Peanut City Candle Co. is a small, female-owned, SCC-registered business in Suffolk, VA. They offer 100% USA-grown soy wax candles, all hand-poured. Their goal is to provide customers with non-toxic, highly-fragrant wax products that are produced with sustainable and safe products. Their candles are dye-free and are scented with American-made, Pthalate-free fragrances. Packaging and containers are reusable, recyclable and American-made, as well. Attends select dates.
Post Potager brings us nutritious microgreens, their blend of hydroponically grown lettuce, heirloom veggies, fresh potted herbs and a gorgeous selection of cut flowers. In the fall, their local raw honey is available. Everything they offer is grown and harvested right at Fort Monroe from their urban farm.
The Precise Portions line of Caribbean-inspired, SALT-FREE spice blends make it easy to create tasty, healthy & super fast meals... and especially make veggies "taste nice". Their blends are salt & sugar-free and are as easy as 1,2,3... designed to be roasted at 425F for 20 minutes. Kitchen to Table in 30!
The Guptil family raises chickens on pasture and hogs in their woods on their farm in Suffolk, VA. They believe that food can be healing to our bodies. They believe in being excellent stewards of the things that have been entrusted to them—the land, their animals, and your food. Come meet them at the market and try their pork, chicken, bone broth and eggs!
Riffle Farms raises grass-fed and finished bison meat. A veteran-owned small business tucked in the wild and wonderful mountains of West Virginia. Bison meat is heart healthy, has less fat in it than chicken, more protein than salmon, and more omega-3 fatty acids than even grass-fed beef! Their Bison Hot Dogs are also a big hit at the markets!
Nikki brews Kombucha, a probiotic tea, at her studio/brewery in Norfolk. Kombucha has been around for centuries and is a a brewed beverage that is rich is probiotics and has digestive benefits. She has a set of flavors that are customer favorites that she offers year-round, as well as special seasonal flavors. Attends full time at East Beach and select dates at Harvest Market.
Soup Love specializes in 24 hour bone broths and hand crafted soups. Started as a passion project in her home kitchen, owner and head chef Amy Markman has always enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. When she began posting images of her homemade soups to her social media channels, her inbox began to fill with inquiries of how to get a bowl. Seeing the growth in interest, she decided to invest in commercial kitchen space and began producing and delivering her deliciously heartwarming soups and bone broths throughout her community, as well as joining the lineup of local farmers markets. Bones and ingredients are purchased from local farmers when possible.
We are excited to share that we now have a local source for Wagyu beef! Sweet Bay Wagyu is a veterarn and family owned farm in Suffolk, specializing in traditionally finished fullblooded wagyu beef. It’s prized for its exceptional marbling and tenderness. Stock some in your freezer for special occasions! Attends select dates.
The baked goods from Sweet Peaz Bake-House are always vegan friendly—no eggs and no dairy. Only all natural ingredients go into each of their creations. They strive to deliver delightfully delicious vegan pastries and desserts to those looking for a little healthier alternative to commercially baked goods. No preservatives, no fake ingredients, and no compromise to taste. Attends most dates.
The Bakehouse at Chelsea has been serving hand-made artisan pastries to the community since 2014. All of their pastries are made using the highest quality ingredients, time-tested artisanal methods, and made fresh daily. They offer European patisseries and viennoiserie such as Croissants (Rustic, Chocolate, Almond, and Ham & Gruyere), sweet and savory Danish, puff pastries, and a variety of other items such as scones, pop tart style pastries, hand pies, quiche, and Bakehouse originals like their Morning Buns. Open for 10 years in the Chelsea business district of Norfolk, between the docks and West Ghent, and now at the Summer Market at Afterglow on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays May through October. Also now attending select dates at Harvest Market at Oozlefinch!
