Williamsburg Farmers Market

We are disappointed that we did not win the title again this year in our division.The competition was fierce.We would like to congratulate the winner in our category (the medium category), Falls Church Farmers Market in Falls Church, VA, who took the title with a whopping 2462 votes!There were only four other markets in all categories combined with more votes.Way to go Falls Church.

We would also like to congratulate another Virginia market to claim first place it its division.King George Farmers Market in King George, VA walked away with the prize in the boutique category.

Eight Virginia markets made it to the top 20 in their divisions.Here are the final results for Virginia farmers markets:

Boutique (15 or fewer vendors):

King George Farmers Market - 1st Place

Stuart Farmers Market - 16th Place

Small (16-30 vendors):

Purcellville Community Market - 4th Place

Medium (31-55 vendors):

Falls Church Farmers Market - 1st Place

The Farmers Market at St Stephens - 5th Place

Williamsburg Farmers Market - 9th Place

The Historic Roanoke City Market - 13th Place

Large (56+ vendors):

Goochland Farmers Market - 12th Place

Remember to support your local farmers, producers and watermen.No farms = No food!

Saturday, September 4

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Find rainbow trout, catfish, prawns, other seafood, beef, apples, cheese, baked goods and more for Labor Day festivities. Berrets Seafood Restaurant will team up with Taproot and Renny Parziale at the Chefs Tent to cook freshwater shrimp and fish at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Clan MacCool will play their Celtic tunes from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.The City of Williamsburg will collect batteries and plastic bags for recycling.

Thanks to all of you who voted, we are still in 5th place in the nation. However, we are trailing first place by a whopping 742 votes. Voting ends in one week, so we need your vote today if we’re going to keep our title as “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” Vote now!

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Saturday, August 28.

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Rainbow trout, catfish, prawns, more seafood, apples, peaches, cut flowers, cheese, honey, soaps, herbs and more will be available this Saturday. The Trellis will be at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with delectable samples of local fare.  Dan and Stuart Jackson will play from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.  Master Gardeners will provide rain barrel information.

Thanks to all of you who voted, we have moved up into 5th place in the nation. However, we are now trailing by a whopping 548 votes behind first place!! Voting ends in less than 3 weeks, so we need your vote today if we’re going to keep our title as “America’s Favorite Farmers Market”. Vote now.

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Saturday, August 21

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Apples, peaches, seafood, cut flowers, cheese, honey, soaps and herb plants are among the many items available from over 30 vendors. Rosalyn Taylor of Hampton Roads Food Safety Co. will be at the Chef’s Tent at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Susan Greenbaum will play from 9 – 11 a.m.

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Thanks to all of you who attended our Tuesday markets this summer.  Today is the final Tuesday market of the season. 

We are currently in 6th place in the America's Favorite Farmers Markets contest sponsored by American Farmland Trust.  We currently trail the leader in our category by 477 votes.  We have a lot of catching up to do by August 31.  Please vote today for Williamsburg Farmers Market and help us defend our title.

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Saturday, August 14

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Buy local and support local farmers and bakers who sell fruit, seafood, cut flowers, cheese, honey, soaps, herbs and more at the Market. The Delvers will play from 9:00 to 11:00 and the Childcare Network will have activities for children.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Chef Maxwell of Down Home Virginia will be filming cooking demonstrations for his TV show at the final Tuesday market of the season.Maggie Stultz, known for her colorful ceramic dishes will be in the Artist Tent along with Polly Nunn, known for her botanical paintings. Farmers and bakers will sell peanuts, prepared foods, fresh produce, berries and other fruit.

The following are the current national standings in our category:

Peachtree Road Farmers Market, Atlanta, GA    - 521 votes
Historic Lewes Farmers Market, Lewes, DE         - 504 votes
Central Market House, York, PA                          - 492 votes
Capitol Market, Charleston, WV                           - 438 votes
Saratoga Farmers Market, Saratoga, NY             - 379 votes
Williamsburg Farmers Market, Williamsburg, VA  - 316 votes

As you can see, we're trailing first place by 205 votes.  We need your vote to get into first place so we can keep our title for another year.

Vote today!

