Watauga County Farmers' Market

It was another glorious weekend in Boone, and everyone at Watauga County Farmers' Market would like to thank the folks who choose the market as their destination on Saturdays. We all hope to see you this Saturday for our annual cooking demo with cooking instructor and food writer Sheri Castle. Sheri will choose from the fresh vegetables available at the market, then she will prepare and share samples and recipes.

There will be plenty of vegetables to choose from this weekend. Andy Bryant and Griffin Abe will have all sizes and kinds of pumpkins including white and Baby Bear baking pumpkins. Griffin and Andy will also have ripe tomatoes including varieties Roma, Cherokee, Tigerella and Stella Noir. Charles Church's weekly harvest will include Yellow & Silver Queen corn, broccoli, garlic, and Patty Pan and Spaghetti squash. Cheryl will have Swiss chard, and next door William and Jeanette Edmisten will have cabbage, eggplant, and apples to offer. Kenneth Oliver will have plenty of Silver Queen and Silver King corn.

Don and Roger Owens will be bringing more eggplant and sweet banana peppers. Jeff Thomas will harvest different varieties of sweet ethnic peppers, cabbage, Fingerling potatoes and all kinds of tomatoes. Mildred Green will have four different types of eggplant, bell peppers, red and white potatoes, okra, and White Half-runner beans.

Shiloh Avery and Jason Roehrig will bring a wide variety of peppers to the market this Saturday including Sweet peppers, Poblanos, Italian Bull's Horn and jalapenos. Shiloh and Jason will also be harvesting different types of squash including delicata, acorn and butternut, and also Asian eggplant.

There are many types of fruit available at the market this time of year, and Deb Lowe will be there with yellow peaches, Ginger Gold and Gala apples, and Stark pears.

Watauga County Farmers' Market will be open on Wednesday mornings through September 10 at the same location as on Saturday mornings, 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!