Chatham Mills Farmers' Market

Did you LOVE the Pollinator event last weekend?! Debbie Roos rocks! We are glad to have her on our farmers’ market Board and in our community~

Come play cornhole!

Our vendors this week are selling the following locally-produced products:

Plant starts, including basil, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, herbs!!
Radishes
SHELLED English peas
Carrots
Spinach
Arugula
Parsely
Charcuterie pork (including salami, sweet potato liverwurst pate, garlic andouille, pork hot dogs)
Garlic
Beets
Pet yogurt
Salad mix
Kholrabi
Flowers
Locally crafted herbal soap
Veal
EGGS!! Beets!!
Strawberries!!
Beef, pork, chicken that is hormone-free!!
Lovely greens: kale, chard, lettuce!!

Lots for you to do and see at Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market this weekend:

Our vendors this week are selling the following locally-produced products:
Strawberries!! Beef, pork, chicken that is hormone-free!! Plant starts, including herbs, peppers, heirloom tomatoes!! EGGS!! Finely crafted wood products, including chopping boards!! Beets!! Lovely greens: kale, chard, lettuce!! Pottery creations including bowls and other vessels!!

POLLINATOR DAY IS THIS SATURDAY! Debbie Roos has put together a wonderful pollinator display and fun program on the lawn of the Chatham Marketplace and it is free!

ABUNDANCE FOUNDATION BAKE SALE: We welcome our local supporter and non-profit, Abundance Foundation, to the lawn of CMFM this weekend with tasty baked goods as a fundraiser for their organization.

MUSIC by Laura Thurston, too!

We look forward to seeing you this weekend, and we will especially miss our wonderful friend and constant supporter, Nick Meyer, who is now resting peacefully with his Maker~ the Farmer Foodshare program at CMFM was a success because of him. We love you, Nick!

Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market has all your picnic needs for this weekend!

What can you buy at the market?

Our vendors this week are selling the following locally-produced products:
MEAT [pork, beef, hamburger, deli meat, chicken]!! Strawberries!! Plant starts, including herbs, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, hanging baskets!! Baby beets!! Dill!! Garlic scapes!! Kale, chard, mixed greens, lettuce!! Healthy muffins, breads!! Finely crafted local wood products, including chopping boards!! Locally made soy candles!! Pottery creations including bowls and other vessels!! EGGS!! Harrington Family Farms will be making their debut, welcome!!

* Stop by the Lilly Den stand and ask about their farm event this Sunday, May 6th
* Head over to Unwined off 15-501 (south of PBO) with a basket of farmers’ market goodies to eat with a lovely NC wine pairing!
* Come to downtown Pittsboro’s First Sunday event and stop by our farmers’ market tent for some goodies! Shops will be open, live music
* Put May 23rd on your calendar for the Bee Pollinator event at Chatham Mills, hosted by Debbie Roos

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!

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!

What a successful Opening Day last weekend!  We had close to 250 shoppers, many familiar faces to the market!  The vendors thank you for the love!  Don’t forget to shop for your Shakori Hills Festival weekend supplies at our vendor stands and Chatham Marketplace this weekend!

Gettum while they’re in:  S T R A W B E R R I E S!

Our local farmers are bringing in yummy fresh greens,  pasture raised chicken, beef, pork, lamb, goat, pet milk and yogurt, Okfuskee labeled deli-style meats, eggs, heirloom plant starts of peppers, tomatoes, herbs, hanging baskets, locally crafted wood products for cooking, wining, and dining!

Need to spend some time volunteering?  People of all ages are welcome to help us at Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market, just email Patti, the market manager (cmfmmanager@gmail.com) or stop by the Info tent and sign up at the market!

Come out for the fun and excitement of Opening Day at Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market, Saturday 14April 2012.

We will have locally grown veggies, plant starts, meats, and crafts; food demos, local musicians performing, kids events, and you can meet your local farmer/vendor!  Chatham Marketplace will also have demo’s scheduled, and you can pick up essentials to go with your farmers’ market purchases.

We will be open every Saturday 8am to 1pm [later hours than last year] April 14 – November 17 2012.  Click on the above tab “This Week at the Market” for more information!

Please make our market a Saturday destination for you, your family and friends throughout 2012~

Chatham Mills Farmers Market is now accepting new applications for vendors at our 2012 season!  Our market season will run from April 14th til November 17th.

We are seeking to expand our market after a great first season and are looking for producers of:

• Bread and Baked Goods
• Produce
• Fruits and nuts
• Preserved Foods
• Dairy and Cheesemakers
• Farm Crafts

Members and guest vendor applications are welcome.  Please see the rules and application at our Vendor Information page.  The deadline for new applications is February 15th.