Food & Drink

A guide to Triangle farmers markets

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Alex and Betsy Hitt of Peregrine Farm in one of the many greenhouses where they grow produce for local Farmer's Markets. cliddy@newsobserver.com

Wake

Apex Farmers Market

220 N. Salem St., Apex (Downtown Apex Chamber parking lot). apexfarmersmarket.com

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, April-Sept. 28

Cary Downtown Farmers Market

301 S. Academy St., Cary. caryfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays, April-Nov.23

Duke Raleigh Hospital Farmers Market

3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh (In front of Duke Raleigh Cancer Center building.). hr.duke.edu/benefits/wellness/farmers

Noon-4 p.m. Fridays, April 5-Aug. 30

The Growers Market at Fuquay-Varina

102 N. Main St., Fuquay-Varina (Centennial Square at North Main and East Academy streets). growers-market.org

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays: 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 4-Oct. 26

Holly Springs Farmers Market

128 S. Main St., Holly Springs. hsfarmersmarket.com

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturdays, May-Oct. 12

N.C. State University Farmers Market

2 Broughton Drive, Raleigh (Campus Brickyard at N.C. State University).

10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays during spring and fall semesters

Midtown Farmers Market

4160 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh (North Hills). midtownraleighfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-Oct. 26

Raleigh Downtown Farmers Market

442 Fayetteville St., Raleigh (City Plaza). RaleighEatLocal.com

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, April 24-Oct. 30

State Farmers Market

1201 Agriculture St., Raleigh. statefarmersmarket.org

5 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays

The Saturday Market

301 Kinsey Street (Boylan Heights), Raleigh, rebusworks.us/thesaturdaymarket

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays

Wake Forest Farmers Market

150 N. White St., Wake Forest (In parking lot at OneCare Inc.). wakeforestmarket.org

8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-October; 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, November-March; 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May-September

Wendell Farmers Market

3700 Wendell Blvd., Wendell (at Pine Street and Wendell Boulevard). wendellfarmersmarket.org

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, April 13-October

Western Wake Farmers’ Market

1225 Morrisville Carpenter Road, Cary (at Carpenter Village). westernwakefarmersmarket.org

8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-November; 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays, December-March

Alamance

Saxapahaw Farmers Market

1616 Jordan Drive, Saxapahaw. rivermillvillage.com/saturdays-in-saxapahaw-2

5-8 p.m. Saturdays, May-August

Chatham

Chatham Mills Farmers Market

480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro (On the lawn of historic Chatham Mills). chathammillsfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, April 13-Nov. 23

Fearrington Farmers Market

Fearrington Village (corner of Madison and East Camden). fearrington.com/farmers-market/

4- 6 p.m. Tuesdays, April-October

Pittsboro Farmers Market

191 Martin Luther King Blvd., Pittsboro (Chatham County Fairgrounds). pittsborofarmersmarket.org

3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, April-November

Siler City Farmers Market

118 W. Second St., Siler City. silercityfarmersmarket.com

9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, April-November

Durham

Durham Farmers’ Market

501 Foster St., Durham. durhamfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.- noon Saturdays, April-November; 10 a.m.- noon Saturdays, December- March; 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, mid-April-September

Duke West Campus Farmers Market

10 Bryan-Searle Drive, Durham (next to Bryan Research Building and Searle Center). hr.duke.edu/benefits/wellness/farmers

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, May 3-June 28. Every other week July 12-Oct. 4

Durham Regional Hospital Farmers Market

3643 N. Roxboro Road, Durham (outside employee entrance). hr.duke.edu/benefits/wellness/farmers

3-7 p.m. Tuesdays, May 7-July 30. Every other week Aug. 13-Oct. 8

South Durham Farmers Market

5410 N.C. 55, Durham (Greenwood Commons Shopping Center). southdurhamfarmersmarket.org

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, April-November; 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, December-March

Franklin

Franklin County Farmers Market

103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg (Shannon Village Shopping Center). franklin.ces.ncsu.edu

10 a.m.-sold out, Tuesdays, Fridays, May-January; 8 a.m.-sold out, Saturdays, May-January

Harnett

Dunn Farmers Market

100 N. Clinton Ave., Dunn (behind Sherry’s Bakery). goo.gl/6J7Gx

8 a.m.-noon. Saturdays, May-November

Erwin Farmers Market

102 N. 13th St., Erwin. goo.gl/BBdTK

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, May 4-Oct. 3

Lillington Farmers Market

301 E. Cornelius Harnett Blvd., Lillington.

3-5 p.m. Wednesdays, May 22-October

Johnston

Clayton Farm and Community Market

348 E. Main St., Clayton (Horne Square). clayton-farmers-market.org

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, April-October

Smithfield Farmers Market

724 N. Brightleaf Blvd.; Smithfield (next to Barbee Seafood). smithfield-nc.com/farmersmarket

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays

Orange

Carrboro Farmers Market

301 W. Main St., Carrboro. carrborofarmersmarket.com

7a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-October; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, November-March; 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April-November

Eno River Farmers Market

144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough (Farmers Market Pavilion). enoriverfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-November; 10 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, December-March

Southern Village Farmers Market

400 Market St., Chapel Hill (Aberdeen Drive at Market Street, Southern Village). southernvillage.com/farmers-market/

3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, May-October

Chapel Hill Farmers Market

201 S. Estes Drive; Chapel Hill (University Mall parking lot). thechapelhillfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April-November; 10 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, December-March; 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, April-October; 2-5 p.m. Tuesdays, October-Thanksgiving

Hillsborough Farmers Market

625 Hampton Point Blvd., Hillsborough (Hampton Point Boulevard, in Home Depot parking lot near N.C. 86 and I-85). hillsboroughfarmersmarket.org

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, April-October; 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Saturdays, November-March.

UNC Hospital’s Farmers Market

101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill (lobby of N.C. Children’s Hospital).

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, May 1-Sept. 26.

This story was originally published May 6, 2013 at 11:26 AM with the headline "A guide to Triangle farmers markets."

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