Cary Downtown Farmers Market

This may be the last week for Strawberries —and the first for snap beans.  There is also  fresh honey. All produce sold at the market is locally grown with in a 100 mile radius  — so as the season progresses produce will come and go – -and in the fall come again.

This week we will have pork and beef from a prize wining steer no less!  Queen Beads will not be atending but will be back Memorial Day weekend.

It is festival weekend again in Cary  Ritmo Latino — right down the street on Academy, so visit them both. Our entertainers on this date will be a selection of performers who will be appearing later in the day at the Ritmo Latino Festival to be held on Academy Street in downtown Cary. Performers will demonstrate the tremendous talent to be found in the Latino community. For more information on the Ritmo Latino Festival see the following www.diamanteinc.org

News from the vendors this week:

• Parker Farm and Vineyard will be at market this Saturday with bagged lettuce, buttercrunch lettuce, salad mix, kale, cauliflower, green onions, fresh herbs, eggs, goats milk soap, potatoes, beets, squash and possibly some carrots.
•  Boogie bean coffee roasters will not be able to attend the farmers market over the Memorial Day Weekend,(next weekend) so we are offering specials that will make it easier for everyone to get what they need for the next two weeks. 
  All of our 1 pound bags will be $11.00, or you can get two bags for $20.  We will be brewing a light roast, a dark roast, and a decaf coffee.  We will be selling iced coffee, iced americanos, iced lattes, and iced mochas.
• Tiffany(Parker Family Farms) will be at market this week with our pork AND her beef.  She loves raising and working with cattle and now offers the end product to you.  She’ll be glad to answer any questions you have about her beef.I know some of you are wondering about the chickens. We’ll they aren’t quite ready. We tried raising them soy free and they have really been growing slower. Hopefully next week we will have chicken.
• Melissa’s Mutt Munchies will have her old favorite – bacon, as well as the new favorite – chicken jerky.   She will also be whipping up something new.
   

Don’t forget that the market is open on Tuesdays as well 3-6 pm.  Although many of the crafters do not attend on Tuesday, most of the product vendors are there to fill your mid-week shopping needs.   Besides the list of  produce available this last Saturday, look for the first snap beans of the season!

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What can you find at the Farmer’s Market this week?   How’s this for a list of produce:

What can you do with all this?  check our recipe page for great ideas – http://caryfarmersmarket.com/brain-food/ The featured recipe this week is Lemon Pasta with Arugula.

Along with your produce you will also find coffee, pork products,bakery (including vegan and gluten free), dog treats,plants, candles,jewelry,hand turned bowls and bags from recyled materials. 

So, stay a while, shop, have a cup and listen to this week’s entertainment.   We welcome back Ladies of the Lake ; The ladies are Alison Arnold (wooden flute/whistle), Sarah Ehrlich (fiddle), Marilyn Hartman (keyboard/piano), Sarah Kieler (hammered dulcimer), and Eileen Regan (fiddle/bodhran/guitar/vocals). They are an all-girls band who delight in the fun and excitement of Celtic traditional music.  All of our musicians are volunteering their talents for free at the market,  so show your enthusiasm  (and a tip if you are so inclined)!

If you are going to the Train Station later for the big event, stop by the market first — we are just down the street.

News from the vendors this week:

• Salem Gardens will be at the market this week with a variety of annuals and perennials. Look for sunloving, draught tolerant euphorbia and blue daze. Many of the new perennials are starting to bloom and one of Michele’s favorite is the Arizona Apricot Gaillardia. If we’re lucky we’ll have some blooms on the Tickled Pink Dianthus for saturday. It’s always a challenge deciding what to bring to the market. Please let me know any special request by friday morning and I’ll bring if I have. For Mothers Day if you’d like a special container garden made let me know by Thursday and I’ll bring to market. I have a few very nice ceramic pots in stock for potting. Happy gardening! Michele
• Boogie Bean Coffee Roasters will be brewing: Costa Rica Tarrazu, Fair Trade Organic Sumatra, AND Fair Trade Organic Swiss Water DECAF Peru. Our $10.00 special is: Costa Rica Tarrazu. We will be serving hot coffee, iced coffee, iced americanos, iced lattes, & iced mochas.
• Melissa’s Mutt Munchies will have the canine favorite Bacon Bites and  something new, Chicken Jerky!
• Open Door Farms will be bringing Arugula,Mixed Green Salad,Kale ,Asian Braising Mix ,Pak Choy and Bok Choy,Fresh Herbs ,Radishes, and Spinach.
• Donna  has a special message – Many thanks to all of you who have brought your recyclable plastic bags and tablecloths to Donna Walker of Go Green tote bags at our market. Keep ‘em coming, please. BUT, someone forgot to remove an item, probably purchased in Canada for a small boy, from one of the bags brought to Donna this past Saturday. Please contact her at dmwalker@bellsouth.netor see her at the market to identify and reclaim your item.
   

