Posted on 06 May 2011.
Herr Fresh Flowers has spring bouquets. Here, Jefferson Herr helps a customer at the April 9 market. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Davidson Farmer’s Market is back this Saturday, May 7, just a day before Mother’s Day, and coinciding with Davidson Town Day on the Village Green. Strawberries are expected to be in abundance, as are other ideas for honoring the mothers in your life. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 April 2011.
2011 market poster, image by Dione Goyette
Davidson Farmer’s Market kicks off its third summer of weekly markets this Saturday, April 9, with a lineup of more than 40 farmers, bakers, cheesemakers, chefs and other vendors from around the area.
Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, the market has become a weekend destination for residents and visitors. The market has kept a twice-monthly schedule over the winter, and now returns to weekly markets through Thanksgiving.
“Our farmers and vendors have been working hard this winter to plan their offerings to meet the expanding customer demand at the Market,” Market Manager Mary Jane Leach said. Read the full story
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Posted on 23 March 2011.
The Davidson Farmer’s Market will host the last of its winter markets this Saturday, 9 to noon, next to Town Hall with winter greens, stored crops, meats, cheeses and more. Meanwhile, the weather is fine, but the best part of the growing season still lies ahead: The market is getting ready for its 2011 regular season schedule on Saturday, April 9.
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Posted on 16 March 2011.
Executive Chef Bradley Labarre slices a plantain for students to taste. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / CorneliusNews.net)
By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
DavidsonNews.net
Eighth graders in Community School of Davidson‘s cooking enrichment class have expanded their classroom to include an “edible garden” behind the school to grow lettuce, sweet potatoes, collard greens and other foods.
The students planned the garden as part of this semester’s practicum, a community-based enrichment class, which meets Fridays. And they’re working with a county dietitian as well as the chef from the Galway Hooker Pub. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 March 2011.
Love local food? Like working with farmers? Have a logistics expert locked inside you? Davidson Farmer’s Market is seeking a new market manager to replace founding manager Mary Jane Leach, who is stepping down this spring. Details of that, plus a reminder about this Saturday’s farmer’s market and news from local restaurants, including word of Sunday changes at Il Bosco Ristorante and Irish dance for St. Patrick’s Day at Restaurant X. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 February 2011.
Local farmers Cassie Parsons and Natalie Veres and their Grateful Growers Farm will be featured in a segment tonight (Wednesday) on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now” program. Meanwhile, if you’ve got a good chili recipe, consider entering it in Davidson College Presbyterian Church’s upcoming 2nd annual Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 27. Details about those happenings below, as well as restaurant news: the debut of Kilwin’s confectionary and ice cream shop in Birkdale, Latitude 36, which has replaced Midtown Sundries in Cornelius, and a reminder that tonight is a “Wine Wednesday” at Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse in Davidson. Read the full story
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