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  • Summer 2010
  • Summer 2010
  • Summer 2010
  • Summer 2010
 
IT'S SUMMER!
ahhh, Summer Cocktails
This season is the perfect time to turn everything from cantaloupe to cucumber into some knock-your-socks-off refreshers. Area drink makers share their secrets.
cantaloupebellini
zincphoto1 All Hail the Noble Hog
The team at Zinc bistro in Charlottesville took eating local a step further by raising their own pigs. 
radical_roots_contents A Day on the Farm: Radical Roots
This Keezletown family farm proves that a strong agricultural and social philosophy returns as much to the land as it reaps. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Edible Blue Ridge's editor talks about her favorite way to harvest: by visiting the area's great pick-your-own farms.

EDIBLE NOTES: NEWS FROM THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA FOOD SCENE

  • Dairy of the Future: The country's first LEED-certified dairy is set to arrive in Augusta County.
  • Chipotle Picks a Local Pepper: Charlottesville's Chipotle restaurant is now sourcing green peppers from Keswick's Roundabout Farm.
  • Getting Their Goats: The Charlottesville Goat Justice League is hoping to legalize these ruminants within city limits. 
  • Beer, Contain Yourself: A reusable beer jug known as a growler is all the rage at area breweries.
  • Grounds for the Ground: Local coffeehouses and coffee roasters are giving gardeners a great soil elixir for free.
  • Meaty Acclaim: Gryffon's Aerie, a family farm in Crozet, is getting some pretty lofty recognition for their heritage-breed cattle and pigs.
  • Catering to the Environment: A Lexington caterer is reaching her goal of (almost) zero waste.
  • It's in Season: What's locally available this summer. 
  • Pippin Peaches: A must-have recipe that calls for simple ingredients: local peaches, ricotta, and Foggy Ridge cider brandy.

GOING TO MARKET 
Sweet corn, watermelons...and balloons? One man comes to terms with the full-service farmers' markets of today.

LOOK WHAT'S COOKING....
The latest food openings, events, and goings-on in Nelson County.

KNOW YOUR VINTNER
Blenheim Vineyards' Kirsty Harmon takes pretension out of winemaking at the winery owned by superstar musician Dave Matthews.

EDIBLE PICKS
American grapes, local ice pops, the freshest butter on earth—plus more of the stuff we like right now.
BUY FRESH, BUY LOCAL
Listings of local artisans, wineries, farms, and more.
FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE COOKING SCHOOL
Martha Stafford’s Cucumber and Peach Salsa.
FARMERS' MARKET GUIDE
WINERIES, VINEYARDS, AND BREWERIES
THE LOCAL [HOT DOG]
This year, we're firing up the grill for local wieners.

 

RECIPES IN THIS ISSUE
Blueberry Mojito                              
Cantaloupe Bellini
Cucumber and Peach Salsa
Cucumber Martini 
Cucumber Mojito
Heirloom Tomatotini
Homemade Mustard with Thyme
Lemon Shandy
Peach Daiquiri
Pippin Peaches
Smoky Collard Greens
Sweet Cornbread
White Sangria

WEB EXCLUSIVE!
Zinc's Mac-n-Cheese
Chile-Infused Vodka
Sea Foam Topping (for a Watermelon Margarita)
 
 

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