Kicking off Summer

  One of the great things about summer is the offerings from the local Farmer's Market.  Robeson County has a great collection of folks who grow and sell produce at the Robeson County Farmer's Market in downtown Lumberton.  To celebrate the a full season of fruits and vegetables North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center joins forces with the farmers for the annual Summer Extravaganza.
  This is the 7th year for the event that involves free samples of products available at the market and brings in more than 100 folks to sample, shop, and educate.  Also on hand this year besides your friendly Extension staff were the Robeson County Master Gardeners Association.  Members offered activities for youth and demonstrations on how to create container gardens.  Each person who participated in the educational event also had the opportunity to be part of a drawing to win the containers that were created.  The hospital brought out their health mobile as they have in past years and offered flavored waters and information for folks who were at the market.
  This year the sample menu included, sliders courtesy of Moores Brother Beef, poppers, roasted beets, mixed fresh summer vegetables, green beans, fresh corn on the cob with cilantro lime butter, tomatia salsa, blueberry corn salsa, and a summer fruit cobbler just to name a few things available.  Everyone also had the chance to take home all the recipes of the items we made that day.  Lots of 4-H members and volunteers came out to enjoy the event and got a chance to try a little bit of everything.  Farmer's seemed happy with the increased traffic the day provides at the market.  So it was a win win for everyone.
If you want to make sure to make our 2018 event, go ahead and save June 16 for our 8th Annual Extravaganza and we have new things in the works for you to sample then.