
{"id":3874,"date":"2008-11-13T07:49:50","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2008-11-13T07:49:50","modified_gmt":"2008-11-13T15:49:50","slug":"markets-prepare-for-colder-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/11\/13\/markets-prepare-for-colder-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets prepare for colder months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/market2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/market2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Kirk Ross. Erin Meehan of Turtle Run Farms points out that while she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s busy working, her sister is relaxing in back of the truck with a chocolate bar.\" title=\"market2\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" align=\"left\" size-medium wp-image-3875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/market2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/market2.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><strong>By Susan Dickson<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the air turns colder and the days get shorter, local farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 markets are switching gears for the winter months, focusing on fall and winter produce, crafts and meats.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe Carrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market is entering its second year as a year-round market and, according to Sarah Blacklin, director of the market, is well prepared for the winter season this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153People are excited and are working on having really full winter gardens,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said.<br \/>\nCarrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market shoppers can expect to find a wide variety of greens, such as arugula, kale and collards, as well as root vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Blacklin said warmer days could bring mushrooms to the market too.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re actually at that transitional point where if we get a little bit warmer, that heat and moisture will be great for fungus and shiitakes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said.<\/p>\n<p>At the South Estes Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market, which was started earlier this year by the Farmers of Orange, vendors are offering root vegetables, greens \u00e2\u20ac\u0153of all sorts,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d eggs, meat and more, according to Jeffry Goodrum, president of the Farmers of Orange.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to regular fall produce, local farmers are focusing on holiday favorites.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A lot of our farmers are growing specifically for the Thanksgiving market and for the holidays coming up,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Blacklin said, adding that vendors will offer holiday items such as maple sausage, smoked ham, ham hocks, celery and more.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Carrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market and the South Estes Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market will hold Thanksgiving markets this year, with the Carrboro market on Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. and the South Estes market the same day, from 4 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Carrboro Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market will also host a special market on Dec. 6 that will focus on craft vendors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We try to do that so people can look before the holidays,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Blacklin said.<br \/>\nStarting with the Thanksgiving market, the South Estes Farmers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Market will move indoors, from the parking lot of the University Mall to the mall\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s main corridor indoors, where it will remain through March.<\/p>\n<p>Though the indoor market will be slightly smaller, Goodrum said he still expects about 16 to 20 vendors in December and a few less January through March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-land-and-table"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3876,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3874\/revisions\/3876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}