There has been a lot of talk on cVillain related to the local/slow/organic food movement. Gobbler wrote a post on the economics behind sustaining a 100% organic diet, thanks to his wife’s new infatuation with the hit-book “Skinny Bitch”. Vanillavy submitted himself to days upon days of a 100% vegetarian diet and prepared a local vegetarian food guide.
So the Charlottesville City Farmers Market is one way to participate in this scene, but there are many other places to embrace this spirit all over town. Courtesy of the Piedmont Environmental Council’s Buy Fresh Buy Local guide, here is the directory to end all directories for the local food scene:
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20 08 ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA, GREENE, LOUISA, & NELSON COUNTIES The Many Reasons to Buy Local! Buying local gives you freedom of choice for your family’s health & nutrition. Knowing where your food comes from and how it is grown or raised enables you to choose fresh food from farmers you know and whose practices you support. PHOTO COURTESY OF FABULOUS FOODS Locally grown & produced foods are exceptionally fresh, delicious, & abundant. Local food is fresher and tastes better than food shipped long distances from other states or countries, so it often reaches you within 24 hours of harvest. Local farmers can offer produce varieties bred for taste and freshness rather than shipping and long shelf life. Buying local protects the environment. Most conventionally produced food is extremely resource intensive, traveling an average of 1,500-2,500 miles from field to plate. Local food, however, doesn’t have to travel far, thus reducing fossil fuel dependence, carbon dioxide emissions, and use of packing materials. PHOTO COURTESY OF FEAST! PHOTO COURTESY OF ROUNDABOUT FARM Buying local supports endangered family farms & strengthens the local economy. Getting to know the farmers who grow your food builds relationships based on understanding and trust, the foundation of strong communities. With each local food purchase, you ensure that more of your money goes directly to local farmers and stays in the community. GROCERS ALBEMARLE All Good Grocery 600 Earlysville Green Earlysville (434) 973-5570 www.allgoodgrocery.com Fabulous Foods 1205 Crozet Avenue Crozet (434) 823-1100 www.fabfoodsmarket.com From Scratch Baking Co. 1770 Timberwood Boulevard, Suite 106 Charlottesville (434) 970-2253 www.fromscratchbakeryco.com Greenwood Gourmet Grocery 6701 Rockfish Gap Turnpike Crozet (540) 456-6431 www.greenwoodgourmet.com CHARLOTTESVILLE Cville Market 221 Carlton Road Kathy’s Shopping Center Charlottesville (434) 984-0545 www.cvillemarket.com Feast! In the Main Street Market 416 West Main Street Charlottesville (434) 244-7800 www.feastvirginia.com Foods of all Nations 2121 Ivy Road Charlottesville (434) 296-6131 www.foodsofallnations.com Integral Yoga Natural Foods 923-H Preston Avenue Charlottesville (434) 293-4111 www.iyfoods.com Rebecca’s Natural Food Barracks Road Shopping Center 1141 Emmet Street Charlottesville (434) 977-1965 www.rebeccasnaturalfood.com The Organic Butcher 416 West Main Street Charlottesville (434) 244-7400 www.theorganicbutcher.com info@theorganicbutcher.com Buying local protects open space & farmland. Keeping local farms economically viable is critical to preserving the beautiful landscapes and rural agricultural areas surrounding towns and urban centers. Buying local food helps to make farming more profitable and selling farmland for development less attractive. FARMERS MARKETS Charlottesville City Market April 5-October 25 Saturdays 7am-12pm Water & First Streets, Downtown Mall Contact: Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy (434) 970-3371 www.charlottesvillecitymarket.com Farmers in the Park May 