I have visited several farms in Green Bay, VA, and every time I visit the area I stop at the Green Bay Market to pick up local baked goods and fruit. The market, owned by Carolyn, sources local baked goods and pickled vegetables from the Amish community and fruits and vegetables from local farmers. The [...]

Faith Farm is operated by Paul and Brenda Lawler in Green Bay, VA. They primarily raise livestock, including cows, chickens, turkeys, pigs and ducks, for sale at farmers markets in Richmond and Lynchburg, VA. They also carry eggs, jams, preserves, butter and other items.
Below are images of some of the animals on Faith Farm:

Paul [...]

Sweet Tree Hill Farm is located in Cumberland, Virginia, about an hour west of Richmond. The farm, run by Kevin and Kathy Oliver, is still expanding and currently delivers produce to the Farmville Farmers Market. In addition, Kathy also owns a yarn dyeing and pattern designing company. One of the more popular items Kathy sells [...]

I had lunch at Cafe Gutenberg shortly after visiting Dave and Dee’s Homegrown Mushrooms to see how the Cafe used Dave and Dee’s Mushrooms.

The menu highlights local ingredients, stating exactly where they are sourced from. There were several items on the menu that specifically stated they used Dave and Dee’s oyster mushrooms, and I went [...]

Dave and Dee’s Homegrown Mushrooms operates out of Sedley, VA. Owned by Dave and Dee, they grow several varieties of oyster mushrooms for restaurants, wholesale and co-ops.

In addition to growing mushrooms, they also contract with farmer’s around Sedley to provide a variety of vegetables to the Fall Line Co-op.
Below is a photograph of Dave and [...]