The South of the James Market vendors are busy harvesting, baking, cooking, creating and packing today. They’ll be set up tomorrow in Forest Hill Park at 8am with a you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it selection of food and art. Some highlights… Look for the Kids Market tomorrow. These young entrepreneurs are bringing items they have made, cooked or grown themselves. … Continue reading Saturday’s South of the James Market Highlights
When Doug and Karen Grisevich, owners of GrowRVA, got married at the South of the James Market, it didn’t surprise any of us that they turned to market vendors for everything they needed to make the wedding and the reception happen. They shopped the market for their rings, flowers, cake, henna, food, music and even their photographer. If you’re planning … Continue reading Planning a wedding? Head to your local farmers market
Before heading out to the RVA Earth Day festivities Saturday, swing by the South of the James Market for our second to last market of the “winter” season. We call it the winter market but truly spring has already sprung at SOJ! We’re seeing more produce and seedlings each week along with an increase in … Continue reading SOJ: this week + an opening day preview
There are 28 days until Christmas. We are counting down the first 12 shopping days with ideas for handmade gifts from local artisans. Continue reading 12 Days of RVA Christmas Shopping
Janice McKinney of Amelia Soap & Herb Company has been making soaps for 16 years years. She creates goats milk and glycerin soaps as well as balms, salves, lotions, and kits for various skin types. Her specialty soaps for gardeners and kitchen folks clean and comfort worn out hands with little bits of pumice, aloe, … Continue reading Meet Your Artisan #21: Amelia Soap & Herb Company
Every Friday we’ll be featuring a different GrowRVA vendor, in their own words, to help build a stronger connection between the artisans at the market and RVA. Blanchard’s Coffee Co. has been caffientating Richmond since 2004. Their Roasting Lab is located in Manchester, and their coffee is available all over Richmond as well as from … Continue reading Meet Your Artisan #3: Blanchard’s Coffee Co.
Every Friday we’ll be featuring a different GrowRVA vendor, in their own words, to help build a stronger connection between the artisans at the market and the rest of RVA. The first in our series is Atomic Bakery, now starting their second year at SOTJ. Atomic Bakery has great personality, aesthetic, and of course, CUPCAKES, … Continue reading Meet Your Artisan #1: The Atomic Bakery
This week is the official beginning of market season, and we’re kicking things off on Wednesday with the May Day Art Market at Hardywood Brewery. This market will be slightly different from the Hardywood Farmer’s Market, which begins the following Wednesday and will feature about 30 vendors off and on. For this Wednesday’s market, there … Continue reading May Day Art Market, South of the James, and The Midlothian Market
Since announcing South of the James Farmers Market would be a producer-only market, GrowRVA has committed itself to ensuring its customers get to pick from only the finest Virginia products, from the finest Virginia farms. Furthering that commitment, representatives of GrowRVA are conducting visits at the many family farms that vend each week at South of the James Farmers … Continue reading GrowRVA Farm Visits To Ensure Quality at SOJ Market
Springtime always brings exciting changes to Richmond’s farmers markets, and this year is no exception. The Market Umbrella, which produces the South of the James Farmers Market at Forest Hill Park, Richmond’s largest and most popular farmers market, is changing its name. Under the name GrowRVA, the market management company also is launching a new … Continue reading The Market Umbrella expands, changes name to GrowRVA