28-September 24 Wednesdays 3-7pm Meade Park on Meade Avenue Charlottesville Contact: Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy (434) 970-3371 Crozet Farmers Market Seasonal Saturdays 8-12pm Corner of Jarmans Gap Road & Crozet Avenue Crozet Contact: Kathleen Jump (434) 823-7878 Scottsville Farmers Market April-October Dorrier Park Thursdays 3-7pm Contact: Brenda Moore (434) 295-8361 Saturdays 8-11am Contact: Michelle Maggiore (434) 286-3750 Fluvanna Farmers Market April 1-October 28 Tuesdays 3-7pm Pleasant Grove Palmyra Contact: John Thompson (434) 591-1950 Greene County Farmers Market Third Sat. of June Third Sat. of September Saturdays 8-11am Greene County Technical Education Center, Route 33 Nelson Farmers Market May-October Saturdays 8am-12pm Route 151 Nellysford Contact: Amy Childs (434) 244-2399 Whole Foods Farmers Market May-October Every Other Tuesday 4-7pm 300 Shoppers World Court Charlottesville (434) 973-4900 LOUISA Farmer’s Foods 502 E. Main Street Louisa (540) 967-5323 mgr585@farmersfoods.com PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL 410 East Water Street, Suite 700 Charlottesville, VA 22902 www.pecva.org NonProfit Org US Postage PAID Charlottesville, VA Permit No. 232 PHOTO COURTESY OF HORSE & BUGGY PRODUCE LOOK FOR THE LABEL & TASTE THE DIFFERENCE! PRODUCE > U-PICK ALBEMARLE a.m. FOG 9264 Critzer Shop Road Afton Yvonne & Ken Harris (540) 456-7100 www.amfog.net Yvonne@amfog.net Sells On-Site, U-Pick Available (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm) Peaches, Plums, Nectarines, Cherries, Beef, Mushrooms, Herbs, Flowers, Pumpkins, Christmas Trees, Hayrides Bessette Family Farm 850 Hog Creek Lane Esmont Michele & Dennis Bessette (434) 831-2084 mdbessette@earthlink.net Sells On-Site, Nellysford Farmers Market Seasonal Vegetables, Herbs, Pastured Chicken, Stew Hens, Eggs, Bread, Jelly New Branch Farm 1070 Bishop Hill Road Charlottesville Stephanie Meyers & Mark Lieberth (434) 977-0155 www.newbranchfarm.com newbranch@ntelos.net Sells at Cville City Market, Restaurants Certified Organic Seasonal Vegetables, Herbs, Cut Flowers The Farm at Red Hill 2400 Southside Drive North Garden Wendy & Richard Harrison (434) 979-4693 thefarmatredhill@aol.com Sells at Cville City Market, Farmers in the Park, Retailers, Restaurants Produce Grown Year Round: Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Peppers, Lettuce, Herbs, Eggs Roundabout Farm Deer Bonn Road Keswick Megan Weary (434) 296-7414 www.roundaboutfarm.net roundaboutfarm@hotmail.com Sells at Farmers Markets, CSA, Retailers, Restaurants, Caterers, Florists Year Round Produce, Wine Grapes, Cut Flowers Satyrfield Dairy Goats 1836 Polo Grounds Road Charlottesville John Coles (434) 973-6505 Sells On-Site, Cville City Market, Retailers Seasonal Produce Shady Lane Farm 159 Shady Lane Free Union Nathan Yoder (434) 985-2533 NathanJYoder1@Juno.com Sells On-Site, Farm Stands, Farmers Markets, Restaurants, Retailers Seasonal Produce, Free Range Eggs, Herbs, Flowers, Specialty Foods Split Rock Farm 1040 Owensville Road Ivy (434) 293-7999 splitrockfarm@gmail.com Sells On-Site, Farmers Markets Seasonal Produce, Strawberries, Blackberries, Eggs, Mushrooms NELSON Appalachia Star Farm 163 Shaeffers Hollow Lane Roseland Michael & Kathryn Bertoni (434) 277-9304 www.appalachiastar.com appalachiastar@netzero.com Sells on-site, CSA, Cville City Market, Nelson Farmers Market, Lexington Farmers Market, Retailers & Restaurants Seasonal Produce, Berries, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cooking Herbs, Cut Flowers Critzer Family Farm > 9388 Critzer Shop Road Afton Whitney Critzer (540) 456-4772 wcritzer@ntelos.net Sells On-Site, Local Farmers Markets Seasonal Produce, Strawberries (U-Pick & Pre-Picked), Peaches. Pumpkins, Plums, Cherries Double H Farm 1401 