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Tomorrow is market day.

The bakers will be waking in the wee hours to load their ovens with your favorite treats. Farmers are filling crates and coolers, artisans are packing their latest creations, and another Saturday morning in Boone is just around the corner.

Fresh herbs, late spring harvests, warm pastries, handmade goods, and the simple pleasure of a Saturday morning well spent await beneath the tents.

Join us from 8 AM - 12 PM at Daniel Boone Park.

🎶 Daniel Sherrill (@danielksherrill) brings folk and bluegrass favorites to the Music Tent

🎨 Youth Makers Market returns to the Kids Corner in partnership with the Watauga Arts Council (@watauga_arts)

❤️ Hospitality House (@hosphouse) will be collecting donations at the Donation Station

🏡 Home to 60+ local farmers and makers

As always, SNAP/EBT is welcome and doubled up to $75 per day through Double Up Food Bucks.

There’s no better place to spend a Saturday morning.

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We’ve been hard at work making lumber for the new cabin at camp!!! A huge thanks to Ian over @mtnworks for the use of his saw. What a great tool!!!! And a shout out and hearty “Thank You “ to @fullmoonfarmnc for their logs and letting us stage all this work at their farm!!!! It takes good community to do great things!!!
#buffalocovecamp

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SW Virginia luthier Jackson Cunningham of @cunninghamhandmadeinstruments built a beautiful guitar be raffled off in support of our friends at the @handmademusicschool. The origins of the guitar the top and braces have a special story...

“In the fall of 2024, Hurricane Helene touched down in the Appalachian high country. In the Grayson Highlands of Virginia a grove of Red Spruce trees were toppled by the powerful winds.

It was an area I was very familiar with, just a few minutes drive from my shop.
Red Spruce from the Grayson Highlands is a very special tonewood that has a storied history with local instrument makers, and it is an ideal wood for tops and braces on guitars, mandolins and other stringed instruments.

My thought was that perhaps among all this destruction there could be a chance to salvage workable timber that would become musical instrument grade tonewood.

In the spring of 2025, after securing the proper salvage permits from the regional Forest Service, I called on my neighbor and respected woodsman, Ian Snider of Mountain Works Conservation - @mtnworks

I asked him to assist me and a few friends in salvaging sections of the Red Spruce blowdowns while the timber was still usable.

We selected the trees that had the most promising characteristics: largest in circumference/diameter, free from branches, free from twist/runout, and free from defects like storm damage and wood boring insects. We sawed the Spruce sections into 2’ rounds, the rounds were then hand-split into quartered billets and hiked on foot out of the woods.

I am very thankful for this special opportunity and I would like to thank everyone who helped out in the process.

Many generations of my family have cut, milled and worked with timber, including Red Spruce, I’m proud to be carrying it on.

I am excited to offer this wood in my musical instruments for years to come.” —Jackson Cunningham

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Tickets are $25 and support Handmade Music School's programming and their Share The Music Scholarship Fund.

Drawing: Friday, November 14th, 2025 at The Floyd Country Store

Full guitar specs, pictures, details, videos & TICKETS at: handmademusicschool.org

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In the fall of 2024, Hurricane Helene touched down in the Appalachian high country. In the Grayson Highlands of Virginia a grove of Red Spruce trees were toppled by the powerful winds.
It was an area I was very familiar with, just a few minutes drive from my shop.
Red Spruce from the Grayson Highlands is a very special tonewood that has a storied history with local instrument makers, and it is an ideal wood for tops and braces on guitars, mandolins and other stringed instruments.
My thought was that perhaps among all this destruction there could be a chance to salvage workable timber that would become musical instrument grade tonewood.
In the spring of 2025, after securing the proper salvage permits from the regional Forest Service, I called on my neighbor and respected woodsman, Ian Snider @mtnworks
I asked him to assist me and a few friends in salvaging sections of the Red Spruce blowdowns while the timber was still usable.
We selected the trees that had the most promising characteristics: largest in circumference/diameter, free from branches, free from twist/runout, and free from defects like storm damage and wood boring insects. We sawed the Spruce sections into 2’ rounds, the rounds were then hand-split into quartered billets and hiked on foot out of the woods.
I am very thankful for this special opportunity and I would like to thank everyone who helped out in the process.
Many generations of my family have cut, milled and worked with timber, including Red Spruce, I’m proud to be carrying it on.
I am excited to offer this wood in my musical instruments for years to come. - Jackson Cunningham. #cunninghamhandmadeinstruments #mountainworks #redspruce #tonewood #salvage #reclaimedwood #sawtostrings #swva #boutiqueguitars #appalachianspruce

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Join us in the courtyard this Saturday, Aug 30th and help us celebrate the release of “In Season” lots of fun stuff happening and raffle prizes from Rock Dimensions, Misty Mountain Thread Works, Wildwood Community Market, and Mountain Works!

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😎Good morning Boone! Swipe to see (just some of) the beauty and bounty on the market tables today! 🥖🌻🍑

✨ We’re open until noon at 591 Horn in the West Dr. in Boone - come by and soak up the summer flavors!

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Our most recent fabrication/ installation. Thanks to everyone involved in @mtnworks for coming together to take this from
Harvest👉🏽Build

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What does 100% grass-fed really mean? 🐑

It means the lamb you see here - raised at Mountain Works Farm - has spent its life on pasture, eating a natural diet of grasses and forage, never grain. The result? Meat that’s not only flavorful and nutrient-dense, but raised with animal welfare and soil health in mind.🌱🌱🌱

At the market, you can ask the farmer directly about different cuts, cooking tips, and how their grazing practices support a regenerative, local food system.❤️🌎

📍Come learn, connect, and shop local this Saturday.

#grassfedlamb #wataugacountyfarmersmarket #knowyourfarmers #boonenc #sustainablefarming

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Last week, NCUFC cohosted an event for the Urban Wood Group with funding from the NC Forest Service and education led by Randall Williams with Fireside Lumber and Sawmill. The group discussed the proposed NC Senate Bill 95 which aims to help smaller sawmills and promote local wood use in affordable housing.
Learn more about the NC Urban Wood Group here: https://www.ncufc.org/NC-Urban-Wood-Group.php

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🌞It may be a little chilly, but the sun is out and so are we! Come warm up with a hot tamale and feast your eyes on the colors of spring! Fresh blooms, local goodies, and smiling faces are waiting for you.🫔💐😀

We’re here until noon at 591 Horn in the West Dr. in Boone!

⚠️Please excuse the construction at the entrance - there’s plenty of parking and we can’t wait to see you!🤗

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