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Description: The Catawba Valley Farmers Market is open every Thursday from
3:30-6:30 May-October. We have a great selection of fresh,
locally-grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, honey, meats, eggs, baked
goods, prepared foods and traditional handicrafts. The Catawba
Community Center is equipped with a picnic shelter with tables and a
playground for the kids. Every Thursday a pottery class/craft project
will be conducted by a Roanoke City Schools art teacher for a small
fee. Directions: 4965 Catawba Creek Road at the Catawba Community Center
Description The Grandin Village Community Market supports local sustainable agriculture by connecting the public with local farmers, artisans, and other producers in a vibrant and economically viable marketplace. All items sold at the Market are produced within 100 miles of the Market location because "Local is Good." Our producers sell the finest fresh, local, and sustainably produced meats, cheeses, baked goods, vegetables, herbs, fruits, cut flowers, and so much more. Be sure to check out our featured artist of the week each and every Saturday. 2011 Opening! Will open April 23rd, Earth Day, and be open each and every Saturday from 8am - 12noon through the end of October.
Description
The West End Community Market will celebrate its grand opening on
Wednesday June 2nd at 4:00 pm. The Market will operate each and every
Wednesday from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm, June through September. The WECM will
feature many of the producers from the Grandin Village Community Market
as well as some new vendors. 2011! West End Community Market update: *Beginning in May, both the Granding Market and the West End Market will accept SNAP-EBT benefits.
Description: 'Our members sell seasonal produce, baked goods, wine, baked goods, related crafts, fresh eggs and meat from April through October. A few hearty souls continue past the official end date." (From their web site)
Description: The Wytheville Farmers Market provides
locally grown, fresh produce and baked goods from a variety of vendors
on Saturday mornings from June through October. The market is located
on Main Street in downtown Wytheville and is open from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
Description: Blue
Mountain Organics produces raw, organic superfoods. All of our products
are handmade in small batches to ensure freshness. We have over 300
items. We believe that you can taste and feel the difference raw foods
make. Our foods are raw, certified organic, certified kosher, non GMO,
gluten free, salt free, peanut free and dairy free.
Saturdays at the Town Park starting May 8th through September Directions:
Description Bryant Orchards has peaches and produce from late June through August and Apples September through November. We have fresh local grown fruits and vegetables. We also have homemade applebutter and jams. Directions: We are located on 220 next to Daleville post office right across from Lord Botetourt High School.
Description Farmers Markets: Grandin Village Community Market, Roanoke Saturdays from 8 to 12, Mid-April to October Westover Ave. behind Roanoke Natural Foods West End Center Farmer’s Table, Roanoke Tuesdays from 3 to 6, Year-Round Corner of 13th and Patterson Floyd Farmer’s Market, Floyd Saturdays from 9 to 1, May to October Downtown on Locust St. YMCA Farmer’s Table in Blacksburg Tuesdays from 3 to 6, Year-Round Saturdays from 9 to 12 A La Carte Virtual Market Tailored to busy local food connoisseurs, this virtual email-based market presents the area’s finest local foods in a convenient pre-order and pick-up program. Year ‘round, A La Carte features a large assortment of frozen meats, free-range eggs, regional cheeses, bulk produce for canning/freezing/ storage, as well as value-added foods and natural kitchen crafts. Drop sites in Roanoke, Blacksburg and Floyd. Once you request to be on our email list at gfgpalacarte@swva.net or through the sign-up portal on our website www.goodfoodgoodpeople.net we will send you a weekly menu of our local seasonal products. This service includes FREE order and delivery to our dropsites – no membership fees or extra charges. Our Menu features frequent updates of a wide variety of farm-origin and cottage industry food products available from our local region. From bulk boxes of fruits straight from the orchards, fall potatoes for storage, XL brown eggs and small farm cheeses, a smorgasbord of pork, beef and chicken, to home- baked cookies and cheesecakes, handcrafted soaps and local cookbooks—GFGP collects the finest, tastiest and most conscientious products under one convenient on-line ordering program and delivers directly to your hometown. A La Carte is also a great way to access large quantities of fresh summer produce for canning, freezing and putting up local foods for the cold winter months.
We have been providing locally grown fruits and vegetables in season from our family farm for 30 years. These include, but are not limited to: tomatoes, corn, cabbage, potatoes, peaches, apples, squash, peppers, green beans, cucumbers, and much more. We are located on top of Bent Mountain and open from April through October, Tuesday through Sunday, from 10am to 6pm .Roadside Market From Roanoke: Go about 14 miles south on route 221 from the 419/221 intersection at Cave Spring, 1/2 mile past the Bent Mountain Post Office. From Floyd: From the stoplight go approximately 24 miles north on route 221.
Description Shawsville Farmers Market is located outside The Meadowbrook Center and Meadowbrook Public Library in Shawsville. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. - 12 noon, each Saturday, April 23 - October 1, 2011. Fresh produce, eggs, gluten-free treats, dried herbs, honey, jams, baked goods, gourmet goodies, grass-finished beef, vegetable plants and locally made crafts and artwork.
Description The BarnHouse Garden sells direct from the garden at our Trolley farmstand. I grow organically and am working towards sustainable growth by seed-saving. We grow Heirloom produce and herbs, specializing in Heirloom melons. Seeds, herb pots, Tomato pots are available in April. Medicinal herbal teas are available.
Description Southern States Roanoke Cooperative is a farmer owned co-op founded in 1935. We provide farm and home supplies for a five county area (Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Rockbridge counties and the southern part of West Virginia). We provide: seed, fertilizer, farm supplies, feed, petroleum, and lawn and garden supplies. We will be opening a new 12,000 square foot retail facility during the fall of 2010 at 8709 Cloverale Road (alt 220/604) in Troutville, Virginia.
