What’s bugging you in the garden?? Bring plant samples and or close up photos of your problem plants to the market on July 15. The Extension Master Gardener volunteers are hosting a Plant Clinic from 9 am to 12 pm.
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New Wednesday Market Hours!
Beginning July 19th, 2017 the Wednesday Market will be open from 4 – 6 pm. The new hours are an attempt to increase vendor participation and bring more customers in to the mid-week market. The Wednesday market will be open through September.
Meet and Greet with Prissy and Pop June 24
Join us this Saturday, June 24, 2017 for a Meet and Greet with Prissy and Pop the famous mini-pigs. With over 90,000 Facebook followers and 673,000 Instagram followers, they are truly a social media sensation.
Take a selfie, get a signed book, and enjoy this special event only at the Ashe County Farmers Market in West Jefferson, NC.
Additional Craft Jury Date for New Vendors June 22, 2017
Ashe County Farmers Market Announces Additional Jury Date for Arts and Crafts Vendors on June 22, 2017
The Ashe County Farmers Market (ACFM) is holding a second jury date on June 22, 2017 from 8:00 am until 12 pm at the Ashe County Cooperative Extension Office located at 134 Government Circle in Jefferson for new arts and crafts vendors wishing to join the market.
Potential new vendors interested in joining the Market for the purpose of selling any arts and crafts are asked to drop off samples of their finished crafts for review between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM in the Extension Office Conference Room on the 1st Floor. No samples will be accepted after 9:30 am.
Samples must be picked back up following the review process at 12:00 noon the same day, at which time a determination will be available. All decisions are final.
All crafts must be hand crafted and be of excellent workmanship both in quality and design. Current policies don’t allow machine duplication, machine embroidery, or crafts made from commercial molds or kits, which don’t fall within hand-crafted guidelines. Craft vendors are only accepted from Ashe County.
Getting arts and crafts juried is only the first step in the process of becoming a new market vendor. Once a craft is approved, new vendor applications and juried crafts are reviewed and considered by the Board of Directors, who reserve the right to make determinations on market membership based on the number of current craft vendors and market product mix to ensure product diversity.
The jury for this event includes non-vendor community volunteers who make their decision based on market policies and judge items based on craftsmanship, artistic merit, aesthetic value and market appeal. The jury process is anonymous and no names are associated with presented samples.
For more information contact Market Manager Lori Goodman at (336) 877-5052.
Antique Farm Equipment Day June 17
At the Market June 10, 2017
Market Chef Ric Caine is in the house this Saturday for a Cooking Demo and Tasting.
Also enjoy the music of Fleetwood Folk. Live at the market at 10 am.
Bring your chair and join us in welcoming this 8 member local Ashe County group from Fleetwood and listen to your favorite bluegrass, folk, gospel, and patriotic music.
Ashe County Library “Involving Books” Special Event June 24
Visit Ashe County Farmers Market on June 24 and join others in discussion about Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm in the library’s Involving Books tent.
Tim & Carolyn Miller, owners of Highland Meadows Cattle Company, will also share their own experiences in managing a modern family farm. Read here to find out about the health benefits of eating grass-fed beef.
Meet Ann Rose of West Jefferson’s Rose Mountain Butcher Shoppe and find out how “the extraordinary power of local food can transform communities and improve the economy.”