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Savor the Season at the Market!
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  (Rain or Shine)

Happy November!  As we enjoy these crisp fall days, there’s no better place to grab a favorite market beverage, pick up breakfast, and enjoy this delightful fall weather as you shop under the canopy of changing leaves at the market.  Stop at all the farms for an incredible array of seasonal vegetables and delicious meats.  This cooler weather makes the greens all the sweeter.  Along with chicken, fish, pork, beef, and lamb, we’ll also have turkey at the market so shop early as you begin to plan your Thanksgiving meal. The freshest food is the tastiest and most nutritional so support local farms and food artisans.  As we enter this season of gratitude, we say a special thank you for supporting the market, our vendors, and our mission to support local food, educate on nutrition, and address food insecurity.  

We’ve so appreciated our community partnerships, including The Mint Museum, Arts +, and Charlotte Lab School helping with our children’s activities. This Saturday, bring your children and invite other families to join us 10:00am - 11:00am as Discovery Place brings their engaging hands-on activities to the market to present “You Are What You Eat” and explore the connection between local produce and healthy eating.  We all work together to develop long-term healthy eaters!

As this weather gets crisp and cool, stop by Pepper Apparel’s tent for new Uptown Farmers Market merchandise - great apparel to keep you warm and support the market!


                         

COVID-19 Protocol:  Please continue to socially distance at vendor tents and take advantage of the market’s three hand-washing stations.   We’ll have plentiful sanitizers at all the vendor tents.  Mask mandates are still in place for all indoor places, so we can all appreciate the opportunity to shop for the freshest produce, meats, and artisan foods at an outdoor farmers market.  We will stay vigilant on CDC protocols for outdoor gatherings, and please wear a mask if you feel more comfortable.  We’ll continue to work together to get past this pandemic and keep one another safe.
Children's Activity Calendar

November 6 - Discovery Place - "You Are What You Eat” (10am - 11am)
November 13 Arts + will join us for visual arts and music chamber group!  (8:00am - 12:30pm)
November 20 - Gratitude - Preparing for Thanksgiving!
AROUND THE MARKET
From Charlotte Culinary Expert, Heidi Billotto
This week we are celebrating the fall harvest of local root veggies. But it's not just about the delicious roots.  Did you know you can eat all the leafy tops as well? Turnip greens, beet greens and carrot tops all add a spicy kick to any salad or saute.

Today, I'm happy to share a way to preserve that crisp carrot-y pop of flavor fall and spring carrot tops provide.

Measurements for this recipe are very flexible, so add flavors you like. Minced garlic is certainly an option, if you are a garlic lover.   I like to leave it out so you can really taste the carrot tops and the herbs. The lemon salt really brings the taste to your tongue  and the microgreen powder adds a wonderful depth of flavor.  This pistou ( not as pesto as there is no cheese) is bright and flavorful and a great way to use the whole veggie from root to stem!

Enjoy! Cheers
Heidi
           Recipes of the Week
 
FARMERS' MARKET CARROT TOP PISTOU

by Heidi Billotto, Charlotte Culinary Expert

Click here to try this great recipe!

 
Picture courtesy of  
HeidiBillottoFood.com

 
             Music
 
We so appreciate Communities in Concert providing local musicians for the Market each week.  Through a  partnership with Music Everywhere Charlotte, Communities in Concert was established to combat  the effects of COVID-19 in the Musical and Creative Arts Community. In collaboration with the City of Charlotte and Charlotte Center City Partners, the vision is to financially assist the city’s creative community and build collaborative and supportive relationships. This Saturday, we’re so glad to have Harvey Cummings (10:00am -12:00pm).
Contact: CommunitiesinConcert@gmail.com
          SNAP Program:
 
 
Uptown Farmers Market is a SNAP/EBT approved market. You Snap - We Match.  New for 2021 - Unlimited Match! Don’t miss out on these Double Bucks each week provided by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield and The City of Charlotte.  Stop by the Welcome Tent to exchange EBT benefits for market tokens that spend like cash.  Please click here to learn more about the SNAP Program.  For November, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council has asked us to provide a quick survey to our SNAP users and we’ll provide 5 extra tokens for all participants.  Also, (need a drum roll…) on November 20th, right before Thanksgiving we’ll be doing TRIPLE BUCKS for all of our SNAP users.  Help us pass the word!  
   Volunteers
 
We are excited to welcome new volunteers each week!  The market couldn’t take place without many hands.  We have a special need for early set-up help (6:30am - 8:00am) and take-down (12:30pm - 1:30pm) as we’ve added more items to the market.  During market hours, if you can help out for two hours in a variety of tasks, we’ve got a fun spot for you to volunteer.   Some volunteers help once a month or every week - whatever works with your schedule. Many tell us it’s the highlight of their week, so come give it a try!  You can fill out a contact form here and our volunteer coordinator will get in touch.  And a special benefit - you get a free 2021 Uptown Farmers Market T-shirt!
The Community Table Fund

Your generous donations to The Community Table Fund provide much needed support for neighbors struggling with food insecurity. Every dollar raised is spent with the farms to buy produce remaining at the end of the market which is then donated to Roof Above.  Volunteers deliver the produce directly to the shelter’s kitchen so meals can be prepared for the homeless.  Help us by buying extra produce and drop into the blue bins at the market or donate to provide adequate funds to continue this work.  Food access is an ongoing challenge in our community. 

VENDORS AT THE MARKET
 
To get to know the vendors at the market, just click on a vendor’s name below for more information.  For a full listing by product detail of everything coming to the market this weekend, click on the below link.  You can also scan the QR code for that listing, which will also be available at the market.  Enjoy!

Please click HERE for a full list of vendors and products this week.
Fruits & Vegetables
 
                                                         Wild Hope Farm                                                              
Meat / Poultry / Fish
 
Artisan Foods / Bakeries / Other
 
                                   Amillia Acres
                                    Angry Nani
                         Blossom and Bee Bakery 
                      Boda Bee & The Mighty Oats

                                 Blue Goat Dairy 
                             Butter Crust Bakery 
                     Craftsman Beverage Company 
                             Divine Taste Cooking
                                    Elaka Treats
                                   Enderly Coffee   
                      Fahrenheit’s Rooftop 21 Food Truck         
                           Gail’s Garden & Bakery
                                 Gather Ye Honey
                               Grandma Klietsch’s
                               Growing For Good 
                                Honest Elderberry
                                       Magpies 
                         
Mano Bella Artisan Foods 
                                Moeller Macarons

                                  Pepper Apparel 
                                     
Pet Wants
                                Radiation Therapy

                         Shea Specialteas Skincare 
                             Southern Tea Blooms (formerly Frosted By Melissa)
                                     SumBucha 

                        Thoughtful Baking Company 
                                      Toro Loco 
                                   
Verdant Bread 
                                       Viva Raw

                                   Young’s Backyard BBQ
Floral
 
Merchant Tent

 
Thank You to Our Partners
 





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