Michael Pollan writes, "There can be no healthy people without a healthy diet. There can be no healthy diet without healthy agriculture." One of the intentions of For the Greater Good is that of supporting healthy agriculture. One way of doing that is supporting local farmers and food producers and we encourage you in that regard.
This page is to let local chefs, restaurant owners, and other consumers know what food items are coming available.If you could use these items, contact the grower or producer directly.If you are a producer of food and wish to have your items included on this page, please contact Robert Hughes at goinggreen4339@gmail.com or ;) 540-665-8989.The following growers and producers will have the listed food and produce items available starting on the date listed.
Items Available
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Dates Available
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Contact Information
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Whole pastured chicken
Various pork cuts, sausage, bacon, ham
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Haskins Family Farm
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Frozen, free range beef, lamb, pork & chicken
Eggs, seasonal vegetables, fingerling potatoes, sweet potatoes, pies, pumpernickel rye bread, whole wheat bread cinnamon buns, almond tarts, jelly, jam, chutney.
Cut flowers |
Saturdays,
8 am till noon
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Wayside Farmers Market, Middletown, VA
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Sue Golden at 540.868.2389, GoldenFarmsVA@aol.com
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Pastured pork, fresh chicken, holiday turkeys, cow shares, free-range eggs
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Briars Farmstead
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Matthew & Ruth Szechenyi, 540.837.2554 or mattandruth@briarsfarmstsead.com
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Pastured beef, blackberries in season
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Mt. View Farm, near Strasburg
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peggy_davison@yahoo.com
| Year Round Fresh, Local Produce - tomatoes, cucumbers, Bibb Lettuce, Natural Beef, Lamb, Pork,Ostrich, Buffalo, Milk, Butter, eggs, cheese, breads, honey, jellies,
| Mon, Wed through Friday 10-6; Sat 9-5; Sunday 11-3. Closed Tuesdays
| Shenandoah Farm Market, 9354 Orkney Grade, Mt. Jackson, VA
| Allen & Debbie Sinclair, 540.477.9794.
FarmMarket@ShenandoahFarms.com
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