Online Ordering now available from the Eno River Farmers Market
Photo courtesy of the Eno River Farmers Market
In what they say is a first for the Triangle, the in Hillsborough has started an . Customers can “shop the market” online from Saturday to Monday and then pick up their orders at the Public Market House on E. Margaret Street in Hillsborough on Wednesdays.
I tested the system myself this past week – on Sunday I ordered potatoes and ground pork from and carrots from . Wednesday afternoon I headed to historic downtown Hillsborough to pick up my order at the . Leila, the Eno River Farmers’ Market manager, told me that they had five orders for the inaugural run, which is more than they expected. I had to pick up my orders from the Fickle Creek and Two Chicks tables, but in the future Leila hopes to be able to have vendors drop off their goods beforehand. Customers would then pick up their orders intact from Leila or a volunteer. The benefits are two-fold – customers on a tight schedule are able to get in and out relatively quickly, and vendors that otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend the Wednesday market are able to have another selling day without having to man a table.
I’m excited about this latest innovation from the Eno River Farmers’ Market, and I plan on ordering pretty regularly. I’m interested in seeing how other customers approach this new way of accessing local food, and if other area markets follow suit.
