The Chile Man: Robert Farr - Low-carb, all-natural Salsas, Barbecue, Marinades, Hot Sauces, Mustards & Pesto

"The "business" of agriculture, is destroying us. And we, as a nation, have let it. Wendell Berry notes that a failure to live up to our own beliefs is often at fault. We rail against the McDonaldization of the food industry, but still eat at McDonalds. We complain about factory stores taking over our communities, but still shop at Wal-Mart. We are saddened by the demise of local businesses, but still don't support them. If we don't begin to reinforce our beliefs with action, who will? As Calvin Coolidge once said, the buck indeed stops here.

We've lost something else by trading the life of the land for the life of the corporation. Sitting behind a desk in windowless offices with stagnant air has become a the new way of life for most people. Applauding each new technological "innovation" has been seen as the greatest advancement of a "civilized" people. But listen to Woody Woodraska, writing in Acres USA:

'What if the picture that's been drawn of medieval peasant life as basically nasty, brutish and short is a cultural con job put out by the rationalists and the materialists, the ones who shortly would have something to sell us? What if life on a subsistence level has joys and satisfactions outweighing the challenges? What if people used to have time to laugh and sing? What if there were still people in the world who could catch the memory of this and show it to us?'"

Robert Farr,
"Saving the Rural Way of Life"

The Chile Man: Robert Farr - Low-carb, all-natural Salsas, Barbecue, Marinades, Hot Sauces, Mustards & Pesto

Chile Man 2005 Show Schedule

July
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Chile Man Open House, Plant Sale, Social & Seminar	July 9 - 10	at the farm Round Hill, VA
August
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Virginia Wine Fest	August 20 - 21	Millwood, VA
Lucketts Fair	August 27 – 28	Lucketts, VA
September
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Chile Man Annual Harvest Festival	Sept. 17 - 18	at the farm Round Hill, VA
Mountain Heritage Fest	Sept. 23 - 25	Charles Town, WV
October
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Cap City Beer Best	Oct. 8	Shirlington, VA
Norton Bluegrass Festival	Oct. 8-9	Chrysalis Vineyards; Middleburg, VA
Loudoun County Fall Farm Tour & Chile Man Open House	Oct. 15 - 16	at the farm Round Hill, VA
Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival	Oct. 15 - 16	Millwood, VA
November
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Fairfax Christmas Show	Nov 19 - 20	Fairfax High School Fairfax, VA
Junior League Holiday Craft Show	Nov. 19-20	Doubletree Hotel Tysons Corner, VA
Museum Shops Holiday Collection	Nov. 25 – 27	Community Center McLean, VA
December
SHOW	DATE	LOCATION
Ida Lee Holiday Craft Fair	Dec. 3 - 4	Ida Lee Community Center Leesburg, VA
AOL Holiday Gift Fair	Dec. 6	AOL Campus Sterling, VA
Chile Man Annual Holiday Festival	Dec. 10	at the farm (inside) Round Hill, VA
Chile Man Open House	Dec. 17	at the farm (inside) Round Hill, VA