Take a peek at the best of fall – coming your way this weekend!

It’s all in this week’s newsletter

Find yourself preparing for your Saturday morning shopping trip to the farmers market and wondering what you should put on your list? Find inspiration for your weekly meals, Turkey Day specials, and handcrafted gifts in this week’s newsletter and on our social media pages! Find this week’s newsletter HERE

 

Sneak Peek! Here are a few of this week’s delicious highlights from our vendors:

 

 

 

Chapel Hill Creamery:  A lot of people don’t know we are a dairy that also sells meat. The meat is one side of the business that helps keep us sustainable financially, and the meat is delicious. Beef from Jersey cows is tender and known for flavor. See what we have listed on our whiteboard when you come to the market.

 

 

New from Speckled Bird Farm:  Crocheted Dishcloths, 100%  cotton and lovingly handmade by Evelyn! Find these along with her beautiful gourd birdhouses this week at market.

 

 

Lil’ Farm: The Lil’ Farm booth was really popping last week, with colorful root veggies like watermelon radishes, hakurei turnips, purple daikon radishes, and beets, as well as kale, bell peppers, mustard greens, ginger, bok choy, collards, lettuces, and more.

 

 

Chocolatay Confections: Last week, chocolatier Danielle and crew offered up tasty “Cocoa Nuts” – candied pecans tossed in cocoa powder. Believe us, this is staff tested and approved delicious!

 

 

 

 

This Week at the DFM!

Who’s Coming to Market this Week?

 

 

 

Don’t Miss It!

DFM Holiday Market

Who’s ready for our favorite Tuesday of the year?

There’s nothing quite like a mid-week market to get you in the holiday spirit!

We’ll be open on Tuesday, November 21st, from 2pm-5pm so that you can do all of your Turkey Day shopping and avoid the grocery store lines. Be sure to look out for some fun recipes, vendor pre-order options, and Holiday Market happenings to come.

 

 

 

Market Music By

Stephan Hermann

Poetry By

William Davis

 

 

 

 

Recipe of the Week

Fall Produce of the Month & Recipe for Cozy Chicken and Mushroom Soup

 

This fall, we are featuring recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Shayla McTaw, Kayla Murphy, and Katie Totten for their contributions.

   

 

 

 

Save the Dates

This Season at the Durham Farmers’ Market

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturdays, December 23rd & December 30th  from 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3QwKT0q

 

When: Saturday, November 11th, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

You + Crisp Sunshine + Cozy Sweaters + Hot Coffee + the DFM = HAPPINESS

Let us set the scene for a great Saturday Market…

Here we go, close your eyes, and imagine it’s bright and early on Saturday morning. (The Durham Farmers’ Market vendors have been up and at ’em while the moon and stars were still out, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying a couple extra minutes of sleep! You wake to find a BEAUTIFUL, bright and chilly fall morning outside). You look outside and notice the silver halos of frost around the leaves and blades of grass. And then it hits you – you NEED to go experience this gorgeous morning! Like really experience it. Like getting out of the house and into the sunshine, bundled up nice and warm and enjoying the tingle of chill on your nose. After all, who doesn’t like to feel like a kid again, blowing puffs of frosty breath into sunshine? And just like that, you’ve got the #getoutside bug!  With your warm jacket and scarf, thick socks, reusable grocery bag, and appetite ready, you head to the farmers market! And what awaits you but locally made baked goods, hot coffee, freshly picked flowers, and a variety of the freshest produce and goods. You see other happy folks, out enjoying Durham Central Park, chatting with farmers, and picking out their weekly groceries. Farm fresh eggs, bacon and potatoes, crisp lettuces, root veggies of every color, spicy kimchi, vegan and gluten free meals, flavorful kombucha, handmade soaps and lotions, and much much more. It’s a downtown Durham wonderland of good eats, and all in the glorious sunshine of a perfect fall day. And guess what? This is no dream – MEET US AT THE MARKET tomorrow from 8am-12pm! Goodness abounds, all year around!

 

 

Fall Fest 2023 Recap

Thanks for a wonderful event!

We had a blast last weekend at the Fall Fest! Thanks to all who dressed for market, voted for favorite vendor costume, bought raffle tickets to support the Kids Sprouts Club, tasted amazing Miso Roasted Soup from Short Winter Soups, or got your picture at the fall photo booth!

