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Foodie Elitism

How should we respond when we’re called elitists because we buy more expensive, local food? By Joel Salatin • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald Peterson Because high-quality local food often carries... 

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Using Our Common Cents

The Slow Money Alliance is re-imagining financing options for local food systems. By Jennifer Conrad Seidel • Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald Peterson The magazine in your hands is part of a national movement... 

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is more complex than you think. By Jim Law • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald Peterson There is more acreage of Chardonnay in Virginia than of any other variety, and this reflects a national... 

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Cheese Greater

The demand for FireFly Farms’ cheeses — including a rare goat’s-milk blue — seems insatiable. By Marian Burros • Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald PetersonWhen Michael Koch and Pablo Solanet bought... 

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The Capital’s Hot Somms, The Commonwealth’s Hot Wines

Flavor invited some of the Capital foodshed’s most influential sommeliers over for a drink to see which Virginia wines would impress them. By Bill Plante • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald PetersonPeople... 

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Out of the Woods

An alternative Virginia farmer brings a variety of specialty mushrooms to market while caring for the ecosystem. By Walter Nicholls • Photographs by Molly McDonald Peterson © Molly McDonald Peterson Just behind a sizable 145-year-old... 

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After a Hard Winter

This paralyzing winter should have taught us to take advantage of our local bounty and lay up for the day our food systems grind to a halt. By Joel Salatin The winter of 2009–2010 will go down in our mid-Atlantic record books... 

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