Willowsford Farm

04/08/2019

I think these bad boys are ready to be tucked into the high tunnels. Before long, we’ll be feasting on cherries and heirlooms. 🍅
#tastetherainbow #eatyourveggies #preketchup #willowsford #willowsfordfarm #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer

04/06/2019

Have you ever had a sweet, juicy #turnip? Then you haven’t tried ours. First thing to sell out at @chefscape on Thursday, but we have more on the way.

#communitysupportedagriculture #willowsfordfarm #loudoungrown #delicious #eatyourveggies

04/05/2019

Nothing makes us happier than making CSA even better for our members! Well, nothing except feeding bok choy to our Farm dog, Ned, but that's a whole other story...

Join us at harvie.mx/willowsford-farm-2019

04/04/2019

#Greens lookin’ good! Ladies and gentleman, the #lettuce has arrived. Market day @chefscape with @eat_loco in #Leesburg starts at 3 PM.

04/03/2019

04/02/2019

How many farmers does it take to transplant the leeks?

#willowsfordfarm #eatlocal #freshveggies #loudouncounty #loudoungrown #communitysupportedagriculture #knowyourfarmers

04/01/2019

Wow! Our new Virginia-grown bananas are really starting to bear fruit! Who’s excited to harvest these bad boys?

03/29/2019

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03/28/2019

Getting some outdoor planting done on the sunny March day before loading up to head to the @eat_loco market at @chefscape. Come get your veggies, eggs, and sauce at out stand from 3-7pm. We’ll have some new items this week, including spinach and arugula! It’s a beautiful day for a sunny walk through the Village at #Leesburg!

03/27/2019

How Farmer Collin makes the bed... and also puns 👨‍🌾😁

03/23/2019

03/21/2019

It doesn’t get any fresher than this! Harvested this morning, found at the @eat_loco farmers market this afternoon. Join us from 3-7 at @chefscape in #Leesburg. Farmer John says these are the best #carrots he’s ever eaten!

#comeandgetit #farmersmarket #eatlocal #willowsfordfarm #willowsford

03/20/2019

It’s arugula for everyone! Coincidentally, arugula is the first crop we ask you about when you’re giving us your preferences for your customized farm share through Harvie, our new online platform. Did you give it a 😁, 🙂, 😶, 😐, or a ☹️?

Still need your personalized free-choice veggie share with easy online access? Quick, go here https://www.harvie.farm/signup/willowsford-farm and get it before it’s gone!

03/18/2019

For a few lucky community residents, St Patrick’s Day “green” came in the form of walking tour through Willowsford Farm’s vegetable production facilities in The Grange. Farmer Collin even cut tasty samples of fresh golden popcorn shoots- yum!

03/14/2019

Wow! Willowsford Farm CSA Members are eating REALLY local! Thinking about ditching your lettuce from far, far away? We're saving you some of the freshest goodies. CSA Sign-up: https://harvie.mx/willowsford-farm-19

03/14/2019

Feathered Fosters

Are you ready for this? We’ll have baby chicks for you to foster NEXT MONTH! Details and program registration included in link 🐣🐣🐣

Feathered Fosters By Ashley Swenson, Retail Manager, Willowsford Farm One of the most important things we grow is the connection between our community and their food sources. We’re nurturing that c…

03/11/2019

It’s like our greenhouse is getting gussied up for St Patrick’s Day 🌿🍀
#nofilter #thebabygreensarereallygreen #nevertiredofthisview #csa #loudoungrown #eatlocal

03/07/2019

If you can have a mess of peas, you can have a mess of pea shoots! And that means the first mess could be the first sign of spring (as well as an incredible plant-based food blog... The First Mess, check it out). Link in bio for our customizable free-choice veggie CSA shares with flexible payment plans if you want some peas of your very own! Milk, eggs, pastured meats from Willowsford Farm and Whiffletree Farm, and Greenstone Fields flowers also available. Pick-up your farm share in Ashburn, Aldie, or at Chefscape Farmer’s Market in Leesburg- wherever home is. Our season starts in May... see us soon!

03/07/2019

Whole lotta trenching goin’ on (under the watchful eyes of farm dog Ned). Drainage is key in preventing unplanned, accidental forays into hydroponics! #communitysupportedagriculture #sustainablefarming #crossfitforfarmers #eatlocal #locallygrown #loudoungrown

03/04/2019

Workin’ hard to make #CSA work for you!

Sign-up here: https://Harvie.mx/Willowsford-farm-19

#theveggiesarecoming
#communitysupportedagriculture #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer #willowsfordlife #loudoungrown

03/01/2019

Step back, farmers, the ladies have this one covered! As in Lady Beetles, or Hippodamia Convergens if you’re feelin’ fancy. We don’t spray for damaging aphids on our baby plants; instead, we release their natural predators inside the high tunnels. Good work, gals! #aphidfightingarmy #girlpower #sustainablefarming #communitysupportedagriculture #integratedpestmanagement

02/28/2019

Say what? Willowsford Farm has a CSA pickup in Leesburg?

