First-Annual Holiday Gift Guide

We think the perfect gift is edible, locally made, and available online, so it can be shared with friends and family near and far.    

Locavore Road Trip: Catching Fall Color in Front Royal

by: Stephanie Williams As the leaves begin to turn, fall, and crunch beneath my feet, I find that there is nothing as reminiscent of growing up in Virginia as getting up early on a Saturday morning and taking a daytrip to the Blue Ridge. Gaze out at the expansive views, take a hike through the [...]

As American as Apple Cider

  With heritage apples from the family orchard and small-batch production, Albemarle CiderWorks is putting the sigh back in cider. By Jennifer Conrad Seidel • Photographs by Laura Merricks   Virginia’s wine industry gets a lot of attention. But winemaking, a centuries-old tradition, has only taken root here in the last few decades. Cidermaking, however, [...]

Winemaker’s Notes: Daniel Neumeister

Sugarleaf Vineyard’s winemaker Daniel Neumeister was tragically killed on October 4, 2010, in a traffic accident outside Charlottesville. Here is the Winemaker’s Notes profiling Daniel that appeared in the first issue of Flavor (Summer 2008).     Sugarleaf Vineyard’s winemaker reflects on the challenges and thrills of making wine in Virginia. By Daniel Neumeister With [...]

Mindful Living: Bethesda Green Germinates Businesses

• BONUS ONLINE-ONLY CONTENT FOR OCTOBER 2010 • With the support of the local community, Bethesda Green is working to promote green businesses, jobs, programs, and lifestyles. By Wendy W. Simmons • Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson •   The suburbs of a major American city may seem like an unlikely place for a significant [...]

In the Garden: Wriggle Your Way to Gold

• BONUS ONLINE-ONLY CONTENT FOR OCTOBER 2010 • Worms are the way to make compost relatively quickly. You can even compost indoors! By Katie McCaskey   Compost is considered “black gold,” and any gardener will attest that happy soil makes for happy, healthy, beautiful plants. The ultimate “black gold” compost is made with the help [...]

Feature: 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   The magazine in your hands is part of a national movement seeking to establish regional food systems that are sustainable environmentally as well as economically, where new ways of making food flourish [...]

Unleashing Your Inner Winemaker

In the fields and cellars of wineries around Charlottesville, a local community college is training future winemakers, vineyard owners, and wine industry professionals. By Jennifer Conrad Seidel • Photos by Molly McDonald Peterson The wine industry in Virginia is growing. Even in 2009, when we were spending our grocery and entertainment dollars more carefully, the [...]

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Flavor Holiday Favorites

The Flavor staff shares some ideas for gifts found or made locally (but sold online).