Farmers Foods

2012-01-09T07:11:00.000-08:00

Winner will receive a $100 Shopping Spree at any Farmers Foods location. Drawing will be held March 12^th. Just text FARMERS to 68247 to enter and receive discounts by text. Or you can sign up by email! Send an e-mail to info@farmersfoods.com with your Name, Address, and Contact Phone Number to receive your discounts by e-mail. That’s all it takes to join the Farmer’s Family Discount Club.

2011-10-31T07:00:00.000-07:00

Winner will receive a $200 Shopping Spree at any Farmers Foods location. Drawing will be held January 2^nd. Just text FARMERS to 68247 to enter and receive discounts by text. Or you can sign up by email! Send an e-mail to info@farmersfoods.com with your Name, Address, and Contact Phone Number to receive your discounts by e-mail. That’s all it takes to join the Farmer’s Family Discount Club.

Congratulations Dan Smullen!

2011-10-31T06:58:00.000-07:00

Dan Smullen of Richmond VA took the call today for the $100 Oct Shopping Spree! Our next Give-Away will be Jan 2nd for a $200 New Year Shopping Spree. Hope you're a Discount Club member to qualify and use those weekly coupons, every dollar counts.

FREE TURKEY

2011-10-07T11:48:00.001-07:00

If you shop with Farmer's, you probably won't need to buy a turkey this year. $300 dollars will get you a Free Turkey, $450 gets you HUGE FREE TURKEY.

Children's Hospital Donations

2011-10-07T11:46:00.000-07:00

Farmer's want to thank our customer's for their loose change collected in the Children's Hospital's Canisters. Still hoping to hear from the DC district so our Luray location can start collecting too. Between 7 stores, we gathered $652.72 in about two months. That's due to awesome customers...Thank You !

Congratulations Stephanie Vaughan!

2011-08-29T07:00:00.000-07:00

Stephanie Vaughan of Petersburg won the Zoom Zoom Race Tickets GiveAway … stay tuned for the next Give Away announcement!

2011-08-01T11:12:00.000-07:00

Farmer’s Foods is looking forward to our second year of our REGISTER TAPES FOR EDUCATION. WE have invited the closest elementary, middle and high schools to each of our stores to participate. 20 out of 29 schools invited redeemed over $2000 of FREE GOODS for their
schools. We are looking forward to 2011-2012 to double. Schools, be on the look out for the new enrollment package for the upcoming year. Parents, please show your interest by motivating or volunteering to be the administrator for your school area.

Farmer's Foods will be Supporting the Children's Miracle Network!

2011-08-01T11:07:00.000-07:00

Please look for the change canister at our Farmer's Foods locations to support the Children's Miracle Network in that area. Our Hopewell location has gathered over $400 of loose change from generous customers to support their local Children's Miracle Network.

For the entire month of august – the Children's Miracle Network will receive 50 cents from each purchase of any of the John Boy & Billy BIG SHOW SAUCES. Farmer's Foods is the only retailer that sells all of the BIG SHOW SAUCES. So purchase a great sauce and support the Children's Miracle Network.

And the Winner of the Race Tickets is…

2011-04-25T06:24:00.000-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS
ROBIN FERRELL!

Robin Ferrell of Highland Springs took the call from Farmer's Foods, and now she's the owner of our Zoom Zoom Race Tickets Give-Away...that's 4 tickets to Richmond's Big Saturday Night Race on April 30th.

Your next chance to win is on June 27th, when we'll be giving away our July 4th $200 Shopping Spree !!!!!!!!

Thanks to all of our Discount Club members from your friends at Farmer's Foods. Be sure to follow us on Facebook.

Winner of the $200 Valentine Shopping Spree is…

2011-02-17T13:22:00.000-08:00

Here's Tony Minor of Highland Springs Va who took the call Monday and won the $200 Valentine Shopping Spree. Our next Give-Away is for 4 race tickets to Richmond's Big Sat Nite Race on April 30th...winner will be called April 21st.

And the Winner of the Merry Ham Dinner Give-Away is…

2010-12-21T07:12:00.000-08:00

Ann Woodley of Edenton, NC

Ann Woodley of Edenton, NC won the Merry Ham Dinner Give-Away. Our members' next chance to win is Feb 14th for our Valentine Sweetie $200 Shopping Spree. Also pic'd is Theresa Hewitt (Deli/Bakery Mgr, left) and Glory Morris (store mgr, center)

Congratulations, Ann!

