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Upcoming Events

Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15 2008
Blue Ridge Wine Trail Tasting Tour
Six Blue Ridge Wine Trail Sites, Southwest Virginia

Visit Foggy Ridge Cider, Villa Appalaccia, Chateau Morrisette, AmRhein Winery, Blacksnake Meadery and the lastest Trail member, Shooting Creek Brewery, for a progressive tasting tour. $30 ticket covers inventive food and beverage tastings at all locations. Tickets can be purchased in advance or day of at any location.

Check out the website blueridgewinetrail.com for information and tickets.

Saturday, June 21, 2008
VeggieFest
Greensboro Farmers Curb Market
Corner of Yanceyville and Lindsey Sts., Greensboro, NC
6 am - noon

The Market celebrates the start of the fresh produce season with tastings from the Chef's showcase, door prizes, music, and fun for the whole family.

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Music, Mead and Cider
Foggy Ridge Cider and Blacksnake Meadery, Dugspur, Virginia

Visit the beautiful back roads of southwest Virginia—sample cider and mead and enjoy local music at two unique artisans less than 2 miles apart. $4 cover charge includes cider and mead tastings along with original music at both locations.

For directions and more information, see www.foggyridgecider.com

Sunday, June 22, 2008
4th annual Summer Solstice & Goddess Market
Lindley Park/Greensboro Arboretum
401 Ashland Drive, near Wendover/W. Market St. intersection
Greensboro, NC

Prepare to be dazzled by this full sensory cultural fusion of 5,000 people as they celebrate the nature’s bounty. This midsummer night’s dream is brought to you by Joie de Vivre and Resources for Artful Living.

Goddess Market opens at 4pm at Lindley Park offering the wares of 100 vendors. The Solstice begins at 7pm with the “Calling of the Faeries.” 9pm marks the Closing Ceremony of Fire. Come one and all to celebrate the longest day of the year.

This year's market will include a Farmer's Market. For more information about being a vendor, please see this web site, call 339-1828, or email kb@thegoddesseffect.com.

For even more Slow Food-related events, please see our events page! Send your non-commercial food-related events to info@slowfoodpiedmont.org.