Thistledowne Farm's Veggie Van
Supporting LOCAL FARMERS, EDUCATING you about food, PROMOTING Earth-Conscious living. We are YOUR COMMUNITY serving THE COMMUNITY
Welcome to
Thistledowne Farm's
Veggie Van.
Supporting LOCAL FARMERS Educating you about FOOD & Promoting Earth-Conscious Living
Providing
Seasonal, Locally Grown
and
Pesticide-Free
Produce
Locally grown/produced items by area farmers whose vision it is to supply your family with local, farm fresh products that are raised with little or no chemicals.
Our mission is to provide you with good, wholesome food from local growers and producers who CARE about their impact on the Earth. They are also very committed to providing products which are grown in a natural way. These people are dedicated to this lifestyle because they see the change that has to be in our food supply.
WE WANT TO PROMOTE LOCAL AGRICULTURE and PRODUCERS,
SEASONAL PRODUCE
and
RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS of the SMALL FARMERS and THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
We also aim to educate the community on the benefits of eating good, 'clean' food that is produced without using chemicals or pesticides, hormones or antibiotics or GMOs.
This is not only OUR mission, but many, many other growers, both large and small across America, to make people aware of what they are eating -AND- to provide them with the most healthy food possible.
Also, BY SUPPORTING THESE LOCAL FARMS, you are helping them to continue and keeping revenue in the local area.
You are also buying food that is fresh from the farm, picked either that morning or the day before. It hasn't been trucked across the United States -or- flown in from other countries. This reduces the amount of fuel, packaging, as well as other resources needed for long-haul transport.
Another part of why we're here is to educate you about food, how to eat in a healthier way and reduce your impact on the Earth. On our 'LINKS' and 'ARTICLES' page information which we hope will raise your consciousness. How our food is raised and processed does affect the environment, our bodies and our health.
Many may feel that the information presented herein is too radical -or- too political. If this takes you out of your comfort zone we apologize. It is the reality of the food industry. We're here - to educate, get you out of complacency so that you are more knowledgeable about food choices. If YOU are better informed, then we may be able to get some of the procedures changed to benefit everybody....., all around the world! As the CONSUMER, you have a terrific amount of power! We CAN make a change!
Thank you for visiting our site.
CHANGE CAN ONLY COME THROUGH US INTO THE WORLD.
Let's make the change!
ONE AT A TIME......
Blessings from ALL of us here at 'The Van'....
WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE VAN!
The 'Van' is in CREWE, Virginia 2 days a week!
Every THURSDAY & FRIDAY from 4p-8p at the old 'Star Value' parking lot on RT 460, Crewe VA.
In FARMVILLE, VA on Tuesdays
TUESDAY from 4-8p the 'Van' is at 'RUBY TUESDAY'S @the entrance to Wal-Mart on Rt 15 in FARMVILLE
SATURDAY at the FARMVILLE FARMER'S MARKET
7a-12 noon at the HISTORIC FARMVILLE TRAIN STATION located on West Third Street (next to Southern States)
CSA has now started. You can STILL join. Go to the Farmville Farmer's Market on Saturday between 7-noon and see Chris at "The Van" to sign up.
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To learn more about it, go to the page titled: "What IS a CSA?"
and to sign up, go to page: "JOIN OUR CSA"
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Check out our "LINKS" page. http://www.freewebs.com/thistledownefarmsveggievan/linkstoinformativesites.htm
Recent and INFORMATIVE LINKS are posted there.
IF you have any questions - or would like to find out more, please E-mail us at theveggievan@yahoo.com
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