Local Flavor Tastes Great

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The event is a smart marketing tool, as I left with 4 items: honeycomb from Windsong Apiaries, pork bratwurst from Blue Ridge Meats, a slice of gluten-free carrot cake from Triple Oak Bakery, and handmade salad tongs from Handmade by Noah.  All are gifts, with the exception of the honey. 

They deliver to several Northern Virginia locations.

Mark Reinhardt and Laurie Smith started the Club after a visit to Mount Vernon Farm in Sperryville.  They realized that the farmers’ products should be available to more customers and thus began the idea of the Local Flavor Farm Buyer’s Club. 

Products include grass-fed beef and lamb; free range eggs; local, raw honey; handmade salsas and mustards; chutneys and jams; and locally roasted fair-trade coffees from Rappahannock County and the surrounding areas.  The club does not charge membership dues or require a minimum purchase; however, there is a small charge for deliveries.

• Producers present or that provided products at the Meet Your Farmer Event included:
• -Mount Vernon Farm (grass-fed, grass finished lamb, beef and pastured pork and poultry)
• -Ayrshire Farm (Local, USDA -inspected, Certified Organic & Humane Raised Meats)
• -Central Coffee Roasters (their Rwanda AA was ridiculously good, especially since I was able to drink it without cream which is very rare for me)
• -Waterpenny Farm
• -The Farm at Sunnyside
• -The Farm Garden (Heritage Farm)
• -Herban Avenues (organic teas and wellness products)
• -Belle Meade Farm, School, and Inn (wish I knew about this when I was a kid)
• -Greenway Beef
• -Triple Oak Bakery (Gluten-free bakery)
• -Virginia Chutney (huge fan)
• -Oak Shade Farm
• -Blue Ridge Meats (USDA and Certified Humane butcher)
• -Gadino Cellars
• -The Remington Pepper Company
• -Oak Spring Dairy (Cheese, including raw milk cheeses, and owner of the prizewinning cow, Snickerdoodle)
• -Windsong Apiaries
• -Too Many Paws Farm (Pasture Raised chicken/Eggs)
• -Handmade by Noah (Handmade cutting boards and salad tongs from local reclaimed wood)

–Aisha Salazar

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