Aila Boyd
aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com
With only one week left in the 2025 season, the Catawba Valley Farmers Market is gearing up for its final regular market day on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Last week’s Customer Appreciation Day on Oct. 2 drew shoppers with free soup, chili and sourdough bread while supplies lasted. A full lineup of vendors offered fall produce, baked goods, meats and handmade items.
Dean and Laura Bower of Hillside Plants & Produce brought mums, apples, sweet potatoes, green beans, zucchini, cabbage, cauliflower and multiple varieties of squash and peppers, along with Rustic Ridge Roastery coffee blends and local potato chips.
Walnut Hill Farm provided country ham, pork sausage, applewood smoked bacon, fatback and soup bones, while Hall Gardens sold pickles, hot pepper mustard, rhubarb jam, squash relish, granola, local honey and the Catawba Valley Ruritan Club’s popular apple butter.
Other vendors included:
- Rocky Ridge Farms (Kristy Sowers): Fresh peppers, onions, eggs, okra, zucchini, pumpkin rolls and assorted baked goods.
- Kinzey Farm Sourdough (Valerie Kinzey): Artisan loaves and cuts of lamb and ground goat.
- Bear Tree Farm (Alice Ricucci): Cakes, fried apple pies and handmade home goods.
- Ballard Soap Company (Mallory Ballard): Body care products and wax melts.
- The Cookie Lady (Meg Hibbert): Muffins, sourdough rolls and apple pies made with local fruit.
- Roanoke County Public Library: The WoW Mobile Library offered books for all ages.
- Gigi’s Walking Desserts (Karen Guilliams): On-site specialty desserts such as chocolate peanut butter, banana pudding and strawberry pretzel cheesecake.
Final Market Day Oct. 9
The Oct. 9 market will feature the Bird Watching Club with 2026 calendars for sale, along with Kirk’s Famous BBQ.
A special Holiday Market is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Most vendors accept only cash or checks, but the market’s “Wooden Nickel” program allows customers to use debit or credit cards in exchange for wooden tokens to spend at vendor booths.
The Catawba Valley Farmers Market is sponsored by the Catawba Valley Ruritan Club. For more information or vendor inquiries, contact Pam Hall at 540-580-1533 or catawbafarmermarket@gmail.com. Updates are available on Facebook and at catawbavalleyfarmersmarket.com.
