Shrimp Sandwich at the seafood building Batts in Surf City FTW



But yea the State Farmers market rules. Although I don't go as much as I used too.. This thread might motivate me to go....

10/6/2006 5:35:43 PM

i tried mutsu apples last time i went. they're a green apple, and normally i like red a lot better, but these are freakin delicious!!! crunchy, slightly tart, mostly sweet. i loooove apples.

10/6/2006 7:24:51 PM

bought some pumpkin bread from the bakery that has a stand out there on Sundays, and the shit is fucking divine

10/22/2006 9:59:24 PM

You should try some rum cake out there some time, one of the stands in the enclosed building has it every so often. mmm, mmm...

10/23/2006 1:31:57 AM

^^Are they out there all Sunday? I may pick some up this weekend.

10/24/2006 3:55:53 PM

probably

definately until 2 or so

kinda pricey at $5.50 a loaf, but it's like a heavy dessert type bread...they had free samples of it when i was there

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10/24/2006 4:16:26 PM

I can't go to this place without spending at least $20.

today
a load of vegetables (including some good ass butter beans)
eggs
sausage
pumpkin goat cheese spread
loaf of ciabatta bread
pear preserves
some ground beef
a pumpkin
a ficus tree

10/29/2006 7:15:57 PM

fucking poseur

10/29/2006 7:30:01 PM

how much are their pumpkins? carving size.

10/29/2006 9:33:05 PM

between $4 and $8 for the standard carving pumpkins

the larger and more uniquely shaped ones are about $10 and up

10/29/2006 9:40:05 PM

bttt

4/6/2007 5:53:33 PM

sweet....that time of year again

probably head out tomorrow and see what the deal is

4/6/2007 5:54:41 PM

i'll tell you the deal

lame

4/6/2007 6:29:40 PM

get your stuff before the freeze!!!

4/6/2007 10:27:36 PM

when is it open? just on the weekends? hours?

4/6/2007 10:53:30 PM

is it cheaper?

they got any good deals on pears, apples, or bananas?

4/6/2007 11:02:43 PM

Hours Of Operation
Monday thru Saturday 5:00am - 6:00pm
Sundays 8:00am - 6:00pm

best days are probably thurs-sunday

bananas are already dirt cheap, and there is a shit ton of apples in the fall but i'm assuming that's mainly a seasonal item

4/7/2007 3:53:02 AM

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"is it cheaper?"

cheaper than what? the grocery store?

sometimes, but not always. The thing is that it is generally fresher food. And you have to keep in mind it is mostly all seasonal stuff.



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4/7/2007 10:31:46 AM

went out today...not much out of the ordinary except for strawberries and asparagus

and a ton of people selling plants

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4/15/2007 3:55:43 PM

Its usually cheaper and it supports local people.

4/15/2007 5:15:05 PM

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"Its usually cheaper and it supports local people."

And you can buy actual ripe fruit. It's amazing how many people have never had a ripe tomato or strawberry.

4/15/2007 6:57:49 PM

i love me the farmer's market restaurant

4/15/2007 7:08:03 PM

^ ditto
we're regulars at the restaurant
practically every saturday for a year and a half

4/15/2007 9:51:53 PM

Fresh, ripe peaches at the Farmer's Market are about as good as it gets.

4/15/2007 10:56:08 PM

I'm a fan of both restaurants. The octagonal one is awesome for breakfast food, and we go to the seafood one probably every couple weeks for lunch. Good food and cheap for the amount you get, at least IMO.

4/15/2007 11:12:05 PM

For those of you wanting peaches, this will be a bad year because of the late freeze.

4/16/2007 8:30:49 AM

i need to just go ahead and buy 3 quarts of strawberries next time...might actually last a couple days

make some strawberry rhubarb pie or something

4/16/2007 7:16:43 PM

just go for a little drive and pick your own in a couple weeks

but that is hoping that the late freeze didn't ruin everything.

4/16/2007 7:22:07 PM

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"Its usually cheaper and it supports local people."

Ditto, I love keeping it local.

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"Fresh, ripe peaches at the Farmer's Market are about as good as it gets."

Ditto x 10. Absolutely amazing!

Being a local kid... I went there A LOT with my parents on the weekends. I need to get back to going there now.

4/17/2007 11:25:22 AM

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"For those of you wanting peaches, this will be a bad year because of the late freeze"

My family grow peaches and we lost our whole crop. Everyone around home lost all of their peaches except maybe some very very late varieties (and they aren't that good anyway).

So no peaches this year

4/17/2007 10:47:01 PM

sorry to hear that...and i've been looking forward to some grilled peaches

and bttt for sunday

4/22/2007 1:57:56 PM

I was at my family's farm this weekend. Strawberries are being picked daily. Also my cousin went to Columbia, SC and bought some FL cantaloupes. They were really good.

