As we turn the corner to Labor Day and Fall it’s the time of year to begin to harvest the crops grown all summer long. The FOCUS on NoVA Real Estate team has done the work for you, take a look here and plan your trip to pick your own crops.
FAUQUIER COUNTY
Hollin Farm: 1524 Snowden Rd. Delaplane, VA 20144
Hollin Farms was started by the late Robert C. Davenport in the early 1950s. The farm is named after Hollin Hills, an award-winning community of modern houses that he developed in Fairfax County in the 1950s and 60s. You can pick your own harvest to include apples, arugula, broccoli raab, mustard greens, radishes, mizuna, and dig your own potatoes! BONUS! Hollin Farms is known for raising award-winning Angus beef cattle with no implants and no antibiotics. The pastured, free-range animals are farm bred and raised on Hollin Farms in the historic Crooked Run Valley in Fauquier County, VA. Check the website for more information.
www.HollinFarm.com
Valley View Farm: 1550 Leeds Manor Rd. Delaplane, VA 20144
Valley View pick-your-own orchards include peaches, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, apricots, apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees. Valley View Farm is also home to Valley View Hard Cidery, Nobel Hive Meadery, Valley View Cellars, and Strother Family Vineyards. Premium wines, hard cider, and mead are available in the Locavore Farm Market Taproom.
www.valleyviewva.com
Stribling Orchard: 11587 Poverty Hollow Ln. Markham, VA 22643
The Striblings have farmed this land for six generations and are proud of the fruit their family has grown for the last 200 years. Peaches are available from mid-July through mid-August and apples from mid-August through early November. Beginning in September, they offer fresh cider and all sizes and shapes of pumpkins. Come and enjoy a day in the country at our orchard. Relax, bring a picnic, and enjoy our breath-taking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Come see our historic buildings, visit our many farm animals, and pick some of Virginia’s finest fruit. Stop by our Harvest House where we have cider, honey, jams, jellies, salsas, hot sauces, local cheese, local eggs, Virginia peanuts, cookbooks, fresh baked goods and more.
www.striblingorchard.com
LOUDOUN COUNTY
Wegmeyer Farms: 38299 Hughesville Rd. Hamilton, VA 20158
The Wegmeyer Farms family is known for their spring-time picks of strawberries but starating September 25th you can PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKINS.
www.wegmeyerfarms.com
CLARK COUNTY
Mackintosh Fruit Farms: 1608 Russell Rd. Berryville, VA 22611
Open for pick your own fruits and vegetables Thursday – Sunday until October 31, 2021, Thursday through Sunday from 8 am until 5 PM (or picked out). Check out the website each week to see what crops are ready to be picked. They have peaches, apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, okra and more! Fee to pick is $2 per person and crops by weight.
www.mackintoshfruitfarm.com
Happy Picking from the FOCUS on NoVA Real Estate Team.
