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Welcome to Hampton Roads Buy Fresh Buy Local!

Buy Fresh Buy Local connects consumers to Hampton Roads' freshest and most delicious locally grown and produced food. Through outreach materials, advertisements and point of purchase materials, we make it easy for consumers to find and buy fresh, local food. 

Use Your Local Resources!

Pick up a copy of BFBL's Spring/Summer Food Guide, become a fan of our page on FaceBook, request to subscribe to our monthly BFBLHR Newsletter  or subscribe to Local Harvest where you can type in your zip code and scroll through what's available.

 

Want a Garden but don't have the Space?
Janice Harris has room on her property for anybody wanting to garden on St. Brides Road. For info.call 482-2054
A New Farmers Market in the Area: Why not Wednesdays
Coastal Farms, representing more than 25 farms in the region, is a new on-line local food co-op.  Beginning April 15, you can order everything from fresh produce to meat, eggs and honey on-line and pick up your whole shopping list at one location.  Visit http://coastalfarms.luluslocalfood.com

Ever Wanted to Work at a Farmers Market?
Now is your chance! Volunteers wanted to help out at the Old Beach Farmers Market at Croc's, corner of 19th Street and Cypress Avenue from 8am - noon on Saturdays from mid-May through September. Choose your hours, days and what types of work you'd like to do. For more info:  info@oldbeachfarmersmarket.com

Buy Fresh, Support Local!

Uncle Chuck's Seafood at VB Farmers Market is carrying 5 different Virginia oysters, four sizes of Eastern Shore clams and fresh Chesapeake striped bass . . . Get your 'Silver King' sweet corn from College Run Farms . . . Maureen of Tasha's Own Goat's Milk Soaps says, "Spring is in the air and lambs and kids are arriving at Hearthside Farm, home of Tasha's Own. This means plenty of fresh milk for our creamy soaps.
If you've ever wanted to milk a goat or feed a lamb a bottle, call to schedule a farm tour or visit!"  tashsown1@yahoo.com  or  721-9687

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 Local Happenings
 
 
 
returns to Croc's parking lot
Saturdays 8 am - 12 noon
 
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market
Court St, off High St.
1st Fridays 6- 8pm
1st & 3rd Saturdays 9:30 - 11am
 
Commerce St, VB Town Center
Wednesdays 4 - 8pm
 
Red Mill Green Market
Red Mill Commons
Shopping Center
Saturdays 8am - noon
 
The Governor's Pointe Farmers Market
in Suffolk, through the end of August
Friday evenings 5 - 8:30pm
Shoppes on the Village Green, off Rt. 17

 

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