Friday, December 28, 2012

This Little Piggy Went to My Kitchen Thyme Market, 12/29/12


My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market


Eating local food reduces your carbon footprint. Why not make it a New Year's Resolution to spend at least $10 per week on local foods?    Take the Virginia Food System Pledge NOW!  ChiknEGG's My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market is a great place to source local food and artisan crafts.  Starting this week, we'll be offering delicious pork products!  We're open every Saturday through April 27th from 10:00am-1:00pm.  The market is located in the Steinmart Shopping Center at 7801 West Broad Street in the West End.  Click HERE to see our Interactive Market Map, which includes a list of our vendors.  Here's a list of products you can expect to see THIS Saturday:
Accessories, Alpaca Wool Products, Apple Butter, Aprons, Artisan Crafts, Baked Goods, Bread, Brownies, Butter, Cakes, Artisan Cheeses, Cupcakes, Desserts, Fudge, Goat Cheese (Chevre), Granola, Herbs, Honey, Jams, Jellies, Preserves, Jewelry, Milk Shares, Muffins, Paintings/Drawings, Photography, Pickled Foods,  Pork Products, Sauces, Soap, Bath and Skin Care Products
See you at the market!


Vendor Spotlight!

Thinking of You Creations is a Richmond-based bakery specializing in tasty baked goods and edible gifts. Proprietor Sheila Johnson puts “You” first with their “made to order” options for any occasion. Or if you just have a sweet tooth, they have a cure for that too. Looking for healthier eating options? Thinking of You Creations offers granola and sugar-free versions of our top-selling items.  Look for Sheila's friendly face at the market this week and try a sample or two of her delicious homemade treats!



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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sharpen up at My Kitchen Thyme Market, Sat., 22, 2013


My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market


Come get your knives sharpened for the Holidays!

Procrastinators - you're in luck!  We have lots of last minute  handmade and homemade gifts and goodies at ChiknEGG's My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market!  We're open every Saturday through April 27th from 10:00am-1:00pm. Shoppers will find produce, baked goods, cheese, local wine (come have a sip!), value-added products such as sauces and apple butter, and beautiful handmade artisan crafts.  The market is located in the Steinmart Shopping Center at 7801 West Broad Street in the West End.  Click HERE to see our Interactive Market Map, which includes a list of our vendors.  Make sure to bring your knives, scissors and even garden tools to be sharpened by Mr. Leonard!  Hope to see you there!
Vendor Spotlight!


Grabinska Studio scarves
Local artist Robin Grabinska graduated with a BFA in Fashion Design from VCU and a MFA in Metal/Jewelry from RIT School for American Craft. Her metals studio is located at Grayhaven Winery in Gum Spring. Robin makes fine art jewelry and hand dyed silk scarves.  Some of the stones she uses are locally mined and finished.  These are one of a kind pieces and make perfect gifts for the lovely lady in your life!

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Friday, December 14, 2012

What's Cookin' at My Kitchen Thyme Market 12-15-12


My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market


Come get your knives sharpened for the Holidays!

Thanks to all of you who came out to our very first indoor market of the season at Kitchen Thyme!  ChiknEGG's My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market is open every Saturday through April 27th from 10:00am - 1:00pm. Vendors include locally produced farm fresh food products, artisans, and FOOD TRUCKS!  Shoppers will find produce, baked goods, cheese, local wine (come have a sip!), value-added products such as sauces and apple butter, and beautiful handmade artisan crafts.  The market is located in the Steinmart Shopping Center at 7801 West Broad Street in the West End.  Click HERE to see our Interactive Market Map, which includes a list of our vendors.  We have lots of last minute handmade gifts for your shopping convenience!  Hope to see you there!


New feature - weekly Vendor Spotlight!

Bella Grove is...Farm-Kitchen-Studio. In a nut-shell, true diversified mini-farming. We grow, make and create all our products with gusto!

Delicious Bella Grove Apple Butter!
Fresh seasonal herbs and produce are grown by us, sold directly to customers, and/or used in our own secondary products..such as baked goods. Produce is grown from seed (usually previously saved by us) and come from open-pollinated, non-GMO strands. Although not certified organic, I grow naturally, organically, and through good growing practices and IPM am able to do so without the use of harmful chemicals. Our free-range chickens are raised on a primarily natural diet through foraging, with supplemented feed comprised of grain only, containing no animal products. Other ingredients used that we do not produce ourselves are from other local farm friends whenever possible, exceptions being things like flour, sugar, etc. Those items are purchased in bulk.

Come and meet Bella Grove owner Toni Gregory and get your Grove on!

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Friday, December 7, 2012

New Market Opens Sat., 12/8/12 at Kitchen Thyme!

My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market

Greetings!  The holiday season is upon us.   Do you have all your shopping done yet?  If not, you're in luck!  Starting Saturday, December 8th, Kitchen Thyme will be hosting ChiknEGG's My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market. Vendors include locally produced farm fresh food products, artisans, and FOOD TRUCKS!  Shoppers will find produce, baked goods, cheese, local wine (come have a sip!), value-added products such as sauces and apple butter, and beautiful handmade artisan crafts.  My Kitchen Thyme Indoor Farmers Market will be open every Saturday through April 27th from 10:00am-1:00pm.  The market is located in the Steinmart Shopping Center at 7801 West Broad Street in the West End.  Click HERE to see our Interactive Market Map, which includes a list of our vendors.  Hope to see you there!

Think. Shop. Buy. Local.

Win a $500 Gift Card!

We're thrilled to be one of the participating retailers in the Retail Merchants Association's "Think. Shop. Buy. Local® Saturday" campaign. When you stop in  on Saturday, December 8th, to fill out an entry form to be entered to win a $500 gift card from one of the participating retailers. More details can be found at: ThinkShopBuyLocal.com/Saturday.  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY!  


American Meat Film Screening

Come join us for the Richmond Premier Screening of American Meat at Hermitage High School on Monday, December 10th, 2012. Admission is FREE!
Richmond Premier Screening!

Post-screening panel discussion from 7:30-8:00 with Director, Cinematographer and Producer Graham Meriwether; co-founder of Applegate Farms, Chris Ely; and local beef, poultry and pork producer C.J. Isbell of Keenbell Farm.

FREE Coupon for a Burrito!
All audience members will receive a FREE burrito coupon from Chipotle Restaurant! 

Call Lisa Dearden @ 804-314-9141 for additional information.

American Meat is a pro-farmer look at chicken, hog and cattle production in America.

Beginning with a history of our current industrial system, the feedlots and confinement operations are unveiled, not through hidden cameras, but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. From there, the story shifts to Polyface Farms, where the Salatin family has developed an alternative agricultural model based on rotational grazing and local distribution. Nationwide, a local-food movement of farmers, chefs, and everyday people has taken root... But could it ever feed us all?

Here's a sneak peak.  Hope to see you there Monday night!

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