Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning September 4

Wednesday September 8 from 3 - 6PM

Late Summer Carrots

Watauga County Farmers' Market will accept food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

Vendor of the week: Laurie Weiner
Laurie fashions wood into a variety of things you truly won't fid anywhere else such as child and single adult porch swings, rustic shelves, and pet furniture for any size pet.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

I hope everyone is enjoying relief from this summer's heat. There will likely be summer vegetables for several more weeks and you can also expect late season goodies such as apples and pumpkins. Faith Mountain Farm will have the last of the sourwood honey along with a good supply of summer basswood honey. Their outside bounty also includes shiitake mushrooms, red, white, and blue potatoes, and butternut and spaghetti squash and whole grain breads, muffins, cinnamon rolls, scones, cookies, and granola from the inside.

Sunshine Cove Farm will have microgreens, tomatoes and Russian banana potatoes. Zydeco Moon will have delicious heirloom tomatoes such as Cherokee purple, red and yellow Brandywines and green zebras along with beets, acorn and delicata squash and arugula. Tumbling Shoals Farm will be roasting peppers again this week. Come get your poblanos roasted for chiles rellenos! They will also have butternut squash, okra, basil, more of those sensuous tube roses, some of Shiloh’s mixed bouquets and butterfly weed. Goldenrod Gardens will have Baby Lettuce Mix Mini Belle Peppers which are great stuffed for a bite sized appetizer and Lee will share a great recipe with you. Pink Tip heirloom beans are still going, be sure to grab some to save seeds. They are yummy young and tender or shelled as the tips turn pink. You will also find ate summer wreaths,just a few small ones to celebrate this season, they will dry beautifully.

Rebecca Kaenzig will be offering country ham biscuits, cheese biscuits, spinach and feta scones along with iced coffee and peppermint iced tea.

Sandi Henry is dividing her garden and will have available hostas, day lilies, phlox, blue Stokes asters, and Shasta daisies at $1.00 apiece. Plant now for a beautiful summer garden for years to come. She will also have autumn colored baskets, garden bricks, and sunflower greens. Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will have plenty of lovely cut flowers including Limelight Hydrangeas for drying, bold colored Dahlias and beautiful pink snowberries.

Caron Baker Wike from 'Wishful Thinking Studio' will have have hundreds of her funky lace and leaf pots on hand. Many of the leaf pots will be autumn colors, and they are all food-safe glazes. She will also be bringing back her handmade purses and primitive pet paintings.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning August 28

Wednesday September 3 from 3 - 6PM

All American Treats

Watauga County Farmers' Market will accept food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Kim Miller
Kim creates some amazing things from gourds including fashionable purses and intricate carvings with removable lids. Look closer and you will see a wide assortment of decorative items made of wood, stone and fabric.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

The selection of produce at Watauga County Farmers' Market offers plenty of choices at both the Wednesday afternon and Saturday morning markets. This Saturday Roaring Fork Farm will have slicing, pickling and lemon cucumbers along with their famous free range rainbow eggs and a few bags of gourmet baby lettuce mix. Watauga River Farms will offer new pork chops and ribs and a few ham roasts to go along with the sausage, onions, garlic and other tasty items. The folks at Faith Mountain Farm have been busy preparing a new summer mix varietal honey along with Shiitake mushrooms, sunflowers, sweet yellow corn, red, white and blue potatoes, whole grain breads, and delicious baked goods for breakfast.

Tumbling Shoals Farm will have sweet ripe bell peppers and once again the pepper roaster will be at your service. You will also find sweet Corno di Toro peppers, Poblano chiles, mixed hot chiles, tomatoes, Cranberry Red potatoes, Japanese eggplant, okra, Butternut squash, Delicata squash, Blue Hubbard squash and Golden Delicious squash. Sunshine Cove Farm will have plenty of microgreens, heirloom tomatoes, Chanterais melons and patty pan squash. Zydeco Moon farm will have heirloom tomatoes, Cherokee Purple which won the contest for best tasting tomato, red and yellow Brandywine and Valencia. They will also have beets, a variety of sweet peppers and Delicata and acorn winter squash.

