Greensboro’s Juneteenth Farmer’s Market celebrates local growers

The Juneteenth Triad Farmers Market returns to Greensboro on Thursday, showcasing the region’s Black growers.

Among them is Nallah Muhammad, who tends a plot at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in the Warnersville community — Greensboro’s oldest African-American neighborhood. Her Peaceful Seeds Garden produces tomatoes, okra, collards, eggplants, and other fresh herbs and vegetables.

For her, the Juneteenth market at Hayes-Taylor YMCA is a chance to celebrate local farmers who are addressing food insecurity.

“It honors and acknowledges the work and sacrifice that the farmers in our network have put into really creating a beautiful system that provides fresh food for all,” she says.

The Juneteenth market is sponsored by Triad Black Faith Leaders & Black Farmers Network. In addition to fresh produce, the event will also feature live music, craft vendors and food trucks.