Hunting Lodge Road Wingina Richard Bean & Jean Rinaldi (434) 263-8704 farmily@ceva.net Vegetables, Eggs, Meat Garden Trade Nursery & Garden Shop 71 River Road Faber Robert Ballard & Susan Viemeister (434) 263-8786 info@gardentrade.us www.gardentrade.us Seasonal Produce, Herbs, Apples, Peaches, Pumpkins, Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Greens Goodwin Creek Farm & Bakery 151 Goodwin Creek Trail Afton John & Nancy Hellerman (540) 456-6701 www.aftonvirginia.com Sells On-Site, Online, Retailers Seasonal Produce, Free Range Eggs, Baked Goods Heaven and Earth Acres 450 Phillips Lane Nellysford Tom Weber (434) 361-1824 thewebers@gmail.com Sells On-Site by Appointment, Nelson Farmer’s Market, Restaurants Seasonal Produce, Apples Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery > 2800 Berry Hill Road Nellysford Kim Allen Pugh & Crystal Allen Brennan (434) 361-1266 hilltop1@ntelos.net www.hilltopberrywine.com Sells On-Site, June 19-Aug 17 (Wed-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm) U-Pick Blackberries, Fruit Wines, Mead Hungry Hill Farm 89 Williamstown Road Shipman Glenn R. Clayton (434) 263-5336 fiveseasva@aol.com Sells On-Site by Appt., Retailers, Restaurants, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands Seasonal Produce, Berries, Peaches, Mushrooms, Honey The Nelke Farm 2776 Freshwater Cove Lane Lovingston Dorothy Nelke (434) 987-5376 nelkefarm@bpl.coop Sells On-Site by Appt., Cville City Market, Nelson Farmer’s Market, Restaurants Seasonal Produce, Asian Greens, Eggplant, Heirloom Tomatoes, Melons Seamans’ Orchard > 415 Dark Hollow Road Roseland (434) 277-8130 www.seamansorchard.com Sells On-Site Strawberries, U-Pick Available, Asparagus Twin Springs Farm > 1200 Findlay Mountain Road Shipman Gary & Jeanne Scott (434) 962-9475 twinspringsfarm@ceva.net Sells On-Site, Lexington Farmers Market, Nelson Farmers Market, Retailers, Restaurants Seasonal Produce, Strawberries, Blueberries, U-Pick Blueberries (June-July) GREENE Planet Earth Diversified Route 1 Box 123 Stanardsville Michael Clark (434) 985-3570 www.planetearth diversified.com market@planetearth diversified.com Sells at Cville City Market, On-Line, Phone Orders, Retailers Seasonal Produce, Micro-Greens, Herbs, Edible Flowers, Eggs PHOTO COURTESY OF QUAIL SPRING FARM LOUISA Quail Spring Farm 2368 Vawter Corner Road Louisa Adrianna Vargo (540) 967-5196 quailspring@yahoo.com Sells On-Site, CSA Seasonal Produce, Herbs, Flowers ORCHARDS > U-PICK ALBEMARLE Carter Mountain Orchard > 1435 Carter Mountain Trail Charlottesville Cynthia Chiles (434) 977-1833 cynthia@cartermountain orchard.com www.cartermountain orchard.com Sells On-Site (June-Oct, 9am-6pm; Nov-Thanksgiving, 9am-5pm; Weekends in Dec) Apples, Peaches, Seasonal Produce, Pumpkins, U-Pick Available Chiles Peach Orchard > 1351 Greenwood Road Crozet Cynthia Chiles (434) 823-1583 cynthia@chilespeach orchard.com www.chilespeach orchard.com Sells On-Site, May-November (Mon-Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm) Strawberries, Sweet Cherries, Peaches, Apples, Pumpkins, Seasonal Vegetables, U-Pick Available Henley’s Orchard 1917 White Hall Road, Rt 810 Crozet Joe & Joan Henley, Tim & Sarah Henley (434) 823-4037 or (434) 823-2560 sarahenley@mindspring.com Sells On-Site, Retailers, Restaurants Apples, Peaches, Blackberries, Grass-Fed Beef in Halves & Quarters Vintage Virginia Apples P.O. Box 210 North Garden Charlotte Shelton (434) 297-2326 www.vintagevirginia apples.com fruit@vintangevirginia apples.com Sells On-Site (Wed-Sat 2-6pm), Cville City Market, Online, Retailers Rare & Vintage Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Apricots, Cider, Fruit Trees, Workshops FLUVANNA Misty Meadows Farm Kents Store Pam & Jim Vick (434) 589-1362 Pkvick3535@embarqmail.com Sells at Cville