Luray Food Drive

2010-12-13T10:26:00.000-08:00

Luray was cold (34 degrees) but the chicken wings were hot. Page One food pantry received 950 pounds of food donations and $157 cash donations. The Luray Rotary Club partnered donating time and $2,000 for fuel assistance and a $500 Farmer's Foods Shopping Spree. Last year's total was 500 pounds, so everyone really showed the holiday spirit.

Headed to Highland Springs, VA for the last "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" of 2010 this Thursday (4-6pm). See you there!

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry! – Hopewell, VA

2010-12-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

Our first "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" in Hopewell VA was a BLAST!! with the Prince George Churches Outreach Food Pantry gathering 800 pounds of needed food and $44 in Cash Donations too. Special thanks to "The Antiques" band for ...playing to the crowd. Our Hopewell market manager is part of the "local boy" g...roup and would gladly play for your local events. Headed to Luray this Thursday to partner with the Luray Rotary Club to benefit the Page One Food Pantry up in the Shenandoah Valley...then to Highland Springs on the 16th to finish out our 2010 FTFTFTH food drive program. Our next food drive is this Thrusday at our Luray location. See you there!

And the $100 Thanksgiving Shopping Spree Give-Away Winner Is...

2010-11-29T12:56:00.001-08:00

Johnathon Dick
of Buckingham County, Virginia

took the call just now from Farmer's Foods, and is headed to our Dillwyn store to get his $100 gift certificate for Thanksgiving, courtesy of Farmer's Family Discount Club periodic Give-Aways! Congratulations, Johnathon!

Our next Give-Away will be on December 20th, and the winner will get a phone call and win our Merry Ham Dinner Give-Away. Thanks to all of our Discount Club members from your friends at Farmer's.

OUR NEW CONTEST:$100 Thanksgiving Shopping Spree Give-Away

2010-10-18T11:28:00.001-07:00

Louisburg Food Drive Results!

2010-09-27T07:27:00.000-07:00

We ended up gathering 765 pounds, beating last year’s event by 65 pounds! The music by Th’ Bullfrog Willard McGee and E-Train and the Rusted Nails made it an extra special event…

Thanks to the Triangle Blues Society for their participation. Thank you to everyone who made it out!

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry!

2010-09-14T09:55:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

It time again for the “Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry” food drive at our Louisburg Farmer’s Foods location again; this time on Sept 23rd. Last year, we gathered 700 pounds of needed food for the Care & Share of Franklin County organization. Farmer’s Foods is looking forward to another successful event. This year is even more special with the help of the Triangle Blues Society bringing two bands to the event. “The Bullfrog Willard McGee” will start the music at 5pm, followed by “E-Train and The Rusted Nails” playing until 8pm. The chicken wings will start trading for donations at 4pm. We would appreciate any community bulletins that your newspapers could contribute towards the truly beneficial event for the Franklin County area. Attached is a copy of the banner.

Also, the Triangle Blues Society is having “The Swamp Doctors” band come to play at our Louisburg store on Oct 1st from 5pm-7pm. The Triangle Blues Society is a nonprofit, self funded organization of local artists and just “regular folks” that are working hard to keep the tradition of The Blues strong in the Mid Atlantic area. One of their major efforts includes the TBS Blues Challenge where local artists compete for the region’s title and sponsorship to go on to Memphis TN for the 2011 International Blues Challenge. Last year, “The Bullfrog Willard McGee” was selected to compete in the national event, and Farmer’s Foods is especially honored to have him as the opening musician at our “Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry” food drive in Louisburg NC on Sept 23rd. Come on out and enjoy some really good music. Find out more about The Triangle Blues Society at www.triangleblues.com

Thanks to All,
Paul Farmer
Advertising/Marketing
Farmer’s Foods

October $200 Cash Give-Away

2010-09-08T06:46:00.000-07:00

Here Kitty Kitty Contest Winners

2010-09-08T06:28:00.000-07:00

Friskie from Lunenburg Court House Va won the Richmond Race Tickets, and Abbey from Edenton NC won the free steaks for a month. Thanks to all of our cat fans who entered, and keep those animal support facilities near your heart and check books often as possible.

