves Liver, Tongue, DOG Knuckle Bones, Short Ribs, Osso Buco, and many other cuts are available. 

USDA organic veggies: We hope to have collards, and limited BrusselS sprouts this week. Try our organic POPCORN and farm PECANS...limited supply.

Thank you for your support of our family farm!

Bonlee Grown Farm
Looks like some beautiful weather t his Saturday  to shop with your local f armers!! Pepper jelly, chow chows, homemade j ams (like fig or strawberry), hot pepper vinegar, and trail mix!  Liquid spray "coconut oil" for your dry s kin and hair.  Look for beautiful succulents and a loe in two sizes. Finally, we'll have lettuce baskets and cowboy caviar.

Thanks from our family to yours,
Amy & Ray Sugg
Fickle Creek Farm
Please pre-order here  by Friday at 3 pm and we will hold your order at market until 11:30 am. 

Let the weather roller coaster continue!!
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January Specials!
100% Grass Fed & Grass Finished Ground Beef
10 lbs for $64 (20% off) or 20 lbs for $120 (30% off)

Smoked Polish Sausage
40% OFF at $6 per pound - p re -order only!

Chicken Broth and Stock Special  
Pasture Raised Chicken Backs and Necks - 33% OFF at $2 per pound - p re -order only!
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Pre-order all standard cuts of beef, chicken, and pork using this simple order web link!
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  • Pasture & Woodland Raised, Free Range ** PORK  **
  • Free Range, Pasture Raised ** CHICKEN ** fed only USDA Certified Organic Feed
  • 100% Grass Fed and Grass Finished, Pasture Raised ** BEEF ** (never fed any grain!)
  • Deli Meats: Bologna (Pork or Beef), Salami, Pate, Roast Beef & Hot Dogs
  • Free Range and Pastured Hen & Duck Eggs
  • No Nitrate Beef Snack Sticks, Bites, & Jerky
  • Soup, Stew, & Stock Ingredients; Stew Duck & Stew Hen
  • Never Sprayed Produce
10% off purchases of $100 or more!

Four Leaf Farm
FOUR LEAF FARM  will be back at market this weekend with the veggies that survived the Polar Bomb. So far it looks like we will bring kale, collards, Mache, Pea shoots, Purslane, Daikon radish, Italian parsley, celery and cabbage. It will be good to be back to see you all.

Helga & Tim
Chapel Hill Creamery
We have plenty of fresh and aged cheeses, whey fed pork, and our delicious ground beef  this Saturday  so enjoy the warmer weather and come to market! We'll have Dairyland Farmers, a few pieces of Paneer, Hickory Grove, Calvander, Carolina Moon, and some Pheta. All our cheese comes from our Animal Welfare Approved Jersey cows. Their rich milk adds a depth of flavor to complement the various types we make. Most are great for cooking; Quesadillas, grilled cheese sandwiches, frittata, pasta, potato gratin, salads. Try a sample and ask for suggestions.

Whey fed pork comes from the pigs raised on our farm and sausage is made with the hams, not just the trimmings of pork which adds to the flavor our customers love. A new item for us is pork loin roasts, perfect for a large gathering or to use for several meals. Sausages include Sage and Maple Breakfast links, Mild Country Breakfast, Mild Italian, Hot Italian, Bratwurst, Chorizo, and a little Smoked Andouille. Try our easy soup recipe with Hot Italian sausage and kale. We also have ground pork, bacon, ham hocks,and spare ribs.

Ground beef is also available; try it for chili or a delicious cheeseburger with our Hickory Grove cheese. Thanks to all our loyal customers who have braved the cold temperatures last week. You're the best!

Portia McKnight Flo Hawley, and our wonderful crew!
MoonDance Soaps & More
It's time to clear out the holiday soaps and make room for new Special Edition offerings. All holiday Special Edition Soaps are just $3/bar or 4 for $10 while supplies last. Stock up on some holiday lovelies (that Cranberry Fig is my personal favorite) to carry you through the year! As always, we'll be handing out the free sample soaps to all visitors.

