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Who
is Good Food – Good People?
Farmer owned and operated, Good Food-Good People (GFGP) serves as a link between the agricultural community in the Blue Ridge Mountains/Piedmont area and the region’s market shoppers, fine-dining chefs, CSA sharers and local food lovers. Since its roots as a collaboration of three small vegetable farms in 1996, GFGP has blossomed to represent over 50 producers of fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and mushrooms, pasture-raised frozen meats, free-range eggs, farm cheeses, breads and baked delicacies, value-added foods, natural hand crafts and lots more--all originating within a 100-mile radius of our Floyd home base and your front door!
GFGP encourages sustainable, biological and organic production whenever possible. We prioritize local farms with products and practices that offer “something better”…better nutrition and taste from our truly fresh produce, grass-pastured frozen meats and eggs; better healthy and humane conditions for meat, egg and dairy animals; better soil management and pest control methods that respect natural resources; better local economies where money is circulated in our hometowns and fossil fuel use is minimized; better agricultural land use choices supported by communities that care about the security of their food source. When you purchase local farm-fresh foods from GFGP, you participate in the local farmer-consumer network that encourages positive alternatives for nourishing ourselves and our community. “More local foods for more local folks!”
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm Shares
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We offer a wide variety of CSA FarmShares, which can be purchased together or separately. See our expanded 2012 information sheet at the bottom of this web page. Fresh Vegetable Share, The Visionary: Features 40+ varieties of fresh seasonal garden vegetables and culinary herbs, 95% of which are organic or biologically-grown. Enjoy 25 weekly deliveries May-October, $595.00. Fresh Vegetable Share, The Advocate: A smaller portion size with a more basic selection of staple veggies & herbs, the majority of which are organic or biologically-grown. Enjoy 25 weekly deliveries May-October, $425.00. |
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Fresh Fruit Share: Features fresh strawberries, cherries, various bush berries, peaches, pears and Asian pears, various melons, and many types of apples. Enjoy 18 weekly deliveries mid-May through mid-September, $275.00. Fresh Egg Share: Features Weathertop Farm’s Extra Large Brown Eggs from truly free-ranging grass pastured poultry! “Best Eggs Known to Mankind.” Enjoy 25 weekly deliveries from May-October, $110.00. Winter Share: This all-farm share features fresh & storage vegetables, fresh & preserved fruits, fresh eggs, and many hand-crafted foods item from local food producers. Enjoy 8 weekly deliveries from November-December, $295.00. NEW FOR 2013!!! The Hibernation Share: Spanning the lean months from January through April, this all-farm box will contain greenhouse, hydroponic & storage vegetables, fresh & preserved fruits, fresh eggs and a cornucopia of local hand-crafted foods. Contact us for prices and schedule to be published by November 2012. Our full information packet and registration form are at the bottom of this page and will answer many of your questions. Please feel free to email us at gfgpfarmshares@swva.net or call us at 540-745-4347 x2. |
A La Carte: Your Virtual Market
Tailored to busy local food connoisseurs, this virtual email-based market presents the area’s finest local foods in a convenient pre-order and pick-up program. Year ‘round, A La Carte features a large assortment of frozen meats, free-range eggs, regional cheeses, bulk produce for canning/freezing/storage, as well as value-added foods and natural kitchen crafts. Drop sites in Roanoke, Blacksburg and Floyd.
Once you request to be on our email list at gfgpalacarte@swva.net we will send you a weekly menu of our local seasonal products. Simply write back your order and your preferred dropsite. We’ll be there as scheduled with your pre-order ready and invoiced. You may pay when you pick up by check or in cash. This service includes FREE order and delivery – no membership fees or extra charges. Our Menu features frequent updates of a wide variety of agricultural and cottage industry products available from our local region. From bulk boxes of fruits straight from the orchards, fall potatoes for storage, XL brown eggs and small farm cheeses, a smorgasbord of pork, beef and chicken, to home-baked cookies and cheesecakes, handcrafted soaps and local cookbooks—GFGP collects the finest, tastiest and most conscientious products under one convenient on-line ordering program and delivers directly to your hometown. A La Carte is also a great way to access large quantities of fresh summer produce for canning, freezing and putting up local delights for the cold winter months. Make pickles and tomato sauce for the winter pantry, and apple pies for the freezer, or stash 50 pounds of local potatoes in your cool basement. Local foods will warm your belly and your heart on long winter nights! |
Community Markets
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Grandin Village Community Market, Roanoke Saturdays from 8 to 12, Mid-April to October Westover Ave. behind Roanoke Natural Foods West End Center Farmer’s Table, Roanoke Tuesdays from 3 to 6, Year-Round Corner of 13th and Patterson Floyd Farmer’s Market, Floyd Saturdays from 9 to 1, May to October Downtown on Locust St. YMCA Farmer’s Table in Blacksburg Tuesdays from 3 to 6, Year-Round Saturdays from 9 to 12 Roanoke Memorial Hospital Tuesdays from 2 to 6, May to October Riverwalk Garage |
We bring a cornucopia of local delights to our market booths: over 50 varieties of fresh-picked vegetables throughout the growing season; fresh culinary herbs; cultivated and wild mushrooms; seasonal tree fruits, melons and berries of every variety; frozen beef, pork and chicken; fresh free-range eggs; cow- and goat-milk cheeses; honeys, sorghum molasses and jams/jellies; tree nuts; seasonal foods cookbooks and much more. In the springtime, give your organic garden a jumpstart with our certified organic vegetable and herb seedlings. On hot summer days we’ll bring fresh corn on the cob and juicy slicing tomatoes for your cookout. In the fall take home a beautiful heirloom pumpkin for your holiday table. Products for our market booths are #1 quality, fresh-picked, from professional farmers who maintain high food safety standards. Thank you for your support of local farms, local economy and local food sourcing.
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CSA Farm Share Program
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