June 2 @ Byrd House Market

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Scott

From email announcement:

Our shoppers consistently rate Byrd House Market their favorite in the city!
Grab two friends and come taste why!

Welcome Taylor Brownell, SNAP Ed intern from Virginia Cooperative Extension. She’ll be doing cooking and nutrition demos this summer. Every week a new recipe, a new lesson, and new sample to try!

This week: Kale and Tomato Sauce
Kale is plentiful and it’s never too early to plan for an abundance of tomatoes!

More about the Virginia SNAP-ED program here.

ENJOY LIVE MUSIC
by The Rich Harman Express
2 guitars, a keyboard and a voice… come see how good
food makes for good music!

Looking for Organic Produce?
BHM has 2 USDA Certified Organic Growers: Amy’s Garden and The Byrd Farm

How about our other grower/producers? Each of our growers strives to use the quality, sustainable, natural growing practices to ensure you are getting the best local produce available. Ask them! They’re proud of their products and love sharing what they do and why.

New vendor this season:
Ninja Kombucha
– by the glass or in bottles to go this truly refreshing and delicious fermented tea is often flavored with fresh ingredients from Byrd House Market vendors and other local producers.

It goes great with EVERYTHING!

Did you know your SNAP EBT will buy FOOD PLANTS?
It’s a SMART way to stretch those fresh food dollars! Create a kitchen container garden someplace with full sun. Plant herb and cherry tomato plants for fresh flavors and high nutrition all summer long. First time gardener? Ask at the Market Info tent or any of our farmer vendors!

“Ask About Our $10 Deal”For students, faculty and staff of VCU and area colleges. Participating Vendors are Agriberry, The Byrd Farm, Two & A Half Irishmen, Origins Farm, Tomten Farm, and Deer Run Farm.

This week’s nonprofit: Project Yoga Richmond
Visit the tent and chat about their pop up yoga classes!

How do YOU get a free market tote bag?
Come to the BHM info tent and say Bicycle Y’All and we’ll hand you a free Back-to-the-Market, lightweight canvas tote bag decorated with elegant line drawings of a selection of vegetables.

Start your Farm Fresh Pledge Card today!
Spend $10, we’ll punch your card. After 14 punches your card gets entered into monthly USDA raffles! All BHM shoppers who turn in completed cards will be entered into an end of the year market drawing – good for great prizes! Maybe a week’s share from one of our fabulous farmers. Maybe a basket of local RVA products. Winners announced during our Market’s End Pot Luck Supper (October 27).

Become a Regular!
Know your budget and get Byrd House Market on your weekly path! Visit byrdhousemarket.org and sign up to stay up to date!

Volunteers Needed!
We need shopper-counters! And flyer-passer-outers! And handy-persons! And heavy-lifters! Contact the manager: byrdhousemarket@gmail.com or at the market info tent.

And learn more about William Byrd Community House
at www.WBCH.org

Congratulations To Salvation Tattoo, Mammu Zu, and L’Opposum

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Scott

Style magazine‘s annual ‘Best of Richmond’ issue is out this week, and in it is a recommendation for Salvation Tattoo Gallery (on W. Cary Street) as “Readers’ Choice” for the area’s “Best Tattoo Parlor”.

In almost 11 years of operation, husband-and-wife team Katie Davis and Fred Pinckard have become known as much for their bod style as their reputation for consistent work. The couple now works with there additional artists who play off each others’ strengths. David adds that their manager, Philip Armstrong, makes a point to remember every client’s name. “You’re going to have something on you permanently,” Davis says, “and you’re going to remember where you were and what the feeling was like when you got that done.”

Mamma Zu (corner of Spring and S. Pine) also received mention as the “Reader’s Choice” for the “Best Italian Restaurant” (though Style could not resist adding a snooty comment about its Oregon Hill locale), while L’Opposum (corner of China and S. Pine) has a small article on its “Most Entertaining Interior”.

STRAWWWWWWBERRRRIEEEESSSSS

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Scott

Excerpt from Byrd House Market email announcement:

….and eggs, asparagus, turnips, micro greens, green beans, honey, salad greens, egg noodles, grass-fed beef, pastured pork, free-ranging chickens, oyster mushrooms, radishes, lamb, Unkol Chuck’s Brunswick stew, Phal’s Cafe, the finest range of bakeries, herbs, plants … all the makings for stews, stir-frys, salads, sautes, grills, roast, raw snackin’, kombucha to drink and eat’m-up good foods!

