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CSA Check-in: Appalachia Star Farm
Over the river and through the woods to Appalachia Star Farm we went! For this last feature in the CSA Series, we find ourselves at a small family farm tucked in the hills of Nelson County, complete with roaming chickens and children at play. Michael and Kathryn of Appalachia Farm were generous and welcoming as […]
DIY: Flower Crowns
May 9, 2013 by Cville Niche
It’s the season of outdoor parties and festive fetes, and what better way to celebrate than don a DIY flower crown? This tutorial will show you how to make your own beautiful flower crown, with only a few tools! What you’ll need: fresh flowers trimmed down to 2-3 inch stems 2 pieces of 16 gauge […]
CSA Check-in: New Branch Farm
April 24, 2013 by Cville Niche
“This is a great town to be a farmer,” said Stephanie Meyers of Charlottesville’s booming farm culture. Since 2004, Steph – a stay at home mom and farmer of New Branch Farm – has cultivated her land with the occasional help of volunteers. New Branch has divided the harvest and seasons into 3 separate seasons – Spring, […]
Music Venue Check-in: The Garage
March 20, 2013 by Scott Tiernan
Sam Bush is the founder and operator at one of the recent – and most unique – music venues to pop up in town, The Garage. Located in the parking lot of Hill and Wood Funeral Home on N. 1st street, on show (or gallery) night, the door to The Garage opens up and transforms […]
A Palace in the Mountains
Tucked away in Afton Mountain and sitting on the edge of Nelson County is a place called Swannanoa Palace. Nestled on the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Swannanoa was built in 1912 by James H Dooley, a wealthy and prominent lawyer from the Richmond area. Intended to be a summer place for his family, […]
Savor The Season
Virginia is not an amateur when it comes to the topic of wine. The city of Charlottesville alone boasts of more than 20 wineries in its surrounding areas. Now, while some of you may find more than a dozen wineries to choose from too much to think about, it shouldn’t keep you from trying to […]
Brews with a View at Second Street Gallery
September 17, 2012 by Rachel Robinson
Beer, music and a rooftop party. That’s what $15 will get you this Tuesday, September 18 when you attend Second Street Gallery’s season kick-off fundraiser, Brews with a View. Second Street is a non-profit art gallery on a mission to convey to Charlottesville and the surrounding area the beauty that is contemporary art. It is […]
May 23, 2013 by Cville Niche
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