Well, it’s the start of our new season – TOMORROW! So, Spring first, and Summer in short order, just around the corner. Plus AALLL that entails. For us, it’s a hearty “Welcome Back” to our past year’s vendors, and a continuation for those diehard vendors who toughed it out throughout cold, dark, cold, sloppy, cold winter mornings.. (oh, did I mention it was cold?) plus some NEW vendors too.
So how to pick WHOM to tell you about (in the limited attention span you’re willing to give me)?
So hard to be selective …
Plus on the scale of superstitious things to do, it may be the new season, but do I even DARE tell you who the complete lineup is before they’re all back??
Some of our local farms only get productive with consistently warmer temps, a few in Mid-April, more in May and some holding out till June with a truly GLORIOUS explosion of delicate, local FRUITS too perfectly ripe to ship out so they can only be enjoyed by you lucky locals! Wild wineberries, heritage blueberries, golden raspberries, and juicy stone fruits, all for example… Mmmm…
WELL, Yes, yes, a thousand times YES! It’s WAY too exciting for me to keep it from you, LOL!
Firstly, let’s be clear: OUR VENDOR LINEUP IS COMPLETE, HALLELUYAH!
The tooth fairy brought the Lexington Farmer’s Market absolutely everything we dreamt of these recent months, and we are feeling very blessed indeed!!
We WILL have MUSHROOMS! Not just seasonally foraged wild morels for a week or few, but also, some regularly available, cultivated “exotic” varietals, too!
We WILL have Goat’s Cheeses – yes, from several vendors!
We WILL have Asunder Coffee & Beverages back with us for an iced, or hot brew, or a LB of beans, and all your favorite flavored syrups!
Despite the rumors and questions, I CAN CONFIRM THAT YES, WE WILL have Microgreens, again, from the talented farmer (Mark) at Three R’s Microgreens farm, with just one last weeks’ delay before returning
AND
After much demand, we now proudly feature those Ukrainian Bakers, with their Signature Stuffed Rolls, and Cabbage Kraut varieties you’ve LOVED everywhere else, so now you can get them not just at the Staunton & Waynesboro Saturday Markets, but mid-week in Historic, Downtown Lexington, too.
Finally, for those of you following any Alpha Gal Protocols or other specialty diets, i.e. Gluten- Free, Soy -Free, Vegan, Refined Sugars-Free, Dairy-Free, No gums, and more, we now are delighted to offer you sauces and marinades, granolas, baking mixes, and more all trusted from Maunsell Foods, LLC over in Amherst. In case you know anyone who’s suffered a tick bite, and feeling those side effects, please tell them all about Karen’s “Alpha Gal” booth and to come visit!
AND NOW, Drumroll, Please….. here is the full lineup, listed in order of attendance/return to the Lexington Farmer’s Market…
IMMEDIATE RETURN:
6 Bittersweets
Aaron, The KnifeMan (Knife Sharpening
Blue Ridge Cider Doughnuts
BlumenGarten Designs
Cardinal Feather Farm
Eat My Treats
Ferncliff Florals & Ferments
Hearthstone Farms
Hermitage Hollow Farms
Just Bee Apiary
Kelly’s Persian Foods
Little Hat Creek (produce only, this season)
Maunsell Foods *NEW SEASONAL VENDOR!
Mountaineer Munchkins Homestead (will add Goat cheese!)
Paradox Farm
Ritual Breads *NEW SEASONAL VENDOR!
Rockbridge Cider Vinegars (Exclusively available at Paradox Booth)
Singing Earth Produce (plants too!)
Sensorium Herbals
Sunflower Flats
Sweet & OK, LLC, (Ukrainian Bakers) *NEW SEASONAL VENDOR!
Twista J Farms, LLC (will add Goat cheese!)
Whistle Creek Pet Nutrition
LATE APRIL RETURNS:
ASUNDER COFFEE ROASTERY
B&B CULINARY – aka “Chef Brian”
BLUEBERRY HILL AT STILL HOUSE
CONIFER BREADS (will start adding CROISSANTS to their lineup!!)
THREE R’S MICRO GREENS
MAURY RIVER MUSHROOMS*NEW SEASONAL VENDOR!
MAY RETURNS:
ULMER FAMILY FARMS
JUNE RETURNS:
DICKIE BROTHER ORCHARDS
OCCASIONAL VISITS:
APPALACHIAN WOODWORKS (Charcuterie Boards)
HARRIDAN’S APOTHECARY
LIVE MUSIC (Various Local Performers)
MID MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER
REFILL ROCKBRIDGE (Every 2nd & 4th weeks, monthly)
ROCKBRIDGE RADIO (LIVE BROADCASTS)
UPCYCLE, WITH CAROL (REPURPOSED BICYCLE NOVELTIES)
GET EXCITED, COMMUNITY, because simply put, there is NO community without “U” and we can’t wait to see YOU. Thank you for your loyalty and always shopping local first. You make mine a very proud job, indeed!
So exciting, thank you!!!!