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Eat Well, Spend Smart, and Enjoy More at Davie County Farmers’ Markets

Jeanna Baxter White
on April 27, 2026
Wooden baskets brimming with fresh strawberries sit on a table, overlaid with text promoting the Davie County Farmers’ Markets and inspiring you to eat well and spend smart.

Looking for a simple way to bring more freshness, flavor, and fun into your week? Davie County’s vibrant farmers’ markets offer the perfect blend of healthy living, local shopping, and community connection. From just-picked fruits and vegetables to homemade baked goods and unique handcrafted items, there’s something new to discover every time you visit—all season long.

Saturday Strolls at the Advance Farmers Market

Shop Small. Shop Local. Support Missions.

Start your Saturday mornings with a stroll through the Advance Farmers Market, held at Advance First Baptist Church (1938 NC Hwy 801 South). Now in its fourth season, the market runs every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon, April 25 through October 3, 2026, offering a vibrant mix of local food, handmade goods, and meaningful community connection.

You’ll discover a wide variety of items each week, including locally grown produce, fresh herbs, farm eggs, and colorful flowers, along with fresh pork, home-baked goods, jams, plants, handcrafted gifts, and seasonal surprises. This season brings both returning favorites and new vendors—farmers and crafters alike—making each visit something special.

Two people sit at a table under a canopy at an outdoor event, sharing tips to spend smart and eat well with informational materials from Davie County Farmers' Markets. Water bottles and display boards are set up, with a pickup truck and trees visible in the background.
An older man wearing glasses and an orange shirt smiles with a clown face paint—exaggerated dark eyebrows, red nose, and wide mouth—while enjoying a sunny day at Davie County Farmers’ Markets, showing how to eat well and spend smart outdoors.
A man and a woman examine potted plants at the Davie County Farmers’ Market. The woman, in a bright pink top with a matching purse, shows how to spend smart and eat well. Cars and green trees fill the background.
A young boy stands outdoors at a Davie County Farmers’ Market, wearing a large orange traffic cone on his head. He holds a paper and wears a blue shirt with a yellow truck. Colorful crafts and plants are displayed on tables behind him.
A woman browses a craft booth at a Davie County Farmers’ Market, viewing handmade items on display under a blue canopy. A sign behind the table reads "It's a Mate Thing," while other booths and a truck are visible in the background.
A woman in a blue tank top and cap stands behind a red patterned table at the Davie County Farmers’ Markets, smiling and waving. A whiteboard listing meat prices is displayed in front of her—perfect for those looking to spend smart and eat well.
A woman stands behind a table covered in fresh greens at an outdoor Davie County Farmers’ Markets booth for Yellow Bear Farms. A sign, yellow basket of produce, and price list encourage shoppers to Spend Smart, Eat Well. People and vehicles are in the background.
Wicker baskets display jars of cream, brown paper packets, and "Simple Remedies" business cards with floral designs, arranged on a table at Davie County Farmers’ Markets—an inviting spot to spend smart and eat well.
Advance Farmers’ Market Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Shoaf

Fresh Flavors & Local Favorites

The market features two dedicated bakers rotating throughout the season. “Mission Manna” kicks things off on April 25 with a unique donation-based model, offering freshly baked goods with no set pricing to support local missions. Beginning May 2, the beloved Johnson House Bakery & Tea House joins the lineup, bringing Ms. Laura’s famous cinnamon buns, apple pies, fruit danishes, mini bundt cakes, and cookies.

Creativity Blooms Monthly

Crafters are featured during the first three weeks of the season, leading up to Mother’s Day, then return every last Saturday of each month. Talented vendors add a burst of creativity and color, offering unique, handmade treasures you won’t find anywhere else.

Special Events This Season

The Advance Farmers Market hosts several special events throughout the season, creating even more reasons to visit:

  • God & Country Day – July 4 (9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
    Enjoy free live music, games, hot dogs, drinks, and a festive community atmosphere alongside the market and crafters.
  • Farm-to-Table Day – July 18
    Sample delicious dishes made on-site using fresh, local produce from market vendors.
  • Oktoberfest (Non-Alcoholic) – October 3
    Celebrate the season finale with fall goodies, apple cider, games, free samples, and a petting zoo.

