Elle
04-29-2009, 01:26 PM
We were stationed in Virginia Beach for over 12 years.
This area was a fantastic hub for 'localvores'. Within a few miles of our home, I had access to:
The Farmer's Market which included an egg provider
Yoder Dairies which had a small store with ice cream and glass bottle milk exchange on site.
An organic food store, locally owned, that had relationships with local growers and knowledge of what was used on products of growers who were too small or unable to become officially' organic' certified.
Several CSA opportunities
Full Quiver Farms in Suffolks and a few others.. who are small family farms selling eggs, chicken, turkeys, beef shares (I believe before we moved). They also sometimes sold overage of veggies.. and expanded to having delivery host sites in each Hampton Roads city.
Since transferring to Jacksonville, here's what I've discovered:
Riverside Arts Market near Downtown each Saturday that has local growers from S. GA and Florida for fresh fruits and veggies.
Our little town has an Organic grocer (Grassroots) though I poked around and see very few products that are 'local'
A few small farms that sell eggs (mostly advertised on Craigslist)
Extensive list of U-PICKS in the region, especially for the upcoming Blueberry season.
.. Sad to say that I have yet to find a local dairy. Evidently, there *was one but they went out of business years ago. Still on the hunt, though.. Also have yet to find a local farm that sells chicken, eggs, etc. like Full Quiver in Suffolk, VA.
Glad to say, though, that there's several restaurants advertising to use local fruits and veggies from regional growers!
:)
This area was a fantastic hub for 'localvores'. Within a few miles of our home, I had access to:
The Farmer's Market which included an egg provider
Yoder Dairies which had a small store with ice cream and glass bottle milk exchange on site.
An organic food store, locally owned, that had relationships with local growers and knowledge of what was used on products of growers who were too small or unable to become officially' organic' certified.
Several CSA opportunities
Full Quiver Farms in Suffolks and a few others.. who are small family farms selling eggs, chicken, turkeys, beef shares (I believe before we moved). They also sometimes sold overage of veggies.. and expanded to having delivery host sites in each Hampton Roads city.
Since transferring to Jacksonville, here's what I've discovered:
Riverside Arts Market near Downtown each Saturday that has local growers from S. GA and Florida for fresh fruits and veggies.
Our little town has an Organic grocer (Grassroots) though I poked around and see very few products that are 'local'
A few small farms that sell eggs (mostly advertised on Craigslist)
Extensive list of U-PICKS in the region, especially for the upcoming Blueberry season.
.. Sad to say that I have yet to find a local dairy. Evidently, there *was one but they went out of business years ago. Still on the hunt, though.. Also have yet to find a local farm that sells chicken, eggs, etc. like Full Quiver in Suffolk, VA.
Glad to say, though, that there's several restaurants advertising to use local fruits and veggies from regional growers!
:)