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Farm Happenings at Potomac Vegetable Farms
Week 15: Turning the Corner to Fall, Weeding Madly As We Go
On the day before the remnants of Ida came through, we worked extra long and hard to get ready for so much rain. This is hurricane season, and we know that many inches of rain in one day can put a stop to some of the summer crops. Anything that is already starting to fade, those plants just get dis1 read more »
Week 14: Detours and U-Turns
Those of you who have been coming to the Vienna farm to get your vegetables already know about the road construction. It has been going on for over a year and things are getting even more tangled and intense, right in front of our driveway. We got a notice recently that announced that people who ar1 read more »
Week 13: Halfway Through August!
August is such a month of color and bounty. Every day we pick gorgeous vegetables of deep orange and purple and red and yellow and green. At the farmers markets we display tomato tables of astounding beauty. And yet, August is the hardest month in so many ways. The work is so repetitive. We pick an1 read more »
Week 12: Irrigation Season
This week, if you decide to order a box of canning tomatoes (seconds that need to be processed almost immediately because they are ripe and imperfect), please write to Hana@potomacvegetablefarms.com. You may order your box to be picked up at the Vienna farm on any day but Monday and at Purcellville1 read more »
Week 11: Midsummer for Vegetables, Canning Tomatoes
Farm Notes is online! This week we're talking about what we find on the farm... big and small, tangible and intangible. Please have a read!
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It is with great excitement that we announce: Canning tomatoes are available! Boxes will be $25 (about $1/lb), available Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays1 read more »
Week 10: Starting the Fall Plantings
We have not quite pulled the last of the spring carrots, but we just planted the first carrots of the fall. Same with the beets--we are still making our way through the last beds of spring and the first seeds of fall are in the ground. This week we will start to put the fall brassicas in. It is alw1 read more »
Week 9: Summer Squash Fading, Tomatoes Shining Bright
Farm Notes is online! Do you wonder what we do besides farming? Find out!
We just passed the halfway point for the Summer CSA--this is the time when tomatoes start ripening fast, we are in the middle of the onion harvest, and squash is no longer taking up a disproportionate amount of our time and e1 read more »
Week 8: Sssteam Heat!
These are trying times for humans who work outdoors. We start as early as we can and try to stop by about lunchtime when the air is so soggy. The first few hours are not so bad, but after about 10:00 we are toiling, not just working. When we look at the plants, we see that they are pretty happy in1 read more »
Week 7: The Rolling Work List
We have two Farm Notes online for you! The first is celebrating Pride Month! And the second waxes poetic about berry season, with memories, stories, and a recipe! We sure hope you will read them!
Every time we finish something really big--like harvesting the garlic or planting all the sweet potato1 read more »
About the farm
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Our farm has been in operation since 1962 and is owned and managed by three women farmers (with lots of help). We have two farms in Northern Virginia -- the hub is in Fairfax County and the larger production farm is in Loudoun County. We grow our vegetables ecoganically (focusing on soil health, human health and long term sustainability) and sell them at seven farmers markets, our two roadside stands, and through the CSA.
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Our farm has been in operation since 1962 and is owned and managed by three women farmers (with lots of help). We have two farms in Northern Virginia -- the hub is in Fairfax County and the larger production farm is in Loudoun County. We grow our vegetables ecoganically (focusing on soil health, human health and long term sustainability) and sell them at seven farmers markets, our two roadside stands, and through the CSA.