A Double Holiday Win-Everona and Barboursville Team Up This Weekend

If you’ve been waiting to check out Everona Dairy but thought you might want to just sample wines this weekend, then this is your perfect family outing. Dr. Pat Elliott, cheesemaker and proprietor of Everona,  has become a popular presence at many area farm markets, but this weekend she’ll be at the dairy on Saturday [...]

Don’t Miss: Holiday Tour of Historic Homes in Culpeper

The Museum of Culpeper History has organized the first-ever Holiday Tour of Homes on Saturday, December 6th. You’ll enjoy music, singing, holiday tea, and re-enactors, too. All decked out in their holiday finery, the homes are located along historic S. East Street, a nationally designated historic district in Culpeper, where a trolley will drive visitors:

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You are Invited: Tri-County Farmers Market Open House on Dec. 11

The Tri-County Farmers Market, Piedmont Environmental Council and the Northern Piedmont-area Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter cordially invite you to the First Annual Open House for the Tri-County Farmers Market at Clevenger’s Corner:
Please join us in celebrating the inaugural Tri-County Farmers Market selling season and help us shape the vision for the 2009 season.
When: Thursday, [...]

What’s On: Farm and Food Expo, Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assn

Get ready for a “cornucopia experience.” We’re headed to the Farm and Food Expo in Winchester this weekend- and we can hardly wait. There will be over 50 exhibitors representing local farms, ag agencies, farmers markets, seed and tool companies, food nutritionists, conservationists… Bravo to the Virginia Organic Producers’ and Consumers’ Assocation for organizing a [...]

Virginia Wineries Cross the River to Strut their Stuff: Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show

Now that Virginia Wine Month activities are coming to a close, the celebrations move across the Potomac to DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show November 8-9. Food Network personalities Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen, and Bobby Flay offer demonstrations to complement many of our region’s top chefs. Look for interactive cooking sessions, food [...]

National Attention: Charlottesville as a Regional Favorite in the New York Times

The New York Times focuses its 36 hour travel column this weekend on Charlottesville. An excellent smattering of activities, restaurants, tastings, and lodging make for a fulfilling experience. The usual suspects include the Univeristy of Virginia, Monticello, and Ash Lawn with the Clifton Inn recognized for both lodging and dining. Proximity to the Shenandoah gets a nod [...]

The Tour de Piedmont: Part III, Fin

Abigail DeLashmutt, our fearless correspondent, recently embarked on an epic journey across Virginia’s Piedmont in a tour of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. Check out the previous installments of “The Tour de Piedmont” here and here.
By Abigail DeLashmutt
There are a lot of ways to bask in the glow of success. My new favorite way [...]

Hot Off the Press: Virginia Regulators Approve Dominion’s Power Line Proposal

Say it ain’t so. But don’t worry, opponents will take this decision to the VA Supreme Court. For details on the opposition led by the Piedmont Environmental Council, click here.

Culpeper Farm Tour Begins Today

The weather is perfect for the Culpeper Harvest Days Farm tour today. Get out and experience life on the farm in beautiful Culpeper County. The wide range of animals includes llamas, horses (with equestrian events at Kellys Ford), dairy cattle and beef cows, and buffalo from the amazing Cibola Farm. OH MY! When you are ready [...]

On the Eve of the Tour de Piedmont

Abigail DeLashmutt, our fearless correspondent, has embarked on an epic journey across Virginia’s Piedmont in a tour of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. Check out the previous installment of “The Tour de Piedmont” here.
By Abigail DeLashmutt
It’s the eve of the Tour de Piedmont; I spent my day purchasing s’mores ingredients, unearthing moth-eaten sleeping bags, [...]