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ShenandoahsBest.com's goal is to bring together the creative collective farmers to feature them to the local consumers. In this world of large business, it is time to get back to local concerns and connections by promoting each other in the field, at the community market and coming together to improve the health of the consumer. Community Supported Agriculture Shenandoah Valley has many variations on how the farm budget is supported by the consumers and how the producers then deliver the foods.

Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a method of purchasing farm goods directly from local farmers.  CSA members pay for their shares at the beginning of the season, thereby helping farmers with their spring production costs, then pick-up a weekly box of fresh, delicious local food - straight from our hands to yours! - Virginia CSA Farm Classifieds

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Community Supported Agriculture Shenandoah Valley

CSA keeps food dollars in the local community and contributes to the maintenance and establishment of regional food production. CSA supports the biodiversity of a given area and the support of local agriculture through the preservation of small farms producing a wide variety of crops. CSA creates a sense of social responsibility and stewardship of local land. CSA puts "the farmers face on food" and increases understanding of how, where, and by whom our food is grown.

Friendly City Food Co-Op Harrisonburg VA

Keep your grocery dollars local at Friendly City Food Co-op, a full-service grocery store located 
at 150 East Wolfe Street in downtown Harrisonburg.

Friendly City actively seeks out relationships with local farmers and producers to highlight a broad selection of natural, organic, and locally-produced food and products. Friendly City has 4,000 square feet of retail space, big enough to meet your needs, small enough to meet your neighbors. At Friendly City you will find produce, dry grocery, meat, frozen food, dairy, a deli grab & go section, a coffee and salad bar, and a cafe-style seating area. In addition, the store also has a strong selection of supplements and health and beauty aids, a customer service counter, a small reference library, a selection of non-food household supplies, pet-care products, and general merchandise. FriendlyCityFoodCoop.com 540-810-8882 * 8am-9pm, 7 days a week at 150 E. Wolfe St. Down Town Harrisonburg Virginia

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K & R's Farm - Chicks, Eggs, Hens and Roosters - www.kandrfarm.com

Here at our farm we hatch eggs that we produce in our own professional breeding program.  All chicks are hatched here in our large array of commercial incubators.  We also raise domestic livestock. Please feel free to browse our site and check back frequently to see what is available! Day Old Chicks In Virginia - Fertile Hatching Eggs In VA - Farm Fresh Eggs In Virginia - Ready To Lay Pullets In VA - Roosters In Virginia - Gamebirds In VA - Heritage Breed Chickens In Virginia We Are Located In Charlottesville, VA 22903 - Virginia CSA Farm Classifieds

Grass Fed Rabbits in Virginia by Robert Plecker

We are getting geared up for the 2012 breeding season and will be offering commercial breeding stock on a limited basis please be sure to call ahead of time to ensure availability.  Deposits required for reserved rabbits.  Starting in 2012 we will be buying select bunnies back from our youth customers for $1.50lb live weight.  We will only buy bunnies back from 4-h members who have had an onsite inspection completed by myself.  There might be an exception made to the 4-h rule for extenuating circumstances such as economical feasibility.  Grass Fed Rabbits in VA - Fresh Rabbit Meat In Virginia - Rabbit Breeding Stock In VA FFA Project in Virginia - 4-H Project In VA

Local Foods Served up with Live Music Lisa and George at PlanB Broadway VA 202 North Main Street - Broadway VA 22815 540-896-2221 Live Music Venue off I-81 in Broadway VA Plan-B hosts concerts, story-tellers' open mic nights and more...  - Live Music Shenandoah Valley Where Friends meet for fine local fare, music, and more!

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Shenandoah County VA Garden Center

Over the years, we have expanded and improved to offer our customers a wide variety of vegetable plants, herbs, annuals and perennial "old fashion" flowers, shrubs of interest, and select trees. We enjoy trying new techniques in recycling and environmentally friendly gardening. We pride ourselves on listening to the customer's wants and needs.

         Gabalot Gardens strives to continue the best customer service possible. We hope that a visit to our greenhouse is a reminder that the customer comes first and we hope you leave feeling like a new found friend. - www.gabalotgardens.com

Polyface, Inc. is a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

Joel Salatin Shenandoah Valley Farmer with a Grounded Vision...

IN 1961, William and Lucille Salatin moved their young family to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, purchasing the most worn-out, eroded, abused farm in the area near Staunton.  Using nature as a pattern, they and their children began the healing and innovation that now supports three generations. Disregarding conventional wisdom, the Salatins planted trees, built huge compost piles, dug ponds, moved cows daily with portable electric fencing, and invented portable sheltering systems to produce all their animals on perennial prairie polycultures. Polyface, Inc. is a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

Today the farm arguably represents America’s premier non-industrial food production oasis.  Believing that the Creator’s design is still the best pattern for the biological world, the Salatin family invites like-minded folks to join in the farm’s mission:  to develop emotionally, economically, environmentally enhancing agricultural enterprises and facilitate their duplication throughout the world.

