Filled with endearing short stories, beautiful photographs and a sprinkling of recipes, I hope this will become regional keepsake. I've been involved with farmers markets both as a consumer and a vendor since I was 18. Since that time, I have had the privilege of meeting many wonderful people and hearing their fascinating stories of how or why they became vendors. Everyone has a story, and if you sit with another soul and listen long enough, they are usually happy to oblige you with the telling of theirs. And that is exactly what I'm sharing with you in this book-the stories of farmers and artisans whom I've met over the years in farmers markets in the Carolina Piedmont.