This Saturday, May 18 the Chatham Marketplace is having a BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY! Because of that we don’t have any special musicians – there will be music a’plenty celebrating them, starting around noon.

BUT we do have a wonderful special guest who will talk to us about preserving the strawberry harvest: Phyllis Smith from the NC Cooperative Extension. She will bring a special strawberry salsa to sample, give out recipes for jam and talk about techniques for freezing, drying, and other preservation methods. She will start at 10 in the Market’s Information tent.

We also have two great artists joining us this week: Rusty Sieck, of Chicken Bridge Pottery will be with us, as well as Fiddlehead Pottery. Clay-palooza! And our non-profit bake sale will benefit FVRC (Family Violence Rape Crisis).

And of course, our wonderful Market vendors:

Dutch Buffalo is bringing beets, green onions, radishes, sugar snap peas, new potatoes, arugula, spinach, cilantro, and parsley

Fiddlehead Farm and Bakery will bring an assortment of breads, cinnamon rolls, 2 types of  jam and a few veggies (chard, herbs, radishes maybe a bit of broccoli.)

Granite Springs Farm is coming, and will probably have oyster mushrooms, lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, baby beet greens, cucumbers, salad turnips, and eggs.

The Growers of Ayrshire/Iron Fish Farms will have lettuce, radishes, kale, bagged lettuce mix,herbs and handmade soaps.

Lilly Den will have pasture raised beef, pork, chicken, eggs, pet milk, pet yogurt, dog bones, goat, and compost.

Lindley Farms Creamery will be at the market with cheese, spreads and cheesecakes

Okfuskee will bring hakurei turnips, lacinato kale, radishes, asparagus, beet greens, head lettuce, fresh-ground flour, dry-cured salami and BACON.

This Saturday, May 11 we are hosting special guests  The Chatham Partnership for Children. Barring bad weather, they’ll be bringing tons of toys to the Market for kids of all ages! And our musical guests are The Bucket Brothers! Amazing instrumentalists and brothers! They’re playing early in the day. Expect to be entertained around 9 a.m.

The theme of the week will be KIDS! Amazing kids!

Also – if you’re looking for gifts for Mother’s Day, Cherie Westmoreland, ceramicist, will be displaying her beautiful work.

Kids, FOOD, and Mother’s Day gift ideas! Plus, our vendors have some delicious offerings in store for you.

Down to Earth Farms is making their debut at the market this year with free range chicken.

Fiddlehead Farm and Bakery will have cinnamon rolls as well as many NEW types of baked goods!

Forever Green Gardens will have no-spray Strawberries, field-grown Summer Crisp head lettuce, green onions and hand-made pendants by Carol Kroll from home-grown gourds (20% off for Mother’s Day gift giving).

Granite Springs Farm will have oyster mushrooms, lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, baby beet greens, cucumbers, salad turnips, and eggs.

The Growers of Ayrshire/Iron Fish Farms will have  lettuce, micro greens, radishes, kale, and handmade soaps and leeks, tatsoi, mizuna, herbs, Double Dutch iris.

Kildee Farm will have strawberries.

Lilly Den will have pasture raised beef, pork, chicken, eggs, pet milk, pet yogurt, dog bones, goat, and compost.

Lindley Farms Creamery will be at the market with cheesecakes, cheese spreads, and Mozzarella cheese balls.

Okfuskee will bring hakurei turnips, lacinato kale, radishes, asparagus, beet greens, head lettuce, fresh-ground flour, and dry-cured salami.

 Please come out and visit us! Information about all our vendors can be found by clicking here.

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Are you a performer? A not-for-profit organization, club, or group? Are you an expert in sustainability, food, agriculture, or anything else related to farms, food, and local goodness? The Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market would like to hear from you! We are looking to partner with entertainers, experts, and non-profits who’d like to raise a little money and spread the word about their organization at the Market this year!  If interested contact our market manager, Adrienne,  at cmfmmanager@gmail.com.

May 4 at the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market