AND congratulations to Ever Laughter Farm for becoming the new reigning champs of the Vendor Costume Contest! Their Frog and Toad costumes and matching booth theme were a delight and a crowd pleaser!

 

 

 

Capture the Moment

Photos of Fall Fest 2023

     

 

 

What’s in Season

November

Here’s a peek at what’s in season this month at the Durham Farmers’ Market, to help you plan all your cozy fall meals & family get togethers! What are our farmers up to? Some special favorites returning to market:

 

 

 

This Week at the DFM!

Who’s Coming to Market this Week?

 

 

 

Market Music By

Old North State Jam

Poetry By

William Davis

 

 

 

 

Pumpkin Drop Off

Compost your gourds and jack-o-lanterns with The ReCo!

Did you know the USDA reported that approximately 1 BILLION pounds of pumpkins are thrown away each year after Halloween? (that’s over 80%!) And most of those pumpkins end up in landfills where they produce methane, a greenhouse gas. You may think that food products would simply decompose and turn into compost in the landfill, but they don’t! Landfills lack necessary nutrients to break down these veggies in a way that is helpful to the environment and turns them into live giving, nutritious soil.

What a fright! Well have no fear, you can bring your unpainted pumpkins and gourds to the market TOMORROW from 8am-12pm and compost them with The ReCollective! Just sign up for their newsletter and drop them off in their compostables collection bin!

Learn more about our partnership with The ReCo in the weeks to come, and find out more about what The ReCo is getting up to at: https://therecollective.co/

 

 

Save the Dates

Upcoming Events at the Durham Farmers’ Market

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturdays, December 23rd & December 30th  from 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3sbrJ8e

 

When: Saturday, November 4th, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

It’s Spooky Season! Join the excitement with an extra special fall market!

 

Take a peek at Fall Fest 2023 and see what your favorite vendors have up their tricky sleeves this weekend at the DFM!

 

 

 

This Week at the DFM

2023 Fall Fest!

 

Pumpkin Carving Contest (winner receives a DFM x Fellow travel mug!), Fall inspired Photo Booth, Vendor Costume Contest (all sales from raffle tickets go toward funding kids programs!), Miso Pumpkin Soup tastings courtesy of Short Winter Soups, Make-You-Own Halloween Luminaries, and a special performance by Old North State Jam … you don’t want to miss it!

COSTUMES WELCOME!

 

 

 

Market Site Map

Vendors joining us this week:

 

Delightful wool felt pumpkins, hand-woven baskets perfect for a classy and eco-friendly trick-or-trick, a wickedly delicious spread of fall squash and produce, and of course, all the PUMPKIN and Halloween themed eats! See your favorite farmer friends all decked out in their Halloween costumes & buy raffle tickets to vote for them and help them win Best Costume! It’s going to be a super fun day – see you there!

 

What will they come up with this year?!

  

 

 

 

Market Music By

Old North State Jam

 

 

 

 

Save the Dates

Upcoming Events at the Durham Farmers’ Market

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturdays, December 23rd & December 30th  from 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3ShBM6i

 

When: Saturday, October 28th, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Sun is on the way, and it’s going to be a beautiful day for the farmers market!

Join us for all the fall vibes & good eats!

 

We’ve got a fun couple weeks ahead of us at the Durham Farmers’ Market! Scroll down to see what community events we have coming up this week, including a Community Circle Sing this Saturday, and our Durham Big Sweep party and Halloween celebration next week. We wrapped up our last Wednesday Midweek Market this week, and we are filled with gratitude for everyone who filled the season with joy, connection, & really good food of course!

Our farmers & creators are really getting into the fall spirit these days, with cozy meals and wholesome ingredients, fall decor and gifts, & lots of pumpkins, squash, and other quintessential fall veggies. Not to mention the gorgeous array of fall floral blooms that you can find at booths like Bluebird Meadows, Wild Scallions, Hurtgen Meadows, & Ever Laughter Farm, as well as live plant at Bonlee Grown Farm, Flat River Farm, and Flowering Earth Natives. The trees are starting to light up with color, and the Saturday morning market space is aflame with the colors of the season. We can’t wait to see you there!

 

 

Market Site Map

Vendors joining us this week:

 

 

 

 

 

Raise Our Voices Together

Community Circle Sing

Join us TOMORROW, October 21st from 10:00-11:00am for a Community Circle Sing on the lawn at Durham Central Park!

