Why buy local foods? You'll get exceptional taste and freshness, strengthen your local economy, support endangered family farms, safeguard your family's health, and protect the environment. Coastal Farms is an on-line farm to family program that was developed in an effort to connect family owned and operated farms serving the Hampton Roads area with customers in search of local farm fresh foods and products year round. Coastal Farms represents more than 25 local farms and businesses serving the Coastal Plains region. It is easy to become a "Hampton Roads Locavore" (locally grown food eater) today with the help of Coastal Farms!

We began Coastal Farms April 16, 2010 and have been growing ever since. The program works on a weekly cycle, year round. You can place your order on-line between Friday and Monday evening, and then pick it up at one of our convenient Hampton Roads area locations. Right now we have 12 locations in Newport News, Hampton, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Isle of Wight. We hope to be adding more pick up locations very soon.

Currently we offer a 6 month membership. Our 6 month membership fee is $75 and covers logistics such as basic administration, distribution expenses and the maintenance of our website. In the future we will be offering memberships for longer and shorter periods however, the 6 month fee will remain the same.

If you are familiar with Community Supported Agriculture programs (CSA), you will love Coastal Farms. We offer products from numerous local farms, allowing you to pick what you want, when you want using our convenient website. Our program lets you, the consumer, be in control without sacrificing the best of what Hampton Roads farms have to offer.

Please tell your friends and family about us. If you are interested in learning more about how our business will operate please check out our parent company and sister businesses at www.luluslocalfood.com. We look forward to developing relationships between you and the farmers we are promoting. You can also follow us on Facebook.

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Learn more about Coastal Farms:
• About Us
• About Our Weekly Cycle
• Preferred Pick Up Locations
• Our Producers
• About Local Food
• Contact Us

January 20, 2012
Make sure you check out the link for our featured producer and see why we are so thrilled to have them as a part of the Coastal Family. Their website is great! Amanda only has 4 more months until the baby is here!

Did you get a chance to see the cabbage Cromwell delivered last week? I know he said 6-8 lbs, but oh my goodness! It filled a grocery bag! We are baking ours tonight as he suggested, can't wait!

New this week: The chicken Pot Pies are so popular, that Yummy is now offering them in a family size! Have you tried the Honey Lotion Bars? The Sugar Cookie is heavenly! There are new smoked sausage links from Windhaven, Italian Meat Sauce and Somezing Sveet from Yummy, and lots of new things from Browders such as Beet Greens and more Green Onions. Happy Shopping!

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