More Food Options

There are lots of options for finding locally grown and/or organic products at the places you already shop.  Below are some businesses that have great options for eating well and sustainably.

Buying Clubs

RealFood
RealFood Williamsburg Facebook
email: realfoodwilliamsburg@gmail.com
Buying club organized by W&M students, food from several local farms offered on a weekly basis.  Here at VIMS, we have organized a rotating schedule of people to pickup a bulk order and bring it back to Gloucester Point.  To get involved, contact
[[v|sbaer,Steven Baer]].

Door to Door Organics
At home delivery of organic produce.

Meat/Dairy

Full Quiver Farm
www.fullquiverfarm.com
2801 Manning Road Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 539-5324
Provides raw milk (cow share program), free range poultry & eggs, grass-fed beef, natural pork, seasonal organic veggies. Sells at Yorktown Farmers’ Market and has buying club.

Holly Grove Farm
www.hollygrovefarm.com
13081 Corinth Rd Ivor, VA 23866
(757)373-2643
Dairy cow share program, beef share program, all hormone-free and antibiotic-free

Winn Family Farms
244 Winnaway Lane, Rich Square, NC
(888) 933-9466
Grass Fed lamb and beef, all hormone-free and antibiotic-free

SunnySide Up Farms
www.egroups.com/group/SunnySide_Up_Farm
588 Bowlers Rd, Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804)443-1010
Poultry, pork, veal. All hormone-free and antibiotic free

Brittany Farms
2300 Edgeview Lane, Midlothian, VA 23113
(804)739-0565
Grass fed beef, using all natural fertilizer and without herbicides.

Idyll Acres Farms
www.freewebs.com/idyllacres/
823 Pump Rd, Brookneal, VA 24528
Eggs, poultry, goat’s milk

Buffalo Creek Farm
www.forestfed.com
327 Rodeo Ln, Dillwyn, VA 23936
(434)938-9721
Free-range pork

Gryffon’s Aerie
www.gryffonsaerie.com
8205 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville, VA 22942
(540)967-5632
Grass-fed beef, pork, milk, available at Granma T’s and Health Trails in Newport News

Farm Stands

Ware Neck Produce
6682 Main Street, Gloucester Courthouse
(804)694-0708
Open March - Christmas Eve, Mon.-Sat. 9 am to 6 pm
Country farm market featuring fresh local fruits, vegetables, flowers, specialty items and seasonal delights. Holiday decorations, wreaths and Christmas trees

Restaurants/Stores/Grocery


Farm Fresh
www.farmfreshsupermarkets.com
Rt 17 in Grafton and Rt 17 in Hayes
Open 6am-12pm
Grocery store with good selection of natural & organic food

Granma T’s
www.mygranmat.com
4161 William Styron Square, North Newport News
757.594.9868
Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Health food store, with natural and organic foods, as well local meats from Gryffon’s Aerie

Health Trails
10848 Warwick Blvd, Newport News
(757) 596-8018
Organic and herbal health store, sells local meats from Gryffon’s Aerie

The Peanut Shop
www.thepeanutshop.com
414 Prince George St, Williamsburg
(757)229-3908
Open Jan-Feb 9:30am-7pm
March-May 9:30am-9pm
Jun-Dec 9:30am-10pm
VA peanuts and peanut products, jams, sauces, etc

Short Lane Ice Cream
6721 George Washington Mem Hwy, Gloucester, VA 23061
(804)695-2999
Ice Cream made on-site

Trader Joe’s
www.traderjoes.com
12551 Jefferson Ave, Newport News
Open 9am-9pm
Grocery store focusing on all-natural and organic foods, many vegetarian foods

Ukrop’s
www.ukrops.com
Williamsburg
Locally owned grocery store, good selection of all-natural and organic foods

Whitley’s Peanuts
www.whitleyspeanut.com
Rt 17 in Hayes, and 1351 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg
(804)642-1975 and (757)229-4056
VA peanuts and peanut products, processed in Hayes


Wineries/Breweries


St. George Brewing Co
www.stgeorgebrewingco.com
(757)865-BEER
204 Challenger Way, Hampton

Williamsburg Alewerks
www.williamsburgalewerks.com
(757)220-3670
189-B Ewell Rd, Williamsburg
Open Mon-Sat 12-5:30pm
Brewery tours and tasting daily at 3pm. Call to reserve space - $5.

Williamsburg Winery
www.williamsburgwinery.com
5800 Wessex Hundred, Williamsburg
(757)229.0999
Open April-October: Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm
November-March: Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Daily winery tours and tastings. Tickets can be purchased online or in-store for $8, or $30 for a reserve wine tasting. 50+ acres of vineyards.

Festivals

 

Pungo Strawberry Festival
www.pungostrawberryfestival.info/

Late May
1776 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Pie eating contest, strawberry bake-off, entertainment, parade, livestock show and sale, pig races, and art show, along with plenty of strawberries to eat

Pork, Peanut & Pine Festival
http://www.porkpeanutpinefestival.org/
Mid-July
Chippokes Plantation State Park, Surry, VA
A celebration of livestock, agriculture and forestry, with artisans, music, and food.

Carytown Watermelon Festival
www.carytown.org
August
Carytown, Richmond, VA
Food, arts and crafts.

Annual Bay Seafood Festival
http://www.kiwsrotary.org
September
Belle Isle State Park, Kilmarnock, VA
Seafood and live music

West Point Crab Carnival
http://www.crabcarnival.com
Early October
West Point, VA
Seafood, arts & crafts, 8k run, parade

Central Virginia Pork Festival
www.accashriners.com/news.asp?ID=4
October
RIR on Strawberry Hill, Richmond, VA
All you can eat pork, hosted by the Shriners

Poquoson Seafood Festival
www.poquosonseafoodfestival.com
October
Poquoson Municipal Park, Poquoson, VA

Carytown Wine Festival
http://www.carytownrva.com/events/food---wine-festival.php
Early October
Carytown, Richmond, VA
Wine, food, and live music

Town Point Virginia Wine Festival
www.festeventsva.org
October
Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA
Virginia wine, food and music