2009 Exhibitors
Booths with Samples | Food Concessions | Non-Profits/Info Booths | Vendors
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Booths with Tastings/Samples
Appalachia Star Farm - Nelson county farm and CSA producing fresh, well-grown vegetables and herbs free of chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Also pasture-raised hen and duck eggs. 434-277-9304 www.AppalachiaStar.com
Charlottesville Cooking School - Specializes in hands-on classes using local, seasonal ingredients. www.charlottesvillecookingschool.com
Dragon Creek LLC - Dragon Creek is a 175 acre family farm located in Louisa County. We raise grass-fed Black Angus using sustainable farming practices. Our pastured cattle are rotationally grazed and our farm is enrolled in the conservation reserve program which fences animals from waterways to preserve water quality. Our cattle do not receive artificial growth hormones or medicated feed/minerals. dragoncreekllc@verizon.net
Gryffon’s Aerie - Purveyors of the finest, natural gourmet meats through sustainable pasture-based farming. www.gryffonsaerie.com
JABA - JABA’s mission is to promote, establish and preserve sustainable communities for healthy aging that benefit individuals and families of all ages. www.jabacares.org
Local Food Hub - Strengthening the future of a healthy regional food supply, supporting local farmers and promoting stewardship of the land. www.localfoodhub.org
Twin Oaks Community Foods - Organic soyfoods from Virginia-grown soybeans. Festival offerings include tofu and soysage. Also recipes and samples of delicious dishes such as mock chicken salad and “uncheese” cake. www.TwinOaksTofu.com Email: soyfoods@twinoaks.org
Whole Foods Market - Charlottesville, VA (434) 973-4900 www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Food Concessions
C & O Restaurant - Exceptional, intimate fine dining in Charlottesville. www.candorestaurant.com
Carpe Donut – Hot! Made from Scratch! Entirely Mobile! Apple Cider Donuts. Thick Italian Hot Chocolate. Mulled Cider. Locally Roasted Organic Coffee.
www.CarpeDonut.argon.org 434-806-6202 Email CarpeDonut@argon.org
Integral Yoga - Nori wraps, spring rolls, desserts, and natural sodas. www.IYFoods.com 923h Preston Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903 PH: (434) 293-4111
Mattie’s Mountain Mud - New Castle Va supplier of fresh-roasted coffees from farms providing a great work and living environment and showing consideration for the well being of the earth. 877/389-1477 www.MattiesMountainMud.com
Vanguard Ranch - Natural, locally grown, organic gourmet herbs, vegetables, and goat meat products. Festival food includes goat curry, burgers, veggie stir fry. kabobs and vegetarian desserts. Samples too. (540) 967-9706 E-Mail: VanguardRanch@cvalink.com
Wahoo Ridge Catering - Hand-crafted prepared foods, from everyday meals to special feasts using the best ingredients from local farms. (434) 977-FOOD www.WahooRidge.com
Non-Profits/Information Booths
Backyard Revolution - A family oriented movement that strives to reskill our community, bringing resources from the past into a sustainable present. www.backyardrevolution.com
Blue Ridge Permaculture Network - A group of permaculture practitioners offering classes in permaculture and ecological design. www.blueridgepermaculture.net
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards - Trained volunteers support forests and awareness of trees. Festival exhibit describes projects in Charlottesville. RDConnelly@embarqmail.com
Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival - A celebration of healthy and humane lifestyles. (434) 979-1200 info@cvillevegfest.org www.cvillevegfest.org
CLUCK (Charlottesville League of Urban Chicken Keepers) - Backyard poultry enthusiasts dedicated to raising chickens humanely in Charlottesville. www.hensinthehood.blogspot.com
Edible Blue Ridge Magazine - (434) 296-2120 www.edibleblueridge.com
Flavor Magazine - (540) 987-9299 www.flavormags.com
In The Kitchen Magazine - www.inthekitchenonline.com
Mother Earth News Magazine - Customer Care (800) 234-3368 www.motherearthnews.com
Patchwork Farms - An urban agricultural project using front and back yards of residences to grow produce. 434-977-1221 wroberman@gmail.com
Piedmont Environmental Council - This year providing the well-known “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” name to the Tasting Tent. PH: (540) 347-2334 www.pecva.org
Rivanna Master Naturalists - Volunteers providing education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities. www.virginiamasternaturalist.org
Sacred Plant Traditions - A center for herbal studies offering classes in herbal medicine, a three year clinical program, garden design and permaculture, one day workshops and weekend programs, and internationally known guest teachers. Kathleen Maier, Director. (434) 295-3820 www.sacredplanttraditions.com