Rachel & Paul
Honeygirl Meadery
Honeygirl Meadery is a small urban meadery in downtown Durham, making an ancient craft beverage for modern days. Mead is essentially wine made from honey, with many different styles that include additions of fruits, flowers and herbs. Our meads are hand-crafted libations made in small batches, using both local and global true source honey, local fruits, herbs and flowers. They are naturally gluten free. Our downtown Durham Tasting Room is open on Saturdays from 1-6pm & Sundays 1-5pm.

This week we will be sampling: our Orange Blossom Mead, a lightly sweet traditional mead made with orange blossom honey.

We will also be sampling the newest release of our Honey Chai Mead, like a warm mug of chai tea, our Honey Chai Mead is a loaded infusion of exotic spices, mingled with honey. Smooth, semi-sweet, and especially comforting in chilly months.

And we will be sampling our Blueberry Mead, made with local blueberries and NC wildflower honey. This mead has subtle plum and tart berry notes, balanced with honey sweetness. Pairs nicely with aromatic cheeses, salami, and dark chocolate. Come by for a taste!

We will also have bottles available of our Vanilla Mead, an infusion of Madagascar & Tahitian vanilla beans in our orange blossom semi-sweet traditional mead creates creamsicle bliss; and our Hibiscus Lemonthyme Mead, floral, earthy and herbal dry-style mead.

WE'RE HIRING!! 
Honeygirl is looking for a new part-time member of our Durham Farmer's Market Staff! If you love mead, bees or all things honey and would like to represent Honeygirl at the farmers' market,
e-mail us your resume today.
 Must be at least 21 years old to apply.

Diane Currier
Honeygirl Meadery
919-399-3056
Hurtgen Meadows Farm
This certainly has been a week of temperature swings - from zero wind chills to almost 70 degrees and over 200 hours of below freezing temperatures. As we uncover the field crops, we are hoping they survived the weather extremes. Time will tell.

JAMS & JELLIES
One of our product lines unaffected by the cold weather are our prepared foods. Lots of delicious choices of jams and jellies are available and include Strawberry, Peach, Apple, Apple Butter, Kiwi (locally grown by our farming friends in Efland),  Onion Jam and Pepper Jam (mild, medium, and hot). We are sold out of blackberry jelly for the season.

Our award winning jams and jellies are made in small batches using local ingredients whenever possible. Our family has made jams for multiple generations and we are happy to share this with our customers.

PRODUCE
This week we will have our sweet carrots, cabbage, sweet potatoes, winter squash, kohlrabi, beets, daikon and watermelon radishes and a very limited quantity of Brussels sprouts.

WOODWORKING
Tom has been back in the workshop producing a variety of maple/cherry cutting boards.  Stop by to check out his new selections.

All of Hurtgen Meadows produce, plants, fruits and flowers are naturally grown using sustainable practices - no synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers are ever used on our farm. 

Soul Cocina
Soul   Cocina  is a combination of eco-friendly philosophy and cutting-edge, dynamic approach to plant-based cuisine. We draw inspiration from Latin-American traditions and the availability of locally grown produce to create imaginative concepts.

We offer delicious tamales made the artisan way: with love, care and attention to detail. To ensure we respect tradition, we source wholesome ingredients before steaming them in banana leaves, creating a flavorsome and aromatic product. We pride ourselves on taste and quality, and it won't go unnoticed. Every bite you take will give you a taste of the rich Colombian heritage our tamales are built on.

We will also have soups and pasteles de yuca: delicious roasted yuca pockets filled with red lentils, brown rice and spinach. A handheld food very similar to empanadas, only gluten-free and made with wholesome ingredients!

Take home our ready to eat tamales and pasteles de de yuca or come hungry to the market because we also offer them warm to eat while you shop!
 
Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
Jack will be at the Durham Farmers' Market  on Saturday.  Stop by and visit with him and check out the selection of delicious bison meat available. 

See you then!

Jack & Sandy Pleasant
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
We are a small, family-operated creamery in Cedar Grove making Italian-inspired Cow and Goat-milk cheeses. We hand craft all our artisan cheeses, packing each with love. We bring the whole family to the market so get ready to meet the kids and our cheese-makers!