Virginia Farmer’s Market Week is August 1-7, and to celebrate VDACS (the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) is hosting a Farmers’ Market photo contest. Click here for details including age categories and prizes.  We cannot wait to see your photos of Williamsburg Farmers Market!

We are still leading Virginia in the America's Favorite Farmers Markets contest, but we have fallen to 6th place nationwide.  Help us defend our national title as America's Favorite Farmers Market.  Vote today!

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fruit, seafood, cut flowers, cheese, honey, soaps and herbs are among the many items available from over 30 vendors.William & Mary Executive Chef Denis Callinan will demonstrate at the Chefs Tent.Narissa Bond will play from 9:00 to 11:00.The Master Gardeners will be at their tent during the morning exhibiting therapeutic gardening techniques.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Local painters Betty Babb and Apryl Altman will share the Artist Tent at the Williamsburg Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 3.Farmers and bakers will sell peanuts, prepared foods, fresh produce, berries and other fruit.

We are currently leading in our state in the “America’s Favorite Farmers Markets” contest, but we need more votes to win nationally. Please vote for Williamsburg Farmers Market in Virginia. We need your help to defend our title!

Vote now!

Great news!  We are up to 237 votes in the American Farmland Trust "America's Favorite Farmers Markets" contest.  No, that  is not enough for us to win, but we are getting there.  If you have not had time to place your vote for us, you can do so here.  We need your help if we're going to retain our title for another year.

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Saturday, July 24

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Apples, peaches and berries are highlights of the market at this time of the season along with an abundance of fresh vegetables.Two Girls And A Hammer will demonstrate making peach sauce at the Chefs Tent.Stephen Christoff will perform his musical stylings ranging from Brazilian jazz to blues from 9:00 to 11:00 and This Century Gallery will have artists on site.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Artist John Watters will show and sell his versatile pottery. Buy fresh cut flowers, berries, peaches and produce as well as freshly baked breads, spanakopita, peanuts and homemade fruit butters and marmalades.

Saturday, July 17

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Fat Canary will be at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 and 10:30.  There will be live music performed by Blush from 9:00 – 11:00.  The Master Gardeners will be at their tent to answer gardening questions.  This week's topic is Incredible Edibles - Vegetables in Containers.  Apples, peaches, berries and melons will be in abundance along with many other seasonal products.

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Elaine Abbott, painter, and Hank Mook, papier-mâché artist, will share the artists’ tent. Local vendors will offer fresh fruit, Angus beef, pork, peanuts, baked goods, produce, cut flowers and more.

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We are up to 180 votes in the "America's Favorite Farmers Markets" contest.  We need your vote to defend our title. 

Vote today!

Tuesday, July 13 2010

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Matt Cross of Mechanicsville will be the featured artist with his metal and wood folk art garden sculptures. Enjoy ethnic foods and prepared lunch or dinner as you pick up cut flowers, Angus beef, Virginia peanuts and more.

Saturday, July 10

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Williamsburg Lodge and Inn will cook at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 and 10:30.Musicians Prentice Creek will perform live from 9:00 to 11:00.Over 30 vendors will provide in-season produce and products including the first peaches of the season.See our website for up-to-date vendor and product availability.

We are coming along in the contest, but we still need more votes.  We are currently at 145.  I know it was a holiday weekend and I trust that everyone enjoyed not only the long weekend and celebration of our great nation's independence, but also our local celebration of the 8th anniversary of the Williamsburg Farmers Market. 

It's a short week and there's plenty of catching up to do, but we need you to take just a few minutes out of your schedule and vote for the us in the American Farmland Trust contest.  We need your help to defend our title.

Vote today!

In 2009 the Williamsburg Farmers Market was voted America's Favorite Farmers Market in the mid-sized category in the American Farmland Trust "America's Favorite Farmers Markets" contest.  Well, the contest is on again and we need to defend our title.

We checked our standings and we currently have 120 votes.  That is good, but not nearly enough for us to defend our title.  Thanks to all of you who have voted for us so far! 

If you haven't had a chance to vote, it's really easy.  Simply go to www.farmland.org/vote and enter "Williamsburg Farmers Market" then click vote.  We need all the votes we can get if we're going to defend our title as America's Favorite Farmers Market in our category.

Vote today!