waugh and inspire them to think local when they think produce. sally of tricycle farms is dogged about getting consumers to reimagine food in richmond. so she set up a fellowship to help others. kyle was part of that program. he now has his own farm on the tour. it s going to be great to have people out to the farm and show people what i m doing and how it s close to the market here. get people to just see what i m doing. real local rva provides ongoing support by making introductions to the lakewide farmers market. it s an incubator for small businesses. occasionally, one of these little vendors will end up with a shop of their own. seeing how it has impacted the community as well as the retail community. we ve seen new growth in the local businesses and they re successful. that makes us feel really good. it s all interconnected. that s what our goal was. we re seeing that fulfilled.
small but it s nice to glance back and see what people were inspired to create. we are work-aholics, we ll keep grinding it out and not slow down. small business saturday is almost here. the top local movement this year is stronger than ever. it s impacting the way we eat. we recently visited richmond, virginia, a city hanging the way people think about their food. urban farms are popping up around the city and it s having a major impact on community restaurants, breweries, farmers markets and consumers. when sally shah witters decided to start tricycle farms, she didn t look to virginia s countryside. she looked right here in the heart of capital. there s so many things making it popular. they re returning to cities as well. it s a more vibrant place to be. as consumers, consumers are