The Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting our next FIrst Wednesday Evening Eats on July 5th, 2017 featuring the music of Far From Done
We are excited to offer our Wednesday customers a special event: The People's Pepper Festival!
Sample products from the Carrboro Farmers' Market vendors and a special salsa from Carrburritos. We'll have live music from Kristi Dixon and a collection of our great Wednesday vendors.
The event begins at 3:30PM!
The tomatoes are ripening on the vine for our 2017 Tomato Day at the Carrboro Farmers' Market! Our farmers are growing over 70 different varieties of tomatoes at Market this year, and it's time to celebrate and sample! Join us for our biggest celebration of the year and a Chapel Hill Magazine 'Don't Miss' event!
- A ridiculous amount of samples of freshly sliced tomatoes from our Carrboro Farmers' Market family
- Music from Gabriel Pelli and friends! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wld6C013zuQ)
- Book signing and Q+A session with tomato expert Craig LeHouillier, author of Epic Tomatoes
- Recipes, Live Music, Raffle Prizes, Kids Activites, and the season's best tomatoes!
The Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting our next FIrst Wednesday Evening Eats on July 5th, 2017 featuring the music of Far From Done
The Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting our next FIrst Wednesday Evening Eats on June 7th, 2017 featuring the music of Sentimental Johnny (https://sentimentaljohnny.com)
The Market will have a variety of food trucks, a good selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and live music each first Wednesday of every month throughout the peak season. After the resounding success of our season kickoff Evening Eats event in April, the Market continues to build community in a casual setting after the first Wednesday market each month.
Bring a lawn chair, your favorite games, or a blanket and hang out for good food and beer in Carrboro Town Commons.
Food Trucks:
Medley
Gussy's
Lost Boys
Bulkogi
Others:
Yee Haw Donuts
Steel String
Boro Beverage
James Creek Ciderhouse
Maple View Mobile
Carrboro Farmers Market
Other upcoming First Wednesday Evening Eats:
July 5th
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
Alice Osborn is a singer/songwriter, poet and popular writing coach. Celtic, bluegrass, country and rock folk all influence her Americana vibe on acoustic guitar. In the past decade, Alice has taught writing workshops to thousands of aspiring authors of nearly all ages from 9 to 90 both around the corner and across continents. Heroes without Capes is her most recent collection of poetry and it features several poems that later became songs. Previous collections are After the Steaming Stops and Unfinished Projects. Alice is also the editor of Wake Livingmagazine and the anthologies Tattoos and Creatures of Habitat, both from Main Street Rag. A North Carolina Writers’ Network and NC Songwriters Co-op board member and a Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has appeared in the News and Observer, The Broad River Review, The Pedestal Magazine, Soundings Review and in numerous journals and anthologies. Alice is also an Irish dancer who plays Celtic violin. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, two children, four loud birds and one messy guinea pig. Visit Alice's website at www.aliceosborn.com and check out her music at www.reverbnation.com/aliceosborn.
Our Strawberry Jamboree is this weekend. We will feature fresh, delicious Strawberry Shortcakes, recipes, and music from James Olin Oden.
James Olin Oden is singer/songwriter of Celtic and Americana music out of Raleigh, NC. Does it move the heart or cause the foot to stomp? If so, then James Olin Oden plays it.
You can check out James Olin Oden's music on his website: http://www.jamesoden.com/
Guest Vendor: Soul Cocina
Music: Brian Paglia
https://www.facebook.com/thebrianpaglia/
The Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting our next FIrst Wednesday Evening Eats on May 3rd, 2017.
The Market will have a variety of food trucks, a good selection of beer, and live music each first Wednesday of every month throughout the peak season. After the resounding success of our season kickoff Evening Eats event in April, the Market hopes to continue to build community in a casual setting after Market each month.
Bring a lawn chair, your favorite games, or a blanket and hang out for good food and beer in Carrboro Town Commons.
Other upcoming First Wednesday Evening Eats:
May 3rd
June 7th
July 5th
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
https://www.facebook.com/events/1329133087176356/
Carrboro Farmers' Market's 12th Annual Seedling Giveaway is this Saturday from 8:30am - 12pm (until we run out)!
