The Grow List

May is full of festive activities. From Cinco de Mayo and celebrations for Mom, all that way through to those Memorial Day barbecues, there are plenty of reasons to gather and feast. No matter the occasion, foodies across the state should be able to find great, local, food to celebrate at many of the events below.

Seafood. You either love it or hate it. Y’all can probably guess that we are firmly on the “loving it” side of the fence. Virginia is lucky to have good quality seafood available in most areas of the state, but unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that the Chesapeake Bay (aka the source of all the yummy seafood) is in trouble. The good news is you can use your foodie powers to help save it, by choosing to eat sustainably-sourced seafood. Want to learn more? Read on!

March 14 is Pi Day (because it’s 3/14, of course!) That means bakeries, pie shops, and pizza places around Virginia and DC are celebrating by offering up some sweet deals. 

Savory, who? This month is all about the sweeter things in life. Whether you want to treat your sweetie or treat yo’ self, this list of Valentine’s treats is sure to satisfy.

Over the summer, Local Food Hub and 4P Foods finalized a merger of their distribution operations. Local Food Hub is a nonprofit organization that was founded to partner with Virginia farmers to increase community access to local food. 4P Foods is a direct to consumer food hub that connects consumers in the DC metro area with good food from small family farms. This merger marries Local Food Hub’s strengths in farmer relationships and product knowledge with 4P’s strengths in logistics, market development, and sales.