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 |
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!
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NOW AVAILABLE
AT THE MARKET |
SWEET POTATOES
PEPPERS
TURNIPS
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
BABY GINGER
FLOWERS
MUMS
ONIONS
GREENS
EGGPLANT
GREEN BEANS
GRAPES
BEETS
OKRA
GARLIC
POTATOES
PASTURED MEATS
GLUTEN-FREE BREADS
& PASTRIES
FAIRYTALE EGGPLANT
MINI PUMPKINS
MEAD
EGGS
ARTISAN BREAD
SOAP & BODYCARE PRODUCTS
CHEESE
HOMEMADE PASTA
HOMEMADE JAM
HOMEMADE CHIPS
SALSA
TAMALES
HAND-DYED CLOTHING
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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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We hope you kickoff a beautiful Fall weekend with a visit to the farmers' market with your families! We have several exciting upcoming events so be sure to market your calendars for the following:
- Service Project with NC Warn and the Durham County 4-H Club on October 13
- Vendor Halloween Costume Contest on October 27
- Our First Annual Silent Auction on November 10. Trust us, this is an event that you don't want to miss!
And don't forget to check out
Strong Arm Baking, our new Guest Vendor who will be joining us on Saturday mornings.
 On October 13, join Durham County 4-H and
NC WARN
as we come together to assemble flood buckets and hygiene kits for our NC family affected by Hurricane Florence. The supplies will be taken to Wilmington, Lumberton and other areas in the Eastern part of our state. Cooperative Extension centers in those areas will distribute the supplies to families who are recovering from the storm.
We will provide the 5 gallon buckets and Ziploc bags.
We need YOU to provide the following NEW items in their original packaging to help fill our buckets:
- Travel sized toiletries, including toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodorant, shaving cream/razors, combs and washcloths
- Scouring pads, scrub brushes and all-purpose sponges
- Dish detergent
- Household cleaners
- 33 galloon trash bags
- Heavy-duty gloves
- Dust masks
- Eyeglass protectors
- Terry towels
Donations can be dropped off prior to October 13 at the Durham County Co-operative Extension Office, which is located at 721 Foster Street in downtown Durham. Or you can bring your donations to the Info Table at the market any time. Thank you for your generosity!
Finally, as a reminder, below is our market schedule:
- Wednesday Market ends on October 10. Don't miss your last chance to pick up your mid-week groceries!
- Saturday Main Season Market runs through November 17 from 8:00 am-12:00 pm.
- Pre-Thanksgiving Holiday Market will be held on Tuesday, November 20 from 3:00-5:00 pm. The Saturday Market will be closed on November 24.
- Saturday Winter Market begins on December 1 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
Sincerely,
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, 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!
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VEGETABLES:
Beets, Butternut Squash, Collards, Cucumbers, Dried & Fresh Herbs and Spices, Eggplant, Garlic, Green Beans, Kale, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Peppers, Potatoes, Onions, Pea Shoots, Squash, and much more!
FRUIT: Grapes
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.
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Guest Vendor:
Strong Arm Baking
 We are so excited to be a part of the Durham Farmers' Market community and look forward to meeting you all
this Saturday. We are a husband and wife duo and have been building our business out of our home for almost 5 years.
We are so pleased to offer you a rotating selection of breads and seasonal pastries (and some staples that we have all year!) as well as cookies, large pies and cakes for whatever your weekend needs might be. We offer both sweet and savory items which change as new fruits and vegetables come in season.
Julia & Thomas Blaine
828-400-4826
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Meadow Lane Farm
This week our certified organic SQUASH BLOSSOMS will be in plentiful supply. This is a certain variety of squash known for their large blossoms - a divine delicacy. Great stuffed with a soft goat or cow cheese and
lightly fried or sautéed. Mario should have them for several more weeks - enjoy them while we have them!
Our natural, grassfed MEATS...21-day ANGUS BEEF, PORK, CHEVON (goat), and Dorset LAMB...all in plentiful supply...whether it is GROUND, ROAST, LOIN CHOPS, STEAKS, STEW MEAT, organ meat, DOG BONES, SOUP BONES, RIBLETS, and much more.