Today’s Nonprofits:
Renew Richmond
Think urban gardening, food justice and self-reliance!

Virginia League for Planned Parenthood
Providing access to affordable women’s reproductive health for decades.

SNAP EBT Matching $:$
$5 for $5 or $10 for $10
Double your spending power at the Market! Swipe your EBT card – swipe for $5 and get $5, $10 will get you $10 (the max). Breastfeeding WIC Moms and Seniors on Medicaid also qualify. (Offer good while funds last.) Thanks to the Carillon Civic Association and Healthy Community Action Team for making this incentive possible! Make a donation to help us continue this benefit, and get a free tote bag!

College ID $10 Deal
Attend or work for a university or college? Show your current ID card to a participating vendor and get a great deal on great, fresh foods! Participating vendors:
Agriberry
Two & a Half Irishmen
Tomten Farm
Deer Run Farm

For more information, go to byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com or wbch.org

Hot Days. Cool Foods.

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Scott

From email announcement:

Hot Days. Cool Foods.
Get it all at Byrd House Market.

Today’s Nonprofits:
Richmond Tree Stewards
Think fresh air and shade and all life as we know it!
Richmond Animal League
In honor of their visit, Mugsy’s Dogtown Lounge offers the following infographic:

Get a Free Tote Bag!
Bring in the Back to the Market post-it note from home delivered issues of the Richmond Times Dispatch and get a free Back to the Market tote bag! Learn more about the Capital Area Farmers Market Managers Association.

SNAP EBT $1 for $1 Byrd House Market Match
Double your spending power at the Market! Swipe your EBT card for $1 and get $1, swipe for $5 and get $5, $10 will get you $10 (the max). Breastfeeding WIC Moms and Seniors on Medicaid also qualify. (Offer good while funds last.) Thanks to the Carillon Civic Association and Healthy Community Action Team for making this incentive possible! Make a donation to help us continue this benefit, and get a free tote bag!

College ID $10 Deal
Attend or work for a university or college? Show your current ID card to a participating vendor and get a great deal on great, fresh foods!

For the Kids!
Storytelling, Face Painting & Making Bees in the Garden!

If you need help finding things:
Find directions, parking and more info at ByrdHouseMarket.org
Click Market Map to see the market’s layout of this season’s vendors.
Click Product Search to find vendors that sell what you’re after.
Restrooms: Portable toilet on the Soccer Field; and indoor facility in the WBCH building.
Hand-washing: There will be a hand washing station at the Market Info tent

Thanks to everyone who came out for Brews for Byrd House!!
Including the good folks at Triple Crossing Brewing!
Thursday, May 7, Triple Crossing Brewery, 113 S Foushee St., RVA, 23220
www.WBCH.org
Byrd House Market is a Neighborhood Nutrition Outreach program of William Byrd Community House.
Now enrolling for Summer Camp!
Cal 643-2717 to get your child enrolled.

Byrd House Market Welcomes You Back!

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Scott

From email announcement:

It’s Opening Day!
Welcome and Welcome Back!
Byrd House Market launches its 9th season with the very best in locally grown and finely crafted foods, great weather, friendly faces and a few new things. Stop by the Market Info tent to learn what’s new this season (Brunswick Stew, Kombucha, Microgreens, and more!!) and what’s definitely coming back (The College ID $10 Deal, SNAP EBT, the Farm Fresh Pledge)!

Get a Free Tote Bag!
Bring in the Back to the Market post-it note from home delivered issues of the Richmond Times Dispatch and get a free Back to the Market tote bag! Learn more about the Capital Area Farmers Market Managers Association.

SNAP EBT $1 for $1 Byrd House Market Match
Double your spending power at the Market! Swipe your EBT card for $1 and get $1, swipe for $5 and get $5, $10 will get you $10 (the max). Breastfeeding WIC Moms and Seniors on Medicaid also qualify. (Offer good while funds last.) Thanks to the Carillon Civic Association and Healthy Community Action Team for making this incentive possible!

