CONSUMER SERVICES
Loudoun County
BROSSMAN’S ORCHARD
Rick and Stephanie Brossman
43975 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
703.777.1127
E-mail: sbrossman@hughes.net
Directions: Farm Stand: From Leesburg, take Route 15 north toward Lucketts. We are the third stand on Route 15, right side of the road, at the corner of Spinks Ferry and Route 15. Farm: Route 15 north to Lucketts, take right at traffic light on Lucketts Road (Route 662). Proceed 4.5 miles; at the stop sign, take left; entrance is first right.
Hours: Farm Stand: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday–Monday; Farm: Call 703.777.1127 for PYO availability
Special Comments: Brossman’s Orchard is a family-run farm specializing in top quality peaches and nectarines. You can pick-your-own (always a favorite with children) peaches (white and yellow), tomatoes and vegetables. Our Farm stand offers all locally-grown corn, tomatoes, squash, blueberries, peppers (both hot and sweet), cantaloupes, melons (sugar babies and sugar dolls) and plums. All are picked daily to ensure the utmost in freshness, taste and quality. We also offer local honey, jams and jellies.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked peaches (white and yellow), nectarines, sweet corn, tomatoes, melons, squash and lopes. Call ahead to verify pick-your-own availability, place your order, or learn when your favorite variety will be ripe. We’ll see you this summer.
CROOKED RUN ORCHARD
Sam Brown
37883 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA 20132
540.338.6642
Directions: From Leesburg, take Route 7 west. Turn left at Route 287 – Purcellville/Lovettsville exit. Turn right onto E. Main Street. Turn left at second driveway marked PYO or left at first driveway for stand.
Hours: Stand: 6 a.m.-dark, daily. PYO: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Special Comments: The small fruits and vegetables are grown without, or with a minimum of, chemicals. We use mineral (slow-release) fertilizers on all crops. Apples and pumpkins available in large quantities. You can walk along our creeks or picnic in a quiet grove. Please no dogs. We sell at the Alexandria Farmers’ Market during the Christmas season.
Products: Asparagus, sour cherries, gooseberries, thornless blackberries, white and yellow peaches, plums, pears (Asian and American), summer and fall apples in order of ripening – Tydemen and Paula Red, Gala, Red and Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Jonagold, Braeburn, Law Rome and York. Seasonal vegetables – salad mixes, green beans, tomatoes, pumpkins and gourds. Christmas wreaths, swags, Yule logs, etc. Pick-your-own sour cherries, blackberries, peaches, plums, apples, pears and some vegetables and herbs. Please call ahead for picking information, as days vary depending on crop.
EAGLETREE FARM & VINEYARD
Lori McKeever
15126 Harrison Hill Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176
703.851.0699
E-mail: JJudge@ix.netcom.com
Directions: From Leesburg, take route 15 north approximately 5 miles. Turn right on Limestone School Road, right on Hibler Lane and left on Harrison Hill Lane.
Hours: Beginning approximately June 15 through July 20, open 7 days a week, all daylight hours.
Special Comments: Kid friendly, no dogs.
Product: Pick-you-own blueberries.
Farmer John’s Fruit & Vegetable Market
John Whitmore
15520 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, VA 20176
703.777.2100; Fax 703.771.8982
E-mail: veggieman15@aol.com
Directions: From Leesburg, take Route 15 north toward Frederick, MD. Travel 5 miles on Route 15 north until you see you signs and farm wagons on the east (right) side of the road. Our 10-acres parking lot is adjacent to our open-air farm market under the trees.
Hours: 8 a.m. until sunset, mid-June to November 25.
Special Comments: Our produce is picked fresh every day. Sweet corn is our specialty – white, yellow and bicolor. Many types of tomatoes, including your favorite heirloom varieties, as well as yellow beefsteak and plum tomatoes. Seventeen varieties of tree-ripened sweet peaches and nectarines.
Products: Fresh-picked sweet corn; heirloom and beefsteak tomatoes; summer and winter squash favorites, including zucchini and butternut; red, yellow and green bell peppers; 10+ types of hot peppers; sugar baby, yellow and seedless watermelons; cantaloupe; cucumbers; beets; four varieties of eggplant; homegrown onions; 15 types of apples in the fall and much more.
