Vendors for September TFM

Check the September market listing for your favorite vendors at http://www.tappahannockmarket.com/tfm-vendors-2014-sept.htm

Guest Artist: Cecilia Aquino

Cecilia Aquino pursued her B.A. in Studio Art and B.S. in Business Administration-concentration in Marketing at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Before graduation, she took internships in the field at the Greater Reston Arts Center in Reston, VA and studied "Orvieto and the Art History of Central Italy" in Orvieto, Italy. Cecilia works in mediums of painting, drawing and mixed media and has done commissions around the East Coast. Recently she began using iPhone cases as a canvas for her art and has been participating in painting demonstrations, and teaching cork and canvas classes. Most recent exhibitions have been at The NightGallery inLeesburg, Torpedo Factory's Target Gallery, Art Jamz, Mayflowers, Greater Reston Arts Center, and the Ronald Reagan Building.  
"Portrays portraiture through a visual interchange of abnormality and mixed media throughout" I explore the variety of ways people externalize emotion. These portraits embody the vulnerability and strength that are present in human beings. By capturing the features and then by enhancing and distorting the faces gives the portrait a sense of freedom through interpretation. Both the elements and characters in my work communicate stories that are open to the viewer's imagination. Inspired by the action of taking away the realistic aspect of a self-portrait and focusing on human abnormality, traditions, fashion and culture. Through the organic overlay of sand texture and color I am able to make features stand out at the points of transition where emotion changes. 

Guest Artist: Anna Raff

Anna Raff has painted her entire life. She grew up in Virginia after her parents immigrated from England when she was six years old. The landscapes, rivers, valleys, and mountains of Virginia inspired her earliest works. She studied at the Corcoran Museum under French Impressionists and later in London, Paris, New York, Quebec, and throughout the United States. Presently, a series on the Rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay are her subjects. She is living on the Rappahannock River, enjoying its wildlife and skies.  In 2002 a very large exhibit of 5' x 8' oils was presented in Washington, D.C. for 3 months. The series is called "From Sea to Shining Sea" American Series. There are over 2,000 major works throughout the world that "Anna Christina Pryce" has sold—predominately oil on canvas. A three year project painted in Quebec, Canada, a large church mural (16,000 sq. feet), is her only acrylic work. It was sponsored by Nobel and raised well over 200,000 Canadian dollars. Creating 7 companies in her lifetime, most design related, she helped raise 6 children and enjoys 2 grandchildren. "It is very nice to come back to Virginia. It is home, its beauty inspiring and its peacefulness restful. I'm hoping to concentrate my efforts on Virginia's landscapes in order to create a pictorial history of the way it looks today—for posterity and in order to make a significant difference in the protection of its environment.

Ask a Northern Neck Master Gardener!

Ask a Master Gardener at the Market - Every Market you have the opportunity to solve a garden problem with the help of the Northern Neck Master Gardeners - here are Priscilla Wellford, Martha Franks, Darlene Nelson and Diane Hagler (not shown Diane Kean). The Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ booth provides research-based answers to all of your gardening questions each month.. In September they will have information on preparing your lawn for next year by applying the correct ...amount of fertilizer this fall. The first step to a beautiful lawn is to have a soil test done. The Master Gardeners have soil test kits available to tell you how to determine the number of tests you need, where to send the kit and how to read the information you will receive back from Virginia Tech’s Soil Test Lab. For everyone with a garden, now is the time to prepare your garden for the winter. What needs to be cut down and what needs to be left until spring are common questions we will be happy to answer. Fall is the perfect time to transplant and divide perennials so you may want to find out what perennials are recommended for this area and what plants are “Natives”.

Toby Calloway and Larry Heatwole feature in Market Music!

This month's Virginia-born musicians have woven music into their entire lives.  Guitarist Larry Heatwole toured with The Platters, One Step Away, the United States Air Force Band, and Fat Ammons Band.  Singer Toby Calloway got his start early at The Little Ole Opry in Mathews before joining The Silver Dollar Band.  They are both teachers now and have performed together since 2001.   

Beef from Mount View Farm

Barry Bates has beef!  Mount View Farm is a family owned cattle farm located in Essex County, Virginia that offers naturally raised beef.  On their 140-acre farm they raise cattle in a free roaming environment. The animals have daily access to pastures, free choice hay and NON-GMO grain, which is grown on the farm.  In addition, they hydroponically grow a barley seed grass (aka fodder) to ensure the herd has fresh grass 365 days a year.  They never give added hormones, steroids or antibiotics for sub-therapeutic purposes (i.e. to promote growth).  Their meat is USDA inspected, flash frozen, and vacuum-sealed.  Their philosophy is to provide top quality beef in a sustainable and consistent manner, in order to benefit their family and community.

