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Farm Happenings at Willowsford Farm
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Greetings, Farm-ily,
This week on the Farm we're trading harvest knives for tool belts as we take on our biggest fall project: our high tunnels. Some of you may know that while a tunnel resembles a greenhouse structurally, it doesn't include a heat source. Our high tunnels are a metal framework wra1 read more »
The Not-So-Cold Shoulder
Farm-ily,
Successful farming requires sturdy boots, cooperative weather, and just bit of poetic language. If you doubt me, I’ll send you a seed catalog; you can thumb through the pages from “Coastal Star” and “Rouge d’Hiver” lettuces to “Noble Jade” b1 read more »
Un-beet-able
Hello Farm-ily!
My first encounter with beets was a segment in a plastic lunchroom tray, filled with dark diced beets, soft from a can and swimming in fuchsia juice. It’s little wonder I didn’t revisit that particular veggie for decades! Childhood beet stories like mine seem to be commo1 read more »
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Farm?
Welcome back, Farm-ily,
We've missed you over the last week! We hope you played in the sunshine (and maybe the puddles, too) during our harvest hiatus. Here on the Farm, we've been busy chasing chickens.
One of many reasons that we moved our livestock base to the main farm at the Grange this1 read more »
Salt of the Earth
Happy Friday, Farm-ily,
As Farmers, we’re pretty into veggies; we’re also foodies, and locavores. We love to cook, to eat, and to find great food to share with you! Scouring northern Virginia and the surrounding region for special snacks and dry goods to add to your veggie boxes has bee1 read more »
Rise of the Machines
Hi Farm-ily!
It's Week 13, and that means we've hit the official midpoint of our farm share schedule. Farmer Collin's CSA program in Michigan only had an 18 week growing season, so we're definitely lucky to be farming here in the mid-Atlantic where the warmer weather allows us the time to grow, har1 read more »
Rise of the Machines
Hi Farm-ily!
It's Week 13, and that means we've hit the official midpoint of our farm share schedule. Farmer Collin's CSA program in Michigan only had an 18 week growing season, so we're definitely lucky to be farming here in the mid-Atlantic where the warmer weather allows us the time to grow, har1 read more »
Many Hands
Farm-ily,
It's been an especially cheerful week here, and we have you to thank for it. Sometimes, farming in 2020 feels a little bit like farming in a vacuum. We miss the friendly chats while you wait for your take-out pizzas at the Farm Stand, and sharing the sights with your families on Twilight1 read more »
The Flip Side to Farming
In this era of Instagram, farming is full of sunsets over the fields, brightly colored produce, and close-ups of farm animals. To be honest, I think farmers are quite comfortable with this rosy portrayal because we wear rose colored glasses ourselves. We grow veggies and raise animals so we can eat1 read more »
About the farm
Willowsford Farm is a certified organic vegetable and livestock farm in Loudoun County, Virgina. Our farm is a creative, productive use of the green space within the Willowsford community that honors the agricultural history of our area. Our CSA membership is open to the public, and we consider all of NoVa our neighbors. Through farming, education, and land stewardship, we’re building a model for intentional, sustainable, delicious eating- one CSA box at a time!
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