VENDORS - June 27, 2009 - (highlights indicate attendance)


Amy's Garden USDA Certified Organic Produce, Heirloom Varieties, Cut Flowers
Amy Hicks and George Ferguson, New Kent & Charles City Counties
Tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, squash, greens, melons, potatoes, onions, blackberries,and French melons.
Lisianthus, zinnias, and mixed bouquets.

Attend Saturdays all season

Aromas Coffeehouse, Bakeshop & Restaurant Beverages and Baked Goods
Don Pratt Williamsburg www.aromasworld.com
Coffee, iced coffee, wate, and iced tea.
Muffins: zucchini, carrot-raisin, coconut-pecan, banana-nut, and cranberry.
Expresso peanut butter balls, scones, turnovers croissants, brownies and cookies.

Attend Saturdays all season

Bacon's Castle Brand Peanuts 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.

Gift boxes.
Critter feed.

Return July 11,25

Barry's Berries & Jan's JamsBerries, Jams
Jan and Barry Fitzgerald, Charles City County

Return in the fall

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 Saturdays all season

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, and chocolate covered. In cans.

Attend July 4, 18

Betsy's Baked Goods Cookies and Breads
Betsy Guckeyson, Gloucester County (804) 694-5493, www.betsysbakedgoods.com

Cookie of the Week:  Frosted star shaped sugar cookies - red, white, or blue.
Cookies:  Bill's nutty chocolate chip, nutty butterscotch oatmeal, fudge nut bars, Aunt Honey's soft white cookies, chocolate toffee chip, popcorn treats, vanilla sticks (gluten free), white chocolate macadamia nut, and most of the regulars.
Sweet breads:  Zucchini bread, banana bread, sour cream coffee cake, lemon loaf, banana-blueberry muffins, cinnamon rolls & raisin orange cinnamon rolls.
Yeast breads:  Cheese bread knots. 

Attend July 4

Blenheim Organic Gardens USDA Certified Organic Produce from the Northern Neck
Becky & Lawrence Latane, Westmoreland County 804-224-7039, lwlatane@sylvaninfo.net
Salad mix, arugula, French breakfast radishes, spring onions, Elephant garlic, Red Russian kale, Swiss chard, turnips, beets, Savoy & red cabbage, radicchio, broccoli, New red potatoes, squash, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, tomatoes, and Sungold tomatoes.

Salsa Kits
Fresh bunches of Italian parsley, garlic chives, basil and heirloom spearmint.

Attend Saturdays all season

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

Fresh handpicked crabmeat, clams in shell, fresh steamed crabs, and lots of soft shells.

Fresh fish.

Attend Saturdays all season

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 Saturdays all season

Cachalot Farm Daylilies
Bill DuPaul, Gloucester County
Potted daylilies - unique hybrids and cultivars of varying colors, many are rebloomers. Most plants are breed by grower but some registered hybrids are available.

Attend June 27, July 4

Cavanna Pasta Authentic Italian Specialties
Gina, Martha & Gianni Cavanna, Richmond 804-360-9868, www.cavannapasta.com
Fresh pastas for "people with more taste than time": spinach, beef, artichoke, pumpkin, or cheese ravioli, sausage tortellini, fettuccine, and gnocchi.
Prepared foods: cannelloni, eggplant parmesan, savory spinach and artichoke tarts.
Sauces: pommarola, porcini ragu, vodka, and Alfredo.

Biscotti
Accepts credit cards.

Return July 4


CCL Farm Pasture raised meats
Rory Bray, Lunenburg
Pork: chops, boneless pork tenderloin, roasts, steaks, spare ribs, ground, fat back, bratwurst, livers, ground sausage - maple/sage and linked sausage in assorted flavors.
  

Goat: mild sage goat sausage, chops, and goat leg. 

Poultry: small whole chicken.
Animals raised in an environmentally and humanely acceptable way.

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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 - European praline, barks, brownies, chocolate and coffee bars, molded chocolates, ganache bars and tarts.
Many items infused with herbs from A Thyme to Plant.

Accepts credit cards.

Attend Saturdays all season

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

Return when next blueberries and corn ripen.
Sweet corn.
Blueberries.
Attend Saturdays

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.

Return July 11

Dessert Classics Homemade Cakes
Terry Nelson, Virginia Beach, 757-689-4642

Lots of cupcakes.
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).
Pumpkin cake - 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.
Credit cards accepted.

Attend Saturdays all season

Duchess of Gloucester Flowers Cut Flowers
Marion Baker, Gloucester
804-693-8910, www.duchessflowers.com
Oriental lilies, glads, bouquets for 4th of July picnic tables, and lavender - along with information on how to use in the kitchen and in floral arrangements (dried bouquets/potpourri).

Attend Saturdays all season

Everona Dairy Virginia's Finest Artisan Sheep's Milk Cheese
Pat Elliott, Orange County, www.everonadairy.com
Cheese is aging - only a small supply of Piedmont and Herbs available.

Lanolin skin cream.
Lamb - roast, chops, leg, shank, ground, summer sausage.

Attend Saturdays all season

Evergreen Springs Farm Microgreens, Vegetables, Eggs
Marlene McKenzie, New Kent County
Micro-greens.
Eggs.

Return July 11

Gifts of Nature Specialty Plants, Bulbs and Decorations
Wally Vogel, Violet Vogel, York County
Potted oriental lilies, succulents, and bonsai.

