Western Wake Farmers’ Market = Success!

Asses and elbows.
I just don’t know how else to put it.  That was the scene Saturday morning at the opening of the new Western Wake Farmers’ Market.
And it was wonderful.
Mia, Jennifer, Pali, Natalie, Amy (both Amys), Teri, Cindy, Heidi and Juliann have done a great thing for West Cary.  These women decided a year ago [...]

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Come See Us at the Farmers’ Market

Hey all.
Did you know that the Downtown Cary Farms’ Market has been open for one month already?
Judging by the crowds, or lack thereof, we’re guessing you don’t know.  But the good news is, now you do.
We’re expecting beautiful weater today.  And more importantly, strawberries.  So c’mon out.
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A Tale of Two Markets: Farmers’ Markets in Cary this year

Talking to our customers over the past couple months, it’s obvious there is a bit of confusion regarding the local farmers’ market scene.  Let’s see if we can clarify.
Cary will have TWO farmers’ markets this year: Downtown Cary Farmers’ Market, and the Western Wake Farmers’ Market.  We will be vending at BOTH of the Cary markets.  [...]

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Ten Minute Farmers’ Market Meal

I hear three complaints about real food that drive me nuts:
1. It’s not affordable
2. It takes too long to prepare
3. You need to be a good cook to make it appealing
So while pulling together dinner tonight, a regular Monday night with work and kid activities, it occurred to me that the meal [...]

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Market Madness

I promised some recipes from yesterday’s market haul. I was tempted to skip this post, thinking it to be in the category of “preaching to the choir”. But this morning I attended a planning meeting for Slow Food Triangle, where I learned from others’ experiences that sharing ideas on how to use fresh [...]

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Thanks for Coming Out

The Cary Downtown Farmers’ Market opened today, and we were there. The night leading up to opening day was quite wild, with wind, rain, thunder and lightening, so we wondered how the attendance would be, or if we would even be able to set up. The weather had cleared, more or less, by [...]

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“We Got Winners, We Got Losers,…

Chain smokers and boozers…. And the veterans talk about their battle scars… “
If you’re not a Toby Keith fan (or worse, don’t know who he is), you probably won’t appreciate how much those plagiarized lyrics describe my day. For today, I spent my first day hawking coffee at the Raleigh Farmers Market. [...]

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