FARM TOURLabor

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5$ Annual

Monday, September 2, 2013

10 AM y 4 PM

19 Farms

$15 in advance

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How To

Purchase a Car Pass — $15 in advance, or $25 day of tour. Visit the Market

Central booth at City Market, or purchase online at marketcentralonline.org.

To purchase advance tickets by mail, send a check, payable to Market Central, P.O. Box 6459, Charlottesville, VA 22906. Mail orders must be received by August 25, 2013 in order to be processed in time for tour.

Gather your friends, fill a car, locate farms on the map and decide which

route you’ll take. Use the expanded farm information on our website to choose the farms you want to visit. By the time you factor in driving and actually touring the farm, you’ll need to budget 1-1.5 hours for each farm, and most visitors see 3-4 farms on tour day.

Many farms are offering special programs at specific times. See our

website for detailed information about these programs, and if one of them interests you, plan your route so you’ll end up near that farm when the program is offered.

Many farms are on the tour every year, so if you miss them this year,

you can see them next year!

Volunteer! We count on volunteers to help on tour day—it’s fun, and

earns you a free car pass and a tee shirt! Website has full details.

marketcentralonline.org

Community farm friendly partner.Visitor center is open daily 9-5pm on the Downtown Mallvisitcharlottesville.org

The Piedmont

Environmental Council

Buy Fresh, Buy Local!

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Special thanks to our

Farm Tour supporters! Honey-coated

gratitude to

HUNGRY HILL FARM’S

Colin Johnsonfor producing our tour map this year.

Farm Tour friends like

Janet Eden make it happen!

WANT TO KNOW MORE? CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE FARM DETAILS, A SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND DOWNLOADABLE TIPS & GUIDES.

About

There are nearly 2,000 subscribers to Market Central’s bi-weekly newsletter

Over 1,000 people have received coupons, demos, and instructions about canning

44,208 dollars were brought to Charlottesville markets in 2012 through SNAP & Debit

Market Central has taught over 150 people in hands-on classes. And lots more classses are to come!

In 4 years, 3.5K participants have visited 35 farms(tomatoes are in

thousands)

WELCOME TO MARKET CENTRAL’S 2013 FARM TOUR! The City Market is home to these growers on market days, but the rest of the week, they are hard at work on their farms. On Labor Day,

they invite you to visit their farms, and to “Meet Yer Eats”!

Come see real, working farms and meet the real, hard-working farmers who make the Charlottesville

City Markets so special. Get connected to the land and to the people who bring fresh food, plants and flowers

to the City Markets. Hear first-hand stories of the farmers and their families, and the personal challenges about being a farmer. Learn about sustainable techniques that produce great food while protecting water quality and pollinators. Learn about the superior nutritional value of locally-produced foods. Pick up tips for your home garden or chicken coop. And by all means, stop and smell the flowers!

Kathy KildeaMarket Central Farm Tour Coordinator

Tour is held rain or shine — dress appropriately for the weather, and we strongly recommend sturdy, closed-toe shoes! Hats and sunscreen are also recommended.

Don’t wear perfume or heavily scented products on tour day. (The bugs and bees are likely to find you absolutely irresistible!)

Bring personal water bottles, and pack a picnic if you like. Throw a blanket in the car and find a shady spot along the way.

Bring a cooler — and some cash! Most of the farms offer on-farm sales on tour day, when you’ll be able to purchase produce, eggs, meat, cheese, and other farm products.

Take advantage of convenience store restrooms along the way. Some farms have facilities available — but some do not.

Bring a camera — take pictures and videos as keepsakes and to share with friends and family.Please don’t bring pets to the farms or visit farms outside of the tour hours.

Check our website for more information about particular farms, and for any late-breaking news, added programs or special announcements about the tour.

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WIN! Purchase your car pass by August 25 to be entered in a drawing to win a deluxe tour shuttle for 12!*Courtesy of our friends at Camryn Limousin and catered by Market Street Market.

* details at marketcentralonline.org

Visit marketcentralonline.org for expanded farm descriptions,

directions, special program listings, and much more.

Market Street Market

Get yer eats downtown!

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Camryn Executive Transportation & LimousineGet there in style!camryn-limo.com434.990.9070

Relay FoodsLocal eats online!

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Charlottesville FamilyRead local publications!charlottesvillefamily.com

434.984.4713

FOLLOW THE CARROT!

On tour day keep yer eyes peeled

for our new carrot markers along

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H)h brightwood farm

Diversified family farm: laying hens, meat goats and sheep, and a variety of Certified Organic berries, vegetables and herbs. Wide range of elderberry and elderflower products.

