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Twin baby goats are watched over by their nanny and are ready to welcome guests at Great Country Farms in northern Virginia this spring.

 

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      • General Admission
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      • Color the Coop Fun Run
      • Father’s Day Fishing Contest
      • Teacher Appreciation Days
      • Pickle Fest- It’s a Big Dill!
      • Summer of Sunflowers
      • Peach Fuzztival
      • The Big Dig – Potato Harvest + Touch a Truck
      • Back to School Bash
      • Doxie Derby – Rescue Race
      • The Watermelon Bash
    • Fall
      • Sept Apples + Corn Maze
        • First Responders Days
      • Family Flashlight Corn Maze Nights
      • Oct. Adult Corn Maze Nights
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      • LOCO Cider Fest
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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

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

Why No-Till Planting?

April 8, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that fosters the health of our ecosystem in this moment, while also building toward a healthy future. This approach has many components, one […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, On Foggy Bottom Road

Custom CSA

January 23, 2020 by Kate Zurschmeide

This change is a big deal.  It means far less wasted food, both for you and for us. It means you can eliminate unwanted items from your box, and add […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, Local Farming, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: CSA, customizable shares, home delivery, Local Food, western Loudoun farm

What’s My Delivery Day?

May 27, 2019 by Kate Zurschmeide

CSA 2019 begins next Tuesday. This year all deliveries will arrive on either Wednesday or Thursday. Members of each group will receive an email when boxes arrive. Please remember that […]

Filed Under: On Foggy Bottom Road

Learning to Love Our Bacteria

January 31, 2019 by Kate Zurschmeide

   We’re studying biology on the farm this winter, especially the relationship between microbiology and macro-biology, and we’re discovering that people and plants have more in common than one might […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: microbiome, plant health, soil bacteria, soil health

CSA 2018 Survey Results

January 17, 2019 by Kate Zurschmeide

   One hundred and six members responded to our CSA 2018 Survey, and we’re grateful to those people for sharing their thoughts with us. Here’s a summary of what they […]

Filed Under: On Foggy Bottom Road

What’s My Delivery Day This Year?

May 28, 2018 by Kate Zurschmeide

2018 CSA Delivery Schedule Find the zip code of your delivery location. Tuesday: 22201, 22202, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22207, 22209, 22301, 22302, 22310, 22314, 22315 Wednesday: 20105, 20120, 20121, 20136, […]

Filed Under: Local Farming, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: CSA delivery days

First-time Fermenter

January 18, 2018 by Kate Zurschmeide

I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I first made friends with lactobacillus, but I’ve been dragging my feet. Smiling at a milky-sounding bacteria is one thing, whereas cultivating […]

Filed Under: Eat, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: fermented vegetables, gut bacteria, lactobacillus, probiotics, sauerkraut

What’s My Delivery Day?

May 23, 2017 by Kate Zurschmeide

CSA 2017 Delivery Schedule Find the zip code of your delivery location. Tuesday: 22201, 22202, 22203, 22204, 22205, 22207, 22209, 22301, 22302, 22310, 22314, 22315 Wednesday: 20105, 20120, 20121, 20136, […]

Filed Under: On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: CSA Delivery Schedule

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