We do now! In addition to being a vendor partner at Chefscape, we’re making friends in a whole new zip code. Have your customized veggie box ready and waiting at Chefscape’s market inside the Villages at Leesburg, leaving you more time to chat with your farmers, grab dinner and shop the market for all sorts of goodies. Pickups Thursday evenings starting in May.

Join here 👉 https://www.harvie.farm/profile/willowsford-farm

02/26/2019

We’re getting ready for the new indoor market by EatLoco, LLC at Chefscape in Leesburg. We’ll be bringing the farm’s spring veggies, eggs, meat, and value added products. Join us Thursdays from 3-7 starting March 21!

#farmersmarket #eatlocal #farmtotable #willowsfordfarm #willowsford #knowyourfarmer

02/22/2019

Everything is better with friends! Celebrate CSA Day by using the “Refer A Friend” feature on your Harvie member account to tell a friend about Willowsford Farm. When your friends sign up, you each get $25 in Farm credits, which gives you both a reason to smile as big as Christine and Tricia.

Haven’t signed up for our amazing new customizable get-what-you-love CSA yet? Here’s the link: https://www.harvie.farm/profile/willowsford-farm.

Remember, it’s called a CSA “Share”... so share the love (and kale)!

02/16/2019

Have you been wondering what we’re up to in the Farm Stand Garden? It may not look like much now, but imagine it with a shade trees, a play area for children, a paddock for visiting animals, and more space for food trucks and educational programming. Great things come from muddy beginnings! We’ll keep you posted on our progress, and volunteering opportunities later in the project as we relocate our herbs, native plants, and pollinator-friendly flower beds.

*If you’re stopping by during the day for self-serve eggs from the farm stand, we’ve got a straw covered pathway through the mud to keep your fancy kicks clean.*

02/15/2019

That’s right - Willowsford Farm will be selling at its first farmers market. Join us (and these tomatoes) at the brand new @chefscape farmers market starting March 21, sponsored by @eat_loco. This year-round indoor market features some of the areas finest food producers and vendors. Better yet, Chefscape is home to a rotating cast of chefs and restaurants - come grab a bite, stock up on local products, and wash it down with a drink from @bar_ahso. #tellyourfriends #willowsfordfarm #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer #farmersmarket

02/14/2019

We love our CSA members as much as these two carrots love each other 💕

Go to https://www.harvie.farm/profile/willowsford-farm to sign up for 2019!
🥕Free-choice, personalized shares with easy online management
🥕Flexible payment options
🥕Multiple pickup locations and times in Ashburn and Aldie
🥕Grown with organic and sustainable farming practices
🥕Add pastured meats, local milk, farm eggs and fresh flowers for one-stop shopping

Join the Farm-ily!

02/12/2019

Big changes afoot, farm-ily... Bigger than the big red tractor. Willowsford has adopted a new software platform for our #CSA that supports #customizedshares for the 2019 season! Yup, you got it, a weekly harvest based on preferences you’ll set at sign up. All the things you love, none of the ones you don’t. To top it all off, YOU can make changes and add extras to your share contents each week through your online profile. We’re so excited about all these great features and more! Check us out and sign up today at https://www.harvie.farm/profile/willowsford-farm.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

#communitysupportedagriculture #csa #eatlocal #shoplocal #loudouncounty #locallygrown #willowsford #knowyourfarmerknowyourfood

02/11/2019

New crew member alert! Meet Baki the Bantam rooster, recently rescued by Lex. He has 200 girlfriends, likes riding in the passenger seat of trucks, and his favorite food seems to be tacos. #crittersofwillowsfordfarm #rescuerooster #bantambestie #knowyourfarmer #andtheirpets #loudouncounty #communitysupportedagriculture

02/05/2019

#Spring for a day... maybe two... 🌞

#knowyourfarmer #willowsford #csa #communitysupportedagriculture #loudouncounty

01/31/2019

Well, at least something around here is warm 😆...
Look at the steam coming off that fresh pile of compost! Think we could toast marshmallows? #compost #sustainablefarming #blackgold #farminginwinter

01/28/2019

Sprouting seedlings... and new ideas. Big changes for 2019 CSA. Stay tuned!

