Riffle Farms Market & Co-op

08/12/2026

What I thought was a simple golf cart related traffic ticket (from letting jamon steer beside me) turned out to be a CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR case— as in, an actual criminal charge carrying the possibility of jail time 😳

Excuse me… WHAT?

So I did what I do best when I somehow wander into yet another regulatory gray zone: I did my homework. Read the Virginia Code. Read the Cape Charles ordinances. Showed up to court with my statements prepared and ready to go.

I explained the situation to the judge.

He looked at the charge.

He looked up the statute.

He looked back at me.

Essentially: “This is a ridiculous penalty for a golf cart infraction.”

CASE. DISMISSED.

Entire thing thrown out. No fine. No misdemeanor. 😅 And apparently Cape Charles now needs to go back to the drawing board on its golf cart regulations. 🤓

Because they should be regulated on roads for safety, but let’s collect some moneys instead of attempting to make criminals of seaside visitors…

The lesson buried underneath all this:

Do your homework. Read the fine print. Ask the uncomfortable question when something doesn’t make sense, don’t assume the person with the clipboard must be right.

Sometimes the rules are clear and you screwed up. (Yes, I exercised poor judgement, and was willing to pay the ticket fine for that trouble.)

But giving someone a criminal record for a minor golf cart related traffic infraction?? 🤔

We love you 😍 Let’s support the quaint industry growing and having a moment over there 👏

More to come on that topic soon 😉

08/01/2026

So many new drops and restocks 🤩

Pungo_Pepper_Co hot sauces
The Tidewater Mushroom Company teas
Tidewater Tallow ™️ sticks
Smoke Camp Crafts jams
Alison Faith new napkin designs
Lee Brown onions and garlic
Bradley Beef
Blackthorn Lavender soaps!

🔥🔥🔥🔥

07/31/2026

We are restocking Uncle Eric’s grass fed and finished beef from Taylor County WV 🥩

And we have a couple new cuts: beef kielbasa and snack sticks 👌

This is also a great example of how some folks just need to be presented with regenerative ag ideas. We approached Jimmie’s uncle to grass finish some of his beef for us, because he was already running a beautiful grass operation—but grain finishing. The idea was planted, and now this old school rancher is rethinking his options and operation 🤓

07/22/2026

Ummm literally where have fresh garden herbs been all my life??!! 🌿

07/19/2026

Ahhh I grew my own basil!! And using it for dinner makes me so happy 🤩

I don’t have a green thumb, and I can even kill wild mint sooo….this is a feat!

Using some of our other local, homegrown Crites by Rehoboth Farm Suffolk, VA Pasta e Pani By Salvatore Lee Brown Papa’s Pasta Sauce Makes-A-Difference

PLUS: tell me your thoughts on wooden spoons?? 🤓👇

07/13/2026

I never planned to become a bison rancher.

My career started in healthcare. I served six years as a Navy Nurse Corps officer after commissioning through NROTC, caring for service members and their families at military hospitals across the country. While I loved serving, I also felt a growing pull towards my roots as an equestrian, back outdoors and to the land.

That curiosity eventually led my husband and I to purchase a farm in the mountains of West Virginia, where we began raising grass-finished bison. Like many first-generation farmers, we started with more determination than experience. We learned through trial and error, long days, and a willingness to ask hard questions about how food is produced, marketed, and sold.
What began as a small ranch gradually evolved into something much larger.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Liz Riffle. Hi Liz, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.I never planned to become a bison rancher.My career started in healthcare. I served six years as a Navy Nurse Corps officer after commissioning through NROTC, c...