Howdy, howdy!

Can you believe it’s almost fall? In August we attended the Fig Festival on Ocracoke. What a great excuse to head to the coast! Despite the rain, it was indeed fig-tastic and my little fig tree is happily shooting up from his pot. This month, we’ve got tickets to the Coast to Curb event in Greensboro that will support their food assistance programs.

I’d appreciate your feedback. Is this helpful? Enjoyable? What sort of events do you want to see more or less of?

September 7, 14, 21, 28
Rolesville Farmers Market
Rolesville(northeast of Raleigh)
Saturdays, 9am to 1pm
New farmer’s market! If you’re in their ‘hood, stop on by!

September 19
Homegrown Chefs
Greensboro Children’s Museum
6 weeks, 3:45-5pm
$72 members, $90 nonmembers
Here’s what’s in store for kids 6-8 in this class (kinda jealous!)

• Seeds – Plant seeds, explore the garden and prepare a seedy snack.

• Roots – Dig up root vegetables in the garden, learn to prepare them in the kitchen.

• Leaves – Explore leaves that we eat and how to prepare these nutritious plants.

• Fruit – Discover fall fruits in the garden and prepare tasty fruit recipes.

• Eggs – Harvest eggs from our chicken house and cook them in a simple garden-inspired recipe.

• Grain – Learn to identify grains and grind fresh flour to use for a delicious treat.

September 21
Coast to Curb Seafood Celebration
Greensboro Farmers Curb Market
4 to 7pm
Tickets $35
Seafood dinner & cash bar with proceeds benefiting market food assistance programs

September 27 & 28th
North Carolina Muscadine Festival
Kenansville
Friday, 5pm till ? and Saturday, 10am to 7pm
Tickets, $5-25
Local wineries competing for recognition, food, arts & crafts and entertainment