Most people consider an heirloom something special, to be held dear. Our growers would agree with you. Their heirloom veggies are grown from seeds of varieties from bygone days — before industrialized farming made every tomato identical and tasteless. Classical guitarist Alexander Rodriguez will also be reminding us of days gone by with his beautiful Baroque music. Great food, great music, and great friends are, historically speaking, the best combination.
This week in addition to Flynn’s garlic fries, we have Nate’s Tacos. Here is what some have said about Nate on the net: “Incredible! I highly suggest you take any chance you get to have one of Nate’s tacos.” – Nathan Hughes, Richmond Business and Commercial News. “Whatever his secret is, the stuff he serves is delicious and served with a Cheshire cat’s smile.” – Jason Guard, Camelized Opinions
What are the three best things about the Byrd House Market? Food, Music, and Friends! This week we’ll have the Stainless Tree-oh (local jazz band) and Flynn’s Foods fabulous garlic fries cooked to order. So come by and connect with friends and make some new ones while you’re there!
So you’re all like “Been there, eaten that.” How about Korean Karaila melon, Turkish Italian orange eggplant, yellow watermelon, eight ball squash, or Asian red string beans? These are just some of the unusual produce you can find at the Byrd House Market this Tuesday. Also indie rock musician Robert Parker Vaughan will also be performing an unplugged set.
The August Really Really Free Market has been announced for August 30 from noon ’til dark at Monroe Park.
Do you know what a locavore is? No, it is not someone who eats trains. A locavore is someone who helps cut down on greenhouse gases by buying food that is local and not trucked in from far away. Do your part by shopping at the Byrd House Market.
Ellwood Thompsons and RVA Magazine are hosting a bike ride starting in Monroe Park at 8PM on Friday, August 1st to benefit Books on Wheels and to promote bicycle riding in Richmond.
Learn about the history, artwork and symbolism of Hollywood Cemetery, as well as the famous personalities buried there, including two U.S. Presidents, writer Ellen Glasgow, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Civil War Generals George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart, and thousands of Confederate and Union soldiers in a special 2-hour walking tour on Sunday, July 13, from 2-4PM. Meet your guide at the cemetery entrance at Cherry & Albemarle Sts. [via]
June 17 @ 7 p.m.
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St.
Richmond, VA 23220
In April, two Virginia activists walked three days south crossing the Arizona desert into Mexico. They walked in solidarity with the countless number of people who traverse the dangerous terrain in search of better lives in the U.S., to protest unjust anti-immigrant policies in Virginia and the millions of dollars annually spent on border militarization.
Jeff Winder and Sue Frankel-Streit of The People United! will report back on their experience with a puppet show. They will also promote the Fifth Annual Gathering of The People United \”Taking Root: Building Community, Sustaining Resistance\” to be held the weekend of June 27 in the mountains of central VA. All are welcome to come. This is a kid-friendly event.
