CONSUMER SERVICES
City of Virginia Beach
BLACKWATER VINEYARDS
Baker Miller
4280 Blackwater Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
757.421.9161
E-mail: y_baker@msn.com
Directions: From I-64, take Indian River Road east to North Landing Road. Turn right on North Landing, cross bridge and turn left on Fentress Airfield Road and left on Blackwater Road. Vineyard is 3.5 miles on left (13.8 miles from I-64).
Hours: 8 a.m.-dark, Tuesday through Sunday.
Special Comments: Picking season – September and October. Vineyard is well maintained. Plenty of parking. Free picking containers. Restroom available. Call for picking conditions.
Products: Pick-your-own grapes - several varieties of muscadine/scuppernong (black and bronze).
BROOKDALE FARM & MARKET
Tom, Anne and Amanda Baker
2060 Vaughan Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
757.721.0558
E-mail: brookdale.farm@cox.net
Directions: South on Princess Anne Road from the Nimmo Church/Red Mill Commons area or east on Indian River Road to the stoplight in downtown Pungo (Princess Anne/Indian River intersection), then south on Princess Anne Road (Virginia Route 615) for 4 miles. Or from the Municipal Center area, take West Neck Road south, then turn right onto Princess Anne Road for 1.3 miles. Our Farm Market (open only during sweet corn season) is on the left at the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Vaughan Road. Our farmstead, strawberry field, and pre-picked pumpkins are ¼ mile up Vaughan Road.
Hours: Strawberry Season: (Please call first to confirm crop availability.) 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 noon-5 p.m., Sunday. Sweet Corn Season: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 noon-5 p.m., Sunday. Pumpkin Season: Honor System during daylight hours.
Special Comments: Clean, weed-free strawberry field. U-pick containers available or bring your own. Children welcome (remember your camera). Bring your lunch and enjoy our picnic area during strawberry season. Toilets and hand washing facilities. No pets in the fields, please.
School Field Trips: March 31 through April: “Where Our Food Begins,” May: “Strawberry Tour,” October through mid-November: “Fall Harvest Tour.”
Products: Late April-early June: U-Pick strawberries, homemade jams and peach salsa. Mid-June-mid-August: Hand-picked sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, melons, squash, homemade jams, peach salsa, garden salsas, and more. October: Pumpkins, corn stalks, straw bales, homemade apple butter and pumpkin butter.
CROMWELL’S PRODUCE
John and Betsy Cromwell
3116 New Bridge Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.721.6226
Directions: Indian River Road East, at intersection of Princess Anne and Sandbridge Road, take Sandbridge Road east for 2.2 miles. Make a left on New Bridge Road. Farm is 1 mile on left.
Hours: 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week.
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Other crops during the year include butterbeans, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, snap beans, English peas, sugar snaps, beets, melons, crowder peas, greens, sunflowers, and gladiolus.
CULLIPHER FARM MARKET
Michael Cullipher
1444 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.721.7456; FAX 757.721.6446
E-mail: cullfarm@msn.com
Directions: From I-64, take Indian River Road east (11 miles) to West Neck Road (blinking caution light). Turn right on West Neck Road (3 miles). Turn right on Princess Anne Road. Farm Market on left ¼ mile. From Resort Area (Rudee Inlet), take General Booth Boulevard south to Princess Anne Road. Turn left on Princess Anne Road (at historic Nimmo Church). Farm Market 6 miles on left.
Hours: Strawberry Season: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., daily, April 25-June 10; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., June 10-October 31; daily honor system, November 1-December 25.
Special Comments: Pole Bean Village, children’s sandbox with farm toys, daily recipe sheets, ice cream, comfort areas/tables, homemade baked goods, antique farm equipment. Our farm family incorporates stewardship of our natural resources, integrated pest management and our rural heritage in our daily operation.
Products: Pick-your-own strawberries and peanuts; fresh- picked-daily strawberries; vine-ripe tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes; sweet corn; herbs; summer/winter squash; red, yellow, blue, fingerling potatoes; sprite melons, cantaloupe, seedless melons; cut flowers; mixed greens; pumpkins; butter beans, green beans; sweet potatoes, hayman sweet potatoes; tree-ripened peaches; onions.
FLANAGAN FARM
Roy and Jeannie Flanagan
1880 N. Muddy Creek Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.5585
E-mail: flanagan_farm@msn.com
Directions: Take Indian River Road east to Pungo, turn right on Princess Anne Road, farm is ½ mile south on the corner of Princess Anne Road and Muddy Creek Road.
Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Other crops during the year include May peas, sweet potatoes, collards, pumpkins, and broccoli.
