During Spring Break, I was invited by Tina Shropshire to attend opening day of the Poplar Grove Farmers Market. Since our children were out of school we thought they might enjoy going too. We all had a lot of fun. There was something there for each of us to enjoy. We all loved the strawberries!

Sweet Carolina Farms - Strawberries,  Blueberries
15538 Hwy 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457
Phone: (910) 675-9971
Other Phone: (910) 395-6406
Open Sunday - Saturday 8 am-6 pm
Typical harvest dates: Strawberries, in-season / Blueberries - late June to early August.
Directions: From I-40, take Exit 408, turn onto Hwy 210 toward Rocky Point, go 1/4 mile, farm on right.

We saw beautiful orchids. They reminded me of my mom. She loved orchids! These orchids were from OrchidScapes. You can learn more about them at their website.

Beautiful!

The children loved this llama. He was drawing quite a bit of attention of young and old alike. 

I gave Jackie, our youngest daughter, $10 to spend however she wanted. She chose two small strawberry plants and a bag of chocolate, caramel popcorn. (That’s Jackie on the left and Sarah, Tina’s daughter, on the right.)

Vic’s Corn Popper
1616 Shipyard Blvd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
vicscornpopper@bellsouth.net
910.452.2869

Tina fell in love with these hanging baskets that were full of purple petunias. They were huge!!! She just had to buy one. She was concerned she wouldn’t be able to take care of it. (Is it still living, Tina?)

Purple petunias

Overall, it was a good time spent with great friends. Oh, you’re probably wondering what I bought. I got a rosemary plant and two strawberry plants (to go with Jackie’s) from Shelton Herb Farm. Then my last purchase of the day was from Natures Way Farm & Seafood. I bought some cheeses: feta and goat. Yum! Yum!

Tell me, have you been to the Poplar Grove Farmers Market? What did you buy? What was your favorite vendor? Will you go back again?

Post your answers in our comments section. It’s easy!

Denise

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