Let’s Resonate the Sound of Togetherness

Humans have gathered in song for thousands of years: to celebrate, to memorialize, to grieve and to connect. Everyone was a part of the musical landscape, in our ancestry. Everyone contributed and was a valuable addition, regardless of what we now call “talent” or “pleasingness” of sound. There is no exclusivity to singing and using your voice in community here. This is a free, open-hearted, improvisational, supportive, safe opportunity to come together, raise our voices, dissolve barriers and have a unique experience. Facilitated by Karen Novy, Durham Vocal Guide and Teaching Artist

Free & open to the public,

All voices welcome

No experience required

 

 

 

Market Music By

Stephan Hermann

Poetry by

William Davis

 

 

 

 

Recipe of the Week

Spotlight on Fall Superfoods & Recipe for Classic Apple Crisp

This season, we will be featuring recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

 

 

 

Save the Dates

Upcoming Events at the Durham Farmers’ Market

 

Durham Big Sweep

Wednesday, October 25th 3:00-5:00pm – Meet at the Durham Central Park Pavilion

Come on out to enjoy one last Wednesday afternoon with us in the park by joining our volunteer cleanup crew! To show our appreciation for the space where we gather week after week, the DFM is hosting a group of volunteers to pick up litter all around Durham Central Park.

Big Sweep is coordinated by Keep Durham Beautiful, the City of Durham Stormwater Services Division, and County Soil and Water Conservation District, with help from other City and County departments. It is the biggest litter removal event of the year, with over 210,000 pounds of litter removed since 2005.

 

Great Pumpkin Halloween at DFM

Saturday, October 28th 8:00am-12:00pm

 Grab your costumes & join us for Halloween weekend at the market! Here’s a look at the special Saturday market activities:

Vote for your favorite vendor costume!

Enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest – Bring a pumpkin you’ve carved at home to the market booth and enter to win a prize!

Sample Handcrafted Pumpkin Soup courtesy of Short Winter Soups!

Caption the memories – Take your picture at the fall photo booth

 

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturdays, December 23rd & December 30th  from 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3tHePzf

 

When: Saturday, October 21st, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Join us for our last Wednesday Market of the season!

Don’t miss out! It’s going to be a gorgeous fall afternoon in the park. Shop local today from 3-6!

We have had a most wonderful season of midweek markets this year! A great turnout of local farmers and creators, the return of Sprouts Club, WIC and Senior Days, Duke field trip day to the market…we’ve had a lot of fun with you all this season. Thank you to everyone who came out to shop and join in on the fun. We’re already planning for next Wednesday Market season, which will run from mid-April to mid-October 2024, but we’re not done yet! Come on out TODAY to pick up some groceries, coffee, and pastries, and enjoy this sunny day at Durham Central Park!

 

 

Going to miss your weekly Wednesday afternoons in the park?

Join Us October 25th!

Join us NEXT WEEK, October 25th, as we give back to beautiful Durham Central Park! We’re participating in Durham Big Sweep, facilitated through Keep Durham Beautiful and will be cleaning up trash around the park.

No need to sign up ahead of time or bring any supplies, we’ll bring everything you need. Just meet us at the Pavilion at 2:00pm next Wednesday! Kids and families welcome!

 

 

 

This Week’s Vendors

Check out this week’s lineup!

Click the links below to learn more about these local farms & businesses, and get a sneak peak at the products they have on offer!

321 Coffee

Bull City Farm

Celebrity Dairy

Harland’s Creek Farm

Huanong Eco-Organic Farm

Hurtgen Meadows Farm

Lyon Farms

Ninth Street Bakery

Soul Cocina

Tulip Poplar Honey

 

 

Joining Us Today

Museum of Life and Science

The Kids Sprouts Club may be ended, but the Museum of Life + Science is back with us for one last week of fun activities! Stop by to see what they’re up to this week:

Waste Sorting: How can we produce less waste? How can we properly sort it? Working towards these goals together will help make the earth a more sustainable place to live for wildlife and humans!

 

Poetry Corner

William Davis

William Davis is back for our last afternoon market of the season with personalized, live written poems that are perfect for you or as a gift for a loved one, as well as his typewriter table for all to come and explore the world of typewritten poems!