A "Special THANK YOU" to all of you, our devoted friends and customers, who attended our small farmer fundraiser, 5th Annual Dinner in the Meadow! It was a huge success, thanks to YOU! Thanks also to emcee, Frank Stasio, for his continued support of this project. See you at the market!
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MoonDance Soaps & More
 Our fall seasonal soaps are beginning to make their appearance. We've got warm and inviting Pumpkin Spice, sweet and luscious Cranberry Cream, and a refreshing Cranberry Fig that features hints of grapefruit top notes. We also have a brand new Special Edition offering to share - a luscious Cinnamon Sugar scented soap! Paul (remember him?) will be at the booth this weekend handing out the free mini sample soaps. Come on out and say, "Hello!".
Rachel & Paul
919-870-8063
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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 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 the newest release of our
Orange Blossom Mead, a lightly sweet traditional mead made with orange blossom honey.
And we will also be sampling our
Apple Cyser Mead
, this is the mead version of a hard cider, and ours is a dry-style cyser with crisp, tart apple highlights. A blend of four apple varieties from western NC contributes both tart and sweet cider notes.
We will also have bottles available of our
Strawberry Mead
, made with local strawberries and NC wildflower honey
; and our Strawbanero Mead, a lightly sweet mead with fresh strawberries and a spicy kick
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Diane Currier
919-399-3056
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Pamela Strand Photography
What says Fall better than colorful leaves and clear, cool days?! Durham leaves have not turned yet, but in other places they are gold and red and orange. Here's an image of Zion National Park with its golden aspen leaves on show.
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
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Melina's Fresh Pasta
We will be at market this Saturday with a variety of fresh pasta! We will have everyone's
favorite ravioli, including Pumpkin - new for the season! Or pick up
one of our take-and-bake lasagnas for an easy and delicious meal.
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Chapel Hill Creamery
Saturday cheeses are Calvander, Dairyland Farmers, Hickory Grove, a little Danziger, and a little Carolina Moon. Calvander is a great cheese to have on hand with cooler weather coming. Use for cooking, salads, or snacking. It's been aged 8 months and has a wonderful complex flavor. It is firm enough to grate but smooth enough to enjoy with a glass of red wine. Use it for pasta but also quiche, a ham and cheese sandwich with chutney, frittata, hearty salads with broccoli and spring onions. We also have a recipe for Gougeres if you're a baker.
We make Dairyland Farmers every week as it is unaged and moist which means it is best eaten fresh. Soft and tangy, it's a staple at our house. Add to any Mexican dishes like Chile Rellenos or use in our recipe for Market Salad with apples.
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. Carolina Moon is a Camembert style and our Jersey cow milk makes it full of flavor.
Our ground beef is back! Our beef is full of flavor from our grazing herd and makes a delicious cheeseburger with Hickory Grove cheese. Pick up some sausage for grilling or to add to peppers on polenta. Sausages
include Mild Italian, Hot Italian, Bratwurst, Polish, Chorizo, Mild Country Breakfast, and Maple and Sage Breakfast Links.
We also have a few pork chops, ground pork, smoked ham hocks, bacon, and bacon bits.
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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Hurtgen Meadows Farm
PRODUCE
We will be bringing arugula, beets, eggplant (classic, fairytale, Hansel and Gretel), potatoes, colorful bell peppers, sweet lunchbox peppers, hot peppers, sweet onions, fall squash and garlic.
EGGS
We'll have fresh eggs from our free-ranging happy chickens that are fed organic grains.
JAMS & JELLIES
Current varieties available include peach, pear, 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. We'll see you at the market!
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Terra Clotha
You might remember that I created this design from a story my wife Annamarie told me about growing up in East Tennessee. For a couple of summers during her childhood, the kids of her town participated in a scientific study. They gathered fireflies for scientists who planned to use them in medical research. Each evening, just after twilight, she and her friends would go out with their nets and find as many fireflies as they could, and then transfer them to large canning jars. Once a week, the scientists would meet the children at the school parking lot, weigh the insects they had caught, and pay them accordingly. One month, Annamarie was recognized as the second-best firefly catcher in Anderson County, Tennessee. . Her name was in the paper and everything. To recreate the firefly design, I dyed the garment yellow, then dropped warm wax onto it. When it was overdyed blue, and the wax removed, I had a green garment with a bunch of firefly "glows." The jar was silkscreened on some garments, batiked on others. The insects were added by rubberstamping the final product.