HENLEY FARM AND MARKET
Winston and Barbara Henley
3513 Charity Neck Road Change farm
Market: 1801 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.7501; FAX 757.426.0072
E-mail: barbarahenley@cox.net
Directions: Farm - East on Indian River Road to Muddy Creek Road, turn left. Go ¼ mile; turn right on Charity Neck Road. Farm is one mile. Market - At the crossroads of Princess Anne and Indian River Roads at the Pungo stoplight.
Hours: Farm - Summer - 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; fall - 8 a.m. to dark. Market - 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Special Comments: Pick-your-own at the farm or buy fresh-picked vegetables from the farm at our farm market. Henley Farm has been welcoming visitors to our family farm for over 40 years to pick our strawberries, blackberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, various varieties of beans and peas, broccoli, collards, pumpkins and other vegetables. In December, choose and cut your Christmas tree. Experience a working farm and the taste of fresh-picked produce.
Products: Pick-your-own and fresh-picked strawberries, blackberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, broccoli, green beans, butter beans, pumpkins, fall ornamentals, sunflowers, Christmas trees and more.
PUNGO BLUEBERRIES, ETC.
Robert and Juanita Burns
3477 Muddy Creek Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.721.7434
E-mail: jrbj01@hughes.net
Directions: South on Princess Anne Road from Nimmo Church or from I-64 east on Indian River Road (about 13 miles) to stoplight at Pungo intersection. East on Indian River Road to Muddy Creek Road. Left on Muddy Creek Road for 1.5 miles. Look for sign on right.
Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; Closed Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Special Comments: Free recipes. Drinking/washing water. Restroom. Children welcome, if supervised. Close to public ocean beaches. Assistance to handicapped. No pets please. Call for picking conditions.
Products: Pick-your-own thornless blackberries and blueberries - July through August. Pre-picked berries by ordering in advance. Also cut flowers, homemade jams, syrups and vinegars. Elephant garlic, local honey, and blueberry plants in containers.
PUNGO PRODUCE
1585 N Muddy Creek Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.3276
Directions: East on Indian River Road until it ends at T intersection with N. Muddy Creek Road. The farm will be directly in front of you.
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday.
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Asparagus also available. Ask about availability of shitake mushrooms.
THE FLIP FLOP FARMER
3244 New Bridge Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.426.9908
Directions: Corner of Indian River Road and New Bridge Road. 1.5 miles East of Pungo stoplight.
Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday.
Products: Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries. Other crops during the year include sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, potatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons, blackberries, and snap beans.
VAUGHAN FARMS' PRODUCE
(VAUGHAN’S PRODUCE)
Robert H. Vaughan
1258 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
757.426.6423
E-mail: vaughanfarmsproduce@yahoo.com
Directions: From resort area (Rudee Inlet), take General Booth Boulevard south to Princess Anne Road. Turn left on Princess Anne Road (at historic Nimmo Church). Go through Pungo stoplight, 4 miles south on Princess Anne Road. Stand and farm are on the left. From I-64, take Indian River Road east (11 miles) to West Neck Road (blinking caution light). Turn right on West Neck Road (3 miles). Turn right on Princess Anne Road. Farm stand and farm on left 1¼ miles.
Hours: Strawberry Season – 7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., daily, April 25-mid June. Sweet Corn Season – 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 12 noon-6 p.m., Sunday.
Special Comments: Family owned and operated since late 1600s. Land grants from King of England. Clean, weed-free strawberry fields. Pick-your-own containers available or bring your own. Children and children at heart welcomed (bring your camera!). We have large parking area for buses and vans, picnic area during strawberry season. Spend a day down on our farm!
Products: Our legendary sweet corn is in full production with new varieties available regularly. We have squash, zucchini, three kinds of eggplant (regular, Japanese & white), okra, red & green tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers, string beans, potatoes, cantaloupes, musk melons, watermelon (regular, seedless, & yellow), local honey, blueberries, peaches, and strawberries.
VIRGINIA BEACH FARMERS MARKET
George Denice, Acting Manager, Karen Alvarez, Lisa Hatley
3640 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23453
757.385.4395, FAX 757.368.5249
E-mail: FarmMrkt@VBgov.com
Description: Seasonal, fresh-picked fruits and vegetables. Plants, flowers, home and garden gifts, organic grocery, dairy store, butcher shop, seafood, candy store and restaurant.
Directions: From I-264, take exit #18 (Rosemont Road). Head south on Rosemont Road for 6 miles to dead-end at Dam Neck Road. Turn right onto Dam Neck Road. Travel to next traffic light and take right to Landstown court then quick left to service road to the market entrance. From the oceanfront, go south on Pacific Avenue, which becomes General Booth Boulevard after the Rudee Inlet Bridge. Continue on General Booth Boulevard to Dam Neck Road. Turn right onto Dam Neck Road and travel 5 miles. Take the service road on the right to the market entrance.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m., Sunday, year-round (except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day).
Activities: Friday night hoedowns, May through mid-October. Monthly special events and school tours.