More Than a Market

The Advance Farmers Market is proudly mission-based. Vendor booth fees directly support mission and outreach efforts through Advance First Baptist Church. The market also participates in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), allowing eligible seniors to receive vouchers for fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey. For more information, residents can contact the senior center in Mocksville.

Beyond the market, vendors and organizers give back in meaningful ways. The market supports a non-perishable food pantry at the Advance Volunteer Fire Department and partners with Serving Our Neighbors, a non-denominational ministry that provides weekly meals in Cooleemee and Mocksville. Donations of fresh produce, eggs, and bread help extend the market’s impact far beyond Saturday mornings.

“Our goal is to provide opportunities for farmers to sell their fresh produce, meat, eggs, honey, and plants to local people,” said Carolyn Shoaf, the market’s director. “As 1 Peter 4:10–11 reminds us: Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others… so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.”

Want to Join the Fun?

Interested in becoming a vendor or learning more? Contact Carolyn Shoaf at carolyn.shoaf65@gmail.com.

Stay in the loop on weekly happenings, vendor updates, and special events by following the Advance Farmers’ Market on Facebook for updates and special events.

Mocksville Farmers Market flyer with event details on a green background, surrounded by photos of fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, market vendors, and shoppers at outdoor stalls. Strawberries decorate the design—eat well at Davie County Farmers’ Markets!.

Midweek Fresh Finds at the Mocksville Farmers’ Market

Looking to break up the week with something fresh, local, and full of flavor? The Mocksville Farmers’ Market, located at 317 Sanford Avenue, brings the best of Davie County together every Wednesday from 3–6 p.m., May 6 through October 21. It’s the perfect midweek stop to stock your kitchen, support local growers, and enjoy a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere – often with the added charm of down-home Americana-folkgrass music by Danny & Eva Casstevens.

Two people stand under a canopy at the Mocksville Farmers’ Market, looking at potted herbs and plants on a table while a Meghan with ToLola Farm gestures toward the items. Other shoppers and tents are visible in the background.

What You’ll Find Each Week

Stroll through a colorful mix of local offerings, including:

  • Farm-fresh produce, seasonal berries, and vibrant flowers
  • Homemade baked goods, jams, soaps, and lotions
  • Pasture-raised meats, fresh eggs, and local honey
  • Artisan crafts and one-of-a-kind handmade gifts
Women stand in line at Mocksville Farmers’ Market buying produce from a vendor. One holds a basket of apples, while another carries green reusable bags, showing how to spend smart and eat well under a sunny sky. A food truck is in the background.
A woman in a pink tank top holds apples while talking to a vendor at a Mocksville Farmers’ Market stand. Baskets of fruit and flowers fill the table, and another person stands nearby with a bouquet—perfect ways to eat well and spend smart.
At the Mocksville Farmers’ Market, a woman with a baby in a carrier chats with a vendor at an outdoor baked goods stand. The vendor’s shirt says “I bake people happy” as bright tents and people encourage all to eat well and spend smart.
Two older adults sit outdoors at Mocksville Farmers’ Market playing acoustic guitars. The woman in a blue dress smiles in sunglasses; the bearded man in a floral shirt and hat joins her, with music gear, a cooler, and hints to eat well and spend smart nearby.
At Mocksville Farmers’ Market, a man in a gray shirt and cap arranges cantaloupes on a red tablecloth, surrounded by watermelons and tomatoes. A blue tent and pickup truck hint at smart, local ways to eat well and spend smart outdoors.
A woman in a blue dress with a colorful back tattoo shops for produce at an outdoor Mocksville Farmers’ Market stand, speaking to a male vendor. Wooden crates of vegetables encourage her to spend smart and eat well in the sunny parking lot.

