Story by Hal Goodtree | July 21, 2010 | Tags: agriculture, apex, Food, Go Local, Shop & Dine
Story & photos by Hal Goodtree.
Apex, NC – Wedged in behind the confluence of Davis Drive and Salem Church Road is a small farm known as DJ’s Berry Patch. Recently, they decided to sell fresh produce to the public seven days a week.
Cary’s Everyday Farm Stand
The address is Apex, but it’s on this side of 64 and a must-visit for people who love fresh food in Western Cary.
Summer fruits and vegetables were in abundance when I visited. Displays overflowed with nature’s bounty.
There were watermelons and cantaloupes, summer squash and okra. Baskets of peaches, nectarines and plums.
Eight Kinds of Tomatoes
But what really caught my eye were the tomatoes. Tables groaned beneath the mounds of fresh produce.
I counted eight varieties of fresh, local, field-grown tomatoes on my visit:
Eat Healthy, Eat Local
DJ’s is now open 7 days a week. They’re right off Old Apex Road and just around the corner from Davis Drive on Salem Church Road.
Make it a point to stop by, support the town’s precious farm economy and get yourself something good to eat.
DJ’s Berry Patch
1223 Salem Church Road
Apex, NC 27523
(919) 600-4020
info@DJsBerryPatch.com
Summer Hours
Monday – Saturday
9:00 am – 6:30 pm
Sunday
12:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Mary-Katherine Smith
July 23, 2010 at 9:11 am
I see those German Johnson tomatoes are priced at $1.99 per pound, which is a really good deal considering the ones at the Farmers Market in Raleigh are priced around $2.50-2.89 per pound! Those look YUMMY!