Lenoir County Farmer's Market update for August 16, 2025

Lenoir County Farmer's Market update for August 16, 2025

Lenoir County Farmers Market — August 15–16, 2025
100 North Herritage Street, Kinston, NC

Friday, August 15, 2025
Jen Rouse will return Tuesday with her pasture-raised eggs.

Saturday, August 16 • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Celebrate National Honeybee Day with the Neuse Regional Beekeepers and Lenoir County Extension Master Gardeners!

Here’s what’s buzzing:

  • Sample delicious local honey

  • Kids’ crafts and coloring pages

  • Learn why pollinators matter

  • Discover how YOU can protect native bees

  • Ask real beekeepers your bee questions

This event is free, fun, and full of sweet surprises. Don’t miss it — the bees are counting on you!

This Week’s Local Produce

TC Smith Produce
New this week: Bronze grapes — juicy and delicious!
Also available: squash, zucchini, onions, pickling cucumbers, long greens, possibly some okra, blueberries (season ending soon), peaches, canary melons, Black Jack watermelon, seeded watermelon, yellow-meat watermelon, sweet potatoes, collards, kale, cooked collards, red and white potatoes.
They also carry a wide variety of jams, jellies, pickles, and relishes.

Fresh-Baked & Specialty Goods

Seraphim Smith
Seraphim has been busy baking loaves of her delicious honey wheat bread — get in line early for a loaf!

B & B Eggs and Crafts
Sandra will have her pasture-raised chicken eggs and is asking for donations of clean, empty 12-count egg cartons for recycling.
She will also have her “Liquid Gold” banana nut bread — stop by for a free sample!

T & J Designs
Home décor, wreaths, and flags.

Sandra at B & B
New decoupage jar vases, perfect for gifts or home décor.

Tranquility Candles
Handmade candles to set the mood or fill your home with fresh, clean scents.

It’s Holy Granola!
Kathrine and Pat return with their all-natural granola, plus “A Little Taste of Heaven” cinnamon-pecan coffee cake (only two left!).
They’ll also have local wildflower honey — stop by for a taste.

Julie Babbin
Handmade ice cream made with local and seasonal ingredients — the perfect treat for a hot summer day. She’ll also have assorted baked goods.

The Pork Skin Man
Rodney will be serving pork skins, pork rinds, fried peanuts, and funnel cakes. Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

We hope to see you Saturday, August 16 at the Lenoir County Farmers Market!


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