Summer Steaks Give-Away!

2010-07-22T08:39:00.000-07:00

Join Farmers Family Discount Club through text message or e-mail blast to automatically enter into our Lucky Summer Give-Away.

Winner will receive $20 worth of steaks a week for 4 weeks. Drawing on September 13th.

See website for details on how to join.
www.farmersfoods.com

Winner of the Lucky Summer Give-Away!

2010-07-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

And the winner of the Winner of the Lucky Summer Give-Away for 200 Virginia Lottery Tickets is…

…Ms. Stroupe of Luray, VA!

Congratulations, Ms. Stroupe!

Here Kitty, Kitty Beauty Contest

2010-07-21T12:45:00.000-07:00

Grand Prize: 4 Tickets to the Richmond Big Nite Race
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Runner Up: One Month of FREE Steaks (2 per week)

Here's How to Enter:
Put your cat's photo into our Entry Drawing Box, with the following information on the back of the photo:

• Contestant's (Cat's) Name
• Contestant's Breed (a close guess)
• Owner's name, address and phone number (required)
See Store for additional details

Drawing will be held September 7, 2010

Donations will be accepted (but not required) to be distributed to your local Humane Society, SPCA or area Animal Shelter.

2010-06-28T11:08:00.000-07:00

Our South Boston Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry food drive gathered about 350 pounds of food (535 items) and over $200 in cash donations for the Good Samaritan food pantry. Special thanks to the Red Fred from Big Show Foods for bringing an additional grill, Ramsey Construction for bringing their race cares and the use of the trailer as a stage for the Josh Preslar band, courtesy of the Triangle Blues Society. Woolly-The-Wingmaster got off the grill and actually played with the band for a few songs. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Kenbridge Food Drive

2010-06-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

Our Kenbridge Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry food drive gathered 600 pounds of food and $25 in cash donations for The Peoples Community Cupboard. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Lucky Summer Give-Away

2010-06-10T11:53:00.002-07:00

Kenbridge Food Drive

2010-06-10T11:50:00.000-07:00

Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry food drive at Kenbridge Farmer's Foods raised 600 pounds of food!

Edenton Food Drive

2010-05-12T07:14:00.000-07:00

We gathered 602 pounds of food for the Chowan Edenton Food Pantry last Thursday along with $52 of cash to help that pantry serve the smallest county in NC with the highest unemployment rate of the state. Headed to Kenbridge VA on June 3rd.

Winner of the Mother's day Dinner Kit Give-away!

2010-05-12T07:09:00.000-07:00

The Mother's Day Dinner Kit Give-Away winner has been located...Sharon Talley of Clover, VA was the lucky winner. We'll be announcing our next give-away soon, but remember to use our weekly discounts sent to our members through email or text messaging.

Congratulations Sharon!

Racing Update...

2010-05-05T13:50:00.000-07:00

Johnny Chapman in the Vets on a Roll car finished 33rd last Friday night at Richmond. Here is a shot of the car in the race and another car (driver Caleb Roark, late model) that was shown at the Highland Springs store before heading to the V.A. Hospital for fellowship with the handicapped vets.

Hey Shoppers!

2010-04-29T10:58:00.000-07:00

Local gardens will be popping out great stuff here soon and Farmer’s Foods loves the opportunity to sell fresh, locally grown produce. If you know of a local producer that wants to move what they grow, then tell them to come by and talk to our produce manager in that area about their product.

Buy Local!

2010-04-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

1. A majority of every dollar stays in the community when you spend with locally operated businesses. Keeping the money in the community benefits the buyer and seller.

2. Less fuel costs in the transportation of the product.

3. Almost always tastes better than mass produced product.

4. Has been proven to be more nutritious when produced near the area of consumption.

5. Allows the shopper more purchasing options.

Dog Contest Winners!

2010-04-29T10:50:00.001-07:00

1st prize-“Aussi”
from Sandston VA, Australian Sheppard owned by Joshua Coker

2nd prize-“Izzy”
from Shenandoah VA (near Luray), Black Labrador owned by Chuck & Sharon Printz

Check out our commercial!

2010-04-20T07:21:00.000-07:00

Here’s a commercial clip done by Ch13 Independent TV out of Charlottesville that was filmed in Louisa this past Thursday. We collected 467 pounds of food!

Our New Give-away!

