Interested in visiting and supporting local farms? Returning once again as part of Lee County Ag Week this year, we are hosting our Farm Stand Passport Challenge!
Why participate in the Farm Stand Passport Challenge?
The goal of our Farm Stand Passport challenge is to raise awareness of local agriculture in Lee County and encourage you to visit as many of our local farm stands as possible during April (and hopefully beyond!). By participating in the passport challenge, you will also be entered into a raffle to win a prize at the Sanford Farmers' Market on the last Saturday in April, April 26th!How the Farm Stand Passport program works
Grab a passport and collect signatures (and photos!) at participating farm stands during the month of April to be entered in our raffle to win prizes of locally-made and grown products as well as agriculture-themed swag! Download a passport (see link below) or visit the Lee County Extension office or Sanford Farmers' Market to grab a physical passport and return it with signatures to the Sanford Farmers’ Market manager table on April 26th by 10:30 a.m. to be entered to win! One signature = 1 raffle ticket. The raffle will be drawn at 11 a.m.
Passports are available now! You can download and print the passport here using the link below. You can also pick-up a physical copy at the Lee County Extension office (2420 Tramway Road in Sanford, open Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) or the Sanford Farmers' Market (Saturdays mornings 8:30am-12pm, in the parking lot of 115 Chatham Street in downtown Sanford) throughout the month of April.
Download your Local Foods Farm Stand Passport here:
Participating farm stands this year include:
Buchanan Farms- Hours: Mon-Sat from 9 am - 6 pm
- Grill Hours: Mon-Sat from 11 am - 6 pm
- Address: 2508 Broadway Rd, Sanford, NC 27332
- Phone number: 919-276-1021
Gross Farms
- Hours: Mon-Sat from 8 am - 6 pm
- Address: 1606 Pickett Road, Sanford, NC 27332
- Phone number: 919-498-6727
White Hill Farms Strawberries & Produce
- Hours: Mon-Fri from 8 am - 5 pm, Sat from 8 am - 4 pm.
- Address: 5020 South Plank Rd, Cameron, NC 28326
- Phone number: (910)-783-8552
McNeill Farms
- Hours: Tues-Fri from 8 am - 6 pm and Sat from 8 am - 5 pm
- Address: 5948 Lemon Springs Rd, Sanford, NC 27332
- Phone number: 919-775-9482
Hunter Farm
- Hours: Mon 12 pm - 5 pm, message on Facebook for additional times.
- Address: 506 Hunter Farm Rd, Sanford, NC
- Contact via Facebook
Gary Thomas Farms
- Hours: check Facebook for updated hours
- Address: 443 Thomas Road, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone number: (919) 258-3262
Priority Farm
- Hours: Mon - Sunday 9 am - Dusk
- Address: Priority Farm (1042 Buckhorn Road, Sandford, NC)
- Phone number: 919-454-8361
- *Stand is self-service. Take a selfie and tag us (North Carolina Cooperative Extension - Lee County Center) on FaceBook in lieu of a signature!
Learn more about our Local Foods Passport Challenge here!
(**please note this video was made last year, so the dates are slightly different!)
