North End Farmers Market opens Wednesday, with produce, seafood, goat cheese, coffee.
Fruit and veggie lovers rejoice — this spring, the farm is coming to you. Camp North End Partners has joined forces with Farmers Market Management Services to create the weekly North End Farmers Market starting Wednesday, April 28.
Think fresh, locally grown products from local farmers, ranchers and food artisans, all conveniently located on Keswick Avenue, between the Mount and Keswick districts, off the Graham Street entrance. The market will run in the evenings from 4-8 p.m. every Wednesday until October, making it a perfect stop after grabbing a beer at Free Range Brewing, ordering a fried chicken sandwich at Leah and Louise or adding to your pandemic plant collection at Grow.
Anchor vendors
Blue Goat Dairy, offering freshly made goat cheese.
Deep Roots CPS Farm, offering vegetables, herbs, fruits and more.
Duke’s Bread, offering fresh bread from scratch.
Edgerton Farm, a family-owned farm offering fresh produce.
Ekologicall, offering eco-friendly products.
Garden Window Farm, offering seasonal produce.
Lucky Fish, offering fresh caught seafood.
Mano Bella, specializing in artisanal Italian food products.
Mouna Bowa Farms, offering high-quality, greenhouse grown microgreens and herbs.
Nebedaye Farms, offering Moringa, a staple of Indian and southeast Asian cuisine.
PetWants, offering all-natural pet food.
Queen Hemp, specializing in hand-crafted, full spectrum hemp products.
Symbio Farms, offering fresh produce.
The Wandering Bean, specializing in freshly roasted coffee
Thoughtful Baking, offering chicken and plant-based pot pies and desserts made from scratch.
Yucayeke Farms, offering herbal medicines
Rotating vendors
Bun Appetit, offering freshly made cinnamon buns from scratch.
Crumbled Nut, offering craft cookies and other treats.
Farmhouse BBQ, offering grass-fed beef, pasture-raised port and GMO-free side dishes.
Iris Blossom, specializing in bespoke floral arrangements and bouquets.
It’s Poppin, offering gourmet kettle corn.
MagPies, offering East Indian foods.
Rub A Dub, offering soap and body products.
Tahor Soaps, offering handmade soaps.
Two Chicks Candles, offering handmade candles and bath products
TYME Candles, specializing in handmade candles
SNAP benefits doubled
“Fresh food access has been a longtime priority for residents and businesses in the North End corridor, and we are proud to partner with Farmers Market Management Services to continue these ongoing community efforts,” Tommy Mann, development director at Camp North End, said in a news release.
Through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the market will be able to redeem benefits for those on the Supplemental Nutrition Nutrition Assistance Program at 2-for-1 exchange, giving SNAP recipients two dollars in market coins for every dollar they redeem.
“We are proud to be able to offer food raised and crafted by responsible producers to those who may not be able to afford it otherwise,” Samantha DeRosa, the management services’ market director said in a statement.
The North End Farmers Market compliments the’ South End Market, which operates from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at Atherton Mill and features vendors such as Blue Goat Dairy, Coddle Creek Farms and Lucky Fish Seafood. Masks are required for all vendors and patrons.
Vendor applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, as well.
North End Farmers Market
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This story was originally published January 27, 2021 at 3:21 PM.