Seed Savers Exchange - Since 1975, saves and shares the heritage heirloom seeds. The largest non-governmental seed bank in the US. Permanently maintains 25,000+ endangered varieties, most brought by immigrants. (563) 382-5990 www.SeedSavers.org
Sierra Club Piedmont Virginia Group – To protect wild places; to promote the responsible use of ecosystems; to enlist humanity to protect and restore the environment; and to use all lawful means toward these objectives. (804) 225-911 www.Sierraclub.org
The Greenhorns - A grass-roots nonprofit in New York’s Hudson Valley which supports, promotes and recruits young farmers in America. The Greenhorns is also a documentary film that explores the lives of America’s young farming community. www.TheGreenhorns.net
United Plant Savers – Protecting native medicinal plants of the USA and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come. www.UnitedPlantSavers.org
VDACS (Virginia Department of Consumer Services) - www.vdacs.virginia.gov
Virginia Association for Biological Farming – Provides producer and consumer education on ecological/ sustainable agriculture; promotes ecological/sustainable agricultural systems and practices; enlarges the understanding of ecological agriculture through research and study; promotes the viability of rural communities by encouraging locally-based food systems and their supporting infrastructures. www.vabf.org VaBioFarming@hotmail.com
Virginia Master Gardeners - Virginia Cooperative Extension - Master Gardeners are volunteers dedicated to promoting environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management educational programs. The following five area Master Gardener organizations are proud to add the Heritage Harvest Festival to the many community educational programs they support. www.ext.vt.edu
· Central Virginia Master Gardeners, which includes Louisa County and surrounding counties www.LouisaCounty.com/mastergardeners
· Nelson County Master Gardeners www.nelsonmastergardeners.org
· Fluvanna County Master Gardeners www.fluvannamg.org
· Piedmont Master Gardeners www.piedmontmastergardeners.org
· Greene County Master Gardeners www.offices.ext.vt.edu/greene
Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association - www.vicfa.org
Weston A. Price Foundation - Non-profit charity disseminates the research of Dr. Weston Price, whose studied isolated non-industrialized peoples; dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. www.westonaprice.org
Vendors
Ari Daniels, CMT - A massage therapist, environmentalist, activist, and health care professional. (434) 409-3075 www.aridaniels.massagetherapy.com
Carter’s Mountain Orchard - Located mere minutes from Monticello, features dozens of varieties of apples, plus peaches, nectarines, cider, pies, apple cider donuts, and more. Open seasonally July to Thanksgiving. (434) 977-1833 www.cartermountainorchard.com
D. Landreth Seed Co. - Specializing in Heirloom and Vintage vegetable, flower, and herb seeds for the home gardener. Heirloom Garlic and Fall bulbs now available for sale. 60 E High St Bldg 4, New Freedom, PA 17349 800-654-2407 www.landrethseeds.com
Dewpoint Gardens - Family nursery in Sussex County, Virginia, specializing field-grown daylilies, hostas, iris, and other perennials. American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden. www.DayLiliesDirect.com (804) 834-2550 gardencenter@DewpointGardens.com
Edible Landscaping – Since 1979. Less-care edibles. Showcase orchard in Afton, Va. Featured plants available at the Festival include figs, persimmons, pawpaws, kiwi and grapes. Michael McConkey. www.eat-it.com (434) 361-9134 E-Mail: info@EdibleLandscaping.com
Homeplace Earth – Use this 66 minute DVD to improve your garden with cover crops and compost crops. Cindy Conner also teaches credit courses in gardening and mini-farming at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Goochland, Va. www.HomeplaceEarth.com
Jam According to Dan - One pound of local fruit in every jar - no pectin added. Jams made from local seasonal fruit. Charlottesville, including at the City Market. (434) 825-6651
Email: AccordingToDaniel@gmail.com
Sharondale Farm - A permaculture project at the base of the central Virginia’s Southwest Mountains, integrates mushrooms, perennial plants, and animals into the gardens and hardwood forest. Sells mushrooms and useful plants. 434-296-3301 www.SharondaleFarm.com
Trail’s End Organic Farm - Certified naturally grown farm in Montpelier that provides produce to local restaurants, stores, and farmers markets. www.trailsendva.com
Vintage Virginia Apples - www.VintageVirginiaApples.com PH: (434) 297-2326 fruit@VintageVirginiaApples.com
Virginia Vinegar Works – Family-operated producer of handcrafted, limited quantity vinegars in Nelson County, Virginia. 434-953-6232 www.VirginiaVinegarWorks.com