Petersburg: Farmers market canceled tomorrow, possible wind gusts
PETERSBURG — The River Street Market is closed tomorrow due to the predicted nasty weather. The 2023 season opening day has been rescheduled for the following week.
"It's just not safe to set up outside in weather like that," Cheryl Bursch, River Street Market manager, posted across social media platforms. "We will be open at the POP Market in the Market at Petersburg Public Library from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and will take already purchased Market tokens. Come shop safely inside."
This morning, the National Weather Service of Wakefield's forecast for Saturday includes a chance of showers before 11 a.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The high will be near 78, and it will be breezy with a southwest wind, 18 to 24 m.p.h. with gusts as high as 43 m.p.h.
The Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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Petersburg Public Library: POP Market
Produce:
Schofield Farm mushrooms, Greenswell Growers lettuce, spinach, cabbage, kale, turnips, carrots, beets, onions, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, red potatoes, grape tomatoes, snack pepper, butternut squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, All Good Things Farm strawberries [if available], Lil' Sprouts Microgreens, bananas, avocados
Dairy:
Goats-R-Us Cheese goat cheese, Shenandoah Family Farms Cooperative gouda, cheddar, swiss and Colby cheese, Fox’s Garden and Petersburg Oasis Youth Farm eggs, Mountain View Farm Products butter
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Meat:
Lingerfelt Farms ground beef, ground sausage varieties, sausage breakfast links, grilling links, beef stir-fry, chicken and meatloaf
Dips and salsas:
B&B Culinary garlic hummus, roasted red pepper hummus, pimento cheese, Planet Earth Diversified basil pesto
Prepared foods:
B&B Culinary Pasta salad, tuna salad and chicken salad, and curry chicken salad, RVA Big Soup beef stew, Baked bread, NoBull Burger varieties of veggie burgers, Fresh Tofu Inc tofu
Pantry items:
Appomattox River Peanut & Wine Company peanut butters, Virginia Vinegar Works - Handcrafted Wine Vinegar, Wade's Mill baking mixes, Legacy Roasting Company roasting ground coffee, shortbread cookies, Agriberry Farm and CSA jams, apple butter and applesauce, Little Bird Jams & Jellies bird sugar free jams, Chestnut Ridge Garden honey, Wadel's Farm Wagon applesauce, B&B Culinary BBQ sauce and seasonings, Red Oak Provisions Everything Bagel seasoning, dried lentils and chickpeas, Green Acres Popcorn rainbow and harvest popcorn, Fox’s Garden dried herbs, @hunger hot sauces, Dress It Up Dressing salad dressing, Scratch Pasta Co. Pastas
Snack foods:
Appomattox River Peanut & Wine Co varieties of peanuts, Route 11 Potato Chips varieties of chips, Firehook crackers, Baker’s Popped Delights LLC kettle cooked popcorn, good phyte foods energy bars
Drinks:
Blue Ridge Bucha varieties of kombucha, Virginia Artisan Water liters
"At all of our markets, we accept cash, credit, debit and SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program]. With SNAP, all fruits and vegetables are half off," Bursch posted.
Attend River Street Market's seven-year celebration on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m - noon. Follow River Street Market, Market at PPL and POP Market on Facebook for more information. The Petersburg Public Library is located at 201 W. Washington Street.
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