Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Vendors for 2011

Annelore’s German Bakery – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Annelore’s German Bakery focuses on making artisan pastries and bread. We specialize in authentic German baked goods that are made in the most traditional way, by hand and from scratch. Annelore uses only natural, pure ingredients. With her family having been in the brewing and hospitality business for almost 350 years Annelore continues her ancestral tradition with delicacies of uncompromising quality, authenticity and uniqueness.

Ben’s Produce – Saturdays

Ben’s Produce offers vegetables, strawberries & flowers of the highest quality and taste in the Triangle from our farm in Clayton, NC. Our mission is to strive for healthier people, community, agriculture and planet by growing and sharing the best tasting food we can. Our farming practices may surpass organic guidelines but we choose not to be certified because we are confident the quality and taste of our produce as well as our direct relationship with you speaks to our commitment to healthy food and holistic agriculture. 2011 will be our second year farming independently as Ben's Produce, though we have been farming with family and friends for many years.

Arugula, Bean, Beets, Bok Choi, Broccoli Raab, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Chard, Cress, Cucumber, Dandelion, Eggplant, Endive, Fennel, Field Peas, Herbs, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Melons, Mesclun, Mizuna, Mustard, Napa Cabbage, Okra, Onions, Peas, Potatoes, Radicchio, Radish, Scallions, Peppers, Spinach, Squash Summer, Squash Winter, Sweet Potatoes, Tatsoi, Tomatillo, Tomatoes, Turnips, Zucchini

Cary Clay Cooperative – Saturdays

The Cary Clay Cooperative (CCC) was formed in the fall of 2004 to serve the needs of potters in the Cary, Apex and Morrisville areas of North Carolina. The CCC’s mission is: to actively foster, develop, and advocate support for ceramic arts and artists in our community; to encourage the artistic expression of and foster communication among ceramic artists; to promote awareness and appreciation of ceramic arts through education and interaction with artists, business, education, government, and the citizens of Cary and surrounding areas.

A wide range of handcrafted functional or decorative pottery and jewelry.

Clayton Orchard – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Clayton Orchard is a family-owned farm located in Montgomery County. Our primary product is peaches. We also grow plums, watermelons, muscadine grapes, and various vegetables such as corn, tomatoes, onions, green beans, and potatoes.

Coon Rock Farm – Saturdays

Coon Rock Farm is a sustainable family farm providing garden crops and pasture raised antibiotic and hormone free chicken, eggs, pigs, lamb and goat on 55 acres nestled along a bend in the Eno River just outside of Hillsborough, NC. We concentrate on sustainably and bio-dynamically taking care of the land while letting it take care of us. Our vegetables are mostly heirloom varieties and raised without chemicals of any kind. Our animals are pastured raised and grass fed and never given antibiotics or hormones. Our chickens are heritage breeds that provide both meat and eggs and are completely free range.

We produce over 50 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, plus multiple varieties of squash, pumpkins, corn, melons, potatoes, okra, peanuts, herbs, cucumbers, peas, beans, onions, leeks, garlic, lettuce, arugula, spinach, kale, mustard greens, mizuna, tatsoi, cabbage, collards, and much more. Eggs: Our eggs are from heritage breed free range hens (Delawares, Bard Rocks, Buff Orphingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Aracana and Black Sex Links). Honey: Wildflower honeyHerbs: Our herb selection includes basil, rosemary, lavender, marjoram, thyme, lemon thyme, lemon balm, lemon verbena, tarragon, chives, lemon grass, mint, parsley, cilantro, oregano, sage, Mexican oregano, chamomile, Thai basil, and fennel. The meat we will offer includes free range heritage breed chicken, heritage breed pasture raised pork, and occasionally pasture raised lamb, goat, beef, goose, rabbit and duck. We offer a variety of cuts such as whole chicken, chops, roasts, ribs, cured and uncured bacon, and various sausages.

NEW! DJ's Berry Patch – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Strawberries, Summer Produce, Pumpkins, Mums

East Wake Apiary – Saturdays

Honey & Eggs

Fickle Creek Farm – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Fickle Creek is a 145-acre Orange County farm that includes production areas (pastures, market garden), managed woodlots, and natural areas. We manage our farm so that it has minimum impact on the environment, is sustainable, and includes humane treatment of our animals. All fruits and vegetables are naturally grown without inorganic chemical inputs. Eggs, chicken, and duck come from flocks that range freely on pesticide-free pastures, eat locally-sourced vegetarian feed, and never receive hormones or antibiotics. Steers, pigs, and sheep are raised on pasture without medicated feed, hormones, or grain finishing. We sell all our products locally and directly to customers who we encourage to ask us questions about our practices.

