The folks at Watauga County Farmers' Market are pleased to report there were plenty of parking spaces for customers despite there being a home football game at ASU last Saturday. We would like to thank The Town of Boone for managing he parking lot and allowing us to have a successful market day.

This Saturday Sheri Castle will hold her annual cooking demonstration at the market featuring vegetables selected from various vendors. Samples and recipes will be available. There will also be live music provided by Southern Exposure.

Watauga River Farms will have plenty of new sausage, chops, ribs, and also red and Yukon potatoes, onions, garlic, spinach and other greens. Mountain Memories Farm will have fresh cuts of lamb this Saturday, grass fed with no hormones or antibiotics, all natural and healthy for you. Cuts include loin chops, rib chops, shoulder chops, racks, leg steaks, whole legs or half with the bone in or butterflied ready for the grill, shoulder roasts, shanks, ground and sausage (seasoned as a breakfast sausage), cube for stew or kabobs, BBQ ribs and even dog bones. You can order a whole or half and it is processed each week so it is always fresh. You will also find farm fresh eggs from happy free range chickens. If there is a special order please call or email us at 276-655-4744 or mark.dawnrhudy@yahoo.com.

Shady Grove Gardens will have numerous berries, salmon Viburnum, Cranberry Viburnum, orange holly, white, green and pink snowberries. Plants for the pink snowberries will be available as well as the new 'Incrediball'™ Hydrangea, an extra large 'Annabelle' type hydrangea.

The Pasta Wench will be offering her new flavors for fall, including the Pan Seared Apple with Brie, and the Great Pumpkin ravioli. Don't miss the chocolate and pecan pie dessert ravioli - decadent!

The Quilting Bittys will have new items for Holiday giving, including wall hangings, holiday napkins and placemats, new quilts and novelty gifts. There is even a Teddy Bear made from feed sacks! Come see us for gifts you will not find in a department store.

Find us every Saturday morning and on Wednesday afternoons from 4-7 at the Horn in the West in Boone. Turn next to First Citizens Bank on Highway 105 Extension and go to the top of the hill. Call WCFM manager Karen Bauman at 1-828-355-4918 for more information. We will be there rain or shine!