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4/21 April Events in Chapel Hill – Today We’re…

…Going to the Farmer’s Market

I don’t like to take my husband to the farmer’s market. He wants to zip in, buy what he needs and leave. By contrast, I like to go around the entire circle there – at least three times. I’ll visit with all the interesting vendors, run into – and chat with – people I know, compare all the goods and prices, and see what’s there.

To me, the Farmer’s Market is an outing, not just a shopping trip. You see everybody; once I saw the mayor. The interesting thing to me is that you see an entirely different group depending on the time of the day. From 8 – 9 there is one group of people. You meet a different group at 10 – 11.

My favorite things to buy have to be the phenomenal North Carolina peaches. (Did you know the ones from the Piedmont are totally different from those of the mountain regions? I also love to get blueberries and melons. And plants – I get my organic tomato plants there, as well as my herbs. You can also get grain fed meat and great cheeses.

Because of the Farmer’s I stopped missing the fruits I wasn’t getting from California since I can get such great fruits and veggies here. The gap was filled not with the same thing, but with something just as special. I seriously think we are one of the best small town farmer’s markets in the country.

Happy April!

Crazy Viv

Chapel Hill – Carrboro Farmer’s Market, located on Carrboro Town Commons, next to Town Hall at 301 West Main Street.