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Get ready for love-filled events and festivals this month. Of course, Valentine’s is a celebration that’s all about indulgence: wine, chocolate, and anything suggestive of sweet, romantic gestures. But love is everywhere, all month long, and there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Barbecue: Old Dominion Style
You can be forgiven for being unfamiliar with, even skeptical of, the term “Virginia barbecue.” When most people think barbecue epicenters, they probably think North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Kansas City—but not necessarily the Old Dominion. And while you’ve long been able to enjoy fantastic American barbecue in the state of multiple styles, homegrown Virginian preparations are enjoying a smokin’-hot, finger-lickin’-good revival well worth celebrating.

10 Best Tips for Farmers Market Season
Of course, you know that we love all things local, and you can’t get more local than shopping at the farmer’s market. What better way to get connected with your food than to purchase it right from the source? In our opinion, weekly trips to the farmer’s market are not to be squandered.
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Virginia Farmers’ Markets: 101
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Slurp! It’s Virginia Oyster Month!
Celebrated as the Oyster Capital of the East Coast, Virginia actually out-oysters the entire country in terms of its annual production of both wild-harvested and farm-raised bivalves. Take it from us: There’s nothing like tossing down a Virginia oyster with a nice glass of Virginia wine or a frosty craft brew to go along with its salty, sweet, buttery fabulousness—ideally gazing out on some Chesapeake Bay tidelands or the Atlantic while you do it.