This weekend Pasta Wench will unveil her new flavors, spicy fettucini and a Jalepeno with Cheddar Ravioli.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will have a selection of potted perennials for late summer planting including butterflyweed, white 'Crystal Peak' obedient plant, pink snowberries, yellow globe Centaurea, strawberry plants and lavender. Katy Wilson will have still more beautiful hand-crafted jewelry with unusual stones.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning August 21

Wednesday August 25 from 3 - 6PM

Spanish Flag Vine

Watauga County Farmers' Market will accept food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Tom Wooten
Our village blacksmith, Tom Wooten of Fiddler Forge, will be back this week with his elegant hand-forged hanging planters and birdfeeders. The unique designs are created using mixed metals of solid steel and bronze, forged in fire, with the finest quality in detail, strength and durability.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

This Saturday Watauga County Farmers' Market will be celebrating tomato and garlic day with the music of The Forget Me Nots. We hope you will all come out and enjoy a fine day with us.

The Emmons family announce the birth of Glory Zion Sunday morning. Mother and daughter are both healthy and doing well. Harmony Acres Soap Company will be at the market this Saturday purple and green okra, yellow wax beans, stringless green beans, flowers, blueberries and the world's best lip balm.

Springhouse Farm will have heirloom Jacob’s Cattle & Yin Yang dried beans, a variety of heirloom & cherry tomatoes, squash, basil, bell & lipstick peppers, and the first acorn squash of the season. Zydeco Moon has a variety of heirloom tomatoes including Mortgage Lifter, yellow and red Brandywine, Zapotec and Cherokee Purple along with okra, delicata and acorn squash.

Sunshine Cove Farm will offer microgreens, Chanterais melons, patty pan squash and tomatoes. Goldenrod Gardens will be bringing Spanish flag vines which will bloom until frost with warm colored flowers you have to see, a fresh new crop of arugula and summer inspired wreaths. Come early before the cilantro sells out. Faith Mountain Farm will have sourwood honey, whole grain breads, cinnamon rolls, blueberry lemon zest scones, high energy chewy balls, and much more! Select native pink turtlehead or Chelone as garden ready plants or cut flowers Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery, gladiolas flowers will also be available.

Megan Ward and Caleb Crowell with Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery will be selling low temperature dried veggie chips made from locally grown vegetables and greens. Stop by their booth early to get a bag for $4.00 before they sell out. Back Yard Bakery has hot country ham biscuits and lots of fruit pies made with local fruit.

The Quilting Biddys have many new quilted goods including placemats, ASU lap quilts, baby and children's quilts, beautiful contemporary and traditional quilts and wonderful woven baskets to tempt buyers.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning August 7

Wednesday August 10 from 3 - 6PM

Ask Lee Swift the name of this cantalope tasting melon

Watauga County Farmers' Market will accept food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Chris Teague
Christian is not only a devoted and loving father, but he knows which plants grow best in our mountain climate and delivers them already well acclimated.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

Harmony Acres will have yummy pesticide-free blueberries, as well as fresh tomatoes, yellow wax beans and plenty of great soap products including some really great all-natural lip balm. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will bring plenty of heirloom tomatoes including red and yellow Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Valencia and German Johnson. along with okra and squash. Faith Mountain Farm will have white half runners, sweet corn, and red, white, and blue potatoes. They also have sourwood and summer mix honey along with whole grain breads, cocoa loco granola, scones, muffins, and cinnamon rolls.

Lee Carlton Swift will bring egg Gourds which are great for display or crafts, single serving size French melons which taste like a cantaloupe, Pineapple, Hillbilly, Black Sea Man, Costoluto Genovese and Chocolate Cherry heirloom tomatoes and mixed color Mini Belle and pimento peppers. Jill Nicklaw will be harvesting Chanterais melons, kale and French Filet, Purple Queen, Fresh Pick, Blue Lake beans for this Saturday's market.

Pasta Wench is offering fresh organic basil bunches for sauces to go with her amazing ravioli and pastas. The gluten free folks have been heard and there will be more coming for you this Saturday. Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery will have low temperature dried veggie chips made from organically grown local vegetables, raw vegan chocolate and locally made gluten free chips

Shady Grove Gardens will bring white cut snowberries, hydrangeas, and sunflowers along with pink Oriental lilies. You will also find plenty of garden ready plants such as rosemary and Asclepias tuberosa, also known as orange butterflyweed.

Ruth Vannoy is making new square bowls from her handmade paper, and will have new fern gardens thus weekend along with your regular favorites.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning August 7

Wednesday August 10 from 3 - 6PM

YES we have plenty off sweet corn!

