September 7 , 2018
Durham Farmers' Market Newsletter
Good, Local Food Year Round!
Main Season Market Hours:
Saturdays 8:00 am-Noon
Wednesdays 3:00-6:00 pm
In This Issue
Guest Vendor: Salty Catch Seafood
Bonlee Grown Farm
Terra Clotha
Honeygirl Meadery
Melina's Fresh Pasta
Fickle Creek Farm
Meadow Lane Farm
Chapel Hill Creamery
The Spicy Hermit
Maple Spring Gardens
Hurtgen Meadows Farm
Catbriar Farm
Flat River Farm & Nursery
Elodie Farms
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
Pamela Strand Photography
Caballo Rojo Coffee
Soul Cocina
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 
    
Farmer Foodshare's 
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; that food is then donated 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. 
Get a sticker on your card every time you make a donation of cash or food. 
Once your card is full, you can redeem it for a  free  item at one of Farmer Foodshare's local sponsors!
 

SUPPORT YOUR FARMERS!
NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE MARKET

CHERRY TOMATOES

APPLES

PEPPERS

WATERMELON

BASIL

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

FLOWERS

ONIONS

CORN

TOMATOES

PURPLE HULL PEAS

LETTUCE

EGGPLANT

EDAMAME

GREEN BEANS

GRAPES

OKRA

GARLIC

NEW POTATOES

PASTURED MEATS

GLUTEN-FREE BREADS
& PASTRIES

FAIRYTALE EGGPLANT

MEAD


EGGS

ARTISAN BREAD

SOAP & BODYCARE PRODUCTS

SUCCULENTS

CHEESE

HOMEMADE PASTA

HOMEMADE JAM

HOMEMADE CHIPS

SALSA

TAMALES

HAND-DYED CLOTHING
10% Campaign

Quick Links
These warm summer temperatures are hanging on and we're all looking forward to a little relief once Fall arrives at the end of the month. Right now is a time of transition for our farmers and you'll notice new produce appearing on their tables in the upcoming weeks. If you have a favorite Summer fruit or veggie, be sure to pick it up before it's gone until next year. Also, if you're looking to spice up your breakfast routine, check out this recipe for Butternut Squash French Toast. You heard us! Get a serving of veggies in at breakfast and bring a new twist to a favorite meal. Let us know if you have any favorite butternut squash recipes - we'd love to hear from you!

See you tomorrow!

Sincerely,
Mary Yost
Market Manager
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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, and developing our nutrition education programs. 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: Beets, Chard, Cherry Tomatoes, Corn, Cucumbers, Dried & Fresh Herbs and Spices, Eggplant, Garlic, Green Beans, Lettuce, Peppers, New Potatoes, Onions, Pea Shoots, Squash, Tomatoes, and much more!

FRUIT: Apples, Grapes & Watermelon

MEATS AND EGGS:  Pork, Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Bison, Chicken, Duck, Goat/Chevon, 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, Gluten-Free Baked Goods, Beer, Meade, Jams, Jellies, Fermented Foods, and more!

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

Produce availability depends on weather conditions.
Guest Vendor: Salty Catch Seafood
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
Bonlee Grown Farm
Watermelon rind pickles, pickled okra, h ot chow chow, and peach jam are just some of our goodies this week! Succulents and ornamental pepper pots also!  For produce we have t ender young okra, cherry tomatoes, and colorful sweet peppers.  We'll also have feather earrings from our farm!

Check out our website and our wonderful new video!

For orders call 919-837-2937. Thanks for buying local!

Amy and Ray Sugg
Bear Creek, NC
Terra Clotha
Who doesn't love dinosaurs? Although they've been gone more than 60 million years, a lot of us would like to see one peek around that building over there, if only for a minute. Preferably a stegosaurus, but we're really not trying to be picky. We have thought hard about the dinosaur conundrum recently, and finally decided there was something we could do to help bring dinosaurs back, at least on clothing. So we went into our Mad Scientist Clothing Lab (ask about our lab coats) and came up with a line of batik dino T-shirts for children. They are colorful and funky. Fun to wear. And try not to put the T-rex in the same drawer as the triceratops.

Clothing from Terra Clotha. For the kid in all of us.

Like our Facebook page and while you're there, find a 10 percent off coupon to use with your next Terra Clotha purchase.
 
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 Fridays from 3-7 pm, Saturdays from 1-6 pm and Sundays from 1-5 pm.

This week we will be sampling: our BRAND NEW Mango Habanero Mead, a lightly sweet mead made with earthy clover honey, tropical mangos and infused with spicy habanero peppers.

We will also be sampling our new release of Strawbanero Mead, a lightly sweet mead with fresh strawberries and a spicy kick. Fermented with NC strawberries, wildflower honey and infused with habanero peppers to bring a little heat.

And we will also be sampling our Strawberry Mead , made with local strawberries and NC wildflower honey. Fresh and fragrant, light-bodied and dry, with a soft, lingering strawberry finish - pairs perfectly with champagne for a "mead-mosa!"

We will also have bottles available of our Orange Blossom Mead, a lightly sweet traditional mead made with orange blossom honey; and our Lavender Mead , an infusion of fresh-dried local lavender flowers in our orange blossom traditional mead .

