Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market has music and kids fun this weekend!
Thanks to all 250 that attended our second day of the 2012 market, and bought out many of the vendors. Hope you also enjoyed a great Shakori Hills Music Festival weekend; and if you are in need of more music, this weekend we’ll have Laura Thurston performing from 10-noon. And bring the kids, because market Sponsor, Pittsboro Toys, will have several forts/boats/playhouses that will be lined up in the upper grass area and will have crayons and markers available for kids to color the forts. If you haven’t been to the shop, Pittsboro Toys is the 2nd store north of the courthouse in downtown Pittsboro. Young and old alike will find something of interest, so do check them out. Please support our Supporters!
If you noticed the farm animal sign spinning at the entrance to the market the last several weekends, that’s Allie Leight [daughter of Meredith from Granite Springs Farm] and we thank her for her creative volunteering efforts. The market could use other volunteers for tasks such as: posting flyers throughout the community/ at our sponsor’s places of business, helping keep shopping buggies available and push back to shoppers’ cars, help vendors with tent set up/take down, staff the CMFM info table, help with collecting monetary donations for Farmer Foodshare, help staff the CMFM activity events, etc. Posting this call for volunteers on your websites/email lists/word of mouth would greatly help! Interested in helping, please contact market manager Patti Dukes by email at cmfmmanager@gmail.com.
FARM TOUR IS THIS WEEKEND! Sat/Sun 28-29April
Please make sure you stop by Dutch Buffalo Farm, # 37 on the tour map. They are a founding vendor of the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market, and will wow you with their lush and pristine gardens, lovely hand-crafted architectural features, and you can see where your produce comes from! Congrats Emily and Farrell on participating as a farm on this year’s tour!
Sponsorships:
We are pleased to have the following Pittsboro businesses supporting CMFM as a market sponsor:
Harvest Helpers: City Tap
Groundbreakers: Pittsboro Toys; Sara Donaldson Insurance/State Farm agent
Budding Benefactors: Joy of Movement; Lynda Hyman Therapeutic Counseling
We are still encouraging new sponsors, so please post our website info on your lists and direct folks to our Sponsorship link information for details. Entries will close on Saturday, 5May 2012.
Neighbors:
The last couple of weekends, we have met Aaron (the new general manager) and Brendan (chef/owner) of Oakleaf, the new fusion restaurant that is renovating the front part of Chatham Mill and is hoping to open by May 15th. Both live in Pittsboro and are very interested in combining food events with Oakleaf and our CMFM vendors thoroughout the summer and thru our market. Welcome new neighbors!
Pittsboro First Sunday:
May 6: CMFM will have a tent at this sidewalk event downtown. We encourage all to come out for this fun Pittsboro event, with live music, lots of local art vendors, and local food; and many of the downtown businesses will be open that day.
Don’t forget that now we operate 8am thru 1pm every Saturday rain or shine and you will find us located in downtown Pittsboro at 480 Hillsborough St. [15-501] in front of historic Chatham Mills, home to Chatham Marketplace, Joy of Movement, and Starrlight Meadery.
What can you buy this week?
Our vendors this week are selling the following locally-produced products:
MEAT!! Strawberries!! Plant starts, including herbs, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, hanging baskets!! Finely crafted wood products, including chopping boards!! Pottery creations including bowls and other vessels!! EGGS!! Jenna the Baker will be making her debut, welcome!!
Our farmers’ market features live music from local musicians, kids events, local chef demos, and community booths each weekend. Come out and enjoy the best of what Chatham County has to offer!
For more information on our market, please visit us in person, friend us on Facebook, or at our website www.chathammillsfarmersmarket.com
We’ll see you at the market!