 

 

Fall Produce Spotlight & Weekly Recipe

Classic Apple Crisp

Starting this week, our weekly newsletters will feature recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

 

 

Upcoming Event

Raise Our Voices Together

Join us this Saturday, October 21st from 10:00-11:00am for a Community Circle Sing on the lawn at Durham Central Park!

Let’s Resonate the Sound of Togetherness

Humans have gathered in song for thousands of years: to celebrate, to memorialize, to grieve and to connect. Everyone was a part of the musical landscape, in our ancestry. Everyone contributed and was a valuable addition, regardless of what we now call “talent” or “pleasingness” of sound. There is no exclusivity to singing and using your voice in community here. This is a free, open-hearted, improvisational, supportive, safe opportunity to come together, raise our voices, dissolve barriers and have a unique experience. Facilitated by Karen Novy, Durham Vocal Guide and Teaching Artist

Free & open to the public,

All voices welcome

No experience required

 

 

Want to find out what else is coming to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter!  https://conta.cc/45QFC9H

 

When: Wednesday, October 18th, 3pm – 6pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

High quality, locally raised and crafted groceries & goods from the farmers & creators you love…

Shop Durham Farmers’ Market Saturday from 8am-12pm!

 

Roberson Creek Farm is back this week & will have a selection of fall produce and gifts like arugula, fall corn decorations, turnip salad, okra, and of course their famous heirloom pie pumpkins!

The Spicy Hermit is also back with a delicious menu: Napa cabbage, green cabbage, green garlic, radish, collard greens (limited stock), turnip, sweet onion, kohlrabi carrot, and butternut squash.

Botanist & Barrel is highlighting a new batch of Forbidden Root, releasing this weekend. Whole Blackberry, baby ginger and turmeric spice up this perfect fall cider that’s both earthy and bright. It’s a must try.

Lil’ Farm (pictured above) has a gorgeous and plentiful table of fall and late summer produce, including basil, peppers, eggplant, radishes, turnips, cilantro bok choy, ginger, kale, and more. Stop by for their beautiful tables & pick up something super fresh this weekend!

MoonDance Soups and Sundries is getting us excited for spooky season with Ghoulish Goodies Bath Bombs that are perfect for bath time fun! Fun, fizzy color embeds are contained inside, so watch for the colorful explosion once they hit the water. 

Chapel Hill Creamery is throwing the spotlight on their pastured raised meats this week! Perfectly paired with the cozy fall weather, their seasonal selections include beef roasts and steaks, ham hocks and ground pork, as well as four varieties of sausage. Their Polish Sausage is a perfect companion for winter squash, greens, or sauerkraut, and the Smoked Andouille is great in a gumbo!

 

 

Market Site Map

Vendors joining us this week:

 

 

 

Market Music By

Carolina Cutups

Poetry by

William Davis

 

 

 

Recipe of the Week

Spotlight on Fall Superfoods & Recipe for Fall Harvest Salad

Starting this week, our weekly newsletters will feature recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

 

 

 

Raise Our Voices Together

Community Circle Sing

Join us next week, October 21st from 10:00-11:00am for a Community Circle Sing on the lawn at Durham Central Park!

Let’s Resonate the Sound of Togetherness

Humans have gathered in song for thousands of years: to celebrate, to memorialize, to grieve and to connect. Everyone was a part of the musical landscape, in our ancestry. Everyone contributed and was a valuable addition, regardless of what we now call “talent” or “pleasingness” of sound. There is no exclusivity to singing and using your voice in community here. This is a free, open-hearted, improvisational, supportive, safe opportunity to come together, raise our voices, dissolve barriers and have a unique experience. Facilitated by Karen Novy, Durham Vocal Guide and Teaching Artist

Free & open to the public,

All voices welcome

No experience required

 

 

 

What’s in Season

October

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

This Season at Durham Farmers’ Market

 

 

Last Wednesday Afternoon Market:

Wednesday, October 18th 3:00-6:00pm

We have two weeks left in our Wednesday Market season – come on out and enjoy the afternoon sun, kids activities, and shorter lines before our winter break when we reopen Wednesday Markets in April 2024!

 

Durham Big Sweep

Wednesday, October 25th 3:00-5:00pm – Meet at the Durham Central Park Pavilion

Come on out to enjoy one last Wednesday afternoon with us in the park by joining our volunteer cleanup crew! To show our appreciation for the space where we gather week after week, the DFM is hosting a group of volunteers to pick up litter all around Durham Central Park.

