VENDORS - March 13, 2010 - (highlights indicate attendance)


Amy's Garden USDA Certified Organic Produce, Heirloom Varieties, Cut Flowers
Amy Hicks and George Ferguson, New Kent & Charles City Counties
www.amysorganicgarden.com

Return in spring.

Aromas Coffeehouse, Bakeshop & Restaurant Beverages and Baked Goods
Don Pratt Williamsburg www.aromasworld.com
Beverages:Coffee roasted in Williamsburg for ultimate freshness, water, hot Chai tea lattes, hot apple cider and water.
Scones:
pumpkin, coconut almond, s'mores, raisin pecan and cranberry.

Muffins: carrot-raisin, blueberry, cranberry and special cinnamon/sugar breakfast muffins.
Cookies:  Reese's Peanut Butter and chewy chocolate chip. 

Attend March 13

Bacon's Castle Brand Peanuts Virginia's Finest Peanuts and Peanut Candies
John Brock Surry www.bcpeanuts.com
Peanuts-n-shell - salted, roasted, and raw. 
Shelled - raw.
Deluxe Cocktail, Honey Roasted, Butter Toffee, peanut squares, peanut brittle, Cajun Creole Hot Nuts and chocolate covered.

Gift boxes.

Boiled peanuts.
Critter feed.

Attend March 13

Barry's Berries & Jan's JamsBerries, Jams
Jan and Barry Fitzgerald, Charles City County 804-966-7357 rosetre1@msn.com

Return in berry season.


Bees n BlossomsVirginia's Finest Pure Virginia Raw Honey Products
Sallie & Scott Mitchell, New Kent County 804-966-2317 www.beesandblossoms.com
Pure Virginia raw honey and bee pollen products, creamed Honeys, herbal honeys, granola bars and cereals.

Handcrafted soap and beeswax candles.
Accepts credit cards.

Attend March 13

Belmont Peanuts Virginia's Finest Promoting the Virginia Peanut
Patsy and Bob Marks and Dee and Lee Copeland, Southampton City County 800-648-4613, www.belmontpeanuts.com

Harvested, cooked, and packaged on the farm.
Gourmet VA peanuts- salted and unsalted, redskins, BBQ, butter toasted, peanut squares, chocolate covered peanut brittle and chocolate covered. In tins.

Attend March 13

Betsy's Baked Goods Cookies and Breads
Betsy Guckeyson, Gloucester County (804) 694-5493, www.betsysbakedgoods.com
COOKIE of the MONTH:  Frosted Shamrock shaped Sugar Cookies
COOKIES:  Chocolate chip, chocolate crinkles, molasses sugar cookies, oatmeal raisin, nutty butterscotch oatmeal, peanut butter, mocha meringues (gluten free), toffee bars, snickerdoodles, white chocolate macadamia nut, popcorn treats (gluten free).
SPECIAL BREAD for the MONTH:  Irish Soda Bread (traditional, with caraway seeds; or without seeds)  [Please note: there will be somewhat limited quantities of this item! Pre-orders are welcomed.]
SWEET BREADS:  Pecan sugar crisps, lemon loaf, sour cream coffee cake, banana bread.

Attend March 13


Blenheim Organic Gardens USDA Certified Organic Produce from the Northern Neck
Becky & Lawrence Latane, Westmoreland County 804-224-7039, lwlatane@sylvaninfo.net

Return in spring


Buster's Seafood From the Rappahannock River
Paige & Jimmy Hogge, Middlesex County

Virginia oysters. fresh clams shucked and in the shell, fresh frozen crabmeat, frozen soft shell crabs.
Fresh rockfish fillets.

Attend March 13

ByGeorge Catering at Carmine's Italian Market and Cafe Freshly Made Soups & Stews
George McLaughlin, York County (757) 259-6844
Soups, h
omemade foccacia and fresh mozzarella

Attend March 13

Cachalot Farm Daylilies
Bill DuPaul, Gloucester County

Return in daylily season.


Cavanna Pasta Virginia's Finest Authentic Italian Specialties
Martha & Gianni Cavanna, Richmond 804-360-9868, download brochure atwww.cavannapasta.com

Fresh pastas for "people with more taste than time": spinach, beef, porcini mushroom, artichoke, crab, pumpkin, or cheese ravioli; sausage tortellini; cut pastas such as fettuccine (egg and whole wheat), taglierini, and tagliatelle; classic and pesto-gorgonzola gnocchi.
Gluten-free prepared foods: beef or spinach cannelloni; artichoke-pesto cannelloni; eggplant parmesan; lasagna.
Sauces: pommarola; ragu; porcini ragu; vodka; basil pesto; walnut; alfredo; sugo rustico.
Biscotti: anise; almond; cranberry-pistachio; mocha; pumpkin-raisin; chocolate chip
Accepts Visa, Mastercard, and checks .

