We offer our sincere gratitude to our 2024 Friends of the OBFM
for your generous support of our market programs. Our success is enhanced by your contributions to our efforts.
Market Fans: please click the link to view our 2024 Friends of the OBFM and offer them your patronage as a "Thank You" to our community.
If you are interested in becoming a Friend of the OBFM, we are happy to accept new sponsors at any time.
Our Mission:
To educate, inform, and engage the public in making healthy lifestyle choices concerning fresh food, sustainable environmental and agricultural practices, improved personal health, wellness and happiness, and the value of shopping local, all accomplished in an informal learning setting which values interactions and shared relationships among members of the community.
~The Town Crier Bids Ye Come To ~
THE OLDE-FASHIONED HOLIDAY MARKET
On the evening of Saturday, December 14th from 3 - 7PM.
Join us, kind patrons, under the oaks of the Carteret County Courthouse, for a most magical expression of holiday charm!
The Olde-Fashioned Holiday Market will be filled with festive decorations of greenery and lights just sure to get you into the yuletide spirit. Shop among 100 vendor booths, resplendent with farmers featuring fresh, cool weather veggies, pasture-raised meat, honey, eggs, and other farm products; fishermen with fresh, local seafood; cooks with delicious pastries, breads, cookies, candy, and ready-to-eat food; and artisans with well-made, unique art and craft work for the perfect holiday gifts for friends and family.
This exciting evening is made complete with live music.
This market, a crowd favorite across the state, is a must-do event for anyone wishing to experience the beauty and magic of the season in our beautiful small town. We all warmly thank you for your support all year long and
for your belief in shopping local.
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Join us to enjoy shopping with our
full roster of 100 vendors
for this magical evening under the oaks.
We are no longer accepting
vendor applications for 2024 season.
We would like to announce that with your help, the Olde Beaufort Farmers' Market has donated the entire proceeds from our Sea to Table Dinner to the relief effort in western NC.
Due to the generosity of the chefs and vendors who donated the wine and food for the dinner at no charge to the OBFM, and the ticket proceeds from our dinner guests, we were able to send our neighbors in the western part of our state $8,500 which we split between two organizations.
We chose WNC Communities, an Asheville based non-profit, which works with 20 counties in the western part of our state, focusing on farming, agriculture, and the environment. It is working to provide immediate relief to farmers and their communities so they can rebuild and thrive once again.
We also chose Bounty & Soul, a non-profit which provides communities with access to fresh produce and wellness education. At this time, the organization is providing hot meals and household supplies to the hard hit areas of Swannanoa Valley.
We are most grateful to all who contributed their time and resources to producing our dinner event, and to the full house of guests who attended, making it one of our most successful ever.
We send our heartfelt support and hopes to the folks of western NC that these donations will help them to heal, and to find the strength to rebuild their communities and their lives.
Cultivating Community Love,
Cindy W. Bunch
Executive Market Manager
Mike Dunn Memorial Scholarship 2024 Recipients
We are happy to announce the Olde Beaufort Farmers' Market has awarded a Mike Dunn Memorial Scholarship of $3,000 to each of two deserving local students who will be entering their first year of college this year.
The students are Janara Bryant and Satchel Lasky.
Both students went through the application process which included personal statements, letters of recommendation, and grade reports from counselors.
They are both very excited to be going to college and are very grateful for the financial aid from the OBFM, made possible through profits from our Farm to Table and Sea to Table Dinners.
We all wish them the most successful academic and social learning experiences, and we are happy to support them in this new phase of their lives.
Janara Bryant
Janara grew up in small town Beaufort and graduated from East Carteret High School. Her interests are canvas painting, roller skating, longboard surfing, and writing. She will be attending Mount Olive University where she will major in criminology to learn different perspectives on the causes of crimes and their effects.
She personally enjoys escape room games and critical thinking games, mystery books, and movie thrillers because she enjoys figuring out the causes, motives, and resolutions to such situations and finds it so rewarding.
Janara says she chose Mount Olive University because her faith and religion are a priority in her life and the school will support these important aspects of her life, it is close to home, and she will participate in track and field, a sport she has grown to love.
Satchel Lasky
Satchel grew up in Beaufort and was homeschooled thru his elementary and high school years. He volunteered many hours at the market, helping vendors and volunteers during this time.
His interests are insects, video games, coding, cooking, reading and spending time with people he cares for. He will be attending Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida and will then transfer to the University of Florida to obtain his undergraduate degree in Entomology and Computer Science.
He has been interested in these two topics his whole life, is fascinated by insects, and is interested in learning more about them in hopes of educating people, and learning how to stop their decline.
We look forward to serving the needs of our community with fresh locally grown food and quality handmade products. Thanks for your support!