Arlington Lodge does VA CHIP Child ID's

Arlington Masonic Lodge will be offering free Virginia Child ID Program Cards during the Farmers Market on September 20th, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Completed while you wait - it only takes 5 minutes.

Pork providers from right here in Essex County

Local, naturally raised produce gets a new dimension this month with the addition of pork and beef providers from right here in Essex County.  

Did you know there were 50 hogs living in Center Cross?  At Black Boar Farm, they raise two kinds of heritage breed hogs: the Ossabaw Island hog and the Berkshire hog.  These two breeds are distinctly flavorful even without adding seasoning to the meat. The hogs are free range, raised in the woods and their feed is supplemented with fresh fruit and vegetable from a local farmer in the summer and hay in the winter. This naturally raised pork does not contain any antibiotics, hormones, preservatives or anything else other than the food and water the hogs consume.  The proof is in the taste. They produce the following pork products at Black Boar Farm: brined and plain sliced bacon (the plain bacon is excellent for people who cannot eat food with added salt or sugar); pork loin chops; shoulder cutlets; sage, sweet Italian and hot Italian sausage; a mild Italian sausage whose main flavor is fennel and which contains no added sugar; ground pork; ribs; leaf fat; jowls; fatback; and hog feet.  Their pork is processed at a USDA facility, which meets all standards for safely selling meat to the public.

A little history: Ossabaws are descendants of Iberico hogs introduced to the Americas by the Spaniards nearly 400 years ago.  They live on Ossabaw Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia.  Ossabaws have adapted to the brackish water and erratic food cycle on the island becoming smaller in size over the years.  They weigh between 100 to 250 pounds fully grown and have the ability to store unsaturated Omega 3 fats to sustain them through lean times. The lard of the Ossabaw hog is high in oleic acid, which is also dominant in olive oil.  The meat is marbleized and a rind covers the ham and shoulders. The Berkshire is the oldest recorded British hog.  This hog was "discovered" by Oliver Cromwell's invading army 350 years ago.  Today's animals descend from the herd maintained for 300 years by the England's royal family and is known for its succulent pork. The first boar was brought to the United States in 1841 and weighed 1,000 pounds.  The Berkshire is a very pleasant hog to work with and quite intelligent.  Their farmer friend has a Berkshire hog that can sit on command like a dog.  Berkshires weigh around 250 to 400 pounds fully-grown (at one year of age) and have marbleized meat.

 

David Aiken Guest Artist

The sailboat Atelier is home, studio, and sometime gallery for David Aiken. His paintings are vivid impressions of the places and people he finds as he travels the water routes of the United States and the Bahamas. In the summer months, the boat is in the Chesapeake, allowing ample time for sketching and painting in Bay tributaries and waterside towns. Whether working in watercolor or acrylic, David uses direct strokes of color-over-color to bring a strong element of design to his art. Despite the boating lifestyle, the subjects of his paintings are not limited to marine in the traditional sense. To balance the boating time, David spends part of each year meandering by land, revisiting his home state of Michigan or, more recently, driving cross-country for the inspiration that comes with the scenic beauty of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The palette is always changing, to reflect the changing surroundings. David is the coauthor of seven children's books, and he has illustrated a total of thirteen. At schools and libraries, he gives "book-talk" presentations, showing children how to draw and encouraging them to stretch their imagination.

Rivah Southern Seasoning and Rub

Rivah Southern has some new and exciting happenings from their home location at Fieldcrest Farm with a new 'Rivah Southern' name and logo. They have been awarded the privileged VA Finest Product designation for both their Rivah Southern Seasoning & Rub, a Smokey Sweet that is great not only on pork and chicken, but salmon, roasted potatoes with olive oil, corn on the cob, prime rib, baked squash, and more. Our Rivah Southern Lavender Lemonade, also a VA Finest designation, is a great summer refresher for parties, picnics, weddings, and such. A subtle lavender taste takes the bite off of the lemon giving it a smooth taste. Also is being purchased as a mixer for your favorite adult beverage. Available by the glass or gallon to go. Sampling so will available at the market.  'We do Southern the Rivah way!' Stop by their booth and check them out.

Re: 'Mango Mango' Preserves

A new vendor in the August market is 'Mango Mango' Preserves which is made in small, hand stirred batches that feature the mango fruit as the main ingredient. 'Mango Mango' comes from a very simple all natural/gluten free recipe with four ingredients: Mango Fruit, Pure Cane Sugar, Vanilla Extract, and Fresh Lime Juice. That means no extra or thickeners like corn syrup, pectin, gelatin, or carrageenan. Mango Mango can be used over 100 ways, 'Spread it! Mix it! Shake it! Stir it! Spread it on toast, bagels or croissants, Mix it with cream cheese for a delicious fruit dip, Shake it with red wine vinegar and olive oil for a mangolicious vinaigrette, and Stir it with our ginger spice blend to make Mango Ginger Shrimp. This season, 'Mango Mango' appeared on ABC's Shark Tank and welcomed all the Sharks to the 'Mango Mango' Party, as they loved the preserves! Mangolicious!

