Seasonal Farmers' Market Set to Open

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The Currituck County Employee Wellness "Fit Community" Partnership received a grant from the Health and Wellness Trust Fund to build a walking trail and organize a Seasonal Farmers Market at the Governmental Complex in Currituck.  Local producers are invited to participate in the Farmers Market.

The kick-off day for the market is Friday May 21, held in conjunction with the County Employee Health and Fitness Day.  The Health and Fitness Day is scheduled for 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Products that can be sold include: vegetables grown from seeds, sets, or seedlings; fruits, nuts, or berries grown on land owned or leased by the seller; plants grown by the seller from seed, seedling, transplant or cutting; bulbs propagated by the seller; eggs produced from the seller's hens; meats from animals raised by the seller; products from animals raised by the seller; honey produced from the seller's bees; cut or dried flowers grown by the seller; preserves, pickles, relishes, jams and jellies made by the seller (must meet the state Health Department  requirements); baked goods baked by the seller. (Baked goods must follow federal, state, and local health regulations.)

The Seasonal Mobile Farmers' Market will be open to any local agriculture producer to have an outlet to sell their produce on Wednesdays at the Governmental Complex at Currituck.  All produce to be sold has to be local to encourage opportunity for Currituck growers to market their produce.  We hope this will stimulate income for some of our small producers.  There is a benefit of purchasing local because it is fresher, tastes great at the peak of its season, is safe, and saves the environment by limiting the travel costs, as well as keeps the funds in our local economic stream.

Any local producer interested in participating should contact Tommy Grandy or Georgia Kight at the Currituck County Center of NC Cooperative Extension at 252-232-2261 for an application and copy of the rules.  The weekly vendor fee is $10 which will be used for advertising and other market costs. 

A special incentive to those who agree to participate in the earliest days at the Farmers Market is to receive a return of the vendor fee for participating on three of the first six market days. These include Friday, May 21, and Wednesdays June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 

All producers must be available on opening day from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.  The market will then be open on Wednesdays from June - September from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.. 

For more information call the Currituck Extension Center at 252-232-2261.