Spring is here!

Wow, it’s been a wild March so far, but spring is finally here. And the forecast calls for a gorgeously sunny and warm day for market on Saturday to celebrate the occasion!

As always, we’ll have an abundance of fresh produce, meats, handcrafted goods, preserves, plants, pickles, flowers, baked goods, soups and prepared entrees, and lots more. And here are a few special highlights this week:

* South Wind Produce returns to market this week! Find them on the pavilion next to Speckled Bird and Celebrity Dairy to welcome them back and pick up some beautiful produce.

* Sarah’s House of Clay ‘Pottery Seconds’ Sale! Sarah will be bringing her ‘pottery seconds’ to market for a special pay-what-you-will (minimum $6/pound) day this week. Don’t miss out on these lovely and unique pieces!

* A few of our pastured meat vendors, including Fickle Creek Farm and Stoney Mountain Farm, are bringing some great Easter specials to market to help make a scrumptious Easter meal.

 

This Week

* Catch the Market Music debut of Hound Chase!

* The Poetry Fox is back with his delightful poems this week

 

Next Week

* Next week, April 1st, the market returns to main season hours, 8:00am-12:00pm!

* Enjoy Market Music by the one and only Old North State Jam!

* Poet William Davis will be visiting market with his typewriter and inspired live written poetry!

 

Dates to Remember

* Wednesday Afternoon Market returns Wednesday, April 19th! Hours: 3:00pm-6:00pm

 

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/3LLbsOq

 

When: Saturday, March 25, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

We’re rocking our green this week – all the green thumbs, the freshest locally grown leafy greens and bountiful produce you ever did see, and the spirit of ‘going green’ with our NewSoil Compostables Program and ReCollective community partner booth! Speaking of going green, guest vendor Red Drum Roasters just created a reusable container subscription program!

Saturday’s weather forecast calls for a sunny day and high of 60 degrees. We’re crossing our fingers for a quickly warming morning, and if not, we’ve got all the dancing tunes, hot chocolate and coffee, soup samples, hot pastel de yuca, and sweatshirts to warm you body and soul.

Be sure to check out our newsletter link at the bottom of the page to see the list of vendors attending market, and to see what specials and tasty recipes ideas they have in store for you this week at market.

You’re beautiful, Durham. We’ll catch you tomorrow from 10a-12p!

 

This Week

* They’re back! Enjoy Market Music by the Patrick McGrew Trio (warmer weather permitting)

* The ReCollective returns to the community partner booth. Catch them to learn more about upping your recycle game!

* Visit the folks at NewSoil Vermiculture to sign up for our community Compostables Program and make your compost drop!

 

Next Week

* New market music! Enjoy live music by Hound Chase!

* The Poetry Fox Returns!

 

Dates to Remember

* Main Season Starts Saturday, April 1st! Hours: 8:00am-12:00pm

* Wednesday Midweek Market Returns Wednesday, April 19th! Hours: 3:00pm-6:00pm

 

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/3JQUwoF

 

When: Saturday, March 18, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Vibrant Market Colors

March is being its beautiful, unpredictable self with its tank top and shorts temperatures, and impromptu rain and chill. And we are here for it! We love seeing the abundance of spring flowers and produce that has begun to pop up on market tables. We’ve got alot of goodness headed our way this weekend, and we can’t wait to get the kitchen stocked up for the week, and see all our friends out and about.

See you Saturday from 10:00-12:00!

 

This Week

* Visit the folks at NewSoil Vermiculture to sign up for our community Compostables Program and make your compost drop!

* The Poetry Fox returns! Stop by his spot on the green for a personalize, live written poem!

 

Next Week

* Enjoy Market Music by the Patrick McGrew Trio!

* The ReCollective community sponsor booth returns!

* Catch The Poetry Fox!

 

Dates to Remember

* Main Season Starts Saturday, April 1st! Hours: 8:00am-12:00pm

* Wednesday Midweek Market Returns Wednesday, April 19th! Hours: 3:00pm-6:00pm

 

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/3YAcGif

 

When: Saturday, March 11, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Welcome, March!