Watauga County Farmers' Market will accept food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendors of the week: The Emmons Family
You will never meet a nicer group of folks than the Emmons Family, all of them inviting you to "Get Smelly"

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

Watauga River Farms will have new pork chops, ribs, sausage, ham and shoulder roasts, good cooking apples, red cabbage, carrots, red, yellow and white onions, basil, purslane, lamb's quarters, spinach, Swiss chard, collards, yellow squash, patty pan squash, green zucchini and green beans. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will have heirloom tomatoes such as Green Zebra, German Johnson, Cherokee Purple, red and yellow Brandywine, Paul Robeson and Valencias and also have squash and red potatoes.

Faith Mountain Farm will continue to have sourwood honey for at least one more week and will offer a new summer mix honey variety this coming week. They also have sunflowers, shiitake mushrooms, and the usual wholesome baked goods. Caleb Crowell & Megan Ward of Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery will have veggie chips made from locally grown vegetables, gluten and wheat free chips, cookies, and granola. There will be free samples so come by and taste before you buy.

J, Lindy and Allen will have blueberry plants, Native azalea and rhododendron plants, all field or landscape ready. Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will have plenty of fragrant Oriental lilies and dahlias as cut flowers. Ask Susan or Brent and they will make up a big beautiful bouquet while you wait.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 31

Wednesday August 4 from 3 - 6PM

Savoy Cabbage

Watauga County Farmers' Market will begin accepting food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week:Jason Brooks
You don't know what you are missing if you haven't tasted Jason's grass fed grass finished beef.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will be offering heirloom tomatoes such as Cherokee Purple, Red and Yellow Brandywine, Green Zebra, Mortgage Lifter, Valencia and German Johnson along with squash and okra. Fog Likely Farm will finally have plenty of those good stringless Roma beans. Purslane really IS worth trying… excellent on a taco salad. Sunshine Cove will bring microgreens, kale and local honey.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will continue bringing lovely bunches of lilies and specialty cut flowers for you to make your own bouquets or they will make up a big beautiful bouquet while you wait, just ask Susan or Brent. You will also find lots of huge cut oriental lilies and bulbs.

Lee Swift will be harvesting plenty of the classic French herb salad burnet which tastes like cucumbers and is beautiful to look at to boot, Magilia Rosa cherry tomatoes which have a marbled egg shape and a fantastic flavor for salads,snacks and pizzas, Chocolate Cherry tomatoes, a beautiful array of heirloom slicing tomatoes, all organically grown and stringless Blue Lake green beans. Lee has potted Spanish flag vines about to bloom and she will help you put together a beautiful bunch of flowers. Don't let arranging overwhelm you, that is why she is here.

Faith Mountain Farm's kitchen will be baking muffins made with fresh local blueberries and blackberries and mixing up our new high energy chewy balls. The garden is producing red and white potatoes, sweet carrots, and a variety of cut sunflowers. Sourwood honey is still flowing from the apiary, but the supply is limited. Rebecca has tomato pies and all kinds of fruit pies made with homemade pie crust and local fruit including blueberries, blackberries and apples.

Add a graceful flourish to your home, deck or garden with Tom Wooten's hand-forged wrought iron hanging planters and birdfeeders. Each one is individually created with hands-on attention to detail. He has a variety of both ornate and functional styles and sizes to choose from, as well as solid steel brackets, either wall or ceiling mount,to hang them from.

Megan Ward and Caleb Crowell with Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery now have Local Veggie Chips made from locally grown squash, zucchini, kale and beets seasoned and low-dried to preserve valuable nutrients. Also don't forget to stop by their booth for a healthy breakfast cup of Hold the Heat's Sprouted Granola, Wheat and gluten free, this no sugar added granola is better that you would believe in Cacao Goji and Orange Almond Spice. Also available at their all raw, vegan and organic booth are flax chips in chipotle and sweet potato, spicy sprouts in a variety of sizes, brownies, agave cookies, Bona Fide Bars and raw chocolate. We would also like to invite anyone who is interested in the raw, vegan or gluten-free lifestyle to join the Boone Raw Food Community for their free family oriented raw food potlucks on August 7 and 17. For more information please e-mail boonerawfoodcommunity@live.com or just stop by the Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery booth for details.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 24

Wednesday July 28 from 3 - 6PM

These are some fine looking carrots, don't you think?

