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Summer is in full swing here, and just in time for early July, our farmers markets are bursting with color, flavor, and local goodness. Whether you’re planning a backyard BBQ, a picnic under the fireworks, or simply savoring the season, now’s the time to stock up on juicy peaches, vine-ripened tomatoes, and fragrant herbs. With

Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

Father’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the father figure in your life than by cooking up some seasonal produce and fresh meats from local farmers markets! Since Sunday is Father’s Day, we’re going to lean into the stereotype and devote this column to grilling. Grillable veggies like summer

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With the changing of the seasons–even week by week this time of year–we get to witness and taste the ripening of each fruit, one ripening as another is ending. While strawberries still have a few more weeks, the short yet sweet season of cherries is here! Cherries are both easy to preserve and delicious eaten

Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

As the first days of summer have arrived and the heat wave continues, keep your freezer stocked with fresh fruit popsicles! Whether you’re having trouble getting your kids to eat more fruit, or simply just want a healthy and delicious way to cool down these long and hot summer days, popsicles are the perfect way

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cherries

Cherries have a blink-and-you-miss-it season in Western North Carolina, but that moment is now! If you don’t eat all the cherries you find at farmers markets, you can preserve their flavors a bit longer by making vinaigrette to zip up your salads or syrup to add some zing to icy drinks. You can also freeze

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peaches

Peaches have made their long awaited return to farmers markets! You can find this summer favorite from Creasman Farms (Asheville City, Black Mountain, North Asheville, and West Asheville markets), Lyda & Sons Family Orchard (Weaverville Tailgate Market), Lee’s One Fortune Farm (Asheville City, Black Mountain, East Asheville, River Arts District, and West Asheville markets) and

Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

Farmers tailgate markets are getting ready for a new season with a few shifts in operating hours coming up over the next few weeks. Below is a rundown for what to look for at Buncombe County markets, but you can also find opening dates for markets across the region at asapconnections.org/farmersmarkets.  At these early spring

Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

Lyda & Sons Family Orchard peaches

Today marks the summer solstice, and farmers tailgate markets are reaching their summertime heights. You’ll find a panoply of produce, including tomatoes, summer squash, beans, spring onions, cucumbers, new potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, greens of all sorts, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, and much, much more.

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tomatoes

The first tomatoes have arrived at farmers tailgate markets! If you acted quickly this past week, you may have snagged an early variety from Thatchmore Farm (North Asheville Tailgate Market, West Asheville Tailgate Market), Full Sun Farm (River Arts District Farmers Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market), Olivette Farm, or Headwaters Market Garden (both at Asheville City Market).

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Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

blueberries

These are giddy days at farmers tailgate markets. New summer produce is popping up everywhere, and there is a joyful sense of abundance. (Or an overwhelming experience, if you’re trying to decide what to buy first!)
This past week saw the first pints of early-season blueberries, including from Gibson Berry Farm and Flying Cloud Farm (River Arts District Farmers Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market) and Ivy Creek Family Farm (Weaverville Tailgate Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market). Cherries, too, made their first appearance, from Lyda and Sons Orchard (Weaverville Tailgate Market) and Full Sun Farm (River Arts District Farmers Market, North Asheville Tailgate Market). Pies are certainly the iconic way to enjoy these summertime berries, but they can also pair extremely well with the vegetables sitting alongside them.

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