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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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      • Sept Apples + Corn Maze
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      • Oct. Adult Corn Maze Nights
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    • Coming 2027
      • Raising Chicks Program
      • Baby Dino Days
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      • Tulip Days
      • May Market – Shop for Mother’s Day & More
      • Moms & Muffins + Farm Fun in Virginia!
      • Strawberry Jubilee Fest
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      • Father’s Day Fishing Contest
      • Multiples Meet-up
      • Pickle Fest- It’s a Big Dill!
      • Teacher Appreciation Days
      • Adult Summer Camp: S’mores & Pours
      • Healthcare Appreciation Days- July 25-31
      • Sunflower Fields Forever
      • Peach Fuzztival
      • Realtor Appreciation Days – August 3-14, 2026
      • The Big Dig – Potato Harvest + Touch a Truck
      • First-Year Laying Hens for Sale
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    • Apple Tour
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      • Why can’t we say our pick your own strawberries are organic?
      • 5 Steps for Peach Picking Perfection
      • Apple Pressing Then vs. Now
    • Farmhand Central

Three Recipes from Marla

August 15, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Here are three summer recipes from Marla at LAJ Foods: Spicy Summer Stew This week I wanted to put my whole CSA basket into one glorious pot. This spicy summer […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: cantaloupe bread, LAJ Foods, summer squash recipes

Summer Squash Suggestions

July 25, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Marla Vargas-Mundey of LAJ Foods offers ideas for this week’s summer squash. Zoodles with Roasted Chickpeas Vegetable noodles are all the rage right now and are probably one of the […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: LAJ Foods, patty pan squash, zoodles

Peach Skewers and Zucchini Boats

July 8, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Inspiration by Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods: Meat typically reigns supreme at cook-outs, but here are some fun vegetable options that can add color to your plate. For the onion […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: LAJ Foods, peach skewers, zucchini boats

Sour Cherry and Apple Cobbler

June 24, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

From Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods Sour Cherry and Apple Cobbler Sour cherries are in season, and they are the sour patch kids of the fruit world! My daughter loves […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming Tagged With: LAJ Foods, sour cherry cobbler

Time For Asparagus!

May 16, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

From Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods Time for Asparagus! I love the first weeks the markets open because it means asparagus is ready! Most folks just grill or roast it […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming Tagged With: asparagus and avocado quesadillas, asparagus pesto, asparagus recipes, LAJ Foods

Introducing LAJ Foods

April 27, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

At a wellness fair back in March, we were assigned to a table next to Marla Vargas-Mundey, the culinary artist behind LAJ Foods. She had kale chips that day, and […]

Filed Under: Eat, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: LAJ Foods, plant-based diet, vegan cooking

Delicious Animal-free Eating

March 21, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Marla was strategically positioned beside us at the Chicks Picks pop-up show last weekend, and it didn’t take us long to figure out that we should be working together. In […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming Tagged With: Healthy Chicks, LAJ Foods, Whole-plane eating

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