They produce:

• Grass Feed Salad Bar Beef
• Pigaerator Pork
• Pastured Poultry (Eggs, Broilers, Turkeys)
• Forage-Based Rabbits
• Forestry Products

We are in the redemption business: healing the land, healing the food, healing the economy, and healing the culture. Writing, speaking, and farm tours offer various message venues.

Experience the satisfaction of knowing your food and your farmer, building community.  We are your clean meat connection. 

www.polyfacefarms.com

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More Than Just GREAT Food. Join the Movment!

"Food with Integrity" Chipotle Parterns wtih Salatin Family's Polyface Farms

It’s very important to consume only as many calories as is recommended in a day. But it’s also important to try to eat whole foods that are full of the nutrients and micronutrients that really keep your body running. Foods that are unprocessed and un-tampered with (like at Chipotle) are more filling and nutritious than the synthetic foods you might find at other restaurants. - Locations

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Shenandoah Valley Nutrition Awarness

The mission is to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables.

Penelope Ferguson RD; is a registered dietitian. Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, where my roots are firmly planted. I graduated from Madison College (now James Madison University) in the mid-1970s, received further training and education to become a registered dietitian. - Shenandoah Valley Nutrition >>>

Organic gardening can be challenging, requiring time and patience. To build your soil into a healthy state by organic means can take many months. You may suffer setbacks, and when you do, you may be tempted to reach for a chemical spray. However, before you do so, stop and think about the long-term benefits of avoiding chemical poisons. If you are patient, though, before long you may have a garden that produces tasty organically grown vegetables that are less subject to pest and disease problems than others. No, your garden will not be perfect, but you may find that you are delighted with the results. So if you enjoy gardening, why not try growing your own organic garden? - Shenandoah Valley Nutrition Forum >>>

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Shenandoah Valley Farmers Markets

WOODSTOCK FARMERS' MARKET

Fort Valley Nursery 1175 S. Hisey Ave.
Woodstock, Va Saturdays--8:00-12:00 opening APRIL 7, 2012

Contact info: Shelley Long
(540) 459-4917

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The Harrisonburg Farmers - Market Mission is to provide the public with easy access to fresh, healthy, locally-produced agricultural goods and crafts of the highest quality while assisting local and regional farmers and other producers in directly marketing their products to the local customer base.

Turner Pavilion in Downtown Harrisonburg on Saturday mornings.  As the awareness of the importance and benefits of eating locally and supporting local sustainable agriculture continues to grow the Harrisonburg Farmers Market looks forward to being an even more vital part of the growing Community it serves.

• Regular Market: Tuesdays and Saturdays, April until Thanksgiving, 7 a.m. to 12 noon.
• Holiday Market: Saturdays in December (excluding Christmas), 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
• Winter Market: Saturdays (excluding New Years), January through March, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
• Thursday Market: Thursday evenings, June through September, 4 to 7 p.m.
  

Manager: Josie Showalter - Phone: 540.476.3377

Harrisonburg Farmers Market - PO Box 669 - Harrisonburg, VA 22803

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The Staunton Farmers Market - The community has a strong tradition of farmers’ markets. A feature article in the Staunton Daily News in the late 1800s was entitled "Staunton’s Model Market." It described the market organization as "a signal success" and the market facility, Columbia Hall, as "the largest room for public gatherings in the city."

Staunton successfully encourages a "buy local" economy by supplying residents with the opportunity to shop at a well-stocked farmer's market. The selection is incredible, the farmers are wonderful to do business with and the quality of the produce is remarkable. This is definitely the most well-attended farmers market I have ever been to.

Wednesday Market

Hours: Noon - 5:00 p.m. - Season: The first Wednesday in April until the last Wednesday in October

Location: Market dock (on the south end) of the Augusta County Government Center on Rt. 11 in Verona, VA.

Saturday Market Hours: 7:00 a.m. - noon

Season: First Saturday in April until the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving

Location: At the Wharf Parking Lot on Johnson Street in historic downtown Staunton.

Saturday market: Tom Womack - (540) 448-1937

Wednesday market: Susan Randall  - (540) 448-2364

Staunton Farms Market Vendors: Dorothy and Bob Brining - Robert Brown - Calixto Family - Whitney Critzer - Peg Davis - Fred and Christie Huger - Lee Ann Kiracofe - Merritt Liptrap - John and Stella Matheny - John Oakes - Joe and Maria Pehan - Jim & Susan Randall Amanda & Tyler Rhodes - Janet Ripley - Susan Roepke

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Mt Jackson VA Farmers Market - Mt Jackson Virginia Saturdays from 8 AM to 2 PM. - Wednesdays from noon to 6 PM. - 5973 South King Street, Mount Jackson, VA 22842 - Call 540-277-2100

Community Supported Agriculture in Virginia

CSA Shenandoah Valley is a partnership between a farm and the surrounding community –the community financially invests in the farm by purchasing “shares” prior to the beginning of the growing season and in return, the farm provides, to the best of its ability, a variety of fresh vegetables harvested at their peak weekly.