Big Sweep is coordinated by Keep Durham Beautiful, the City of Durham Stormwater Services Division, and County Soil and Water Conservation District, with help from other City and County departments. It is the biggest litter removal event of the year, with over 210,000 pounds of litter removed since 2005.

Great Pumpkin Halloween at DFM

Saturday, October 28th 8:00am-12:00pm

 Grab your costumes & join us for Halloween weekend at the market!

Vote for your favorite vendor costume theme, buy your carving pumpkin at our market pumpkin patch, enjoy fall recipe samples, enter to win a market basket raffle, & take your picture at our photo booth. Superheroes, ghosts, princesses, & punny characters welcome!

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturdays, December 23rd & December 30th  from 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3rDmXQn

 

When: Saturday, October 14th, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

2 More Weeks of Wednesday Market!

Come enjoy a couple more beautiful afternoons in the park with us!

The weather is perfect today, and we’ve got some extra celebrations as we prepare to wrap up Wednesday Afternoon Markets on October 18th. This week, we’re celebrating our Sprouts Club kids with an end of season party! Full details below.

This week’s vendor line up is a fun one! We’ll have Soul Cocina and Bouquet Garni Foods here to provide delicious entrees to go, freshly harvested fall produce and flowers from five of your favorite farmers, pastured meat and eggs from Bull City Farm, cheese, yogurt, and gelato from Celebrity Dairy, raw local honey from woman-owned business, Tulip Poplar Honey, coffee, tea, and whole beans from 321 Coffee, and baked breads, pastries and more from bakeries Loaf, Ninth Street, and Strong Arm!

 

 

This Week’s Vendors

Check out this week’s lineup!

Click the links below to learn more about these local farms & businesses, and get a sneak peak at the products they have on offer!

321 Coffee

Bouquet Garni Foods

Bull City Farm

Celebrity Dairy

Harland’s Creek Farm

Huanong Eco-Organic Farm

Hurtgen Meadows Farm

Loaf

Lyon Farms

Ninth Street Bakery

Soul Cocina

Strong Arm Baking

Tulip Poplar Honey

Wild Scallions Farm

 

 

 

Sprouts Club

End of Season Celebration

This week, we’re celebrating all of our wonderful sprouts club kids and the fun that we’ve had this season at the Wednesday Afternoon Market. We’ll have party favors, a special appearance by DJ Piddipat, activities by the Museum of Life + Science, story time and snack with Stephanie, and (of course) our last week of Sprouts Bucks to enjoy a tasty treat from market!

 

 

Fall Produce Spotlight & Weekly Recipe

Fall Harvest Salad

Starting this week, our weekly newsletters will feature recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

 

 

 

Poetry Corner

William Davis

Special Sprouts Club Market Music

DJ Piddipat

 

 

Want to find out what else is coming to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter!  https://conta.cc/45q5KYD

 

When: Wednesday, October 11th, 3pm – 6pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

It’s autumn in Durham! Embrace the season with us tomorrow 8am-Noon at Durham Central Park!

Will it drizzle? Will it be a perfect sunny & crisp fall morning? Trick question, every day is a perfect day for the farmers market! One of the things we love about being able to host the DFM outdoor at beautiful Durham Central Park is the way that is connects us to nature, setting the rhythm of each season in our daily lives as it does. Research shows that spending even 15 minutes outside where we can see trees, put our feet in the grass, or feel the sprinkles of rain on our faces can have a big impact on our health and well being. And spending that time in shared spaces with our friends, family, or neighbors can help us connect to our community and create a sense of belonging. We are grateful that we get to enjoy nature and spend time with you every Saturday morning. Thanks for coming out to support your local farmers & creators, rain or shine! See you tomorrow, Durham!

 

Market Site Map

Vendors joining us this week:

 

 

Market Music By

Old North State Jam

Poetry by

William Davis

 

 

Recipe of the Week

Spotlight on Fall Superfoods & Recipe for Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash

Starting this week, our weekly newsletters will feature recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College! Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

   

 

What’s in Season

October

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

This Season at Durham Farmers’ Market

 

Sprouts Club Celebration:

Wednesday, October 11th 3:00-6:00pm

We want to celebrate all of our wonderful sprouts club kids and the fun that we’ve had this season at the Wednesday Afternoon Market. We’ll have party favors, a special appearance by DJ Piddipat, activities by the Museum of Life + Science, food samples, and (of course) our last week of Sprouts Bucks to enjoy a tasty treat from market!