T-shirts from Terra Clotha. Colorful and bright.
Like our
Facebook page and while you're there, find a 10 percent off coupon to use with your next Terra Clotha purchase.
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Maple Spring Gardens
Though fall brings with it more than our fair share of pests - grasshoppers, harlequin beetles, and caterpillars of every shade and stripe, all voraciously treating our fall garden like an all-you-can-eat buffet - it also brings with it many beneficials, busily preparing for winter in all their various ways. The sunflowers in some of our late planted summer cover crop are in full bloom, luring in every sort of pollinator - from honey bees and bumble bees, their back legs laden in pollen, to monarch butterflies, making a brief stop by our fields on their long journey back down to Mexico for the winter. With things winding down as we wend towards winter, it also gives us more time to take in and appreciate all the activity going on around us as we make all our own preparations for the change in season - turning in our summer crops, planting new crops for harvest through the winter, and beginning to plan for the new year.
The bounty at the market this time of year reflects this point of transition. This week we will have our first broccoli and beets of the fall, along with collards, kale, lettuce, salad greens, ginger, shiitake mushrooms, potatoes and butternut, alongside an abundance of sweet peppers and eggplant still trucking till the first frost comes along to do them in. Looking for fresh herbs to dress up you veggies? We'll have parsley, cilantro, chives, lemongrass, and stinging nettles along with our usual array of herb infused vinegars and herbal teas.
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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
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Fickle Creek Farm
FRESH Pasture & Woodland Raised PORK this WEEK!
Perfect timing for a pork roast, some bone-in loin chops, and great sausage!
We have a nice variety of sausages with options that are right for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
All our Pork is produced according to Animal Welfare Approved standards!
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Time to ORDER TURKEY!
We offer broad breasted white turkeys that are raised on pasture for $6 per pound. $50 deposit gets you on the list!
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Enrollment continues for our Fall-Winter CSA!
Get the best beef, pork, and chicken our farm offers. Save 10% on the CSA as well as ALL OTHER meat, poultry, & turkey purchases!
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Pasture & Woodland Raised, Free Range Pork
- Frozen Bone In Loin Roast - $3 off each pack
Non-GMO fed, Pasture Raised Chicken
- Buy 2 whole birds and save $6
- Pasture & Woodland Raised, Free Range ** PORK **
- Free Range, Pasture Raised ** CHICKEN ** fed only Non-GMO Feed
- 100% Grass Fed and Grass Finished, Pasture Raised ** BEEF ** (never fed any grain!)
- Deli Meats: Beef Bologna, 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!
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Catbriar Farm
We will bring asparagus, green beans, okra,
bell peppers, eggplant, fresh and dried herbs and zinnias.
We will also bring our frozen Angus beef.
See you at the market!
Graham & Sara Broadwell
E-mail
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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.
We would like to invite you to our Fall Farm Festival on October 14, 2018 from 2-5 PM.
We will have hayrides, arts and crafts (including a coloring contest), an Inn raffle (one night stay or farm dinner for two), lawn games, a cake walk (with our farm goods as prizes), face painting, and so much more!!
We hope to see you there! For more info visit Zoila at the Celebrity Dairy table or find us Facebook or
eventbrite.
Brit & Fleming Pfann
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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
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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, October 20 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!
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Bonlee Grown Farm
I hope all of you are recovering from the Hurricane. After record rain in our area, our home was flooded with one foot of water on the bottom floor. We are cutting out walls and carpet and trying to dry out.
We will be at market
on Saturday with EGGS, COLORFUL PEPPERS, OKRA, SUCCULENTS, ALOE, AND MUMS. Thank goodness all the JAMS, PICKLES, CHOW CHOW, and PICKLED OKRA were
moved to the main floor. Stop by cause I need a hug!
Thanks for buying local and take care!
Amy & Ray Sugg
919-548-0977 (Cell phone for Amy as our landlines are out)
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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
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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.
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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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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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