What’s at the Farmer’s Market?

Finally! There are strawberries and asparagus and arugula at the market, and they are delicious! Also, there will be sweet potatoes, kale, rutabagas and turnips. TJ Designs will be there with her handmade wreaths and crafts. Rodney, the pork skin man, will be in his booth selling pork skins, pork rinds and fried peanuts on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. If you are on the Keto Diet, these snacks are meant for you.

Brother's Farm will bring  the following:

Arugula (first cut) Brocolini Spinach Bok choi Red giant mustard Pea shoots D’Avignon Radish Round radish mix Hakurae turnips low Seven top turnip greens Spring lettuce mix Rutabagas Siberian kale(baby) Red Russian kale Spring onions Chamomile Greek oregano Cilantro Dill Mint

Upcoming events at the Farmer's Market

We are so very excited to welcome pitmastert, Sam Jones, to the Farmers Market celebrity tent during this year's Festival on the Neuse. Most likely, you have heard of and probably eaten at Sam's restaurants, Skylight Inn BBQ or Sam Jones BBQ. "In the world of barbecue, Carolina-style pork is among the most delicious and obsessed-over slow-cooked meats.

Yet no one has told the definitive story of North Carolina barbecue—until now. In Whole Hog BBQ, North Carolina Pitmaster Sam Jones and Barbeque writer Daniel Vaughn recount the history of the Skylight Inn, which opened in 1947, and share step-by-step instructions for cooking a whole hog at home—from constructing a pit from concrete blocks to instructions for building a burn barrel—along with two dozen classic family recipes including cornbread, coleslaw, spare ribs, smoked turkey, country-style steak, the signature burger, and biscuit pudding.  Sam’s first cookbook, 

Whole Hog BBQ: The Gospel of Carolina Barbecue with Recipes from Skylight Inn and Sam Jones BBQ, will be published on May 7, 2019 by Ten Speed Press." Sam will be signing his book during designated hours which we will announce at a later time. Remember, this book will make a fabulous Christmas or birthday gift!
 

April 27th- Homegrown Event  more info to follow
May 3rd and 4th- Festival on the Neuse
Our special guests will be Angie and Kristin representing Southern Sugar Bakery; Fred Thompson, cookbook author and food critic;
Kristy Woodson Harvey who will debut and sign
her new novel, THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF PARADISE