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OmMade Peanut Butter~We’re nuts about it!

August 23, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

It’s Market Monday and we are nuts about it!  Peanut Butter is an essential for many families for school lunches and back to work.  This week’s feature is one of […]

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Pickling Time~ It’s Kind of a Big Dill!

August 17, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

Fresh tomatoes, beets, zucchini and cantaloupe grace the shelves in the Farm Market at Great Country Farms

It’s Market Monday and as the end of summer arrives, now is the time to preserve some of the bounty of this peak harvest time to savor all winter long.  […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming

Perfectly Crafted Mad Magic

August 9, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

Mad Magic Blueberry Kombucha with the bright Blue label in the farm Market at Great Country Farms

Wait…what is Kombucha and can it be Mad Magic? Have you heard the buzz over kombucha? People all around the world are taking note and trying these drinks, but their […]

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Village Cheeseworks Making Local Cheese Work!

July 26, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

Zulla Cheese from Village Cheese works pictured in the Great Country Farms Market with fresh peaches and jams and jellies.

If you’re planning your next outing to Bluemont, leave room for cheese! We are excited to  feature Loudoun’s newest  local, natural, (and delicious) cheese from Village Cheesworks in our Farm […]

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5 Steps for Peach Picking Perfection

July 14, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

Peach Picking Perfection We’re starting to feel the heat this summer which means one thing- it’s finally peach season at Great Country Farms! Our peach trees are loaded with some […]

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Whole-life Nutrition for Life-long Wellness

December 1, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

As the Holiday eating season gets underway, Zach Bush, a great explorer of the microbiome, reaches out to remind us that well-being involves every aspect of our person. In the […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, Eat Tagged With: fresh food, Local Food, local foodshed, microbiome, nutrition, wellness, Zach Bush

Your Vote Matters More than Ever!

November 3, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

Today is a BIG DAY!  I woke up excited to vote and to be part of shaping the future of our great nation.  If you are able to vote today, […]

Filed Under: Local Farming

Our Pledge, Your Pledge

May 28, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

Farmer Miller Zurschmeide proudly holds up a green pint box of pick your own strawberries at Great Country Farms

Our Pledge to You~Updated  5/28/2021 Our Farmhands are trained in CDC guidelines for hand washing and sanitizing and and everyone who handles food — in the field, in the packing […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: COVID-19 and local food, COVID-19 precautions, Farm Re-opening

9 Tips For Strawberry Picking in Light of COVID-19

May 16, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

Straw mulch lines the rows of strawberries while a young boy is strawberry picking at Great Country Farms in Northern Virginia.

May is strawberry time, and a lot of farmers have been getting ready for pickers since last August, when the plants went into the ground. Back then, none of us […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, Local Farming Tagged With: Pcik Your Own Strawberries Loudoun County VA, Pick Your Own Strawberries During COVID-19, You pick safety under COVID-19, You pick with COVID restrictions

No-Till Saves Time

April 27, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

In the last post, we talked about switching to no-till in order to preserve the soil’s micro-biome, which is crucial for bringing crops to their full nutritional capacity. This post […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: industrial farming, no-till planting, Round-up, weed control

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