Thanks to our wonderful sponsor,
Healthy Harvest Natural Foods, this Saturday, June 2, is our Annual Health Fair!
It's going to be a morning of free health screenings,
mini massages, yoga classes, produce sampling, recipe sampling, live music, and lots of great local vendors!
Join us from 8am to 12pm!

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Free mini massages 
Robert offers Integrated Massage, which can include Swedish Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Sports Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, Stretching and/or the Myokinesthetic Technique, depending on the needs of his client. His goal for the patient is to get to the root of the problem and not just temporarily relieve symptoms. He specializes in Sports Massage and Deep Tissue work to treat acute or chronic pain. He also has a protocol to relieve migraines, numbness or weakness in the limbs, and restore balance.

Yoga at 9am & 10am
by Cortney Conley
Find Cortney on Monday's at 6:15pm at the Fitness Factory, at 5:15pm on Tuesdays at Brevard Yoga Center, and at 6:15pm every other Wednesday at The Studio.

Free blood pressure and
blood glucose screenings 
Transylvania (BRH) will be set up with  free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings  for all who are interested. Come out and learn more about how BRH is improving access to medical, dental and behavioral health services in Transylvania County.  BRH is a non-profit community health center that has been providing high quality and affordable medical, dental and behavioral health care as well as promoting health awareness/education for over 50 years. If you would like more information about the Blue Ridge Health services available in Transylvania County, call 883-5550; or visit  brchs.com  and  facebook.com/BRCHS .


Healthy Recipe Samples
Stop by the Market Info Booth for healthy recipe samples by  Wild Indigo Catering (come try a healthy hummus or... a kale cookie!) .

Live Music by TRILLIUM
Trillium is a folk group based out of Brevard that plays a mix of old-time, bluegrass, gospel, and traditional music. Originally formed as a trio by Elizabeth Bahnson and Sally and Mark Wingate, they are joined at the Farmers' Market by guitarist Gill Robins.

Sally grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, where she studied banjo with bluegrass legend Ted Lundy. Mark grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, learning to play music with some neighborhood friends, eventually forming the bluegrass band Chicken Hot Rod and playing colleges all over the eastern states. Mark and Sally became friends in 1970 after meeting around a campfire at a bluegrass festival. Since relocating to Brevard, NC, in 2015, Sally and Mark participate in the local old-time jams and play for the occasional square dance. They also play with Elizabeth Bahnson in the group Trillium, and Mark plays with the Blue Ridge Bakery Boys.

Elizabeth Bahnson grew up in Fairview, NC and started playing fiddle at the age of five. Trained in the Suzuki Method, she also learned fiddle tunes from Johnny Rhymer of the Bear Creek Ramblers. She is one of the founding members of the Steep Canyon Rangers, and now resides in Brevard with her husband and three sons. She helped start the JAM program at the Boys and Girl Club and enjoys playing music with friends and family.

Gill Robins grew up in Charleston, SC and in his teens he became captivated with the flatpicking of Doc Watson and began to focus on guitar. He has played in numerous country and bluegrass bands since his college days at Clemson and continues to enjoy playing after his retirement from architecture. He and his wife Nancy moved to Brevard in 2012 and enjoy the small town life and beautiful setting of western NC.

Kids' Corner
Make a bookmark with your favorite fruits & veggies and see if you can guess what is in the mystery veggie boxes!

Cooperative Extension Booth
Stop by to see the Master Gardeners as they talk tomatoes and give advice on tomato planting. PLUS... Nutrition Intern, Erin Massey, will sample a confetti cabbage slaw and take home the recipe! This cousin to cabbage packs a punch of nutrients including potassium, iron and B vitamins.

Hot Breakfast and Coffee
Wild Indigo Catering, Mama Bear's Food Truck, HomeFree Bagels, and Coffee Carts & Fruity Pedals Smoothies, plus lots of delicious baked goods from a variety of vendors.
Vendor map...
to download a printable version of this map.


Vendor Specials & News for this Saturday:

PEACHES!
Calee's Coops will have peaches from Preston Skinner's peach farm this weekend... come get the first of the season!

Double Creek Crafts
is bringing her small loom this week... stop by to watch her weave!

TōTMcraft
is back this week with beautiful hand-carved spoons & kitchen utensils

Away this week
Shea Lilies, Barnhouse Kitchen, The Healing Earth, River Bottom Bounty Farm (but Crafts will be in attendance), Davis Family Farm, Pure Pisgah Honey, Creasman Farms

TOTES!
Thanks to local business Highline Ink, the market now has two beautiful and fun new tote bags available! Free with a donation of $5 or $10, you'll want one for yourself and they'll make GREAT gifts! Stop by the market info booth to see them in person as we debut them this Saturday!

Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County
Our project is off and running for 2018!
Purchase produce or eggs from one of our vendors and drop it off at the market info booth. Vendors will also be able to donate excess produce, and at the end of the market morning, the Hunger Coalition will pick up the coolers and deliver it all to a food bank in our county. This program has been really successful in past years and we hope you will join us again this year to feed our hungry neighbors.

***PLEASE NOTE OUR HOURS***
Open from 8am to 12pm and please note there will be no sales until 8am!
This allows our vendors time to arrive and get set up and makes sure that nothing sells out before 8am so that it's fair for customers! Thank you for understanding!


Next week, June 9th:
Live Music:  Howie Johnson
Kids' Corner:  Learn about fireflies and create a firefly collage
Cooperative Extension Booth:   The Extension's Educational Booth on Healthy Habitats will be discussing local water quality with local Susan Brown and other guests to be announced soon.
Come Celebrate Beef & Dairy Month!   Addison Bradley, The Extension Office's Livestock Agent, will also be have a special booth to discuss the benefits of beef and dairy. Stop by for meatball samples as well as a fun dairy product for the children. There will be recipe ideas, nutrition information, coloring books, and other giveaways for the kids!

Mark your calendar and we'll hope to see you then!


A BIG THANK YOU
TO OUR SPONSORS
City of Brevard
Transylvania County
Comporium
Masonic Lodge
Healthy Harvest Natural Foods
Transylvania Regional Hospital
The UPS Store
Transylvania County Farm Bureau
Arnold Mlay Insurance
35 Degrees North Landscaping
Platt Architecture
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