Autumn!
by cary, September 18, 2009 | Permalink
Every season in North Carolina provides different opportunities for embracing all that our area has to offer. The season of autumn in particular has distinct flavors (and colors) that we can all appreciate.
Join us this Friday from 4-7 p.m. as we kick off this season with our Fall Apple Fest and Local Celebration. We will be hosting several local producers and sampling this year’s crop of local apples and some of the endless ways in which to enjoy them. Local farmer Mike Slaton will be providing some excellent music for the night and copies of the Feed the Farm: Homegrown Music for the Soil will also be available for sale. Mike is one of many artists who offered his music for the benefit CD that raises money to help North Carolina farmers in crisis.
Fall crops are filling our shelves these days! From the big and bountiful local mums that greet you in front of the store and throughout our produce department, you will find the freshest arrivals that will remind you how lucky we are to live in this area. Check out the local apple cider from Hendersonville (on sale for 2 intensely satisfying half gallons for $5) or the local Gala apples from Taylorsville, NC (only $1.79 a pound). You can also check out several regional varieties of apples from Georgia (including Jonagold, Granny Smith, and Red Delicious) to satisfy all your apple needs. With the sun going down just a little earlier every night, you might find yourself in the kitchen a little earlier with just enough time to make some homemade applesauce. Aah, the taste of fall!
Another wonderful annual tradition for this time of year is the Carolina Farm Stewardship (CFSA) Farm Tour which is happening this weekend. This popular event is the perfect way for you and your family to experience a local farm, meet local farmers, and get a first-hand look at what is growing out in the fields right now. You can visit farms that produce all sorts of local treasures such as flowers, wool, vegetables, herbs, cattle, trees, pigs, fruit, mushrooms, cotton, eggs, soap, and bees! There are 20 farms on the tour and you can pick and choose which farms you want to visit. You can pick up your button (which allows you to visit as many farms as you would like both Saturday and Sunday) at all local Whole Foods Markets, at any of the farms on the tour, or through the CFSA website. New farms are added every year making this a tradition for many local families and individuals who take this opportunity to get out and see where it all happens! We promise that you will leave the tour inspired by all the local love and dedication that is happening all around us and eager to stay connected.
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