A Short Break
Our Annual BreakReminder that this week we will not be doing our CSA this week. Because of this we will not be taking orders to our Boonsboro drop-off. We will still have our farm stand at Rookie’s where you can expect a small selection of produce along with a LARGE selection of tomatoes. We will […]
Bloomin’ Flowers and Burstin’ Tomatoes
Flowers are Bloomin’Our flower field is taking off and it doesn’t just have the butterflies buzzin’. Our bouquets are harvested multiple times a week at peak bloom before becoming unique bouquets. Our bouquets are created individually by each of our farm hands. If you get to know us well enough, you may be able to […]
Happy 4th of July!
Shade TunnelWe are happy to have a new shade cloth stretched across our Caterpillar Tunnel for the rest of the summer season! We are hoping this shade cloth will allow us to grow greens throughout the heat of the summer. A lot of greens, like head lettuce, lettuce mix, kale, etc. are not big fans […]
Restoring Restoration
Restoring Restoration!We are so very excited to announce Restoration Acres will again be using our Wednesday Rookie’s Farm Stand as an order-pick up site! Just like last year, you will be able to pre-order vegetables, bread AND meat for pickup all in one location! So long big chain grocery store, we’re shopping local all week […]
Land and Table Event Tonight
Land and Table PotluckToday, we are excited to host the monthly meeting for Land and Table. Land and Table is an organization based around the areas of Lynchburg, Bedford, Appomattox, Amherst and Campbell County. It strives to bring together local farmers, self-relient families and community members to discuss relevant topics and teach methods of modern […]
Let’s Talk Dough
Please Note We Have Changed the Deadline for Saturday Orders to 4PM on Friday! Let’s Talk DoughIn March we gained a new team member, Brian Ray, who has been helping Michael with an increasing workload in the bakery. With 2 Saturday markets, the mid-week farm stand, the largest CSA bread share we’ve had, as well […]
How We Keep the Bugs at Bay
Diatomaceous EarthAs a farm that uses organic practices and thus does not believe in using chemicals to prevent disease in pests, you may be curious what we do to keep our plants from being eaten alive. We use straw beneath plants to keep weeds and fungal diseases. We use neam oil and fish emulsion on small […]
Smoke and Lack Thereof
Break for BreadLast week marked the start of our small grain harvest! We have 1 acre of rye and 1 acre of wheat to be cut by hand, dried in the field, and threshed using a small plot threshing machine. This is a labor-intensive process, but it’s also a lot of fun to engage with these crops […]
Green with Garlic
2023 CSA is FULL!We have surpassed our greatest expectations by not only meeting our CSA member goal for the year, but surpassing it! We are beyond humbled to know so many local families trust us with providing them with their weekly vegetables. Even our add-on shares are the most popular they’ve ever been. Given this […]
Summer Crops Comin’ but Some’r Here!
Summer is Just Around the CornerWe’re running out of room on the farm! With summer crops coming in hot, we are finding it hard to find new space, but we certainly aren’t complaining. Before we know it we will be up to our ears in tasty, refreshing, summer veggies. We are always being asked when […]