Shopping Habitats
Saturday, August 13, 2016 – 8 a.m. – Noon
Everyone has to shop for food, one way or another. Most of the time, we want to get what we need as efficiently as possible. So why do Old Beach fans wait until Saturday morning, search for a parking space, and make the extra effort to shop at a farmers market? Let us count the whys…. 1. Unmatched freshness 2. Peak Nutrition 3. Superb flavor 4. Unusual varieties 5. Surprises and discoveries 6. Food safety 7. Unique products 8. Support for local farms 9. Connection to who grows your food 10. It’s fun. This week is National Farmers Market Week. Celebrate with us! Stop at the Information table at the 19th St. entrance to enter your name in the drawing for some really delicious goodies. You might win a big basket of Old Beach delectables donated by our celebrated producers. To add to the festivities, Buy Fresh Buy Local Hampton Roads is hosting a scavenger hunt for kids. Check in at their table to get started. The Bakery at Riverside Farm will have olive and tomato focaccia, in addition to English-style cream scones in different flavors. Look for a variety of rustic, crusty sourdough breads, including vegan. These are true European-style breads, dense and chewy, made by hand on the Eastern Shore. Vemdors This Week The Bakery at Riverside Farm Beach Biscotti Brentwood Farm Build Your Food The Chilly Mermaid Food Truck The Creative Wedge Croc’s 19th Street Bistro Cromwell’s Produce Furtive Fudge Grudge Full Quiver Farm Give. Treat. Love. Grace and Gratitude The Green Cat Cafe Hashi Food Truck It Started With A Fig Jubilee Seafood Mattawoman Creek Farms My Vegan Sweet Tooth The Neighborhood Harvest New Earth Farm Pelon’s Baja Grill Pendulum Fine Meats Pennacook Peppers Speedy’s Hot Sauce Three Ships Coffee Udder Chaos Farms Veg Out Gardens Vy’s Pies Whole-ly Rollers Zinnia Girls Come. Have fun. Thank a farmer. |
The Market is located at 19th Street & Cypress Avenue
Parking is generously donated by these local businesses and city parking lots: the grass lot behind Wave Riding Vehicles along 19th Street; the Runnymede parking lots along Cypress Avenue at 20th and 21st Streets; and the Virginia Beach Convention Center lot at 19th Street and Parks Avenue. On-street parking is now available along 18th Street west of Cypress Avenue. Motorists who park in other lots or who block driveways do so risking tickets and towing, including the Wareing’s Gym and Mary’s parking lots on Cypress Avenue at 18th and 17th Streets. Vendor-only parking has generously been donated by the Shoreham Condominiums next door to the market.
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The Old Beach Farmers Market board consists of: Duff Kliewer, Patrick Evans-Hylton, Laura Wood Habr, Jo Ann Hofheimer, Jeremy Maloney, Cappy Sinclair Denny Wance, Gerrie West, and Ann Wright. Ann, Jo Ann and Patrick edit the newsletter. Contents of the newsletter, including recipes, are archived on the OBFM website. Old Beach Farmers Market began as an all-volunteer venture. Though we now have a part-time market coordinator, volunteers remain the heart of our operation. We always looking for friends to help out; please contact us if you’d like to lend your time and talents to the Old Beach Farmers Market.
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