Please join Warrenton Green Drinks for a showing of Food Inc. at Fauquier High School on Friday, February 19th at 7pm. This is a great movie for anyone interested in Local Food or concerned about where your food comes from. Admission is free, however donations are welcomed and will benefit Fauquier High School’s FFA and Volunteer Fauquier. [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Gardening, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News, Restaurants, Sponsor on February 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
All year we talk about what we can do for our local economy, and it comes down to one simple economic equation: Buy Local. The upcoming, major marketing holiday is no exception. Yes, I realize we have limited access to farm markets, but some still exist: Pick up a copy of the latest issue of [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Piedmont Regions, Restaurants, Wineries on February 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
If you’re out and about and looking for that “special gift” for that “special someone” be sure to visit the Village Green in Orlean. It’s a little off the beaten track (off 211 in Fauquier County) but well worth the trip. I was there the other day delivering the latest issue of the Piedmont Virginian and saw a lovely selection [...]
Filed under: Events, Fauquier County, Gardening, Local Products, News, Shops and Boutiques on January 19th, 2010 | No Comments »
The 4th Annual Local Food Project conference will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Airlie Conference Center. This all day conference will feature Eric and Anne Nordell of Beech Grove Farm Trout Run, PA, and Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens of Lakeview Organic Grain Penn Yan, NY. These farm families have over [...]
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Appetizerpaloosa
By Brian L Lichorowic
Is it me or do people always serve pretty peculiar creations around the dark days of winter. Seems so to me…
I try everything put before me.
I guess it my upbringing in general, if someone took the time to make it, I’ll try it, and give an honest opinion to boot. Every year [...]
Filed under: Gardening, Gourmet Food, Local Products, Restaurants on December 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
Looking for a great Christmas Gift that really keeps giving through the year. The Local Food Hubin Charlottesville is offereing a wonderful Calendar that offers 12 months of support for this great project. Here is a great explanation of what the Food Hub does, and how you can order this great Calendar. Use your dollars [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News on December 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
So much wonderful news to get your food juices going. If you can take time from holiday shopping, wrapping, and cooking, there are no shortage of events. Here’s one to get you started:
This Saturday, December 5 (11A-4P) the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum unveils its newest interactive exhibit (”In the Kitchen: Life on the Family Farm”) showing [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Local Products, Loudoun County, Madison County, News, Rappahannock County, Wineries on December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Congratulations are in order to our favorite fast food cart Local Sixfortyseven. Local Sixfortyseven has been nominated as one of America’s top 4 Food Carts in Good Morning America’s Food Cart Challenge. We sent out requests for nominations and thanks to all of you for the great responses! Now the exciting part, Good Morning America will be coming to [...]
Filed under: Events, Farms and Farmers, Fauquier County, Gardening, Gourmet Food, Local Products, News on November 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Come to Monticello and learn about Cooking Unusual Vegetables with Gabriele Rausse on Saturday, October 31st. Like many visitors in Monticello’sVegetable Garden you may be curious about how to prepare many of the odd and rare vegetables found there. Come and learn more about these unusual vegetable and the preparation and use of them. Gabriele Rausse will introduce you to these [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Gardening, Gourmet Food, History and Historic Places, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products, News on October 28th, 2009 | No Comments »
