Open for the 2011 Season! Due to limited availability, the Market is currently open on Thursdays & Saturdays Only!
HOURS OF OPERATION 7:00 AM until 12:00 Noon Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday May through December
VENDORS WELCOME Click Here for 2011 Vendor Information
Vendor/Crafter Information for Christmas Craft Show & Sale
Columbus County Community Farmers Market will host the fifth annual "Christmas from the Heart" Craft Show & Sale on Saturday, December 3, from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Admission to the show is free. All items, including crafts, baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, relishes, etc. must be handcrafted or homemade by local residents. Vendor spaces are $10 per space. Space reservations are required and available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call Carol Shuman at (910) 642-3789 or email info@columbuscountyfarmersmarket.com.
Poster Contest Winner – Jamya Rose (front row, left), a second grade student at Whiteville Primary School received a certificate, a Farmers Market T-shirt, a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate, and the original copy of the 2011 Farmers Market promotional poster which features her drawing which was the overall winner in the poster contest. She is surrounded by (left-right) principal Lynn Spaulding, marketing consultant Kip Godwin, farmers market manager Carol Shuman, art teacher Sally Jo Medford, and second grade teacher Amber Bivens.
Essay Contest Winner – Landon Edward Bailey (right), a sixth grade student at Central Middle School received a certificate, a Farmers Market T-shirt, and a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate from farmers market manager Carol Shuman (left).
The Columbus County Community Farmers Market, with funding from Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Columbus County Healthy Carolinians, recently held its fourth annual poster contest for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade and a new essay contest for students in grades six through eight. The theme for both contests was "Buy Local, Eat Fresh, Get Fit 4 Life" and was intended to highlight the importance of good nutrition, regular exercise, and healthy lifestyles and how farms, farmers, and the farmers market support and promote better health for the residents of Columbus County. The overall winner in the poster contest, Jamya Rose, a second grade student at Whiteville Primary School received a certificate, a Farmers Market T-shirt, a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate, and the original copy of the 2011 Farmers Market promotional poster which features her drawing. Click here to see a copy of the 2011 poster featuring Jamya's drawing. Since the first poster contest in 2008, the Columbus County Community Farmers Market Poster contest has received state and national recognition. The event was featured on the Eat Smart, Move More NC website and in several issues of the Farmers’ Markets Today national magazine. “In an effort to continue to involve older students, the Farmers Market also sponsored an essay contest this year,” said Kipling Godwin, marketing consultant for the Farmers Market. The overall winner in the essay contest, Landon Edward Bailey, a sixth grade student at Central Middle School received a certificate, a Farmers Market T-shirt, and a $50 Farmers Market gift certificate. Click here to read Landon's winning essay.
The Farmers Market expressed appreciation to Columbus County Arts Council, Columbus County Healthy Carolinians, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Columbus County Schools, Whiteville City Schools, Columbus County Youth & Families Association, North Carolina Museum of Forestry, and The News Reporter for collaboration on the project.
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Welcome to the Columbus County Community Farmers Market - since 1998, one of the finest local markets in the area. The market features only farmer-grown, farmer-sold products. Member's farms are visited periodically to assure that all items sold are locally grown by the seller and are of the highest quality.
We take great pride in selling at and operating the Columbus County Community Farmers Market! We hope you will visit us soon!
If you have any questions, please ask any of our vendors, or call Carol Shuman, Market Manager, at (910) 642-3789.
Columbus County Community Farmers Market, Inc. Irvin W. Brown, President 132 Government Complex Road, P.O. Box 888, Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 (910) 840-6743 • info@columbuscountyfarmersmarket.com
