Cooking, Golf, Spa Services, Art and More!

Businesses in Cary and surrounding towns have really come through with some great items and services for the silent auction at FRESH, A Celebration of Local Harvest!

Only those who attend FRESH on May 21 at The Umstead Hotel & Spa will be able to bid on these terrific donations. Proceeds from the auction and fundraiser tickets help sustain the farmers' market and its educational and hunger prevention initiatives. Take a look at what's up for auction:

Classes and Workshops

• Private Cupping Session: Learn how coffee professionals select the coffees you buy, and learn how to brew the best coffee at home, Muddy Dog Roasting Co.
• 3-hour Private Cooking Lesson: Classic French Sauces, The Studious Chef
• Parent/Child Cooking Class, Classy Kids Cook
• Adult Cooking Class, Classy Kids Cook
• Child's After School Cooking Class, Classy Kids Cook
• Beginner Beer Homebrewer Class at Tir na nog, American Brewmaster
• Beer Home-brewing Equipment, American Brewmaster
• 2 DIY Sustainability Workshop Series, The Abundance Foundation

Fun Times

• 2 Tickets to The Color Purple at DPAC on May 26, Scot and Terri Johnson
• Round of Golf for 4, Lochmere Golf Club
• Round of Golf for 4, Prestonwood Country Club
• 1-week Summer or Track-out Day Camp, Cary YMCA
• Child Care, 6 hours each, RightTime Kids

Art/Jewelry

• Citrine & Sterling Silver Necklace, Martha Mary Jewelry
• 8x10 Market Prints, Matted and Framed: Yellow Squash, Radishes, Eggplants, A Simple Focus
• Custom-made girl's dress (size 2-7) and a matching 18" doll dress. The winner can choose the fabric and the size at the fundraiser! Victoria Hassik, Jump Rope Studio
• Silver Necklace, Silverkiln Studio
• Red Earthenware Pottery, Milly D'Angello
• Happikins Cloth Napkins, Molly McKinley
• Pottery Vase and $5 Gift Certificate, Imaginese

Interior Design

• Color Consultation Services, The Right Hue
• 2-hour Interior Design Consult, Burke Designs

Spa Services

• 1-hour Reiki Treatment, Amy Lee, certified in Reiki II Healing
• 1-hour massage, Whole Family Chiropractic
• $50 Gift Certificate, Joule Salon
• Hair Products, Joule Salon
• Signature Facial, Nirvelli Spa

Plus…

• Financial Advisory Consultation , 5 Hours, Bill Young, Edward Jones Investments
• Soji Modern Solar Powered Lantern, Yes! Solar Solutions
• $25 Gift Certificate, Ace Town & Country
• Mediation Consulting/Service, 5 Hours, JTK Mediation
• Love Remembered books, Amy B. Barrington

You can purchase tickets to FRESH (May 21, 6-8 pm) at the market on Sat., May 15, or anytime online. Tickets are $60/person, and half of each ticket is tax-deductible and goes directly to the market. Join us for this wonderful evening of local cuisine grown and crafted by our market vendors and prepared by Chef Scott Crawford, award-winning executive chef of Herons!