2010-04-02T06:49:00.001-07:00

FREE $1 Scratch Ticket Coupon at www.farmersfoods.com

2010-04-02T06:22:00.000-07:00

• Minimum purchase required to redeem coupon.
• Coupon must be presented at the Customer Service Counter of any VIRGINIA Farmer's Foods store at time of purchase.
• You must be 18 or older to purchase Virginia Lottery products.
• Good while supplies last.

2010 Hometown Dog Beauty Contest!

2010-03-31T11:17:00.000-07:00

Dillwyn 2010 Food Drive

2010-03-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

Thursday was also the day for our first "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" food drive of 2010, in Dillwyn VA. We traded chicken wings smothered in John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauce for donations to the Blue Ridge Area Network Food Bank. Totalled out to be 540 lbs with $124 in cash donations, which really turns into abo...ut $620 with matching efforts and buying power. Coming to Louisa on April 15th. Tell your friends.

And the winner of the Mad March $100 Giveaway is....

2010-03-19T08:26:00.001-07:00

Maurice Marshall
from Kenbridge, VA!

Congratulations, Maurice!

Some of our new ads for your viewing enjoyment!

2010-03-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

FREE FEBRUARY GROCERY GIVE-AWAY WINNER!

2010-01-26T13:41:00.001-08:00

Mathew Newton
of Richmond, Va
is the happy winner of $400.00 worth of Free February Groceries from Farmer's Foods. Mathew has been a member of our Discount Club since Sept of 2009 and is now a believer that our Discount Club does things for our customers that no others will.

Our next Discount Club Give-Away is for our Mad March $100 Party Give-Away, being drawn on March 18th, 2010....don't forget that each week a discount is sent to members on an item that the average family truly uses on a weekly basis...this week is $1.00 Off Any Milk Product !!

THE MAD MARCH GIVE-AWAY!

2010-01-26T13:37:00.001-08:00

Winner will receive a shopping spree for $100. Drawing on March 18th.

Remember, all Discount Club members are automatically eligible for our Give-Aways, along with our weekly discounts that the average family uses on a weekly basis.

Highland Springs Food Drive

2010-01-04T08:20:00.001-08:00

Hello Farmer's Foods Friends,

"Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" food drives finished up for 2009 with a blast in Highland Springs, Virginia that generated 1,035 additional pounds of food for the Central Virginia Food Bank. Total for our 9 store events for the first year...........6,835 pounds of donated food to local pantries and food banks in our store locations.

Red Fred & Carl-The-Cook, owners of Big Show Foods, makers of John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauces and more, wheeled a monster of a grill up from the South to help with this last event. We put some chicken DOWN.

Special THANKS again to Big Show Foods, Dutt & Wagner, Supervalu, all of the food banks/pantries and ESPECIALLY THE GOOD PEOPLE AROUND OUR STORES THAT CARE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY.

Thanks To All,
Paul Farmer
Farmer's Foods

50 Scratch Ticket Winner + Our New Contest!

2010-01-04T08:07:00.000-08:00

The 50 Scratch Tickets Give-Away Winner Is...
Mary Ann Beck of Kenbridge, Virginia !!

Congratulations Mary Ann!

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The Give-Aways Continue !!
Our next giveaway is for Free February Groceries !!!
Winner will receive 4 weekly shopping sprees for $100 a piece for the month of February. Winner will be contacted on Jan 25th.

Remember, all Discount Club members are automatically eligible for our Give-Aways, along with our weekly discounts that the average family uses on a weekly basis.

Check us out on Facebook!

Edenton Food Drive

2009-12-15T13:45:00.000-08:00

Last Thurs, we traveled to our Edenton, NC location for their FTFTFTH (Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry) food drive, trading chicken wings smothered in John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauce, with the donations going to the Edenton Chowan Food Pantry. We whipped up 600 more pounds along with some cash donations for the community. That put us at about 5,800 pounds donated through 8 store events, not bad being only 2 hour events. We're headed to Highland Springs, VA this Thurs, 17th, between 3 & 6pm for our last store event of 2009, this one again benefiting the Central Va Food Bank.

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry!

2009-12-14T11:54:00.000-08:00

FTFTFTH (Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry) had a exciting day at Southside Plaza on Dec 3rd. We hooked up with The Beat, Willis Entertainment, DTLR, Clear-wire, & RAC Rentals for a couple hours, whipping up the chicken wings for donations to the Central VA Food Bank, got about 625 pounds of much needed food for the needy in the area.

