This Saturday at Watauga County Farmers' Market Moretz Mountain Orchard will have a great selection of kiwi, basil, melons, corn, lots of apple varieties, Oriental okra, raspberries winter squash and pumpkins. Zydeco Moon Organic Farm will be bringing arugula, spinach, delicious Delicata squash, heirloom tomatoes, Buttercrunch lettuce, golden zucchini, patty pan squash and beautiful purple and orange cauliflower. If you haven't tried Roma Green Beans, you are missing something special. Fog Likely Farm will have plenty of them, along with Silver Queen corn and some interesting new wood and metal planters.

Find Rose Mountain Farm at the Wednesday markets with pork chops, stew cuts, ground pork, Shiitake logs and Shiitakes.

It is peak season for bright, cheerful colored zinnias, bodacious dahlias and impressive pink 'Little Lamb' hydrangeas; all cut flowers available from Shady Grove Gardens and Nursery. "Flowers always make it better."

Rebecca at Back Yard Bakery has seasonal tomato pies made form locally grown tomatoes. She also has those yummy country ham biscuits, using ham from local company Goodnight Brothers. Come see Rebecca for sweet and not-so-sweet morning goodies. Don't forget that kids special: a cookie and small drink for $1. If you need a pie of cake or a large box of cookies for your Labor Day picnic, call Rebecca to order at 828-264-1440.

Help us pay for our parking lot! The top prize in the care2.com "love your farmers' market" contest is 5,000, which would help us out with our commitment to reserving the entire parking lot for our customers. The top market right now is in Michigan, and we all know we can come from behind to beat them. Vote for Watauga County Farmers' Market at http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/4668 and please leave comments as well.

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