Attend March 13


CCL Farm Pasture raised meats
Rory and Mary Bray, Lunenburg, cclfarm@aol.com
Pork - ground sausage - mini-breakfast link sausage in maple/sage and assorted flavors.
  

Eggs

Animals raised in an environmentally and humanely acceptable way.

Attend March 13

Charles Daffodils Cut Daffodils
Charles and Jean Ingram
Bunches of daffodils.

Attend March 13 depending on weather

Chocolate Cravings Virginia's Finest Fine Quality Handmade Chocolates
Cathy Churcher, Henrico County 804-363-6873, www.choccravings.com
Hand-rolled Truffles - violet, tuxedo rose, passion fruit, caramel fleur de sel, and over a dozen other flavors.
Confections - pumpkin truffles, European praline, barks, brownies, chocolate and coffee bars, molded chocolates, chocolate pots de creme, ganache bars and tarts.
Many items infused with herbs from A Thyme to Plant.

Accepts credit cards.

Attend March 13

College Run Farms Seasonal Field Crops Grown across the James River
Jordan & Steve Berryman, Surry County www.collegerunfarms.com

Return for strawberry season

Dave and Dee's Homegrown Mushrooms Virginia's Finest
Dee & Dave Scherr, Southampton County, www.daveanddeesmushrooms.com

Oyster mushrooms in chocolate brown, yellow gold and Italian gray. Also dried.


Deez Cheez Cheese Wafers
Dee Copeland, Southhampton County

Homemade cheese wafers. Available in tins with ribbons to give as gifts.

Attend Mar 13

Dessert Classics Virginia's Finest Homemade Cakes
Terry Nelson, Virginia Beach, 757-689-4642
, www.dessertclassics.net
Introducing hand made edible artistry (shamrock will be included) that adorn special occasion cakes and cupcakes.
Cupcakes - lots including including buttermilk.
Rum cakes - classic and banana with roasted pecans - both with Bacardi rum glaze. Bundt style 8" and 10" and muffin size.

Chocolate buttermilk cake - 8" and 10" cakes; 6" loaves and 3" mini-loaves (with creme cheese frosting). Also sugar free chocolate cake.
Cakes - Pumpkin and carrot- 8" and 10 " cakes, large cupcakes; 6" loaves and 3" mini-loaves (with walnuts and creme cheese frosting).

Pound cake - 8" and 10" bundt style.
Cheese cake with graham cracker crust - 7" round.

Chocolate liquor cake - 8" and 10"

Chocolate liqueur sauces.

Phone in special orders 757-689-4642..
Accept checks and Visa, Mastercard, and Discover credit cards.

Attend March 13


Drumheller's Orchard Peaches & Apples
Kevin Drumheller, Nelson County
434-263-5036
Accepts credit cards

Return in summer.

Duchess of Gloucester Flowers Cut Flowers
Marion Baker, Gloucester
804-693-8910, www.duchessflowers.com
Cut flowers - tulips, ranunculus, anemones, forsythia branches,

Sweet pea plants in 4" pots

Mxed edible flowers for culinary use in one cup containers (including recipe cards for purchasers).

Any other crops are ready - possibly some forced cut daffodils and some freesia.

Accepts checks

Return March 13


Everona Dairy Virginia's Finest Artisan Sheep's Milk Cheese
Pat Elliott, Orange County, www.everonadairy.com

Blue Ridge~ unpastuerized, aged, blue Camembert, probably the only one of it's kind. Skyline~ Semi-Soft cheese, sky blue exterior with a snowy white interior and a unique texture and taste.

Other: Rapidan spread, cracked pepper cheese and saffron cheese.

Wool products - natural-colored wool blankets woven Hudson-bay style on prince Edward Island with wool from sheep on farm.

Attend March 13


Evergreen Springs Farm Microgreens, Vegetables, Eggs
Marlene McKenzie, New Kent County

Eggs

Micro-greens


Return in April

Gifts of Nature Specialty Plants, Bulbs and Decorations
Wally Vogel, Violet Vogel, York County
Forced bulbs and bonsai.

