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Read this Fredericksburg.com article about a visit to Walnut Hill Farm, run by Jeff and Ginny Adams.

The Adamses are raising heritage livestock — hearty breeds that have been in America for centuries and are known for their flavorful meat. The husband and wife also are using methods that go back almost as far.

Everything they sell at local markets is raised on their land without chemicals, growth hormones or antibiotics.

You can buy grass-fed, free-range, hormone-free meats of all kinds from Walnut Hill at our Fairfax Corner and Gainesville markets.

With the opening of our Reston market, we welcome a new vendor this summer that will be sure to excite your taste buds — Pitango Gelato. Pitango has several stores in the D.C. area, including one at Reston Town Center, and they’ll be at our Reston market each week.

If you haven’t tried Pitango, you can learn more about it from their website or from this article in the Washington Post, which you can download as a PDF. Or just come by the market and have a bite!

Ever entrepreneurial, our salsa vendor Tommy Venable has started yet another venture that will surely be of interest to his fellow vendors at farmers’ markets. Check out his Farmers’ Market Vendor website, which offers marketing advice for vendors as well as Tommy’s own services of designing and printing promotional materials for their displays. The ad below will also give you a sense of what he has to offer — take a look!

Fabbioli Cellars will be at our Oakton market February 13 with the following selection of wines — visit us and pick up a few bottles! Celeste at Fabbioli provided us with this listing:

It is Valentine’s Day again, the time for romantic dinners, quiet moments and wonderful food. And what goes perfectly with all of those? Well, Fabbioli Cellars wines, of course.

You need the perfect wine to go with the perfect foods. It is time to bring out the good stuff. Here are some wine–food pairing suggestions:

Pasta, cheese, maybe a cheese fondue — then you will want our Chambourcin. A light Chianti-style wine.

Fish, seafood, fruit — 8 Chains Loco Vino is what you need. A citrusy white wine that is a little sweet and a little dry, done in stainless (no oak) and has a nice crisp finish.

Chicken, pork or a spicy beef dish — Our Cabernet Franc is your perfect fit. A medium-bodied wine, a little spicy, a little peppery.

A nice thick steak on the menu? Then you can’t beat the Tres Sorrelle — Doug’s flagship (and original) wine. This is our full-bodied “steak” wine. Complex tastes of Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

And don’t forget that romantic dessert. Maybe a dark chocolate cake or a tart or any other sweet thing you are planning to serve your sweet thing. We have the best dessert wines around, and I am not exaggerating. All of these wines are sweet but not overly sweet. They are not loaded with residual sugar like most dessert wines (most of which have 30%-40% residual sugar). Their sweetness is derived naturally from the sweetness of the fruit. The perfect finish to the perfect romantic dinner.

Raspberry Merlot — only 5% residual sugar (most syrupy dessert wines are 30-40% residual sugar). Wonderful with chocolate or ice cream. Oh, you really can taste that Raspberry.

Rosa Nera — Black Raspberry Wine in the port style, only 3% residual sugar and a little added body with 3% Brandy (great for those winter nights by the fire), also great with chocolate or ice cream.

Pear Wine — in the port style, only 3% residual sugar and 3% Brandy to warm those toes. Great with cheesecake and fruity desserts. A bit different and a lot of fun.

We will be at the Oakton Market February 13 and we would love to see you. Come out and try our wines — you won’t be disappointed. And remember the pairings that are mentioned above are only suggestions. The most important thing is to drink the wine you love with the food you love. If you already know what you would like and would like to ensure that we have it with us on Saturday, please contact me and reserve your bottles ahead of time. Contact Celeste at llamaladymd@hotmail.com or call 703-554-4591. Please state your name and the type and number of bottles you would like.