Greensboro Farmers Curb Market Host Easter Celebration on Saturday April 4, 2015

"Greensboro Farmers Curb Market, 501 Yanceyville St, is the place to join all your peeps and shop for your Easter Celebration needs, Saturday April 4, 7 am – 12 noon.

The market will be full of fresh spring vegetables for your Easter dinner and plenty of seasonal items including lamb, ham, farm fresh eggs, wrapped candies and cookies, desserts, cards and flowers that are perfect for filling an Easter basket, a hostess gift, or table top décor.

Throughout the day children 12 and under can participate in an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt across the market.  Prizes are awarded at the Manager’s table.  

Here is a sample of fresh products and vendor location by rows:

·         Lamb from these local farmer Stoney Mountain Farm (D) and Weatherhand Farm (E)

·         Pasture raised and nitrate free ham by Meadows Family Farm (H)

·         Fruits and vegetables include strawberries by Smith Greenhouses (A), micro greens, spinach, chard from Mindenhill Farm (A), lettuce from Flora Ridge Farm (G)

·         Homemade desserts by Babycake Sweets hand decorated sugar cookies (D), Paola Rowe of Autentica Pasticceria Italiana (C), Faye’s Cake’s specialty pound cakes (B), Augustino Gusto with an assortment of sweet and savory treats (F), Cheesecakes by Alex’s Italian Cheese Pie and Casatiello, an Italian Easter Bread made with citron (H) 

·         Handcrafted Easter candy made by Sweet Morning Farm, Gethsemane Garden (C), and Feebert’s Gluten Free Bakery (D)

·         Easter flowers and plants that include hyacinth, lilies, and tulips  from Mindenhill Farm (A), Hillcrest Farm (E), Shirley & Mom (D), and Gethsemanes Gardens (B) 

·         Easter cards by Rebecca's Captivation and Yanno Press (D) homemade paper

·         Easter basket stuffers and table décor from Byrley Gardens(B) and Dream with Me (E) 

·         Dress up your festivities with newly designed spring jewelry selections by Taftori (C)

·         Farm fresh eggs from Ward’s Farm Fresh Eggs (A), Massey Creek Farm (F), Woody’s Eggs (F), Birch Fork Farm (D), or Meadow’s Family Farm (H) for deviled egg platters and for decorating.

Throughout the day children 12 and under can participate in an Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt to win a free chocolate treat.  Prizes are awarded at the Manager’s table.   

Greensboro Farmers Curb Market operates year round on Saturdays from 7 am to noon and Wednesdays (April 22 – Dec. 30) 8 am to 1 pm.

About the Market

Greensboro Farmers Market, Inc. (GFM) operates Greensboro Farmers Curb Market on behalf of the City of Greensboro. GFM is a “501c3” nonprofit.

GFM provides greater Greensboro with opportunities to purchase and learn about local foods in a friendly and diverse social setting. GFM encourages and supports the growth of local foods and artisan goods businesses to improve Greater Greensboro’s economy, support better health through healthy eating and build social and community connections."

- A Press Release

Old Salem Museums & Gardens Presents Easter in Old Salem

Celebration of Easter Traditions Includes

Hands-On Activities for the Whole Family!

"WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Old Salem Museums & Gardens will celebrate Easter, one of the most important seasons in the Moravian Church, on Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a full day of fun events perfect for all ages. Easter in Old Salem will take place throughout the Historic District, although most activities will take place at the Vierling House and Barn. All Easter activities, including the Easter Egg Hunt, are included with an All-In-One ticket, which is $23 for adults and $11 for children ages 6-16.

The Easter season has been revered in the Moravian faith for hundreds of years. From the first Easter sunrise service in 1772, Salem has taken part in the tradition that continues today. Old Salem Museums & Gardens observes the holiday with an event the Saturday before Easter. Visitors can take part in traditional Easter crafts and activities such as decorating Easter eggs in a historic fashion. A modern Easter Egg Hunt will also take place.

Attendees will learn about important Moravian Easter traditions and will participate in many hands-on activities. For example, they can participate in dyeing eggs with natural materials in the Vierling House Kitchen.

Other events planned include:

• Annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Salem Tavern Meadow (10:30 a.m.)
• Hands-on Easter Egg painting in the Vierling Barn (11 a.m.-Noon and 1-3:30 p.m.)
• Demonstration of Easter music on the Tannenberg organ in the Visitor Center (11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)

·         Hear teens from Authoring Action figuratively bring Moravians back to life through poetic verse at St. Philips Heritage Center (2 p.m.)

Activities are included with an All-In-One ticket, which is $23 for adults and $11 for children ages 6-16.  Friends of Old Salem enjoy free admission. For more information, please call 336-721-7300 or email info@oldsalem.org. Additional information can also be found at oldsalem.org/easter.

About Old Salem

Old Salem Museums & Gardens is one of America’s most comprehensive history attractions. Its museums—the Historic Town of Salem, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), and the Gardens at Old Salem—engage visitors in an educational and memorable historical experience about those who lived and worked in the early South. Old Salem Museums & Gardens is located at 600 South Main Street in Winston-Salem. For more information call 336-721-7300 or visit oldsalem.org."

- A Press Release