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January 27 - February 2, 2025
Enjoy multi-course menus, meal deals, and promotional discounts at participating Frederick County eateries during Frederick County's fourth annual FredCo Eats Restaurant Week. More information coming Fall 2024.
Photo: Kari Rushing of Vault & Cellar during the 2024 FredCo Eats Restaurant Week event.
About Frederick County's Restaurant Industry
Frederick County has more than 100 restaurants and eateries representing diverse cuisines. In 2022, the restaurant industry produced $76.7 million in GDP* for Frederick County, an increase of 8.9% annually over the last 10 years. #FredCoEats #FredCoEatsRW
Frederick County Farm Crawl
October 5, 2024
Frederick County Farm Crawl is held in the spring and fall annually and is hosted by Frederick County Homesteaders. More information about local farm crawls is available at FrederickCountyHomesteaders.com.
Photo: Emily Warren of Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard and Samantha Armel of Frederick County Homesteaders.
Cultivate Your Agribusiness Conference
February 20, 2025
More than 100 representatives of existing agribusinesses, aspiring agribusinesses, and supporters of agribusiness came together to discover resources and best practices for starting and growing agribusiness in the Northern Shenandoah Valley during the inaugural Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center's Cultivate Your Agribusiness Conference. The event featured nine workshops across three tracks and ended with a keynote from Virginia Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry, Matthew Lohr.
Planning is underway for the 2025 conference.
Photo: Conference attendees at the inaugural Cultivate Your Agribusiness Conference hosted by Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center.
Farm2Fork Affair
Next Event: TBA
Farm 2 Fork Affair is the Shenandoah Valley's local food tradeshow, connecting Shenandoah Valley farmers, producers, and makers with commercial-scale buyers throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The last event was held on March 14, 2023. Next event TBA.
About Frederick County's Agriculture Industry
In 2022, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting produced $24.7 million in GDP* for Frederick County, Virginia. More than 15 Virginia Century Farms operate in Frederick County, agritourism is growing, and smaller, family-run farms dot the landscape, offering opportunities for residents to know their farmer personally. Learn more about local farms, markets, and orchards here.
Made in Frederick County, Virginia
In 2022, food manufacturing produced $1.1 billion in GDP* for Frederick County, Virginia. More than 1,500 people are employed in Frederick County's food manufacturing sector.* Widely recognized names like HP Hood, 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Foodsource, Miller Milling, and Kraft Heinz operate here. The County is also home to locally grown success stories, like Shawnee Springs Market & Cannery and Garber's Ice Cream.
Learn more about local food manufacturing here.
Source: JobsEQ by Chmura
FredCo Eats
FredCo Eats is an effort of the Frederick County Economic Development Authority to cultivate and elevate the full scope of the Frederick County, Virginia, food economy, including agriculture, production, and the dining experience. #FredCo Eats
Contact:
Wendy May
Marketing Manager
Frederick County EDA
540-665-0973