Watauga County Farmers' Market will begin accepting food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Doug Hutchinson
Doug and Tammy Hutchinson not only enhance the market with tasty organic vegetables and bright flower arrangements, but they also sell colorful chicken eggs by the dozen.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.The Wednesday afternoon markets are from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

There will be an abundance of local produce at the next Watauga County Farmers' Market. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will offer heirloom tomatoes such as Valencia, red and yellow Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, and Dad’s Sunset. Sally and Joe will also have okra, lettuce and squash. Sunshine Cove Farm will have microgreens, lettuce, pattypan and summer squash and Chanterais melons.

Watauga River Farms will bring will have new pork chops, ham & shoulder roasts, hot & med. sausage, ground pork, spare ribs, backbones, fatback, new red potatoes, half runner beans, stringless beans, purple beans, spinach, lamb's quarters, purslane, red and/or white or yellow springs, fresh garlic, kohlrabi, chard, baby chard, collards, carrots, turnips, basil. Faith Mountain Farm will have a fresh supply of sourwood honey this week along with fresh cut sunflowers, carrots, radishes, onions, and wild blackberries.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery grow an assortment of herb plants ready to grow in your own garden including tasty and decorative garlic chives. You will also find Denver Daisy which is a beautiful dark centered Gloriosa type Rudbeckia said to be hardy in our climate and Clethra 'Vanilla Spice' which has fragrant white blooms much bigger than the standard Summer Sweet. This week's cutflowers will include fragrant Clethra Summer Sweet 'Ruby Spice' with pink flowers and 'Hummingbird' in white.

Pasta Wench will have some great new pasta flavors and also her Moet et Chandon Cremoso Sauce made with fresh organic basil from her farm.

Our village blacksmith Tom Wooten of Fiddler Forge offers elegant handforged iron creations for garden lovers. His artistically unique hanging planters are made using mixed metals of solid steel, copper and bronze forged in fire using traditional blacksmithing techniques. The distinctive style, strength and superior quality of Tom's designs add classic value to both traditional and modern home architecture from cabin to castle.

Ruth Vannoy has been busy making decorative photo frames made out of hand made paper, hand made paper bowls dyed with walnut shells, handmade paper cards decorated with pressed flowers, small fern gardens for the table, flower poundings and paper with flower poundings and decorated with ferns.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 17

Wednesday July 21 from 3 - 6PM

Perfect for patio tables.

Watauga County Farmers' Market will begin accepting food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Matthew Cooper
Matt is well known not only for his tireless work on projects such as Leola Street Garden, but also for the colorful and tasty vegetables he brings to the market.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.

The Wednesday afternoon markets are going strong from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

Saturday's produce selection continues to expand as well. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will harvest heirloom tomatoes such as Cherokee purple, red and yellow Brandywines, green zebras, and valencias, and also okra and lettuce. Sunshine Cove will have microgreens, lettuce, Swiss chard and patty pan and yellow squash. You will also find homegrown peaches, cucumbers, sweet corn, and of course Alan Souther's grass fed beef.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery has cutflowers really kicking in now including Annabelle hydrangeas, lilies, lavender, Alostroemeria also known as Peruvian lilies and summer saisies. This Saturday's potted plants will include tall and dwarf Shasta Daisies, lily bulbs and Raspberry Wine bee balm. Sandi Henry has many colors of day lilies for sale for $1.00 a fan. She is located in the center of the market, under the shelter, next to the storage shed.

This week at Nature's Wood Design, Laurie will have her Snoozarondack Pet Beds and her Swingarondack Single Human Swing. Check out all the goodies handmade by Laurie and nature's help. Fresh Art by Artist/ Expressive Arts Therapist Deborah Tallarico includes original acrylic paintings on reclaimed wood, printed cards on 100% recycled paper and original watercolor pins and necklaces.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 3

Wednesday July 7 from 3 - 6PM

Yes Sir these are homegrown tomatoes you betcha.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Jason Roehrig
Jason always puts out a very attractive display for Tumbling Shoals Farm. The bright colors only hint at the freshness and great flavor.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.

