Watauga County Farmers' Market
Boone, North Carolina
This Saturday morning's market and also the Wednesday evening market from 4 - 7 will feature sugar snaps, squash, lettuce, strawberries and onions from Zydeco Moon Farm. Donald and Roger Owens will also be at both markets with herb plants, tomatoes, squash both yellow and zucchini, cucumbers, cabbage, sugar snap peas and broccoli.
This Saturday's special event is Spring Greens Day and musical entertainment will be provided by The Forget Me Nots. You will find a nice variety of greens at the market this weekend, and in addition Deb Lowe will have Limbertwig and Fuji apples, onions, blueberries. raspberries, dill, touch-me-nots and columbine. Matt Cooper will have fresh cut thyme, oregano and chives. Fog Likely Farm will be providing cut flowers in painted cans, burlwood planters, and red rhubarb.
Wednesday's afternoon market will also have live music with Southern Exposure starting at 4pm. Along with the great spring vegetables you will find plenty of meal ideas such as fresh handmade pasta including spinach cavatelli, four-cheese ravioli, walnut pesto ravioli and hand cut fettucini from Andrea Morrell, the Pasta Wench. James Wilkes will offer honey, granola, eggs, whole grain breads, cranberry pecan scones and various muffins.
There will be plenty of fine local crafts available at both markets. Annlynn Ward will have color photos of local area in barn wood frames or as note cards and double-matted prints in many sizes. Annlynn has several new items this week including black & white and sepia tone barn photos, plus a bargain rack of single matted photos. In addition to the preserved flower pictures, both full arrangements and botanical prints, Bobbie Rudisill now has pictures made with wild flowers such as the trout lily, blood root and wild fern. Even the pesky dandelion has been pressed and framed with beautiful results.
Deborah Tallarico will be offering original watercolor pins and necklaces, handmade cards on 100% recycled paper and original paintings on reclaimed wood. Eric Randal will have beautiful handmade copper cookie cutters that are perfect for gift giving, ice cold lemonade made with organic cane juice, and plenty of delicious baked goods. Kingfisher Crafts creates colorful, playful, animal quilt paintings, lively and exotic jewelry and assorted whimsical crafts. Stop on by for a shot of theatrical color.
Find us every Saturday morning and starting June 17 Wednesday afternoons from 4-7 at the Horn in the West in Boone. Turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 or visit our website at http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!
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