Come taste all of our delicious cheeses including our Freshen (cow milk), Pimento, Herb Garlic, and Chive flavored; our bloomy-rind cheese,  Cottonbell   ( cow milk) ; our lightly smoked, meltable fan favorite,  Campo   (cow milk) ; our decadent ash ripened and award winning,  Rocket's Robiola   (cow milk) ; our milder take on a beer washed Taleggio,  Lissome   (cow milk) Nimble ,   beer washed  (cow & goat milk) ; and our aged, bees wax dipped, Winsome (cow  & goat milk) .

For more about our cheeses, creamery, and us, please visit our  website  and join our newsletter mailing list. E-mail questions and special orders  or call 919-732-9079.

Austin, Dani, Samantha, Alessandra, & Lily
Elodie Farms
We're super excited to share our new promo video, check it out here. If you visited our farm this Fall, there's a good chance you appear in the video!

Want to really impress someone this holiday season? Get them a  GIFT CARD  to any of our farm dinners  here ! Trust us: they'll be delighted with the experience and you'll win them over!  Gift cards do not expire and they can be used for any of our dinners.

This Saturday  at the DFM, CAJETA is back! In addition, we'll have original and flavored chèvre (jalapeno, garlic + herbs, sour cherry and fig + honey), Fleur Verte (chèvre marinated in olive oil, bay leaves, pink peppercorns, garlic and herbs de Provence), homemade crackers (sea salt, rosemary and fennel) and blackberry goat cheese mousse.

Follow our goats on social media! Like us on Facebook and follow us on InstagramSign up for our monthly newsletter online to get info about events at the farm.

Farmer's Daughter Pickles & Preserves
We will be at market this Saturday!

What's Available?
Live-Culture, Barrel-Ferments - Raw, Probiotic-Rich, Made with local, organic produce
Nettle Kraut
Hot Chili Pickled Okra
Spicy Green Tomato Pickles
Bok Choy Kimchi
Atlantic Sea Kraut
Carolina Curtido Kraut 
Ramp & Mustard Seed Kraut
Ruby Kraut
Classic Plain Jane Kraut

Sweet Pickles & Relish
Horseradish Bread-n-Butters
Carolina Chow Chow
 
Hot Sauce 
Red Rooster Hot Sauce
Sweet Potato Habanero Hot Sauce

Jams/ Preserves - Made with local fruit & organic sugar
Cranberry-12 Pepper Jam
12 pepper jam
Jalapeño ginger jam
Strawberry Preserves
Rosey Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Local Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin & Ginger Preserves
Fig & Muscadine Jam
& MUCH More

Thank you for shopping local & handmade,
April 

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Melina's Fresh Pasta
Melina's Fresh Pasta will be at Market  this Saturday  with all of your favorite pastas and ravioli flavors. We will also have cut pastas - spaghetti, spinach linguine, fettuccine; gnocchi, lasagna, pizza dough and our freshly made Tomato Basil Sauce. We'll see you at the Market!

Celebrity Dairy
We   will be bringing our award winning chevre. This year's 1st place State Fair winners were the Asian Luv Log and the Garbo Serendipity Spread . Our mold ripened bloomy rind Crottin won 2nd and 3rd in two categories, along with our Pure Chevre in 2nd. Come by to try these delicious winners! 
 
Logs:  Plain, Asian Luv, Confetti, Currituck, Dillemon, French Kiss, Garbo, Paprika Garlic, Party, and Rosemary.

Serendipity Spreads:  Plain, Chipotle, Chocolate, Currituck, Dillemon, Garbo, Jalapeño, and Mango.

Aged:  Crottin, Blue Streak, and Silk Hope.

Skyr:  Drinkable and Tykk .

Gelato:  Chocolate, Nutmeg-Vanilla, Ginger, and Mango.

Fudge:  Dark Chocolate, Cherry-Pecan, Coconut, and Walnut.  

*Join us in the Inn/B&B for one of our 3 or 4 course Third Sunday Dinners this quarter.*

Visit Zoila in our vendor spot for delicious samples and full Third Sunday Dinner menus.

Brit & Fleming Pfann
Parking & Street Information
The Market is located at 501 Foster Street in the Pavilion at Durham Central Park.  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.
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.