U-Pick Strawberry Patches in Virginia

This fully loaded local sandwich is bursting with local flavor – with everything from local chicken to pork belly, most ingredients in this sandwich can be found form just about any farmer in Southwest Virginia. If you just can’t wait to make this sammy yourself, pop into Heartwood in Abingdon while this is on their summer lunch menu. 

This weekend, a new kombucha brewery offers a unique social gathering place for locals and visitors alike.

From the Blue Ridge Highlands to the Tidewater region, these coffee shops have one mission: to make sure your caffeine levels never run low. Sustainably sourced beans? Locally made artisanal cheeses? You’ll find all this and more in our guide to the Virginia & DC coffee shop scene.

Back Pocket Provisions is a bloody mary mix company out of Richmond with an important mission: to make life more delicious, healthy, honest, and fun by helping small farms succeed. They use delicious-but-aesthetically-imperfect ingredients from local farmers, which helps farmers increase their profitability while reducing waste. If you’re looking for a bloody mary recipe that’s a little different from the garden variety, look no further!

March is here and whether you’re celebrating the first day of spring or St. Patrick’s Day, there are plenty of fun food events happening in Virginia this month. March is also National Peanut Month, so I’d grab some yummy Virginia peanuts and celebrate the changing seasons. Enjoy these ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the return to warmer weather.

John XXIII Montessori Children’s Center in Front Royal, VA will be hosting its 9th annual SlowFoodVastWine™ event on April 29th, 2017 at Blue Valley Vineyard & Winery.