June 2023 Archives | Laurel Magazine

Folks around here can’t say enough good things about all the local produce and goodies to be found at our local farmer’s markets, Locally Grown on The Green in Cashiers and The Highlands Marketplace. Locally Grown on the Green farm stand and local market is held every Wednesday from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M. at The Village Green Commons. The Highlands Marketplace is held every Saturday morning at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park from 8:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. We recommend visiting them both if time allows. Fill your baskets, and later, your tummies, with delicious food from farms and producers next door, not miles away. These products are so fresh you’ll practically be drying the morning dew off them before you cook them. The baked goods smell as though you just took them fresh out of your oven. Each of these fresh markets provide access to in-season fresh produce, locally produced meat, fresh dairy items and eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies, honey, pickles, freshly baked breads and baked goods, granolas, homemade spreads and dips, and so much more. Speaking of honey, did you know that locally produced honey is said to be helpful in calming seasonal allergies? Allergy season may be waning, but we think you can’t be too kind to your immune system. You’ll enjoy an opportunity to talk to the people who actually grow and produce the food, learning how it’s grown, where it’s grown, and why it tastes so delicious. These hard-working vendors work tirelessly to bring us the very best our region has to offer and when you speak with them, you’ll hear that it’s a labor of love. Could be that love is that secret ingredient that makes it all taste so much better. You’ll also find fresh flowers for your tablescapes and plants and flowers for your landscape and flower boxes. Just imagine Mother Nature’s vivid landscape of colors and you’ll find them right next door at your neighborhood farmer’s market. Make it a weekly ritual to stop by. You’ll be glad you did.

Fill Those Baskets

The true taste of the Plateau is offered Wednesdays and Saturdays through the season.

Bringing Interiors to Life

Issue: June 2023 | by Donna Rhodes in Uncategorized

Where can you find a matchless, personalized dwelling that fulfills your every dream? Maybe it’s hiding in your very own home. Melinda Barber of Barber Design Group is at your […]

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A Season Full of Events

Issue: June 2023 | by Johanna Fein, Highlands Chamber of Commerce/ Visit Highlands, NC in Uncategorized

Highlands Chamber of Commerce’s filled-to-bursting calendar of events ensures that the community is bustling throughout the season.

Unquenchable Passion

Issue: June 2023 | by Deena Bouknight in Uncategorized

Charlie Crawford thought he was hanging up his custom home builder hat when he moved his family to Cashiers from Virginia permanently in 2020. His family bought a beautiful 40-acre […]

A Vital Center of Glenville

Issue: June 2023 | by Marlene Osteen in Giving Back in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Glenville Thrift Store plays a vital role in the life of its community.

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Budding Friendships

Issue: June 2023 | by Anna Norton, The Literacy and Learning Center in Giving Back in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Volunteer Ricky Siegel brings a wealth of knowledge and compassion to the young students of the Literacy & Learning Center.

Fighting For Others

Issue: June 2023 | by Robin King Austin - Mountaintop Rotary in Giving Back in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Clark Plexico is no stranger to hard work and big challenges, but he is in the fight of his life right now, trying to save families targeted by the Taliban. […]

Life on the Farm

Issue: June 2023 | by Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms in Giving Back in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The background sounds at Carpe Diem Farms are part of an unceasing rhythm of life. Find out for yourself – there’s an Equine Birthday Party for all the horses on the farm(and the people who love them) from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. June 11.