The Wednesday afternoon markets are going strong with plenty of local produce and food. Springhouse farm will be at the Wednesday and Saturday markets with a
variety of produce including summer squash, basil, and green beans. Pasta Wench will be there Wednesday with a special $1.00 off any box of frozen pasta. Saturday she'll have Sweet Potato Gorgonzola Walnut along with Four Sisters Cheese and all of the regular favorites. Don't miss the Gluten Free selections as well as the fresh dried pasta, a quick and easy meal that goes well with any fresh veggies from the market.

On Saturday Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will have colorful heirloom tomatoes such as Cherokee purple, yellow brandy wine and red brandy wine. You will also fine golden zucchini, 8-ball zucchini, patty pan squash, and okra. Roaring Fork Farm will have multicolored free-range eggs, "Candy" carrots and spring onions. Watauga River Farms have broccoli, new green beans, sugar snaps, yellow transparent apples and all kinds of pork.

Name that flower! Apparently it is easy to grow and is available at Pattye Kremer's booth.

Sunshine Cove will offer microgreens, yellow and green patty pan squash and red and golden beets. Goldenrod Farm will bring Pink Tip heirloom beans, spinach, bells of Ireland which is a lasting cutflower and great dried as well, sweet peas and purple and green basil.

Rebecca at Back Yard Bakery will have fresh fruit pies made with local fruit, pecan pies, lemon tarts and tomato pies. Megan Ward and Caleb Crowell of Hold the Heat Raw Food Makery will be selling dehydrated local veggie chips, raw chocolate and gluten free flax crackers. Fire From The Mountain will have the full array of hot sauces, Chipotle salsa and smoked Habanero BBQ sauce all made with hot peppers grown on our Watauga County farm in Zionville. They will likely have plenty of heirloom variety blueberries as well.

Yes you can buy livestock at WCFM! Think chickens and....bunnehs.

This is a great time to look over your home garden and fill any blank spots with waves of color. Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will provide dwarf Shasta daisy Snowcap, Raspberry Wine bee balm and Summer Sun Echinacea. My Favorite Plants will be offering Hydrangea such as Quick Fire, Little Lamb, All Summer Beauty, Queen of Pearls, and Oakleaf. They will also have butterfly bushes Adonis Blue and Low and Behold which is a new dwarf variety and Sixteen Candles Clethra.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!

Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 3

Wednesday July 7 from 3 - 6PM

This week featuring sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and blueberries, all locally grown. As an added treat there will be live music by the Produce Pickers. Mountain Alliance will also be on site serving pancake breakfasts.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: David Sengal
David has been an asset to the market for 5 years. He provides an attractive mix of veggies, cut flowers, and fine art every week.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.

Folks at the Watauga County Farmers' Market will be celebrating Red White and Blue Day this Saturday with music from the Produce Pickers. There will be late season vegetables including homegrown corn and tomatoes, and plenty of local and handmade goodies. Faith Mountain Farm will have sunflowers, spring honey, eggs, shiitake mushrooms and the usual assortment of baked goods. Sourwood honey is coming soon!

Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will have Cherokee Purple heirloom tomatoes and Brandywine heirloom tomatoes, golden zucchini, green zucchini, 8 Ball zucchini and patty pan squash, sweet sugar snap peas, broccoli and cheddar cauliflower. Creeksong Farm will have English and sugar snap peas plus grass feed beef. Springhouse Farm will have young red beets, early potatoes, variety of lettuce, spinach, sugar peas, Swiss chard, zucchini & yellow squash.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery will ne offering loads of summer flowers such as mixed color lily bouquets, patriot red white and blue arrangements, lilies, larkspur and lavender. The lavender is French perfume 'Grosso' which is great for drying. Potted plants include Hydrangea 'Incrediball', rosemary, 'Blue Paradise Phlox', daylilies, and dwarf shasta daisy 'Snowcap'.

Pasta Wench will have five flavors of her new dried pasta along with plenty of fresh ravioli. Sweet Potato Gorgonzola is a summer favorite, as is the Cracked Black Pepper Fettucini that was highlighted by last week's cooking demonstration. Don't forget to ask for Gluten Free Fettucini and fresh herb bundles for making sauce right from the farm. Rebecca Kaenzig will have cakes and cookies for July 4 picnics as well as country ham biscuits.

Ruth Vannoy will display her handmade paper bowls which were dyed with walnut dye. Ruth has also started making fern gardens that will go nicely on tables, inside or out.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at the Horn in the West in Boone, turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!