Meet Some of Your Local Favorites

The market features a wonderful lineup of vendors, with even more joining as the season unfolds:

  • Annabelleleigh Cakes – baked goods 
  • Cherry Hill Farm – strawberries, produce, eggs, and plants
  • Crazy Earring Lady – earrings 
  • D’Sea Moss – natural gel sea moss juices 
  • Half Tracks and Honey Bees – local honey
  • Hanes Farms – produce
  • DoBaby Creates – produce and crafts 
  • Krazy Keychain Lady – keychains, keychain wristlets, wallet wristlets 
  • Milk and Honey Farms – produce, dairy  
  • Night Shade Farm – produce (joining later in the summer)
  • Phillips Produce – produce 
  • St. Clair Orchards – fruit ( joining later in the summer)
  • Taylor Enterprises – produce 
  • Terry’s Bees – different types of local honey, eggs 
  • ToLola Farms – flowers, plants, pottery
  • Yellow Bell Farms – produce, herbs 
A smiling woman with wavy brown hair holds a burlap bag, a wooden card, and a paper gift bag. She wears a Halloween-themed shirt and is standing in a decorated office with bulletin boards behind her with her raffle drawing prize from Mocksville Farmers’ Market.
A pink woven gift basket from Davie County Farmers’ Markets, wrapped in clear cellophane with a green ribbon, containing candy, snacks, and a card—an inviting way to eat well and spend smart on a dark brown surface against a teal background.
A wicker gift basket lined with green tissue paper, filled with Halloween-themed treats from Mocksville Farmers’ Market and a central box with ghost illustrations, sits on a blue-patterned tablecloth outdoors in sunlight. Eat well and spend smart this season!
A wicker basket lined with a blue and white striped cloth holds several bars of soap and a rolled towel reading "Dream Big," sitting on a blue patterned tablecloth—perfect inspiration to spend smart and eat well at Mocksville Farmers’ Market.
A cardboard box holds tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and a bag of green beans. Behind it, a basket with green tissue paper contains small wrapped items on a blue-patterned tablecloth—fresh finds from Mocksville Farmers’ Market for those who Spend Smart, Eat Well.
A paper bag labeled “1/2 peck Produce of U.S.A.” filled with red apples from Mocksville Farmers’ Markets sits on a counter. A pink sticky note is attached to the bag, and a metal jar lid is visible in the foreground.
An older woman stands outdoors at Mocksville Farmers’ Market, holding a box labeled "Driscoll’s Blackberries" filled with colorful vegetables. She smiles in the evening sunlight—proof you can eat well and spend smart at your local market.
A smiling young man in a navy T-shirt holds a box filled with fresh produce—tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, and green beans—promoting eat well habits at the Mocksville Farmers’ Market, while standing near bulletin boards and autumn decorations.

Don’t Miss the End-of-Season Giveaway – October 21

Wrap up the season with a little extra excitement! Join us on Wednesday, October 21, for the market’s festive finale. Shoppers who visited on the last Wednesday of each month (May through October) will have entries in a special gift basket drawing—just be sure you’re there, because you must be present to win!

Get Involved

Interested in becoming a vendor? Local farms and craft makers are always welcome. Contact jpitts@mocksvillenc.gov or call (336) 753-6705 for more information.

Stay in the loop on weekly happenings, vendor updates, and special events by following the Mocksville Farmers’ Market Facebook page for updates and special events.

Bermuda Run Farmers Market

The Bermuda Run Farmers’ Market will not be held this year. 

Fresh Finds, Stronger Communities: The Power of Farmers Markets

From Field to Table—Better for You

When you shop at a local farmers market, you’re getting produce picked at its peak—full of flavor and packed with nutrients. Without the long travel time or artificial ripening used in large-scale distribution, fruits and vegetables arrive fresher and often last longer. Many vendors also offer organic or low-spray options, making it easier to choose foods you can feel good about.

Support Local. Strengthen Davie County.

Every purchase at a farmers’ market is an investment in your community. Buying directly from local growers and makers keeps more dollars circulating in Davie County—supporting small farms, encouraging entrepreneurship, and helping create local jobs. It’s a simple way to make a meaningful economic impact close to home.

Where Community Comes to Life

Farmers’ markets are more than a place to shop—they’re a weekly gathering space. From friendly conversations with vendors to running into neighbors and discovering new products, these markets foster real connections. They bring people together in a way that strengthens the fabric of the community.

Make a visit to a Davie County farmers market part of your weekly routine. It’s a small habit that delivers big benefits—for your health, your wallet, and your community.

About Jeanna Baxter White

Jeanna Baxter White is a writer and the editor of the Davie County Blog. Relentlessly curious, she loves hearing and retelling the stories of Davie County. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends or curling up with a good book.
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