Farmers Market Weekly Update!


 The VCRFM is now open Wednesdays and  Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. and will feature a variety of locally grown spring and early summer produce, bedding plants for the garden including vegetables, herbs, flowers, and shrubs, pasture raised beef, eggs, pork and handmade crafts.

There will also be baked goods, canned goods, jams, jellies, salsa & sauces.

Knowledgeable farmers and nursery vendors will be on hand to answer spring and summer planting and growing questions. It’s NOT too late to start planting your garden!
 

GET YOUR MID-WEEK FRESH FOOD FIX! VISIT VCRFM THIS WEDNESDAY.
Free Zumba & Nutrition Class begins tonight, June 1st at 6:00 p.m.  Join the party! Tonight at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market meet certified nutritionist and Zumba Instructor Rodney Steverson. He will conduct a 30 minute nutrition class and a 30 minute  Zumba class for an hour of fitness fun! Zumba fitness is exercise in disguise. It’s the most fun, energetic, feel good workout that you will ever come across. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating. Every class will feel like a party! So – move your feet to the beat and learn what to eat at the market tonight. 
What is that growing in MY lawn?The Kerr Lake Extension Master Gardeners will present a workshop WEEDS – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. It will be held Saturday, June 10 in the classroom at the farmers market from 10 a.m – 11 a.m. Learn what that is growing in your lawn, garden and landscape that you didn’t plant! Be it friend or foe, the Master Gardeners will recommend the best way(s) to control it. The workshop is FREE. For more information,visit http://go.ncsu.edu/secondsaturday, ask Market Manager Madigan when you see her Saturday or call Paul McKenzie, 252-438-8188.
What You Will Find This Week
  • Beef
  • Beets
  • Blackberries
  • Black Raspberries
  • Bok Choi
  • Bread
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage 
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Eggs – chicken, guinea hen & duck
  • Garlic
  • Greens
  • Green Tomatoes
  • Honey Straws
  • Jams
  • Jellies
  • Kale (Red & Green)
  • Lettuce
  • Muscadine Products
  • Onions
  • Peas – Garden
  • Peppers – Green Bell; Gypsy Frying; Jalapeno
  • Pies
  • Pork
  • Potatoes
  • Salsa
  • Sauces
  • Squash
  • Strawberries 
  • Sweet Breads
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Swiss Chard
  • Tomatoes
  • Turnip Greens
  • Wine – Red & White
Social Media: For more information about the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, view our website at vancecounty.org, plus follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. 
 
Contacts: Persons interested in selling at the VCRFM may contact:
Market Manager: Tracy Madigan @ 252-598-0814
Extension Agent: Paul McKenzie @ 252-438-8188
 
Location: The VCRFM is located at 210 Soutpark Dr. Henderson, NC, off Beckford Dr. behind the DaVita Dialysis Center.   
VCRFM  is open Wednesdays & Saturdays 7:30 am – 1:00 pm

 

***If you or your business need a venue for your  dinners and parties, the VCRFM is available for rent! Contact Market Manager***

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