Vendors at the Duke Farmers Market are from local restaurants on campus or nearby. Many of them have ties to Duke.

• Makus Empanadas
• Nazara Indian Bistro
• NOSH@JoRae Café
• Pod Cafe
• Pomegranate Kitchen
• Rockabilly Farm
• Soul Cocina

Makus Empanadas

Website: https://www.makusempanadas.com
Owners: Hernan, Santiago, and Ricky
Location: Durham, NC
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes

Products: Handmade empanadas in the Argentenian style of Hernan, Santiago, and Ricky's family recipes. Offering meat, vegetarian, and vegan empanadas baked fresh, sides of cole slaw, beans and rice, spinach salad and house made sauces.
Production practices: Makus Empanadas' authentic recipes come from grandparents, passed down to the kids in their home kitchen. Makus Empanadas is built around the belief that good food doesn't have to be complicated and that the best memories can be built around something as simple as a pack of empanadas.
Awards: Best New Restaurant I Durham 2016 (by Durham Magazine). Best Latin/Caribbean Restaurant in Durham 2017 (Durham Magazine)

Nazara Indian Bistro

Website: https://www.nazaranc.com
Owners: Satnam Singh
Location: Cary, NC
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes

Products: Vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian cuisine from North Indian, South Indian, and Tandoor traditions.
Production practices: Nazara brings authentic home cooking of beautiful and taste-rich India to North Carolina. The English translation of the word Nazara is "beautiful scenery". Dining at Nazara will invoke the same feelings of happiness and contentment you would experience when gazing upon a beautiful scenery. At Nazara, we believe in doing things the Nazara way which means no compromises when it comes to freshness, quality, and service.

NOSH@JoRae Café

Restaurant location: 8 Searle Center Drive in the Trent Semans Center for Health Education with patio seating
Website: www.facebook.com/NoshJoRaeCafe

Products: Find weekly specials fresh from the GRILL at the market: roasted veggies, burgers and more.
NOSH at Jo Rae Cafe is known for eclectic foodstuffs. This location has an extra focus on healthy, wholesome and nutritious offerings at a student-oriented price and pace.

Pod Cafe

Website: podcafenc.com
Location: Raleigh, NC

Pod Cafe offers healthy and hearty eats, baked goods and coffee for people who want to eat healthy on the go, without sacrificing flavor. We believe healthy eating is critical to health but it is difficult to find nutritious food that also tastes great. Everything is made from scratch without processed flours or sugars. Our cookies are vegan, gluten-free and primal/paleo. Our cookie dough is also edible.

Pomegranate Kitchen

Location: Durham, NC
Website: www.pomkitchen.com
Owner: Mally Rafizadeh
Credit cards accepted? Cash or check only

Products: Stews over fresh herb basmati rice, herb patties, freshly baked bread, stuffed grape leaves, and other creations with exotic flavors from around the world, inspired by Mally's travel experiences.
Production Practices: Fresh, local North Carolina produce with an international twist of flavors. Gluten free and vegan options available.

Rockabilly Farm

Location: Hillsborough, NC
Website: https://www.rockabillyfarm.com
Owners: Deborah Stanton and Anni Saludo
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes

Products: Crafting delicious lunch options using what they source fresh from their farm in Hillsborough, Rockabilly Farm rotates their menu each week. You may expect deviled eggs on fresh greens, mason jar salads, and fresh-baked pies using seasonal ingredients.
Production practices and history: Chef Deborah Stanton draws from her experiences as a professional chef, restauranteur, and farmer to make her own recipes and culinary creations. Deborah has been an award-winning chef for almost 20 years, cook book author & television personality on Food Network. Named as Top 100 Women We Love in the US, this 5-time honoree of James Beard House has been published in Art Culinaire. Deborah and Anni look forward to enjoying their new life as farmers and bringing the freshest farm ingredients to a convenient lunch stop at the market!

Soul Cocina

Location: Durham, NC
Website: https://www.soulcocinatriangle.com
Owner: Silvana Rangel-Duque
Credit Cards Accepted? Yes

Products: tamales, yucca pockets, salads, fresh juice; all vegan and gluten-free.
Production practices: Soul Cocina is plant-based company with a core focus on creating healthy, innovative and dynamic cuisine and products. By bringing together wholesome and nutritious ingredients, we honor age-old traditions and cooking techniques to create unique combinations. We believe in the concept of redefining and adapting dishes to respect sustainability and the availability of locally grown produce to create imaginative concepts. We can also be found every Saturday at the Durham Farmers Market!