 

Last Wednesday Afternoon Market:

Wednesday, October 18th 3:00-6:00pm

We have two weeks left in our Wednesday Market season – come on out and enjoy the afternoon sun, kids activities, and shorter lines before our winter break when we reopen Wednesday Markets in April 2024!

 

Durham Big Sweep

Wednesday, October 25th 3:00-5:00pm – Meet at the Durham Central Park Pavilion

Come on out to enjoy one last Wednesday afternoon with us in the park by joining our volunteer cleanup crew! To show our appreciation for the space where we gather week after week, the DFM is hosting a group of volunteers to pick up litter all around Durham Central Park.

Big Sweep is coordinated by Keep Durham Beautiful, the City of Durham Stormwater Services Division, and County Soil and Water Conservation District, with help from other City and County departments. It is the biggest litter removal event of the year, with over 210,000 pounds of litter removed since 2005.

Great Pumpkin Halloween at DFM

Saturday, October 28th 8:00am-12:00pm

 Grab your costumes & join us for Halloween weekend at the market!

Vote for your favorite vendor costume theme, buy your carving pumpkin at our market pumpkin patch, enjoy fall recipe samples, enter to win a market basket raffle, & take your picture at our photo booth. Superheroes, ghosts, princesses, & punny characters welcome!

 

November Holiday Market

Tuesday, November 21st 2:00-5:00pm

Shop with us during our special Tuesday holiday market & stock up on all the family meal ingredients & gifts you need to be get-together ready!

*DFM will be closed on Saturday, November 25th

 

Winter Season Hours Begin

Saturday, December 2nd 10:00am-12:00pm

The Durham Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturday mornings. December-March, our Winter Market hours are 10:00am-12:00pm.

 

Saturday Morning Market is OPEN!

Saturday, December 23rd 10:00am-12:00pm

Saturday, December 30th 10:00am-12:00pm

Pop in to pick up your last minute holiday meal ingredients & gifts – all in one place! Our vendors will be ready for you with all the winter produce, holiday meats, side dishes, baked goods, and gifts you love.  The Durham Farmers’ Market will be open for regular winter market hours on 12/23 and 12/30! *No midweek holiday market this month.

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3rDmXQn

 

When: Saturday, October 7th, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

October is here! Celebrate the season of cozy meals, pumpkin carving, and halloween costumes with the DFM!

 

The market is full of colorful pumpkins, tender fall squash for roasting, luscious greens, and fall flowers. But don’t worry, if you’re still sad about saying goodbye to summer, there is still plenty of watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers, and lots of other late season summer produce for you.

This week we’ve got a great Wednesday Market line up! Bouquet Garni Foods and Soul Cocina will be here with their flavorful entrees, snacks, and juices; Celebrity Dairy will have their gelato as well as goat cheese chevre and other goat-milk products; Harland’s Creek, Huanong Ecorganics, Hurtgen Meadows, Lyon Farms, and Wild Scallions are flush with produce and flowers; Bull City Farm will be here with a wide variety of pastured chicken, pork, and beef (as well as fresh eggs by the dozen); Tulip Poplar Honey is back with raw honey and beeswax products; and of course we’ll have lots of coffee from 321 Coffee and pastries from Loaf, Ninth Street, and Strong Arm!

 

 

This Week’s Vendors

Click the links below to learn more about these local farms & businesses, and get a sneak peak at the products they have on offer!

321 Coffee

Bouquet Garni Foods

Bull City Farm

Celebrity Dairy

Harland’s Creek Farm

Huanong Eco-Organic Farm

Hurtgen Meadows Farm

Loaf

Lyon Farms

Ninth Street Bakery

Soul Cocina

Strong Arm Baking

Tulip Poplar Honey

Wild Scallions Farm

 

 

What’s in Season – October

It’s officially the month for fall festivals, pumpkin carvings, and cozy meals. Plan your spooky season menus with a glimpse at what’s in season in our region this October!

 

 

 

Sprouts Club

Join the The Museum of Life + Science at the Sprouts Club table from 3-5pm today for this week’s theme: Science of Spice/ What’s in my Salsa: Delve into the fascinating world of spicy peppers and discover the science behind their heat. 

