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Farm Happenings at Great Country Farms
Farm Happenings for June 29, 2021
The beets are beautiful. Check Crop Talk for a recipe that turns them into a complete meal. New items this week include plums, which will reappear in different varieties periodically, and zucchini, which should be available for the next three or four weeks.
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Farm Happenings for June 22, 2021
Some of you will receive white peaches this week. They have to be picked when they're still pretty hard, or they won't survive the trip to your house. Let ripen in a paper bag on your counter for a couple of days after arrival. Next week peaches will start to come in heavily, and they will co1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 15, 2021
Greetings from Bluemont. Welcome to CSA week 3. Here are suggestions for the peas and beets many of you will receive this week. This is a whole-pod variety of peas. They can be eaten raw or lightly cooked in any number of ways -- Google offers lots of options. The conventional way to handle beets i1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 8, 2021
The recent warm weather is ripening our cherries quickly, so we're packing a lot of them this week. Some of you will also see snow peas this week. With this variety, eat the whole pod. Also debuting this week are red beets. When they're this young and fresh, they don't need to be roasted or p1 read more »
About the farm
Great Country Farms is a diversified family farm on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Using sustainable growing practices, we raise 50 to 60 crops each year, which we sell to members and visitors. We believe it is important to make clean, nutritionally vibrant food available to as many people as possible. It is our mission to give people a chance to see how their food grows, and we want to preserve the ecosystem of our soil for future generations.
Offering more than just a Community Supported Agriculture program, come visit Great Country Farms for pick-your-own fruits and veggies, a farm market with local products and baked goods, our 12 acre play area with activities for all ages, and seasonal festivals.
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Offering more than just a Community Supported Agriculture program, come visit Great Country Farms for pick-your-own fruits and veggies, a farm market with local products and baked goods, our 12 acre play area with activities for all ages, and seasonal festivals.