In the spirit of the “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” campaign, a Virginia agricultural outreach program that aims to strengthen the local food and farm economy, connect buyers to local growers and processors, foster a growing relationship among all the stakeholders in the food chain, and find ways to communicate the positive impacts of local agriculture (you can find details here http://www.buylocalvirginia.org/ and here http://www.buylocalshenvalley.org/ ) – I wanted to highlight two of the Luray area farms.The first is a group of three farmers that have an enterprise called Skyline Premium Meats. Whenever Mary and I are out, we drive past one of the farms on Business 340. We’ve bought steaks and cuts from them a few times now, and enjoy visiting with them on those sunny Saturdays at the market. Here’s an excerpt from their website about the enterprise.
Skyline Premium Meats, LLC was formed by three Virginia farmers, to bring to you, the consumer, the very best in quality consistent, all-natural and safe beef. Our selection process is detailed and strict. The cattle that we harvest are conceived, managed, and fed by us with your complete satisfaction as our ultimate goal. Only our highest quality beef earns the name "Skyline Premium."
Your purchase of Skyline Premium Meats ensures you of several things:
- A Virginia's Finest Product
- No Antibiotics
- No Added Hormones or Steroids
- No Chemical Alteration of Any Kind
- Genetically Selected for Quality
- Corn Fed to Perfection
- Harvested to an age that optimizes taste and tenderness
- Processed by one of Virginia’s most trusted custom facilities under complete USDA inspection
While we enjoy a lot of the products we see out at the market, a second one I wanted to highlight today is Public House Produce, which is a family-owned and operated produce farm located one mile from downtown Luray, VA in the scenic Shenandoah Valley.
From their website: Since 2006, we have been growing vegetable plants and planting an ever larger vegetable garden. In 2009, we began a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program to help share the bounty of fresh healthy vegetables with our neighbors.
I took some photos of these folks before in a post last summer (http://hawksbillcabin.blogspot.com/2008/09/scarecrow-and-yellow-moon.html - title is a reference to "King Harvest" by the Band) Here are some facts about the farm they had on a sign at the market recently.
The CSA program at Public House was a new concept for me. Families can work with the farm to buy produce – if I have it correct, you buy a share of the crops coming in over the course of a season. Then there is a weekly harvest and you get fresh vegetables. Here are a couple of photos from their site of the shares for recent weeks.
The websites for these two farms are: http://www.skylinepremiummeats.com/
http://www.publichouseproduce.com/
4 comments:
We had the chance to enjoy some grilled NY strip steaks we picked up at the market. They are probably some of the best steaks we have eaten! Superb quality and flavor! Add some fresh veggies from Public House and local Life Is Good!
Howard
Hi Jim! Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. I love this post about sustainability and diet. Excellent! Chau, Christina
http://sustainableshenandoah.blogspot.com/
That food looks gorgeous! We have friends who are members of an organic produce co-op, not uncommon here in the Bay Area. With the baby, I don't have time to cook like I used to. However, we do shop at the farmer's market and fruit stand, both walking distance from the house.
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