Attend March  13

Goats R UsVirginia's Finest Fresh Cheeses
Robin  & John Dodson, Nottoway County

Fresh chevre cheese with dill, chives, sun-dried tomato, pumpkin, and other delicious flavors. Camembert-style.

Goat meat - chops and jerky.

Attend March 13

Greek Bakery Greek Baked Goods
The Greek Ladies Society, Williamsburg
Savories: Spanakopita, Pastitsio, Gigantes, Vegetarian Domathes, Dolmathes.
Sweets: Baklava, Kourambiethes, Melomakarona, Koulourakia, Galactoboureko and Tsoureki (sweet bread). 
Miscellaneous: Greek Salad Dressing, Taramosalata (fish roe spread).

Accept cash or checks

Return March 13

Gypsy Hill Rubs Seasonings and Herb Dip Mixes
Margaret & Patrick O'Neill, Fairfax County, 703-319-0642
Meat rubs/seasonings, herb dip mixes, and dehydrated soups and family size soup mixes.

White bean chili seasoning for left over turkey.

instant cappucccino mixes and other instant mixes for stocking stuffers.

Attend March 13


Hidden Brook Farm Fresh Vegetables
Jim and Bobby Hill, James City County, 757- 250-3417, www.hiddenbrookfarm.us

Accept cash and local checks.

Return in spring

KelRae Fresh Vegetables
Randy & Michelle Gulden, Toano in James City County, 757- 566-4803
Return in spring.


Knotts Creek Nursery Specialty and hard to find perennials

Anne Hilton, Suffolk

Lots of hellebores.

Flowering potted plants - English daisy, candy tuft, veronica Georgia Blue, wall flower.

Aso in pots ready to plant- foxglove, phlox, yarrow, hollyhock, lamium, gaura and grasses.

Attend March 13


Lonesome Gourd Decorative Gourds, Wreaths, Seasonal Fruits & Cut Branches

Carolyn Lilley, Suffolk & Chesapeake

Gourds -

Branches - pussy willow, contorted mulberry, mixed bunches

Wreaths - pussy willow wreaths, mixed wreaths.

Attend March 13


Lucille's Bake Shop Breads, Pound Cake
Gerry Fortin, Richmond 804
-687-6513
Bread - French bread (white and whole wheat), dinner rolls, baguettes, whole wheat, Euro-grain, 6-grain, flaxseed, potato-rosemary, jalapeno-cheddar, Kalamata olive, cinnamon raisin walnut,cranberry/fennel and whole grain.

Stuffing mixes - corn bread croutons and salad croutons,
Fruit breads- banana, zucchini, carrot-pineapple, apple walnut, cranberry-orange, and glorious morning.
Biscuits - Chopped VA ham and cheddar in 8 pack and dozen pack
Muffins (Texas sized) - blueberry and apple nut

Cinnamon twists and chocolate & almond croissant.
Quiche –  Lorrainne, Spinach, Asparagus.

Cookies: assorted packs, Jumbo chocolate chip.

Cakes - 7 inch flourless tortes; bourbon pecan, boccone dolce, gianduja (samples will be available).

Return April 3

Maree's Marvelous Handpicked Blueberries Blueberries
Maree Morgan, Mathews County


Return in July

Normandie French Cuisine French Baked Goods
Benedicte Merian, King George County

Escargot

Cassoulet

Chicken pie

Country pate

Tartlet: mushroom, butternut squash and leek, onion tartlet artichoke and goat cheese.

Quiches: Lorraine, spinach and provolone, asparagus and swiss cheese

Soup: French onion soup, potato and leek soup

Salad: chicken salad, Normandie style potato salad, hummus

Dessert: crème brulee, croissants, turnovers and apple tarts.

Attend March 13


Rockahock Farm Fruit marmalades, butters and desserts
Nell Bartlett, New Kent County
 
rockahockfarm@cox.net
Marmalades - rhubarb ginger, blackberry, strawberry, and blueberry. Butters - cherry, blackberry, strawberry, and blueberry. Spiced figs.
Cakes - Ref velvet cupcakes, Blackberry jam cake.
Pies (frozen)- lemon chess cheesecake.
Bread puddings (frozen) - Virginia apple, blueberry, and cherry.
Cobblers (frozen) - blackberry, blueberry, and sour cherry/raspberry; blueberry crisp.
Sweet potato biscuits.

