Visit the Huckleberry Trail Farm Fall Festival for a corn maze, a pumpkin patch (select a pumpkin from the vine), a cotton patch, and a fall atmosphere. Find designated quiet areas set up the entire season. The family’s mission is to bring all kids back to the outdoors with the goal of making many of the farm...
Join the Chatham Community Library for an Author Event with Kamal Bell on Sat, Oct 25, 2pm-3pm. Meet author Kamal Bell, founder of Sankofa Farms and a food justice, youth education, and sustainable agriculture advocate. He will be reading from his book, "Akeem Keeps Bees", a children's book inspiring young readers to explore agriculture and pollinator conservation. This...
Join Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park for their annual Trunk-or-Treat on Sat, Oct 25, 6pm-7pm. Make sure to wear your costumes for this free, family-friendly event. Anyone is welcome to participate and set up. For more information, contact Missy Thompson at 336.622.5493. See more events at Silk Hope Farm Heritage Park.
Visit the Huckleberry Trail Farm Fall Festival for a corn maze, a pumpkin patch (select a pumpkin from the vine), a cotton patch, and a fall atmosphere. Find designated quiet areas set up the entire season. The family’s mission is to bring all kids back to the outdoors with the goal of making many of the farm...
Home school? Day off from school? On vacation? Come out to Huckleberry Trail Farm on Mon, Oct 27, 9am-3pm for an Open Field Trip Day. Enjoy a scavenger hunt around the farm, shoot the slingshots, explore the corn maze, discover the hidden gems still in the pumpkin patch, and picnic on one of their many picnic tables....
The Fearrington Farmers Market is a producers-only market open Mar-Oct, Tuesdays, 4pm-6pm and Nov-Feb, Tuesdays, 3pm-5pm, year-round in Fearrington Village. Bring reusable tote bags and plan to explore the many local vendors. You also might chat with the farmers, see old friends, or meet new ones! It’s a welcoming, inclusive, friendly atmosphere that encourages healthy, happy...
Pittsboro Farmers Market is open year-round with select items from within a 50-mile radius of the market. They are open Thu, 3pm-6pm under the solar panels at The Plant. The product-only market features baked goods, eggs, flowers, honey, jams/jellies, soaps, plants, poultry, and other meats. Vendors include Celebrity Dairy, Fiddlehead Farm, In Good Heart Farm,...
Briar Chapel Farmers Market is a recent endeavor, established at the beginning of 2023. Come to the Green of Great Meadow Park every Friday, 4pm-6pm, for healthy, wholesome food and farm products! See the complete list of vendors here. On the last Friday of every month, they host an Artisan Market featuring a diverse range...
Chatham Mills Farmers Market takes place every Sat, Apr-Oct, 8am-12pm and Nov-Jan, 10am-1pm. It's a growers-only market featuring fresh veggies, fruits, meats, eggs, baked goods, preserved foods, perennial plants and garden starters, handmade crafts, and more. Takes place in the front parking lot and the lawn in front of Chatham Mills. Vendors include Chatham Oaks Farm....
Join For Garden's Sake for Introduction to the Art of Bonsai on Sat, Nov 1, 10am-2pm. This engaging class is for those interested in learning about this fascinating horticultural art form. The class and hands-on workshop will teach the aesthetic aspects of classical bonsai and the technical and horticultural fundamentals you’ll need to enjoy this wonderful hobby. The...
Meet the 120+ animal residents at the Tour and Explore at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge. Upon arrival, each group will receive a colorful, detailed map of the grounds. Wander at your own pace through woods and fields, meeting rescued goats, sheep, ducks, geese, chickens, turkeys, and cows! Their knowledgeable tour guides will be stationed throughout...
The Fearrington Farmers Market is a producers-only market open Mar-Oct, Tuesdays, 4pm-6pm and Nov-Feb, Tuesdays, 3pm-5pm, year-round in Fearrington Village. Bring reusable tote bags and plan to explore the many local vendors. You also might chat with the farmers, see old friends, or meet new ones! It’s a welcoming, inclusive, friendly atmosphere that encourages healthy, happy...
Join Matt Jones, Extension Horticulture Agent and the NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteer of Chatham County, for Fundamentals of Composting, a workshop on how to compost food and yard waste at home or in a community garden. Food scraps and yard trimmings together account for more than a quarter of household waste. Instead of...
Pittsboro Farmers Market is open year-round with select items from within a 50-mile radius of the market. They are open Thu, 3pm-6pm under the solar panels at The Plant. The product-only market features baked goods, eggs, flowers, honey, jams/jellies, soaps, plants, poultry, and other meats. Vendors include Celebrity Dairy, Fiddlehead Farm, In Good Heart Farm,...
Briar Chapel Farmers Market is a recent endeavor, established at the beginning of 2023. Come to the Green of Great Meadow Park every Friday, 4pm-6pm, for healthy, wholesome food and farm products! See the complete list of vendors here. On the last Friday of every month, they host an Artisan Market featuring a diverse range...
Chatham Mills Farmers Market takes place every Sat, Apr-Oct, 8am-12pm and Nov-Jan, 10am-1pm. It's a growers-only market featuring fresh veggies, fruits, meats, eggs, baked goods, preserved foods, perennial plants and garden starters, handmade crafts, and more. Takes place in the front parking lot and the lawn in front of Chatham Mills. Vendors include Chatham Oaks Farm....
Join Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge for a Movie Night: Forever Home NC Premiere on Sat, Nov 8, 4:30pm-6:30pm. Forever Home, the new documentary about PFAR's mission and approach to animal-centered design, is having its North Carolina Premiere at the refuge! Their anticipation for the film has been steadily building, and they're beyond excited to finally see it and...
Join For Garden's Sake for a Dried Flower Pumpkin Centerpiece Workshop on Sun, Nov 9, 2pm-3:30pm. Anya McBrayer, owner of One Fun Gal Flowers, will lead this creative, hands-on workshop where you’ll design your own stunning dried flower pumpkin centerpiece. Using a large, locally grown pumpkin as your base, you’ll have access to a beautiful variety of...
Join the Chatham Community Food Council for Rooted in Chatham: A Food Policy and Advocacy Event on Sun, Nov 9, 2pm-4:30pm at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center (CCACC). The afternoon will begin with a Food Policy 101 keynote presentation by Community Food Strategies and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, followed by a Q&A with the presenters and...
The Fearrington Farmers Market is a producers-only market open Mar-Oct, Tuesdays, 4pm-6pm and Nov-Feb, Tuesdays, 3pm-5pm, year-round in Fearrington Village. Bring reusable tote bags and plan to explore the many local vendors. You also might chat with the farmers, see old friends, or meet new ones! It’s a welcoming, inclusive, friendly atmosphere that encourages healthy, happy...