Red White and Blue Stew Crew

2009-11-24T12:35:00.000-08:00

The Red White and Blue Stew Crew, based out of Hanover County, Virginia, has been cooking Brunswick Stew and competing in various Stew competitions for about seven years. During this period they have received 14 awards, with the most recent a 2nd Place Ribbon from the 2009 State Fair of Virginia's Brunswick Stew Competition.

"The competitions are fun, and we appreciate being recognized by the judges for our Stew, but the real reward is raising funds for the local Children's hospitals", according the Randy Bush, the Crew's "Stewmaster". All of the proceeds from Stew sales during the competitions are directed to the Log-A-Load for Kids Program ... part of the Children's Miracle Network (CMN).

"Over the course of a year's competitions, we have upwards of a dozen or more people who donate their time to the lengthy process of preparing and distributing Brunswick Stew", according to Bush. "It is always gratifying to the volunteers knowing their efforts are directed toward helping kids."

In addition, the Crew always welcomes other partners to support their activities. The most recent is Farmer's Foods, which provides discounts for the Stew's ingredients. "We appreciate Farmer's Foods' help," Bush states, "their support helps maximize what we can do for the kids."

But above all, the Crew appreciates the support from folks who purchase the Stew. "We realize during a competition, the public can select any Stew they wish ... often from 20 or more competitors ... and we are gratified that our many supporters have allowed us to contribute thousands of dollars over the years to CMN."

The Crew, and their charitable work, was recently highlighted in the nationally released book "America Eats!" authored by noted food writer Pat Willard. Ms. Willard wrote about our Crew’s fund raising activities and operating philosophy in her chapter "The Fund Raising Feast", which detailed the charitable aspects of American Cuisine. The Crew also does limited "special projects" outside of competitions, but still for charitable purposes.

Spiral Ham Dinner Giveaway Winner + NEW CONTEST!

2009-11-24T12:29:00.000-08:00

And the winner is…

Bilal Muhammad
of Southside Richmond, Va !!

The Give-Aways Continue ! ! !

Our next giveaway is 50 (fifty) Virginia Lottery Scratch Tickets !!! Winner will be contacted on Dec 21st. What a good idea for Christmas gifts, and don't forget to slip Santa one under his cookies.

Remember, all Discount Club members are automatically eligible for our Give-Aways, along with our weekly discounts that the average family uses on a weekly basis. This week's discount is Free Farmer's Brown & Serve Rolls with a $20 purchase !!!

Check us out on Facebook.

Hoping Everyone has a Nice Thanksgiving,

Paul Farmer
Farmer's Foods

Happy Veterans Day!

2009-11-11T11:52:00.001-08:00

Happy Veterans Day !! Because you can attribute most of your happiness for what our veterans have done for all of us. We're proud to have sponsored the VFW Post 8163 and the American Legion Post 45 in their recreational therapy sessions where they take patients from the Veterans Administration Medical Centers in Rich...mond VA and Durham NC to Kerr Lake for boating opportunities, skeet shoots, and just good social outings. These folks deserve a chance to get out and enjoy what they have sacrificed so much for. THANK YOU VETS !!!!!!

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry in Louisa

2009-11-11T11:26:00.000-08:00

"FTFTFTH" (Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry) had an outstanding day in Louisa, VA on Nov 5th, helping out the Louisa County Community Cupboard with a food drive. That was an additional 700 pounds, pushing the total mark for 6 events to 4,500 pounds of needed food for the pantries in our store areas. 3 more to go: ... Southside Plaza, Richmond VA on Dec 3rd, Edenton NC on Dec 10th, and back to Highland Springs VA (eastern Richmond) on Dec 17th. Trading Chicken Wings For Cans !!!

Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry in South Boston

2009-11-11T11:23:00.000-08:00

Our "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" food drive in South Boston on Oct 29th was a great day in the neighborhood. We helped gather about 550 pounds of needed food for the community to be distributed by the Good Samaritan Association food pantry. That put us at about 3,800 pounds through 5 events....Yea !!

The Winner of our $50 Halloween Giveaway Is...

