Premium Farmstead Cheeses, Condiments & Savories

 

"The selection of Appalachian & Piedmont farmstead cheeses is both excellent and interesting." Washington Diplomat rates our cheeses in restaurant review of Food Wine & Company, January, 2011 issue.


Stonyman Gourmet Farmer develops cheese program for launch of new Bethesda restaurant, Food Wine & Company. **** Northern Virginia magazine features Stonyman Gourmet Farmer in Food Lovers Guide. ****  Stonyman Gourmet Farmer: Farmstead, Local Cheese feature article in Edible Chesapeake.
Stonyman Gourmet Farmer: Purveyor of Exceptional Farmstead, Local Cheeses
 

Dominique Chaploard demonstrates traditional French seam butchery.

In 2011, over 300 bloggers worldwide 

joined Charcutepalooza, a year long program to rediscover the time-honored art of

charcuterie, sweeping it onto the Web and taking it global. Co-creators? Cathy Barrow & Kim Foster. Bloggers respond to increasingly difficult monthly challenges with original recipes, photographs and great stories about their adventures. Participants are eligible to win a trip to France and the Kitchen-at-Camont. Stonyman Gourmet Farmer provides meats for challenge posts and has special offers for Charcutepalooza members. More information about Charcutepalooza can be found at charcutepalooza.com.

U.S. Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps march past Stonyman Gourmet Farmer Mercantile during Christmas Parade.

Stop by the new Rappahannock County Visitors Center on route 211 to find out what's happening in and around Washington, Virginia!

COMING EVENTS

 

Christmas in Little Washington Parade and Festival

 

The Town of Washington, Virginia hosts its seventh annual Christmas Parade, Sunday, December 4, 2011 from 10 AM.

 

The parade kicks off at 1 PM led by Parade Marshall Col. John Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.), former Director of the "President's Own" US Marine Corps Band.

 

Santa will greet children in the Stonyman Gourmet Farmer Mercantile Garden and Ben Jones will perform with his Cooter's Garage Band.

 

More details: http://www.rappnews.com/2011/11/18/dec-4-it%E2%80%99s-christmas-in-little-washington/55813/ 

 

PAST EVENTS

Cochon & Charcuterie: A Workshop from Gascony in Virginia's Blue Ridge

March 20, 2011

Cochon & Charcuterie is an exceptional opportunity to learn stateside the basics of traditional and authentic French butchery and charcuterie. The workshop is geared to professionals, experienced cooks and knowledgeable food enthusiasts.


Christmas in Little Washington Parade & Festival


December 5, 2010


Visitors to Stonyman Gourmet Farmer's mercantile enjoyed the Christmas in Little Washington Parade on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Santa heard children's wishes in the Stonyman Mercantile Garden and later Ben Jones and his Cooter's Garage Band played Bluegrass and traditional songs.


 


A Successful Sixth Annual Artists
of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour
November 6-7, 2010


The sixth annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour was held Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7, 10 AM-5 PM, in the foothills of Virginia�s Blue Ridge. The tour featured 15 open studios and 8 professional galleries with more than 50 new and returning artists showing newly created work in a wide variety of media, including paintings, sculpture, pottery, glassworks, forged ironwork, jewelry, textiles, and photography. To learn more about the artists: http://www.raac.org/aor10/index.html



Porsche Club Fall Outing and Luncheon
October 23, 2010
Porsche Club of America, Founders Capital Region, visited Stonyman Gourmet Farmer on a glorious autumn day. This event was their second annual field trip to the Stonyman Gourmet Farmer Mercantile and environs.
Photo Credits: Left: Linda Bowyer Center & Right: Ken Marks

The Second Annual Rappahannock Farm Tour
September 25-26, 2010

Events, presentations, tours and more took place at participating farms, orchards, wineries and plant nurseries. More than 400 visitor attended.

Stonyman Gourmet Farmer demonstrated cheese making, and visitors to the Mercantile were able to view an eighteenth century kitchen with cooking pots and implements from "back in the day."

Many of the sites on the tour can be visited throughout the fall. Check the Farm tour website for contact information:

More: http://farmtour.visitrappahannockva.com/