 

 

 

Poetry Corner

Poet William Davis is back at market this week! Give a gift of a personal poem to your loved ones or dear friends. Find out more here: endlesswill.com

 

 

 

Spotlight on Fall Superfoods Kale, Sweet Potatoes, and Apples

Starting this week, our weekly newsletters will feature recipes and health + nutrition highlights in partnership with Dietetic Interns at Meredith College!

Our thanks to Dietetic Interns Katie Totten, Kayla Murphy, and Shayla McTaw for their contributions. We can’t wait to find out what they have in store for us.

 

 

 

Next Week: Sprouts Club Celebration

Join us next week, Wednesday October 11th for our Sprouts Club end of year Celebration!

We want to celebrate all of our wonderful sprouts club kids and the fun that we’ve had this season at the Wednesday Afternoon Market. We’ll have party favors, a special appearance by DJ Piddipat, activities by the Museum of Life + Science, food samples, and (of course) our last week of Sprouts Bucks to enjoy a tasty treat from market!

 

 

 

Want to find out what else is coming to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter!  https://conta.cc/46AApU8

 

When: Wednesday, October 4th, 3pm – 6pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

F A L L  in love with local farms & products

this weekend at the market!

 

Autumn Equinox is here! Grab a jacket and stretch your legs with a walk around market & all the goodies to go along with it. While the forecast calls for rain thanks to Ophelia, that won’t keep us away! Rain or shine, find us at the pavilion at Durham Central Park form 8am-12pm tomorrow. And with shorter lines to all your favorite vendors, it may just be the smartest way to shop!

Make it to the market bright & early and still have time to celebrate with the Durham Pride Parade afterward, with some perfect snacks, drinks, and meals for your get togethers. To all marking Pride this week, we honor and celebrate you. Thank you for being here, and being you. We’ll see you there!

 

 

News this Week:

Diaper Bank of NC Donation HotSpot at the DFM

We’re excited to announce that the Saturday Market Food Donation Station is officially a Diaper Bank of NC donation hotspot!

Thanks to the efforts of Chris Abrons and the team of volunteers at the food donation table, community members can now drop off donations of baby diapers, period products, and adult incontinence products at the donations table next to the market info booth under the pavilion at Durham Central Park, to be given to Diaper Bank of NC and distributed to access points in the Durham area. (Products will not be distributed at the market, but the donation team will be happy to provide a list of distribution sites in our area)

Donation Drop Hours: Saturdays 8am-12pm

Learn more about the Diaper Bank of North Carolina, and find a list of volunteer opportunities, donation hotspots, and product access points in your area at: Diaper Bank of North Carolina

 

 

Just a Reminder:

No Pets in the Market

Making a trip to the market? Please plan to leave furry friends at home, or with a friend outside of the market area. For the safety of both customers and pets, Durham Farmers’ Market does not allow dogs or other pets in the market area during market hours, with the exception of official service animals. Leashed animals are welcome throughout other areas of Durham Central Park.

Unexpectedly find yourself popping into market with your dog? Most Wednesday and Saturday markets, our #1 volunteer and dog lover, Mike, will be stationed at the entrance to market on Foster Street and is happy to hold your dog, and offer water and lots of pets while you shop.

 

Recipes of the Week:

Spotlight on Butternut Squash

This week, we have double the fun in the recipe department, with two recipes highlighting butternut squash, in season now at the market: Butternut Squash Muffins & Roasted Beet and Butternut Squash Salad (YUM!)

For the butternut squash muffins, we modified a recipe from Cookie + Kate (find the recipe here) and let’s just say the butternut squash is a winner! These muffins really are super yummy, healthy, and perfect for a rainy weekend. We posted a step-by-step video on our Instagram, which you can find here!

 

This recipe for Roasted Beet & Butternut Squash Salad, featuring creamy goat cheese and fresh arugula is a perfect tip of the hat to the coming fall, while keeping it light, easy, and cool for the warmer days as the summer season temperatures slow down. This recipe is courtesy of Pass Me Some Tasty, and you can find it on their website along with cooking at storage tips here

 

 

Market Music By

river james + lexi sunrise

Poetry by

The Poetry Fox

 

 

 

Want to find out what else your local farmers are bringing to the market this week? Check out this week’s Newsletter! https://conta.cc/3EPdRDm

 

When: Saturday, September 23rd, 8am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street