2009-11-03T08:22:00.000-08:00

Jessica Cornell of Highland Springs

Thanks to all members.

Our next giveaway is for a Complete Spiral Ham Dinner for your Thanksgiving !!! Enter by joining our email list or by texting FARMERS to 68247. If you already receive our email or text discounts, you're already entered!

Winner will be contacted on Nov 23rd. This dinner comes with a Spiral Ham (about 8lbs), 2lbs of Green Bean Casserole, 2lbs of Candied Yams, 1lb of Cranberry Relish. Mmmmmmmm!

Don't forget that we will be cheaper than any competitor's advertised price within 10 miles on Thanksgiving 12lb & up Grade A Frozen Turkeys !! OR Get A Free Turkey through our Turkey Feather Promotion. See our store personnel for details.

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry in Kenbridge

2009-10-30T07:51:00.001-07:00

Our "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" event in Kenbridge benefiting The People's Community Center food pantry gathered 871 units for the Southside Va community, over 800 pounds !! With 4 events and the donation below from Edenton that needed right away, we're right at 3,300 pounds to the food ba...nks so far !!...going to be in South Boston Va on next Thurs, the 29th, then Louisa on Nov 5th, then Southside Plaza Richmond on Dec 3rd, then Edenton on Dec 10th, then our last event for 2009 will be at Highland Springs (Richmond) on Dec 17th...special thanks to the folks of TPCC food pantry and the area girl scout troop who helped get the word out for the Kenbride event !!!

$50.00 Halloween Shopping Spree

2009-10-02T07:13:00.001-07:00

Farmer's Foods, the folks where No Card Is Needed For Great Prices, is giving away a $50.00 shopping spree to one of our lucky Discount Club members (Text Message or Email) on Oct 26th. The winner will be texted or emailed on October 26th. Tell your friends to go to www.farmersfoods.com on how to join our Farmer's Family Discount Club.

Turkey Feathers Equal Free Turkey !!

2009-10-02T07:12:00.001-07:00

Get a Turkey Feather coupon for each $50.00 visit between now and Nov 25th, save six (6) feathers and receive a FREE GRADE A FROZEN 12LB & UP TURKEY FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY !!! How easy is that ?? Not six different weeks like some competitors,.... but just 6 different trips spending $50.00 or more gets you and your family a FREE TURKEY !!!

Farmer's Foods Holiday Turkey Commitment-

2009-10-02T07:11:00.001-07:00

It has been a longstanding commitment to beat our competitions' prices on the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving Dinner....and we're not stopping now. Farmer's Foods will beat the price of any competitor within a 10 mile radius of any of our locations on Grade A Frozen Turkeys 12lb & UP for Thanksgiving. Don't worry about what you see in any advertisement, just come on by and see the lowest price on Thanksgiving Turkeys for the holiday !! Don't forget !!

On The Road Again...

2009-10-02T07:08:00.001-07:00

"Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" is scheduled for another food drive in Kenbridge, Virginia on Oct 15th...mark your calendars, and research your cupboards. The People's Community Center Food Pantry, supporting Lunenburg County, is our next recipient of non-perishable food items donated. For each item donated, you'll be rewarded with a John Boy and Billy Grillin' sauce wing. Three events under my belt and I'm getting the hang of Grillzilla..."if you're looking, you're not cooking!" She makes it harrrrd, with no windows, when you have a pile o wings like this one hiding behind the metal.

After the Kenbridge event, South Boston's Good Samaritan group is scheduled for Oct 29th, and the Louisa Food Pantry on Nov 5th.

Farmer's Page One Food Drive

2009-10-02T07:06:00.000-07:00

Luray, Virginia- Sept 24th, '09 - "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" was back on the road to the Shenandoah Valley to help Page One food pantry that supports Page County, Virginia. A hot 92 degree Sept afternoon on the black-top didn't discourage the citizens coming by Farmer's to give non-perishable items to help the needy and at the same time enjoying some hot, right-off-the-grill John Boy and Billy Grillin' Sauce chicken wings.

Thanks to Lois and her Page One food crew; the citizens that could donate; and all of the sponsors that made this opportunity possible.

Summer of KLR Giveaway !!

