SHOP FOR THANKSGIVING

Chapel Hill Herald

Martha Gross (above left at car) of Timberwood Organics is looking forward to the winter season for the Eno River Farmers Market. The Thanksgiving Market on Tuesday will give shoppers time to buy local produce and meats for the holiday.

HILLSBOROUGH — The Eno River Farmers Market is gearing up for the holiday season as local shoppers prepare their holiday shopping lists for the Thanksgiving Market, which will take place on from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Customers will be able to fill their holiday tables with vegetables, meat, holiday pies, fresh baked bread and fresh eggs produced by sustainable methods within miles of their homes.

“We will have Brussels sprouts, broccoli, radishes, beets, carrots, lettuce and braising mix,” said Audrey Lin, a partner in Two Chicks Farm, located just 5 miles from downtown Hillsborough. Two Chicks Farm grows all its produce without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. It uses locally adapted varieties of vegetables and a covered hoop-house to protect the crops against the cold. More

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