Sandhills Family Heritage Association

Sandhills Family Heritage Association Sandhills Family Heritage Association hosts and supports the only African American Farmers and Heritage Market.
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The Sandhills Family Heritage Association was in the making for over 25 years before its incorporation in 2001 with financial and technical support from The Conservation Fund’s Resourceful Communities Program. The story of SFHA is both a journey – of individuals and the larger Sandhills community -- and a culmination of events and efforts that are bringing African-American community members in the

Sandhills region together to promote self-sufficiency, protect landownership, preserve cultural heritage, and ensure on-going sharing of knowledge and leadership through education. For more than 25 years, SFHA Founder, Ammie Jenkins worked to gather information about the history and heritage of African-Americans in the Sandhills region. It started as a personal quest to find out more about her family’s roots, and their journey from slavery to landownership and self-reliance. Early information-gathering sessions took place after church, in friends’ homes – even on the hood of Ammie’s car! Critical issues and realities emerged in countless interviews with elders: the strength and character of African-Americans, their many contributions to the region, the cultural ties to the land, the entrepreneurship and self-reliance of our forebears. Ammie brought the concept of SFHA to “kitchen table discussions” with Betty McMillan and Marvin Lucas, and with additional input from community members in monthly meetings. SFHA was created to meet the need for a grassroots-led organization that provides comprehensive services to address social, economic, environmental, and cultural issues that negatively impact our rural communities.

We start in 30 minutes! Make sure you get us on your schedule for today before 1:00 pm.
06/06/2026

We start in 30 minutes! Make sure you get us on your schedule for today before 1:00 pm.

Children likely stopped by for treats, families purchased everyday necessities, and neighbors gathered, talked, and shar...
06/03/2026

Children likely stopped by for treats, families purchased everyday necessities, and neighbors gathered, talked, and shared news; many of the things that make a community landmark.

Read the latest Echo https://www.sandhillsfamilyheritage.org/blog that highlights an entrepreneur, churchman, and community leader from Sanford, NC.

…. still excited! We have 2 days & a wake up until Saturday, June 26, 2026, 9:00 am when the 2026 Market Season begins! ...
06/03/2026

…. still excited! We have 2 days & a wake up until Saturday, June 26, 2026, 9:00 am when the 2026 Market Season begins!

🍎 Fresh, local produce & starter plants

🎨 Handmade products & crafts

📖 We want to hear the stories of the ancestors to deposit in our story bank. We need your stories to keep our history alive!

Saturday is the day! The Sandhills Farmers & Heritage Market opens this Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00 am! 🫑Fresh Produc...
06/02/2026

Saturday is the day! The Sandhills Farmers & Heritage Market opens this Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00 am!

🫑Fresh Produce
🎨Handmade Goods
🥧Homemade Baked Goods

In keeping with our mission to preserve local history and heritage we invite all who have stories to come by and contribute to our story bank!

05/23/2026

In places like the Sandhills, where education often began in brush arbors, church spaces, homes, and modest schoolhouses, this belief in learning was not theoretical. It was lived. It was pursued with urgency.

Catch up on Echoes From the Sandhills https://bit.ly/4v3cIQr

The Sandhills Farmers & Heritage Market opens June 6, 2026. There are still vendor opportunities available. 👩🏽‍🌾 Reach l...
05/23/2026

The Sandhills Farmers & Heritage Market opens June 6, 2026. There are still vendor opportunities available.

👩🏽‍🌾 Reach local customers

🍅Promote your products

🏘️Be part of a growing community

The season starts June 6, 2026 through September 20, 2026, every Saturday 9:00 am-1:00 pm.

The vendor application is at https://forms.gle/ybBVUMMtYsEhdcNJ6

Join us tomorrow!
05/05/2026

Join us tomorrow!

We hope you will bring your tools Monday January 19, 2026, at 9:00 am.
01/14/2026

We hope you will bring your tools Monday January 19, 2026, at 9:00 am.

01/13/2026

Address

230 Chapel Hill Rd
Spring Lake, NC
28390

Opening Hours

9am - 1pm

Telephone

+19103092198

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