Peddling sweet, tasty ice on hot, sticky days
- correspondent, News and Observer
Weather is key for most farmers market vendors, though from week to week they ask the sky for different gifts: rain to make the corn grow, sun to dry the fields out.
But vendor Bob Patterson's hopes don't waiver. He'd be happy to hear the same forecast everyday: hot and sunny with a hankering for something sweet.
Patterson sells Bobby's Water Ice at the Midtown Farmers' Market on Saturdays and at the North Raleigh Farmers Market on Wednesdays. Read more about Bobby at the N&O.
Weather is key for most farmers market vendors, though from week to week they ask the sky for different gifts: rain to make the corn grow, sun to dry the fields out.
But vendor Bob Patterson's hopes don't waiver. He'd be happy to hear the same forecast everyday: hot and sunny with a hankering for something sweet.
Patterson sells Bobby's Water Ice at the Midtown Farmers' Market on Saturdays and at the North Raleigh Farmers Market on Wednesdays. Read more about Bobby at the N&O.
Farmer Focus: Homestead Harvest Farm
Jan Campbell Homestead Farm
Education is paramount to Jan Campbell, owner of Homestead Farms. - "I feel that it is essential that people know where their food comes from, and how it is raised." In order to teach children about the poultry she raises, Jan regularly brings ducklings and chicks to the North Raleigh Farmers Market so they may touch and learn about them. "I get a thrill when children are excited about the little yellow, fuzzy chicks," relates Jan.
Homestead Harvest Farm has been producing hormone and antibiotic-free poultry for two years. She also sells duck eggs which many people that cannot tolerate traditional eggs can eat safely "Duck eggs are also better for baking," explains Jan, "because the whites contain more protein which allows baked goods to retain their shape better." She sells whole chicken - with or without gizzards. Jan also takes orders for heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Find Jan and Homestead Harvest Farms every Wednesday and Saturday at the North Raleigh Farmers Market.
Homestead Harvest Farm has been producing hormone and antibiotic-free poultry for two years. She also sells duck eggs which many people that cannot tolerate traditional eggs can eat safely "Duck eggs are also better for baking," explains Jan, "because the whites contain more protein which allows baked goods to retain their shape better." She sells whole chicken - with or without gizzards. Jan also takes orders for heritage turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Find Jan and Homestead Harvest Farms every Wednesday and Saturday at the North Raleigh Farmers Market.