In conjunction with Kidzu Children's Museum and several great farmers, we are pleased to offer kids at Market seedlings of several varieties, arts and crafts activites, and live music from Bucket Brothers.
Special thanks to to the following farms for seedling donations:
Wiseacre Farms
Whitted Bowers Farm
Flat River Nursery and Farm
Maple Spring Gardens, LLC
Brook's Farm
George Jones Plant Farm
Backyard Edibles
Turtle Run Farm
Peregrine Farm
The Carrboro Farmers' Market is hosting an Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo on April 19th from 6pm-9pm following our Morris Grove Elementary Night from 3pm-6pm. Shoppers can pick up dinner and treats from area food trucks while enjoying local music and beer after market.
Wednesday, April 19th
3pm - 6pm: Morris Grove Elementary Night
Bring the kids and come out for samplings, kids’ activities, face painting, and more! All families are welcome! Event is 3-6pm
6pm - 9pm: Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo
Music from Laura Jane Vincent
Beer from Steel String Brewery
Food from Baguettaboutit, Bulkogi, Chirba Chirba, Lost Boys, Maple View Ice Cream, Yeehaw Donuts
Proceeds from the Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo will benefit the Carrboro Farmers' Market Food Outreach program and kids education series. In 2016, the Carrboro Farmers' Market educated over 400 children on local food topics at market though our Market Bunch program.
More information about upcoming events at market can be found at: http://www.carrborofarmersmarket.com/
The Carrboro Farmers' Market is kicking off another season with an Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo on April 5th from 6pm-9pm following our first Wednesday market of the season from 3pm-6pm. Shoppers can pick up dinner and treats from area food trucks while enjoying local music and beer after market.
Wednesday, April 5th
3pm - 6pm: First Wednesday market of the season with a kid's activity
6pm - 9pm: Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo
Music from Laura Jane Vincent
Beer available for cash
Food from Baguettaboutit, Bulkogi, Chirba Chirba, Lost Boys, Maple View Ice Cream, Yeehaw Donuts
Proceeds from the Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo will benefit the Carrboro Farmers' Market Food Outreach program and kids education series. In 2016, the Carrboro Farmers' Market educated over 400 children on local food topics at market though our Market Bunch program.
More information about upcoming events at market can be found at: http://www.carrborofarmersmarket.com/
The Carrboro Farmers' Market will begin its 39th season on Saturday, April 1st, 2017. Market hours will change to 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Not only will our vendors have amazing springtime produce, fresh greens, strawberries and other delights, the kickoff market will feature the mesmerizing music of folk and harp guitarist Andrew Kasab from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., a children's activity, and the debut of our 2017 Market shirt!
Join us for this wonderful celebration.
Warm up with a taste of Coconut Curry Sweet Potato soup on the morning of February 11th.
Visit over 20 vendors from 3pm-5pm for our special Holiday Market. It's a great time to pick up award-winning artisan products, great local produce, or even a market t-shirt for your favorite someone!
Come by the gazebo for the first Chefs Who Shop event of the year: a delicious seasonal sampling prepared by Chef Brendan Cox of Oakleaf Restaurant in Pittsboro!
Strawberries. The Root Cellar's Signature Yellow Cake. Whipped Cream. Enough said!
Market runs from 7am to noon; event starts at 8:30am and runs while supplies last!
U pick information, recipes, a chance to meet the Root Cellar Cafe and Catering team, free samples, kids activities, music, and lots of local berries!
Flowers are not the only thing blooming at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market! On April 30th, farmers and Fifth Season Gardening Company will do their bit to help grow budding gardeners by giving away a tomato seedling to any kid who comes to the Market. The Kids’ Seedling Giveaway has become an annual tradition at the Market and will continue for the 11th year this spring.
Starting at 8:30am and continuing while supplies last, any kid who comes to Market can get a free tomato seedling to pot and take home. Fifth Season will be there providing potting soil and helping kids pick a tomato variety and plant their seedling, and Kidzu Children’s Museum will help kids decorate their planting cups and seedling labels. Market volunteers will help kids write a thank-you note to drop off with their donor farmer. From 9:30 to 11:30, kids can hear, sing and dance along to kids’ songs by veteran educator and multi-instrumentalist Tim Wells.
