Did you make it to the South of the James Farmer’s Market last year? This popular Saturday event starts back up may 2 at the picnic shelters at Forest Hill Park and I’m unduly excited. It’s all so good. We like to get there early on a Saturday and grab a latte and some breakfast. If you’re patient, Tex’s smoked hamburgers make a fabulously awesome (although possibly heart-clogging) brunch. Click through to see a partial list of vendors put together by the Market Umbrella.

BAKED GOODS

• Bernie’s Baked Goods – Cakes, Cookies, Pastries, Bars: Sweet potato, lemon & gingersnap
• Biscotti Goddess – All butter handmade biscotti
• Bread for the People – Baked Goods
• Country Side Bakery – Baked good – preservative free and made from scratch
• The Cracked Egg Bakery – Cheesecakes, brownies & cake
• Grammy O’s Sticky Buns – Homemade, Pennsylvania Dutch Sticky Buns
• Lana’s Custom Desserts – Baked items 
• Norwood Cottage Bakery -  Artisan breads, cakes,tarts, muffins, cookies
• Simply Southern – Pies

COFFEE & TEA

• Blanchard’s Coffee Company – Coffee, coffee beans, scones
• Koralee Coffee - Organic Indonesian Coffee, beans, hot/cold drinks and snacks

GROWERS

• Amy’s Garden – USDA certified organic produce and cut flowers
• A Thyme to Plant at Lavender Fields – 200 varieties of herbs, geraniums, vegetables, strawberry plants
• Bill’s Produce – Plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs
• B & S Farm – Vegetables and herbs
• Cabbage Hill – Sprouts, vegetables, herbs, plants 
• Common Ground Growers – Heirloom vegetables, fresh cut flowers, annuals, herbs, starter plants, Japanese maples
• Edible Old Dominion – Heirloom vegetables & herbs 
• Fertile Crescent Farm – High quality chemical free produce and cut flowers
• Frog Bottom Farm – Vegetables and seedlings 
• Kruize Farms - Vegetable plants, lettuce, herbs:fresh, dried and potted 
• Pine Tag Nursery – Potted annuals, perennials, cut flowers 
• Rocking F – and vegetables 
• Thistledowne Farm – Produce, jams, pickles, cut flowers 
• Victory Farms - Certified naturally grown vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers 
• Walnut Hill Farm - Vegetables, fruits, flowers, nuts 
• Wise Gardener – An unusual selection of garden flora
• Worsham Country Corner - Plants, flowers, herbs, vegetables 

MEAT, DAIRY, SEAFOOD

• CCL Farm - Pasture produced pork, chicken, eggs 
• Faith Farm - Producers of Grass fed beef, pastured pork, chicken, eggs, local honey, preserves
• Simply Abundant Farm – Lamb, chicken, turkey, eggs and herbs 

PREPARED FOOD

• Baked to Earth Foods – Soups, sandwiches, cookies 
• Big Daddy’s Barbecue & Ribs – BBQ sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs,BBQ ribs
• Cavanna Pasta – All natural fresh pastas, sauces, biscotti
• Do the Jerk-ey! - Beef, turkey, venison jerky and trail mix
• Ice Cream Connection – 8 Flavors Hand Dipped Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and Sherbet
• Mica Hill Farm – Limeades and peaches in season 
• Tex’s Slow Cooked Specialties – Texas Style smoked meats with selected sides