Diane Currier
919-399-3056
Melina's Fresh Pasta
We will be at market  this Saturday  with a variety of fresh pasta! We will be at market this Saturday with a variety of fresh pasta! We will have everyone's favorite ravioli, including our summer flavor Sweet Corn & Mascarpone! We're also bringing back our Greek Ravioli, Pierogi, and eggplant-based Caponata Sauce! Or pick up one of our take-and-bake lasagnas for an easy and delicious meal. See you at the market!

Fickle Creek Farm
Please pre-order here   by Friday at 3 pm and we will hold your order at market until 11:30 am. 

FRESH THIS WEEK:
Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Grass Fed BEEF! Never  fed any grain and raised completely on pasture! We'll have:
  • Steaks: Filet, New York, Ribeye (Bone In and Boneless), Boneless Sirloin, Flatiron, Skirt, Hangar
  • Roasts: Chuck, Eye of Round, Shoulder Pot, Sirloin Tip, London Broil
  • Ground Beef, Smoked Kielbasa (frozen), Short Ribs
Early orders filled first!

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Time to enroll in our  Fall-Winter CSA Get 29 weeks of the best meats, poultry, and turkey our farm offers.  Save 10% on the CSA as well as ALL OTHER meat, poultry, & turkey purchases!

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Hot Dogs have RETURNED!! Super tasting and made from Grass Fed Beef and Pasture and Woodland Raised, Free Range Pork. $10 per pound! 

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September Specials! Pre-order only!
Pasture & Woodland Raised, Free Range Pork
  • Bone-In Loin Roast / Double Rib Cut Pork Chops - $3 off each pack
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Pre-order all standard cuts of beef, chicken, and pork using this  simple order web link!

  • Pasture & Woodland Raised, Free Range ** PORK  **
  • 100% Grass Fed and Grass Finished, Pasture Raised ** LAMB & MUTTON** (never fed any grain!)
  • 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 (Pork & Beef), Pate, & Roast Beef
  • Free Range and Pastured Hen Eggs
  • No Nitrate Beef Snack Sticks & Bites (Mild, Sweet or Hot) and Jerky
  • Soup, Stew, & Stock Ingredients
  • Never Sprayed Produce
10% off purchases of $100 or more!

Meadow Lane Farm
Sunflowers, sunflowers, sunflowers....Are you having a special party or event and need flowers this weekend? Our sunflowers are blooming now with lots of florist-quality blooms. Stop by  this Saturday and get some!   

Natural, pastured MEATS: 21-day dry-aged ANGUS BEEF (STEAKS.. sirloins, New York strip, ribeye, flat iron), ROASTS, Ground, Short Ribs, Brisket, Calves Liver, Heat, dog bones, SOUP Bones, Shanks, and more.  

Berkshire X PORK: Boston Butt and Picnic Roasts, Pork chops, Sausages...assortment.

BOER GOAT (Chevon) & DORSET LAMB...juicy thick loin chops, whole leg, riblets, whole shanks, STEW meat, and more.

USDA Certified Organic veggies...baby tender yellow squash, OKRA, Butternut squash, few cukes, Mario's famous Sungold tomatoes, few pepper, and more.

Cut flowers, farm fresh bouquets...yes...last thing made before the market...normally completed around  midnight before the market  on Saturday morning... so Mario's flowers are very fresh and lovely bouquets. Thanks for your continued support of our Century Farm in Franklin County.

Chapel Hill Creamery
We had our first calf of the fall calving season born last week and we'll have 11 more in the next 6 weeks. The cows have had plenty of grass to graze this summer with the rain we've had which always makes us happy and the yellow color of the carotene shows in the milk and cheese. We'll have a good supply of Dairyland Farmers which won first of it's category at the American Cheese Society's competition. We make this cheese every week as it is unaged and moist which means it is best eaten fresh. Dairyland Farmers is soft and tangy and a staple at our house. Add to any Mexican dish like tacos with our Chorizo sausage, Chile Rellanos, tomato sandwiches, with hot pepper jelly, or try our recipe for Market Salad with apples.

Other cheeses for  Saturday  are Hickory Grove, Danziger, a little Carolina Moon, and Calvander. Hickory Grove and Danziger are both washed rind cheeses but made differently for different textures. Serve Hickory Grove with apples or melt for a great grilled cheese sandwich. Danziger is softer and a little stronger and can be spread on slices of baguette. Use the 7 month aged Calvander for homemade pesto with fresh basil, salads, or pasta. Carolina Moon is a Camembert style; we have sold a lot of this to a new wholesale distributor so we have limited quantities of it until the new calves arrive so that we have more milk for our cheeses.

Our ground beef is back! Our beef is full of flavor from our grazing herd and makes a delicious cheeseburger with Hickory Grove cheese. Sausages  include Mild Italian, Hot Italian, Smoked Andouille, Bratwurst, Chorizo, Polish with mustard and garlic, Mild Country Breakfast, and Maple and Sage Breakfast Links.  We also have ground pork, smoked ham hocks, and a little bacon.  All our pork is from our pigs who drink the nutritious whey from cheese making. See you Saturday and don't forget your cooler!

