Ashland’s farmers market is every saturday in downtown Ashland. The market is generally smaller than its counterparts in Richmond, and focuses on farmers’ food only.
The market is next to the Town Hall and they close off a parking lot to house all the vendors. The market provides a time to socialize, pick up fresh food [...]
One of the practices employed by almost every farm I have visited is the use of cover crops to regenerate the nutrients in the soil and prevent erosion. When I first visited Red Dog Farm, there was a field of buckwheat that was just beginning to bloom, you can see small white flowers throughout the [...]
Fertile Crescent Farm is located in Green Bay, Virginia and operated by Adam and Darbi. Fertile Crescent sells their produce at two markets in Richmond, the Byrd House Market and South of the James Market, and also operates a CSA.
Adam and his daughter showed me around the farm during a light drizzle.
The land that Adam [...]
Every year, Victory Farm invites its CSA members out to the farm for a picnic. This lets everyone meet each other, their cooking, and the source of the ingredients they cook with.
The picnic occured at the end of May, and to time that with the crops, that is when there are unripe tomatoes out in [...]
Red Dog Farm grows vegetables for the Ashland farmers market. The farm is operated by Bruce and his wife Nancy, Bruce is seen below pulling up pea plants to prepare a new row. Bruce grows produce in four main areas:
The first area is dedicated to raised beds, which receive no chemical fertilizer and are organic.
The second, [...]
And now a long overdue post from Simply Abundant Farms, located in Henrico, Virginia:
Simply Abundant is operated by Emily, who raises lamb, chicken, and turkey for sale at farmers markets (South of the James and Bryan Park markets in Richmond) and through http://www.simply-abundant.com/. The lambs and sheep also provide wool and the chickens provide eggs (also [...]
A sunny Thursday at Blenheim Farm in early Spring. The farm is located in Washington’s Birthplace, about 2 hours North of Williamsburg and 2 hours South and East of DC.
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