Watauga County Farmers' Market

The growing season is moving along nicely and the selection of fresh new vegetables is increasing steadily. Roger and Don Owens will have the first of the sugar snap and snow peas this Saturday. Bill Moretz will have plenty of fresh lettuce including Romaine and Butterhead. William Edmisten will have fresh strawberries for one more week, and he will also have some spring onions, Romaine lettuce, spinach, and kale. Jeff Thomas has eggs from free range hens that have been fed local feed and are without any antibiotics, hormones or animal by-products. Jeff will also be bringing lots of different varieties of tomato plants. Ask Jeff about Creeksong Farm's hydrosol offerings and uses, you will find hydrosols made from lavender, elder flowers, lemon balm, rose geranium, lemon verbena and clary sage.

Mildred and Gene Greene will have plenty of white sweet potatoes, lettuce, greens and spring onions at the market this weekend, and also garden plants including ferns, Hostas and Dahlia bulbs. Mildred was busy with crochet all winter, and she has a nice assortment of hats, berets and scarfs on offer. Next door you will find Sandi Henry with her famous handmade grapevine and dyed reed baskets and personalized garden bricks, along with fresh spring cut flowers.

Andy Bryant and Griffin Abee will have fig trees and Concord grape vines ready for planting, and also herb and organic heirloom tomato plants.

Find us Saturday mornings 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 http://wcfm.info for more information. We will be there rain or shine!