Directions: Rt 29 N for 27 mi / Right on 629 (Lonnie Burke Rd) / Right on 607 (Lillard’s Ford Rd) / Farm on left in 1.9 mi (before Robinson River)

H)h caromont farm

Artisanal goat’s and cow’s milk cheeses from the finest locally–sourced milk. All cheeses are hand-ladled, tended daily, and follow a seasonal path.

Directions: Rt 29 S / Left on Rt 6 / Right on 722 (Old Green Mountain Rd) / Farm on left in 3.5 mi

H)h critzer family farm

For five generations, the Critzers have farmed this beautiful area of the Rockfish Valley located right on the Nelson and Albemarle County line. Once primarily a beef cow and orchard operation, today it focuses on growing fresh local fruits and vegetables.

Directions: I-64 W to Exit 107 / Rt 250 W for 4.5 mi / Rt 151 S for 1.3 mi, farm on right

H)h everona dairy

Everona makes aged sheep’s milk cheeses in the Piedmont of Virginia, where the farm is atop a limestone ridge with delicious sweet water and lush and tender grasses. At tour time, visitors can expect to see Everona’s flock of 70 sheep, new lambs, milking and cheese-making operations.

Directions: Rt 20N (or Rt 29N to 33E to 20N) / Through Orange to Rt 522 / Left on Rt 617 for 3.2 mi / Veer left on 627 (Clarks Mountain Rd) / Dairy is first driveway on left

H)h appalachia star farm

Produces fresh, well-grown vegetables and herbs, free of chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Growing methods build soil fertility, lively ecosystems, and healthy food. Pastured laying hens and ducks.

Directions: Rt 29 South for 30 mi / Right on 56 West / Right on 655 (Roseland Rd) / Right on 151 / Right on 673 (East Branch Loop) / After 2 mi, straight across intersection onto Shaeffer Hollow Lane, farm is first driveway on left

H)h babes in the wood

Buffalo Creek Farm is 76-acre family run farm. Over 60 acres of woods, pasture, ponds and creeks are home to the Jones’ Duroc and Tamworth hogs, English breeds that are well suited to living and foraging outdoors.

Directions: Rt 20 S for 38 miles / Left on Rt 15 (N. Madison Rd) in Dillwyn for 1.9 mi / Right on 650 (Bell Rd), go 4.4 mi / Right on 628 (High Rock Rd), go .9 mi / Right on Rodeo Lane

H)h bellair farm

On 900 beautiful acres just south of Charlottesville, Bellair Farm’s goal is to connect member families to the land, their food and their farmer. Fifty different types of vegetables, fruit and flowers grown under strict adherence to organic standards.

Directions: Rt 20 S for 9 mi / Left on 627 (Carter’s Mountain Rd), and quick right on 708 (Secretary’s Rd) / Farm is 2 mi on right

H)h best of what’s around

The name of the farm, taken from a DMB song, emphasizes the focus and intention of the farm: growing and providing the very best of everything around, keeping to high standards of integrity, sustainability, and quality. Cattle are raised and on the farm’s organic grasses.

Directions: Rt 20 S for 13 mi / Left onto 712 (Coles Rolling Rd) until T intersection / Left, and immediate right on Coles Rolling Rd / Farm on right

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WANT TO KNOW MORE? CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE FARM DETAILS, A SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND DOWNLOADABLE TIPS & GUIDES.

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H)h fairweather farm

Want to see what one woman can do with one acre and two greenhouses? Extensive herb gardens, with over 250 kinds of plants, are never treated with anything but sunshine, rain, good soil, and tender care. Taste and smell all the flavors that go into Fairweather’s herbal teas and culinary spice blends.

Directions: I-64 W to Exit 107 / Left on Rt 250 W / Left on Rt 151 S, go 7.5 mi / Right on 633 (Blundell Hollow Rd) / Driveway is 4th on the left

H)h forrest green farm

A small, family farm located near Zion Crossroads, committed to supplying the best naturally and ecologically–grown medicinal and culinary herb plants, vegetables, grass–fed beef, pastured chicken eggs, pastured poultry and horse hay. Forrest Green Directions: I-64 E to Exit 136 / Right on Rt 15 S, 1 mi to stoplight, left on Rt 250 E, go 4 mi / Left on 626 (Evergreen Rd) / Farm on left in 2 mi

H)h free union grass farm

Free Union specializes in pastured chicken and duck, 100% grass-fed beef, and free-range eggs. No antibiotics, hormones or synthetic anything. Chickens, ducks, pigs and goats eat grass and bugs and a local GMO-free ration, and all the poultry is processed on the farm. Vegetable and perennial herb gardens.

Directions: Barracks Rd (becomes Garth Rd) for 9 mi / Right on Millington Rd, go 1.3 mi / Left on Ballards Mill Road, go .75 mi / Farm is first right

H)h planet earth diversified

Providing fresh greens, baby salad mix, herbs, tomatoes, microgreens, nanogreens, sprouts and seasonal farm produce to the most discerning chefs and local customers. Ecologically–grown in custom design greenhouses and sustainable farmland.

