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This Saturday
It’s that time again, people. Time to give big ups to the woman that did all the pushing, MOM. Mother’s Day is this Sunday! All Day! On Mother’s Day, making Mom happy is really easy to do and...
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Meet Your Artisan #2: Richmond Soap Studio
Every Friday we’ll be featuring a different GrowRVA vendor, in their own words, to help build a stronger connection between the artisans at the market and RVA. This week we’re featuring a vendor who is...
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Meet Your Artisan #3: Blanchard’s Coffee Co.
Every Friday we’ll be featuring a different GrowRVA vendor, in their own words, to help build a stronger connection between the artisans at the market and RVA. Blanchard’s Coffee Co. has been...
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Meet Your Artisan #4: The Wildwood Carver – Carved Wood Bowls
Tom Lowe is The Wildwood Carver, and with the help of his wife, Roberta Lowe, they sell beautiful, hand-made bowls and utensils. They also sell imaginative, Seussian* sculptures that are truly one of a...
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Meet Your Artisan #5: Babes in the Wood forest-fed pork
Located about an hour outside of the city in Dillwyn, VA, Babes in the Wood farm isn’t the kind of farm you might imagine. It’s more of a forest, a place where a rare-breed pig can root around with his...
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Seasonal Eating – Recipe Share & Giveaway
Buying fresh, local produce from the farmers markets creates a cycle of seasonal eating, enjoying the best of what the land has to offer from week to week. A seasonal diet can be a great way to enjoy...
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Meet Your Artisan #6: Poor Georgie’s Bake Shoppe & Cupcakery
Poor Georgie’s Bake Shoppe & Cupcakery is a great source for customized cakes, cupcakes, and other sweets made from scratch using the finest ingredients and tailored to your exact specifications!...
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Meet Your Artisan #7: Alchemy Coffee
This is Alchemy Coffee‘s first year at the South of the James Market, and Eric Spivack has already created quite a following for his espresso drinks and caffeinated conversation. Alchemy was a...
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Farmer's Market
Reblogged from polegreen: Yesterday launched the ten-week Farmer’s Market we are hosting at Polegreen in partnership with GrowRVA. It was a wonderful event and our staff, as well as the community...
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Meet Your Artisan #8: Empress Farm
Mike and Dianne Taylor of Empress Farm both come from farming families, so it’s no surprise that they take so much pride in what they do. Empress Farm sells humanely-raised chickens, turkeys, Peking...
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Meet Your Artisan #9: Sweet Sour Salty & Co
Sweet Sour Salty & Co is a new Richmond-based business that offers inventive, hand-cut “farm-to jar” pickles, and they’re also pretty interesting folks. I recommend chatting up CEO Jamie...
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Meet Your Artisan #10: Casselmonte Farm
Casselmonte Farm LLC is a USDA Certified Organic market garden farm located along the Appomattox River in Powhatan County, Virginia. Owned and operated by Bill and India Cox, the farm is in its fifth...
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Seasonal Eating – July Recipe Share and Giveaway!
Bloggers, chefs, home cooks, and lovers of fresh food, We want your best July recipes Bring on your recipes for cobblers, gazpachos, eggplant parmesans! If it’s what you’re cooking in the summer, we...
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Meet Your Artisan #11: Bizarre Market
This week’s artisan profile is going to be a little different because, rather than one artisan, we’ve got over 20 under one tent – It’s like an artisan circus! The Bizarre Market is an underground...
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Meet Your Artisan #12: King of Falafel (aka Mediterranean Brick Oven)
Mediterranean Brick Oven is located in the Southside of Richmond and owned by brothers Mo and Kal Jubran. You can find them Saturdays at the SOJ Market under the rightful name “King of Falafel.”...
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Meet Your Artisan #13: Motive Votive
We have several candle makers at SOTJ, but we have only one candle-holder-maker, and that would be Motive Votive, a new vendor to our market. Motive Votive’s business model is unique – they employ...
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Seasonal Eating – August Recipe Share and Giveaway
The August Recipe Share and Giveaway looks very similar to the July one but…Augustier. If you find yourself making one recipe on repeat every August, THAT’S the recipe we want! If no picnic is...
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Meet Your Artisan #14: Ma’s Madhouse
Ma’s Madhouse is owned and operated by Mary Ann Griffin. Her unique style is evident – it’s whimsical and creative with a hint of burlesque. Her hairpins and masks are one-of-a-kind, a perfect gift...
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Meet Your Artisan #15: Hispania Bakery
Like many of our vendors, Maria Onsel holds down a full-time job in addition to being a business owner and market vendor, but she doesn’t stop there. This past week, Maria was also part of a pop-up...
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Meet Your Artisan #16: Do the Jerk-ey!
Do The Jerk-ey! are market veterans. After 6 years in the business, including appearances at several markets and festivals around Richmond, they know exactly what they’re doing: They’re making...
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