Guest Artist Bill Jenkins's Windsor Chairs

After a request from my wife in 2002 to make us some comfortable dining room chairs, I took a class at The Windsor Institute in Hampton in New Hampshire. Windsor chairs are made mostly from Maple, Red Oak ,and White Pine. My chairs can be found from Norway to San Francisco ,from Capital Hill to the College of William and Mary. I have made and sold over 500 Windsor chairs in the past 12 years. The John Adams miniseries used 39 Windsors which I constructed. Windsor chairs are strong, comfortable, functionable, and have an endearing beauty that lasts from one generation to the next and from one culture to another. Both young and old admire my chairs and fine them beautiful and love to sit in them.

Master Gardeners Update

The Northern Neck Master Gardeners' booth provides research based answers to all of your gardening questions each month.  As the volunteer arm of Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Master Gardeners have a variety of resource materials to provide.  Each month they have hints on what chores need to be done in your garden as well as the most water wise, ecologically sound approach to gardening.  In August they will have information on the FREE Lawn Seminar being presented on August 23^rd.  Dr. Michael Goatley, Turf Grass Specialist at Virginia Cooperative Extension, Blacksburg and Professor at Virginia Tech will be the presenter.  Stop by the booth to pick up a flyer with times and locations.

Master Gardeners continue to offer preassembled rain barrels for sale as well as information on purchasing a compost barrel.  With hurricane season upon us, a rain barrel is the perfect way to collect water to use to flush toilets and other uses when the power goes off. Interested in becoming a Volunteer Master Gardener?  Stop by the booth to obtain a form to submit for the upcoming class starting in January 2015.  We will be able to share information on the classes as well as describe why we became Master Gardeners. So plan on stopping by the Master Gardeners' booth Number 68 to say hello and pick up some information. They welcome your questions and are always eager to hear your gardening experiences – what works for you and what did not.  If you do not have a question, we will give you information on how to contact us the remainder of the month when you may have a gardening question.

Saturday July 19th Vendors List

Market Vendors list for Saturday July 19th - listed by last name with
booth number..... http://www.tappahannockmarket.com/tfm-vendors-2014-july.htm

Saturday July 19th Market

Put Saturday July 19th Tappahannock Farmers' Market on your calendar, and you'll experience the abundance and artistic creativity of this beautiful, riverfront community under the shade trees around the courthouse. This month, you can find the Welcome Tent in front of the wine garden on Cross Street. Stop by and pick up a program to locate new and returning vendors and ask how you can get involved in supporting the market team. For full details of this month's market read the Rappahannock Times article at http://www.tappahannockmarket.com/news-rt-2014-july.htm

Photos of Old Tappahannock by Wesley Pippenger

Take a walk down memory lane and pick up a copy of Wesley E. Pippenger's latest book, "Tappahannock and Essex County, Virginia in Early Photographs." Now available from the author (for an inscribed copy) at a special Farmers' Market price on Saturday, July 19th. Check out Wesley's website for more information, at http://www.wesleypippenger.com/ Share this link with all your friends!

Magruder-Viars Play for the Market…..

Tyler Viars,18 years old, plays guitar for over 7 years and enjoys playing because music is fun and the feeling of expressing with his hands - he is joined by Andrew Magruder, 15 years old  who has been playing violin for 10 years. Only recently gotten serious with playing bluegrass music and hope to make it part of my career, whatever it might be. Plays guitar and sing as well and enjoys playing with others because he gets to collaborate with their ideas and their interpretation of a song. Andrew won second place at this year's RivahFest Idol competition.

Author Bobby Watkins Comes to Market….

Coming to the July Farmers' market, Author Bobby Watkins tells the stories he recalled from the days he spent chasing bootleggers in Northern Neck and Middle Peninsulas of Virginia.  Each story has factual information, portrayals of the characters he encountered, and many humorous incidents.  He likes to say, "All of the stories are mostly true!"  Many people think moonshining takes place primarily in mountainous regions, but Watkins dispels the common notion with his stories of the illegal business of distilling liquor is Not Necessarily in Them Thar Hills.  As a revenuer with Virginia's Alcohol Beverage Control agency for 35 years, Watkins lived in Tappahannock, Virginia. Come and meet Bobby and get a signed copy of his book!

