Archive: August 2015

Kristen O'NeillIt was a pleasure to meet Kristen at the market a few weeks back. A mother of four and a passionate supporter of all things local she is a…

Alongside most good things bell peppers originated in South and Central America (they have also gave us lots of potato varieties, chocolate, and quinoa) and eventually when it was brought…

Nakesha MooreNakesha moved to Lynchburg in 2000 to study English at Lynchburg College. Now 15 years later she is still here and works for Virginia State in the Expanded Food…

Sometimes a difficult vegetable to love, Eggplant when cooked right offers an interesting taste and texture to a dish. Originating in India, it has definitely had a varied acceptance rate…

The staff at the Lynchburg Community Market would like to hear from you. Recently, the Market begun enforcing its Saturday hours of operation, 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. as a…

Heidi GoCar (Heidi Godinez Cartas) I'm honored to present one of my dear friends, Heidi, as this weeks featured locavore and someone I would not have met had it not been…

This week we are doing things a bit different for our featured produce item by going outside the market for the main ingredient: Chocolate. The good thing about chocolate is…

Sergei TroubetzkoyIf you've been to the market before chances are you've seen Sergei, who is our Tourism Director for Lynchburg. He is always downtown and more than likely at the market.…

The peach is something so delicious and amazing that for a lot of us it marks the beginning of summer! Almost everyone's favorite fruit (except for those people who can't stand…