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The 2014 Crozet Farmers Market will open Saturday, May 3, in its traditional location, the now-renovated parking lot of Crozet United Methodist Church (CUMC). The Crozet market is a growers/producers market that gives vendors the opportunity to sell their locally grown produce and handcrafted goods to the public. Market hours are 8 a.m. till noon every Saturday through mid-October.
Sweet.
Update: 5 reasons to go the farmers’ market on opening day. All good reasons.
Two interesting lectures coming up – 15 April and 22 April.
The Crozet Farmers Market in association with the Crozet United Methodist Church (CUMC) will host a gardening lecture series, “How Does Your Garden Grow” to benefit the Food Pantry. Al Minutolo, Manager of the Crozet Market has brought together expert gardeners Peter Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds Emeritus, Monticello and Lesley Sewell, Certified Landscape Designer, Arborist and Adjunct Professor of Horticulture, J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College to share their gardening knowledge and experience with you on a variety of topics.
The lectures are for new and old gardeners alike, as gardening is a lifetime experience of enjoyment and good health. In recent years, vendor fees from the Farmers Market have been donated to the Food Pantry. In 2013, the Market donated $750.00 to the food pantry and soup program conducted by churches in the Crozet community.
Also, Crozet Trails Crew workday and an art show at the Art Box.
* If you’d like to add something to the Crozet Calendar, please let me know.
Hmmm … we always say we want and need jobs in Crozet. This brewery would bring nearly 400 jobs.
My opinion: this warrants serious consideration and discussion. Another thought: the City of Charlottesville uses tremendous financial incentives to attract businesses – see WorldStrides and CFA Institute . What does the County offer?
The Albemarle County School budget seems to face budget deficits every year; this year is no exception. What are the other cuts at Western that are likely or being proposed?
Now I’m curious – what else is being cut at WAHS next year? It seems Leadership is one of those programs that should be kept, nurtured and grown rather than cut.
“The Western Albemarle High School Leadership program is facing a major cut from the WAHS administration. Currently, the administration is proposing that the program be cut from three classes to two. This means that there will be one “early bird” class and one class during the regular day, and both classes will have about 30 students. The proposal would result in the elimination of one regular day class.”
Update: Pay attention, folks.
I know … ground has already broken, but still …(bolding mine)
COUNTY TO BREAK GROUND ON CROZET STREETSCAPE PROJECT AT APRIL 1 CEREMONY
Albemarle County officials including Supervisor Ann Mallek will join Crozet residents and business owners at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Crozet Streetscape project on Tuesday, April 1, at noon on Crozet Avenue in front of the new Crozet Library.
The new streetscape enhancements will improve Crozet Avenue to Tabor Street, including sidewalks, street trees, pedestrian/street lighting, crosswalks, and bio-filters. The streetscape project is an essential step in achieving the goals of the Crozet Master Plan by improving pedestrian connectivity within downtown Crozet, providing economic benefits and increased vitality for business owners, balancing the needs of all users including vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and aesthetically enhancing the entry way and main thoroughfare of downtown.
So far, it looks like the closing of Tabor during the day has been ok. Also, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Crozet Streetscape is 1 April at noon.
guest post by Melissa Morrisson, Board Chair, Crozet Arts –
At the completion of their terms, Crozet Arts would like to thank the following Board Members for their service to Crozet Arts as inaugural members of the board: Emily Mora of Crozet, Scott Neisser of Free Union, and Vasantha Reddi of Crozet. We would also like to welcome new Board Member Carolyn Lawlor of Batesville. The Crozet Arts Board was formed two years ago by Founders Sharon Tolczyk and Mollie Washburne. Crozet Arts is your community arts center (located behind the Field School) so if you are hearing of us for the first time stop in or visit our website at crozetarts.org.
Lots happened at the Crozet Community Advisory Council Meeting on 20 March 2014. Click through to read the embedding of the tweets from the meeting. Hopefully you find this helpful. I hope I captured everything accurately; between my tweets and Tim’s, there are 118 tweets in this story.
– 13 members of the public attended. A relatively huge crowd.
– More members of the public are needed to tweet. Really. Please?
– Brief update on Barnes Lumberyard development. In short: process is ongoing, comments going back and forth between developer and county. CCAC wants to stick to the master plan. The focus is said to be on bringing employment centers to downtown Crozet. But what kind? Suggestions?
– A brewery may be interested in building in Albemarle County, specifically in Old Trail. NOTHING is set or proposed; it’s merely a conversation at this point. But bringing in 376 jobs would be an outstanding addition to Crozet.
– Would some neighbors from Old Trail please attend these meetings? We’d all benefit from more participation from our neighbors.
– Lots of good conversation at this meeting.
Continue reading “Recapping the CCAC Meeting – 20 March 2014”
“The number of people coming through its doors jumped 93 percent from when the library was crammed in its old home. Circulation is up 70 percent.”
The Crozet Pourhouse is soft-opening right now.
Short story from my conversation:
– Pizza by the slice
– Local beer
– Same hours as Crozet Pizza
– Open now for the NCAA tournament
– Gorgeous space
– Reclaimed wood throughout
– Used much of the original floorboards for the bar. It’s beautiful
– Several big TVs
– Live music coming in spring/summer
Go. It’s beautiful.