You know what that means…spring is just around the corner! We are noticing many signs of awakening to the coming season, with peach blossoms delighting us with their bright pink blooms, and lots of new late winter flowers inspiring us with their color and hearty growth.

Take your time strolling the market aisles and you’ll see all of your colorful winter favorites. And you’ll probably be surprised by some new finds, and signs of the coming spring harvest all around. Last week, we saw yellow Daffodils all over market, brightening up the morning. Bluebird Meadows, Wild Scallions Farm, Ever Laughter Farm, Meadow Lane Farm, and Harland’s Creek Farm are a few of the booths where you can find the perfect bouquet to take home with you this week.

There are quite a few scrumptious pasture raised meat options on display this week. Beef Kielbasa, Flank Steak, Ostrich Steak, Pork Chops, Short Ribs, Chorizo, Jalapeño Smoked Sausage, Rosemary & Garlic Chicken Sausage, and Ground Bison – Phew! And that’s just to name a few of the headliners on offer at Chapel Hill Creamery, Fickle Creek Farm, Meadow Lane Farm, Misty Morning Ranch, and Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm.

We could go on and on about all the gorgeous veggies, meat, and flowers you’ll find this week. But don’t fret, of course your favorite bakeries will be at market with the freshest, tastiest baked goods you’ve ever had. And it’s always a good day to find a gift for someone special, or take something home just for you! Lots of handcrafted soaps, pottery, clothing, bags, decor, preserves, and more will be waiting for you TOMORROW from 10a-12p. We can’t wait to see you there!

 

This Week

* Enjoy live market music by the always entertaining Old North State Jam!

* Catch the folks at The ReCollective community booth to learn about their work with hard-to-recycle items and get your recycle on!

 

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/3ZzdDZ9

 

When: Saturday, March 4, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

What a Month

February is wild, y’all! Balmy mid-70s temps earlier this week, and a chilly and sunny morning greeting us this Saturday. Take a sneak peek at this week’s newsletter or our social media page and you’ll see that through this wild ride, the DFM farmers and crafters are bringing another beautiful display of all the freshest groceries and high quality products we are continually spoiled with!

Ahead of Mardi Gras, some vendors have specials like Andouille sausage and Boston Butt steaks, as well as fun items at the bakery tables. And as always, we’ll have your favorite produce like broccoli, spinach, carrots, radishes, chard, bok choy, cabbage, squash, pumpkins, celery, beets, kale, onions, brussels sprouts, and lots more.

 

This Week

* Enjoy Market Music by Tramaine!

* Carolina Theatre is back with their friends from Bull City Woodshop and their bringing Cornhole on the green!

* Catch the folks at The ReCollective community booth to learn about their work with hard-to-recycle items and get your recycle on!

 

Next Week

* Market Music provided by Remona Jeannine!

 

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/3I96SpM

 

When: Saturday, February 18, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Locally Made Gifts for Your Sweetie (or Galentine!)

It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetheart, getting together with your gal pals, or planning a fabulous treat yourself day, you are sure to find some perfect gifts this weekend at the DFM!

Check out the snapshots below to see some handcrafted goods our vendors have on display this week, and grab some tasty and fun creations from our farm and prepared food vendors for some extra lovely snacks and dinner ideas! Celebrity Dairy’s special for this month is a cute heart-shaped chevre, Chocolatay Confections and Family and Future have delicious chocolates right for any occasion, and Stoney Mountain Farm, Fickle Creek Farm, Meadow Lane Farm, Sunset Ridge Buffalo, and Misty Morning Ranch will have a variety of lamb, chevon, ham, turkey, ribs, steaks, and more for your extra special dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Week

* Enjoy Market Music by Stephan Hermann!

* The Poetry Fox returns to market this week! Grab a delightful, live-typed poem, made just for you!

* Sign up online & drop your food scraps off at the NewSoil Vermiculture compost table located next to the info table!

 

Next Week

* Catch Market Music by Patrick McGrew Trio!

* Caroline Theatre is back!

