This market has come a long way just in its first year. I no longer have to travel to the downtown…read moreDurham market on Saturday mornings - I can get everything I'm looking for here. It's well organized, and the produce that the vendors offer is excellent both in quality and variety. It's good to come early though as supplies can be limited. If you're new to farmer's markets definitely give it a try. You'll be surprised how much you can find even in the colder months! And be sure to try the cheese at the Hillsborough Cheese company booth! Note: Winter hours are 10-1.

Went today to just see what was going on. Light crowd. Parked in the area near the market and…read morewalked with my son and my yorkie to see what was happening. It's pretty sparse as it's end of season. I bought a loaf of bread from one stand and some pasta at another. I was next in line to buy some cheese from Box Carr when a person came up, pulled me aside and said "we don't allow dogs". So I took my dog to the car and left after telling her she just cost her vendor a sale and her market a customer. Won't be back. If you're going to make the stupid decision to prohibit dogs in a parking lot of a mall where the actual businesses are all dog friendly, then make sure you post that plainly. Also, it's an open air market. Very Chapel Hill Fascist vibe. Avoid.

When I was a kid I hated vegetables and fruit! To me, a vegetable was a pickle or corn and fruit…read morewas an apple or grapes. I remember when I was around 10 or 11 my mother took a stand and put a slice of tomato on my breakfast plate. She told me I could not go out and play with my friends until I ate that slice of tomato. Being as stubborn as Mom, I sat there at the kitchen table from 8 a.m. until the afternoon crying and refusing to eat that one miserable slice of tomato. Finally, my mother gave me a smack and threw me out of the house! That's how much I hated vegetables. Once I became an adult, I realized how nutritious and delicious they were and how important it was to eat vegetables and fruit to be healthy, and I grew to love them. One day, around 6 years ago, I saw online an advertisement for an organization and business that supports local farmers and locally grown fruits and vegetables called The Produce Box and I decided to give it a shot. It was one of the best discoveries I made food wise and I am still a devoted customer till this day. The concept is quite simple. Once a week you receive a text and email offering you the opportunity to purchase their pre-selected box or you can put together a box of your own. Most of the time I enjoy picking out my own produce. For example, this week I received 5 ears of corn, mushrooms, pineapple, cantaloupe, zucchini, tomatoes, kiwi, bananas, potatoes and oranges, grapefruit and onions. Total cost was $33 and it is delivered to my home. My delivery day is Wednesday. I always look forward for the box to arrive filled with all of my delicious choices. The produce is always plentiful and top quality. Rarely do I receive anything bruised or not tasty. Everything is just perfect and it comes in a sturdy box to keep stuff fresh until I get home. Sometimes I throw in an ice pack to keep it cool. I never compared prices to the grocery store, and I'm sure I am paying a little more for these fruits and vegetables. Flip side is they are either organic or locally grown. I love getting quality produce and I love the idea of supporting local farmers. Considering how healthy I have been since I have started receiving weekly produce from the produce box, I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am with this arrangement. Having recently lost my dear brother, I am more conscious than ever to stay healthy. The Produce Box keeps me on track and has become a staple in my diet. I also like their flexibility. They can deliver weekly if you so choose, or you can let them know you are going to be out of town or don't need a delivery and they will simply skip that week and return the following week based on your request. There are also lots of other possible purchases like local breads, prepared dinners, etc. that I have yet to try. I know I eat and drink lots of horrible chemicals in my sugar-free and low fat foods and diet Coke. Hopefully I am offsetting the damage done a bit by my weekly consumption of fresh and delicious produce from The Produce Box. My mom would be in shock but happy to see that this morning I sliced a beautiful tomato for my breakfast. I've come a long way!

Produce lasted 2 days & rotted. Total rip off and waste of money promoting false people.read more

I had an amazing time picking strawberry's with my mom! They were delicious and the people were so…read morenice. It also helped that today was a really pretty day!

Great spot! Friendly. Peaceful in the later evening in May when it's not too hot…read more Strawberries-a-plenty.

Our weekend is not complete without a trip to Noel's. We love his produce and friendly service.read more

Noel is a gem of a man who takes pride in his produce stand! I loved listening to him speak just to…read morehear his sweet Irish accent. He just kept handing me things to try, and everything I tried was delicious! They pickle and jar their own preserves and pickled veggies, too! I can't wait to go back to support Noel's business! He said they have been there for 25 years, and I hope they are there for many years to come!