Directions: Rt 29 N / Left on Rt 33, go 2.1 mi / Left on Amicus Rd / After 3.1 mi veer left to stay on road, go .4 mi / Right on Earth Way Drive

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H)h vintage virginia apples

Rural Ridge Orchard is family-run and dedicated to exploring the varieties of apples that can thrive in Albemarle County, including cultivars that Jefferson grew at Monticello as well as hundreds of other old-fashioned varieties. Also on the farm: Albemarle CiderWorks, a family-run cidery and tasting room.

Directions: Rt 29 S, go 8 mi after I-64 ramps / Right on Rural Ridge Ln (sign: Albemarle CiderWorks)

H)h wolf creek farm

Wolf Creek Farm’s mission is to create a sustainable farm that produces health and enjoyment for the livestock, the community, their customers, and themselves. Cattle were selected to be the mainstay of the farm due to the farmers’ affinity with this truly gentle creature that has historically connected mankind with the natural world.

Directions: Rt 29 N, go 25 mi to Madison / Left on 230 (Wolftown-Hood Rd) / Farm on right

H)h woodson’s mill

Woodson’s Mill, a historic landmark, produces all-natural flours and meals in small batches, by hand, from the best local ingredients available. The power for grinding comes from the Piney River’s water - making the entire process renewable and sustainable.

Directions: Rt 29 S to Lovingston / Rt 56 W, go 6 mi / Left on Rt 151, go .5 mi / Right on 778 (Lowesville Rd) / Mill is 2.5 mi on right

H)h radical roots

Radical Roots Farm catalyzes positive change by growing high quality, organically grown vegetables, educating about permaculture & sustainable agriculture, and living this vision.

Directions: I-81 N to Exit 247a for 33 E / Left on Linda Ln, go 1 mi / Left on Smithland N, go .5 mi / Right on Old Furnace Rd, go 3 mi / Left on Indian Trail, .5 mi / Right on Minnie Ball, go 1 mi / Left on Mountain Valley, go .5 mi / Left on Flook Ln

H)h the rock barn

The Rock Barn’s “snout-to-tail” promise: In addition to working with only ethically-raised pastured pigs, they utilize the entire animal and waste nothing. Offering only high-quality cuts, they work in small batches using only the best ingredients. Farm animals are not on premises, but visitors can observe the butcher on tour day.

Directions: Rt 29 S, 3 miles past Lovingston / Left on Oak Ridge Rd / Left at the Carriage House / Immediate right through wooden gate

H)h sharondale farm

Sharondale Farm produces mushrooms and mushroom spawn and offers tools and workshops about growing mushrooms and useful plants including berries, willows, and perennial cut flowers.

Directions: Rt 250 E for 4 mi / Left on Rt 22/231 in Shadwell, go 5 mi / Continue on VA 231 a few hundred yards past 22/231 split / Right on 600 (Cismont Ln) / Farm on the left

H)h ted’s last stand

A fully diversified small farm with flowers, veggies, beehives, a hoop house, farm animals and even some mushroom logs. Bring a picnic and eat with the donkeys and llamas on the dock by the pond.

Directions: Rt 250 E / Left on Rt 22 / Right at the Cismont Market, stay on Rt 22 (Louisa Rd) for 4.5 mi / Right onto gravel road (Waverly Forest Ln) / Farm is third entrance on right with a red gate Restrooms

Farm SalesSpecial Program

Farm Animals Kid-Friendly

WANT TO KNOW MORE? CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE FARM DETAILS, A SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND DOWNLOADABLE TIPS & GUIDES.

—Now What?

talkTell your family and friends about your experience. Share stories and photos, and be sure to tell us — we love hearing feedback!

eat localJoin a CSA, shop at farmers markets, and patronize restaurants and grocers who feature locally grown foods.

experimentTry new or unfamiliar foods that local farms are growing. Take a cooking class! Psssst—there are lots to choose from on our website!

SUPPORTSupport our tour sponsors who help make this event possible.

digPlant a garden, plant a fruit tree, or put in an herb garden.

advocateTweet or blog about the tour. Tell your elected officials to support local farms. Talk to your grocery store manager and ask for more local and organic foods.

voteElect politicians who support sustainable farms.

learnRead a good book on farming, or watch a good film like “Fresh” or “Food, Inc.”

JOIN!Become a Friend of the Market through Market Central, and support our efforts to enhance the Charlottesville City Market, and to secure a permanent home for the market.

AFTER VISITING FARMS ON

TOUR DAY, HERE ARE SOME

IDEAS TO KEEP ENJOYING &

PROMOTING LOCAL FOODS

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

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