Matt of MaD Seasoning is a local chef that cooks to Make a Difference. He's an executive chef and a graduate of Johnson and Wales University. Chef Matt teaches cooking classes at Kitchen Barn in VB. He is a social media influencer with his cooking videos have been viewed Millions of times on Tiktok and Instagram. As a cooking instructor he wanted to give his students something to help them cook better. That is why he created and now sells MaD Seasoning Salt. You use it anywhere you would use salt & pepper. It Makes-a-Difference.
Mane Events is a mobile beverage service that operates out of a refurbished, vintage horse trailer. At the market, they serve scratch-made non-alcoholic sodas, slushees, smoothies and lemonades with locally sourced ingredients and produce. In the cooler months, hot beverages such as coffee, cider, tea and hot chocolate round out the offerings. In addition, they provide pre-batched craft mixers in cocktail kits that guests then take home and add their own spirits while following recipes provided.
Moon Tide Sundries is a food truck providing fresh food with local ingredients. The menu is always changing with the seasons and at the whim of the chef. At East Beach, they offer brunch & lunch options. At the Summer Market at Afterglow, they will have lunch and dinner choices. Attends select dates.
Calling all popcorn lovers! Mr. Woody’s Gourmet Popcorn offers a full array of flavors from savory to sweet to deluxe. They bring us classics you’d expect such as kettlecorn, caramel and cheddar. But they also have some unexpected varieties—anything from dill pickle to lemon crunch to banana pudding popcorn!
Juliette is a soapmaker from Norfolk. She makes many varieties of soap using organic and natural oils, essential oils, fragrance oils (phthalate free), clays, hops, and herbs—including lavender from her own garden. She also makes a variety of beer soaps featuring VA Craft beers. In addition, she hand-makes salves, lip balms, shave bars, beard oils, facial oils, and organic insect repellents. Stop by to see Juliette and her husband Steve at the market.
NuLand Hot Stuff Company says they bring you “farm to flavor!” Their farm is a Certified Century Farm (meaning it’s been in their family for over a century), located in Pasquotank Co, NC, which is referred to as Newland. The family farm is where they grow hot peppers, and they manufacture their hot sauces and blood mary mixes at in Norfolk. They enjoy crafting fun flavors of “hot stuff,” where the flavors are surprising and unusual, with heat that builds (that does not offend). Between the bloody mary mixes and 16 varieties of hot sauce (and seasonal flavors), have some samples at the market and see what pleases your palate! NuLand has also recently added Hummus, Salsas and Salad Dressing to their product line! Harvest Market: Attends select dates. Winter Market, Summer Market & East Beach: Attends full time.
Peanut City Candle Co. is a small, female-owned, SCC-registered business in Suffolk, VA. They offer 100% USA-grown Soy Wax Candles and Wax Melts, all hand-poured. Their goal is to provide customers with non-toxic, highly-fragrant wax products that are produced with sustainable and safe products. Their candles and melts are dye-free, and are scented with American-made, Pthalate-free fragrances. Packaging and containers are reusable, recyclable and American-made, as well. East Beach & Summer Market at Afterglow: attends select dates. Winter Market and Harvest Market: attends full time.
Riffle Farms raises grass-fed and finished bison meat. A veteran-owned small business tucked in the wild and wonderful mountains of West Virginia. Bison meat is heart healthy, has less fat in it than chicken, more protein than salmon, and more omega-3 fatty acids than even grass-fed beef! Their Bison Hot Dogs are also a big hit at the markets!
Nikki brews Kombucha, a probiotic tea, at her studio/brewery in Norfolk. Kombucha has been around for centuries and its popularity has resurged in recent years as a "health drink” with digestive benefits. She has a set of flavors that are customer favorites that she offers year-round, as well as special seasonal flavors.
Soup Love specializes in 24 hour bone broths and hand crafted soups. Started as a passion project in her home kitchen, owner and head chef Amy Markman has always enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. When she began posting images of her homemade soups to her social media channels, her inbox began to fill with inquiries of how to get a bowl. Seeing the growth in interest, she decided to build a 150 square foot commercial chef’s kitchen adjacent to her home and began producing and delivering her deliciously heartwarming soups and bone broths throughout her community, as well as joining the lineup of local farmers markets. Bones and ingredients are purchased from local farmers when possible.
Stacey hand makes unique and whimsical high-quality sterling silver jewelry. She uses semi-precious gemstones and other natural items. Many pieces are one-of-a-kind and she also works with silver metal clay for truly exclusive pieces. Custom orders for memorial jewelry, bridal parties and other special occasion pieces are accepted. Attends select dates.
Alli Cook applies her love of sewing and animals in her small business Talli Designs. She makes dog and cat bandanas, as well as bow ties in an array of fun fabrics. From Allie: “I love spreading joy through making the bandanas, and seeing people light up when they see how adorable their pets are with a bandana!” East Beach: Attends select dates. Summer Market, Winter Market & Harvest Market: Attends full time.
The Bakehouse at Chelsea has been serving hand-made artisan pastries to the community since 2014. All of their pastries are made using the highest quality ingredients, time-tested artisanal methods, and made fresh daily. They offer European patisseries and viennoiserie such as Croissants (Rustic, Chocolate, Almond, and Ham & Gruyere), sweet and savory Danish, puff pastries, and a variety of other items such as scones, pop tart style pastries, hand pies, quiche, and Bakehouse originals like their Morning Buns. Open for 10 years in the Chelsea business district of Norfolk, between the docks and West Ghent, and now at the Summer Market at Afterglow on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays May through October. Also now attending select dates at Harvest Market at Oozlefinch!
