A Bountiful Fest

This weekend, my family braved the rain to attend the 2nd annual Edible Food Fest in Orange.  All from central Virginia, these earth to table vendors showcased their most delicious produce, offering tastings, demonstrations, and tips for preparation.  There were also lectures from sustainable living experts, but with three children in tow, we stuck a little closer to the kids zone- planting seeds, enjoying face painting, and sampling fresh fruit pops.  We were all soaked by a big rainstorm that blew through around noon and missed some good-looking gyros we hoped to have for lunch, but we still came home with some yummy foods, using a basil pesto and veggies we picked up as a base and toppings for the homemade pizza we devoured for dinner.  

The Market at Grelen and The Garden Patch are local and delicious and worthy of a visit to their markets, open from spring to fall.

We made a connection with the owner of the Hudson Henry Baking Co.  Her granola is wholesome and amazing and she has a little Henry just like us.

We couldn't pass up a dozen of these goodies, just off the doughnut truck from The Market at Grelen.

You wouldn't believe how tasty these fresh fruit pops are; lemon ginger and strawberry coconut milk are my faves.  From Pantheon Pops in Charlottesville.

Had to pick up a bottle of the Chambourcin grape juice from Oakencroft Farms after the company rep rattled off this sangria recipe to me:

Chambourcin Sangria

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of chilled Chambourcin grape juice
• ½ cup pitted and quartered fresh cherries
• 1 sliced fresh peach
• 1 sliced lemon, remove seeds
• 2 sliced oranges, remove seeds
• ½ cup brandy optional

Directions:

• Place all in pitcher and allow to chill 4 hours

Our thanks to the Orange Downtown Alliance for another wonderful Fest!