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!
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| 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!
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NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE MARKET |
CABBAGE
HOLIDAY WREATHS
BROCCOLI
GREENS
SQUASH
HERBS
CAULIFLOWER
BEETS
RADISHES
FLOWERS
COLLARDS
TURNIPS
CARROTS
PASTURED MEATS
GLUTEN-FREE BREADS
& PASTRIES
HOMEMADE PIES
GRAINS & BEANS
EGGS
POTATOES
ARTISAN BREAD
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
SOAP & BODYCARE PRODUCTS
SWEET POTATOES
CHEESE
FERMENTED FOODS
HOMEMADE PASTA
HOMEMADE JAM
HOMEMADE CHIPS
SALSA
MEAD
SOUP
TAMALES
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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% of your existing food dollars to support North Carolina food producers, businesses and communities. Why 10%? In North Carolina, we spend $35 billion on food every year. If we spend 10% of our food dollars on local product, we can infuse over $3.5 billion 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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 The big weekend is finally here and we've got our eyes on the pies!
We hope you'll join us tomorrow for our pie contest, which is
open to our entire market community.
The categories are:
- Best sweet pie
- Best savory pie
- Best use of local ingredients/best overall
To enter the contest, drop off your pie tomorrow at
10 am. We will provide an entry form and slice up samples for everyone to enjoy. Also, winners will receive a customized DFM tote from the local business,
Alli Monograms!
Also, if you park in the lot on Morris Street when visiting the market, please note that there will be construction in the area and flaggers will be assisting with the flow of traffic. The road will still be open and you will be able to access the parking lot, but it may take an extra minute or so. Parking will also be available along Foster Street and in other lots surrounding the market. Thank you for your patience!
Finally, please mark your calendars for our upcoming special holiday markets!
We will be open on both Saturday, December 23 and 30 from 10 am-noon so you can pick up everything you need for your holiday celebrations with your families. Please support your local farmers and artisans by purchasing your meal ingredients at the market this year. We look forward to celebrating the holidays with you!
See you tomorrow!
Follow Durham Farmers' Market:
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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!
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 VEGETABLES:
Arugula, Beans, Beets, Butternut Squash, Cabbage, Collards, Dried & Fresh Herbs and Spices, Fennel, 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: Fresh and Dried Wreaths, Cabbage Roses and much more!
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.
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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!
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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
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Meadow Lane Farm
 Have you tried our NEW special blended "Holiday" linked PORK SAUSAGE... with cranberry, apple and pecans? Our family farm's fresh PECANS and organic POPCORN make great gifts for the holidays.
Our Animal Welfare Approved meats this week include: grass-fed LAMB, CHEVON (goat), ANGUS BEEF, and pastured PORK. We have many of the cuts available: GROUND, ROASTS, SAUSAGES (many blends), Brisket, STEAKS (filet mignon, sirloin, ribeye, new york strip), Shanks, Stew Meat, LEG of LAMB, Loin Chops, and much more. Try our fresh Pork LARD in small containers and Pork Barbeque (heat & serve!). SOUP BONES...Beef, Pork, Lamb and Goat...along with dog bones.
USDA Certified organic veggies include: Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Collards, Cabbage, and a few "Sungold" Tomatoes (from greenhouse). Baby Ginger and Turmeric will also be available from the greenhouse.
Thank you for your support of our Century family farm. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
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Chapel Hill Creamery
We will have our Holiday Moon Boxes pictured on the left at $10.00 each for the holiday season. These make nice gifts and the Carolina Moon is perfect for a quick appetizer by itself with crackers or crusty bread. The festive box holds a poem about making this cheese written by a friend who worked for us. The Carolina Moon is similar to a Brie or Camembert with a mushroomy flavor that gets more pronounced over time. Add Carolina Moon to a larger cheese board with jam or chutney and another of our cheeses. It can be baked in puff pastry as well.
We'll also have Hickory Grove, Dairyland Farmers, and Calvander. Combine several for an cheese board. Hickory Grove is supple, savory, and melts well for a quiche or potato gratin. Use Calvander on pasta or French onion soup for a rich, toasty flavor. Dairyland Farmer is fresh and tart; use in our market salad recipe, with hot pepper jelly, or melt in a Quesadilla. All our cheese is made on our farm with the milk from our herd of Jersey cows which is Animal Welfare Approved.
