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Oct 2020
Pittsboro Farmers’ Market
Thursday market, practicing social distancing The Pittsboro Farmer’s Market is open year round with select items. Open Thursdays from 3PM-6PM at Main Street Station. Baked goods, eggs, flowers, honey, jams/jellies, soaps, plants, poultry, and other meats.
Find out more »Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market
Currently open with some adjustments. A weekly Pittsboro farmers' market. Season runs April through November. A farmers' market offering fresh veggies, fruits, meats, eggs, baked goods, preserved foods, perennial plants and garden starts, handmade crafts, and more! Front Parking Lot and Lawn at Chatham Mills.
Find out more »Huckleberry Trail Farm Fall Festival
The farm festivities include socially-distanced offerings this year. Farm-fresh air at the corn maze, pumpkin patch (select a pumpkin from the vine), a cotton patch, and fall atmosphere. Find designated quiet areas setup the entire season. Every weekend during Huckleberry Trail Farm’s fall festival is special. The days are starting to cool off, the pumpkins are ready to be picked off the vine. Each year, Huckleberry Trail Farm works to keep employees (farmhands) and guests safe, and this year, they have taken extra precautions.…
Find out more »Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge Events
Sat, Oct 31, 3pm - 4pm The G.O.A.T Concert An hour of classical music among the goats by Duo Amabil at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge. Guests should bring their own folding chairs to sit in designated, marked areas to ensure social distancing. Face coverings are required. Tickets are $50 per person, with a minimum of 2 tickets. Limited tickets available, so act fast! Learn more about Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge
Find out more »Nov 2020
Fearrington Farmers’ Market
Currently open every Tuesday with adjustments for social distancing Tuesdays, 4pm - 6pm; beginning in November operating hours are 3pm - 5pm. Open year round Get out your reusable tote bags, the Fearrington Farmers’ Market has returned! Rain or shine, fresh, local food will be available next door to the Fitch Creation’s Administration building every Tuesday afternoon year round. Visit your favorite farmers and discover some new faces. Buy vegetables, cut flowers, meats, preserves and more. We can’t wait to see you there!
Find out more »Gardening and Sustainability Workshops
Wed, Sep 2, - Wed, Dec 16, 6pm - 8pm - CLASS IS NOW FULL Carolina Backyard Naturalist Online Increasing urbanization, habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, water pollution, and other factors threaten the function and viability of ecosystems across North Carolina. Improving residents’ understanding of their natural environment is critical to its protection and enhancement. N.C. Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with other government agencies and universities, presents a 14-week, online webinar series open to anyone interested in learning about…
Find out more »Apr 2021
Canceled – Piedmont Farm Tour
The Annual Piedmont Farm Tour, by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, connects guests to local farmers and farm sites in multiple counties. Farm visits include pasture-raised livestock farms, baby animals, fiber demonstrations, hayrides, farm equipment on display, an award-winning cheese dairy, locally-grown and fermented pickles, newly established orchards, food trucks, locally grown hops, a farm with a brewery on site, and organically grown produce farms. The tour is self-guided. Bring a cooler to take home farm fresh products for sale. Pets…
Find out more »May 2021
Gardenia Days
Oakmont Nursery is the site for this annual event. May 17 - 21, 8am - 5pm. A time for gardeners to catch their breaths and relax to the South's wonderful gift, the Gardenia. Sip sweet tea, enjoy the scent of the Gardenias and explore our new trial Gardenias and gardens.
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