Arugula, Basil, Beef, Beets, Carrots, Chard, Chicken, Chicken Eggs, Collards, Duck, Duck Eggs, Eggplant, Figs, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Lima Beans, Lamb, Leeks, Mustard, Mutton, Okra, Onions, Peas (Sugarsnap), Peppers (Wweet and Hot), Pesto, Pork, Potatoes, Radishes, Shi-itake Mushrooms, Rosemary, Spinach, Squash (Summer and Winter), Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Zucchini

Gertrude’s Garden Gems – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Cut Flowers, Bedding Plants, Vegetable Plants, Herbs, Asparagus, Seasonal Vegetables

Godwin Farm and Orchards LLC – Saturdays

Apples, Pears, Figs, Blueberries, Squash, Spring Onions, Tomatoes, Watermelons, Corn, Turnips, Peppers

Grandview Farms – Saturdays

Grass fed Beef, Pasture Pork and organic produce.

Great Harvest Bread Co. – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Producer of hand crafted breads and baked goods made from our freshly milled wheat flour, sourced from family owned farms. Our honey is locally produced by Heidi's honey in Winston Salem. Our loaves our hand kneaded and prepared each day. All day old bread is given to ministries or interfaith food shuttle.

Savory Hand-crafted Breads, All Natural Muffins, Scones, Cookies, Breakfast Cereals, Cookie Mixes, Pancake Mixes

NEW! Hidden Springs – Saturdays

David Smith operates a small family farm, committed to chemical-free farming and hopes one day to be certified organic. He currently uses sustainable techniques and all seed is certified organic. His family is at the beginning of the process of converting the property using permaculture concepts as a guide. In a related effort, Mr. Smith also pursues sustainable building design through his company, Stockbridge Green Architects.

Garden Vegetables, Eggs

Hillsborough Cheese Co. – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Hidden in the heart of historically dairy-rich Orange County, NC (on a previous tobacco farm where Cindy West grew up) our small, boutique creamery focuses on the art of cheese-making. Our French-trained chef & cheese-maker, Cindy, handcrafts small batches of many varieties of quality fresh & aged cheeses using goat’s and cow’s milk. Focusing mostly on traditional European-style cheeses, Cindy also experiments with and creates some of her own unique cheese blends tailored to our local community’s tastes.

NEW! Hilltop Farms – Saturdays

We are Wake County's first and only USDA certified organic produce farm. We have converted 34 acres of a 250 year old family tobacco farm into organic certification in southern Wake County and grow over 60 varieties and types of vegetables, fruits and herbs. We are in our tenth season as a fulltime farm operation and offer a CSA, pic-yer-own strawberries, educational farm tours and a founding partner in Eastern Carolina Organics.

Vegetables, Fruit, Herbs, Flowers

Jones Farm – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Cucumbers, Potatoes, Squash, Greens, Strawberries, Watermelons, Melons, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Peanuts, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Eggplants, Pears, Plums, Blueberries, Onions, Heirloom Vegetables, Beans, Peas, Beets, Okra, Peppers, Radish, Squash, Blackberries, Blueberries, Landscape Plants, Turnips, Rutabagas, Asparagus

Kalawi Farm - Saturdays

Peaches, Homemade Peach Ice Cream

La Farm Bakery – Saturdays

We are an artisan bakery/cafe, using old world traditions and artisan practices. We use only unbleached, un-bromated flours in our breads and baked goods, and biodegradable packaging in our cafe. We are proud to be a returning vendor to Western Wake Farmer's Market for the 3rd year.

Artisan Breads, Granola, Baked Goods, Pastries

Larry’s Heirloom Gardens – Saturdays

I grow and sell heirloom tomatoes and other veggie plants from seeds I purchase from different parts of the world. I grow and sell hot chili plants from seeds I purchase from all over the world. I also sell the hot chili peppers I grow and sell some select basil plants such as Italian basil, thai basil and tulsi basil as well as other unique herbs.

Heirloom Tomatoes, Hot Chili Peppers, Basil Plants, Lemon Grass, Herbs, Italian Zucchini, Eggplant, Unique Plants

NEW! Little River Ranch – Saturdays

We are a fifth generation farm family that produces high quality meats and ornamentals. Our production philosophy is to meld the best methods from traditional small family farming with the best offerings of modern agricultural science. We have a personal relationship with everything we produce.

