Our events list highlights events (if they’re here, they’re special!) related to local food, whether they’re at the market, or in the community. We hope you’ll make our calendar part of your weekly planning routine, and get out to take advantage of the many fabulous food-related activities in our area!
Even if they aren't a miracle (which seems impossible), they are certainly delicious. Carolina Mushroom Farm sells awesome mushrooms at WWFM every Saturday!
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Are Mushrooms Really a Miracle Food?
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The mushroom business is booming. Worldwide production is up 30-fold since the late 1970s, and the average person now eats about 11 pounds of mushrooms per year, according to a 2017 analysis of the…Hey y'all, a quick update... On 06 April we will relocate to the Town of Morrisville, NC Public Safety parking lot at 260 Town Hall Drive Morrisville (our old temporary site right across the PS building from our permanent site). The Town is going to be executing Phase 2 construction at the permanent site, adding additional parking, improved surfacing for vendors, bathrooms, electricity, and more. That construction is targeted to be complete by Memorial Day (last I heard), so we're hoping to be back to the permanent site in June.
We still have two weekends on the permanent site before the temporary relo, 23 March and 30 March.
This article describes a problem we’ve been dealing with since about 2011. In my opinion, this is an overly simplistic treatment but it does touch on several real issues. In any case, we appreciate your patronage and hope you’ll keep coming to WWFM regularly!
www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/03/17/700715793/why-are-so-many-farmers-markets-failing-because...
Why Are So Many Farmers Markets Failing? Because The Market Is Saturated
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Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others. This results in fewer customers, unsold food and maybe closure.