Sweet breads - whole orange poppy seed, lemon blueberry, zucchini and zucchini-chocolate.

Side dish - caramelized butternut squash.

Eggs

Attend March 13

Roots & Blooms Heirloom Perennials for Today's Garden
Mike Lockatell, Powhatan County http://rootsandblooms.us/

Deer-resistant and drought-tolerant heirloom perennial plants including herbaceous peonies, Siberian irises, re-blooming bearded irises and other items.

Return April

Shenandoah Farms Virginia's Finest Hydroponic Vegetables, Eggs
Debbie & Allen Sinclair, Shenandoah County www.shenandoahfarms.com
Hydroponically grown cherry and beefsteak tomatoes, maybe some arugula, watercress, cucumbers and bibb lettuce and perhaps romaine.

Small bunches of basil, dill, and cilantro and radishes.
Chickens - 2 1/2- 4 lbs frozen.

Chicken stock

Eggs - fresh.

Applebutter and applesauce.

Attend March 13

Simply Southern Pies Award Winning, Made from Scratch Pies
Tracey Winslow, Hanover County www.simplysouthernpies.com pies@simplysouthernpies.com
6" and 9" Pies - Featuring: apple toffee crumb, lemon coconut chess, cherry, mixed berry, blueberry crumb.


Attend March 13


Simpson Farms Lamb & The Best Beef by the Bay..and that's "no Bull!"
Jimmy & Emily Simpson & Family, Lancaster County 804-580-6466 simpson122436@copper.net
Lamb - sausage - Italian and breakfast, steaks, chops, ground, kabobs, and organs.

Goat Meat

Beef - steaks, roasts, ground, organs, soup bones, and holiday cuts such as tenderloin roast and Frenched rib roast. E-mail for specific orders. Top quality, prime, Angus-Hereford beef.

Grass fed. No hormones, growth stimulants or antibiotics used on steers.  All beef are born or raised on farm and are USDA inspected.  Lambs are Dorset or Suffolk.  Lambs are grass and grain fed.  No hormones or growth stimulants used on sheep. 
Hay for animals is grown and harvested on the farm where all animals are raised in a stress free, humane environment.  The Simpsons are active in both VA and MD 4-H.

Soap - made from goat milk, with no preservatives, alcohol or colorants. Made by Lexy & Maddie.

Attend March 13

Sugar Hill Botanicals Virginia's Finest Dried Flowers, Soaps, and Vegetable Sauces
Sherry & John Jaunsem, Accomack County

Return in summer

A Thyme to Plant Herb Farm Virginia's Finest USDA Certified Organic Potted Herb Plants

Nicole & Stan Schermerhorn, Henrico County www.lavenderfieldsfarm.com
Spring veggies - Chinese cabbage, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Arugula, lettuce, and Swiss Chard.
Potted herbs such as Cilantro and flat leaf parsley

Attend March 13

VA Chefs Association Apprentices

8 chef apprentices from Kingsmill Resort and The Williamsburg Inn

Attending The American Culinary Federation’s North East Regional Convention

Return April 3

VA Specialty Cut Flowers Cut Flowers
Evelyn & Steven Scott, Middlesex County
www.vaflowerfarm.com

Red-stemmed (osier) dogwood and flowering fruit branches.

Attend March 13

W. Haywood Forrest Seafood Seafood
Laura Hornsby, Poquoson
(757)868-6748 forrestseafoodva@aol.com

Accepts credit cards.


Return April

Wild Heaven Farm Handmade Goat Milk Soaps
Mary Kroll, Richmond  http://www.vagoatsoap.com
     wildheavenfarm@yahoo.com

Soaps handmade with pasteurized goat milk, no preservatives, pre-packaged bases, colorants or alcohol. Fresh fragrances including "Hazelnut Vanilla," and "Harvest Moon" in many shapes.

Accepts cash, check and all major credit cards


Attend March 13


Wild-T- Bison Farm Buffalo Products
Kerry & Fritz Wildt, Richmond County, www.wildtbison.com, 804-333-9960
All natural and grass-fed, no hormones added, USDA-inspected buffalo.
All cuts of bison: sirloin, rib eye, and tenderloin steaks, roasts, and ground meat. Special orders welcome.
BBQ - fully cooked pulled bison BBQ frozen in one and one pound containers.
Eggs
Dog food - raw bison meat
Accept credit cards

Attend March 13

Zamora Produce Seasonal Field Crops
Ramiro Medina, Westmoreland County

Return in spring