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o, what can you find at the Oriental Farmers’ Market? Here’s a sampling of what the various vendors sell at our market. You’ll find some, if not all, of them there every Saturday.

Sandie’s Academy Street Gardens is our biggest Oriental-based grower. Lots of produce – peas, brocolli, kales, tomatoes, Chinese cabbages, lettuce and plants. Also, jams and jellies – apple butter, and, a favorite since it was first sold at the Oriental Farmers’ Market: red pepper and garlic jelly. Goat cheese from Chinquapin. Pies and other desserts.

Eggs from Bob’s Old Cypress Farm hens Yolks so yellow, folks say they won’t go back to store-bought. These get snapped up quickly on Saturday mornings, so getting there early is your best bet for getting a dozen.

Pat’s BeeBee’s Best Desserts. Pineapple-upside down cake. Cookies. Breakfast Health Bars. And from time to time, to wrap things up, festive bows.

Kip’s Kitchen. The biscotti go well with that Saturday morning coffee, and they come in a variety of flavors. Kip’s also got breads and other desserts.

Mel’s Blue Bottle Gardens Herbs, fresh and dried inclulding jars of bay leaves. Bunches of basil and mint in season. Roadtrip Garlic — numerous varieties grown from garlic gathered on road trips. Produce – arugula, kales, leafy greens, fennel, eggplant and whatever cherry tomatoes volunteer in the yard. Cut flowers for your table and Plants That Grow Well Here, tried and true perennials that thrive in our micro-climate.

Ana Maria of The Mooring Hitch adds some sublime baked goods to the market. Try the fig cakes and fruit roll-ups when the figs are plentiful. You can also get plants from her from time to time as well.

New to the market in 2011 is Chuck of Oriental Iron Works who fashions yard art from metal so that you can add herons, crabs, and others from the animal kingdom to your garden (without worries about them eating your harvest.)

Nadine has also joined the Oriental Farmers’ Market this year and brings a range of hand-thrown and hand-crafted pottery.

Tanya sells her handmade scarves, hats and dishclothes (your dishes and hands never had it so good) Her children also their own handiwork – crafts and photographs and cards – for sale.

Jayne’s Biodegradeable bags Made from corn. Jayne doesn’t make them, but sells them at no profit to herself. (She’s trying to reduce plastic consumption, one household at a time.) Jayne’s also provided demonstrations on the Japanese art of Furoshiki: wrapping gifts in fabric that can be reused.

Sue’s Glass Art Steppingstones made with stained glass. Also, suncatchers and for your table, fabric coasters.

Laura’s Banners Fly some funky colors in your garden. Laura has an array of pennants in bright colors and designs. All hand-made. (You can watch her make them at her booth.) Laura’ll also take special orders.

Mary’s Herbal Vinegars Made here in Oriental with herbs from Mary’s garden. She also offers herbal teas and herb laced cakes.

And if you want to give a friend a taste of the market but aren’t sure what to get, ask our vendors about a gift certificate.

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