July 17-Beautiful peaches are being harvested in Patrick County, VA at this point in time. Not only beautiful, but tasty! Patrick County Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Virginia State Peach Festival in August.

In traveling around Patrick County in the last few days, I found some delicious yellow free-stone peaches, plus white free-stone peaches. Communities with local grown peaches are Ararat (and Willis Gap community), Woolwine and Stuart. To learn more about the current peach crop, you may call the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce for details and locations. They can be found weekly at the Stuart Downtown Farm Market on Patrick Avenue, 8am-12 noon. (Stuart, VA) Or try the Dan River Park Farm Market on Saturdays, in Ararat, VA, 9am-12 noon. Telephone for more info: 276-694-6012 E-mail: patcchamber@embarmail.com Local businesses are: Wade's Orchard, Wood's Cold Storage, W & W Produce, Clement's Farm Market, H. C. Harold Orchard and Windy Hill Orchards. See our Chamber web site: www.patrickchamber.com and find Orchards on the Business Directory.