Summer is officially here… and so is your fresh, local summer produce at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market!
Support your local farmers and stop by the VCRFM this week. Summer fruits and vegetables are available at your farmers market now! To celebrate we are going to have our annual PEAK SEASON KICKOFF June 24th! Join us at the VCRFM for the best locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables. Visit with our regular vendors and meet our new vendors.
Maria Parham Health will be offering free blood pressure checks from
9:00 am – 11:00 am
The VCRFM is open Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. and features a variety of locally grown produce, bedding plants for the garden including vegetables, herbs, flowers, and shrubs, pasture raised beef, eggs, and handmade crafts.
There will also be canned goods, jams, jellies, salsa & sauces.
Knowledgeable farmers and nursery vendors will be on hand to answer summer planting and growing questions.
GET YOUR MID-WEEK FRESH FOOD FIX! VISIT VCRFM THIS WEDNESDAY.
Free Zumba & Nutrition Class Thursdays @ 6:00 p.m. Join the party! Thursdays at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market meet certified nutritionist and Zumba Instructor Rodney Steverson. He will conduct a 30 minute nutrition class and a 30 minute Zumba class for an hour of fitness fun! Zumba fitness is exercise in disguise. It’s the most fun, energetic, feel good workout that you will ever come across. It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating. Every class will feel like a party! So – move your feet to the beat and learn what to eat at the market tonight.
What You Will Find This Week
- Beef (Saturdays only)
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Black Raspberries
- Beans – Green, Snap, String & Wax,
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Cut Flowers
- Eggs – chicken, guinea hen & duck
- Garden Plants & Vegetables
- Garlic
- Honey & Honey Straws
- Jams
- Jellies
- Lettuce
- Muscadine Products
- Mushrooms – Shiitake & Oyster (Wednesdays only)
- Onions – Red, Yellow & White
- Peas – Garden
- Peppers – Green Bell; Gypsy Frying; Jalapeno
- Potatoes – Red, White & Blue
- Salsa
- Sauces
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes – Green, Red & Heirloom
- Turnips
- Wine – Red (Saturdays only)
Social Media: For more information about the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, view our website at vancecounty.org, plus follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Contacts: Persons interested in selling at the VCRFM may contact:
Market Manager: Tracy Madigan @ 252-598-0814
Extension Agent: Paul McKenzie @ 252-438-8188
Location: The VCRFM is located at 210 Soutpark Dr. Henderson, NC, off Beckford Dr. behind the DaVita Dialysis Center.
VCRFM is open Wednesdays & Saturdays 7:30 am – 1:00 pm