News and Upcoming Events
April and May 2012
Local markets featuring produce:
- Friendly Market is open daily with a full scale farmer's market each Saturday, Bo Quinn sells his strawberries and farm produce as well as selections from the big market in Raleigh.
- Morehead City Saturday Market opens every second Saturday starting April 14th and Joe Merrell brings his own berries and other veggies from Raleigh too.
- Swansboro Market will open Wednesday mornings, April 25 and Saturday mornings, April 28 for the season.
- Curb Market will open every Saturday morning starting May 5th, Jarvis and Glenn will sell what they grow in Bettie, Stephen will bring his produce from Morehead City.
- Underground Farm from Smyrna will sell their produce, too.
Saturday April 21 at Friendly Market - Glenn
Howell and his FFA students will repeat the Great Tomato Contest, this
time it is open to adults! Both kids and adults this year can compete to
grow the biggest tomato they can from the free mystery transplant
available at the Friendly Market on the morning of April 21; 808-7294 for more information.
Upcoming Festivals that feature only
NC products
April 28 - NC Pickle Festival, Mt Olive
Sept 6-9 Collard Festival, Ayden
June 16 NC Blueberry Festival, Burgaw
May 19 NC Potato Festival, Elizabeth City
Oct 5-6 Pumpkin Festival, Spring Hope
Three CSAs are selling memberships like crazy, we knew this would be hot! want to join? Sign up quickly!
- Crystal Coast Organics, operated by J. R. Sweet in Stella, 241-5261,spf183@gmail.com
-
Two Bees Farm, worked by Tanya Scott in Newport, 342-3447, seahorsenc@gmail.com
,
www.twobeesfarm.blogspot.com/ - Underground Farm, operated by Catherine Elkins and Daniel Johnson, 515-4799, undergroundfarmnc@gmail.com, hosting a forum on CSAs Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 (see attached).
All are operating organically and have different plans and ideas.
Check them out for the 2012 season.
Here is a fun video from Crystal Coast Organics'
website.
- Friday, March 23 from 3:30-5:00 - 'Summer Vegetable Garden'
- Tuesday June 5, Thursday June 7 or Friday July 20 from 9-12 - 'Home Food Preservation/ Canning'