Don’t forget Mother’s day when you go to the market this week.   Our talented craft vendors will have several choices in all price ranges.   Jewelry, potted plants, colorful bags from recycled material or lovely hand turned bowls — plenty of variety!

The market is just down the street from the Cary Herb fest at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center so come on down for double the fun.

As usual the market will have plenty of locally grown produce,  pork, and eggs this week. We also have a new vendor starting — The German Cookie Corner – look for their German specialties including Hilda Brotchen, Almond Crescents, and Mocha Drops.    Beat the heat with an iced latte while you shop!

Our entertainment this week will be Motley Tones – The Motley Tones (singing pirates) washed ashore at the Blackbeard Festival in Hampton, VA in 2010 after being part of the Musicians Royale for 4 years prior. They have emerged as one of the more popular local street shows, entertaining adults and children alike with their unique blend of classical and folk harmonies and off-kilter sense of humor. The group consists of Flintz Tone (aka Greg Tarsa, baritone), Belle Tone (aka Shelly Holczer, soprano), Copper Tone (aka Cindy Clark, alto), Reggae Tone (aka Kat Tarsa, alto) and Fire S. Tone (aka Yance Covington, bagpipes & percussion), along with occasional shanghaied guests. We sing madrigals for the King by day, pub songs for the hoi polloi at night, and love songs and sailor songs all day long. For more information about the Motley Tones, go to www.motleytones.com

News from Vendors this week:

• The heat has been turned on and the question is what can I plant that is draught tolerant? Salem Gardens will have portulaca and blue daze…lovely plants that don’t mind neglect. We’ll also have an assortment of unusual perennials that are tolerant of hot dry conditions…blue haze euphorbia and ascot rainbox euphorbia to name a few. Don’t forget Mother’s Day is May 13th. Not sure what to give…Salem Gardens offers gift certificates too.
• Do you have extra plastic shopping bags? Be sure to drop by the Mind Your Beeswax/Go Green Totes booth. Donna Walker keeps busy making the beeswax candles and the recycled plastic bag tote bags. She is always in need of your extra plastic bags to create the totes. Bring your bags to her at the market on Saturday mornings.
• Boogie Bean Coffee Roasters will have their usual special — buy a pound and get a cup of coffee free.
  This weeks’s coffee special roast is Mexican for 10 dollars a pound.  And to beat the heat they are  introducing Iced lattes and iced mochas for 3.75.
• Parker Farm and Vineyard will be at market this Saturday with  bagged lettuce, buttercrunch lettuce, romaine lettuce, salad mix, kale, radishes, broccoli raab, green onions, fresh herbs, goats milk soap, broccoli, collards, turnip greens, cabbage and beets.
• Sunny Hill Farms will have Japanese Maples, Onions and Gourd Bird Houses. 
• Parker Family Farms will have their great selection of pork products.

Why Buy Local? Foods are fresher, they taste better and they are safer to eat. Buying from local markets also helps the local economy and creates community. To see the full write up on 8 reasons to buy local foods visit this link.  http://localfoods.about.com/od/finduselocalfoods/tp/5-Reasons-to-Eat-Local-Foods.htm

The market will have plenty of locally grown produce,  and eggs this week. (Pork will be back next week. Chicken and beef will be coming soon!).
We also have a new vendor starting — The German Cookie Corner – look for their German specialties including Hilda Brotchen, Almond Crescents, and Mocha Drops.

News from Vendor this week:

• Do you have extra plastic shopping bags? Be sure to drop by the Mind Your Beeswax/Go Green Totes booth. Donna Walker keeps busy making the beeswax candles and the recycled plastic bag tote bags. She is always in need of your extra plastic bags to create the totes. Bring your bags to her at the market on Saturday mornings.
• Boogie Bean Coffee Roasters will have Fair Trade Organic Guatemala on sale for $10 a pound. They will be brewing Fair Trade Organic Peru, Fair Trade Organic Guatemala, and Fair Trade Organic Decaf Columbia. And as always, buy a pound and get a cup of coffee free.
• Parker Farm and Vineyard will be at market this Saturday with bagged lettuce, buttercrunch lettuce, salad mix, kale, radishes, broccoli raab, green onions, fresh herbs, eggs, goats milk soap, broccoli, collards and turnip greens.
• Open Door Farms will be bringing Asian braising mix (mix of arugula, chinese cabbage, japanese spinach greens and mustard greens),Southern braising mix (mix of collards, kale, mustard and spinach),Spinach,Loose leaf salad mix,Green/spring onions,Radishes,Fresh Herbs (Rosemary, Lemon Balm, Mint, Oregano and Garlic Chives),green Curly Kale, Green Mustard.

This Saturday there will be special events for the children. Lynne Fischer will be at the market providing awesome face painting and fun balloon animals for children of all ages. They can also make a fun bracelet at the Queen Beads tent.