2009-10-02T06:59:00.000-07:00

Richmond, Virginia- Sept 19th, '09 - They really did give away a Ford 150, a Year's Worth of Farmer's steaks, a Grill, a huge Big Show Sauce Package, bicycles, etc. Those 96.5 KLR folks gave it all to Michele Rundstrom of Powhatan, Va when her cd played the winner song in her new truck.

Thanks from Farmer's to everyone involved.

Feed the Folks that Feed the Hungry

2009-09-14T11:01:00.000-07:00

Louisburg, NC - Sept 3rd 2009 - "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" was a great success with 700 pounds of needed food going to the local Care and Share of Franklin County, North Carolina. John Boy & Billy Grillin' Sauce on grilled chicken wings performed magic for the community.

Special Thanks to Cindy Tharringtin and her Food Crew at Care and Share, the folks of Dutt & Wagner Food Distributors for helping with the chicken, Randy Jordan with Country 102, Big Show Foods, Katgraphics, Bobbees Bottling,...and especially the Louisburg folks that gave up the donations for their fellow citizens in need.

Taking the "Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry" to Luray, Viriginia next on Sept 24th to support the Page One organization, who help put food on needy citizens' dinner tables. Come on out if you're anywhere near Page County in the Shenandoah Valley.

Here Kitty Kitty Contest Results !

2009-09-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Contest was a blast with 132 kitty kat entries. We helped gather $93.00 for local spca's, animal shelters, and humane societies. All cats and their owners deserve an "Honorable Mention"!!! "Teddy Bear" from Nathalie, Virginia won the race tickets and "Pippi No Stockings" from Franklinton, North Carolina won the free steaks for a month.

Tell your friends that we'll be having our "Hometown Dog Contest" for the spring race tickets.

Farmer’s Foods “Area Business Sweet Heart Deal” Opportunity is available in all Farmer’s Foods locations.

2009-06-29T07:16:00.000-07:00

Farmer’s Foods in connection with locally owned and operated businesses welcomes the opportunity to network together to give our local communities a “Sweet Heart Deal”. Simply present a receipt from Farmer’s Foods where you purchased a 5 pound bag of sugar within the past week to the partnering business in that area to receive a discount on a purchase from the partnering business.

If you are a locally owned and operated business near any of our locations and would like to be part of the “Area Business Sweet Heart Deal”, then please call our corporate office and the proper person will be in contact with shortly. This program is in its very early stages and Farmer’s Foods is looking forward to this expanding throughout all of our locations.

Essentially, signage will be placed in front of the sugar section in our stores listing the partner businesses in that area, AND we want to list these business on our website for FREE !! We are particularly interested in business types that strengthen our communities that have not been gobbled up by the large big-box stores, ie. hairstylists, jewelers, florists, restaurants and the like. Give a call and we’ll discuss your ideas about possibilities of this program to maintain main streets.

Luray Youth Trout Day

2009-06-29T07:02:00.000-07:00

May 11th, ‘09

Farmer’s Foods is appreciative to be allowed to have our first Casting Contest for the youngsters that came out to Youth Trout Day. Close to 200 kids of all ages, gender, and fishing ability came out with their families to enjoy the opportunity to try their chances at about 1,200 trout stocked by the Virginia Game & Fishing Department. The trout were released into the famous Hawksbill Creek which runs directly through the center of beautiful Luray, Virginia. Trout larger than 3 pounds were caught, and a truly wonder selection of prizes were given away by area business and civic groups.

Our part of the entertainment was rather simple but exceptionally exciting. Greeting anxious youngsters with rods loaded for action; replacing all hooks with a “competition casting cork”; and measuring who could cast the closest to a car tire about 10 yards away can be an eye-opening experience you’ll never forget.

Special thanks should be given to the Greg Richards who initiated the idea with a tremendous amount of continued support from the Page County Sheriffs Department and the Luray Parks & Recreation Department and area citizens. 2009 was the 5th year of the event and had the largest turnout despite the challenging weather that day. We look forward to helping with the event again next year.

“Hound Dog Beauty Contest”

2009-06-29T06:48:00.000-07:00

Central Virginia Locations (South Boston, Dillwyn, Kenbridge, Louisa, Highland Springs, and Southside Plaza Richmond)
April 24th, ‘09

In connection with the Greater Richmond SPCA and Richmond International Raceway, Farmer’s Foods gave dog lovers an opportunity to enter their dog’s photo with contact information at store locations. Donations were welcome and forwarded to the Greater Richmond SPCA, who was very grateful for any help managing the increase number of abandoned and hungry animals due to the economic difficulties affecting their owners.

