Archive for the 'community' Category

Dominion Derby Girls 2nd Annual Silent Art Auction

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 < author: bootkeeper >

The Dominion Derby Girls | website
ForKids | website
Time: 5pm (live music to start at 10pm - see below)
Ticket: $5
Genre: Charity
This year’s proceeds will go to benefit the Dominion Derby Girls and the ForKids Foundation.
The event will be held at The Boot in Ghent on May 25th, 2008, 5-9pm. Our goals this year are to bring [...]

Bike to Work Day

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 < author: bootkeeper >

Bike to the Boot after work on the 16th to celebrate the culmination of Bike to Work Week with your fellow cyclists!
We will be having an afterwork celebration starting at 5 pm at the Boot for everyone who participated. We will have a tasting with Marty Jones, owner of Oskar Blues Brewing Company on [...]

Bat Boy: The Musical Pre-Opening Shindig!

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Bat Boy Musical Pre-Opening Night Party is this evening with music by Martin Kerr. This event is brought to you by the 40th St Stage Company and is free for the public.
Martin Kerr | site
Bat Boy: The Musical | site
40th Street Stage Company | site

Croc’s is first Virginia Certified Green Restaurant.

Monday, August 27th, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Kudos to Kal and Laura Wood Habr, owners of Croc’s, for shelling out quite an investment in their quest to go “green”. There will be a ceremony held at the Virginia Beach Convocation Center Wednesday August 29th at 10:30 am and then later at Croc’s around 11:45 for refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. You [...]

Sullivans’ Pond Farm Photobook

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Boot flickr is back with our second photo set is of Sullivans’ Pond in Wake Virginia. At Sullivans’ Pond Farm they produce Farmstead Raw Milk Goat Cheese as well as several other treasures since nothing is to be wasted. We hope to provide a greater connection to the origin of your food with [...]

Gryffon’s Aerie Photobook

Friday, July 27th, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

So we got a Boot flickr and our first photo set is of Gryffon’s Aerie in Gordonsville VA. We hope to provide these little photographic essays on all the farms we use as it is important to us and we hope to you. Take a minute to watch the slideshow and comment on [...]

Eco-mmunity by Sundance

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Ah it would be so nice to have a green directory for Hampton Roads. Provided by The Sundance Channel it seems, Eco-mmunity appears to be a national network so one can find environmentally conscious people who live in your neighborhood. After logging in, there only seems to be two businesses/organizations registered for our [...]

Buy Fresh Buy Local

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Did anyone in our neighborhood know this was a some sort of National thing? We used to live in Charlottesville and were aware of its existence there but just recently we have seen this pop up on the web in several locations. It seems as if it is an organizational campaign in which [...]

CSA

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Okay so this idea is not so new and its popularity is growing but for people of this area it is mostly unheard. Just so you know there is an excellent one in this area and we hope you sign up as it is the most fun way to get food if you dont [...]

Finding the Farmer’s Market

Thursday, March 1st, 2007 < author: bootkeeper >

Does everyone know how to get to the 5 Points Farmer’s Market here in Norfolk? we are making little handouts with directions and whatnot. Also we are going to start a cooking class every Mon night here at the Boot which will start in April. A different chef/cook from a different restaurant each [...]