My Local (Virginia) Thanksgiving – Success and a summary

I am so thankful for such a wonderful day. Great friends and family gathering around the table, where we went around the table to say what we were thankful for. I am blessed. Dinner was by far the best Thanksgiving meal I have had in a very long time. The meal was fresh and full [...]

Treasures from the farmers market

I ‘heart’ my local farmers market. There is no reason to shop anywhere else.

Celebrating local abundance: Wine, Coffee, Farm-fresh produce

I noticed recently that local grocery stores are starting to carry a lot more locally produced items, including wine, coffee and produce. Ultimately this does benefit the local economy and support local business and albeit convenient, it is much more expensive to shop this way. Of course if you have to rely on grocery stores, it is [...]