Shop at the Durham Farmers’ Market
There are as many reasons to support local farmers and craftspeople as there are varieties of tomatoes at the summer market. Here are a few of the best reasons:
To Savor the Flavor
Unless you grow it yourself, you simply can’t get your hands on anything fresher.
Unless you grow it yourself, you simply can’t get your hands on anything fresher.
To Celebrate the Seasons
When you eat locally, you have already chosen to eat seasonally as well, because our farmers only bring to market the produce that grows well in its natural season for our region.
When you eat locally, you have already chosen to eat seasonally as well, because our farmers only bring to market the produce that grows well in its natural season for our region.
To Support Local Farmers
When you buy directly from local farmers, producers and crafters, more of your money goes to the people who do the work, because there is no distributor or middleman.
When you buy directly from local farmers, producers and crafters, more of your money goes to the people who do the work, because there is no distributor or middleman.
To Be Part of Your Community
The Durham Farmers’ Market is in the very heart of our community, with the new pavilion anchoring the south end of Durham Central Park. Every Saturday morning, the market becomes a gathering place for all sorts of folks. Plenty are intent on getting the freshest asparagus or that perfect tomato, but if you take a second and look around, you’ll see folks taking pictures, chatting with friends, walking their dogs, playing with their kids. Try to imagine such a scene in a supermarket (or, for that matter, just try to find a few people in a supermarket with smiles on their faces!). Now throw in live music and weekly cooking demonstrations from local chefs, and you can see what we mean: the Durham Farmers’ Market truly is part of the community.
The Durham Farmers’ Market is in the very heart of our community, with the new pavilion anchoring the south end of Durham Central Park. Every Saturday morning, the market becomes a gathering place for all sorts of folks. Plenty are intent on getting the freshest asparagus or that perfect tomato, but if you take a second and look around, you’ll see folks taking pictures, chatting with friends, walking their dogs, playing with their kids. Try to imagine such a scene in a supermarket (or, for that matter, just try to find a few people in a supermarket with smiles on their faces!). Now throw in live music and weekly cooking demonstrations from local chefs, and you can see what we mean: the Durham Farmers’ Market truly is part of the community.
To Know Your Food
You know you are getting fresh food at the market, but what if you have questions about how the veggies were fertilized, how the chickens were processed, what exactly goes into that goat milk soap or who picked the spinach and what their working conditions are like? Just ask – the farmers and crafters at the Durham Farmers’ Market will be happy to discuss their products, and their production methods, with you.
You know you are getting fresh food at the market, but what if you have questions about how the veggies were fertilized, how the chickens were processed, what exactly goes into that goat milk soap or who picked the spinach and what their working conditions are like? Just ask – the farmers and crafters at the Durham Farmers’ Market will be happy to discuss their products, and their production methods, with you.
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