September 5, 2007

Published in Wake Forest, NC

            You will be supporting local farms and farm families, you will be saving the country $$$ for oil and transportation because this produce travels 75 miles or less and you will love the taste.

            You can also find fresh-cut flowers, hand-made soaps, lotions and crafts, baked good and more.

            With fall coming on, several vendors are beginning to feature specialty squashes.

            The next special event will be the second Four-Alarm Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Sept. 29. The money raised will help the Wake Forest Fire Department purchase a fire safety trailer to teach children about the importance of fire safety.         

            The market organizers are challenging the people of Wake Forest, asking every neighborhood to sponsor a pot of chili to show support for the fire department. “That would be a resounding show of support for our brave and valuable fire fighters. It should be a lot of fun, too,” Wilkinson said.

            Also, buttons for the Triangle East Farm Tour sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, will be on sale Saturday. The tour, which features some farms around Wake Forest, will be the weekend of Sept. 22 and 23.

            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.

·         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.

·         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.