Haywood farmers market makes shopping festive
Haywood Historic Farmer’s Market will pull out all the stops this Saturday, Aug. 6, with a festival celebrating the full arrival of summer’s bounty, including long-awaited heirloom tomatoes and corn now in complete swing.
Fresh fish and meat vendors will grill up samples and the market booth will offer a casserole and chilled soup. Recipes will be available.
A presentation on growing and cooking with herbs will be at 9 and 11 a.m.
Performing under the music tent from 9:30 to 11 a.m. will be Barbara Duncan, awarding winning author, singer/songwriter and poet, as well as the Educational Director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.
The farmer’s market is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in the HART Theater parking lot of U.S. 276 a few blocks of Main Street next to the Shelton House.
Beef, chicken, eggs, fish, berries, honey, jam, baked goods, prepared meals, and crafts round out the arsenal of fresh, local produce found at the market.