GREAT COUNTRY FARMS
Mark or Bruce Zurschmeide
18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA 20135
540.554.2073; FAX – call first
E-mail: farmer@greatcountryfarms.com
Directions: From the Washington Beltway, take the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) west to Leesburg. Take exit 1A for Route 7 west towards Winchester. Follow Route 7 west 16 miles. Turn left on Route 760 into Bluemont. Go left onto Snickersville Turnpike and then take the first right onto Foggy Bottom Road. First farm on left.
Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, April through October; CLOSED MONDAYS.
Special Comments: Remember strawberry and blackberry picking as a child? How about hayrides to the pumpkin patch? Been fishing lately? Now you can share these special experiences with your children while enjoying a day of fresh country air at Great Country Farms. Admission includes a full day of family fun on the farm with hayrides, catch and release fishing (bring a pole and bait), our Farm Animal Barnyard, 5 mazes, giant 60-ft. slides and our 2800-square-foot Pumpkin Jumpin’ Pillow. Our Country Store is stocked with seasonal produce, jams, honey, gifts and crafts. School group tours and tour bus groups welcome. Call or check the Web for current admission rates and group tours.
Products: Pick-your-own or freshly picked asparagus, strawberries, herbs, blackberries, plums, cherries, apricots, tomatoes, corn, eggplant, squash green beans, red raspberries, lots of veggies, apples, Belgian mums, cornstalks, Indian corn, pumpkins, fresh cider.
HILL HIGH COUNTRY STORE
Debbie Heimburger/Kyla Heimburger
35246 Harry Byrd Highway, Round Hill, VA 20141
540.338.7173
E-mail: hillhighpres@aol.com
Description: A true country store in operation since 1946. Hill High offers locally-produced wines, meats, cheeses, honey, syrups, jams, jellies, soap and bath products, and fruits and vegetables in season. Famous for its bakery and deli. We have 30 varieties of pies to choose from all year round.
Directions: Located on Route 7 west, one mile west of Round Hill. Hill High can be found at the Conestoga covered wagon across from Stone Leigh Golf Course.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily (hours vary seasonally)
Activities: Eat-in seating is available and picnic tables are located at the pond. Duck food and fishing gear can be purchased in the store, no license is necessary. Browse through local arts and crafts and antique rooms.
LOUDOUN’S FARMERS’ MARKETS
Loudoun County Office of Economic Development
703.777.0426
Description: The Loudoun Valley HomeGrown Markets Association sponsors seven farmers’ markets in Loudoun County. These are homegrown, producer-only markets, meaning that the people selling you the food are the people who grow the food. They stand behind their products 100%. If an item you purchased wasn’t fresh or was damaged in some way, they will replace it or refund your purchase. By buying your fruits, vegetables, meats and eggs at the farmers’ markets, you are supporting local agriculture, as all the vendors are local. That means you are also getting the very freshest produce possible as many crops are picked and brought to market within 24 hours. The summer market season begins the first weekend in May and continues through October. The Leesburg winter market runs November through April. The seven market locations and hours of operation are as follows:
Cascades, The Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Sundays
Leesburg, Virginia Village Shopping Center
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays (Summer)
9 a.m.-12 p.m., Saturdays (Winter)
Lovettsville, The Game Protective Assoc., Route 287
4-7 p.m., Tuesdays
Middleburg, Market Street
8 a.m.-12 noon, Saturdays
Purcellville, 21st Street
4-7 p.m., Thursdays
South Riding, Town Green
2-5 p.m., Saturdays
Sterling, Briar Patch Park
4-7 p.m., Wednesdays, opening in June
If you are a Loudoun County farmer and would like to participate in a farmers’ market, request an application by calling 703.777.0426, visiting www.LoudounFarms.org., or e-mailing melissa.nelson@loudoun.gov.
THE LAVENDER PATH
Debra Fay & Wayne McKenna
Lovettsville, VA 20180
703.999.5398; FAX 540.882.9210
E-mail: lavender.path@yahoo.com
Directions: Call for directions
Hours: By appointment only
Special Comments: Stop by and visit us at the Loudoun County Farmers’ Market. Family owned and operated supplying spas, bed and breakfast, and gift shops. Limited seasonal pick your-own opportunities available.
Products: All things lavender–Plants, dried bouquets, sachets, assorted bath and body care products.