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See a gallery of images from the SustainFloyd Open House at the Floyd Country Store, June 12, 2010. More than 100 attended, and it was a high-energy evening. Thanks to all local vendors who contributed their products and help and to all who came out to share the evening and conversation.
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Community Market Grapevine for Sept 9
One reason I like buying local food and growing my own is that extra layer of satisfaction I feel beyond the taste buds. It’s knowing that this food came from our community, our local earth and that my money stayed in the community. It’s watching my son eat a potato and knowing that that is [...] -
Market Grapevine for September 2
Our attention at SustainFloyd turns to the first big fundraiser for the Community Market, our Breakfast at the Market on September 11th. The breakfast will be held under the pavilion during the farmers market beginning at 8:30 am until 11:00 am. Alert readers may realize that the Harvest Festival and County Fair to be held [...] -
Top Tomato Contest a Sweet Success
The first annual Floyd Top Tomato Contest was a hoot! We had over 20 entries for the taste test alone and a steady stream of tasters casting ballots and expounding on tomato philosophy and lore. I heard several tomato stories equivalent to “the one that got away” fishing stories or of grandpas tomato he bred [...] -
Community Market Grapevine for August 19
And now for another installment of “Only in Floyd.” A muggy but cool Blue Ridge Friday evening at the Artisans Market, somewhat less foot traffic with the nearby Fiddlers’ Convention in full swing. American roots music at the Jamboree and on the street, that’s what folks come to see. Yet different, rather gracious sounds float [...] -
Community Market Grapevine for August 12
If the array of local products was not enough, this week, we will have live music at the farmers market. Local singer-songwriter Ben Kirkland graces the market this Saturday from 11 am to 1pm bringing a soulful sound and a pocketful of folk, rock, & Americana right in tune with the market atmosphere. Suggestion for [...] -
Community Market Grapevine August 5
I just cut up the cantaloupe from Saturday’s farmers market this (Tuesday) morning as part of breakfast. The smallish, flawless melon passed the sniff test at market, giving off a faint perfume. Three days on the kitchen counter had magnified the scent; cutting it open confirmed the results. And the taste? Ambrosia. You know it’s [...] -
Community Market Grapevine ~ July 8
Our Farmers Market seems to be falling into a steady rhythm of commerce and camaraderie, many Floydians making part of the Saturday ritual. As the cool of the morning gives way to the heat of the day, all stays cool under the shade of the Community Market Pavilion. I do wonder if the community fully [...] -
Community Market Grapevine May 27
With our pre-season warm-ups complete, it’s time for the Big Game Day at the Floyd Farmers Market. Our Grand Opening Celebration is this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. sponsored by the Floyd office of Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance in a great show of support for the market and its producer-members. The Grand Opening [...] -
Community Market Grapevine May 20
Starting this Saturday, the Farmers Market will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. instead of 8 a.m. until noon. This one-hour shift comes from an acute observation after two weeks of the market: there is just not much going on in downtown Floyd at 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Lunchtime is pretty happening and we’re [...] -
Community Market Grapevine by Mike Burton
A weekly column published in the Floyd Press related to the Community Market. I hope you had a chance to catch the first of our weekly mini-festivals this past Friday evening in downtown Floyd. The scene was just as I had pictured it with many folks on the streets, music and good food and a [...]