Welcome to The Backyard Naturalists podcast. The show about anything and everything related to nature. The week, Debbie and Laurie take the show on the road, on-site and on-location at Matthews Community Farmer’s Market. This episode was recorded Saturday, May 21, 2022. Matthews Community Farmer’s Market prides themselves as “the largest, most diverse producer-only farmers' market in the greater Charlotte area”. Their “founders wanted to create a space which would not only support local farms as a viable part of the community, but would also bring back a sense of community to Matthews”. During this week’s episode, Debbie and Laurie sit down to talk to the following volunteers, leaders and vendors from the farmer’s market: Josh Chopas, Good Cup Coffee & Café Jessica Thomas, Market Manager Josh Gadberry, Uno Alla Volte Cheese Ben Street, Street Fare Farms Hiram Ramirez, Urban Gourmet Farms Jeff Knight, Dancing Bees Farm Sammy Koenigsberg, New Town Farms Commissioner Renee Garner, Town of Matthews Please make sure to listen throughout the entire episode for your opportunity to score a prize pack from Matthews Community Farmer’s Market, our coffee sponsor, Good Cup Café and our presenting sponsor, Backyard Birds. Connect with the Backyard Naturalists on the Web, Facebook and Instagram. Please visit and support our presenting sponsor, Backyard Birds at http://www.thebirdfoodstore.com/. A mecca for bird lovers and bird watchers, Backyard Birds is an independent family-owned business located in Matthews, NC (next to Dairy Queen), just southeast of Charlotte. Thanks for listening to The Backyard Naturalists.  We hope you have a day filled with the wonders of nature. Get outside and take a walk on the wild side! Please don’t forget to leave a 5-star review for The Backyard Naturalists podcast. Production services for The Backyard Naturalists podcast are provided by Downtown Podcasting. To start a conversation on how you can have a podcast, simply send an email to info@downtownpodcasting.com.