The fresh produce is plentiful and varied at Watauga County Farmers' Market. Charles Church will have plenty of Silver Queen and yellow sweet corn this week, along with broccoli, cabbage, white and red potatoes, white and yellow onions, patty pan, spaghetti, and eight ball squash. Matt Cooper will be at the market Saturday with rainbow chard, tomatillos, pesticide free Schizuki and Gala apples, Dyno Red kale, fingerling potatoes, Zinnias and basil. Richard McDonald will be sitting in for Brad Hinckley again this Saturday with plenty of garlic and Kennebec and Yukon Gold potatoes.

Kenneth Oliver has beans all covered with Blue lake and Half Runners available. Kenneth also will be harvesting Silver Queen and Silver King corn, yellow and red bell peppers and Passion Pink, Hillbilly and Delicious tomatoes. Richard Boylan will have leeks, Summer Varsity onions, lots of herbs, rhubarb, baby greens, garlic and mint. Bill Moretz should have plenty of apples to choose from throughout the season, this' weeks harvest will include several Macintosh type varieties. Bill will also bring Blue Damson plums, clover and sourwood honey, squash, cucumbers, red and green bells and various eggplants.

Susan Graham has returned for the second half of the season with hand woven scarves and hand knitted felted hats, mittens and pocket books. You can watch Susan demonstrate her spinning wheel techniques at the market any time the weather is favorable.

The folks at Watauga County Farmers' Market are pleased that Sheri Castle will return for a cooking demo on September 6. Sheri will prepare several recipes from produce that will be available at the market that day, and provide visitors with both samples and recipes.

Watauga County Farmers' Market will be open on Wednesday mornings through September 10 at the same location as on Saturday mornings, 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!