I've generally been pretty pleased with Papa Spud's. I've been seeking to purchase organic and…read morelocal now for maybe about seven or eight years now. I switched from Whole Foods to Weaver Street Market back in 2012, and then when the Durham Food Co-op opened I started going there also; however, without a car the distance just got to be too much. It was nice sometimes to read the news on my phone while on the bus system, but I decided it just took too much time, energy, and effort to go from Raleigh to Chapel Hill or from Raleigh to Durham for food shopping. So the system I have now is to buy grains and other non-perishables from Thrive Market and then fresh produce via Papa Spud's. The first order that I made from Papa Spud's was in February of 2017. I like the newsletters that they include in every box and I read them when the box arrives. There's news about farms in the area and farming, recipes, storage tips and other content. So other than that a few times I was away and forgot to cancel the order in time. But I still remembered before the actual delivery. So I just let them know that far enough in advance and they could just donate the box to charity. I had to pay for the food, but I didn't have to deal with a box of spoiled food when I got back that could attract bugs, etc. And plus the box went to charity. Overall I'd say it's been good quality. In terms of quality I remember that Papa Spud's ran a newsletter piece about food waste and people's expectations of what food ought to look like. They pointed out that a lot of food that wouldn't be likely to cause a health problem in a human nevertheless gets thrown away (or possibly eaten by animals) because people don't want to buy it and eat it. Or when they are at a grocery store they decide to pick something else. Maybe say for example because it is oddly shaped. Or another example would be that purple carrots may not sell as well in a store than orange carrots. Looking in the history section of the Wikipedia article on carrot one can see that carrots actually can range in color. There is a photo there with carrots of all different colors arranged in a circle. In the article it talks about the question of whether orange carrots were grown in the 17th century by Dutch growers to honor the Dutch flag (which was orange as it was based on the flag of Prince William of Orange-Nassau). So I had heard that before. A person by the name of Jonathan Bloom who lives in Durham wrote a book called American Wasteland about food waste in the United States which made similar points to the Papa Spud's newsletter article. Even so I could comment that they provide a way for customers to let them know if food arrives in a damaged state. I could say that I have used that so far on one occasion when I saw some mold on a strawberry. Rob M. also responded in a comprehensive way to a question that I had related to the extent of tobacco farming in the area. I read a bit about organic tobacco farming some time ago. As far as I know there hasn't been any major finding that smoking organic tobacco doesn't have the same health effects as smoking conventional tobacco. One final comment is that there are other delivery services. So doing Google searches I landed on a website called LocalHarvest.org (my brother works at the University of British Columbia Farm and had heard of the site). There was a review of one of the delivery services which stated that this provider doesn't say the source farm for the produce. The review said that they didn't want to use that because of labor conditions at certain farms. Papa Spud's will report the name of the farm although there isn't any way to search for a particular farm. In my case I'm often just buying the same veggies from the same farms (sweet potatoes, collards, kale from Wise Farms and Cox Farms). I believe I also purchased from both of their farm stands when I used to go to the North Carolina State Farmers Market. I don't know the labor conditions on all the different farms in the area, but I think it was that review that led me to pick Papa Spud's.

customer service could use a lot of work. Not helpful and condescending when we were trying to…read moreremedy the situation, which was just simply giving them our new credit card information. Big bummer. We went with another local instead.

I stop by Herndon Hills Farm every year to pick blackberries. They are large, sweet and great in…read morecobbler and toppings for ice cream. I like the ability to check their website for availability each Wednesday and Saturday! I recommend this farm!

So fun to have this farm so close to us! It was easy to make a reservation for blueberry picking…read more We brought our own bucket for $1 off. You pay per bucket so it's a flat rate - unlike some other places I've been where you pay by weight. With 3 of us picking it probably took about an hour. The blueberries were delicious! We enjoyed eating blueberries for many days and also used them in muffins and smoothies.

Best meat in town!! With all the recalls on meat and veggies these days, this is the only place we…read morego. The owners even take you on a mini tour of the property if you desire. And they have wellness classes on site! Thank you Jireh Farms for offering our community healthier alternatives!! Sylvia Crawley Spann Former WNBA, Gold Medalist

I having been purchasing here and there since I saw an interview with the owner on news show. First…read moreeggs,then steaks & ground beef. I just purchased beef liver. All I want to know how does you beef liver taste like steak? Do you feed ur cows baby food? Please dont walk run to Jireh, you have never had real beef before . But for real don't listen to me. Then I can keep this find all to myself

Excellent small town framers market. Had fresh vegetables, live music, meats and even served…read morelunch!! Lots of very nice people and vendors. The music was a great touch as it gave everyone something to slow their roll as they made it through the vendors. We got fresh eggs, mushrooms (ikr!), and sausage. With everyone trying to get more healthy, this provides some great options. Lots of kids and dogs - we'd taken ours if we'd known. Highly recommend for a leisure Saturday morning.

The Apex Farmers Market is held on Saturdays at The Depot in Downtown Apex. It is a small farmers'…read moremarket for the size of Apex so did not have many vendors in the parking lot. This could be because of the small size of The Depot, not allowing for many, or I may have been there on a slow day, so they didn't utilize all the space available. The goal is to have vendors within 150 miles of Apex. All the vendors were close together, so you don't need to walk far to see what is available. Benches were also available. They have activities for kids as well. If I am in Downtown Apex on another Saturday, I will return again.