City Market, Scottsville & Fluvanna Farmers Markets, Retailers Seasonal Produce, “Golden Queen” Corn on the Cob, Eggs, Lavender Randy’s Produce Farm 1817 Bybee Road Louisa Anne Marie Parrish (434) 589-8304 magnolia@nexet.net Sells at Cville City Market, Retailers, Restaurants Seasonal Produce Wayland Orchard > 6474 Apple Green Lane Crozet David and Ginny Wayland (434) 823-7323 dfwayl@embarqmail.net Sells On-Site (Sept-Oct, every day), Farm Stands, Retailers Apples, U-Pick Available NELSON Dickie Brothers Orchard > 2552 Dickie Road Roseland John Bruguiere (434) 277-5516 www.dickiebros.com dickiebros@ceva.net Sells On-Site, Farmers Markets, Farm Stands, Retailers Apples, Peaches, U-Pick Available (Mid Aug-Late Oct) Drumheller’s Orchard 1130 Drumheller Orchard Lane Lovingston (434) 263-5036 Sells On-Site, Sept 9-Dec 22 (Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm) Apples, Hams, Apple Cider, Apple Butter, Honey Seamans’ Orchard 415 Dark Hollow Road Roseland (434) 277-8130 www.seamansorchard.com Sells On-Site 3rd Weekend in Sept & at Flippin Seaman, Inc Apples Silver Creek Orchards > 3679 Pharsalia Road Tyro (434) 277-5865 www.flippin-seaman.com Sells On-Site (Sept 13, 9am-4:30pm; Sept 14, 12-5pm; Oct 11, 9am-4:30pm; Oct 12, 12-5pm) Apples, U-Pick Only DID YOU KNOW? • • • Virginia loses over 23,000 acres of farmland to development every year 54% of Virginia farms report a net loss of income If each household in the Charlottesville region spent $10 per week on locally produced foods and farm products, it would generate $50.7 million annual dollars of direct economic investment in our region’s economy, farms, families and communities! SOURCE: VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WHAT IS A CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) helps the food buying public build relationships with farmers. By making a financial commitment to a farm (usually before the growing season begins), people join the CSA and receive a weekly basket of produce MEAT, POULTRY, & DAIRY FLUVANNA Hilldale Farm 2444 Carysbrook Road Palmyra Catherine & David Tatman (434) 589-2762 Sells at Feast!, Fluvanna & Nellysford Farmers Markets Eggs, Beef, Lamb, Certified Organic USDA Inspected Chicken & Eggs Rob Harrison Troy (434) 242-4996 robh@fsr1.com Sells at Feast!, Fluvanna & Nellysford Direct Sales Beef Wild Oats Farm 7142 West River Road Scottsville Susan Swales (434) 286-9273 Sells On-Site, Scottsville & Fluvanna Farmers Markets Grass-Fed Beef & Lamb, Eggs & FOOD SUBSCRIPTIONS ALBEMARLE Best of What’s Around P.O. Box 700 Scottsville Matthew Holt (434) 286-7255 www.bestofwhatsaround.org info@bestofwhatsaround.org Certified Organic Produce Horse & Buggy Produce* P.O. Box 416 Charlottesville Brett Wilson (434) 284-1084 www.horseand buggyproduce.com brett@horseand buggyproduce.com Fruits (including Blueberries, Peaches, Plums, Cherries), Vegetables, PastureRaised Meats & Eggs, Trout, Certified Organic Dairy, Breads, Granola, Honey, Cider, Flowers, etc. CSAs PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVIS CREEK FARM ALBEMARLE Bessette Family Farm 850 Hog Creek Lane Esmont Michele & Dennis Bessette (434) 831-2084 mdbessette@earthlink.net Sells On-Site, Nellysford Farmers Market Seasonal Vegetables, Herbs, Pastured Chicken, Stew Hens, Eggs, Bread, Jelly Currituck Farm Grass Fed Beef 4826 Advance Mills Road Earlysville Ann & Leo Mallek (434) 978-1150 amallek@comcast.net Sells On-Site by Appointment Grass-Fed & Pastured Beef Gryffon’s Aerie @ Mt. Air Farm Rt. 810 (2 miles north of Whitehall) Crozet Ramona & Collins Huff (434) 531-0994, (434) 531-0451 info@gryffonsaerie.com www.gryffonsaerie.com Sells On-Site Sat & Sun 12-5pm Mail Order, Restaurants USDA Inspected Heritage Livestock: Grass-Fed Beef, Pork, Lamb, Eggs Iona Farm 7359 Jefferson