Learn more about the guide for Charlottesville and Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson Counties. The Charlottesville Area Buy Fresh Buy Local guide is brought to you by The Piedmont Environmental Council and our 2025-26 sponsors. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact PEC’s Buy Fresh Buy Local Assistant Lea Justice at ljustice@pecva.org or (540) 347-2334 ext. 7027.
James and Nichole Brown created their online organic plant and garden supply business with one goal in mind: to help others find wellness using the gifts of nature. Their journey has been a personal one. When Nichole developed a life-threatening food allergy, they found that growing their own produce was instrumental to their own family wellness. Now, by making allergy-friendly, nature-based products available to their customers through their farm Nature’s Wellspring, the Browns are committed to empowering their customers to grow healthy food for themselves in their own gardens.
For Stacey Carlberg and Casey Gustowarow, good food is more than just a meal. It’s a gateway to building community, experimenting in the kitchen and creating healthy soil that nurtures fresh produce.