Whey fed pork comes from the pigs raised on our farm and sausage is made with the hams, not just trimmings of pork. Sausages include Mild Country Breakfast, Mild and Hot Italian, Polish, and Smoked Andouille. We also have ground pork, bacon, and spare ribs. Ham hocks are ready to add to your New Year's peas. Ground beef is also available; try it for a chili or a cheeseburger with our Hickory Grove cheese. Pick up our cheeses and meats for a delicious snack, brunch, or dinner. Bon Appetit!
Portia McKnight & Flo Hawley
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MoonDance Soaps & More
 We're stocked up with a wide variety of holiday themed soaps for your last minute gift giving needs. Hostess gifts, teacher gifts, a little thank you for your postal carrier - our soaps are a fabulous little treat. Practical and useful, but still a bit of an indulgence to enjoy. As always, stop on by for your free sample soap.
Rachel & Paul
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Four Leaf Farm
FOUR LEAF FARM will be back at market
this Saturday
with Arugula, Mache, Minutina, Beets, Parsnips, pointy head Cabbage, Cilantro, Italian Parsley, Kale, Fennel, Frisee, Dandelion greens and Scallions. Bundle up and come on down to the market for you local products.
Helga & Tim
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Fickle Creek Farm
ORGANIC FED CHICKEN!
- Fresh whole bird only $6/lb ($5.70/lb for birds over 5 lb)
- Farmhouse whole bird with slight imperfection $5.40/lb
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Gift ideas
Six 100% grass fed beef sticks packed in a
BPA
-free water bottle with snap top for only $22. Added bonus is a 4-inch Fickle Creek Sticker for better tracking of your bottle!
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December Specials!
Smoked Sausage Special:
Smoked Polish or Smoked Green Pepper & Onion Sausages - 40% OFF at $6 per pound. Pre-order only!
Chicken Broth and Stock Special:
Pasture Raised Chicken Backs and Necks - 33% OFF at $2 per pound. Pre-order only!
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Plenty of roasts for this chilly weather... beef chucks, pot, and London broils... pork picnics and hams!
January 2018 is coming up fast and its time to
enroll in the WINTER 2018 CSA! You'll get 11
weeks of meat and/or eggs... Save 10% on MEAT
CSA
and get $25 meat value. Egg share is one $6 medium to jumbo dozen each week.
- 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, Sliced Ham, 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!
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Terra Clotha
 Do you remember that part in Clement Moore's poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," when it says "The children were nestled all snug in their beds, / While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads"? Did you ever wonder what kind of clothes those kids had? As a wearable art professional, I think about it all the time. And the conclusion I always come to is this: they were wearing union suit type night clothes, or, as we call them at Terra Clotha, "longzees." Kind of like a onesie, for infants, but with long sleeves, and long legs. And snaps in the middle. Okay, so they didn't have snaps in the 1820s when that poem was written. But the children did have a need for warm, comfortable clothing during those cold winter nights. Something that would cover their arms and their legs, that would be comfortable when they got up on a chilly morning and checked their stockings. To that end, at Terra Clotha, we have a wide range of hand-dyed longzees for children up to age 24 months.
Hand-dyed clothing from Terra Clotha. Warm and colorful.
We're now on Facebook! Like our page!
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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!
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Edna Lee's Bakery
We will be at the Market and we will have gluten-free brownies, morning glory muffins, blueberry bread, and peanut butter cookies. We will also have Christmas cookie plates, fruit cake, sourdough bread, cheese straws, Amish Friendship bread, banana bread, cream cheese Danish cinnamon rolls, and small cakes.
We hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Elodie Farms
Tickets to our January 13 Farm Dinner are open for sale here. The dinner will be indoors this time and for that reason tickets are very limited. Price is $70 per person, BYOB, and it includes a meet-and-greet with the goats, a tour of the dairy, a cheese tasting, and a 5-course locally sourced menu!
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, 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.
Did you know that the Durham Public School system has a $103,000 lunch debt?