Description The Vinton Farmers' Market, located at 204 W. Lee Ave., is a great place to sell or purchase produce, crafts, plants, jams, jellies, baked goods and artwork under the comfort of a permanent canopy. The market is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, from 8 a.m. -3 p.m. The market also hosts many events throughout the year including Art Markets, Vintage Markets, and Retro Evenings. For more information visit www.vintonva.gov The Vinton Farmers' Market, located at 204 W. Lee Ave., is a great place to sell or purchase produce, crafts, plants, jams, jellies, baked goods and artwork. The market is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, from 8 a.m. -3 p.m. The market also hosts many events throughout the year including Art Markets, Vintage Markets, and Retro Evenings. Directions: From I-581 take Exit 4-E to Route 460/Orange Ave. At the fifth stoplight turn right on Gus W. Nicks Blvd. After entering Vinton turn left on Pollard St for one block and turn right on Lee Ave.
Canned Jam, Jelly, Pickles, Apple Butter, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables
Come visit our 7th generation farm and step back in time. Enjoy country life. Enjoy fruits and vegetables. Visit us on the Roanoke City Market in the summertime and at the orchard in the fall. corns, beans, potatoes, squash, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, fruit - Roanoke City and Salem Farmers Market and PYO fruit Sept 15- Nov 20
beans, corn, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, apples, peaches
apples, peaches, nectarines, cherries, some tomatoes
Description Walters Greenhouse has been in business for 24 years. The large greenhouses are on 5 acres. We use sustainable growing methods for a large assortment of herb, annual, and perennial, flowers, and vegetable plants. These plants may be bought at the farm or at the Roanoke City Market February - July
Description Located
in beautiful downtown Salem, the Salem Farmers Market vendors pride
themselves on bringing the “Best of the Country to the City”. Our
vendors bring a wide variety of products to market including fresh
locally grown fruits and vegetables, organic produce, delicious baked
goods, jams/jellies, local honey, antibiotic and hormone free meats,
spice mixes, farm fresh eggs, cheeses, flowers and shrubbery, and so
much more. Location: Corner of Broad St. and Main Street, downtown Salem. Hours: Mon-Sat from 7:30 till 2 pm. The
Farmers Market is located in downtown Salem on the corner of Main
Street and Broad Street. From Interstate 81, take exit 140 and head
east into Salem. At the Main Street intersection, turn right. The
Market is located 2 blocks down Main Street on your right.
Description
Description The Covington Farmers Market provides a variety of local produce and artisan crafts to consumers. We provide grass fed and finished beef, and poultry, a variety of bedding plants, potted flowers, herbs, and vegetable plants, fresh cut herbs, hand made soaps and lotions, quilted products, free range eggs, honey, and baked goods. The Covington Farmers Market is located at 134 West Main Street in downtown Covington, Virginia at the intersection of West Main Street and Monroe Avenue (Rt. 60).
Description: Family
farm since 1875. Our fruits and vegetables are grown on
premises. Old fashioned hard candy (in season). Fruit and
gift baskets are a specialty. One mile west of Route 419 and Oak Grove School.
Produce Source Partners is a wholesale produce distributor for the state of Virginia. PSP provides fresh fruits and vegetables to local restaurants and schools. PSP is a proud supporter of local and state-wide farmers.
Description We use our produce to can a large variety of unique Jams and Pickles. Our produce is organic but not certified. We use certified organic or chemical free ingredients in all our canned goods and baked goods. No antibiotics or MSG. Most of our baked goods are made with local fruits or Jams. We participate in Botetourt Family Farms Market on Saturday's as well as Catawba Farmers Market on Thursday's.
Description Our goal is to provide healthy produce/food to children and adults who do not have access to it or cannot afford it. McCabe sells his pottery at the Blacksburg Farmers Market and at the end of the day gathers surplus produce from the vendors to take back to floyd (including soap, eggs, and bread on occasion) Plenty also provides market coupons to and has arranged with the department of aging to provide van service on saturday mornings to elderly women in floyd to get to the local floyd farmers market and to have one or two coupons (worth 2 bucks each) to spend on the produce. We also sell rain barrels, have a master gardener come speak at our community garden on a month basis. and more Plenty! is the umbrella name for several food community redistribution projects that we are engaged in for Floyd County. we sponsor the empty bowls project that is a fundraiser for the backpack program of floyd elementary and high schools. our second project is healthy snacks for hungry kids where we place healthy snacks and juices for all kindergarten and first graders in all four elementary schools. our third project is Kid's Wonder Garden, at Floyd Elementary School. This year kindergartens are planting and harvesting beans, potatoes, etc and have just planted beets, spinach, etc. our fourth project is the new Floyd Community Garden, located 1/2 mile north of the traffic light in floyd where we now have our studios for Wildfire Pots and the space for our final project Portable Produce where we glean and gather surplus organic produce from farmers and gardeners in floyd county and take bags out weekly to some 70 families and individuals- elderly, handicapped and single mothers who do not have transportation. Directions: rom the light at floyd, go north on highway 8, about a half a mile, past the harvest moon, look to your right for the community garden and the little gray building and two red ones. from Blacksburg, Christiansburg, take highway 8 toward floyd, past wills ridge lumber, past the dollar store on the left, past citizens telephone on the right, then turn in at the next left.
Our
main objective is to market local vegetables, fruits, honey, and
quality crafts. This is our 3rd year and we are growing fast. A new and
local organic vegetable farm joins us this year. We are also fortunate
to have a Thai chef who markets her "ready to eat Thai foods" at this
market.
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