05/19/2026
I hate to share a post like this… but I feel like it needs to be addressed Michelle Fryman and Lees Hilltop (her farm) haven’t been at the Market at all this year. When the fraud and theft was discovered she was removed as the market manager as well as her farm. It’s been a very unfortunate situation but Wake Forest Farmers Market has been thriving! Lots of new amazing vendors bringing pastured, regenerative farmed meat, pork, poultry and raw milk products. The market didn’t skip a beat and if anything has grown for the better!!!!
Come out and support your local farmers this Saturday on Taylor Street from 8am-noon.
Wake Forest Police charge former Farmers' Market Manager with embezzlement
WAKE FOREST, NC – Following a three-month investigation, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has charged former Wake Forest Farmers’ Market (WFFM) Manager Michelle Fryman, 54, with one count of embezzlement.
Fryman, 1684 James Winston Road, Oxford, is accused of misappropriating $6,552 of Farmers’ Market funds.
She was arrested Monday evening by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office and later issued a $20,000 secured bond. Her first court appearance is scheduled for today (Tuesday, May 19).
In February, WFPD launched an investigation after WFFM employees reported missing funds. Fryman resigned as WFFM Manager in December of 2025.