North Hills Farmers’ Market Visit and List of Vendors
Today I decided to walk over to the Farmers’ Market here at North Hills to see what was going on. Every saturday from 8am-12pm on the Commons, trucks and tents from local NC farms and shops arrive with fresh veggies, fruits, herbs and miscellaneous goodies. This started in April and happens every Saturday through October. There was music on the lawn today, which was an added bonus.
I didn’t actually buy anything today, but I wanted to see who was selling things and where they were from. There were representatives from farms in Nash county, Pittsboro, Eli Whitney, and Garner, just to name a few.
I’m not sure if the same farmers come each week, but here’s who was at the North Hills Farmers’ Market today. If I missed someone, just leave a note in the comments and I’ll add them to the list.
- Jackson Farm
- Just Desserts
- Blue Dragonfly Cut Flower Farm
- Bluebird Hill Farm
- Edible Earthscape Farm
- Handmade True Soap
- Celebrity Dairy
- Smith’s Nursery, Inc.
- Lyons Farms
- Double T Farm
- Sofia’s Farm
- Spain Farm
- Cedar Rock Farm
Please see below for a few pictures from the market today. Click on the thumbnails to see bigger versions (click through twice to see the largest size).
What do you think about the Farmers’ Market here? Have you been satisfied with the variety and types of produce?
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Hi, as much as we anticipated the Farmer’s Mkt. last year at North Hills, I have to say that we were disappointed in the quality and quantity of vendors and produce. We are huge State Farmer’s Mkt. fans, go every week during the season, and had hoped to be able to buy some of the same foods @ NH. We understand that the NH venue is not the State FM, nor did we have high expectations, but we never did buy anything. It seemed to have too many crafts, and non food booths for what we had hoped it would be. We will definitely go back this year to see what has changed or been added. We do appreciate the efforts of many to bring the FM to NH, and perhaps we are in the minority in our thinking. But, we would probably visit every week if the selections were better.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
I go to the farmers market every Saturday and have had wonderful finds each week. I stop at Southport Seafood first – I always get their dry packed scallops, which have been absolutely fabulous, and then either tuna or another fish. Sometimes shrimp, too. I get bread and muffins from John the baker, berries and peaches, lettuce and sugar snaps from Tabitha, beautiful onions and summer squash, organic pork and beef, farm eggs… The flowers have been lovely, but my cat eats them, so I just look! Every Sat and Sunday, at a minimum, our entire dinners are from the farmers market. “Seafood Saturday” is now the family favorite, and my kids have never been huge seafood fans before now. After I get my food items I take them to my car, parked in the deck with a cooler inside, get my perishables taken care of, get an iced tea from Starbucks, and listen to music, journal, and people-watch. It makes every Saturday wonderful!
I saw Moondance Soaps there several weekends in a row, but didn’t see them in your list. With the bug season cranking up, it’s their bugoff bug spray I like to use instead of DEET.
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