The event was a very exciting way for average people with average dogs to be drawn either for 4 tickets to Richmond’s Big Saturday Night Spring Race or “Steaks For A Month”. Over 50 dogs were entered and the winner picking process was extremely difficult. All entries received a letter of appreciation and an “Honorable Mention”.
Cat lovers won’t be left out. A similar contest is planned for Richmond’s Big Saturday Night Race in the fall with contestants being our feline loved buddies. Again, donations will always be forwarded to the SPCA.

ABC TV’s Extreme Home Makeover “Pack The House”

2009-06-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

Aired May 3rd, ‘09

Farmer’s Foods of Edenton was proud to participate in the ABC TV’s Extreme Home Makeover to help the Cooper family in Jamesville NC. Jeff Cooper is a handicapped veteran of the Gulf War who has steadfastly continued to fight for handicap veteran rights. When Extreme Home Makeover contacted Farmer’s Foods about helping with supplying the food for the family in their new house, we were proud and honored to have been selected. We “Packed The House” with the items the family needed for their new home.

“Feed The Folks That Feed The Hungry”

2009-06-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

Dillwyn, Va
March 27th, ‘09

Farmer’s Foods of Dillwyn teamed up with Big Country 105.3 radio, Hatcher’s Dining & Catering, Dutt & Wagner Distributors, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, and Big Show Sauces to gather food for the needy people in that area. People donating cans of non-perishable foods were given a deliciously grilled John Boy & Billy Grillin’ Sauce chicken wing, cooked to perfection by Leroy Hatcher.

In approximately three hours, we gathered about 1,000 pounds (1/2 ton) for that area Food Bank. This event was a fine example of how big things can come from ordinary people working together to help others in Central Virginia. We look forward to taking this program to our other locations.

Local Concert is a Hit!

2009-06-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

By Vernon Fueston
Staff Writer

Between 4,000 and 5,000 fans turned up at the Chowan County Fair Grounds to hear up and coming country star Jason Aldean at a concert following Edenton Hog Fest, Saturday.

"It was by far the best show we've done in Edenton," said Jason Vick of Radio Media Productions, the promoter who brought the show to town.

Aldean, a native of Macon, GA and a phenomenon on the national country music scene for three years now, has produced three albums. Also appearing was Mikele Buck.

Among the songs performed at the concert were the title song for his current album, "Wide Open," "Keep the Girl" and "My Big Green Tractor."

Hog Fest a Success

2009-06-02T12:19:00.000-07:00

By Vernon Fueston, Staff Writer

As the American Legion's Post 40 wrapped up Edenton's third annual Hog Fest Saturday, it was clear the event had been a hit.

The event collected 1,565 pounds of food for Edenton's Food Pantry along with over $500 in cash donations form the public and $348 raised from its Motorcycle Ride-in Show.
Winning the overall barbeque championship along with the title for pork barbeque was Checkered Pig, a team from Martinsville, Virginia, Tommy Houston, chief cook.
A local team, Tarheel Smokers II from Hertord with Louis DeVine as chief cook, took the honors in Chicken. Chix, Swine and Bovine BBQ of Jessup, Maryland, Mike Richter, chief cook, took title for both pork ribs and brisket while Yeopim Callers of Edenton, Calhoon Jordan chief cook, took the whole hog category.

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WINNERS OF THE FARMERS FOODS
TROPHY BEST DRESSED PIG

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Po' Boyz BBQ of Grifton, North Carolina, Matthew Sparrow, chief cook, took the honors for dessert and non-desert.

Gerald Rahal, the events chairman, didn't have an attendance number, but he characterized the public's response as overwhelming. He said much of the credit goes to the cook teams, Holme's High ROTC program, the Legion Family and community volunteers who made the program possible.

Spirit Award - Po Boyz BBQ
Peoples Choice - Old Dominion Smokehouse
Anything Butts - both non & dessert - Po Boyz BBQ
Whole Hog - Yeopim Callers
Chicken - Tarheel Smokers II
Pork - Checkered Pig
Ribs & Brisket - Chix, Swine & Bovine BBQ
Reserve Grand - Chix, Swine & Bovine BBQ
Grand Champion - Checkered Pig