🎁Holiday Gift Guide: Find Something Local for Everyone at CFM

Give a taste of NC this holiday season! This winter (and all year long), shop local for gifts that support the local economy and carry deeper meaning—flavors of home, handcrafted treasures, and one-of-a-kind keepsakes. You can find something for everyone at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market, from delightful specialty foods to beautifully made artisan goods. This guide is a preview of some of the wonderful gifts to be found every Saturday, 9am-noon, throughout the winter season.

🍬Taste of NC Treats

• Family & Future Chocolate’s nut butters and chocolate bars

• Fudge from Celebrity Dairy

• Creamed honey from Fricks Apiaries

• Spiced honey from Orby Dare Orchard

• Flavor-packed ferments like kimchi from The Spicy Hermit

• Prepared meals from Soul Cocina

• Handmade pasta and pasta sauces from Melina’s Fresh Pasta

• Seasonal soups from Short Winter Soups

• Jerky options: bison jerky from Sunset Ridge Bison Ranch, beef jerky from Baldwin Beef, and mushroom jerky from Haw River Mushrooms

🧣Cozy Comforts

• Hand-thrown mugs from Joe Sink Pottery and Calvander Company

• Pure beeswax candles from Fricks Apiaries and Orby Dare Orchard

• Handcrafted candle holders from Joe Sink Pottery and Graham Family Farm

• Local honey samples for sweet sipping from Fricks Apiaries and Orby Dare Orchard

• Locally blended dried teas from Rose Produce and Maple Spring Gardens 

• Seasonal drink mixes from Family & Future Chocolate

• Mushroom coffee from Haw River Mushrooms

🌿Homegrown Decor

• Wreaths, fresh or dried from McSwain’s Wreaths, Rocky Run Farm, Perry-winkle Farm, and more!

• Handwoven rugs from Crow Hill Rugs

• Cedar ornaments from Graham Family Farm

• Everlasting bouquets of dried flowers from Rocky Run Farm, Perry-winkle Farm, and more!

• Beeswax ornaments from Orby Dare Orchard and Fricks Apiaries

• Vases from Joe Sink Pottery and Calvander Company

• Beautiful houseplants, like paperwhites from Nourishing Acres

💆Self Care

• Handmade soap from Three Waters Farm

• Lip balms, herbal salves, and botanical topical oils from Rocky River Hemp, Fricks Apiaries, Maple Spring Gardens, Rose Produce, and Perry-winkle Farm

• CBD gummies from Rocky River Hemp

• Mineral-rich, nourishing broths from Maple Spring Gardens

• Local bee pollen from Fricks Apiaries

👩‍🍳For the Home Chef

• Hand-thrown plates, bowls, pitchers, and oil pourers from Joe Sink Pottery

• Freshly-sharpened knives by Ash & Loon Knife Sharpening

• Hand-carved wooden spoons and utensils from Ash & Loon Knife Sharpening – plus spoon wax to protect them!

• Herb and seasoning blends from Rose Produce, Maple Spring Gardens, and Haw River Mushrooms

• Dried mushrooms from Haw River Mushrooms

• Gift boxes from Red Tail Grains: Breakfast Box and Pasta Night box, or put together your own unique combination from their locally-grown and milled grains

🎨Handcrafted in Carolina

• Handmade cards and corn husk dolls from Crow Hill Rugs

• Handwoven baskets from Flag Mountain Studio

• Cedar hangers, home goods, and furniture from Graham Family Farm

• Locally crafted wooden deck chairs and other wooden goods from The Chairman

• Locally dyed and handspun yarn from Three Waters Farm

• Marigold dye kits from Rose Produce

🎁Gifts That Keep Giving

Unsure which market goodies a loved one will appreciate? Leave it up to them with a Carrboro Farmers’ Market gift card available at the Info Tent. Many of our vendors also offer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and other subscription models for regular boxes of local produce and other goodies like soup, local meat, and herbs. Check this page on our website or talk to farmers to learn more!

🧢CFM Swag

Show your market pride with merch your loved ones will adore. For the month of December, you can get a special Merch Bundle of a t-shirt, tote bag, hat, and pin for just $60! These items are available at the Info Tent a la carte as well:

• T-shirts, designed by Splinter Group and printed on ultra-soft, responsibly sourced cotton by TS Designs in Burlington

• Tote bags

• Baseball caps

• Beanies

• Tomato pins

• Tomato day posters

Happy Holidays from CFM! Shopping at the Farmers’ Market is a wonderful gift itself, and we deeply appreciate all of our faithful customers and community members. We hope this guide helps you find the perfect local gifts for everyone on your list (and makes your holiday shopping a little easier 😉)!