When it comes to food, it can be pretty personal. Not only from the consumer standpoint but of course from the production standpoint as a farmer. And North Carolina is such a rich state when it comes to its agricultural history and farms. So I was pretty excited to learn about the upcoming Piedmont Farm Tours coming to Alamance, Chatham, Orange and Person counties! Brought to you by the people from Carrboro’s Weaver Street Market and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association for the past 22 years, you can re-connect with the farms that are committed to bringing you, great local produce and meat. And the Piedmont Farm Tour is all available to you in a very family-friendly way! Buy a button before the event and you can tour any/all of the 35 farms for $30 per car on the weekend of April 22 – 23. You can pre-purchase these buttons from a variety of locations (check out my list below) or you can purchase day of event for $35. Or tour individual farms for $10 each.
And the list of farms participating on this tour sounds so interesting! What caught my eye? An awful lot to be honest with you! How about visiting a bison farm in Roxboro? Or meeting some sheep and their llama guards in Burlington? There will be a slew of baby goats, chickens, pigs and more to greet you at many of these farms. Or check out the greenhouse, apiaries (bees) and flowers. There will be something for everyone in your family. More importantly, you’ll have an opportunity to connect directly with NC farmers on this tour and learn more about their operations and passion that drives them to bring all this great local produce to you. You’ll learn about their commitment to sustainable farming practices and gain appreciation for what you find on your plate, every day. I admit that I need to learn more about where my food comes from, beyond a plastic wrapped styro-foam tray at Teeters! And as one of the oldest farm tours in the country, I can’t imagine a better way to learn more about your food. So check out the map and event description below, there will be 35 farms on the tour this year.
22nd Annual Piedmont Farm Tour
April 22nd and 23rd
Buy your advance tickets at the below locations or online! I’m already looking forward to this tour and hope to get you a preview, sometime soon…
BURLINGTON:
Company Shops Market
268 E. Front Street 336 223-0384
CARRBORO:
Weaver Street Market
101 E. Weaver Street 919 929-0010
CHAPEL HILL:
Weaver Street Market
Southern Village, 716 Market Street 919 929-2009
DURHAM:
Durham Farmers’ Market
501 Foster Street
Durham Co-op Market
111 W. Chapel Hill Street 919 973-1707
GREENSBORO:
600 N. Eugene Street 336 292-9216
HILLSBOROUGH:
Weaver Street Market
228 S. Churton Street 919 245-5050
PITTSBORO:
Chatham Marketplace
480 Hillsboro Street 919 542-2643
RALEIGH:
Harmony Farms
5653 Creedmoor Road 919 782-0064
Standard Foods
205 E. Franklin Street 919 307-4652
SAXAPAHAW:
Saxapahaw General Store
1735 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Road 336 376-5332