4/22/2007 10:56:54 PM

STRAWBERRIES! mmmm.. i got some apples, too; there's still one lady who has them. delicious! also got some tomatoes, we'll see how those are. red food only trend? i think so.

4/22/2007 11:53:51 PM

just got some strawberries . . . . . mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . it's like an orgasm for my mouth

4/23/2007 5:07:39 PM

i want some strawberries

4/23/2007 5:12:59 PM

mmmmmm, these strawberries are so delicious . . . I'm surprised that I haven't been stuck to the toilet with the number that I have eaten since last night

4/24/2007 3:56:46 PM

why didn't you bring me some bitch?

4/24/2007 4:20:56 PM

You're not worth of these berries.

4/24/2007 6:43:36 PM

i gots ta get back to the restaurant soon

4/24/2007 7:42:59 PM

hi i have a question for those that go to the farmers market...i had some dame tell me its cheaper at the FM than at like foodlion...is that true?

4/24/2007 8:31:36 PM

You've already asked that question once in this thread (on this page actually) and it was answered.

4/25/2007 12:08:33 AM

Got a fresh squeezed cherry lemonade Sunday ... it was amazing.

4/25/2007 12:33:16 AM

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"Shrimp Sandwich at the seafood building Batts in Surf City FTW"

Shrimp Burger from El's Drive Thru > Shrimp Sandwich from Batts

4/25/2007 1:19:39 AM

fyi, don't assume that just because it's the farmers market it's local. You'd be suprised from how far away some of that food comes. If you really want to be sure, you should ask the seller.

As for price, most things are cheaper, and many things are better quality, but again don't just assume. I do think that most of the berries and fruit is better. I love the bell peppers, you can't beat the price and taste. But other things, i've found better at the grocery store, actually, tomatoes are usually a suprising dissapointment, compared to 'on the vine' (which btw, when you buy them on the vine you should keep them attached to it until you use the tomatos as they keep their flavor better, and NEVER refrigirate tomatos,) but the farmers market ones are cheaper.

Oh, and i've found that the nurseries' plants live longer and stay healthier, though Lowe's does give you a year money back guarantee, but it's not like you're really going to keep your receipt and bring them back if they die.

4/25/2007 3:17:52 AM

^it being local depends on what time of year it is. About the only local things there right now will be the strawberries and sweet potatoes. Give it a few more weeks and there will be a lot more local stuff.

4/25/2007 9:56:50 AM

went there today for lunch

had some baked chixn w/ stuffin, string beans, mac n cheese, biscuits, hush puppies and peach cobbler

which reminds me

poopin time!

4/27/2007 5:00:56 PM

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"fyi, don't assume that just because it's the farmers market it's local. You'd be suprised from how far away some of that food comes. If you really want to be sure, you should ask the seller."

To sell in the growers area it has to be grown in NC. At least 51% has to be grown by that grower. Up to 49% can be grown by up to 3 other growers.

Actually, the growers don't have to be from NC, but circumstances make it impossible to come from out of state, except the border towns.

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"Use of the Farmers Area is for GROWERS ONLY. In order to sell in this area, the growers must complete and submit a Growers Certification Form signed and verified by your county’s Extension Agent. The Growers Certificate must be submitted before a space can be claimed. Growers that wish to do so may sell produce (fruits & vegetables only) for up to 3 other certified North Carolina growers, as long as 51% of the product being sold is produced by the grower/seller at all times. Only a grower can sell for other growers. Plant sellers may sell only plants they grow, and may not sell for other plant growers. Market personnel may visit your stand at anytime, make a count and visit your farm to verify. Those wishing to supplement the sale of their produce with other certified North Carolina growers produce must first visit with the Market Management to request and explain the situation and provide the necessary information (Growers Certification, commodities to be sold, seed and fertilizer invoices, etc.) to verify all products. Growers who designate another grower to sell for them are giving up their privilege to sell on the Market themselves for the season. Sellers are not to purchase products from Wholesale houses, Truckers Shed, Market Shoppes, nurseries or other outside sources in order to resell them in the Farmers Area."

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4/27/2007 5:28:07 PM

we got snapdragons, lobelia, strawberries to eat, bleeding heart, strawberries to plant, herbs, tomatoes, and a grape vine

And I saw some bouganveilla (sp?) that I want to plant in the onlylarge sunny place in the yard, but when we went to buy it, we couldn't remember who had it

Awesome place to peoplewatch, too.

4/28/2007 5:07:24 PM

dude this place is awesome. the veggies and fruit is so much cheaper than the grocery store. I even bought some organic strawberry lip balm. it's great.

4/29/2007 11:12:38 PM

strawberries looking pretty weak, but i was there late in the day

got some good ass smoked goat cheese blended with chipotles, hot as fuck

cheap ass lettuce as well, and some spring onions

5/6/2007 8:59:55 PM