Farm • Gardens • Flowers (FGF) Festival

Livestock Guardian Dogs 101 - Join Rob as he explains the role of livestock guardian dogs at Forrest Green Farm. He will discuss their training, the unique traits of Great Pyrenees, and how we acclimate the dogs to the people and animals they are meant to protect, along with their nocturnal behaviors and more! Listen in as he reveals all the insights about Moose, Maggie, Kona, and Huck! 

Wellness Simplified! - Join Krista as she explores integrating herbs and supplements into your daily life. She will share straightforward techniques, tips, and tricks for using specific herbs and the best preparations for common ailments. Additionally, she will discuss the recommended daily intake of herbal preparations. Join her as she simplifies wellness! 

How to Grow, Harvest, Cure, Store and Use Homegrown Sweet Potatoes: Delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow, sweet potatoes thrive in hot, humid areas, but are easy to grow. The vines provide an edible green and the sweet tubers can be served baked, boiled, steamed, or as fabulous fries. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) rates sweet potatoes as the overall most nutritious home garden vegetable: low in fat and sodium but high in fiber, carbohydrates, potassium, manganese, and vitamins A and C. The attractive vines make an attractive ground cover or container plant. Learn how to grow and use your own homegrown sweet potatoes. Secure your Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Sweet Potato slips by preordering now and picking them up at the Festival. Scroll down to preorder.

Acupuncture for Alpha Gal Facts vs Fiction - This talk will provide insights into why not all acupuncture procedures are effective for Alpha Gal allergy, explain that Alpha Gal is not solely an allergy to meat, and discuss the most successful acupuncture treatment for this condition. Additionally, we will clarify what your blood work really signifies and explore why some symptoms you experience may not actually be related to Alpha Gal but could stem from entirely different issues.

Dyeing with Plants - Learn the basics of natural dyeing with plants you can grow in your own garden!

Growing Your Green Thumb - A talk inviting you to get growing in your garden.

Lessons in Beekeeping - Discussion of lessons learned in my years of beekeeping. I will go over the basics of starting and apiary, ideal locations, equipment options and what to consider before starting an apiary.

Ancestral Eating For Resilience and Longevity - Come learn the ways our ancestors ate and cared for their health.

America's Largest Native Fruit: Pawpaws!  - Talk will include discussion of finding the fruit, eating, growing, harvesting, and marketing them locally, including a brief discussion of grafting the pawpaw.

Growing Lavender in Central VA - A discussion on successfully growing lavender in VA, including a brief introduction to lavender, the different varieties, harvesting and propagation, and some of the many ways lavender can be utilized.

Mushrooms: Grow Them, Eat Them, Heal with Them - Learn how easy it is to grow your own mushrooms to add diversity to your garden and different ways prepare them for your diet and health.

Our specialty lies in crafting the juiciest, most flavorful smash burgers in Virginia. Each patty is lovingly smashed and seared to perfection.

Let the flavor begin. Imagine a taste explosion! Whether you’re bringing a slice of Jamaica to your next big bash or you just want to spice up your next gathering, we are here to cater to your cravings. Don’t stress about fancy language, just be yourself and let the love for delicious Jamaican food shine.

Hersheys ice cream, sundeas, and floats as well as freshly squeezed lemonade.

Rooted in Tradition, Crafted with Ambition. A family owned winery and brewery serving finely crafted beers and beautifully blended wines in Louisa, Virginia.

Son of a Bear Ciders are produced and bottled by Teaghlaigh Vineyard in Rapidan, Virginia. Teaghlaigh Vineyard is owned and operated by the McMahon family. “McMahon” means “son of a bear” in Irish Gaelic. “Teaghlaigh,” pronounced “tay-la,” means “family” in Gaelic.That’s what we’re about: 1 great grandmother, 2 grandparents, 6 parents, and 6 children all working on our family vineyard. We infuse our Irish heritage and United States Air Force foundation into unique Virginia ciders.

Bring your kids to enjoy a bounce house and snow cones! We will have a bounce house for older kids and a separate one for children under 4. The all-day jump pass is only $5 and is subject to timed sessions based on the number of participants.

Egg Brigade Black Soldier Fly Larvae - Veteran Owned - Always grown in the USA!

Handmade Goat milk & castle soaps, bath Salt and oils, salves, balms and scrubs. Honey from the apiary when available

The Toy Barn Homestead, where we craft luxurious goat milk soaps using locally sourced oils and natural ingredients. Discover our unique, aromatic blends that nourish your skin and elevate your everyday skincare routine.

Extension Master Gardeners are trained volunteer educators. We work within our local communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training.

Locally owned and operated face painting business; Paint, Pixels, & Pixie Dust will bring the SPARKLE to any event!

Local potter specializing in unique, functional and decorative pieces, inspired by nature and her love of the outdoors.

Providing gardening, landscaping and design services to Richmond and central VA.

Locally owned business selling handmade hair bows and accessories.

Deep Roots Milling is worker owned and operated. We mill-to-order one week every month and offer a variety of flour and meal, bolted and unbolted. Virginia grown grains, regenerative agriculture, quality milling and working as a direct link between farmers and bakers are our primary concerns. All products are milled within the walls of historic Woodson's Mill in Lowesville, VA. We are driven by water, making flour with purpose.

Charlottesville Chapter will be here with a booth. The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. The Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research, and activism.

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE) is a cooperatively-owned seed company based out of Mineral, Virginia. SESE is a source for heirloom seeds and other open-pollinated (non-hybrid) seeds with an emphasis on vegetables, flowers, and herbs that grow well in the Mid-Atlantic region. Secure your Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Sweet Potato slips by preordering now and picking them up at the Festival. Scroll down to preorder.

Windsor Lavender Farm is an organic lavender farm located in Amelia, VA, open seasonally to visitors every June. We grow, harvest, and process our lavender by hand, distilling our own essential oil and handcrafting a variety of lavender products for home and bath.

We are a micro farm located in Louisa,Va that focuses on the year round cultivation of gourmet mushrooms, and functional mushrooms, as well as naturally grown seasonal produce.

Providing seasonally inspired, high quality, small batch herbal products.