Market open between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm Tuesday and Saturday

Farmers Market Newsletter

Upcoming events at the market

From Mike Parker :

On October 15, the Ironclad Races will again host the Ironclad Half-Marathon and 5K races. We expect to have at least 550 runners - maybe even more. The runners and their families will be coming from all over. Again, please do all in your power to make them feel welcome - and encourage them to return to our area.

The CSS Neuse Foundation will also host Breakfast on the Boat on Saturday, October 15. The CSS Neuse Gunboat Association has planned a huge day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 15. This will be fun AND the best breakfast you ever tasted. DO NOT MISS IT

The Donation Station scheduled for Saturday will be held on November 19, 2022.

Vendor list for Saturday, October 15, 2022

TC Smith Produce (Kim Smith) Frozen cooked collards now available from Market freezer. Just as at our checkout desk. Check out what’s growing here at T.C. Smith Produce Farm! Cabbage collards, green Georgia collards, kale, and sharp head cabbage to curly mustard. The best and freshest of the area’s seasonal produce: Sweet potatoes, pickling cucumbers, squash, scuppernong grapes, tomatoes zucchini, onions, red potatoes, green peanuts.
B & B Eggs and Crafts: Sandra is in need of clean 12 portion egg cartons. Please bring her ones you have to recycle. Thank you. Farm-raised eggs, some with different colored shells. Vendor can explain why this happens… interesting! She will also have beautiful decoupage items and other decorations with Fall and Thanksgiving themes. Sandra will also have Lenoir County Honey for sale.

TJ Designs (Teri Johnson) attractive crafts and home accessories
Kettle Style Snacks (Rodney Jarman) (open Tues,Thurs, Sat) Pork skins, pork rinds, fried peanuts and funnel cakes.

ENC Honey: (Stephen LaRoque) ENC local honey offers 15 varieties of local honey including state’s rarest premium honeys: Tupelo, Clary Sage, Gallberry & Sourwood. In addition, we carry Blackberry, Crepe Myrtle, Cornucopia, Cotton, Albemarle Swamp, Black Swamp, Bagley Swamp, Spring White, Extra Light Amber, Light Amber Blend and Amber. Also available is Honeycomb, comb honey and bee pollen. All are locally sourced from Eastern NC Beekeepers.

JM Jewelry: (Jenniyan Moore) A wonderful collection of handcrafted jewelry.

Donation Station Coming Saturday, November 10th to Lenoir County Farmers Market
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The N.C. Cooperative Extension Lenoir County Center is launching a Donation Station program as a way for the community to engage in supporting local food, local farmers, and food security efforts. Farmers' market shoppers will be able to purchase fresh produce and eggs from farmers and vendors, and then donate it at the Donation Station table. Shoppers can also offer a monetary donation, which will then be used to purchase fresh produce and eggs from farmers at the market at full value. At the end of each market, the donated produce and eggs will be given to the Salvation Army to serve their clients. Donation Station will be at the Farmers Market the following dates and time:

Dates and Time:

November 19th - 9:00 - 1:30

Just stop by the Donation Station table or call Kelly Tyndall at 252-527-2191 to learn more. See you at the Market!!

Thank you!!!

Kelly S. Tyndall
Family and Consumer Science Agent
NC State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
NC Cooperative Extension, Lenoir County Center