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Farmer’s Market now open all year

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Staff

By Jack Carley
Staff Writer

The Farmers’ Market will come to a close right before Christmas this year, as usual. But the subsequent winter months may now seem less bleak: The “locally grown, nationally known” Carrboro Farmers’ Market will open year-round beginning January 5, the first Saturday of 2008. From January until March, the market will be open from 9 a.m. to noon, then resumes regular hours, 7 a.m. to noon, starting March 15.

At a meeting Tuesday, November 20, the board of aldermen authorized the Farmers’ Market to use the Town Commons for an additional 88 hours a year (up from 520). The board cited reasons for their approval, including name recognition for the town and better health for its citizens.
The move had been under discussion by the market and is favored by farmers who can produce goods for the market all year.

John Soehner of Eco Farm said the new hours would help farmers earn more money. “It’s hard to go three or four months without earning a nickel,” he said, “I like the idea – just to make a couple bucks on the weekend.”
He said that North Carolina’s climate allows farmers to grow year-round, if they know how. By using greenhouses and tunnelhouses, an unheated version of a greenhouse, farmers can grow greens and other produce later in the year.

Meats, prepared foods and crafts can also be produced in colder months.

Goods found at the market during winter months include collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, sweet potatoes, hydroponic lettuces, Asian greens: tot soi, bok choy and mizuna; chicories, winter squashes, pastured-based meats: beef, buffalo, chicken, goat, lamb, pork; charcuterie: bacon, bratwurst, breakfast sausage, chorizo, country ham, hot dogs, hot and sweet Italian sausage; eggs, fresh and aged cow’s milk cheeses, pecans, pickles, jams, jellies, honey, wine, prepared foods and crafts.

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