This holiday season, consider making a donation to help pay this debt down! To make a contribution, click here.
Follow our goats on social media! Like us on
Facebook and follow us on
Instagram.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter online to get info about events at the farm.
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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 1-6 pm and Sundays 1-5 pm.
This week we will 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.
We will also be sampling our
Vanilla Mead, an infusion of Madagascar & Tahitian vanilla beans in our orange blossom semi-sweet traditional mead creates creamsicle bliss.
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 Hibiscus Lemonthyme Mead, floral, earthy and herbal dry-style mead; and our oak-aged Wildwood Mead, made with dark NC wildflower honey and aged on French oak for almost two years.
Diane Currier
919-399-3056
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Hurtgen Meadows Farm
WOODWORKING
Tom has been back in the workshop producing a variety of maple and Brazilian cherry cutting boards for your holiday and hostess gifts. Stop by to check out his new selections.
JAMS AND JELLIES
We are excited to offer three new pepper jams to our line of jams and jellies. The pepper jam will be available in mild, medium, and hot varieties. Makes an awesome appetizer with soft cheese and crackers
Also available during the next several weekends for the gift-giving holiday is a two pack of jams packaged and ready to gift. Choose your two favorites jams to put together or make a nice red/green and sweet/savory pair with a kiwi jam and pepper jam combo. The possibilities are delicious! Bring some local flavor to your family and friends this season. Makes great teacher gifts too!
In addition to our new pepper jams, kiwi jam is back (made from fresh local kiwis). We'll also have our award-winning strawberry jam, sweet onion jam and peach and apple jelly available.
PRODUCE
This week we will have our sweet carrots, lettuce, turnips, sweet potatoes, winter squash, sweet green bell peppers, cabbage, kohlrabi, collards, celery, beets, daikon and watermelon radishes, and a limited supply of Brussels sprouts.
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. We'll see you at the Market!
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Little Tree Farm
Little Tree Farm will be at the market this Saturday December 16 with lots of mustard and honey and some of John's handmade ironwork.
Dale & John Fluke
Oxford, NC
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Ever Laughter Farm
 We'll have turmeric, spinach, lettuce,
kale, collards, escarole,
Italian dandelions, fennel, turnips, beets,
and more wonderful pie fillings for you this Saturday. See you soon!
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Catbriar Farm
 We have begun offering USDA inspected, frozen angus beef. If you want a particular cut, please contact us by Friday evening so we can be sure to bring what you want. The
cuts we have available are ground beef, steaks (sirloin, rib eye, NY strip, porterhouse, t-bone, filet mignon), roasts (brisket, top round, bottom round, chuck, rib, sirloin tip), stew beef, short ribs, and liver.
We will also bring an assortment of fresh veggies. See you tomorrow!
Graham & Sara Broadwell
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Bonlee Grown Farm
Amy is coming with some great h
oliday gift ideas! Come sample some o
n Saturday! Bundle up and support your l
ocal farmers!
Thanks from our family to yours!
Amy, Ray, Ramy and Erin Sugg
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Farmer's Daughter Pickles & Preserves
 We will be at market this Saturday!
Come see us to stock your holiday pantry and to pick out some delicious gifts. Whether you're entertaining or need a hostess gift, our pepper jams have your back.
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
Find recipes & serving suggestions for Farmer's Daughter products on Pinterest.
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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
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Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
 Jack
will be at the Market
on Saturday
with a good selection of bison meat. The National Bison Association has declared Wednesdays at Bison Hump Day. So why not start a tradition of bison for dinner
on Wednesday
!!!
See you at the Market!!!
Jack & Sandy Pleasant
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Stoney Mountain Farm
LAMB: Our coolers are full of all kinds of lamb cuts. We're getting lots of requests for holiday lamb menus. We have lots of options. We'd love to share ideas.
ECO-FRIENDLY WOOL PRODUCTS:
We're also excited that we have a new supply of our beautiful yarns. This weekend we'll have lots of our little hand felted critters and of course, the ever popular line of WOOL DRYER BALLS, made and grown right here in NC.
Hope to see you on
Saturday!
John & Olga Elder
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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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