In farming, there are risks. These risks are shared by both the farmer and the subscriber. Each season, crop abundances and failures are part of the natural order – crops are subject to insects, plant diseases and inclement weather. We grow a large variety of vegetables to lesson these risks and assure our subscribers a bountiful harvest.

Becoming a member creates a bond between people and the food they eat, the land on which it is grown and those who grow it. It helps support small farms and responsible farming in the Shenandoah Valley. - Shenandoah Virginia Valley Farm Classifieds

Radical Roots Keezletown Virginia

Founded in 2000 by Dave and Lee O'Neill, Radical Roots Farm is a five acre family farm that produces high quality, ecologically grown vegetables in Keezletown, Virginia. We use sustainable methods of farming such as cover cropping, crop rotation, attracting beneficial insects and applying compost. Without the use of synthetic chemicals, herbicides and pesticides, we rely on hand labor and natural cycles for the healthiest soil and vegetables. - www.radicalrootsfarm.com

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Northern Piedmont Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Against the Wind Ranch Natural Beef - Virginia Organic Cooperative - Avery's Branch Farms - Frosted Hawk Farm - Seven Springs Farm - Dayspring Farm - Thistledowne Farm's Veggie Van - Stoney Lonesome Farm - Victory Farms, Inc. CSA - Stoneybrook Farm - Belle Meade Farm and School - Davis Creek Farm - Graceland Farm CSA

Some Dangers of Genetically Modified Food

Potential Dangers?

Biotechnology has moved at such a dizzying pace that neither the law nor regulating agencies can keep up with it. Research can scarcely begin to prevent unforeseen consequences from arising. A growing chorus of critics warn of unintended results, ranging from severe economic dislocation for the world's farmers to environmental destruction and threats to human health. Researchers warn that there are no long-term, large-scale tests to prove the safety of genetically modified (GM) food. They point to a number of potential dangers.

Allergic reaction.

If a gene producing a protein that causes allergic responses ended up in corn, for instance, people who suffer from food allergies could be exposed to grave danger. Despite the fact that food-regulating agencies require companies to report whether altered food contains any problem proteins, some researchers fear that unknown allergens could slip through the system.

Increased toxicity.

Some experts believe that genetic modification may enhance natural plant toxins in unexpected ways. When a gene is switched on, besides having the desired effect, it may also set off the production of natural toxins.

Resistance to antibiotics.

As part of the genetic modification of plants, scientists use what are called marker genes to determine if the desired gene has been successfully embedded. As most marker genes provide resistance to antibiotics, critics fear that this could contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Other scientists, however, counter that such marker genes are genetically scrambled before use, thus alleviating this danger.

Spread of "superweeds."

One of the biggest fears is that once modified crops are planted, genes will escape via seeds and pollen to weedy relatives, creating "superweeds" that are able to resist herbicides.

Harm to other organisms.

In May 1999, researchers from Cornell University reported that monarch butterfly caterpillars that ate leaves dusted with pollen from GM corn sickened and died. While some question the validity of this study, there is still some concern that other nontargeted species could be harmed.

Demise of safe pesticides.

Among the most successful GM crops are some that contain a gene that produces a protein toxic to insect pests. However, biologists warn that exposing pests to the toxin produced by this gene will help the pests develop resistance and thus render pesticides useless.

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Shenandoah Valley Restaurant Equipment

Select Restaurant Equipment is an equipment sales company providing a wide variety of restaurant equipment to the food retail and food service industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region. We pride ourselves in our ability to offer the best prices on both domestic and imported equipment for all of our clients.  We believe honesty and integrity play a critical role in all aspects of customer relationships.  We work to be efficient and effective in what we do and ask that we are given the opportunity to bid on your equipment needs.

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Shenandoah Valley Environmental Forum

Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Why do we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource? Shenandoah Valley Environmental Awareness

Get involved in keeping one of America's most cherished landscapes green,
healthy and productive.

There are many regional issues that threaten our natural and historic resources, rural economy and traditional communities and landscapes.

Shenandoah Valley Network - www.svnva.org

The Shenandoah Valley Network works to maintain healthy and productive rural landscapes and communities, to protect and restore natural resources, and to strengthen and sustain our region’s agricultural economy. We pursue this mission by supporting strong local citizens’ groups and promoting good local land use and transportation plans, compatible economic development strategies, and effective land protection programs. We serve community groups in six Virginia counties: Frederick, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham and Augusta.

Partners are: Piedmont Environmental Council - Coalition for Smarter Growth - Virginia League of Conservation Voters - Southern Environmental Law Center Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation - Civil War Preservation Trust - National Trust for Historic Preservation - Valley Conservation Council Scenic 340 Project - Wild Virginia - Potomac Conservancy - Shenandoah Riverkeeper - Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River - Friends of the Shenandoah - Pure Water Forum - Virginia Organizing Project - Sierra Club Virginia Chapter - Scenic Virginia - APVA/Preservation Virginia - Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
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Valley Conservation Council promotes land use that sustains the farms, forests, open spaces,
and cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

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