Watauga County Farmers' Market

Saturday Morning July 17

Wednesday July 21 from 3 - 6PM

Perfect for patio tables.

Watauga County Farmers' Market will begin accepting food donations on Saturdays for food insecure individuals and families. The Society of St. Andrews will be collecting and distributing the donations to local help organizations. Our farmers have been donating surplus produce for quite some time, and we would like to offer you the opportunity to help as well. You may also donate any extras you may have from your own garden. A cooler will be placed at the manager's stand for any donations.

During the month of August we will be photographing our customer's market baskets. Afterwards the photos will be shown on the website for voting. The 12 top rated baskets will go into a market calender.

Vendor of the week: Matthew Cooper
Matt is well known not only for his tireless work on projects such as Leola Street Garden, but also for the colorful and tasty vegetables he brings to the market.

We are having a very good selection of fresh produce on Wednesday, stop by for a mid - week fix.

The Wednesday afternoon markets are going strong from 3 to 6 with plenty of local produce and food. We hope to see you there.

Saturday's produce selection continues to expand as well. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will harvest heirloom tomatoes such as Cherokee purple, red and yellow Brandywines, green zebras, and valencias, and also okra and lettuce. Sunshine Cove will have microgreens, lettuce, Swiss chard and patty pan and yellow squash. You will also find homegrown peaches, cucumbers, sweet corn, and of course Alan Souther's grass fed beef.

Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery has cutflowers really kicking in now including Annabelle hydrangeas, lilies, lavender, Alostroemeria also known as Peruvian lilies and summer saisies. This Saturday's potted plants will include tall and dwarf Shasta Daisies, lily bulbs and Raspberry Wine bee balm. Sandi Henry has many colors of day lilies for sale for $1.00 a fan. She is located in the center of the market, under the shelter, next to the storage shed.

This week at Nature's Wood Design, Laurie will have her Snoozarondack Pet Beds and her Swingarondack Single Human Swing. Check out all the goodies handmade by Laurie and nature's help. Fresh Art by Artist/ Expressive Arts Therapist Deborah Tallarico includes original acrylic paintings on reclaimed wood, printed cards on 100% recycled paper and original watercolor pins and necklaces.

The Wednesday markets will be held on Wednesday afternoons for the 2010 season. The hours have been moved up to 3 - 6 PM every week through September. The market is having great success on EBT acceptance, you can call 1-828-355-4918 for more information on using EBT at the market.

Find us at 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 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!