The cooler temperatures around the area have brought on the harvest of late season crops such as pumpkins and apples while still allowing for many varieties of peppers and some great looking greens. The market will continue every Saturday in October with new selections every week.

Springhouse Farm will have a large selection of hand-picked leaf lettuce including red and green romaine, seven leaf mix, mesclun mix and butterhead. They also will have Mystic Plus pie pumpkins and delicious pumpkin bread recipes to give out. Mountain Memories Farm will have farm fresh eggs and lamb with all cuts available. Make your holiday orders now to insure you have just what you need.

Watauga River Farms will have pork sausage, hot and mild, side meat, pork chops and backbones, broccoli, potatoes, garlic, beans, cabbage and onions.Rose Mountain Farm will have fresh pork in the form of chops, sausage hot and mild, ground ham, side meat, soup bones for stock, loin roast 2-3 pounds each and ribs. Ann will also have Shiitake logs for Christmas gifts with directions for care and fresh apple cider by the cup.

Ron and Suzanne Joyner of Big Horse Creek Farm will have a good selection of many different varieties of antique and heirloom apple trees yielding fruit perfect for fresh-eating, long-keepers, cider, cooking or baking. All the trees will be one-year-old, priced at $20 each and ready for fall transplanting.

The quality crafts found at Watauga County Farmers' Market always promise some great finds, but with the holidays right around the corner it is a good time to start looking for decorations and gifts. The Quilting Biddys will have Christmas goods such as stockings, table runners, napkins and wall hangings. Katy Wilson will have hand crafted, one of a kind gemstone necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

EBT transactions have been going without a hitch. If you or someone you know Has an EBT card we encourage it's use, please stop by the manager's booth.

Find us every Saturday morning 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 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!