It’s not closing yet: Shop this Charlotte farmers market until the end of the year
Farmers market fans, you can enjoy fresh produce and locally made products for a little longer this year.
In short: Camp North End’s popular North End Farmers Market — originally slated to end Oct. 27 — will now extend through Dec. 22. And that’s not all. The farmers market is also adding rotating weekly activities, such as a petting zoo event, a chef demo and a jewelry making class, to entertain guests through the holiday season.
WHAT: North End Farmers Market offers 15 anchor vendors and 10 rotating vendors each week
WHEN: Every Wednesday from 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: Keswick Avenue between Camp North End’s Mount and Keswick districts, off the Graham Street entrance at Camp North End, 300 Camp Road.
HIGH POINT: The North End Farmers Market redeems one of the highest number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and EBT benefits from the more than 15 farmers markets in Charlotte through the Double Bucks program. It’s funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County Public Health.
“We are excited to extend our market season,” said Samantha DeRosa, Farmers Market Management Services’ market manager. “So are our farmers and small business owners. We have experienced amazing community support, from the customers who have become friends and regulars to the high school volunteers who help staff our market.
PRO TIP: While you’re there, check out The Jugo Bar. “I’ve never seen a community so excited about one vendor,” DeRosa told CharlotteFive. “We got so many requests from social media that we invited them to become a permanent vendor.”
And another thing worth noting is that several of the vendors — including Jugo Bar, Thoughtful Baking Co. and Mano Bella Artisan Foods — buy from the other vendors to create their products. “That is a slam-dunk for us, because the customer is getting the best of all of it, and it’s all local,” DeRosa said.
Anchor vendors (present every week)
• Blooms on 16, a local farm offering fresh flowers and bouquets
• Blue Goat Dairy, offering freshly made goat cheese
• Deep Roots CPS Farm, a local farm offering vegetables, herbs, fruits and more
• Edgerton Farm, a family-owned farm offering fresh beef and pork products
• Ekologicall, offering eco-friendly products
• Eleven Eleven Wellness Bakery, offering gluten-free baked goods
• Garden Window Farm, a local farm offering seasonal produce
• The Jugo Bar, offering fresh pressed flavored lemonades, juices and syrups
• Lockett Farms / Nutty B’s, offering local poultry, lamb and candied nuts
• Lucky Fish, offering fresh caught seafood
• Mano Bella Artisan Foods, specializing in artisanal Italian food products
• Mouna Bowa Farms, offering high-quality, greenhouse grown microgreens and herbs
• Pet Wants, offering all-natural pet food and treats
• Queen Hemp Co., local hemp farmer specializing in hand-crafted, full spectrum hemp products
• Thoughtful Baking Co., offering chicken and plant-based pot pies and desserts made from scratch
Rotating vendors
• Ashworth’s Cookies, offering decadent cookies
• Crumbled Nut Bake Shop, offering craft cookies and other treats
• Farmhouse BBQ, offering smoked grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, and other items
• Full Circle Food Cart, offering a variety of homemade popsicles, grilled pineapples, fancy chips,
• Honeyed Co, offering wax sachets, melts, candles and more
• It’s Poppin’ Gourmet Kettle Korn, offering uniquely flavored kettle corn
• Jewelry by Ang, offering unique handmade jewelry
• Jewelry by Susan J, offering hand-crafted beaded jewelry
• Luhr’s Wicked Wicks, offering handmade, dye free, soy blend candles
• Mindful Mud, offering all natural facial mud masks
• Organicole, offering organic handmade beauty, cosmetic and personal care products
• Powerfuel Bites, offering all natural nut butters, protein bites, granola and more
• Purple Girl Designs, offering handmade gemstone jewelry
• Redtail Creations, offering custom wood creations
• Rub A Dub All Natural Suds, offering soap & body products
• Stoopid Sweet Bakery, offering baked goods with organic and vegan ingredients
• Sun’s Jewelry, offering artisan crafted jewelry
• Sweet’s Syrup, offering organic immunity-boosting elderberry products
• Taylor Homestead, offering hand crocheted Angora rabbit and alpaca items
• Thank You Mother Earth, offering natural soy wax and cotton wick candles
• Two Chicks & Co., offering hand poured coconut blend candles
This story was originally published October 29, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
