THE FARM
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Great Day Gardens
Great Day Gardens has been growing since 2015 in Forest, VA.
As a third generation on our family land in Forest, we have deep roots and a love of our land. Our team’s goal is to enhance our farm ecosystem by producing the most nourishing food in Lynchburg. Our produce is grown in living soil with no synthetic sprays whatsoever.
Our Team
Arden Jones
Owner and Farm ManagerArden grew up visiting her grandparents at the farm and came to sustainable agriculture after studying entomology and ecology. She leads our produce, flower, and live plant operations. After a day's work she is cooking a hearty meal, singing a folk tune or running the circular saw.
Jenna Morris
Farm AssistantJenna has been a reliable and multi-talented member of the team since 2024. She is finishing up a degree studying plants and animals at Liberty University. You can often catch her at our stand at the Lynchburg Community Market, but her roles on the farm extend far beyond, to tending to the crops, running equipment, harvesting and washing produce, and being our main bird-watcher on the team.
Allison Franklin
Harvest crew leader & marketing guruAllison Franklin is a Georgia native and has been part of the team since 2021. She leads the crew on harvest days and is our lead marketing guru. Allison writes the fun newsletters we send every week and assists at the farmers markets.
Marci Perez
Harverster & flower arrangerMarci Perez has been part of the team since 2021 and enjoys making art and music when she isn’t outdoors. She takes on a variety of tasks on the farm including harvesting, flower arranging, and sometimes helps out in the bakery too!