This event isn’t just for the kids! Fifth Season will also have perks for the rest of us grown-ups, with a rain barrel raffle, coupons for 10% off anything in their store, and bumper stickers.
All families are welcome to join the fun at Market for Morris Grove Elementary Night!
We'll have yummy samplings, face painting, a scavenger hunt, and more!
Wednesday Market is finally here! Come celebrate the first Wednesday Market of the season with us from 3pm to 6pm!
Stock up with delicious local goodies, and then stick around after Market for an Evening Eats Food Truck Rodeo from 6pm to 8:30pm with music by Dogwood Blossom! Trucks will include Baguettaboutit, Bulkogi Korean Barbecue, Gussie's Greek Food, La Mesa Latina, and Tar Heel Creamery, and Steel String Brewery will be there with cold beer!
Come out early for the first Summer Market of 2016, the best selection of produce, and an Early Bird Sampling of delicious baked goods! We'll have treats from Box Turtle Bakery, Sari Sari Sweets, Louise's Old Fashioned Baked Goods, and Chicken Bridge Bakery, starting at 7am and as long as supplies last. See you there!
From this Saturday April 2nd onward, the Market opens at 7am.
Winter's the perfect time for a nice hot bowl of soup, and the market's got what you need to make something tasty!
The last installment of our three-week Winter Soup Sampling Series will be Roasted Carrot Soup - yum! Try it out and pick up a recipe to take home!
Winter's the perfect time for a nice hot bowl of soup, and the market's got what you need to make something tasty!
The second installment of our three-week Winter Soup Sampling Series will be Curried Sweet Potato Soup by our very own market manager, Erin Jobe. Try it out and pick up a recipe to take home!
Winter's the perfect time for a nice hot bowl of soup, and the market's got what you need to make something tasty!
The first installment of our three-week Winter Soup Sampling Series will be Kale, Sausage & Potato Soup by our market assistant manager, Margaret. Try it out and pick up a recipe to take home!
Join us for our special Pre-Thanksgiving Market and stock up on all the delicious fixins for the big feast!
Halloween falls on a Market day, and we can't wait to celebrate! Dress up and join in the fun with our photo booth, trick or treating for all ages and kids activities!
Peppers have a longer season than many other Market vegetables, and come in a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, colors, flavors, and amount of heat! Market farmers have the whole spectrum covered with over 40 kinds of peppers, from super spicy to juicy and sweet with varieties like Habanero, Serrano, Padron, Aji Dulce, Shishito, Carmen, Mary Jemison, Jimmy Nardello, Revolution, Tequila, Gold Rush, Yummy, and more!
Starting at 8:30am, Market volunteers will be serving samples of fresh peppers and two finalist pepper recipes, selected by Sheri Castle from the People’s Peppers recipe contest. Market shoppers will vote on their favorite recipe to select a winner, and all the pepper recipe submissions for the contest will be immortalized in a People’s Peppers mini-cookbook that will be available for sale at the event. Con Acento will keep everyone moving with some acoustic Latin grooves! All samples will be available while supplies last.
The Annual Harvest Dinner at the Carrboro Farmers' Market has become a cherished tradition. It is a night that brings together chefs, market farmers, and our community for an incredibly delicious locally sourced meal in Town Commons. We are excited to host our 4th Annual Harvest Dinner in Carrboro Town Commons on Thursday, September 17th.
The event will feature hearty potluck-style dishes from twenty of the area's finest chefs including Jeff Barney of Saxapahaw General Store, Bill Smith of Crook's Corner, Brendan Cox of Oakleaf, Kevin Callaghan of ACME, VImala Rajendran of Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe, and many more.
Steel String Brewery and Benjamin Vineyards Winery will host the pre-dinner cocktail social at Town Commons, giving folks some extra time to enjoy great company and purchase local beverages! The fun begins at 6:15pm!
Tickets for the potluck meal are $65 when purchased before September 10th. You can buy tickets online or at the Market Welcome Booth. All proceeds from the dinner will go right back to the Market!
A special thanks to The Splinter Group for their Marketing and Design Support, and Orange County Solid Waste Management for support in making this a trash free event.