First signs of life in the greenhouse. Getting excited for the 2019 season. What are you looking forward to eating from the farm??? #itbegins #communitysupportedagriculture #CSA #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer #loudouncounty

01/10/2019

We hope you’re hungry! This week’s share includes potatoes, turnips, chard, rutabaga, baby kale, arugula, lettuce, squash, garlic, roasted tomatoes, radishes, dill, and grapefruit! No, we didn’t grow the grapefruit (we’re not that good!) Thanks to our friends at @tuscaroraorganic for making that possible. #communitysupportedagriculture #willowsfordfarm #willowsford #localfood #organicagriculture

12/21/2018

Winter storms can be pretty cool.

12/20/2018

Lots of greenery this week - head #lettuce, #chard, #springmix, and #parsley. We hope you’re ready for some #holiday #salads! You’ll also find #beets, #onions, #shallots, and #garlic in your shares. Don’t forgot we also have self serve #eggs at the farm stand for all of your holiday baking needs!

12/18/2018

No, silly farmers, that’s not what eggs are for! If you’re low on juggling material (or maybe you just want to bake cookies), we have eggs in the Farm Stand cooler. $6 per dozen, cash payments in the blue lockbox on the left or PayPal us at [email protected] 🍳

12/14/2018

Check that bad boy off the to-do list! Farmer John has our vintage tractor, converted from gas to electric power, back up and running. It’s older than anything else on the farm (including the farmers), and it rocks because the frame design means we can see what the implements are doing underneath us as we drive. #sustainableagriculture #farmersaresometimesmechanics #winterfarming #loudouncounty #smallfarm #theydontmakethemlikethisanymore

12/13/2018

It’s a sunshine-y day for Winter CSA! Week 3 includes the cutest, sweetest baby carrots, garlic, pac choi, potatoes, pesto, tomato sauce, spring mix, and shallots. We see fresh veggies and pasta dinners in your future!

12/12/2018

All Penny and Finn want for Christmas is your vote for Willowsford Farm’s CSA in the Agriculture category of @ltmnews “Best Of” Issue!
https://www.loudountimes.com/best/#/gallery?group=300876

12/07/2018

Willowsford Farm (WillowsfordFarm)

Got Pinterest? We sure do! Because we know "What's for dinner?" is a question you have to answer every single day, we're on a mission to make it easier. Each week, we add boards and pin recipes to give you options and inspiration for your CSA veggies. Have a you found a great meal there? Let us know!
https://www.pinterest.com/WillowsfordFarm

Willowsford Farmers have created this page as an easy way to share our favorite seasonal recipes and cooking techniques with you. It's good to see you here!

12/04/2018

Cluck, cluck... calling all fans of Willowsford chicken and eggs! We’re thinning our flock for the winter and have some girls just like this one available for sale. The hens are nine months old, hearty laying breeds, and are ready to set up shop in your backyard! Prices start at $12.50 per bird, with discounts for bulk purchases. Shoot us a PM if you have questions and we’ll connect you with our fabulous livestock farmer, Lex.

11/29/2018

This little guy stopped by our Boat House #CSA pick-up tonight; he was a bit disappointed that we’re sold out of winter veggie shares, but he promised he’d check us out again in the spring. Farmer John decided to name him ZZ Top...

11/28/2018

Week 1 of our winter CSA is here. In addition to this beautiful produce, we’ve got eggs, meat, and dairy. Who’s excited to eat fresh and local, year-round? #willowsfordfarm #communitysupportedagriculture #willowsford #sustainableagriculture #yum

11/21/2018

Despite the cold, these past few days have been so lovely and sunny, our mornings at the farm have consisted of taking row cover (a light sheet of fabric we use for warmth) off tunnel greens for our #wintercsa. It’s been so fun watching these guys grow big - the Spinach leaves are literally as big as my face and taste as sweet and hearty as ever 💕🌱 shout out to @pizzeriamoto for my rad new hat and for delivering the most delicious pizza every Tuesday this season! You guys are the best! HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE - we are so thankful for the opportunity to contribute fresh and healthful food to this amazing community, thank you all so much for supporting us and local agriculture ❤️❤️❤️ #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer #agrihood #humansofwillowsfordfarm #sustainableagriculture #wintergreens #womenwhofarm

11/18/2018

Paleo Sweet Potato Cranberry Stuffing - Fed & Fit

Feel like making Sweet Potato Cranberry Sausage Stuffing (http://fedandfit.com/paleo-sweet-potato-cranberry-stuffing/)? We’ve got everything you need. Herby Mushroom Kale Croissant Stuffing (https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/herby-mushroom-croissant-stuffing/)? We’ve got your veggies for that, too. It’s our last retail day at the Farm Stand, and EVERYTHING is discounted. Meat, milk, ice cream, drinks, veggies and snacks are 50% off! Time to use those last debit card dollars and take home some local holiday cheer, grown with 💕

This Paleo Sweet Potato Cranberry Stuffing combines sweet potatoes, Italian sausage, garlic butter, onions, celery, and cranberries to brighten each bite.