Kathryn Murray - photographer artist July market

Kathryn Murray lives at Naylors Beach, just outside of Warsaw, Virginia. She finds her inspiration in the simple and beautiful places which surround her. A photographer for 40 years, just in the last 5 has she participated in numerous shows (local and national) and has been selling through galleries in the area. Her work has been seen extensively on covers of the Real Estate Review as well as in The House & Home magazine. Annual report covers in 2012 include Rappahannock General Hospital and River Counties Community Foundation. Known for her misty scenes with beautiful light, the photos are infused in aluminum and require no framing. This is a new process that is rarely seen but offers a crisp and archival alternative to traditional photos. Her work can be found at the Rappahannock Art League, Urban Harbor Art Gallery, Gloucester on Main as well as JarrettThor in Colonial Beach.

Susan Ramsey - Guest Artist in July

Susan Mahan Ramsey has always been interested in the creative arts. Since retiring and moving to Sharps, she has concentrated primarily on painting with watercolor, and recently she has been experimenting with other water media. Sue is an avid gardener, an award winning flower designer, and loves to travel. Her photographs, gardens, and flower arranging are often the inspiration for her paintings. 

Sue has had her work accepted into the Virginia Watercolor Society Show and the Central Virginia Watercolor Guild Show. Sue has also been awarded prizes as an exhibiting member of the Rappahannock Art League. Her paintings, as well as greeting cards featuring her paintings, are exhibited and sold at the RAL Gallery in Kilmarnock, as well as being available at her studio in Sharps. 

Guest Artist Dennis Conley returns....

Dennis N. Conley was born in Virginia and moved to Essex County in 1961 with his parents William and Nancy Conley having routes in Essex and Northumberland Counties. Dennis graduated from Essex High School and attended Rappahannock Community College. After a long career of over 30 years with the postal service he retired as Postmaster of Center Cross, Virginia. He loves muscle cars, gardening, and nature. Growing up along the Rappahannock River gave him the opportunity to enjoy every moment of the river with its endless beauty and pleasures. This love helped him explore his interest in art, which he expresses in his paintings and wood burning.  You may see some of his works on his www.facebook.com/WaterFrontReflections page.  Dennis resides in Dunnsville near Ware's Wharf with his biggest fan, his wife Sandy. They have two grown sons, Stephen and Brian, their wives and four grandchildren.

The Greek Market

Argie Maurakis with the Greek Market offers homemade authentic classic desserts such as Baklava, walnut or almond, Handknotted Butter Twist Cookies, Authentic Almond Cookies and many other delicious pastries and classic food such as Spanakopita.

Chubby our May Musician!

Next market on Saturday May 17th the musical artist is "Chubby" aka Carlos Culbertson - Chubby is a contractor,sound engineer andsongwriter, originally from Fredericksburg and has been into the music scene for 15 years. His music has been said to be a cross between Damian Marley and Jack Johnson..... influences include Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and CCR. With nothing but Positive vibes flowing, he write about enjoying life and living each day to the fullest. Chubby will perform two sessions on the Courthouse Steps between 9:30am and 12:30 pm and entertain the folks eating TBonz & Tuna fare or munching Kettle Korn.

Market Returns April 19th!

It's a Tappahannock tradition!  Celebrate spring with the opening of the fifth season of Tappahannock Farmers' Market on Saturday, April 19^th from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. For those early birds in the market enjoy a free cup of coffee while supplies last, provided by TFM sponsor Essex Bank or stop by Tbonz & Tuna opposite the Courthouse steps for a wide range of breakfast delights.

 

This year, we welcome back over 30 vendors who have been with us for four years since the market started.  This month over 70 vendors will  include a dozen new participants. Pick up a program from the EVB Market Welcome booth next to WRAR tent on Cross Street and use the booth map to locate your favorite vendors, or ask a TFM volunteer recognizable by their green TFM caps. Read more at http://www.tappahannockmarket.com/news-rt-2014-april.htm

Food rules made easier!

New and Returning Food Vendors!... It was never easy to explain the rules that apply to foodstuffs offered in the market...  However a new chart published by the Virginia Cooperative Extension gives much clearer guidance on selling raw, processed and prepared foods at the market: http ://www.tappahannockmarket.com/pdflib/market-food-rules.pdf

Reserve Your Booth for 2014!

New and Returning Vendors... we are accepting applications on a first come first served basis for reallocation of booths in the 2014 market... You can apply online at http ://www.tappahannockmarket.com/booth-reservation.htm or download the registration form at http ://www.tappahannockmarket.com/pdflib/tfm-vendor-app.pdf  .... we are looking forward to seeing you all April 19th!