Attend Saturdays all season

Goats R UsVirginia's Finest Fresh Cheeses
Robin  & John Dodson, Nottoway County
Fresh chevre cheese with dill, chives, sun-dried tomato, and other delicious flavors.
Camembert-style.

New cheese - firm, melts when heated.
Goat meat - chops. and jerky.

Gelato - chocolate, made with goat milk.

Attend Saturdays all season

Greek Bakery Greek Baked Goods
The Greek Ladies Society, Williamsburg
Sweets: baklava, kourambiethes (wedding cookies), melomakarona (brown sugar and honey cookies), (butter cookies),
kantaifi (ground walnuts and almonds mixed with cinnamon, butter and sugar and wrapped in shredded phyllo and drizzed with honey), and koulorakia.

Savories: spanokopita, pastitsio (Greek lasagna), vegetarian dolmathes, mousaka ( layers of eggplant, sliced potatoes, ground beef sauteed in tomatoes and covered in a bechamel cream sauce).
Miscellaneous: fasolakia (fresh green beans), tzatziki (cucumber yogurt dip) and gigantes (large lima beans). Greek salad dressing.

Attend Saturdays all season

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.

Return in fall.

KelRae Fresh Vegetables from Buck Hazelwood's Family Farm
Randy & Michelle Gulden, Toano in James City County, 757- 566-4808
Corn, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, okra, peppers, sunflowers, red and white potatoes, string beans, lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, watermelons, cantaloupe, and much more.

Attend Saturdays all season

Knotts Creek Nursery Specialty and hard to find perennials

Anne Hilton, Suffolk

Wide selection of perennials.

Return July 11

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

Carolyn Lilley, Suffolk & Chesapeake

Return early October


Lucille's Bake Shop Breads, Pound Cake
Gerry Fortin, Richmond
804-687-6513
Bread - dinner rolls, buns, baguettes,
whole wheat, Euro-grain, 6-grain, flaxseed, potato-rosemary, jalapeno-cheddar, kalamata olive, oatmeal, poppy seed, cinnamon raisin walnut, and corn bread croutons.
Fruit breads- banana, zucchini, carrot-pineapple, apple walnut, cranberry-orange, and glorious morning.
Biscuits - Chopped VA ham and cheddar.

Muffins (Texas sized) - blueberry, oat bran, chocolate chip, sweet potato.
Cheese Danish, turnovers, cinnamon twists, and chocolate almond croissant.
Quiche - assorted.

Madeleines, macaroons, and French ameretti.

Attend Saturdays all season

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

Return July 18

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

Salads: chicken with herb de Provence.

Tarts: mozzarella and zucchini tart, artichoke and goat cheese, spinach and feta cheese.

Quiches: ham and swiss cheese; spinach and provolone;roasted tomatoes and goat cheese.
Miscellaneous: hummus, country pate, cassoulet, vegetable terrine.    

Attend Saturdays all season


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.
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.

Attend Saturdays all season

Roots & Blooms Bearded Irises
Mike Lockatell, Powhatan County 804-330-2916

Return in fall

Shenandoah Farms Hydroponic Vegetables, Eggs
Debbie & Allen Sinclair, Shenandoah County www.shenandoahfarms.com
Hydroponically grown watercress, tomatoes (including heirlooms), cucumbers and lettuce.

Eggs - fresh and pickled.

Attend Saturdays in July

Simply Southern Pies Award Winning, Made from Scratch Pies
Tracey Winslow, Hanover County www.simplysouthernpies.com pies@simplysouthernpies.com
6" and 9" Pies - A
pple toffee crumb, farmhouse apple, blueberry, cherry, lemon coconut chess, chocolate Java splendor, chocolate chess, peach, peach-blueberry, raspberry, strawberry,

strawberry-rhubarb, chocolate bourbon pecan, sweet potato, pumpkin.
Red, White and Blue Pie a delicious mix of (Strawberries, Apples and Blueberries) and Strawberry-Rhubarb and Rhubarb pies as well.

Pie shells for folks to take and bake.

Attend Saturdays all season

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, steaks, chops, ground, kabobs, and organs.

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 and finished on grain.  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.

Return July 11

Sugar Hill Botanicals Dried Flowers, Soaps, and Vegetable Sauces
Sherry & John Jaunsem, Accomack County
Dried flowers - wreaths, nosegays and arrangements.
Soaps - handmade vegetable and olive oil based with herbs.
Roasted eggplant salsa, hot pepper jelly, and Heavenly Hot Sauce 3 (for hot heads).

Attend July

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

Nicole & Stan Schermerhorn, Henrico County www.lavenderfieldsfarm.com

Lots of potted herbs.
Potted plants - tomato and pepper plants and organic strawberry plants.

Accepts credit cards and on-line orders. Will ship.

Attend Saturdays all season

VA Chefs Association Apprentices

8 chef apprentices from Kingsmill Resort and The Williamsburg Inn

Return July 18


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

Jumbo lump crabmeat, special crabmeat, crab cakes, jumbo shrimp, large shrimp, sea scallops, and clams.
Accepts credit cards.


Attend Saturdays all season

Wild T Bison  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 & vegetable
Accept credit cards

Attend July 11

Zamora Produce Seasonal Field Crops
Ramiro Medina, Westmoreland County

Potted plants – Tomato, basil, cilantro, Swiss chard, pepper, cucumber, squash, onions, radish, dahlias, and hostas.
Peas, lettuce, radishes, onions and cabbage.

Attend Saturdays all season