 

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/3Idf5dP

 

When: Saturday, February 11, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Scarf and Hat Weather

Sunshine or frost, we’ll see you at market at 10:00am! It’ll be a chilly one, so it’s a perfect day to grab a hot cup of coffee, and take home some ready-to-serve meals like handcrafted soup from Short Winter Soups, yummy prepared meals like Mac & Cheese or Sweet Potato Corn Cakes from Piri, Cheese Pizza Ravioli from Melina’s Pasta, or Curried Coconut Chicken from Bouquet Garni to keep you nourished and cozy at home!

 

Make Easy & Tasty Kale Chips at Home!

Feeling a little stir crazy with the rainy weather, or needing a fun cooking activity with the kids? After you’ve made some delicious salads from your fresh kale bounty from market, Kale Chips make for a nutritious and satisfying snack and a fun way to spice up your daily greens! Click the link below to watch our short recipe tutorial on Instagram. Tiny helper hands welcome.

Let’s Make Kale Chips!

 

This Week

* Visit The ReCollective community partner booth to learn about their work giving hard-to-recycle items a new life and keeping them out of the landfill!

* The Poetry Fox returns to market this week! Grab a delightful, live-typed poem, made just for you!

* Sign up online & drop your food scraps off at the NewSoil Vermiculture compost table located next to the info table!

 

Next Week

* Market Music by the delightful Stephan Hermann!

 

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/3JCugyz

 

When: Saturday, February 4, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

This Week’s Catch!

We are in the new years spirit and trying something new every week this year. Last market, we took home shrimp from Washington Crab, grits from Red Tail Grain, and made a delicious recipe for shrimp and grits! We couldn’t help ourselves, and also picked up some dried apples from Wild Scallions Farm – such a good snack, and a great way for them to preserve their fall apple harvest. This week, we’ve got our eye on Meadow Lane Farm’s beautiful looking pecans, and Martha said they are likely to go quick, so we know what our first stop is going to be tomorrow!

 

New Years, New Food

Did you make note of any personal new years goals or inspiration heading into 2023? We love see all the ways that our farmers and creators help support health and well being for the local community. This month, Honeygirl Meadery is helping support Dry January aspirations with a new non-alcoholic drink, as well as some super “dry” meads!  Homebucha Kombucha has some great bucha that helps support Dry January as well as a healthy digestive system – the complex flavors of their kombucha makes for a great cocktail replacement. Kombucha is low in sugar and packed with probiotics which can help improve digestion and decrease inflammation.

This week, we shared some interesting facts about seasonal eating and a healthy gut. In addition to the improved nutrition that comes from eating produce that was harvested a day or two before purchase, eating seasonally means that our guts are provided with a diversity of nutrients and bacteria, which can be a huge boost to our immune systems. Your gut biome today should look pretty different than it does in the summer.
So, while we may be craving some of those summer fruits and veggies right now, take heart knowing that winter veggies are not only delicious in their own right, but they do our microbiomes good, too. And you can pick up fermented and pickled products every week at the DFM from By the Brook Tempeh, Spicy Hermit, Bonlee Grown Farm, Homebucha, and others. Follow the link HERE to find some easy fermentation recipes to put all your tasty winter vegetables to good use. Kohlrabi, beets, and cabbage, oh my!

 

This Week

* The Poetry Fox returns to market this week! Grab a delightful, live-typed poem, made just for you!

* Sign up online & drop your food scraps off at the NewSoil Vermiculture compost table located next to the info table!

 

Next Week

* Join the Carolina Theatre at their community sponsor booth and see what fun activities and information they have to share!

 

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/3X82Kw7

 

When: Saturday, January 14, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

New Year, New Discoveries!

There is always something new – or new to us – to discover at market, and the new year is a great time to keep things fresh by trying something new every week! This week, we picked up a bag of Haw River Mushrooms’ Lions Mane Coffee which is a ground coffee bean and lions mane mushroom combination for your morning cup. We loved it!