Pasture-raised Lamb, Pasture-raised Heritage Turkeys, Traditional Pork, Pasture-raised Rabbit, Pond-raised Duck, Fall Chrysanthemums

NEW! Melina’s Italian Kitchen – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Melina’s Italian Kitchen offers handmade fresh pasta, ravioli, sauces and baked pastas made with local ingredients.

Fresh Pasta, Baked Pastas, Lasagna, Ravioli, Sauces, Prepared Meals

MoonDance Soaps & More – Saturdays

Handcrafted vegetable oil based cold-process soaps (bars and liquid). Handmade, custom blended moisturizers, body butter, lip balms and massage oils.An entire line of all natural handmade skin care products for baby.Insect repellent products.Herbal sachets, bath teas and effervescent bath tablets.

Muddy Dog Roasting Company – Saturdays

We roast our own coffee in an energy efficient coffee roaster. We also mill our own corn (blue, white, yellow) to produce grits and corn meal. We have a line of blended teas, as well.

Coffee Beans, Corn Meal, Grits, Loose Leaf Tea, Brewed Coffee and Tea

NEW! Olifant & Castelo – Saturdays

Olifant & Castelo provides small-batch artisanal culinary spices. We work hard to source locally grown ingredients and purchase them directly from the growers, where available. In an effort to keep our footprint low and be good stewards of the earth, we package our goods in non-plastic materials and re-usable containers.

Salt Blends, Flowers, Mushrooms, Sea Salt

NEW! Rabbitpatch – Saturdays

Hand-woven baskets, with all natural dyes.

NEW! Rare Earth Farms – Saturdays

Rare Earth Farms raises all natural grass-fed, grass-finished beef and all natural lamb. We are animal welfare approved by the Animal Welfare Institute.

Redbud Farm – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Certified Organic Farmer offering lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, radish, beets, onions, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, squash, gourd, beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rosemary, basil, marjoram, dill, cilantro, lavender, oregano, lemon balm. Flowers: zinnia, marigold, cosmos and fabric items.

NEW! Schroederstock – Tuesdays

Production of raw fruits and vegetables, herbs, flowers, and seedlings/bedding plants. First year in operation (2011) and may grow to include value-added products and/or crafts.

Raw Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs, Cut Flowers, Seedlings, Bedding Plants

NEW! Screech Owl Greenhouse – Tuesdays (spring)

Greenhouse operation of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, hydroponic lettuces, and herbs.

Shelly Mac Farm – Saturdays

A 75 acre farm in Northeast Durham county raising laying hens, muscove ducks, black angus beef cattle and growing 1.5 acres of vegetables. Animals are all free range and grass fed. Our farm is a converted tobacco farm that we started operating in 2006.

Eggs, Baked Goods, Jams & jellies, Vegetables

Singing Turtle Farm - Tuesdays & Saturdays

Diversified family farm using sustainable practices to grow vegetables, grains and livestock.

Smith Angus Farm – Saturdays

We are a Family owned and operated cattle and poultry farm located in Snow Camp. We take great pride in being the 4th generation to farm the land. Our Black Angus cattle are pasture raised and fed an all natural grain supplement without any added hormones or unnecessary antibiotics. This ensures a well marbled, tender cut of beef that makes for exceptional dining from our pasture to your plate.

Smith’s Nursery – Saturdays

Smith's Nursery is a family owned and operated wholesale nursery and produce farm operating in Johnston County, NC for over 30 years. We have a NC Certified Roadside Farm Market and Pick-Your-Own Berry Farm specializing in strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and pumpkins. Smith's Nursery offers over 13acres of container grown plants including shrubs, trees, and perennials.

Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Melons, Asparagus, Spinach, Squash, Zucchini, Cabbage, Onions, Cucumbers, Peppers, Greens, Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Landscape Plants, Perennials, Herb Plants.

