Bring your wagon to the downtown riverfront. Stock up with gifts — from as little as $5 — perfect for the holiday hostess,
or gift exchange. With eight more Saturday’s to shop between now and Christmas you can find the perfect basket, bowl
or serving tray to assemble your own homegrown or locally-crafted gift. Here is a sampling of what you can find.
The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through December 21 on the Cape Fear
Riverfront on North Water Street. Convenient, inexpensive parking is located at the Market Street Deck at Market and Second Streets.
Lotions,
Soaps & Skin
Treatments
GREEN GODDESS
ESSENTIALS
Allie Leatherwood’s
body care products
attract consumers
of all ages, from
petroleum-free
baby lotion to sore
muscle balm.
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Surprisingly Pickled
ANGELA’S PEPPER PICKLED FOODS
Angela Cannon’s fresh collards, okra, green beans, peanuts,
and cucumbers, with mild, getting hotter and hot peppers,
are locally hand-packed in small batches. The jars also make
gorgeous decorations for the home.
Serving Trays &
Cutting boards
Craft vendors rotate every
other Saturday.
Fresh Cut Flowers
CASTLE HAYNE FARMS
Buy them by the bunch or bouquet, fresh-
cut field flowers from nearby Castle Hayne
Farms feature fall’s final blooms.
Italian Breads & Pastries
LA GEMMA
Authentic Italian ciabatta, focaccia,
biscotti and tiramisu are made daily
from regional Italian recipes with
organic ingredients.
From the Oven
GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY
Milling its own wheat flour, oat flour
and spelt flour, bread is baked the old-fashioned
way, without mixes, starters or
preservatives.
by SHAWN BEST and MARIMAR McNAUGHTON
photography by ALLISON POTTER