Life Is Gouda is the creator and purveyor of tasty cheeses in the 757! They've been creating their renowned small batch cheese spreads with The Creative Wedge since 2013 and started serving you under a new name in 2021. Along with the specialty cheese spreads they sell, Life Is Gouda offers a variety of raw and pasteurized cheeses from Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina.
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.
This local brand has been featured on ABC's Shark Tank, Beyond The Tank, Nightline, and QVC. The founders of 'Mango Mango' Mango Preserves call it the PARTY Preserve! It's very versatile in recipes: Mango Mango Cream Cheese Fruit Dip, Mango Mango Vinaigrette, Mango Mango Brie Pastry and Mango Mango Ginger Shrimp, just to name a few. Their party clients loved the preserves so much they decided to commercially manufacture them. They hope people have fun using their preserves as a spread on bread, bagels, waffles, croissants as much as they do in recipes.
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!
A father-daughter team based in Virginia Beach brings us NaNa Sauce. NaNa sauce is a 100-year-old family recipe for a marinade, dipping sauce glaze and bbq sauce. Made with fresh hand shredded ginger it adds a sweet and tangy Asian flair to to your favorite meats and seafood. It is fat free and gluten free. A portion of all proceeds is donated to Aid Another. Aid Another is a local Virginia Beach charity that supports the Autism and Special needs community.
Carefully crafted in Norfolk, Nick B’s offers both Original and Black Label Spicy Chimichurri, a popular Argentinian condiment best known for accompanying steak. But it can add a kick of flavor to other dishes, including fish, chicken, pork, vegetables, wings, salad, sandwiches, pizza and eggs. East Beach: Attends full time. Harvest Market: Attends select dates.
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.
The Beltran family takes pride in putting in the long hours and hard work it takes to bring truly fresh, quality produce to the market for you each week. They get a jump start on things each spring by starting as much as they can in their greenhouses before planting on 150 of their 265 acres. They grow many varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. You’ll see them bring everything from asparagus in the spring to pumpkins in the fall, all grown on their farm in Westmoreland County, VA.
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.
OverAchieving Tea wants to change the way you see tea! It is a brewing and blending company that makes energizing aged organic Yerba maté tea blends and pre-packaged beverages. Be sure to stop by their booth so they can explain all the benefits of each satisfying blend! They have five handcrafted looseleaf blends, as well as three varieties of pre-packaged, ready to drink beverages. Their elderberry syrup is crafted with a potent blend of elderberry, turmeric, ginger, raw local honey and raw apple cider vinegar.
Pasta e Pani by Salvatore brings us fresh pastas, delectable pasta sauces, fresh hand-pulled mozzarella, Italian bread, Salvatore's nona's meatballs and more! Born in Naples, Chef Sal makes everything in the Italian tradition--using traditional family recipes. We see many delicious (and easy) Italian dinners in our future!
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.
