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    The Loudoun Grown Expo 2012

    Feb 24, 2012 · Modified: Mar 20, 2021 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 3 Comments

    Last Saturday I joined about 2000 other people at the Loudoun Grown Expo, a celebration of food and wine from Loudoun County, and what an afternoon it was. There was food, wine, spirits, and music, definitely a lot of fun for everyone. There were 30 participating farms, vineyards, and other producers, so it was an excellent opportunity to meet the people who make the wine and spirits, who grow the vegetables, to sign up for a CSA, to buy an award-winning pie, and to learn about hydroponic agriculture and grass-fed beef.

    Endless Summer Harvest booth at Loudoun Expo - Andrea Meyers

    And for me it was a delight to finally meet the owners of Wegmeyer Farms, one of The Farm Project farms. We’d never met until Saturday, and I was thrilled to finally shake hands with Harriet and Tyler. They are so friendly, and I’m looking forward to more photo shoots at the farm this spring and summer.

    Andrea Meyers - Harriet and Tyler Wegmeyer

    And I was also excited to meet Violet LaBrecque, a Virginia pie baking champion whose numerous awards are well-deserved. I sampled several of her pies and this judge would vote for her pie any time.

    I also got to say hi to the folks from Catoctin Creek, an organic distillery and Loudoun’s first distillery since Prohibition. They were a fun bunch and had help from NoVa Roller Derby skaters. I think I’m going to have to do one of their tours and bottling workshops sometime.

    Andrea Meyers - NoVa Roller Derby gals and Catoctin Creek Distillery

    This was a great event and I look forward to going back next year with hopefully even more participants. For the full list of participants, visit the Loudoun Grown Expo website.

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    1. the wicked noodle says

      February 24, 2012 at 3:32 pm

      What fun, Andrea! I really wanted to go to this and hope to next year. Looks like you had a wonderful time!

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    2. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

      February 24, 2012 at 10:12 pm

      Looks like a wonderful event!

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    3. Andrea says

      February 26, 2012 at 11:06 am

      Kristy and Lydia, it was a lot of fun and a great way to meet a lot of local producers all in one place. I'll definitely go again next year.

      Reply

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