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Farm Tour

by Linda Kobert 12:26 pm August 04th

September 6, 2010 10:00 am

$10 per car in advance/$15 per car day of event

Farm fresh.
PHOTO BY Linda J. Kobert

Locovors are invited to Meet Yer Eats at the 2nd annual Farm Tour. Gather your friends, fill a car, and chart a course to visit four or five of the 18 host farms participating in this year’s event. You can meet the folks who grow your food, sample some of their treats, and purchase the freshest produce, eggs, meat, cheese, plants and other farm products. The tour is held rain or shine, so dress for the weather and wear sturdy, close-toed shoes, hat, and sunscreen. Bring a cool to keep those purchases fresh, and pack a picnic to fully enjoy a day in the country. For more information and late-breaking news check out Market Central. 531-3957.

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Clintons serve Kluge’s wine at daughter’s wedding

by Dave McNair 1:05 pm August 02nd

Barbara Kinney / AP

Over the weekend, guests held to secrecy at the year’s most talked about $3 million wedding, which created mayhem in the little town of Rhinebeck, New York, enjoyed some Virginia wine from Pat Kluge’s vineyard.

“Kluge’s SP Blanc de Blanc and SP Rosé sparklers were served at Chelsea Clinton’s rehearsal dinner and reception,” says Kluge’s Kristin Moses, who was also held to secrecy about the event. “ It’s cool that Virginia wine, as opposed to the many New York wines at this New York state wedding, and Kluge were able to get that spotlight.”

Of course, it didn’t hurt to know the Clintons, as Pat Kluge and her husband Bill Moses do. While Kristen, Bill’s daughter, says they weren’t invited to the high-security nuptials, they sent wine as a wedding gift.

“But then the caterer called and asked if they could serve it at the wedding,” says Moses. “So they must have liked it.”

For those who missed the coverage, the Chelsea Clinton Wedding Watch website will get you all caught up.

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Feast fresh, feast local

by Dave McNair 12:53 am July 26th

August 7, 2010 6:00 pm

Mark your calendar, foodies. On Saturday, August 7 the Piedmont Environmental Council is having a fundraising feast for its Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign at Whole Foods Market on Route 29 North. Guests will dine on a menu featuring products from many local and regional farmers and producers including Barboursville Vineyard, Blue Mountain Brewery, Blue Ridge Dairy, Caromont Farms, Green Hill Farms, Henley’s Orchard, Meadow Creek Farm, Porcello Farm, Shenandoah Valley Family Farms, Shenandoah Joe Coffee and Wade’s Mill. Many of the farmers and producers will also be on hand for the event.

The feast begins at 6pm and tickets, which are said to be completely tax-deductible, are $50. Tickets can be purchased online or by giving Melissa Wiley at the PEC a call at 434-977-2033.

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Get hoppin’

by Dave McNair 10:43 am July 15th

August 2, 2010 12:00 am

Like beer? Why not help make it. The folks at the Blue Mountain Brewery are inviting people to come out on August 2 from 10am to 7pm for their annual Hop Picking. If you volunteer you get a free sandwich and a side. They’ll be brewing 1,000 gallons of Cascade Tribute pale ale with the hops you pick, and the rest will be tried and used in their Full Nelson.