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Farmer Profiles
Ayrshire Farm
Phone: 919-542-5528; 919-548-4196
Market Days: Saturdays at Carrboro
Products: Vegetables including radicchio, leeks, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes; herbs; fruits such as blueberries in the summer; edible and non-edible flowers. (You can also pick your own blueberries at the farm.)
CSA? Yes, through the Mid-Chatham Farmers Alliance (along with Pine Knot Farm, Wiseacre Farm and others): http://www.harlandscreekfarm.com/midchathamfarmerscsa.html
Farmland: 22 acres in Pittsboro, NC, three of which are cultivated
People: Bill Dow
Bill arrived in the area in 1978 and he began coming to the market around that time. He enjoys the opportunity to work with young people on the farm, and several of his previous interns have gone on to agricultural work with the Peace Corps. In addition to the market, CSA shares, and on-farm picking, some of the farm’s produce is delivered to local restaurants in Durham (Toast, Piedmont, Nana’s), Chapel Hill (Il Palio, Margaret’s Cantina, 411, Catering Company, Azure Grill) and Pittsboro (Fearrington). Ayrshire Farm accepts WIC coupons. For more information, see this site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/FMNP/FMNPfaqs.htm.
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