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Taste Charlottesville's Growing Local-Food Movement

In Charlottesville, a new generation of farmers and market owners is committed to changing how we eat―and live. Come meet them and try our favorite local food.

Charles Walton IV, Scott Martin, Warner McGowin

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Jefferson's Eden

For the visitor, a trip here is a way to enjoy true culinary magic. Restaurants specialize in local food, shops sell outstanding organic cheeses and produce, and bakeries and breweries invite you to come inside and talk with owners.

But the movement is about more than food. It’s also about people who’ve built their dreams in this corner of the South that Jefferson called his “Eden.” Now, more than ever, his words ring true.