Saluda Tailgare Market Open Rain or Shine Every Friday

The Saluda Tailgate Market will be open rain or shine every Friday May through October 4:30-6:30 in historic downtown Saluda NC. EBT acceptance and credit and debit card transactions are now available The market does not allow room for dogs or cars in the lot. Please leave your dogs at home or plan to otherwise secure them while you shop. West Main Street is one way going down during market hours. In at the top and out at the bottom with parking on the right next to our new sidewalk. Or even better, park in the church lots on Carolina and follow the new sidewalk down.

Last week the Market had corn, peaches and tomatoes, in addition to all the veggies of the season. The mountain apples are now coming in. There will be summer squashes in all colors, shapes and sizes, collards, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, green beans, beef, chicken, pork, trout, eggs, plants, and more. You will also find delicious baked goods, flowers, jellies, jams,herbal remedies, and flavored oils. Make your list and shop the market first from these regular Vendors:

• Bee Log Honey, Carl McGraw bringing sweet Saluda honey
• Bradley Farms, Aaron and Nicole Bradley have Saluda grown beef, pork, chicken and eggs
• Buttercup Cottage and Dan's Garden: seasonal veggies, homemade sauces, sauerkraut and jellies
• Charlene's garden, Charlene Searcy, beautiful tomatoes, sausage, and seasonal veggies
• Charles Street Garden, Walter Hoovers beautiful lettuce, kale, and plants
• Deepwoods Mushrooms, Greg Carter. Shiitakes and other early mushrooms
• Drake Farm, Mark Drake. Peaches, corn, cabbage, cherries, plums, squash
• Flatlanders Peak Flower Farm, Luann Rossow, A colorful assortment of lilies for your garden
• Frank Ward, Saluda grown native plants for your garden and fruits and veggies
• Good Things Grow Here, Richard Kouyoumijian, seasonal veggies
• Growater Farm, RL Bruner with lettuce, onions, and broccoli 
• Hartwood Farms, Kelli and Charles Wood, beautiful veggies
• High Valley Farm, Richard Wesley, robust healthy starter plants for your garden, eggs and trout
• Lark's Table, Lark Lindsey, vegetable strudel, tomato strudel, blueberry strudel - Delicious sweet and savory strudels
• Little Sisters Lemonade, on the porch with a sweet and beautiful display and lemonade to welcome you
• Living Herbs, Al Balson, every kind of herb you might want to plant for your kitchen garden
• Piece O' Cake, Kerry Austin, with us from our beginning in 2010 Kerry has cultivated regular fans for her yummy pieces of cake
• Posey Hollow Farm, Jeff has many veggies
• Rock Ridge Farm, Cheryl McGraw with what ever fruit is in season
• Rose Cottage, Mimi Mehlmauer, brings all kinds of beautiful flowering plants for your home and garden
• Rose's Best, jams, jellies, delectable spreads and quiches
• Sacred Mountain Herbals, Natural soaps, chemical free, herbal personal and home care products, safer for the whole family
• Walk in the Park, Kristen Hackos, new this year, herb infused cooking oils and pastes to enhance your culinary endeavors
• Wildflour Bakery, our very own wonderful organic wholegrain bakery - Breads, sweet treats, and savory pockets for a quick dinner

Saluda NC Tailgate Market Now Open for the Season

The Saluda Tailgate Market is open every Friday from 4:30 to 6:30, May through October, in Saluda’s public parking lot on West Main Street in Historic Downtown Saluda NC.

all images courtesy of Saluda Tailgate Market

The Market includes 18+ vendors offering early spring veggies, lots of greens and onions, beef, pork, eggs, honey, jams, sauces, baked goods, herb infused oils for cooking and soothing, and plants, plants, plants. Come this week and fill your baskets. Enjoy the best of locally grown and handmade from: 

• Bee Log Honey, Carl McGraw bringing sweet Saluda honey
• Bradley Farms, Aaron and Nicole Bradley have Saluda grown beef, pork and eggs
• Buttercup Cottage and Dan's Garden: jams, jellies, marinara, kraut, early veggies
• Charlene's garden, Charlene Searcy, beautiful early onions and other spring veggies, pork sausage
• Deepwoods Mushrooms, Greg Carter. Shiitakes and other early mushrooms
• Flatlanders Peak Flower Farm, Luann Rossow, A colorful assortment of irises for your garden
• Frank Ward, Saluda grown native plants for your garden
• Good Things Grow Here, Richard Kouyoumijian, early veggies, peas, lettuce, greens, onions
• Happy Hens, Laura Price, eggs eggs eggs
• High Valley Farm, Richard Wesley, robust healthy starter plants for your garden
• Little Sisters Lemonade, on the porch with a sweet and beautiful display and lemonade to welcome you
• Living Herbs, Al Balson, every kind of herb you might want to plant for your kitchen garden
• Piece O' Cake, Kerry Austin, with the Market from its beginning in 2010, Kerry has cultivated regular fans for her yummy pieces of cake
• Posey Hollow Farm, Jeff has early spring veggies
• Rose Cottage, Mimi Mehlmauer, brings all kinds of beautiful flowering plants for your home and garden 
• Sacred Mountain Herbals, herbal soaps, lotions and potions for you and your pets
• Walk in the Park, Kristen Hackos, new this year, herb infused cooking oils and pastes to enhance your culinary endeavors
• Wildflour Bakery, Saluda's very own wonderful organic wholegrain bakery. Breads, sweet treats, and savory pockets for a quick dinner.

  

News from the Purple Onion, Saluda NC Restaurant

NEW FALL HOURS: Labor Day marks the end of the summer hours and the seven day week. The Purple Onion is now closed on Wednesdays until May 1, 2016. THE PURPLE ONION WILL ALSO BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 THROUGH LUNCH ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17.

September Live Music Calendar:

September 10 - Letters to Abigail Appalachian/Americana Band from nearby Flat Rock returns 

September 12 - Shana Blake Band high-energy band from Charlotte returns with their R&B/soul/funk sound

September 17 - Dana and Susan Robinson with their unique blend of contemporary songwriting and traditional music is always welcome here 

September 19 - Joseph Hasty and Centerpiece Jazz,  straight ahead jazz from this wonderful North Carolina band

September 24 - Dan Keller Trio One, of the region's finest jazz and classical guitarist 

September 26 - Lonesome Road Band A favorite bluegrass band from Hendersonville returns


The Purple Onion Restaurant features a variety of ethnically and regionally inspired dishes with an emphasis on the Mediterranean's simple, healthful cuisines and a focus on freshness. 16 Main Street in historic downtown Saluda NC.  

photo courtesy of The Purple Onion