Spain Farm – Saturdays

The Spain Farm is a fourth generation small farm tucked away between the woods and urban growth in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are innovatively trying to take dominion over the land by using stewardship techniques to preserve the land for the next generation. Our philosophy is to work together with the animals and the food we grow; instead of trying to artificially stimulate them, we make them our partners in this business in a sense. Our specialty is shiitake mushrooms. Grown in the woods on logs, our mushrooms are sheltered under the shade, using the most natural fertilizer available, fresh water. We are currently putting into place the paddock system to use with our animals which will allow each animal to participate in the polyculture we are creating by contributing their own kind of fertilizer and cleaning up after each other. This system creates rich areas that grow from natural fertilizers to provide top quality food for each animal. We try to limit the amount of grain as much as possible and allow the animals to graze on succulent grasses so that their meat will be rich with vitamins and enzymes. As grazers, the boar goats are the first to glean the area, next are the Muscovy, Cayuga and Khaki Campbell ducks which are top grazers and then there is the clean-up crew – the chickens. Two guardian livestock dogs, Maggie and Sampson, work in harmony to keep everyone safe. Our offerings include shiitake mushrooms, figs, cabrito (goat meat), duck meat and eggs and chicken eggs. We use no pesticides on our food or antibiotics on our animals. There is no need because the food we grow and the animals we raise help each other in a wonderful cycle, just as they were created. We try to do our best in everything we grow, to nurture our mushrooms, goats and other facets of our operation in order to uphold our end of the bargain, in short to be good stewards.

Shiitake mushrooms, Duck eggs and meat, Goat meat

Sunburst Tomatoes – Saturdays

We are a small family farm growing "pesticide free greenhouse tomatoes". We have been growing tomatoes since 1993. In addition to the tomatoes, we grow peaches, asparagus, squash, and cantaloupe. Just this year, our son joined us in the tomato business.

NEW! Sunshine Lavender Farm – Saturdays

We grow lavender using organic practices to develop unique, farm fresh lavender products for body, gifts and weddings. Creating memorable experiences to enhance your life and the lives of those you love is a priority. Our farm pledges to employ sustainable agriculture methods, enhance community spirit and help preserve the North Carolina rural landscape as we grow this lovely, soothing and fragrant herb.we grow lavender using organic practices to develop unique, farm fresh lavender products for body, gifts and weddings.

Sweet T, a cakery – Tuesdays & Saturdays

Sweet T offers a beautiful selection of artisan baked goods and gourmet cupcakes and whoopie pies. We specialize in fruit pies and quiche as well. Gluten free and vegan selections are available weekly and a greater selection is available for special order.

Cupcakes, Cookies, Pies, Quiche, Cakes, Tarts

NEW! Two Bridges Farm – Saturdays

We are a new small farm located in northern Franklin County. We currently raise Boer Meat Goats and Chickens. We currently sell the chicken eggs and plan to raise broiler chickens this year for meat. This will also be our first year to have Goat Meat to sell. This year we will also have a Market Garden and will be growing several market vegetables including: spring and fall vegetables like lettuces, spinach, kale, kohlrabi, broccoli, carrots and cabbage and summer vegetables including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, squash, melons, and corn. We will begin working on organic certification of our Market Garden in February and hope to obtain Organic Certification by mid summer. Because this is our first year, I expect the produce list will change over time. I do see a possibility for incorporating flowers and certain fruits/berries to our product list.

Goat Meat, Chicken, Eggs, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Kohlrabi, Broccoli, Carrots, Cabbage, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Onions, Squash, Melons, Corn

NEW! Two Chicks Farm – Saturdays

Two Chicks Farm is a small farm located five miles from downtown Hillsborough, NC. Two Chick: Farm's mission is to produce high quality vegetables, herbs, and value added products to sell to the local community. Our vision, at Two Chicks Farm, is to be a sustainable farm growing vegetables and herbs year round; using organic methods and season extension to provide the community with locally produced fresh, fermented or pickled foods year round. Two Chicks Farm is committed to staying small so we can hand tend our products in order to provide the best quality at competitive prices while providing great customer service.

NEW! Uncle Bob’s Nuts – Saturdays

Uncle Bob's Nuts is a producers of fresh made roasted nuts, organic peanut butter, nutty salsa, and unique gourmet kettle corns. We use all natural ingredients in our products and no preservatives. We pride ourselves in the best quality and taste. The way food should be!

Roasted Pecans (locally grown), Cashews, Almonds, Peanuts, Unique Kettle Corns, Organic Peanut Butter, Other Nut Butters, Nutty Salsa

Wrenn’s Farm & Nursery – Saturdays

Formerly known as Middlesex Produce Growers, was started by my father (Fletcher Wrenn) in 1867. He started out with greenhouse tomatoes and kept on adding different crops until today we grow 19 different produce crops. We grow and sell only top quality produce. If it does not meet our standards we do not sell it. We eat the crops that we grow, so we use as few pesticides as possible. Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greenhouse Cucumbers, Strawberries, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Sweet Onions, Lettuce, Potatoes, Squash, Sweet Corn, Cantaloupes, Butter Beans, Peas, Okra, Field Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Peppers, Watermelons, Collards, Sweet Potatoes