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The Williamsburg Farmers Market Accepts SNAP/EBT, Credit Cards, and W&M Express
DOG St. Dog Parade
October 26, 2013
7:30 a.m.
To register, click here.
-Music-
The LCV Project
-Chefs Tent-
CW Historic Foodways
Melissa Blank
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-Exhibitor-
askHRgreen Trailer
Don't forget to bring your plastic bags and cell phones to be recycled!
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Products and Vendors
Click on Vendors to see the vendors and their products for this week.
Pre-order for the Holidays!
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Pies
Jamestown Pie Company
Simply Southern Pies
Pre-order by November 21 for pickup on November 23.
Turkeys
Evergreen Springs
Georgiatown Farm
Turkeys range in size from 10-30 lbs.
Look For:
Apples, Blackberries, Raspberries
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Eggplants, Kale, Onions, Peppers, Salad Greens, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, and Turnips
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Breads, cheeses, jams, honey, and peanuts
Bison, Chicken, Eggs, Grass-Fed Beef, and Pork
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Sponsors
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* Founding Sponsors
City of Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Merchants Square Association
*Sustaining Sponsors
Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg
Howell Creative Group
Chesapeake Bank
Town Bank
Farm Bureau
Farm Credit
*Supporters
Berret's Seafood Restaurant
Prince George Art & Frame
Williams-Sonoma
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| | Recipes | On Saturday, at the Chef's tent, Melissa Blank with CW Historic Foodways will be making Apple Fritters.
You can find her recipe here.
Last week at the Chefs Tent, SHIP made Tomato Basil Soup.
As the weather gets cooler, seasonal soups take center stage. Click here for a recipe for Butternut Squash Soup.
With the holidays approaching, don't forget the pumpkin cheesecake!
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DOG Street Dog Parade
The Williamsburg Farmers Market is inviting crowd-friendly dogs to parade down Duke of Gloucester Street this Saturday. The parade will begin at Boundary St. and end in front of the W&M Bookstore where prizes will be given for best costume, best behaved and best owner/pet look alike.
Market organizers wish to remind pet owners to evaluate their dog's capacity to handle the density, stimulation, and close quarters of the market before deciding to bring their pet to the market.
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Recycling at the Market
Recycling Coordinator Tammy Rojek will be manning the askHRgreen trailer at the October 26th Farmers Market. The trailer is a "green education on wheels." Stop by to learn about recycling, fats oils and grease, water conservation, green lawn care and stormwater management. And remember to bring your plastic bags and cell phones to be recycled.
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An insight into the vendors of the Williamsburg Farmers Market.
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Rockahock Farm
Owned by: Nell Barltett and Alex Bae
Located: Lanexa, VA
What year did you go into business? 2006
What year did you begin at the WFM? 2008
What do you sell?
Baked goods, fruit butters and marmalades, spiced figs, savory cheesecakes, etc.
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Simply Southern Pies
Owned by: Tracey Winslow
Located: Sandston, VA
What year did you go into business? 2007
What year did you begin at the WFM? 2008
Of all of the products you sell, which is the customer's favorite?
That's a tossup between any pie that contains Rhubarb, we are one of the few places where you can find rhubarb pies, and our Apple Toffee Crumb (this one was a blue ribbon winner at the State Fair of Virginia and one of the inspirations to start my pie business)
What is your favorite thing about the Williamsburg Farmers Market?The connections and relationships we have with built our customers.
In the years that you have participated in the WFM, what is the biggest change?
The biggest change we have seen has been the change in ourselves, and in growth and development of our business through the encouragement and inspiration from our customers, fellow vendors and the market staff. It has been extremely heartwarming and satisfying.
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Virginia Chef Association Apprentices
What year did you go into business? 2007
What year did you begin at the WFM? 2008
What do you sell?
Assorted breads and baked goods, soups, etc.made by Chef Apprentices. The American Culinary Federation apprenticeship training program has been designed to provide future culinarians entering the workplace with comprehensive training in the practical and theoretical aspects of work required in a highly skilled profession. The apprenticeship program is based on the voluntary cooperation between local chapters of the American Culinary Federation, industry and government, the individual hotel or food service establishment and local school and college systems. Proceeds from the sale of baked goods are used to pay for field trips and culinary conferences.
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Bacons Castle Supply Inc.
 Owned by: John Brock, Jr. What year did you go into business? 1980 What year did you begin at the WFM? 2009
What do you sell?
Peanuts. In the shell: salted, roasted, raw; shelled: raw, butter toffee, cajun creole hot nuts, chocolate covered, deluxe cocktail peanuts, honey roasted; peanut brittle, peanut squares; and critter food.
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Belmont Peanuts
Owned by: Patsy and Bob Marks
At the Market: Lee and Dee Copeland
What year did you go into business? 1993
What year did you begin at the WFM? 2009
What do you sell?
Peanuts offered in a variety of sizes and flavors including: salted, unsalted, BBQ, Chesapeake Bay Spice Seasoning, Redskins, garlic, hot field fire, butter toasted and honey roasted. We also sell peanut squares, peanut brittle and chocolate covered peanuts.
The inside story:
FRESH is the Motto David Peck and Patsy Marks believe in and stand behind with every order that is processed. Hand-cooked Virginia peanuts, one batch at a time, is the process that we are committed to in order to ensure the freshest, most natural, delicious, crunchy peanut in the market place.
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Drumheller's Orchard, Inc.
 Owned by: Doris Drumheller What year did you go into business? 1937 What year did you begin at the WFM? 2009
What do you sell? Apples, peaches and pluots. Currently, Stayman, winesap, rome, black twig, fuji, nittany, and granny smith apples are in season. |
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Holiday Markets
November 23, 30 and December 14
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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