College ID $10 Deal
Attend or work for a university or college? Show your current ID card to a participating vendor and get a great deal on great, fresh foods!

For the Kids!
Storytelling, Face Painting & Making Bees in the Garden!

Nonprofits:
Richmond Co-Housing (spot #2)
Richmond Public Library (spot #11)
Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (spot #22)

If you need help finding things:
Find directions, parking and more info at ByrdHouseMarket.org
Click Market Map to see the market’s layout of this season’s vendors.
Click Product Search to find vendors that sell what you’re after.
Restrooms: Portable toilet on the Soccer Field; and indoor facility in the WBCH building.
Hand-washing: There will be a hand washing station at the Market Info tent.

Brews for Byrd House
Fundraiser at Triple Crossing Brewing
Thursday, May 7, starting at 4 pm
Triple Crossing Brewery, 113 S Foushee St., RVA, 23220
Be one of the first 50 people to arrive, and you’ll get a beer on the house (the Byrd House, that is)! Hosted by the Byrd House Board, the event will feature food trucks and lots of raffle items donated by Richmond restaurants, shops and other local businesses. 5% of the evening’s sales and all raffle ticket sales will go directly toward funding William Byrd Community House’s valuable programs.
A Byrd House Board Event!

www.WBCH.org
Byrd House Market is a Neighborhood Nutrition Outreach program of William Byrd Community House.

Hollywood Cemetery Recognizes Its Volunteers Today

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Scott

From Hollywood Cemetery’s FaceBook page:

We’d like to take a moment to thank our many volunteers today. You deserve more recognition than a single day can give. Thanks for all you do to preserve the beauty of Hollywood!

Birds Bring Economic Vitality to Cities, New Study Finds

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Scott

Many Oregon Hill residents love having birds in the neighborhood and recognize how lucky we are that we get a lot bird traffic due to nearby James River Park and Hollywood Cemetery, which serve as havens for wildlife and important stops for bird migrations.

A new study published last month in the journal Urban Ecosystems tries to determine what economic value residents in two comparable cities place on having birds in their backyards and parks.

From an article on the study:

“This paper shows that our interactions with birds actually have a pretty high economic return to the community where you live,” said John Marzluff, a University of Washington professor of environmental and forest sciences and the paper’s co-author. “We know that having a livable, green community that attracts birds also increases the value of homes in that area. This paper shows there’s an economic service birds are providing.”

It’s something to consider as development pressures and increased riverfront activity come to bear. There is a lot at stake.

Renegade Market Tomorrow

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Scott

From Byrd House Market’s blog:

2015 is shaping up to be a great market season

WELCOME TO OUR NEW AND RETURNING VENDORS, MUSICIANS, NONPROFITS, STORYTELLERS, FRIENDS, SHOPPERS AND VOLUNTEERS!
I am looking forward to the bounties of spring like everyone else. Eggs with clear whites and golden yolks, Asparagus tender and tall, Salad greens and sprouts tossed with the lightest of vinaigrettes, Strawberries and herbs, flowers and soft yet hearty warm breads, mushrooms bursting with savory good tones sauteed in whole butter or olive oil with chopped garlic, a dash of salt and sprinkled with chives… and make one more stew, a big one-pot treasure of the farmer’s best crops and high quality meat or poultry that feeds four for 3 meals. It is all about the food, isn’t it.

MAY 5 = OPENING DAY!

AND EVERY RENEGADE MARKET DAY TIL THEN IS THE BEST KIND OF PREVIEW!

Please Don’t Forget, Vendor Applicants!!
Please accept this quick, firm reminder that your application is not complete unless the Application Fee has been received. Make your check payable to “WBCH” then Mail or Deliver it to

WBCH
224 S. Cherry St.
Richmond, VA 23220
ATTN: BHM App

Triple Crossing/Legend Anniversary Weekend Bashes

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Scott

While Legend Brewing is close, Triple Crossing is closer.

They are gearing up to celebrate their first anniversary of being open for business this weekend, with food, music, and, of course, beer! Click here for details.

Then again, across the Lee Bridge, Legend Brewing is celebrating its 21st (!) anniversary with its own party. Click here for details.

To follow this and other beer happenings, OregonHill.net recommends going to the Va Beer Trail website.