Porti a McKnight & Flo Hawley
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The Spicy Hermit
The Spicy Hermit crafts traditional and seasonal kimchi using fresh produce from local farms (including those at Durham Farmers' Market!) and time-honored fermentation methods. What is kimchi? Simply put, kimchi is a delicious product resulting from seemingly magical alchemy of vegetables and spices. All kimchi from The Spicy Hermit is raw, gluten-free, and vegan, and manufactured at each produce's seasonal peak.  

Our current offerings are:  green cabbage and butternut squash. Come early to get best selection! Try them as a side dish, like pickles, or as seasoning for dips or sauces. 
Eunice Chang
Maple Spring Gardens
Here we are in the beginning of September, experiencing what might well be the warmest stretch of the whole summer. And yet, in spite of the temperatures, this week brings the first of our cool season greens back to market! If you're starting to tire of tomatoes and eggplant, then come by early to snag some chard and kale. Perhaps even more exciting than that, we'll be digging up our first baby ginger of the season. For those of you who haven't had baby ginger yet, you're in for a treat! Though just as big as (or even bigger than!) the ginger you'll find at the grocery store, it doesn't have the thicker skin or more fibrous flesh of it's more mature counterpart. In this tender form, it's super easy to work with (no peeling required!) and excellent for candying, juicing, smoothies, and cooking.  Though it won't keep out on your counter, it will keep in the fridge for about two weeks or can be frozen to enjoy all winter long! So come on by for ginger, greens and more, including: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, arugula, pea shoots, butternut, pumpkins, cilantro, parsley, mint, hibiscus, and tulsi.  

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Hurtgen Meadows Farm
PRODUCE
We will be bringing yellow and green beans, cucumbers, arugula, radishes, a variety of tomatoes, potatoes, bell, lunchbox and hot peppers, eggplant, sweet onions, and summer and fall squash and garlic.
 
EGGS
Our new hens are finally laying eggs daily. We'll have fresh eggs from our free-ranging happy chickens that are fed organic grains.
 
FLOWERS   
We will have beautiful, seasonal flower bunches.
 
JAMS & JELLIES
Current varieties available include peach, kiwi, strawberry, sweet onion and pepper jam. Our award winning jams and jellies are made in small batches using local ingredients. Our family has made jams for multiple generations and we are happy to share with our customers.

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. 

Catbriar Farm
This warm/hot/scorching weather has perked up the tomatoes and okra. If you make pickled okra, now is the time to get busy! We will bring plenty of okra, tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant, green beans, fresh and dried herbs, and zinnias. In addition to individual cuts, we are now offering a variety of beef packages so you can fill your freezer with Catbriar Farm Angus beef. Stop at our table and check it out! 

Graham & Sara Broadwell 
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Flat River Farm & Nursery
W e will be at market with Greenhouse Tomatoes, Beit Alpha Cucumbers,  Herbs, Hanging baskets and potted plants, SunGolds and Juliets.  Pickles are here made from our own cucumbers!

Charles & Joan Holeman
336-364-2460
Elodie Farms
Elodie Farms is a small goat dairy located in Rougemont, NC, a mere 30 minutes away from downtown Durham. We raise free-range goats and use their milk to make fresh cheeses and the whey leftover is used to make crunchy crackers that pair perfectly with our cheeses. We also make cajeta (spreadable goat milk caramel), blackberry goat cheese mousse, and goat cheesecake. We open our farm to the public during our monthly farm dinners, farm tours, birthday parties and other private events. Visit our website for more information or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Our next farm tour is scheduled for Saturday, September 15 at 4PM. Get your tickets here!  
 
This Saturday at Market 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)
  • Whey crackers (sea salt, rosemary and fennel)
  • Cajeta
  • Blackberry goat cheese mousse
Follow us on Instagram and Like us on Facebook to see all the silly things our goats do on a daily basis.
 
Have a happy weekend!
Boxcarr Handmade Cheese
We are a small, family-operated creamery in Cedar Grove. We make Italian / European-inspired, Cow & Goat-milk cheeses. We hand-craft all our artisan cheeses, packing each with love.

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

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, Samantha, Alessandra & Dani
Pamela Strand Photography
This week I am featuring passion flowers. These exotic flowers look like they arrived from another planet! They can be found growing on vines in ditches in our area. Duke Gardens also has some in the White Garden and climbing porch posts.

I have a wide selection of photographic greeting cards featuring iconic spots around  Durham, the OBX, Flowers, Fantasy, Animals, Whimsy, and astronomical images. If you don't see a subject you are looking for, just ask - I may have it.  This week's image is of a passion flower, of course!

Many of my photos can be previewed on my Smugmug website I will also have enlargements in 11x14" and 16x20" sizes and can make posters upon request. Drop by for a look and a chat!
 
Pamela Strand
919-489-5441
Caballo Rojo Coffee
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.

Gabriela Kavanaugh Visit my website!
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!
 
Celebrity Dairy
Our products this week:
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, Mango, and Match. 

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.