Mill Road Scottsville Jennifer Campbell (434) 286-4761 albacelt@earthlink.net Sells On-Site by Appointment Pastured & Free Range HeritageBreed Poultry, Eggs Majesty Farm 3539 Red Hill School Road North Garden Kathryn Russell (434) 760-5514 www.MajestyFarm.com info@majestyfarm.com Sells On-Site, CSA Beef, Lamb, Chicken Eggs, Duck Eggs, Dairy Products through Herd Share Operation Quarter’s Farm 5112 Dick Woods Road Charlottesville Bill McCaskill (434) 293-6982 Sells On-Site by Appointment Grass-Fed Beef, Free Range Eggs, Herbs, Cut Flowers Reynolds Grassland Natural 4721 Green Creek Road Schuyler Mark Reynolds (434) 831-2688 Reynolds@cstone.net Sells On-Site by Appt, Nelson Farmers Market Chicken, Lamb, Chevon, Free Range Eggs Sweet Seasons Farm P.O. Box 194 Batesville Mark & Sally Tueting (540) 456-7145 sallytuet@juno.com Grass-Fed Beef & Lamb; Pastured Pork, Broilers & Turkeys; Eggs Tall Cotton Farm 1913 Craig Store Road Afton Bill Schutte & Patti Lou Riker (540) 456-8489 tallcotton@ntelos.net Sells On-Site by Appt, Nelson Farmers Market Grass-Fed Beef, Free Range Poultry & Eggs Whistlin’ Hollow Farm Kate Mahanes & Jim Fleming 8979 Dick Woods Road Afton (540) 456-8212 katemahanes@hotmail.com Sells On-Site by Appt, Special Orders Lamb, Duck Eggs * Horse & Buggy sources products from over 100 family farms in the region and is not a traditional CSA. (CSAs typically sell shares to support a single farm operation). NELSON Davis Creek Farm 4670 Davis Creek Lane Lovingston Elizabeth Van Deventer & Tim Di Chiara (434) 263-5974 www.daviscreekfarm.com info@daviscreekfarm.com Sells On-Site (Saturday 9am-12noon & by appt.), Nellysford Farmers Market USDA Inspected Grass-Fed Beef, Pastured Chicken Double H Farm 1401 Hunting Lodge Road Wingina Richard Bean & Jean Rinaldi (434) 263-8704 farmily@ceva.net Vegetables, Eggs, Meat CHEESE Caromont Farm 9261 Old Green Mountain Esmont Gail Hobbs-Page (434) 831-1393 www.caromontfarm.com caromontfarm@yahoo.com Sells Online, Farmers Markets, Retailers, Restaurants Hand-Crafted Farmstead & Artisanal Goat Cheese Iron Rod Chevre 2955 Earlysville Road Earlysville Leslie Sidwell (434) 973-8407 www.ironrodalpines.com ironrodfarm@comcast.net Sells to Retailers & Restaurants Chevre Goat Cheese in a Variety of Coatings Innisfree Community Gardens Trisha Costello (434) 823-5646 Innisfreecommunity gardens@earthlink.net Seasonal Produce, Cooking & Medicinal Herbs, Flowers Majesty Farm 3539 Red Hill School Road North Garden Kathryn Russell (434) 760-5514 www.MajestyFarm.com info@majestyfarm.com Beef, Lamb, Chicken Eggs, Duck Eggs, Dairy Products through Herd Share Operation Roundabout Farm Deer Bonn Road Keswick Megan Weary www.roundaboutfarm.net roundaboutfarm@hotmail.com (434) 296-7414 Year Round Produce, Cut Flowers SPECIALTY FOODS ALBEMARLE Elena Day 151 Buckingham Circle Charlottesville (434) 296-2494 elena.day@gmail.com Sells at Cville City Market Seasonal Vegetables, Fruit Pies, Breads, Cut Flowers Free Union Produce & Gourmet Edibles 1813 Old Orchard Road Free Union Diane La Sauce (434) 964-0816 Sells at Cville City Market, Special Order, By Appointment Specialty Greens, Herbs, Cut Flowers, Seeds, & Gourmet Foods Howard’s Blue Ribbon Honey 107 Cavalier Drive Charlottesville Howard Capon (434) 971-6812 hjcapon@aol.com Award-Winning Honey (late June) Garden Medicinals P.O. Box 320 Earlysville Jeff McCormack, Ph.D. (434) 964-9113 www.gardenmedicinals.com mailbox@garden medicinals.com A Variety of Vegetable, Flower, & Mostly Herb Seed (also available as dormant rootstock in fall & sometimes in spring) Green and Gold 4425 Advance Mills Road Earlysville Eileen Stephens (434) 973-5435 www.phlowerlady.com emstephens@comcast.net Sells On-Site by Appt, Cville City Market Tomato & Pepper Plants, Herb Plants, Annuals, Perennials Sharondale / Mushrooms & Useful Plants 5394 Cismont Lane Keswick Mark Jones (434) 296-3301 www.sharondalefarm.com info@sharondalefarm.com Sells On-Site by Appt., Cville City Market Mushrooms, Culinary & Medicinal Herbs, Fruit & Fiber Plants, Workshops PHOTO COURTESY OF QUAIL SPRING FARM LOUISA Quail Spring Farm 2368 Vawter Corner Road Louisa Adrianna Vargo (540) 967-5196 quailspring@yahoo.com Seasonal Produce, Herbs, Flowers Ploughshare Community Farm 2697 Poindexter Road Louisa Tony & Rebecca Lagana (540) 967-9511 www.PloughshareCSA.com ploughsharecsa@yahoo.com Sells at Cville City Market & Farmers in the Park Seasonal Produce, Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Herbs, Cut Flowers NELSON Blue Mountain Brewery & Hop Farm 9519 Critzers Shop Road (Hwy 151) Afton Mandi Smack (540) 456-8020 www.bluemountain brewery.com bluemountainbrewery @yahoo.com Sells On-Site (Tue-Thu, 4-10pm; Fri-Sat, 12-10pm; Sun, 12-8pm), Retailers, Restaurants Craft-Brewed Ales & Lagers Edible Landscaping Nursery 361 Spirit Ridge Lane Afton (434) 361-9134 www.ediblelandscaping.com info@ediblelandscaping.com Sells On-Site, Online, Mail Order Edible Potted Plants such as Apples, Asparagus, Berries, Wine Grapes GREENE Wakefield Pickles 1151 Amicus Road Stanardsville Katharine Gagarin (434) 985-6426 kpmassts@embarqmail.com Sells at Cville City Market Homemade Pickles Landovel Farm / The Holy Grael 342 Gravel Hill Road Fork Union Gary Grunau (434) 842-3651 landovel@embarqmail.com Sells at Whole Foods Farmers Market, Retailers Sorbet Made with Locally Grown Berries NELSON Appalachia Star Farm 163 Shaeffers Hollow Lane Roseland Michael & Kathryn Bertoni (434) 277-9304 www.appalachiastar.com appalachiastar@netzero.com Seasonal Produce, Berries, Heirloom Tomatoes, Cooking Herbs, Cut Flowers PHOTO COURTESY OF ROUNDABOUT FARM RESTAURANTS These restaurants and caterers have demonstrated a commitment to using local foods in their dishes when possible. The 2nd Annual ALBEMARLE Clifton the Country Inn 1296 Clifton Inn Drive Charlottesville (434) 220-2120 www.cliftoninn.net Menu features locally grown produce, poultry, pork, herbs, wine and cheese $$$$ Greenwood Gourmet Grocery 6701 Rockfish Gap Turnpike Crozet (540) 456-6431 www.greenwood gourmet.com $ Ivy Inn Restaurant 2244 Old Ivy Road Charlottesville (434) 977-1222 www.ivyinnrestaurant.com Menu features locally grown produce, occasionally local meat and dairy $$$$ Palladio Restaurant at Barboursville Vineyards P.O. Box 136 Barboursville (540) 832-3824 Barboursvillewine.com Menu features locally grown produce, herbs, meats and dairy $$$$ Petit Pois 201 W. Main Street Charlottesville (434) 979-7647 Menu features locally grown produce, meats, nuts, herbs and wine $$$ HERITAGE HARVEST FESTIVAL Monticello’s Tufton Farm • Sept 6, 2008 • 10am-4pm Taste 100 different heirloom tomatoes! Swap seeds with dozens of other gardeners! Hands-on seed-saving demo! Family-friendly fun! Great food! Free Admission! CHARLOTTESVILLE Al Dente Ix Building 925 2nd Street, SE Charlottesville (434) 295-9922 Menu features a variety of locally grown seasonal produce, rabbit, veal and lamb $$$ Bluelight Grill & Raw Bar 120 E. Main Street Charlottesville (434) 295-1223 www.bluelightgrill.com Menu features locally grown produce, meats and herbs as well as local tofu and a variety of local wines $$$ Café Feast! In the Main Street Market 416 West Main St. Charlottesville 22903 (434) 244-7800 www.feastvirginia.com Menu features locally grown produce, meats, cheeses, herbs, wines and specialty foods $ Fleurie 103 3rd Street NE Charlottesville (434) 981-2050 Menu features locally grown produce, meats, nuts, herbs and wine $$$$ Hamilton’s at First & Main 101 West Main Street (434) 295-6649 Menu features locally grown produce, poultry, meats, herbs, eggs, cheeses, wine $$$ L’étoile 817 W. Main Street Charlottesville (434) 979-7957 Artistic French menu driven by relationships with local farmers, extensive local wine and beer list $$$ Mas Tapas Bar 501 Monticello Road Charlottesville (434) 979-0990 www.mastapas.com Menu features locally grown produce, meats, eggs, herbs and mushrooms $$-$$$ OXO 215 W. Water Street Charlottesville (434) 977-8111 www.oxorestaurant.com Menu features locally grown produce $$$$ Revolutionary Soup 108 2nd Street SW #17 Charlottesville (434) 296-7687 www.revolutionary soup.com Menu features locally grown produce, meat, stock bones, eggs, herbs and tofu $ NELSON Basic Necessities 2226 Rockfish Valley Hwy Nellysford (434) 361-1766 www.basicnecessities.us Menu features locally grown produce, berries, herbs and wine $$ D’ Ambola’s Restaurant 9278 RockFish Valley Hwy Afton (540) 456-4556 www.dambolas.com Menu features locally grown produce, chicken and rabbit $$$ www.HeritageHarvestFestival.com • 540-894-9480 CATERERS A Pimento Catering 1117-L E Market Street Charlottesville (434) 971-7720 www.apimentocatering.com Menu features locally grown produce, cheeses and meats Dinner at Home 1680 Royal Oak Court Charlottesville Ashley Hightower (434) 296-4514 chef@ashleysdinner athome.com www.ashleysdinner athome.com Harvest Moon Catering 512 West Main Street Charlottesville 434-296-9091 www.hmcatering.com mark@hmcatering.com WahooRidge Catering 915-104 Dorchester Place Charlottesville (434) 977-3663 www.wahooridge.com Menu features locally grown produce and meats PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVIS CREEK FARM Special thanks to our supporters! 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Where can I get good, locally raised pork and beef? How much will it cost me (e.g. the cost of a pound of ground beef)?
@1 Not sure about prices, but swing by the City Market tomorrow. Double H will have its pork products (I’m hoping to get there early enough for some Andouille sausage) and there are plenty of other meat producers there.
you can check out the organic butcher at the main st. market as well. You have to ask which cuts/meats are from local farms
From the Buy Fresh above: http://www.gryffonsaerie.com/meat.html lists a pound of ground beef as $5.50. I have no idea if that’s a good price of indicative of what other local producers might charge.
See the folks from Wolf Creek Farm (from Madison County) at the City Market Saturday morning. They have grass-fed beef. Your choice of cuts, but the earlier you get there, the wider the choice.
This is fantastic. We were about to look at Horse & Buggy again, but were stand-offish after some friends of ours got nothing but kale for a looong time.
i have a lot of kale if they need any more.
by the way, what is kale?
parlie, kale is kind of like pot except not nearly as much fun.
you’re telling me.
cough cough aaaaaackkkkkk!
No… it is not anywhere near as much fun.
try sauteeing kale with garlic, capers and quinoa. and throw in other stuff. nutrituos an deliciouos..\/sorry for the my bad at spelling. multi tasking at 5 am isn’t easy…
@6 the kale had more to do with a beautiful and moderate (until this past week) spring than Horse and Buggy per say. The moderate days and cool nights kept the soil temperature perfect for greens like kale and spinach (and fruit like strawberries), but meant that more summery veggies like squash won’t be available for another week or more. The plus side is that the strawberries have been amazing this year, as they stop producing berries once the heat sets in (so we had a good month+ of berries instead of our usual two or three weeks).
That’s half the adventure of a CSA - nature dictates your weekly share more than the farmer. Now lets hope we get some rain this week so we get tomatoes before late July.
