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Chocolate at Charlotte Area Markets
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
Looking for Chocolate in Charlotte? If you are an area market goer, or been looking for a reason to get out and explore our markets here are a few that we participate in. You can order chocolate online and pick it up at any of these locations as well. Atherton Market at Atherton Mills Formerly the Charlotte Tailgate Market. Lynn Caldwell’s efforts have crystalized with the help of Avant and Eden creating a lovely space for regional farmers, artisans and crafts people. They have renovated the old Charlotte Trolly Barn... Read more
Twelve, an Uptown Charlotte Holiday Market
On By Andy Ciordia / 0 comments
The Center City Green Market in Charlotte has been bouncing around the last couple of years uptown and while our own commitments have precluded us from being as involved as we’d like we still like to support local farms, artisans, and crafters in our region. Ted Boyd had a simple idea that took a lot of engineering to deliver. Take an empty box store in the center of the city and turn it into a beautiful holiday market. With little time to spare he and his team of volunteers pulled... Read more
Smiling Faces for Homemade Chocolates
On By Karen Dietz / 0 comments
A look from the other side of the table I’ve always enjoyed going to markets and festivals. I like talking with vendors and learning about what they make or how they grow things. I get excited hearing about family traditions that are being passed on and how some are modernized but stay true to the original concept. I never really thought, however, that our family would be on the other side of the table and what that would be like. I want to let you know that it is energizing,... Read more