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Great Country Farms

Pick you own, Strawberries, Farm, U-Pick, Field Trips in Loudoun, VA

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Open Daily 9am-5pm

 

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    • Military Admission
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    • Spring
      • General Admission
      • Bluemont in Bloom
      • Tulip Days
      • Strawberry Jubilee Fest
      • Raising Chicks Program
      • Easter Egg Hunt – Sold out for the 2026 Season
      • Bunny Brunch
      • Adult Egg Hunt
    • Summer
      • 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
      • Pumpkin Picking Fall Fest
      • Pumpkin Chunkin’
      • LOCO Cider Fest
    • Winter
      • Baby Dino Days
      • Winter Indoor Play
      • Breakfast with Santa
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    • Crops By Season
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    • 3 Membership Options
    • Farm Membership ~ Frequently Asked Questions
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    • Sept & Oct Group Rates
    • Barn Wedding Venue
    • Nov. Group Rates
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    • Strawberry Tour
    • Gem Mining Tour
    • Garden Tour
    • Apple Tour
    • School Field Trips
    • Pumpkin- Fall Tour Options
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      • Why can’t we say our pick your own strawberries are organic?
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      • Apple Pressing Then vs. Now
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Farm Table in Winter

January 12, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Seems like a cosmic lesson: I’ve just fallen in love with eating food right out of the ground — that broccoli! those beets! — and now there isn’t anymore? Seasonalism […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, Local Farming Tagged With: Cold frames, cold weather gardening, Honey Brook Farms, kale, Leesburg Farmers Market, Quarterbranch Farm, Seasonal eating, Shenandoah Seasonal, Winter farming, winter greens

GCF Kale Watch Week Three: Spinach

February 13, 2015 by Kate Zurschmeide

I picked the spinach in that bowl on February 10, which is the dead of winter on the Blue Ridge, but the leaves I pulled from the ground were not […]

Filed Under: Eat, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: balsamic vinegar, cold weather gardening, greens, spinach, temperatures, winter crops, winter greens

GCF Kale Watch: How Long Will It Grow?

December 12, 2014 by Kate Zurschmeide

It’s cold out here on the Blue Ridge. At night we fill the woodstove with quarter-rounds of seasoned oak, and we keep our dogs close to the house. Last week […]

Filed Under: On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: cold weather gardening, frost resistance, kale, winter greens

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Visit the Farm for Indoor Play this Winter

Kids can dig in the Giant Sandbox, swing, sock skate and visit with the bouncy animals while the grownups enjoy a coffee and cider donuts.

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Hours of Operation

  • We are CLOSED on Easter Sunday.  Enjoy the day with your family and friends.
  • Bakery & Play Area Open Daily 9am-5pm
  • Cut your Own Tulips Coming April 7 -17, 2026!

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