To Market, To Market...

It's one of our favorite times of year! Farmers Markets! The Farmers' Markets are out in abundance and just as great as summer itself. Fresh produce, delicious baked goods, and other wonderful specialty items... Yum! Whether you are visiting from out of town, new to the area, or a long time resident, we hope you take some time to check out some of our local markets. We have compile a list for you of the area Farmers' Markets. Also, if we missed any, please let us know and we will gladly add them to the list!

Chesapeake

Chesapeake Farmers Market, http://www.cityofchesapeake.net/Government/City-Departments/Departments/Agriculture-Department---Virginia-Cooperative-Extension/farmers-market.htm

Hampton

TBD

Newport News

Game's Farmers Market, http://www.gamesfarmersmarket.com/

Hilton Village Farmers Market, https://www.facebook.com/HiltonVillageFarmersMarket
Port Warwick Foundation, http://pwfarmersmarket.org/

Norfolk

Five Points Community Farm Market, http://www.5ptsfarmmarket.org/

Portsmouth
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market, http://www.portsmoutholdetownefarmersmarket.com/index.html

Suffolk
Suffolk Farmers Market, http://www.suffolk-fun.com/farmers-market.html

Virginia Beach
Brookdale Farm, http://www.brookdale-farm.com/summer-market-page
Old Beach Farmers Market, http://www.oldbeachfarmersmarket.com/
Virginia Beach Farmers Market, http://www.vbgov.com/farmersmarket

Williamsburg

Williamsburg Farmers' Market in Merchant Square, http://www.williamsburgfarmersmarket.com/

Yorktown

Riverwalk Landing Market, http://www.riverwalklanding.com/

The Two Men We Love the Most

Now that the weather in the area has finally warmed up, it's time to increase our visits with our two favorite people - Ben and Jerry. What can we say, they are always there for us. And now that it is more of the season, we can stop relying on their convenient location in the grocery store ice cream aisle and head into one of their charming shops. To get you into the spirit too, here are some facts about one of our favorite foods...

About 50 licks are required to finish off a cone with a single scope of ice cream.

The U.S. enjoys an average of 48 pints of ice cream per person, per year, more than any other country.

In the USA, Portland, St. Louis and Seattle lead the country in per capita ice cream consumption

Of all the days of the week, most ice cream is bought on Sunday.

The ice cream cone's invention is linked to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. An ice cream vendor reportedly didn't have enough dishes to keep up with the demand, so he teamed up with a waffle vendor who rolled his waffles into cones!

"The world's largest ice cream sundae" in St. Albans, Vermont; the sundae weighs 27,102 pounds. Guess which brand of ice cream was used...

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield established there beloved company in 1978 with the first location being in an old gas station in their home state of Vermont.

Be sure to check out our favorite Ben and Jerry's location in the beautiful Yorktown Riverwalk. And tell us what your favorite flavor is in the comments section!