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Visit Our Website Market Hours SATURDAYS 8:00AM - 1:00PM and TUESDAYS 4:00PM - 7:00PM 1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount Our regional market features everything LOCAL from fresh produce, plants, cut flowers, homemade baked goods, fresh squeezed lemonade, ice cream, handmade crafts and more! What's Available at the Market This Week Don't miss EVERYTHING that's happening at the Market Saturday, August 11th FARM-to-MARKET-to-TABLE Presented by NC Cooperative Extensions Free Samples from 9:00 am to 11:30 am COWBOY CANDY (aka: Candied Jalapenos) TOMATO PRESERVES and FRESH SALSA BASKET WEAVING DEMONSTRATION Presented by Tar River Basket Weavers Week Two BIGGEST TOMATO CONTEST Open to Backyard Farmers Sponsored by the Master Gardener Volunteers of Nash County Contest Rules Chat with the experts! Bring all your gardening questions to the Market and let one of the expert Master Gardeners help you with all your planting, growing, fertilizing, etc. uestions. __________ As you stroll through the market, and ah smell the coffee in the air, here are just a few items you can expect to be at the Market this weekend. Click on the link below for a complete list of items. LOCAL HARVEST. LOCAL FOODS. LOCAL CRAFTS. Fresh Local Produce l Fresh Squeezed Lemonade l Old Fashion Kettlecorn Homemade Baked Goods l Handmade Soaps, Crafts and Jewelry Watermelon, Butter Beans, Spaghetti Squash, Boiled Peanuts and Field Peas now available! And on Tuesday . . . August 14th - 4:00PM - 7:00PM GetAPizza Food Truck and FREE Live Country Music by Denver Nixon More Upcoming Events Click Here for a Complete Listing of Items Available This Week 10 Plants That Rock Friday, August 10th at 12 Noon Nash County Agriculture Center Join us for an informative one hour tour, with an expert, through the gardens in the Nash County Arboretum. You'll have the opportunity to learn about plants for rock gardens and plants that rock in other ways. So grab a note pad and meet us in the lobby at the Agriculture Center located at 1006 Eastern Avenue in Nashville. Help Nash County Students Start the Year Off Right! School Supply Drive School is just around the corner. All donated supplies will benefit local limited-resource youth. The drive runs now through August 17th. There are two drop-off locations: Nash County Agriculture Center 1006 Eastern Avenue in Nashville Nash County Farmers Market 1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount For more information please click here or contact Traci Dixon at 252.459.9810. NC Cooperative Extension Nash County Center Farmworker Training Day Nash County Agriculture Center 1006 Eastern Avenue in Nashville NC Cooperative Extension is partnering with the farming community to provide Farmworker Safety Trainings. Do you employ any native Spanish speaking farm labor (or know anyone that does) and need them to be trained on pesticide safety, heat stress safety, or green tobacco sickness? NC Cooperative Extension will be provide a FREE Farmworker Safety Training on Friday, August 31st at the Nash County Agriculture Center. Read More Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School September 18th, 20th and 25th Cooking is a fantastic way to spend time with family and friends and to relax...well, it is if you feel comfortable in the kitchen. The Cook Smart Eat Smart Cooking School will help you learn your way around the kitchen. This fun and educational cooking program is designed for older teens and adults. The program consists of four, three-hour sessions. During the sessions participants learn to prepare simple, healthy and Read More Limited Space - Sign Up Today CPR Certification September 24th and September 27th This is a 2-day course presented by Nash County 4-H and instructed by the Nash County Emergency Services. This is intended for anyone with little or no Read More Beginning Farmer Workshop An 8-Week Workshop September 11th- October 30th This 8-week course, will meet on Tuesdays from 6:30PM. to 8:30PM and will be led by N.C. Cooperative Extension of Nash County agents. Topics include: Building Soil Fertility Raising Livestock for Profit Growing Fruits and Vegetables Preserving Your Garden Marketing What You Grow Read More Summer Extension Connections Newsletter - Research and Extension Works - Shaping Our Future Leaders - Summer Livestock - Tobacco Tour 2018 - Wet Weather Fallout - 2018 Teen Summer Job Fair a Success - Summer Barbecues and Food Safety - Farmers Market Now Open on Tuesdays - Upcoming Events Summer Extension Connections Newsletter Join 4-H . . . one of the largest youth organization in the US with more than 7 million participants ages 5 through 18. It is a community of young people across America who have fun learning leadership, citizenship and life skills, making new friends and developing skills, to become tomorrows' leaders Read More From exploring miles of fertile farmland and fresh produce at the farmers market to discovering flowers blooming in the backyard and nutritious foods cooking in the kitchen, Homegrown, a new educational video series from NC State Read More Nash County Arboretum, serving the local community since 2004, is an outdoor museum conveniently located at the Nash County Agriculture Center. These gardens have all been designed, planted and maintained by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Come take a stroll through to learn about our botanical collections - open 24-7 Read More Contact: NC Cooperative Extension Nash County Center 1006 Eastern Ave, Rm 102, Nashville, NC 27856 252-459-9810