 

Thankful for the Sunshine

Rain or shine, you’ll always find us at market! But this week, we are especially thankful our farmers received a bit of a break from freezing temperatures and some sun for their plants and animals. Despite December’s freeze, they rocked their vendor table displays last week with an incredible variety of greenhouse tomatoes, cold-hardy fennel, sweet peppers, gorgeous cabbage, and lots of those colorful root vegetables we love to brighten up winter meals with – red and golden beets, rainbow carrots, watermelon radishes, purple and orange sweet potatoes, and lots more. Now is the time to check out the healthy and hearty proteins from By the Brook Tempeh, Fickle Creek Farm, Chapel Hill Farm, Meadow Lane Farm, Misty Morning Ranch, Stoney Mountain Farm, and more. Last week, Chapel Hill Creamery had a wonderful display of their pastured meats to pair with your winter collard greens. Many vendors are accepting pre-orders today for pick up and market, and you can peruse their products online from the comfort of your home before swinging by market on Saturday for pick up!

 

What’s in Season This Month?

It may be winter but there’s still so much abundance to be had at market! Here are just a few of the items in season in our region you can look forward to seeing at market!

beets  –  bok choy –  carrots  –  celery  –  collards  –  chow chow  –  creamed honey  –  dried apples  –  dried tomatoes  –  fennel  –  flower wreaths  –  garlic  –  green cabbage  –  greenhouse tomatoes  –  hakurei turnips  –  herbs  –  jams  –  kale  –  lettuce  –  mushrooms  –  mustard greens  –  napa  cabbage  –  peanuts  –  pecans –  pickles  –  popcorn  –  potatoes  –  pumpkins  –  radicchio  –  red radishes  –  scallions  –  spinach  –  squash  –  sweet potatoes  –  swiss chard  –  watermelon radishes

 

This Week

* Enjoy market music provided by the one and only Old North State Jam!

* Sign up online & drop your food scraps off at the NewSoil Vermiculture compost table located next to the info table!

* Buy a couple extra food items to drop off at the food donation table on your way out of market!

 

Newsletter Link: https://conta.cc/3X82Kw7

When: Saturday, January 7, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street

Happy New Years!

Welcome, 2023! We are so thankful for all of the support and community that you have shared with us this year, and cannot wait to see what the coming year holds. Wishing you a year of provision and joy, Durham!

 

Thanks from the Food Donation Table

This year, y’all really shined in your generosity. Every week, Chris and the folks load the overflowing table of fresh produce, bread, eggs, meat, and goods into the volunteer truck to haul to Mount Calvary United Church of Christ Food Pantry and distribute to centers and community members in need across the area. Thanks to Chris and all the dedicated volunteers who show up rain or shine to accept these wonderful donations, and a BIG thanks to our customers and vendors for all your generosity in giving to our community through food and cash donations. Thank you for providing food in a big way in 2022! We are grateful for you.

 

Last Day to Apply for 2023

Applications to be a vendor at the DFM are open through December 31st. Interested in sharing your passion with the local community? Looking for accessible ways to get your local small business off the ground? We are looking to welcome new vendors and products to market. Apply through our website or email us with questions!  Find out more here: Prospective Vendors  

 

Vendors This Week

Abanitu

Bill Pope Photos

Bklyn Bakery

Bluebird Meadows

Botanist & Barrel

Bouquet Garni

Boxcarr Handmade Cheese

Celebrity Dairy

Chapel Hill Creamery

Cilantro Artisan Foods

Ever Laughter Farm

Fickle Creek Farm

Harland’s Creek Farm

Haw River Mushrooms

Homebucha

Honeygirl Meadery

Huanong Eco-organic Farm

Hurtgen Meadows

Jewels of Health

Lil’ Farm

Loaf

Lyon Farms

Meadow Lane Farm

Melina’s Fresh Pasta

Misty Morning Ranch

MoonDance Soaps

Ninth Street Bakery

Omie’s Coffee

Pamela Strand Photography

Phoenix Farm

Piedmont Microgreens

Piri

Red Tail Grains

Roberson Creek Farm

Sarah’s House of Clay

Short Winter Soups

Soul Cocina

Speckled Bird

Spicy Hermit

Strong Arm Bakery

Sunset Ridge Buffalo

Terra Clotha

Washington Crab

Wild Scallions

 

Newsletter Link: https://conta.cc/3WTvkBu

 

When: Saturday, December 31, 10am – 12pm
Where: The Pavilion at Durham Central Park / 501 Foster Street