@12, Lys, correct me if I’m wrong…but Horse and Buggy doesn’t have a farm and isn’t run by a farmer, right? Its a guy who goes over to the valley periodically and buys up produce at the Mennonite auctions for ridiculously low prices, them brings them here and distributes them to lazy hippies, no? So if you got nothing but kale for a while, it was not because thats all he could grow, rather merely because good weather for kale perhaps produced an overabundance of it and allowed him to buy it for peanuts. Once again, correct me if I’m wrong, please.
@12 yes-ish. They don’t have a farm, but they do buy from farmers, some by auction and some by contract (who they’ve asked to produce enough X,Y or Z for their subscribers), so while it isn’t their farm that has too much kale, it is the farms they purchase from, so it ends up being the same thing. That, or the subscribers would get a half pint of peas instead of a pound of kale, pound of spinach, and two heads of lettuce that we’ve been getting consistently each week, which is just a part of getting what’s in season regardless of whether or not you get it from the farmer or the middle man.
So again, you are correct but your tone seems a bit unfair. It’s not like Brett and April are pocketing the difference (they buy on a weekly $ alotment), they are just providing larger shares of greens each week instead of smaller shares of not yet in season veggies. And these farmers do need to sell their greens to someone, just like a CSA needs to give them to subscribers, so really it is the weather that’s resulted in the kale, not an attempt by Horse and Buggy to cut costs and turn a higher than expected pocket on the kale boom.
@14, Sorry Lys. My infrequent personal interactions with Brett and what I’ve heard from third-persons have led me to believe that he’s a bit of an ass (though I know plenty of people who feel differently, too), and if that impression came through in my tone @12, then.. oops… For the record, I love the idea of CSAs in that they cut out the middle-man and put growers and eaters in direct contact… but Horse and Buggy is the middle-man, albeit on a grass-roots level. If their business was to grow exponentially it would become a grocery store, no? I understand that they’ve taken orders and bought advertising and contracted to supply produce to people, and I think they have a good business, linking local farmers and consumers, and one that is going to grow, but something doesn’t sit quite right with me when they’re referred to as a CSA. They’re a business that doesn’t directly do any more farming than Harris Teeter. More like Consumer Indirectly Supported Agriculture at best.
@15 I have to agree with Doof. Sian educated me about the difference between CSA’s and Horse and Buggy some posts back (to lazy to link) anyway, after doing business with H&B I have come to realize that they are the middle man, and quite frankly Brett is rude. He is unorganized, rude to his young staff and customers (often making them wait for long periods of time) misleading on pricing and expensive. I used H&B for two weeks and ran away fast. I choose to go to my local farmers market here in Lynchburg and deal directly with the farmers. It’s been a wonderful experience and so much cheaper than the middle man.
I like Brett. Limited dealings with him, but he was friendly and helpful to me, his customers and his employees. And I think its worth saying that some farmers LIKE to deal with a middle man for some of their produce so they can focus on the farming and not carting their produce around to every farmer’s market.
other than that, I agree with you guys and your more educated opinions.
If Brett’s the guy who used to make all the unpasteurized cider, he was always really nice when he delivered to OXO. Cute too.
@15 & 16: I completley see what you guys are saying. I happen to have had only pleasant dealings with Brett and April, and what I’m looking for is a way for it to be easiest for me to buy local produce regardless of whether or not I use a CSA. In my case, that means not having to get in my car (I can walk to the IX building) and having a weekly share to make me be good about eating veggies (when I go to the market I tend to buy only fruit - I have no disipline!). What truly sealed the deal for me to go with H&B was the raw milk herd share, as I can’t get that from anywhere else. I also like that H&B has both fruits and veggies (and granola and trout and eggs) and that their season tends to be longer. If I needed more than a half share (couples share), I’d probably get a half share from a CSA and half from H&B, but until then I’m satisfied with paying Brett to drive for me.
That being said, if you want to know your farmers, develope that personal relationship and help ensure that a specific farm survives, a CSA is 100% the way to go. For me it was a convenience thing.
@18. Yes, Brett is the cider guy, although the cider he made for his subscribers last fall fell a bit short of anyone’s standards. Brett’s got good ideas, but April is the businesswoman there, and she seems to have put the organization on better footing overall in terms of promptness, etc. And in this day of spiraling gas prices, having one person do the driving over to the Valley and bringing the goodness back to us in this hippie town.
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