August 22, 2007

Published in Wake Forest, NC

            Chef Dean Sergent from Cedar Rock Farm has challenged Chef Thom Tomlinson of Signature Foods. They will be grilling a variety of foods, and the market’s patrons will be the judges, tasting all the different foods.

            The “secret” ingredient in their recipes will be locally grown garlic, offered by several of the market vendors and particularly by Flying Pig Farm.

            The grills and cookers will be fired up early and the samples will be ready about 10:30 a.m. Both chefs will share their recipes along with the samples.

            It is also time to sign up for the Chili Cook-Off on Sept. 20 that will benefit the Wake Forest Fire Department.

            Once you have judged the grilled food, you need to stop by the Sleepy Goat Dairy tent because this may be the last weekend they will be at the market. “They will be drying off their goats to prepare for breeding season and concentrating on making hard cheese to delight us next year,” Terri Wilkinson, one of the market organizers, said.

            The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon in the gazebo parking lot on South White Street in downtown Wake Forest. It will operate through October.

            This Saturday, look for these vendors who offer locally grown, often organic foods and a variety of other goods:

• Mapleville Fruit and Berry Farm: jellies, jams and stained-glass art.

• Cedar Rock Farms: shitakes, vegetables, eggs, chickens and pheasants.

• Blessed Be Soaps: aromatherapy soaps, candles, lotions and more.

• The Flour Garden: breads, pies, pastries from organic locally milled flours and grains.

• Whetstone Homegrown Farm: specialty plants and trees, vegetables and fruits

• Homestead Farms: fresh cut flowers.

• Greenhill Farm: spring vegetables, baked goods and farm crafts.

• Chef Thom: specialty sauces and The Perfect Butt.

• Flying Pig Farm: fresh cut flowers, several varieties of garlic, garlic butters and spreads.

• Betty’s Bloomers: heirloom vegetables, plants and flowers

• Triple B Farm: pasture-raised pork, beef, poultry and eggs.

• Redman Pottery: beautiful locally made pottery.

• Robin’s Nest: home, garden and lawn sculptures.

• Sleepy Goat Farm, artisan goat cheese (chèvre and hard cheeses).

• Rocky Ridge Farm: vegetables, berries, grapes and more.

• Wild Onion Farm: vegetables, eggs and more

• John Buettner: specialty plants, tropical plants, flowers and vegetables.

• Jeffrey’s Strawberry Patch.

• Blueberry Hill: fresh blueberries and vegetables

• Capritopia Farm: vegetables

• Lovejoy Pottery: beautiful handmade pottery.

• Melvin’s Gardens: herbs and plants

• McCallisters: gourd art, herbs, garden-related gifts and artwork.

• Meadowbright Farm: vegetables, eggs, flowers and more, catnip cat toys

• Powell Roper and Victoria Pender: heirloom tomatoes and many more vegetables.

• William Lord: honey.

• Dan Page and children: sweet corn and vegetables.

            To find out more, go to http://www.wakeforestmarket.org.