Participating Vendors

Cromwell’s Produce is a local family owned farm is located at 3116 New Bridge Road in Virginia Beach. John farms their 60 acres under cultivation and wife Betsy oversees the produce stand. Their daughter Elizabeth oversees sales at the Old Beach Farmers Market.

Mattawoman Creek Farms, located on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, is owned and operated by Rick and Janice Felker. They grow a wide variety of organic vegetables and herbs on their certified organic farm. www.MattawomanCreekFarms.com.

Full Quiver Farm, located in Suffolk, is a family enterprise headed by Scott and Alison Wilson. All nine children are involved in raising chickens, pigs and cows and tending twelve acres of vegetables. They sell free-range chicken (whole and cut-up), pork (including homemade sausage), grass-fed beef, vegetable, eggs and shares in their dairy cows. www.FullQuiverFarm.com

Old Town Seafood Company is run by Laura Gray Dodson, a middle schooler at Broadwater Academy on the Eastern Shore. Her mother Keith is Laura Gray’s driver and helps sell clams at the Old Beach Farmers Market. Her father Chip Dodson and her older brother Zach dig clams from their beds in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Clams are sold in bags of 25, 50 or 100.

Roost Flowers and Designs grows over fifty varieties of flowers on a seven-acre farm that’s certified organic. Becky Devlin’s one-of-a-kind bouquets reflect both her horticultural knowledge and design talent. www.backbayflower.com. Short Season Vendor see calendar for dates of attendance.

Terrapin Restaurant, located at 3102 Holly Road, sells fruit sorbets and handmade mozzarella at OBFM. Chef/owner Rodney Einhorn is a CIA grad who cooked at Le Cirque in NYC and the Sky Hotel in Aspen before opening Terrapin three years ago. www.terrapinvirginiabeach.com

Croc’s 19th Street Bistro hosts Old Beach Farmers Market every Saturday morning. Owned and operated by Kal and Laura Habr, several menu items reflect Kal’s Lebanese heritage. Croc’s sells freshly made hummus, baba ghanoush and pita chips in addition to hard-to-find Virginia wines and Virginia beer. www.CrocsEcoBistro.com

Beachcombers Catering, owned by Tracee Alt of Virginia Beach, offers sweet potato biscuits, fresh fruit pies and other baked delights.

Tasha’s Own Handcrafted Goat’s Milk Soap comes from Kevin and Maureen Anderson’s dairy goat farm on New Bridge Rd. With the help of their eight children, the couple also sells fresh berries, produce, eggs from free-range chickens and dairy-goat shares.

Brownies, Cookies & S’more consists of made-from-scratch delight made from scratch by Connie Weis, former pastry chef for Todd Jurich’s Bistro and Zinc Brasserie.

Sandi’s Sandies are delightful cookies from Sandi Advocat of Virginia Beach.

Old Beach Provisions is an ad hoc adjunct of the Old Beach Farmers Market selling t-shirts and market bags and a few hard-to-find Virginia products, such as cheeses from Meadow Creek, Everona and CaroMont.

Weeping Radish Farm & Brewery (Currituck County, NC) has a fully licensed German Master butcher on staff that works directly with North Carolina and Virginia sustainable farms to source all natural, hormone free and antibiotic free livestock for artisan meats, Bratwurst, hotdogs and more. Caratoke Highway, Jarvisburg, NC. www.weepingradish.com.

Fresh Batch Jams sells home-made jellies, jams and fruit butters made in small batches. Kim Cortez makes preserves in her Chesapeake home, relying on local farmers for seasonal produce. www.freshbatchjams.com

Edmonds Bison Farm is a 135 acre ranch owned and operated by Kim and Don Edmonds located on Virginia's Northern Neck. They specialize in premium, all natural bison. Short Season Vendor see calendar for dates of attendance. www.edmondsfarm.com

The Herb Society of North America - Tidewater Unit, Inc. bringing local fresh cut herbs and recipes with nationally recognized expert Billie J. Parus from Virginia Beach. Short Season Vendor see calendar for dates of attendance.

The Orchid Station located in Barboursville VA owned by Kathy and Paul Philhour. Short Season Vendor see calendar for dates of attendance.

Windhaven Farm located in Windsor VA raise grass fed beef. Amy and William Edwards, beef@windhavennaturalangusbeef.com. Short Season Vendor see calendar for dates of attendance. www.windhavennaturalangusbeef.com

Pasta e Pani, Angelo and Maria Serpe sell a variety of authentic Italian fare from Pasta e Pani, the Beach restaurant they founded in 1990. They bring handmade pastas, sauce, bread and biscotti to OBFM. Pasta e Pani is located at 1805 Laskin Rd., suite #203, behind Conte's bikes.

Pelon's Baja Grill, Cali Muscara represents Pelon's Baja Grill and sells fresh guacamole, salsas and warm breakfast burritos to appreciative Old Beach Farmers Market patrons. Pelon's has two locations - 3619 Pacific Ave. at the Beach and 738 22nd St. in Norfolk.

Beach Biscotti is the showcase for Cathie Klein's delicious vegan and gluten-free biscotti, muffins and cookies that she bakes in her North End home.

New Earth Farm, located in Virginia Beach, grows a wide variety of vegetables and fruits without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers. John Wilson has been making his high-quality New Earth Compost since 1995 and generally brings a bag or two to sell at the market. www.newearthfarm.com