OPENING DAY of the 2024 SEASON!
Welcome to the 2024 season of the market!
This week you will find ASPARAGUS, OYSTER MUSHROOMS, CARROTS, PARSNIPS, ARUGULA, and MORE!
There will also be forest-raised PORK, pasture-raised CHICKEN, herbal TEAS & EXTRACTS, SOAPS and other BODY PRODUCTS, handmade WOODEN CRAFT and JEWELRY, and live HERB and GARDEN PLANTS!
Check out the full vendor produce list for Saturday below, along with the recipe of the week for Roast Pork Tenderloin with Parsnip Mash & Greens
Shakori Hills Community Arts Center is one of our amazing market sponsors and they will be visiting the market this week to spread the word about upcoming music festivals and other great events! Stop by and check out what’s happening this season!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Spring Plant Sales: April 13th, 20th, and 27th, (and into May) our vendors will be bringing a variety of plants for your garden and edible landscaping! Veggie transplants (tomatoes and more!) and annual and perennial herb plants. You will find plants available when shopping with Lionhearts Homestead, Deerhoof Gardens, and Four Dog Farm!
VENDOR PRODUCE LIST:
Discover CATHIS Farm’s Bounty at Chatham Mills Farmers Market! Get ready for a feast of flavors this week! CATHIS Farm is back, bringing you the best of the pasture and forest. Their pasture-raised chicken is tender, juicy, and ethically raised—perfect for your next family meal. Dive into the rich, earthy flavors of forest-raised pork, which roamed freely among the trees. And don’t miss out on their handcrafted lard soap, a little luxury for your skin. Plus, spoil your furry friends with wholesome treats like dehydrated pet chews and eggs. It’s all waiting for you at the market!
Deerhoof Gardens will be at market with fresh blue, brown and grey dove OYSTER MUSHROOMS along with delicious and nutritious SOIL SPROUTS grown from broccoli, radish, mung bean and other organic seeds. Lettuce, kale and broccoli VEGETABLE STARTS are available in 6- and 4-packs. We will also have a wide selection of CULINARY and MEDICINAL HERBS and FLOWER STARTS including dill, spearmint, chamomile, calendula, marigold, bee balm and many more all ready for your spring garden!
Edge of the World Farm will be there with our herbal products including herbal liquid extracts, elixirs, creams, salves, dried herbs and herbal tea blends. We will also have fresh culinary herbs such as parsley, chives, and rosemary.
Four Dog Farm will have asparagus, carrots, parsnips, green garlic, and possibly broccoli raab and a few radish bunches.
Lionhearts Homestead will be at the market with spring flower arrangements, body butters, body scrubs, lip balms, salves, room fresheners, tomato, jalapeño, fennel, borage, chamomile and calendula starts, young garlic, arugula, garlic chives, lettuce, collards, and fresh mint, oregano, and thyme.
Thistle Draw Farm will have Succulent Pastured Pork: 11 varieties of pork sausage – Smoked Andouille, Kielbasa, Chorizo, Cajun, Maple and Brown Sugar, Italian, and many more! Hickory Smoked Bacon: Belly Bacon, Jowl Bacon, Belly Bacon end cuts, and Ham Steaks. Favorite Cuts: Boston Butt Roasts, Porterhouse Chops, Loin Chops, Spare Ribs, Petite Tenderloin, Ground, and more! Air-Chilled Pasture-Raised Chicken: Whole Chicken, Boneless Skinless Breasts, Leg Quarters, Tenders, Wings, Backs, and more, along with Colorful Farm Fresh Eggs!
Cumberland Road Woodturning will be there for the first time as a permanent vendor of the market with wooden bowls and other items turned from wood sourced from fallen, diseased, felled-for-safety or other reasons, or invasive trees like Bradford Pear. All bowls are finished with food-safe walnut oil and beeswax or salad bowl finish.
Sand Dollar Soapery will be at the market for the first time with chemical free, artisanal soap, salt bars, and scrubs.
Silver Prophecy Jewelry will be there with Artisan hammered jewelry. Lightweight jewelry made from silver, brass, and copper.
Toad Hollow Soapery will be at the market for the first time with handmade goat’s milk soaps, men’s shave bars and accessories, all natural laundry detergents and facial masks for all skin types.
We are accepting Vendor Applications for the 2024 season!
We will consider vendors in all categories, including vegetables, fruit, meat and poultry, eggs, milk, cheese and other dairy, cut flowers, jams and other preserves, honey, baked goods, prepared foods, body and wellness products or services and handmade crafts.
Vendors must be the producer of all items sold and must be growing or making their products within 100 miles of Pittsboro. You will find more information and our application on our Vendors Page. If you have any questions, please contact our market manager at cmfmmanager@gmail.com.